Ant Lord in the Star Realm

The Snow Velvet Spider King lacks sublimation abilities, using the fire system's Flame Burst as a substitute, which, in theory, should yield even better results.

Dragon Cypress displayed his Lightning Mark, as well as the 'Sublimation Mark' and 'Metal Jet Mark' designs he had imitated and drafted—one explodes at a touch—for the Snow Velvet Spider King's reference.

The Snow Velvet Spider King was clever as well, memorizing them after a quick glance through twice, drawing inferences, and immediately began to experiment on the spot.

The Fork Pillar Spider King also took an interest in the 'Explosive Jet,' and joined in.

The Blood Root Spider King watched for a while, then his gaze suddenly shifted, looking toward the island.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King, that tree over there is...?"

"King Cypress. A hybrid born from Zhibai and Silver Cypress, with Zhibai bloodline being dominant, a top-level great tall arbor, its trunk even taller than the Azure Tree."

Dragon Cypress pointed with his tentacles as he introduced:

"That one poking its crown over there is the Azure Tree."

"Another especially tall one is North Elm—in inherited memory, the tallest elm."

"Closer to the coastline, those two massive stands are Elephant Foot King Orchid and Rift Leaf Orchid King. They are signature plants from Wanglan Continent, but for now, no unusual features have been discovered."

Dragon Cypress, warm and hospitable, proactively suggested, "Blood Root Spider King, your main purpose for this trip is to check out the Source Stones, right? No rush? Let me take you on a tour of the island first."

Blood Root Spider King had little interest in ordinary Divine-Given Seeds and replied placidly:

"The abundance of Xianglan Mountain is beyond doubt. However, let's not trouble Dragon Cypress Ant King further. Snow Velvet has business to attend to, so let's first go to Cloud Trace Continent. Once we arrive at Xianglan Mountain, we can hold a banquet and celebrate briefly."

Blood Root Spider King changed the topic, asking, "There's no issue with the intercontinental passageway, right?"

Ink Orchid: "No problem! Please rest assured, Blood Root Spider King."

Blood Root Spider King: "No other insects have approached the island, right?"

Dragon Cypress: "No. Even if they had, aside from that Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King, I'm not afraid of the others either."

Blood Root Spider King: "That's good. Very good. The fate of the Flame Spider tribe hinges on the passageway. With you all guarding it, we from Shanglu can be thoroughly at ease."

Blood Root Spider King: "Let's head over directly."

Spider King Carpetgrass said, "Our main purpose for this visit is to confirm whether the Source Stones have been transported on time and in full."

Five Shanglu Fruits is no simple matter.

A hundred billion Source Stones is an astronomical amount.

The Shanglu Fruits have already been delivered in full.

What about the Source Stones?

The thoughts of all five Spider Kings were fixed on the Source Stones.

Dragon Cypress said at the right time, "Blood Root Spider King, as for those invited from the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent to assist in transporting the Source Stones, one is the Red Peach Mantis King, whom everyone knows, while the other is from Red Crow Mountain, the Ghost King Grasshopper Tribe—Ghost King Woonyoung, said to be a direct junior of Dogtooth Violet Great Leader."

Blood Root Spider King said indifferently, "This was to be expected. Red Crow Mountain needs to send a huge batch of wild Divine-Given Seeds to the Outworld, so they surely need a Shanglu Fruit. And this Ghost King Woonyoung is here to seek a Law Fruit exchange, isn't that right?"

The Fork Pillar Spider King paused his actions, turned and said, "The Shanglu Divine Tree has already given a clear reply in advance: sell Red Crow Mountain one 'insect situation,' count it as a favor this time. No more exchanges for a hundred years, after which, by the century, we'll swap them one—one-to-one, equal-value exchange."

Spider King Carpetgrass: "The Ghost King Sophora Seeds acquired in return have already been preliminarily allocated—a talented warrior from the Primordial Spider Tribe will use them."

Dragon Cypress: "Er—"

Ink Orchid: "The Shanglu Divine Tree's foresight is remarkable~"

Dragon Cypress reminded, "There's another Primordial Spider Warrior lost on Cloud Trace Continent, Areca. It plans to return to Shanglu after evolving into Insect King. That little fellow has been shrewd since birth, even more so than other insects..."

...

They chatted as they navigated the ice boat.

Finally, they landed in a bay on the northern side of the island, near the passageway.

The ice boat disassembled.

The sea surface froze, forming a path of ice.

The insects walked on ice to land.

"Ink Orchid, you stay and guard the island."

Dragon Cypress instructed.

"Yes, Great King."

Ink Orchid agreed.

Snow Velvet Spider King, who had been entirely focused on ability combination research along the way, suddenly came to her senses, the Law Divine Pattern imprint on her forehead flashing, and three spider silk bags floated out.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King, the Divine-Grade Silver Leaf Fruit and Festoon Fruit I promised you last time."

The Snow Velvet Spider King said solemnly, "There's also a Divine-Grade Fruit. I remember, at our first meeting, I'd mentioned it to you—the Divine-Grade Three-Colored Origin Force Fruit. It strengthens and transforms the dry pancreas, enabling it to store Origin Force. The ability is called 'Triple Primordial Energy.' It's a flamboyant name; in practice, it stores Primordial Energy equivalent to 30% to 100% of one's own total. The specifics depend primarily on one's comprehensive physique."

"Dragon Cypress Ant King, you possess Ancestral Divine Power—after use, the result will be exceptional."

Dragon Cypress: "Indeed!"

Ink Orchid: "Thank you, Snow Velvet Spider King!"

Ink Orchid cheerfully accepted the spider silk bags, opened them, checked them in turn, then lifted the one containing the Festoon Fruit in her claw.

Dragon Cypress briefly explained, "Ink Orchid has already reached Age Period 8. She just needed this Festoon Fruit to advance to Age Period 9."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Understood. Then, Dragon Cypress Ant King, if you want another Divine-Grade Festoon Fruit, you'll have to exchange it with a Divine-Grade Molan Seed."

Dragon Cypress: "Of course. I'm not in urgent need of Divine-Grade Festoon Fruit."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Still, it's best to consume these top-level Divine-Grade Fruits as early as possible for peace of mind."

The Snow Velvet Spider King pointed to the spider silk bag and said, "This Divine-Grade Three-Colored Origin Force Fruit also requires a Divine-Grade Molan Seed in exchange."

Dragon Cypress: "Understood! I owe you two Divine-Grade Molan Seeds. Next harvest, I'll try to pinch a seed out of White Ivy Spider King's or Seven-Leaf Spider King's allotment for you."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "It would be best to get it from the Seven-Leaf Spider King—White Ivy Spider King is already swapping Law Fruits with Red Crow Mountain, and without my help these years, the pressure's been quite high."