Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 645 - 572 Divine-Given Overlay

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The Divine-Grade Mountain Pillar Fruit from Spider King Spurge has been delivered.

Ink Orchid eats it.

Luck hasn't been good these past years, and there haven't been any Divine-Given Seeds harvested, so Evolution is temporarily impossible.

But it's not far off...

Time flies, another year passes.

Swinging Leaf Island.

Early spring in the Northern Hemisphere, early autumn in the Southern Hemisphere,

After three years, Rain Tree No.2 mutated specimen has grown into a three-meter-tall half-grown Little Tree, sprouting its first flower buds, budding branches and buds, about to bloom.

—Can it trigger a Natural Godsend?

No one was quite sure in their hearts.

To be safe, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid still brought Silver Cypress, Black Birch, and Tie Bush, arranged a large group of Soldier Ants to guard, sticking closely by the tree's side.

Resting during the day.

Peppered with spirit, watching the sky at night.

After more than ten days of waiting,

All of a sudden one night, clouds thick as ink blanketed the sky; a flash of white light appeared and vanished in the darkness.

"Dragon Cypress!"

Ink Orchid suddenly raised a claw, cheering and giving a heads-up: "Silver Cypress! Black Birch! Tie Bush!"

A terrifying Primordial Energy Power, making the six legs of any Ling Chong go limp and their souls tremble, came down from the sky, landing on the bud of Rain Tree No.2's main tree.

Ink Orchid: "Dragon Cypress? Did you see that?"

Dragon Cypress: "Mm—"

Ink Orchid: "Silver Cypress? Black Birch? Tie Bush? Did you see that?"

Silver Cypress: "I saw it!"

Black Birch: "Thanks for the heads-up, Second King."

Tie Bush: "Second King, you're awesome!"

Tie Bush: "...I didn't see it."

"..."

A moment of speechlessness.

If you didn't see it, what are you awesome about?

Ink Orchid said smugly: "I told you so; with two small mutations stacked, Rain Tree No.2 could trigger a Law Divine-Given."

"Second King, awesome!"

Dragon Cypress led the chanting, Silver Cypress and Black Birch chimed in.

They all gathered under the tree.

The flower bud struck by Divine Power was emitting faint Origin Force Fluctuations.

It's done!

Black Birch directed the small Worker Ants up the tree to pick the irrelevant buds, reducing energy and nutrient consumption.

"A heavy rain's coming, everyone clear out."

With a thought, Dragon Cypress channeled Water System Primordial Energy into its tentacle; a semi-spherical Hydrology Shield about ten meters in diameter formed, enveloping the Rain Tree No.2 mother plant.

The salty, fishy sea wind grew increasingly violent.

Lightning split the night; thunder rolled.

Torrential rain soon followed.

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and the rest stood guard under the tree all night long.

The rain passed and the sky cleared.

The Origin Force Bud bloomed to greet the morning sunlight.

After half a month, flowers came and went, fruit formed smoothly; a stunted pod with just a single Seed was produced.

With the pod on the tree, it's basically set.

"Dragon Cypress, Rain Tree No.2's Divine-Given Seed should get an official name."

Ink Orchid proposed solemnly.

Dragon Cypress: "Second King, you choose."

Ink Orchid: "Red Leaf Rain Tree? We can call it Red Leaf, or Red Rain for short."

Dragon Cypress: "That works. An orthodox name."

Dragon Cypress said, "The autumn Roving Merchant trading should start soon, I'm heading back to Xianglan Mountain. Ink Orchid, will you stay on the island?"

Ink Orchid retorted, "Will the search for Divine-Given Seeds on Cloud Trace Continent pause for a year?"

Searched in spring without finding anything; the odds in autumn aren't much better.

Dragon Cypress: "Ink Orchid will stay here."

Dragon Cypress: "Silver Cypress, head up to the mountain outpost. Black Birch, you assist Second King, and take care of the soon-to-be-born Divine-Given Seed."

"Yes, Great King."

"Please rest assured, Great King!"

Silver Cypress and Black Birch responded loud and clear.

Dragon Cypress leaped up onto the Dominating Throne, calling: "Tie Bush, come back to Cloud Trace Continent with me, take a year to rest by White Lotus Lake. Black Leaf is in charge of White Lotus Lake and has been asking about you a long time."

Tie Bush answered cheerfully: "Got it, Great King."

Silver Cypress quickly raised a claw and said: "Great King, I want to go back to Xianglan Mountain for a rest too!"

Dragon Cypress considered, then said: "Alright! Next year. Cypress will rotate in. Simple change: Spiked Cypress goes to the Purple Tung Insect Nation to take Cypress's place. Silver Cypress, you return to Xianglan Mountain to replace Spiked Cypress. Silver Cypress, you can stay longer at Xianglan Mountain."

Silver Cypress straightened its tentacles and declared: "Great King, you are wise!"

Black Birch raised a claw and asked: "Great King, what about me?"

Dragon Cypress: "Black Birch, your position can't be filled for now. Next year, you can return to Xianglan Mountain and have a year's rest."

Black Birch: "Great King, I want to go to the Purple Tung Insect Nation..."

Dragon Cypress: "That's fine! The Purple Tung Insect Nation has a ton to do, Round Cypress is about to be worked to death—go help out."

Black Birch: "...All right."

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The orchard and rain tree grove planned and built on Swinging Leaf Island still had some finishing touches and cleanup left.

Dragon Cypress completed the autumn Roving Merchant trade on Cloud Trace Continent alone, then returned to Swinging Leaf Island in early winter, and together with Black Birch, busied themselves tidying up everything.

After three months, the land-opening work on Swinging Leaf Island was fully completed, and all that remained was the comparatively lighter day-to-day maintenance and management.

At the same time, the island's Rain Trees were entering their fruit maturity and harvest season one by one.

The Divine-Given Seed took a bit longer; half a month late, Rain Tree No.2's Seed Pod ripened, and the Divine-Given Seed was harvested.

Ink Orchid placed it in the Life Pouch.

Walking alongside the Divine Force Barrier, treading the sea, they returned together to Xianglan Mountain.

At this time,

It's spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

The brand-new cypress species hybridized by Zhibai and Silver Cypress No.1102, after several rounds of selection, had a neat total of 100 left, all planted together in a plot,

These cypresses were full of Life Force, growing vigorously; in just three years, they reached four or five meters tall.

In the Inherited Memory, Zhibai was the tallest of the Natural God System cypresses, a Top-Level Plant Seed by nature—it's clear these inherited their father's fine lineage.

Spring brought new shoots; their silver-white scale powder was more abundant and brighter than ever, and looking over them, there was a sparkling sea of silver.

These new hybrids took Silver Cypress No.1102 as their mother, and also inherited and amplified Silver Cypress' characteristics.

This year, for the first time, they sent out flower buds; soon they would bloom.

Dragon Cypress also brought Black Cory, Black Leaf, Tie Bush, Black Peach, Giant Cypress back to Xianglan Mountain; and for once, the Kingdom's members had a rare, rather complete gathering.