Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 763 611 Bad news? Good news!

Dragon Cypress originally meant to scare the Snow Velvet Spider King a bit, but unexpectedly, five big spiders jumped out from the ice boat and, without the slightest hesitation, unleashed a raging storm of thunder and lightning attacks—almost sending the Insect away for good.

The five spiders who'd jumped out were also badly startled, glaring hard at Dragon Cypress and sizing him up.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King, just now that was...?"

"Water System, Vortex Worm ability! Snow Velvet Spider King, it was back when you were trading with Red Peach that you mentioned wanting to try to imitate 'Sea Beasts'—I got the inspiration from you."

"Oh——"

"Snow Velvet Spider King, how's your own Vortex Worm ability coming along?"

"That Divine-Grade Fruit was for Butterfly King Nupur."

The Snow Velvet Spider King asked suspiciously, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, how come your Vortex Worm has... fins?"

Dragon Cypress said, "I found another kind of Divine-Grade Fruit, called Hydra. With it, you can grow twelve tentacles extending from the tentacles, six legs, and wing bases. Right now I'm experimenting, trying to combine the Vortex Worm and Hydra abilities."

"Sounds like a perfect match!"

The Snow Velvet Spider King's tone suddenly shifted as he immediately inquired, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, does your current size come from the Ancestral Divine Power of Ghost King Sophora Seeds?"

Dragon Cypress: "Of course. The Ghost King Sophora Seeds were delivered, but there hadn't been any news from you, Snow Velvet Spider King. If I waited any longer, they'd go bad, so I had no choice but to eat them myself."

Dragon Cypress: "Pretty ideal, honestly. This kind of fundamental bloodline enhancement to overall bodily quality is inheritable to the ant colony. Exactly as we suspected, the Blue Soldiers' combat power soared."

"That's great to hear!"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "So, about your current body shape..."

Dragon Cypress: "At the Lord-Level, I've used quite a few Divine-Given Silver Cypress Seeds to optimize my form. As for optimizing willpower control, I crafted a flexible hybrid form that's good for both naval and land combat."

Snow Velvet Spider King muttered, "Doesn't look much like an ant anymore..."

A Spider King interjected, questioning, "Ant, you don't seem afraid of lightning attacks at all."

"Not exactly——"

Dragon Cypress explained, "I awakened Thunder System Talent, and I've eaten over eighty million's worth of Divine-Given Thunder System Origin Force Food. Aside from that, I reinforced my resistance using Divine-Given Wisdom Cypress Seeds. Add in the robust constitution from the Ancestral Divine Power, and naturally my resistance to lightning attacks is especially strong—but there is a limit."

Spider King: "..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, counting the years, it's been fifteen since you broke through to Insect King, right? What's the progress on your Water System Divine Pattern?"

Dragon Cypress: "So far I've only condensed a single refinement-type production support Divine Inscription."

Dragon Cypress: "Snow Velvet Spider King, I'm still waiting for your Divine-Grade Rosy Fruit. Also, the Thunder System's Touch of Silver Light—if I could get a Divine-Grade Silver Leaf Fruit early, that'd be perfect. I'm really short on Thunder abilities."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "I haven't forgotten. I know you need them urgently, so I brought Divine-Grade Rosy Fruit and Black Ink Fruit as well. Your Water System Command Ant should have broken through to King-Level by now, right? I brought two Divine-Grade Rosy Fruit. The Divine-Grade Silver Leaf Fruit will take several more years—at least ten. As for the Divine-Grade Festoon Fruit, I'll make arrangements for you and Ink Orchid as soon as possible."

Dragon Cypress: "Thank you, Snow Velvet Spider King!"

There was no cargo on Snow Velvet Spider King's carapace; the five Spider Kings had all come with empty backs~

Dragon Cypress saw right through it but didn't point it out, instead sighing regretfully, "Snow Velvet Spider King, you arrived three years too late—Divine-Grade Molan Seeds ripened and were harvested, and your share was originally reserved. I kept it for two years, truly couldn't keep it any longer, and ended up eating it myself."

"I know, I kept track of the timing..."

The Snow Velvet Spider King secretly cursed the ant as insincere—clearly there was never any left for him.

Dragon Cypress asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King, how's the situation on Wanglan Continent? And these Spider Kings are...?"

"This is my elder of the clan, Blood Root Spider King."

Snow Velvet Spider King enthusiastically introduced, "From the Round Purple Flame Spider Tribe: Spider King Water Orchid and Spider King Carpetgrass. From the Purple Flame Spider Tribe: Fork Pillar Spider King."

"Greetings, Blood Root Spider King!"

"Greetings, Spider King Water Orchid, Spider King Carpetgrass, Fork Pillar Spider King."

Dragon Cypress greeted each in turn.

The four Spider Kings responded briefly.

The Snow Velvet Spider King's expression grew heavy as he continued explaining, "At present, the Wave Tree Bay Alliance has successfully regained control of Yu'e Island. But that Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King... it's completely out of control."

"Completely out of control?!"

Dragon Cypress couldn't comprehend.

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Eight years ago, that Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King suddenly landed from Narrowleaf Bay, broke through the blockade of Dragon Vein Mountain United Kingdom, traversed the intercontinental channel, infiltrated Zhibai Continent, traveled underwater—headed straight for Wind Phoenix Mountain, territory of the Rainbow Holy Battle Tribe... Dragon Cypress Ant King, the Divine-Grade Leizhe Fruit you know well comes from Wind Phoenix Mountain—it was stolen."

"The Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King timed it just right, launching a surprise attack during the fruit's ripening and harvest."

——What?!

Dragon Cypress was shocked, unable to believe it.

Dragon Cypress: "Headed straight for Wind Phoenix Mountain? The Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King really knows Zhibai Continent's geography and roads that well?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "There's always been insects feeding information to Blue Island!"

Dragon Cypress: "But they must be insects from Wanglan Continent, right? Even so, how would insects from Wanglan Continent know the layout of Zhibai Continent's tribes?"

Dragon Cypress paused, then said, "The only ones who frequently travel between both continents are the Flame Spider Roving Merchants..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Exactly! After it happened, everyone believed there was a traitor in the Flame Spider Tribe. It's an extremely serious issue. Our Flame Spider Kingdom's Steward Spider King separately questioned all caravans running trade on Wanglan Continent, meticulously checking their transactions and earnings."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "No problems found so far."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "But that's not the key point—there are just too many insects privately in contact with Blue Island to ever finish investigating. The key point is: after Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King got the Divine-Grade Leizhe Fruit, it successfully awakened Thunder System Talent. Moreover, it was fully prepared, stockpiling Thunder System Divine-Given Origin Force Food. Now, Thunder abilities have all but lost their restraining power on it, nearly useless."