That pitch-black Bee King had a layer of ink-colored armor on its body, emitting a strong metallic texture.
Even its wings had black patterns, looking exceptionally tough.
"Based on this characteristic, if I'm not mistaken, these should be Bees characterized by defense."
The appearance of the Poisonous Bee and Mo Jia Bee put Qi Ping in a rather good mood.
Even if the probability of failure this time was a bit higher, producing these two types of mutated Bee species was already a huge gain.
However, the specific attributes would only be known after this Bee King woke up and was tested.
Of course, what made Qi Ping happiest was that during the recent transformation of the four Bee Kings, the Druid experience he had been most looking forward to finally arrived.
[Druid Level Experience +29!]
[Druid Level: lv2 (179/200)] → [Druid Level: lv3 (8/400)].
Qi Ping's long-awaited Druid Level finally rose to Level Three!
Although the experience was significantly less than the previous 47 points.
"It's probably because the Equilibrium Bees aren't a new Bee species."
But Qi Ping didn't pay too much attention; the most important thing was that his Druid Level finally reached Level Three. That was the most crucial part!
The Wilderness Transformation skill was finally coming!
[Druid Level 3 Skill Generating]
[Please Select Profession Skill...]
[Beast King Druid (Choose One): Wilderness Transformation, Bloodthirst Imbuement]
lv1 Wilderness Transformation: You can transform into an animal and gain the extraordinary power of the transformed animal. (You can gain one transformation form for every three levels increased. The transformation target must be a familiar animal form, and the total energy must not exceed your own.) (Active, cannot be upgraded)
lv1 Bloodthirst Imbuement: As a Beast King Druid, you can grant your Animal Companion the passive skill Bloodthirst. (Active, cannot be upgraded)
[Jungle Druid (Choose One): Healing Art, Greedy Vines]
lv1 Healing Art: You can consume energy to summon healing power. This healing power has good healing effects on flesh-and-blood and plant-based injuries. (Active, can be upgraded)
lv1 Greedy Vines: You can consume energy to summon a giant vine to attack enemies. (Active, can be upgraded)
"Wilderness Transformation, Bloodthirst Imbuement, Healing Art, Greedy Vines. Choose two out of four."
Facing this choice this time, Qi Ping didn't hesitate much. First, for the Beast King Druid, Wilderness Transformation was something Qi Ping particularly looked forward to.
In fact, the reason Qi Ping worked so hard to quickly advance to Level Three was precisely for the Wilderness Transformation skill, so there was absolutely no need to hesitate on this point.
Although the Bloodthirst Imbuement skill was good, the Bloodthirst passive could greatly enhance the Animal Companion's short-term burst power. However, compared to the importance of Wilderness Transformation for Qi Ping, it was still far inferior.
The Bloodthirst Imbuement skill could definitely be chosen in the future, but not now.
"Beast King Druid profession selects the Wilderness Transformation skill!"
As for the Jungle Druid, it was still the same problem mentioned before: Qi Ping's current strength was too low and would be difficult to improve in the short term, unless he could share an Animal Companion Talent that could help with cultivation.
Therefore, unless it was a special skill like [Plant Growth] or [Wilderness Transformation], the focus would be on life-saving and support skills.
The Healing Art skill could not only save his own life at critical moments but also, if an Animal Companion was injured, Qi Ping could use Healing Art to save their lives or quickly restore the Animal Companion's combat strength.
Even if there was a problem with spiritual herbs, they could be healed with Healing Art.
The [Healing Art] skill was definitely a must-have skill that could be used from the early stages to the later stages, so there was no need to hesitate too much in choosing this skill.
"Jungle Druid profession selects Healing Art!"
[Skill Selection Completed, Data Panel Generating...]
[Name: Qi Ping]
[Level: lv3 (8/400)]
[Profession: Beast King Druid (Main), Jungle Druid (Sub)]
[Talents: Animal Companion, Nature Affinity]
[Animal Companion: (1/3) Gold Marrow Bee]
[Wilderness Transformation: (1/1) Gold Marrow Bee]
[Shared Talent: Grand Brewer]
[Skills: lv2 Plant Growth (67/200), lv1 Beast King's Grace (15/100), lv3 Tree Skin Art (268/400), lv1 Healing Art (0/100)]
[Skills (Constant): Animal Communication, Turning Beasts into Friends, Heart of the Wild]
[Wilderness Transformation Selectable Forms: Gold Marrow Bee (Once selected, you can transform into any other Bee species mutated from the same Bloodline as the Gold Marrow Bee. Currently available forms: Gold Marrow Bee, High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee, Big Belly Bee, Equilibrium Bees, Poisonous Bee, Mo Jia Bee.) (If the total energy of the Bee species exceeds your own, or if the equivalent levels are not the same, transformation cannot be completed)]
[You have gained a new Animal Companion contract slot.]
"I can also choose any Bee species from the same Bloodline as the Gold Marrow Bee?"
"Not only can I choose the High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee, but I can even transform into the newly transformed Mo Jia Bee and Poisonous Bee?"
Seeing this information, a strong sense of joy surged in Qi Ping's heart!
He just wanted to say one thing now: Awesome!
Previously, because there wasn't a mechanism for cultivating mutated Animal Companions in the game, he didn't know that [Wilderness Transformation] could actually allow him to directly select other transformation forms within a basic transformation form.
In other words, he could now not only transform into a Gold Marrow Bee and blend in with the Gold Marrow Bees without being discovered, but as long as he had enough energy, he could also transform into a High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee, Mo Jia Bee, or Poisonous Bee at any time.
As for types like the Big Belly Bee and Poisonous Bee, one was extremely weak, and the other had few characteristics besides its poison. Transforming into them wouldn't mean much to Qi Ping.
But the High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee and Mo Jia Bee were different.
One had a speed that could likely rival, or even surpass, ordinary Qi Refining Level Nine Cultivators.
The other was clearly superior in defense. Although its strength needed testing, compared to the High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee, its defensive strength should not be poor.
One was fast, the other had high defense. As long as he had enough energy, the role they could play when escaping was immense!
"With this skill, coupled with the existence of the Bee Swarm, from now on, there won't be many things below Foundation Establishment that can threaten me."
"Even above Foundation Establishment, I have a chance to escape!"
"In that case, the path of beekeeping will likely have to continue from now on. [Ling Beast Cultivation: Demon Insect Chapter] can support the Bee Swarm up to Foundation Establishment, and there's even a slight chance for Golden Core. But how far it can go after that currently depends on whether I can get more clues from Nan Jie."
"Now, while I have time, let's try the Wilderness Transformation skill."
"Select Wilderness Transformation First Form: Gold Marrow Bee!"
[First Transformation Form Confirming]
[Wilderness Transformation: (1/1) Gold Marrow Bee]
However, just as Qi Ping was preparing to use Wilderness Transformation, a High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee rapidly flew to Qi Ping's side.
"Buzz buzz... (Boss, lots of big fierce insects!)"
"Buzz buzz... (There's also a black-clothed two-legged beast, its aura is also at First Order Late Stage.)"
A Qi Refining Late Stage Black-Robed Cultivator?
Qi Ping frowned upon hearing this information.
Today was exactly three days since the last Demon Insect attack, so the arrival of the Demon Insects was within Qi Ping's expectations. But what was going on with this Black-Robed Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator?
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