Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 794 621 Divine Grade Black Lotus_2

"OH—"

Ink Orchid said, "Then I'll go hide it at sea."

As expected, just seven days later, a Lord-Level Assistant King led a swarm of bees to the island. However, they were there to hunt for food, arriving and departing in haste.

Twenty days later, a cold wind from the south howled through, causing a sharp drop in temperature.

「Early winter.」

In the Forest Beard Bee Kingdom, the Lord-Level Little Bee King did not mobilize personally. Instead, two Lord-Level Assistant Kings and one Mountain Lord-Level Assistant King led 30,000 Worker Bees, arriving with a roaring buzz, sweeping through and harvesting all fruits and seeds from the plants.

The swarm did not act chaotically; on the contrary, they were well-organized and moved with precision.

A large Worker Bee, over two meters long, led four medium-sized Worker Bees, each over a meter long, and five small Wasps, about 15 centimeters in length, forming a gathering squad.

The 30,000 bees spread out in a straight line, moving systematically.

Dispersed squads searched near the Seaside Hibiscus forests. They didn't care if the fruits were ripe and spared no plant, indiscriminately stuffing everything into their bags.

One squad's gaze fell upon a Seaside Hibiscus nurturing a Divine-Given Seed.

Dragon Cypress seized the moment, activating the "Mottled Remnant Realm" ability. The Illusion Realm overlaid the real scenery, quietly concealing the fruit on the tree.

A medium-sized Worker Bee flew close, circled around, and signaled 'no fruit' to the other Worker Bees in the squad.

The squad bypassed the Seaside Hibiscus tree, foraging other plants.

The nearby squads showed no intention of checking it.

The bee swarm, bustling with activity, soon swept past.

They scoured the island from west to east, finally assembling in the forest on the eastern side. All harvested fruits and seeds were piled together.

The Assistant King surveyed and inspected them with spiritual power.

No Divine-Given Seeds.

The Assistant King commanded them to select some edible fresh fruit; the rest was discarded on the spot.

The massive swarm departed, heading for the next island...

They had successfully evaded one sweep.

Half a month later, another swarm of bees landed on the island. These were looking for food; after a brief forage, they left.

Another half month passed, and the Seaside Hibiscus fruits ripened, ready for harvest.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid quickly tidied up and hurried back to Rainbow Island.

They currently had two backup Divine-Given Seeds: White Clover and Seaside Hibiscus.

Silver Cypress Year 110.

A Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit imbued with Soul Talent arrived. There was only one, which Giant Cypress used to evolve into a seven-Age Period Lord.

Giant Cypress could now quickly evolve to the nine-Age Period. He was just waiting for one Divine-Grade Fruit imbued with Life Talent to advance to King-Level.

Two more Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruits conferring the 'Super Soul' ability arrived simultaneously. These came as a set of two, which Silver Cypress would use first.

The number of Specialized Blue Soldiers inheriting the Explosive Jet Divine Rune ability surpassed 30,000. They were organized into three legions, commanded by Spiked Cypress, Cypress, and Silver Cypress Commander, respectively.

Through systematic training, these Specialized Blue Soldiers could generally achieve precise strikes within a one-kilometer range, as long as the target was within their field of view.

Beyond one kilometer, the margin of error wouldn't be too significant.

Dragon Cypress thought of an impressive strategy for island defense.

The God-Given Life Seeds were planted centrally on the southern end of the island, near the coast. Suitable mountains were chosen to establish three separate garrisons and ant march routes.

In the event of combat, the Specialized Blue Soldiers wouldn't need to move. They would stand atop the mountain peaks, occupying the high ground with a commanding view, to deliver long-range suppressive fire against incoming targets and precise close-range strikes.

Ten thousand Specialized Blue Soldiers would be stationed on each mountain peak.

The elongated island, with its extensive coastline, had too many potential landing points for an attack; 30,000 Blue Soldiers were insufficient.

A force of 100,000 was barely sufficient to guard Xianglan Peak, Wangbai Mountain, and Azure Lake—the areas where the Life Seeds had taken root.

Mindless troop production.

「Late autumn.」

Black Lotus Lake.

The Dominating Throne had just approached the Land of Origin Force when a dark shadow streaked across the sky like a long black line. White Willow rushed to meet them, charging straight towards the Throne before executing an aerial flip and hovering suddenly.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Ink Orchid!"

"You've finally arrived!"

"Hurry and help me see!"

"Is the Black Lotus Divine-Given Seed a Law Divine Tree? It bloomed in spring, but only a single flower appeared. And strangely, the one Lotus Pod has only a solitary Lotus Seed!"

Dragon Cypress's two tentacles shot straight up.

Ink Orchid jumped in fright. A Law Divine Tree?

Dragon Cypress asked, "One flower, one Lotus Seed?"

White Willow confirmed, "Yes!"

Dragon Cypress asked, "What about Source Stone consumption? How many were used?"

White Willow explained, "There was an Origin Force Fluctuation when it bloomed, and it rapidly absorbed Natural Primordial Force. But I couldn't command the ant swarm, so I had to crush the Source Stones myself. I used about 5,000..."

Ink Orchid eagerly interjected, "Did it fruit successfully?"

White Willow replied, "It did, but only one Lotus Seed."

Ink Orchid asked, "What about the Black Lotus Divine-Given Seed's growth? Is everything alright with it?"

White Willow said, "I usually give it some Source Stones too. It seems fine."

Ink Orchid stated, "Then it's definitely not a Law Divine Product. For a Law Divine Product to bear fruit, it's impossible without consuming eight hundred thousand to a million Source Stones."

Ink Orchid continued, "Judging by the Origin Force consumption, it should be Divine Grade! As for why there's only one Lotus Seed, I guess the Origin Force might have been insufficient during blooming, causing other potential seeds to wither. Of course, it's also possible it naturally produces only one Lotus Seed at a time."

So it isn't a Law Divine Tree? White Willow sounded disappointed. "From my observations, it seems to naturally produce only one Lotus Seed..."

"Let's go take a look!" Dragon Cypress swished its tentacles, signaling them to go.

There was no need to signal...

Ink Orchid activated its speed ability, with White Willow close behind. A blur of azure and black, the two streaks of light shot off, vanishing into the distant mountains in an instant.

"..."

Dragon Cypress frantically urged the Dominating Throne to accelerate.

White Willow had advanced to an eight-Age Period Lord in the spring two years prior.

Dragon Cypress had even personally assisted in clearing the shallow areas of the lake to plant the Black Lotus Seed Divine-Given Seed.