Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 745 - 604 Ancestral Divine Power_3

What's going on? Silver Cypress was filled with questions. He stood outside the cave, observing through a hole. After watching for a while, still uneasy, he turned and sprinted out of the cave.

A short while later, he found Ink Orchid.

"Second King!" Silver Cypress exclaimed breathlessly.

"Dragon Cypress has awakened?" Ink Orchid inquired.

"Just now, the Great King suddenly woke up, but then he fell back into a deep slumber immediately after," Silver Cypress reported.

Ink Orchid looked puzzled. She activated her Soul-Setting Ability and, after careful perception, thought for a moment and explained, "Dragon Cypress was previously in a light sleep, absorbing and digesting the energy from the Wangbai Seeds. He must have finished absorbing it just now and woke up briefly. Now he has entered a deep sleep; he's certainly going to condense his Law Divine Marks."

Upon hearing this, Silver Cypress suddenly realized and relaxed, praising, "The Second King is truly the smartest!"

Ink Orchid called out, "Back to the nest!"

Hardly had they reached halfway when waves of Origin Force Fluctuations emanated from deep within the Ant Nest. Ink Orchid and Silver Cypress both stopped in their tracks.

Ink Orchid's figure flickered and vanished.

Silver Cypress paused, stunned for a moment, then raced in pursuit.

The Origin Force Fluctuations intensified, forming an Origin Force vacuum that rapidly expanded, causing the ant colony within the Ant Nest to scurry in panic. Ink Orchid, who had just rushed into the Ant Nest, retreated and beckoned Silver Cypress to evacuate quickly.

Noticing the commotion, Giant Cypress, Cypress, Fragrant Cypress, and Black Sophora all hurried over. The spiritual power of Azure, Southern Gorgon, and Black Yellow also focused on the area.

What's happening?

What's wrong with the ants again?

What is Dragon Cypress up to?

Why are there such violent Origin Force Fluctuations?

Weren't there no issues when we used the Ghost King Sophora Seeds last time?

Ink Orchid, didn't you say that it was another kind of Law Primordial Energy, appearing out of nowhere, that was assisting in the condensation of the Divine Marks?

What's the situation now?

Questions filled their minds.

Ink Orchid was also at a loss. Last time, when they used the Ghost King Sophora Seeds to condense the Ancestral Divine Power Marks, they indeed did not absorb Natural Primordial Force. But this time...

Black Sophora was the first to react, exclaiming, "King Cypress is a Law Divine Tree, but it's not one of the 55 Divine Trees that are naturally born in the Natural Star Realm. It was randomly born!"

That's the only explanation!

All the insects understood. Azure, Southern Gorgon, and Black Yellow also came to the same realization. A randomly born Law Divine Tree, without the aid of Stellar Realm Laws, could only absorb massive amounts of Origin Force to condense Law Divine Marks.

However, when King Cypress was still a flower, it had clearly been stimulated into existence by the second descent of the Law Divine Power. Why isn't it among the 55 Divine Trees? Why was it randomly born? What precautions were needed when using the fruits produced by a randomly born Law Divine Tree?

No one had ever considered that King Cypress might have been randomly born.

Southern Gorgon asked softly, "Are we going to waste Source Stones again?"

Right!

Prepare the Source Stones!

Ink Orchid urgently called, "Fragrant Cypress! Black Sophora! Quick! Lead two teams of Worker Ants to the Treasury and move out the Source Stones!"

"Silver Cypress, Giant Cypress, Cypress, don't just stand there dumbfounded, you help too!"

The ants began to act. During the spring trade, the Flame Spider Caravan had delivered exactly 5,000,000 Source Stones, which were left at Xianglan Mountain. Over 1,000,000 remained from the Evolution breakthrough, making a total of 6,000,000. They allocated 3,000,000 to South Mountain and 3,000,000 to North Mountain, and these were quickly moved into position.

But soon, everyone discovered that the radius of the Origin Force vacuum stabilized at around 200 meters. The Natural Primordial Force of Xianglan Mountain was just barely enough to supply it.

They continued to observe. The rate of Primordial Energy absorption remained steady, and the scope of the Origin Force vacuum stayed the same. They waited patiently.

One day passed, then two, then three. After a full eleven days, the Origin Force fluctuations finally subsided.

Ink Orchid's figure flickered, transforming into a shadow, and she darted into the Ant Nest ahead of the others. The multitude of ants hurriedly followed suit.

「Inside the Ant Nest, Dragon Cypress's chamber」

Awakening from his slumber, Dragon Cypress exhaled deeply. He concentrated his attention to check himself and found no signs of molting like those experienced with the Ghost King Sophora Seeds. His physical strength was depleted, likely due to the long duration of his sleep. He looked around. The two Refinement Pearls originally on the Throne had been consumed when he last awoke, and no other food had been prepared in the cave.

