Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 822 - 630: Blood Oranges (Part 2)

Midnight.

It seemed as if some kind of barrier had been broken, like water finding its way naturally, triggering the Natural Law. Law Power was birthed out of thin air from all directions, converging into the mountain cave, merging into Dragon Cypress's body.

The next morning concluded,

a light blue divine mark was added to the main vein of the forewing.

The fifth Ability Divine Pattern condensed by Dragon Cypress: Nosh Remnants

Divine pattern auxiliary effect: Miniaturization, transforming the flying ants into tiny forms of just 1 millimeter, correspondingly, when the ability is activated, the number of flying ants surged to millions, moving faster, more agile, infiltrating everywhere, devouring targets more swiftly.

Specialized Blue Soldiers could not inherit the divine mark, but, by referencing the Heavenly Frost Remnants Realm, it can be speculated that the Nosh Remnants exhibited by the Specialized Blue Soldiers is a large mist-like flying ant, transforming into pieces of Nosh Fog Malaria in flight.

The attack mode might overlap somewhat with the 'Heavenly Frost Remnants Realm,' and may even counteract a bit.

If given time, it may go a step further, merging 'Heavenly Frost Remnants Realm' and 'Nosh Remnants' into one, becoming 'Frost Nourishing Remnant Realm'.

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Under Dragon Cypress's meticulous planning, the currently mastered divine mark abilities and those in planning—Refinement, Heavenly Frost Remnants Realm, Nosh Remnants, Touch of Silver Light, Frost Nourishing Remnant Realm, Vortex Beast Devouring—complement each other and initially form a capability system.

Successfully condensing the Nosh Remnants divine pattern, and after a few days of practice, the cloud mist shape of the 'Whirl Beast' naturally acquired the devouring ability.

The next step is to specialize in freezing state changes of the Water System.

Dragon Cypress also has a further, deeper plan, taking 'Whirl Beast Devouring' as the core, integrating all elemental systems into it, creating a capability that transcends 'Kirin Beast', one that is truly free from any restrictive forces, adaptable to all types of environments, incredibly powerful.

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The early spring season in the Southern Hemisphere.

At sunrise, with the sun just peeking over the skyline, Dragon Cypress was up early from the nest, starting a new day of ability practice.

A Whirl Beast, only twenty or thirty meters in length, was lying on the coastal beach.

Dragon Cypress stood beside it, waves of Water System Primordial Energy coursing through, transforming the Whirl Beast into an 'Ice Beast,' instantly thawing, then freezing back into an Ice Beast again...

In an infinite loop.

Suddenly, Dragon Cypress felt something, activating the Soul-Setting Ability perception.

It was the Spiked Cypress at the distant mountaintop sentry.

"Great King, Great King, good news. The Second King has found another Divine-Given Seed, calling for you to personally inspect it."

"Oh—"

Dragon Cypress asked: "What Divine-Given Seed?"

Spiked Cypress: "Blood Orange! Top-Level Divine-Given Seed!"

Dragon Cypress: "!!!"

Dragon Cypress spread its wings and soared, skimming along the coast, swiftly flying north.

Soon, the Soul-Setting Ability discovered the positions of Ink Orchid and Tie Bush, turning to head there.

Clearing the citrus orchard on the mountain.

"Dragon Cypress, look quickly!"

"Great King... The Second King is mighty!"

Ink Orchid and Tie Bush called out, unable to hide their joy.

Beside them, the Blood Orange tree, just past its flowering season, on the branches a tiny green orange was emitting a faint, almost imperceptible Origin Force Fluctuation.

Examined closely.

No mutation occurred; it was just a Blood Orange, a Divine-Given Seed randomly born out of a slim probability.

Truly top-level.

The enhancement effect of the Blood Orange Divine-Given Seed is somewhat similar to the Purple Kiwifruit, both involved with blood, but the difference is, the Divine-Given Blood Orange Fruit's enhancement effect greatly enhances the blood's capacity to contain Primordial Energy.

An extremely rare and precious enhancement effect.

"The Second King is remarkable~"

Dragon Cypress was equally delighted, with a touch of wistfulness.

The Blood Orange was one of the first top-level plant seeds known to Dragon Cypress back when it was just born, traveling with Melde across the Ten-Thousand Tribes Continent.

Later, after migrating to the Cloud Trace Continent, Dragon Cypress had Melde help bring a batch of seeds over, serving as one of the food supplements for the Ant Kingdom, a key planting seed in the southern territory orchards.

When Dragon Cypress developed the Southern Hemisphere, opening up Swinging Leaf Island, Fragrant Silk Island, and Rainbow Island, it never left it behind.

After over two hundred years, finally, a Divine-Given Seed emerged.

How rare~!

Dragon Cypress's tentacle slightly trembled, the surrounding air contracted, forming a dozen light blue little flying ants, swirling around the tree.

On the Blood Orange tree, the insignificant green fruits were bumped by the flying ants, the fruiting branches severing, dropping one by one.

Ink Orchid and Tie Bush watched nervously.

"Ant! Be careful!"

Ink Orchid reminded angrily.

This was the Nosh Remnants ability. If by chance, it touched the fruit nurturing the Divine-Given Seed, it would be disastrous.

Dragon Cypress ignored it, focusing on controlling the flying ants; in a matter of seconds, the fruit tree was cleared out.

Tie Bush: "Great King is mighty..."

Tie Bush: "Great King, has your Whirl Beast Devouring completed?"

Ink Orchid also inquired: "Dragon Cypress, how far are you from mastering the Ice State transformation of the Whirl Beast?"

Dragon Cypress lightly tapped its tentacle: "With the foundation of the Heavenly Frost Remnants Realm, it won't take more than a few years."

Ink Orchid pointed with its claw at the branch tips, "You lack sufficient Thunder System Ability, and at the 2-Age Period Insect King stage, there's no more room for improvement, why not use this Blood Orange Divine-Given Seed to evolve to the 3-Age Period?"

"..."

Dragon Cypress slowly shook its tentacle, "Ink Orchid, you'll soon break through to the Insect King too, let's keep it as a backup for now."

"In the 2-Age Period Insect King stage, I have many things to do. First, condense the Whirl Beast Devouring divine mark; second, attempt to integrate Touch of Silver Light into the Whirl Beast Devouring; third, diligently practice the Flash Strike ability, first trying whether a single ability can condense a divine mark, if it really can't, then consider evolving to the 3-Age Period."

Dragon Cypress: "Overall, it will take at least three to four decades."

In the growth and evolution of the Insect King stage, Dragon Cypress has two core directions: first, Whirl Beast Devouring; second, guided by Huagi Mountain's Quandong and Linnan Divine Tree, at least three divine marks for each element system every age period, pursuing limit and extremity, with the hope of eventually forming a seven-element form when breaking through to the 7-Age Period Insect King.