Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 440 - 420: Jinhe’s Revival

Huagi Mountain.

Yellow Stem was checking this year’s Common Shield Grasshopper hatchling status in the forested slope when he sensed the Origin Force fluctuation of the Dominating Throne’s flight and quickly climbed up the hillside.

Quandong Divine Tree greeted proactively, "Dragon Cypress Ant King. Ink Orchid. Looking at your formation..."

Ink Orchid: "We successfully obtained the One-Glimpse Fruit, and the Red Phellodendron Divine Seed is now in my possession!"

Ink Orchid: "Yellow Stem, as per the Huagi Divine Tree’s command, it’s time to awaken the Jinhe Divine Seed! If you’re worried, Dragon Cypress can keep Black Birch detained at Huagi Mountain as insect quality, and he can also help you with the work."

Yellow Stem was stunned for two seconds before his mind turned the corner. He replied earnestly, "Then let’s keep Black Birch at Huagi Mountain."

Can’t tell a joke when you hear one? Ink Orchid glanced at Dragon Cypress.

Dragon Cypress: "Black Birch can stay at Huagi Mountain to help out, and when there’s time, he can go to the Knowledge Hall to study more."

Black Birch put down the wooden planks and led the ant swarm toward the ground.

Dragon Cypress elaborated, "Over at the Purple Tung Insect Nation, the pit is already dug, just waiting for the exuviae of the Jinhe Divine Seed to be transported over. Then it can be backfilled and mounded up immediately."

Dragon Cypress: "Meanwhile, preparations have been made at Huagi Mountain ahead of time, the site selected and the pit dug, ready to backfill with the Red Phellodendron exuviae. In about three months, after Ink Orchid completes nurturing the Red Phellodendron Divine Seed, he will advance to the 5th Age Period Mountain Lord."

"Good—"

Yellow Stem asked, "Ink Orchid, you need Origin Force Food, right? Should we head to the Treasury first?"

Dragon Cypress lightly tapped his tentacles.

In the Huagi Mountain Treasury, about 1.5 million Source Stones’ worth of Divine-Given Origin Force Food remained, reserved for Ink Orchid’s evolution.

They took it all out, taking it back to the Purple Tung Insect Nation to be consumed slowly.

...

Both sides had been arranged properly.

Dragon Cypress began transporting the Divine-Given Exuviae, and within only three days, the preparations for rebirth were completed simultaneously.

Yellow Stem entered deep into the Treasury alone.

Inside the cave, Source Stones paved the floor. At the center was a wooden stake, about one meter in diameter and two meters tall, with brown-yellow color interwoven with golden vertical grain patterns.

The Jinhe Divine Seed was quite special. It had previously broken through to King-Level by relying on the Huagi Divine Tree’s divine artifact, Glinting Gold, but after Glinting Gold was returned, it was suppressed by the Natural Law and reduced back to 9th Age Period King-Level.

Since it hadn’t fused with Glinting Gold, it had no attacking ability.

Yellow Stem did not fear it, but openly and deliberately sent out a spiritual power summons.

"Jinhe Divine Seed?"

"Jinhe Divine Seed~"

"Jinhe~"

"Has the Origin Force revived?"

From within the central stake came a weak, confused wave of mental power.

Yellow Stem: "No."

Jinhe: "Then who are you..."

Yellow Stem: "I am called Yellow Stem, currently the only Shield Grasshopper Warrior of Huagi Mountain. I’m a little old for now, but after a few more years, with a Life-Extending Divine Good, I’ll regain my youth."

Yellow Stem spoke rapidly, explaining, "Here’s the situation: a special Ant King has appeared on the Cloud Trace Continent. He possesses a God-Level Creation from the Outworld Civilization, known as the ’Dominating Throne’..."

In one breath, Yellow Stem succinctly narrated the current state of the world.

"Jinhe Divine Seed?"

"I’m listening—"

"I’ve finished."

"Can Huagi Mountain really survive the endless Origin Force Silent Period?"

"I don’t know. However, you can take this opportunity to awaken, resume activity, and restore your peak state."

"Did not a single warrior ever return after leaving Huagi Mountain?"

"...No."

The Jinhe Divine Seed fell silent.

Yellow Stem waited.

After a long while,

The Jinhe Divine Seed said, "Send me over."

...

...

...

"Dragon Cypress! Yellow Stem!"

Ink Orchid came to greet them, eyes fixed on the wooden stake standing on the Throne, and greeted tentatively, "Hello, Jinhe Divine Seed."