How could this be? he wondered. Despite both being Law Divine Trees, the Ghost King Sophora Seeds and the Wangbai Seeds differ so much. The Wangbai Seeds clearly require far more effort.

Dragon Cypress muttered to himself, then concentrated his perception, inspecting his body. His eyes lit up brightly, overjoyed.

With a loud rumble, the soil and rock wall sealing the cave was shattered, and Ink Orchid charged in directly.

"Dragon Cypress?" Ink Orchid asked. When he didn't immediately respond, she pressed, "Did it succeed?"

"Of course."

"What about the Law Divine Mark? Can you reveal it?"

Without another word, Dragon Cypress focused his thoughts. On his carapace, a silver-white, snowflake-shaped Primordial Energy Imprint appeared.

"This is the Law Divine Mark granted by the Wangbai Seed, corresponding to the 'Adaptive Evolution' ability."

"Can you be more specific? Exactly how does this ability work?"

"It's impressively powerful, beyond expectations! The scope of Adaptive Evolution is nearly limitless; it can be interpreted as absolute adaptation..."

Dragon Cypress paused, looking toward the cave entrance. Cypress, Silver Cypress, Giant Cypress, Fragrant Cypress, and Black Sophora all rushed over, jostling to squeeze into the cave.

"Great King!"

"Great King, you have finally awakened!"

"Mighty Great King!"

"Great King, the Law Divine Mark?"

"Such a beautiful Primordial Energy Imprint!"

"And the ability? Great King, show us quickly!" the others clamored.

Dragon Cypress paused, choosing his words, then began his explanation: "Adaptive Evolution takes three forms. First, if the external environment is unsuitable for survival, environmental stimuli can trigger a somewhat passive Molting Evolution to adapt. Second, through conscious control via the soul's will, a Molting Evolution can occur to adjust the body structure towards a desired form. Third, when facing life-threatening, hostile external environmental stimuli, the body needs to undergo a 'Pupa Change.' In this form, the body dissolves and reassembles, undergoing Feather Transformation and Rebirth to emerge in a completely new state to cope."

Dragon Cypress thought for a moment, then added, "This is absolute Adaptive Evolution! I also feel that it's not strictly necessary to enter an unsuitable environment to trigger evolution. It can also be stimulated consciously by gathering information, understanding unfamiliar environments, and controlling the ability to adapt and evolve."

Dragon Cypress continued, "For instance, consider traveling continuously north to the frigid Far North Land. The Second King and I visited when we were young, and I retain information about the Far North Land in my mind, understanding its coldness. So, even here at Xianglan Mountain, I can now consciously control an evolution to make my body adapt to that extreme cold environment. There's no need to be physically present there."

The insects were astounded, their tentacles quivering with shock.

So strong!

Is this ability not extremely powerful?

But, Great King, I'm not sure I completely understand what you're saying.

Dragon Cypress explained further, "Another example: if I needed to fly, I could consciously control my evolution, mimicking the body structure of our close relatives, the Bee Clan, to transform my body and become better at flying."

"Let me give another example. If I needed to live in the ocean for an extended period... but I can't think of any ideal oceanic Insect Clan to mimic, nor can my understanding and cognition conceive how to optimize my body structure for that. In that case, I could enter the ocean, live there for a while, and the Adaptive Evolution ability would be triggered passively. It would autonomously optimize and adjust my body, evolving the most suitable form for survival in the ocean."

Dragon Cypress concluded, "Different environments require different forms. After adapting through evolution once, the information about these environments will be etched into one's bloodline. If encountered again, one can quickly adjust. Or, if I know I need to transition from one environment to another, I can also consciously activate the ability to make adjustments in advance."

A brief silence fell as the ants processed this. Then, they nodded their tentacles, indicating they understood.

Silver Cypress raised a claw, suggesting, "Great King, since it's hard to explain clearly, why don't you just demonstrate it to us?"

Dragon Cypress was silent for a beat, then said, "Silver Cypress, go hunt more food and bring it back. I need to recover first."

"Alright," Silver Cypress replied.

Ink Orchid tilted her head, pondering, and inquired, "Dragon Cypress, have you not realized? Our King Cypress is not one of the 55 Law Divine Trees that necessarily emerge in the Natural Star Realm."

Dragon Cypress was completely bewildered.

Ink Orchid explained, "King Cypress was randomly born! While you were in slumber condensing your Law Divine Marks, you had no Law Primordial Energy to aid you. You absorbed Natural Primordial Force to condense the Adaptive Evolution Divine Mark. That's why it took you twelve days to complete."

Dragon Cypress was visibly shocked. "No wonder! I felt something was off when I woke up!"

"How is this possible?"