Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 796 622: Unpredictable Changes

Moonlit night.

Strong wind.

The waves surged.

The enormous 'Whirl Beast', nearly four hundred meters long, carried Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid, swimming through the deep sea, rapidly approaching the Great Island with an area of 400 square kilometers.

"Stop!"

Ink Orchid suddenly yelled to stop, startled and delighted, and reminded, "Dragon Cypress! Look up in the sky!"

"Hm?"

Dragon Cypress activated his Soul-Setting Ability, reaching out his perception into the sky.

Under the moonlight, hidden in a thick cloud, was a familiar, butterfly-shaped soul.

Flash Butterfly Warrior, Purple.

This guy is still alive?

Dragon Cypress was also instinctively stunned, finding it hard to believe.

These past years, Purple had gone through at least two near-death disasters.

The first was the fall of Yu'e Island.

The second was the fall of Fire Wheel Island.

According to Snow Velvet Spider King, back when Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King rampaged across Wanglan Continent, he attacked many coastal kingdoms, including West Valley and Fire Wheel Island, both of which were involved with Dragon Cypress.

It's said that Fire Wheel Island was directly breached; the Ant King and Bee King on the island fled to the Mainland with their Life Seeds for refuge. Those whose evolution was below King-Level, whose Life Seeds couldn't form a Tree Heart to migrate, among the Ant Kings and Bee Kings, most perished.

At that time, if Purple was still alive, he was likely at Wave Tree Bay confronting the Stone Hunt Blue Ant Army from Blue Island. The Common Life Seed Plants rooted in Fire Wheel Island couldn't generate a Tree Heart for migration without the support of Insect Clan Warriors—there was no way to run. In that situation, Purple should've been dead for sure.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid had always thought that Purple was long gone...

They had returned to Wanglan Continent and not seen Purple since, which only confirmed their assumption...

—How did this guy manage to survive?

—What an unexpected surprise!

Dragon Cypress controlled the Whirl Beast to dive into the deep, circling around and silently reaching the northern side of the island.

He withdrew his ability.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid switched to low-altitude flight.

Nearly fifty years apart, Purple had really grown; even across five or six kilometers, he sharply sensed the unusual Origin Force fluctuations.

The low-hanging thick cloud quietly drifted higher, blending into the night and disappearing.

Upon realizing it was an ant and a mantis traveling over the sea, Purple was immediately overjoyed. The thick cloud transformed into a butterfly, flapping its wings and swooping toward the sea surface.

"Stop right there!"

The giant butterfly blocked Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid's way.

Purple leaped out.

"Hey! Ant! Mantis! You guys are still alive!"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Ink Orchid: "..."

Dragon Cypress: "Purple, thanks for your concern."

Ink Orchid: "Purple, you're alive too, aren't you? It's practically a miracle!"

"A miracle?"

Purple tilted his head in thought, then sighed, "A miracle!"

Ink Orchid: "Purple, I heard that Fire Wheel Island was attacked by the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King?"

Purple: "Yes—"

Ink Orchid: "Then you, at that time..."

Purple: "The Natural God wouldn't let me die."

Purple: "During the fall of Yu'e Island, Green Heart immediately spotted the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King, sensed the impending defeat, and notified everyone to abandon the Ant Army and Bee Swarm, just run. Green Heart saved my life."

Purple: "Because we lost all our forces on Yu'e Island and couldn't replenish them quickly, I went back to Fire Wheel Island for a break. Not even two years later, the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King attacked Fire Wheel Island. Sensing the situation was hopeless, I promptly condensed my Life Seed's Tree Heart and retracted it into my Life Pouch. I managed to link up with Volcano Ant King and One-Feather Bee King, and we escaped across the sea to the Mainland—barely made it out alive."

Purple spoke with anger and sadness, "On Yu'e Island, so many insects I knew—those who reacted slowly or ran too late—were all killed. On Fire Wheel Island, I also had many friends. Some couldn't escape, others hesitated, and tragedy struck them too."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Ink Orchid: "..."

It really was not easy for a butterfly to survive.

This guy's slow-witted, has lousy combat ability, zero fighting spirit—the only good thing is his running is fast...

Two times, escaped from the brink of death...

Purple stared at Dragon Cypress, baffled, and asked, "Ant, did you eat some powerful Divine-Grade Fruit? You got stronger. And… twisted…"

Dragon Cypress: "...Yes."

Dragon Cypress: "Ate a Divine-Grade Fruit that doubled my strength."

"Oh—"

"There is such a Divine-Grade Fruit?"

Purple looked at him with envy, and a hint of suspicion.

Dragon Cypress: "Purple, how's Fire Wheel Island now?"

"Fire Wheel Island is doing great!"

On hearing this, Purple grew wary and asked in return: "Do you two know what I'm doing right now?"

Ink Orchid: "No idea."

Purple continued, "Then do you know where the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King is?"

Ink Orchid: "Heard he's trapped on Zhibai Continent."

Purple: "That's right!"

Purple: "Volcano Ant King, One-Feather Bee King, and Flying Blood Bee King, to avenge the fallen Ant Kings, Bee Kings, and Assistant Kings, sent six Assistant Kings and a hundred thousand troops to Dragon Stride Mountain to join the siege against Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King. I'm with the army."

Purple: "I searched all over the Dragon Vein Mountain United Kingdom and did find an Ant King called Sisal. But it had no idea who you two were. In the whole of Dragon Stride Mountain, there's no ant named 'Yellow Stem', nor a mantis named 'Bayonet.'"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Ink Orchid: "..."

Ink Orchid said, "Purple, isn't it obvious? On Wanglan Continent, who'd dare name themselves Bayonet? Isn't that asking for trouble? Clearly, Bayonet is a fake name."

Purple: "There's also no ant named Yellow Stem."

Ink Orchid: "If Bayonet is fake, Yellow Stem must be fake too."

Purple: "I knew it all along. Everything you two say is a lie."

Ink Orchid: "Yeah. With names this fake, it's obvious they're made up."

Purple: "Who are you two really? I've guarded Dragon Stride Mountain for twenty years and never seen you before."

Ink Orchid: "If the names are fake, obviously our origin story isn't real either."

Purple: "..."

Purple fell silent, glared, angered.

Dragon Cypress: "Actually, we're from the Giant-Head Leafcutter Ant Kingdom. My name's Dragon Cypress, and the mantis here is called Ink Orchid."

Purple still kept silent, unconvinced.

Ink Orchid lifted his claw, pointing west, and changed the subject: "Looks like the Forest Beard Bee Kingdom is safe and sound."

Purple: "Yes. The Forest Beard Bee Kingdom sowed all its Life Seeds by Wave Tree Bay, hidden away in secret spots. If they couldn't win, they'd just run for it. The Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King knows this, so he never bothered with them."