Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 757 608: Hydra_3

Step one, practice repeatedly and master the 'Vortex Worm' and 'Hydra' abilities. During relentless training, constantly adjust and guide the Vortex Worm ability to evolve toward the 'Whirl Beast.' As for the 'Hydra,' it needs to develop in a more flexible and versatile direction.

Step two, after both abilities are thoroughly mastered, attempt to combine them. Give priority to combining the Vortex Worm and Hydra together.

Step three, after successfully condensing the Refinement Divine Inscription, try to integrate the property of 'Devouring' into the Whirl Beast's body.

This step is the hardest. If you succeed, the Whirl Beast Devouring Ability is successfully combined. If not, then 'Whirl Beast Devouring' can't be talked about, and this ability can be abandoned.

Step four, integrate the Heart of the Ant King and Water Escape abilities. These two serve as auxiliary enhancements. The Heart of the Ant King is the most crucial. It enhances control, making it possible for the 'Whirl Beast' to further enlarge and evolve into a beast over a kilometer long.

Step five, try to combine Freezing and Twilight abilities to perfect the transformations of the 'Sea Beast,' step by step approaching a level comparable to 'Ying.'

Step six, once the Sea Beast Devouring Ability is successfully combined, the only thing left is arduous training, comprehension, and delicate adjustments and optimization, until the 'Whirl Beast Divine Inscription' is condensed.

Take it one step at a time.

Dragon Cypress is already not far from condensing the Refinement Divine Inscription and must focus on refining ability, striving to condense his first Water System Divine Pattern in one go.

...

Returning to Rednan Mountain, he asked Hongtao about and inquired which other divine-grade fruits could bestow water system abilities, and once again reminded her to send a few more over.

Afterward, he began transporting source stones to Huagi Mountain.

The work was done quickly.

He immediately used Refinement Ability to process all the origin force food sent by the caravan this year into primordial pearls.

All spring trading work was completed.

Dragon Cypress headed straight to Cold Orchid Mountain.

Black Birch had not had much to do these years, helping Ink Orchid; they expanded the sowing range of orchid grass to Cold Orchid Mountain.

In the nursery developed on the foothill's lowlands, Ink Orchid multitasked, controlling his 'Little Ink Orchid' to work while also commanding Black Birch, who then directed the worker ants to select the best orchid grass seedlings.

"Great King!"

"Dragon Cypress~"

Ink Orchid and Black Birch greeted him.

Ink Orchid asked, "How did it go?"

"I comprehended the Vortex Worm ability smoothly. Spider King Tiankui even helped find a 'Hydra' ability."

After Dragon Cypress spoke, he gently moved his antennae, two tendrils extending and flexibly waving, uprooting a patch of the nursery field.

Ink Orchid: "???"

Dragon Cypress's membranous wings slightly opened, and all twelve transparent tendrils unfurled, twisting and swaying.

Ink Orchid froze for a moment, thought, then exclaimed in amazement, "What a great ability! When I evolve into Insect King, I want one too!"

Black Sophora immediately thought of it, excitedly raising his antennae, "Great King, this 'Hydra' and 'Vortex Worm' are a perfect combination!"

"In theory, yes!"

As Dragon Cypress spoke, his antennae tapped lightly on the ground; Water Making and Vortex Worm abilities were activated at the same time. A 'Vortex Worm' half a meter long was created, wiggling and crawling forward.

"..."

Ink Orchid and Black Sophora stared, feeling somewhat speechless as they watched.

"This is the primary-level form of the ability. It has limitless growth potential."

Dragon Cypress withdrew the ability and asked symbolically, "Where's Giant Cypress?"

Giant Cypress is still traveling through various lands of origin force, searching for mutants.

This year, Giant Cypress happened to be passing through Cold Orchid Mountain.

As he asked, Soul-Setting Ability extended, a faint perception activated.

Giant Cypress was already running in this direction.

Ink Orchid: "Here comes—"

Ink Orchid: "Dragon Cypress, good news, Giant Cypress found a mutated wild round leaf grape."

Black Birch said, "Great King, that mutated round leaf grape has already grown large, it's long since flowered and borne fruit, but no divine-given seed has appeared. You and Second King come every year; if there was one, Second King would have found it by now."

Ink Orchid added, "Its growth is strong too, no apparent flaws."

"Great King! Great King!"

Giant Cypress sped over, waving his antennae in greeting from afar.

"Giant Cypress, the mutant round leaf grape?"

"Yes, Great King!"

Dragon Cypress waved his antennae, "Let's go! Have a look!"

The Divine-Grade Dragon Bamboo Fruit with strength talent will arrive the year after next, and Ink Orchid urgently needs a divine-given seed to evolve to age period 7.

No opportunity can be missed.

...

On a small hill on the northern side of the mountain peak, a wild grape vine that had been growing for at least five or six years was climbing over surrounding shrubs and small arbors, already forming a large patch.

It was lush, with clusters of flower buds covering the whole vine. With just one look, it was clear this was not a weakling.

The mutation lay in that, while native round leaf grape vines have fresh green new twigs, this one had reddish-purple green. The regular variety's old vines are brownish-yellow, but this one's were dark brown.

Giant Cypress: "Great King, do you think it could be a mutant from elsewhere, brought by a bird carrying the seed here?"

Dragon Cypress: "Possible!"

Ink Orchid: "Elsewhere? Outside the lands of origin force? Would Law Divine-Given still be triggered?"

"It should, right?"

Dragon Cypress was also unsure.

Otherwise, why hasn't the Divine-Given been triggered?

After a brief deliberation, Dragon Cypress said, "Second King, give this mutant round leaf grape a name."

Ink Orchid: "..."

Ink Orchid said, exasperated, "Great King, you're being too polite!"

Ink Orchid said happily, "Let's keep it simple: Purple Tendril Round Leaf Grape!"

Dragon Cypress instructed, "Black Birch, stay here at Cold Orchid Mountain for a couple more years, help Second King grow orchid grass, and at the same time, try cross-breeding Purple Tendril Round Leaf Grape with other grapes, see if you get any results."

Dragon Cypress added, "Between grapes, there aren't as many barriers as with cypresses. From what I've observed, Fragrant Cypress and Blue Catalpa, for example—using grapes to hybridize or graft is quite easy."

"Alright, Great King—"

Black Birch agreed.

Dragon Cypress called for Ink Orchid to set out and began this year's Divine-Given Seed search operation.

...

Soon, they toured the whole continent, but to no avail.

They returned to Cold Orchid Mountain again. Starting from there, Dragon Cypress used Refinement Ability to cut down Silver Cypress Trees.

The target was one hundred thousand trees.