Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 579 - 550: Ocean God’s Scepter_3

The overall situation was almost identical to that of Wan Country and the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent in the Northern Hemisphere. The difference lay in the different types of insect species, and there was also the presence of the nearly uncontrollable and terrifying group known as the Stone Hunt Blue Ant in the Southern Hemisphere.

The differences between the insect species in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres were quite significant and rarely overlapped. However, most plants were the same, with more than half of them distributed in both hemispheres.

The conversation was engaging, lasting from mid-morning until twilight.

Ink Orchid suddenly asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King, I've always had a question. How did the names of the Wanglan Continent and Zhibai Continent come about? Were they named after some powerful Insect Clan Warrior named 'Wanglan' or 'Zhibai', or were there some powerful plants...?"

The Snow Velvet Spider King responded with surprise, "I'm not sure about the Wanglan Continent. However, you don't know the origin of the Zhibai Continent?"

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Birch simultaneously shook their tentacles.

The Snow Velvet Spider King said, "It's definitely named after the 'Zhibai' cypress tree! Isn't it recorded in the Inherited Memory? The tallest cypress tree! A Top-Level Plant Seed, naturally nurtured."

"..."

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Birch were speechless.

Dragon Cypress said, "There is such a record in the Inherited Memory... but... just because of that? The continent is named Zhibai just because of this tree? There are similar plants, surely?"

The Snow Velvet Spider King thought for a moment and said, "Then, I'm not sure. When I was born, I was told that the land under my feet was called Shanglu, and the Mainland was called Zhibai Continent. I've never thought about investigating the origin of the names."

Dragon Cypress pressed, "Snow Velvet Spider King, how then did the name Shanglu come about?"

The Snow Velvet Spider King quickly replied, "It's the continent where the Flame Spider Roving Merchants reside, so it should naturally be called Shanglu."

Clearly, it's because they have a Divine God-Given Seed named Shanglu that imbues space-type abilities. This is an old Spider that lies seamlessly, without a ripple of emotion.

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Birch saw through it but kept silent.

Unperturbed and deftly changing the subject, the Snow Velvet Spider King asked, "Ant King Golden Frost, Snow Orchid Lord, from what I observe, that Wood Element Ability on your carapaces, does it require merging with some kind of plant... leaves?"

Dragon Cypress replied, "Yes."

The Snow Velvet Spider King said, "The plant you merge with must be quite powerful."

Dragon Cypress said, "Of course. We use the leaves of a King-Level Peak Divine God-Given Seed. Since Snow Orchid and I are only at the Lord-Level in terms of evolution, our Origin Force has fallen back to the Lord-Level, but we still retain some characteristics of the King Level, for example, the efficiency of light utilization."

Dragon Cypress explained in detail, "This ability is bestowed by a Divine-Grade Fruit known as 'Thousand-Layer Fruit'. It's named 'Forest Symbiont' and requires eating leaves to obtain Leaf Factors and form a symbiosis. It's not rare; from my observations, many ordinary marine creatures possess a similar ability."

The Snow Velvet Spider King murmured, "Oh..."

The Snow Velvet Spider King continued, "Leaves of a King-Level Peak Divine God-Given Seed? One from a Soul System Divine God-Given Seed? Another from a Wood Element Divine God-Given Seed? Then there's this 'Thousand-Layer Fruit' you mentioned, a Divine-Grade Fruit... and the Divine-Grade Shashuo Fruit you speak of..."

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Birch suddenly felt uneasy.

Slowly, the Snow Velvet Spider King spoke, "I, Snow Velvet, roam the continents, trading exclusively in Divine-Grade Fruits—only in Divine-Grade Fruits. There's hardly any Divine God-Given Seed in the Wanglan and Zhibai Continents that I do not know about."

The Snow Velvet Spider King asked, "Between the two continents, how many Divine Grade products are there in total? Yet, suddenly, four completely unfamiliar ones appear—ones I have no knowledge of. Tell me, isn't that strange?"

Not waiting for any excuses, the Snow Velvet Spider King continued, "The strangest thing is, you possess Divine God-Given Seeds and yet do not know that Snow Velvet specializes in trading Divine-Grade Fruits."

The Snow Velvet Spider King pressed, "You aren't native Insects, are you? Where did you come from?"