Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 599 - 557: Divine Tree Shanglu_2

"Remember that!"

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Birch responded.

The Snow Velvet Spider King looked at Dragon Cypress, and specifically reminded him: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, if there's nothing urgent, you'd better keep the Dominating Throne hidden away, so as to avoid being seen by other insects and bringing trouble upon yourself."

Dragon Cypress: "Understood! Thank you for your guidance, Snow Velvet Spider King."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Then I'll take my leave first. You all should head back to Cloud Trace Continent soon as well."

"Alright."

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Birch replied again.

The Snow Velvet Spider King strode off across the sea, dashing away.

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"Wow~ hooray!"

Watching the Snow Velvet Spider King disappear beyond the sea horizon, Ink Orchid leaped into the air, spiraling and cheering with joy.

"Great King! Does this island belong to us now?"

Black Birch was also overcome with joy.

The total territory of the two neighboring islands, one large and one small, added up to 230 square kilometers.

Such a stretch of land would be insignificant on Bayonet Continent, but to the Xianglan Mountain Kingdom, it absolutely counted as a vast and fertile territory.

The key is, this means the Xianglan Mountain Kingdom now has a recognized territory, at least in the first stage, on Bayonet Continent.

Dragon Cypress was likewise delighted.

Ink Orchid circled in the air happily twice, then landed and asked: "Dragon Cypress, what should we do next? Shall we start cultivating Fragrant Silk Island?"

Dragon Cypress gently swayed his tentacles and said: "The original plan remains unchanged. We'll first develop and transform Swinging Leaf Island, then Fragrant Silk Island and Twin Pillar Island after that."

Ink Orchid: "Why? It's obvious Fragrant Silk Island is better! We're occupying it fair and square! With the Snow Velvet Spider King vouching for us, we're not afraid of anyone."

"Not afraid of anyone?"

Dragon Cypress swayed his tentacles and said: "You still need to be afraid! Without the strength to survive on our own, destruction could strike at any moment. If you see other insects, you have to hide, have to run. The Snow Velvet Spider King's reputation is only to be used as a last resort when we have nowhere else to turn."

"Uh—"

Ink Orchid calmed down, thinking over it twice, and after pondering it through, realized it was true.

Disappointment.

Tentacles drooped.

Dragon Cypress added: "But there's no need to worry too much either. No insect would voluntarily wander into the deep sea out of boredom, and generally, insects don't attack or kill on sight."

Black Birch raised a claw and asked: "Great King, so now we..."

Dragon Cypress: "Return to Swinging Leaf Island, and continue working."

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Shanglu has an area of 200,000 square kilometers, big enough to sustain the entire Flame Spider Tribe, but still far from meeting the requirements to be called a 'continent.'

The name Shanglu comes from the Divine Grade Shanglu Divine-Given Seed, but now, almost no insects know its origin anymore.

Even within the Flame Spider Kingdom, many Spider Kings don't know that a venerable Divine Tree is still hidden deep within their own ancestral forbidden mountain peaks.

The Snow Velvet Spider King is the only one in the whole tribe who travels as a Roving Merchant and can also enter and exit the forbidden ground.

The Snow Velvet Spider King's God-Given Life Seed is rooted in the forbidden land.

"Blue Poppy!"

The Snow Velvet Spider King entered the forbidden mountain in the rear, first hastening over to his own Life Seed to check the fruit at the top of the tree.

"Snow Velvet, how went the battle?" Blue Poppy asked absent-mindedly.

"Not good at all."

The Snow Velvet Spider King said heavily: "I fought head-on with a Stone Hunt Blue Ant King who has comprehended Sea Beast Devouring. The Stone Hunt Blue Ant tribe has evolved again, stronger than when I first encountered them a hundred years ago. They've also become increasingly savage and insane."

Blue Poppy perked up, "You fought? Tell me in detail."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Nothing much, really. As soon as I revealed my Snow Velvet Form, they were so terrified they fled immediately. Blue Poppy, it's fine now, but I have more important matters to report to the Shanglu Divine Tree."

The Snow Velvet Spider King hurried to the place where the Divine Grade Shanglu Divine-Given Seed was rooted.

The herbaceous plant had evolved into an arbor, still retaining many external features of the Shanglu Grass. The tree was a little over 50 meters tall, with no obvious Origin Force Fluctuations. Among ancient, towering trees and groves filled with Wild God-Given Seeds, it was quite easy to overlook.

As the Snow Velvet Spider King approached, more than a dozen strands of spiritual power from the Blessed Seeds probed over, each asking questions.

Meanwhile, one of the Old Spider Kings stationed in the mountain forbidden ground greeted him.

Three Old Spider Kings from the Diaphus Flame Spider Tribe arrived to inquire about the battle situation.

The Snow Velvet Spider King greeted and answered as he walked, quickening his pace, and together they arrived beneath the Divine Grade Shanglu Divine-Given Seed.

"Shanglu Divine Tree!"

The Snow Velvet Spider King greeted respectfully.

"Hmm—"

The Shanglu Divine Tree responded, consciousness drowsy, half-asleep and half-awake. It had no interest at all in the war raging on the adjacent Bayonet Continent, and said indifferently: "If you've got business, go say it in the cave. Stay away from me."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "It's not about the war. Shanglu Divine Tree, what I want to report is Rainbow Island, the passage left by the Ancestor leading to the Northern Hemisphere Cloud Trace Continent..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Shanglu Divine Tree, is the Seal left by the Ancestor really unbreakable, as the legend says?"

Shanglu Divine Tree: "Of course."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "It's been broken. While I was watching the battle on Blue Island, I ran into some insects from Cloud Trace Continent and even traveled with them for a short excursion to Cloud Trace Continent."

"???"

The Shanglu Divine Tree's consciousness awakened, and it questioned: "There are still Insect Clan Warriors on Cloud Trace Continent?"

The Snow Velvet Spider King explained: "Cloud Trace Continent has become a dead, desolate land where Origin Force Life can hardly take a step. But in a few places, Origin Force bursts from underground, forming Lands of Origin Force as large as twenty or thirty square kilometers. In addition, faint Origin Force seeps through the Divine Force Barrier, allowing Origin Force Life to move along the barrier."

The Snow Velvet Spider King briefly described the situation on Cloud Trace Continent.

When speaking with the Shanglu Divine Tree, there was no need to elaborate, so he finished very quickly.

The Shanglu Divine Tree asked indifferently: "Has anyone comprehended an ability that just so happens to counter?"

The Snow Velvet Spider King replied, with a hint of schadenfreude in his tone: "An ability called 'Metal Rot.'"

The Shanglu Divine Tree: "Explain everything."

The Snow Velvet Spider King: "In the Northern Hemisphere, west of Cloud Trace Continent is Ten Thousand Nations Continent, and west of that is Ten-thousand Tribes Continent. There's also a Flame Spider Kingdom on that side, formed by five Flame Spider Roving Merchant Tribes: Round Purple, Grape Hydrangea, Illusory Color, Diaphus, and White-Legged..."