louisehourcade Chapter 896 - 654: Ant King Eddy Rockfish
Chapter 896 - 654: Ant King Eddy Rockfish
Ink Orchid seemed to have comprehended all the mysteries of the changes among the seven-element systems; in just three short months, Great Ink Orchid successfully awakened Thunder System Talent, and then, in only a single month, Great Ink Orchid successfully awakened Fire Talent.
With each element awakened, the ability divine pattern in the shape of Ink Orchid on the forehead gained one more color, along with one more auxiliary effect from the Law Divine-Given.
Since there is no lightning or flame in nature that can be harvested to condense a Lightning Colossus Mantis or Flame Giant Mantis, the attached effect of the Law Divine Patterns is that lightning and fire can be stored in advance within the divine pattern and released when needed; this way, during battle there is no need to spend extra Primordial Energy to create lightning and fire.
Ink Orchid also figured out a transformation on its own: Great Ink Orchid simultaneously enters both Water and Wind forms, simulating natural stormclouds to generate lightning, drawing thunder power out of the water–wind state and directly jumping into Lightning form.
It was hard to imagine how strong Great Ink Orchid would become once it awakened the complete ten elements.
Perhaps, just as the Quandong Divine Tree had said, it could truly stand against the Stellar Realm Laws.
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Silver Cypress Year 170.
Deep autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
Dragon Cypress was on rotation, using Scorching Ability high in the sky to scout the surrounding seas.
To the southwest, two hundred kilometers away, a giant dark-black butterfly was rapidly approaching.
Butterfly King Nupur.
This year’s Divine-Grade White Crystal Fruit harvest had ripened and been picked; it was bringing the Divine-Grade Fruit.
Everyone traded back and forth, relations were familiar, and they knew each other well.
In chatting, they learned that the Saint Butterfly Tribe was divided into thirteen branches according to the plants they managed. The White Crystal Butterfly King’s status in the tribe was similar to the "Great Leader" of Red Crow Mountain, while Butterfly King Nupur was the leader of the "Nupur Branch."
Butterfly King Nupur had been in a high position for many years, managing the tribe; the habit of handling affairs had made it straightforward and businesslike, rarely smiling.
A very boring insect.
Dragon Cypress went up alone to meet it.
"Butterfly King Nupur~"
"Dragon Cypress Ant King!"
After exchanging greetings, Butterfly King Nupur tucked in its head and dove down, coming to a stop by the sea surface.
Dragon Cypress followed it down, took the Spider Silk Bag it handed over, opened it, ran a quick inspection and verification, then briskly put everything away.
"Everything’s fine. Thanks for the trouble, Butterfly King Nupur."
"Just happened to be passing by. No need to be so polite, Dragon Cypress Ant King."
"Butterfly King Nupur, you came from Dragon Stride Mountain—have you heard any new news?"
"No. Things over at Blue Island are the same as always. But on the Zhibai Continent side..."
Butterfly King Nupur shifted to a deep, grave tone and said, "In the past, every autumn harvest season, the Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King would harass the coastal kingdoms, and often it would silently sneak deep inland to cause damage. Sometimes it would lie low, but the gap would be no more than a year or two. However, in recent years—counting this year—it’s been four consecutive years without any move. That’s abnormal."
"..."
Dragon Cypress ran his thoughts in two circles and understood what was going on.
It must be that Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King got the news, hearing that he now had the strength to deal with it, and the coastal kingdoms were raising funds to hire him to take it down. The Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King grew fearful and went to ground.
Dragon Cypress shook his tentacles, unconcerned.
Ink Orchid’s strength was soaring, gradually becoming unmatched.
His own Wind Wings Ability already showed signs of condensing a divine pattern, and the forces under his command were growing fuller year by year.
In the face of absolute strength, what kind of big waves could that Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King possibly stir up?
Dragon Cypress took the opportunity to ask, "Butterfly King Nupur, do you have any news on how many resources Wind Phoenix Mountain has gathered over these years?"
"Over three hundred million..."
Butterfly King Nupur was quite puzzled and asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, do you and Mantis King Ink Orchid still lack resources?"
They didn’t.
But there’s no such thing as too many, right?
Dragon Cypress said, "I’m thinking of letting the Assistant Kings under me eat a bit better..."
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As in previous years, after chatting for a while over the sea far from Rainbow Island, Butterfly King Nupur took its leave and departed.
Dragon Cypress returned to the island and handed the Divine-Grade White Crystal Fruit over to Ink Orchid.
He bothered the Second King to personally make a trip to the Purple Tung Insect Nation, to give the White Crystal Fruit to Ivy first, so it could evolve early into a 9th Age Period Lord and catch an Expedition Year.
After the next Expedition Year ended, Ivy could also break through and evolve into an Insect King.
The Second King left and then there was no news at all...
One month without returning,
Dragon Cypress guessed it had stayed in the Purple Tung Insect Nation to play.
Two months without returning,
Dragon Cypress figured it was studying with the Linnan Divine Tree, being guided by the Linnan Divine Tree to train its abilities and condense divine patterns.
Three months without returning...
Spring in the Southern Hemisphere, the fourth fruit swell of the Bicolor Mulberry, Azure was commanding a batch of Worker Ants to rapidly and in large quantities crush Source Stones to replenish Origin Force.
Dragon Cypress personally brought a batch of Fire System and Water System Ant King Pearls, dissolved them in leaf-water, and rapidly replenished Primordial Energy.
Fruit setting too early had severely affected the growth of the Bicolor Mulberry Divine-Given Seed.
At first, it took only two years to grow to a height of just over sixty meters, but in the following four years it merely went from sixty to a little over one hundred meters.
An average of ten meters per year—this was not the normal growth rate for a King-Level Divine-Given Seed in its vigorous growth period.
The swelling growth of the Divine-Grade Fruit also appeared especially strenuous; it took a full eight days to finish, finally stabilizing at a diameter of around eleven centimeters.
"Finally done..."
Dragon Cypress muttered, tentacles flicking repeatedly as ten Flourish Abilities fell, then immediately activated Tranquility Ability; dense emerald mist rose and shrouded the entire Bicolor Mulberry tree.
"Ant. You did very well. Praise for you."
"..."
"Ant, I discovered something."
"What is it?"
Dragon Cypress finished up, directed the Worker Ants back to the nest, asked perfunctorily, and turned to leave.
The Bicolor Mulberry asked, "Where’s my mantis? I haven’t seen it for a while. Don’t tell me that after being scolded by me last time, it was so ashamed that, knowing there was no place for it on the island, it ran off? And isn’t coming back?"
"..."
Dragon Cypress was suddenly jolted awake.
Right!
Where was the Second King?
With Ink Orchid gone, the Land of Origin Force was much quieter and more harmonious.