Silver Cypress Year 151.

The Divine-Grade Black Lotus Seed is matured and ready for harvest.

The original plan was to keep it for White Willow's use.

But this Spiked Cypress is really disappointing, not even able to condense the first Divine Mark. A temporary adjustment is needed, allowing Spiked Cypress to use it first.

The Super Brain Ability has its flaws; the smarter the insect, the greater the role it can play.

A mindless insect won't have much of an impact even with the Super Brain Ability.

There's no alternative for Dragon Cypress; limited or not, any little help is enough.

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White Willow's entire Life Seed enters a dormant state without flowering or fruiting, recuperating for three years to breakthrough and elevate to the Insect King, then rest another three years to relocate to Rainbow Island before the next Expedition Year.

In the following three years, insects like Blue Catalpa, Snakebark Maple, Chinese Clematis, Red Moonseed, and Woodberry also need to advance to Insect King.

Insects that have long evolved into Insect Kings, like Yellow Stem, Spruce, White Rice, and Black Rice, can let their God-Given Life Seed stop flowering and fruiting, gradually entering a dormant state year by year.

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Silver Cypress Year 152.

This year, the Ghost King Sophora Seeds have arrived!

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid calculated the time and set out.

Rednan Mountain, Trade Cave.

The dull rumble of the stone slab wheelcart galloping echoed from afar.

Ghost King Woonyoung and Red Peach arrived, hauling Source Stone.

"Ghost King Woonyoung!"

"Red Peach Mantis King!"

Purple Three Leaf waved its tentacles in greeting, lightly passing through the Starship Rift, fluttering its wings to take flight, landing on Red Peach's head.

Ghost King Woonyoung and Red Peach had serious expressions.

Ghost King Woonyoung moved quickly, using a claw to cut the Spider Silk Rope binding the goods, uncovering two Spider Silk Bags, and took out a large bag pressed underneath.

Opening it, and then opening it again.

Ghost King Sophora Seeds packed into small bags.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid carefully counted the bags one by one.

The count was correct, 500 fruit clips, 3000 locust seeds.

"Thanks to Ghost King Woonyoung!"

"Red Peach, you also worked hard!"

Ink Orchid happily expressed gratitude.

Red Peach followed by untying the Spider Silk Rope, pushing a Spider Silk Bag over.

This year, two more life-gifting Divine-Grade Fruits have arrived, allowing Black Persimmon and Black Peach to elevate to King-Level.

"Red Peach, please convey my thanks to the White Ivy Spider King."

Dragon Cypress did a quick check and packed it up.

Red Peach: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, White Ivy Spider King's current quota is 1.96 billion."

Dragon Cypress: "That's right. It's about to reach 2 billion."

Red Peach asked: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, is there still one more life-gifting Divine-Grade Fruit to obtain?"

Dragon Cypress: "Two more can be sent over. The Sea Beast Warrior Tie Bush is about to breakthrough to King-Level, a piece can be sent their way. Additionally, the newly born Assistant King, Rainbow Parasol Tree, also needs one."

Red Peach: "No problem!"

Red Peach asked again: "How about the Divine-Grade Dragon Bamboo Fruit? Do you still need them?"

White Ivy is about to reach 300 million...

The Wangbai Seed will take who knows how long to be realized...

Dragon Cypress hesitated and then motioned with its tentacles, asking back: "Why not one to start with?"

Red Peach cheerfully said: "Sure! I'll note it."

"Is there anything else?"

Ink Orchid snatched the Spider Silk Bag from Dragon Cypress's claw, "Red Peach, please send my regards to the White Ivy Spider King. You guys chat, I'll take my leave first."

After speaking, it darted out of the cave and left.

"..."

A brief silence.

Ghost King Woonyoung asked casually: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, how's the preparation for war going?"

Dragon Cypress replied: "Actively preparing."

"When will it start? There should be a definite time by now, right?"

"If Ghost King Woonyoung is referring to the great battle to annihilate Blue Island, my initial plan is to proceed after obtaining three sets of Ghost King Sophora Seeds."

"Approximately in 120 years, then?"

"Yes! Or it could be 160 years. Once my Refinement Ability is exposed, Blue Island will inevitably respond with a frenzied retaliation. The four dedicated war Assistant Kings under my command, Spiked Cypress, Giant Cypress, Cypress, and Silver Cypress, should ideally all awaken Ancestral Divine Power."

Dragon Cypress asked: "Ghost King Woonyoung, your elite squad from Red Crow Mountain, they're not in a hurry to leave the Origin Force Star Realm, right?"

Ghost King Woonyoung: "Indeed, no rush; currently, they are still Lord-Level Warriors."

Dragon Cypress nodded its tentacles and continued: "Under my command, four combat Assistant Kings, Cypress and Silver Cypress, have awakened their Water System Talent. With me protecting them in battle, it's relatively safe. Spiked Cypress and Giant Cypress, both of Strength System, are not adept with water, ideally should consume a Wangbai Seed, mastering the Adaptive Evolution Ability. Therefore, Ghost King Woonyoung, the Wangbai Seed exchanged for Red Crow Mountain will need to be delayed for two batches."

Ghost King Woonyoung: "The delivery needs to be delayed for at least four batches. Our Red Crow Mountain warriors are all stuck at 7 Age Period or 9 Age Period Lord-Level, waiting for Dragon Cypress Ant King to conquer Blue Island and obtain the Divine God-Given Seed with Wind System Talent."

Dragon Cypress: "... that's also true!"

Dragon Cypress solemnly stated: "Ghost King Woonyoung, rest assured, it is imperative to succeed."

Once serious matters concluded, the mode switched to casual chatting.

Ghost King Woonyoung inquired: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, Blue Island surely has more than one Divine God-Given Seed, right?"

Dragon Cypress: "From what is known, there are two! One of them grants Water System Ability, named 'Jellyfish of the Ocean Moon', which condenses a transparent water membrane resembling the Jellyfish of the Ocean Moon with Water System Primordial Energy. However, it is not a Bionic Ability, but specifically targets aerial units with an attack ability. This Ocean Moon Jellyfish Primordial Energy has extremely low consumption and a rapid activation speed, allowing mass release in a short time. Once it hits the target, it automatically disintegrates, adhering to the opponent, and can be remotely controlled via Primordial Energy Perception to contract and bind, causing the target to fall."

"A single insect using it isn't formidable, but if, switched to the Ant Clan, an Ant Army numbering in the thousands using it in unison, it effectively counters airborne Bee Clan units."

"It can also combine with Sea Soul Ability and other unique abilities to form various Divine Mark Abilities, all of which are quite formidable."

From the description, it's not a powerful ability.

Ghost King Woonyoung wasn't very interested in it and said: "To cultivate two divine-grade seeds in a brief three to four thousand years is indeed impressive."