"Mm—"

The Jinhe Divine Seed responded.

Ink Orchid immediately sensed that the Jinhe Divine Seed was extremely weak. Once awakened from slumber, it must quickly land and undergo rebirth.

Not daring to say more, he turned in midair, spun around, and took the lead in front.

"Huagi Divine Tree!"

The Dominating Throne arrived before the Huagi Divine Tree.

Dragon Cypress and Yellow Stem called out in greeting.

The Huagi Divine Tree’s spiritual power swept back and forth across the wooden stake.

The Linnan Divine Tree’s spiritual power also drifted over, calling out, "Jinhe?"

"Mm—"

The Jinhe responded with a long series of mental greetings.

Huagi Divine Tree: "It’s been too long. The energy is spent. There’s no time to lose—arrange burial immediately. Anything to say can be said later."

"Alright!"

"Yes."

Dragon Cypress and Yellow Stem responded.

The Dominating Throne sped off, arriving before the prepared tubao.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Great King!"

The waiting Round Cypress and Silver Cypress greeted them.

"Yellow Stem—" Spruce was there too, stepping forward trying to help.

Dragon Cypress raised a claw and waved, signaling not to approach. His gaze locked on the wooden stake. Primordial Energy gathered at his claw tip. Carefully, he cut and split open the wood, revealing the Tree Heart at its center. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Oval and spherical, smooth and glossy dark brown, covered in dense golden filigree patterns, refracting dazzling golden light in the twilight.

Yellow Stem stepped forward, carefully cradled it, leaped to the ground, and sprinted to the tubao, digging a pit and interring it.

"Great King?" Silver Cypress sought instructions.

Dragon Cypress lightly tapped his tentacles.

Silver Cypress issued the order. The long-waiting Specialized Blue Soldier Legion sprang into action, unleashing Water System Ability, extracting water from the river canal, and coalescing it into one-meter-wide giant balls, passing them along, finally delivering them before Silver Cypress.

Silver Cypress controlled the orbs, turning them into fine rainfall which thoroughly drenched the entire tubao at once.

A tiny green sprout broke through the earth, swaying in the twilight and evening breeze, growing vigorously.

Half a meter,

One meter,

Two meters...

Soon, energy was depleted, and the trunk’s height stagnated just above two meters. Hungry and thirsty, it breathed in Natural Primordial Force.

At night,

Silver Cypress returned under the White Poplar Divine Seed, standing guard alongside Black Leaf.

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, Yellow Stem, Spruce, Red Moonseed, and Round Cypress kept watch at the tubao all night.

The Jinhe Divine Seed’s luck was lacking.

At midnight, the sky suddenly clouded over, and a light rain began to fall.

The spring rain persisted, on and off, lasting three days straight.

The sky remained overcast, letting in no sunlight. In two days, the Jinhe Divine Seed grew only half a meter taller, its new leaves tinged with an unhealthy pale yellow.

A powerful soul must have a strong trunk to support it, so the soul consciousness retreated to the underground main root to sleep.

It was the most fragile period for the Tree Heart’s rebirth, yet such adversity struck.

Even the always composed Huagi Divine Tree could hardly keep calm.

On the fourth day, the rain stopped and the skies cleared.

With warm and plentiful sunlight, the Jinhe Divine Seed began to grow rapidly.

In one day, the trunk reached three meters tall.

Within another four days, it grew to five meters—a lush little tree.

Seeing this, Yellow Stem felt somewhat reassured.

All the insects with Dragon Cypress breathed a sigh of relief.

The Jinhe Divine Seed had once surpassed King-Level, only to be forced back to a 9th Age Period Tree King by the Stellar Realm Laws.

It was much stronger than a typical 9th Age Period Tree King.

With days of sunlight to restore its strength, it entered a rapid growth phase.

It shot up a meter a day.

In just four or five days, the trunk exceeded ten meters, its Origin Force absorption skyrocketing. Around the tree, a Origin Force vacuum of four or fifty meters in radius formed, affecting more than a hundred meters around.

The weakened, dormant soul showed clear recovery, shifting from the underground roots to the trunk, where it continued to sleep, absorbing Primordial Energy for restoration and healing.

The situation had basically stabilized.

Yellow Stem and Spruce kept watch beneath the tree.

Silver Cypress took turns with Black Leaf to command the Ant Army, guarding at the same time.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid packed up simply and hurried off to escort Red Moonseed back to Black Fruit Mountain, then immediately set out on the spring search for Divine-Given Seeds.