"Stop!"

Dragon Cypress shouted to stop, stepping out from within the water mass, with water system primordial energy swirling around him. The water mass instantly turned to a decayed, gray-black color, surrounding the insects with an uncomfortable dark aura.

Dragon Cypress lightly tapped with his tentacle, designating a specialized Blue Soldier, ordering it to step forward.

The specialized Blue Soldier took a few steps forward, but shrank back hesitantly.

Black Birch trotted close, also continuously retreating.

"Great King! Is this the 'Dead Water State'? Why do I feel like it's hurting me too?"

Ink Orchid heard this, suddenly rushed over, lightly perceived, then stepped back two steps, startled: "Ants, what a bizarre power! Wow! You always say primordial energy breath is the display of an insect's inner self, is your heart this dark?"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Assistant Kings, Mountain Persimmon, and Tie Bush all stepped forward to check, subconsciously retreating again.

Dragon Cypress had a reckoning in his heart, realizing he could control his abilities to not harm his own insects, but couldn't control the death aura emitted by the dead water state from corroding the soul.

Spiked Cypress raised a claw, asking: "Great King, is this the power given by the Natural True God?"

Dragon Cypress: "I suppose so."

Spiked Cypress: "Isn't the Natural True God residing above the sun, releasing light and heat? Why would it wield such dark power?"

"Well..."

Dragon Cypress: "With light there is darkness, with life there is death, this is the fifth state change of the water system that's hardest to master."

Mountain Persimmon supplemented: "The almighty Natural God holds all the powers of the world."

Dragon Cypress: "Spring flourishes, autumn yields, summer burns, winter chills, life's proliferation in nature never ceases, yet continually withers. Death isn't inherently bad, old life ages and fades away, providing space for new life to flourish. Many forces in nature achieve balance through opposition. As transcendent Prime Force Life, we shouldn't perceive solely through dichotomies of black and white, good and evil. We should place ourselves at an unbiased midpoint, to observe, perceive, and master."

Ink Orchid murmured: "The Great King truly is the Great King, speaks with philosophy."

Spiked Cypress: "The Great King is unmatched in wisdom!"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Spiked Cypress: "Great King, does the 'Kirin' of Sea Beast Devouring Ability not have a dead water state change?"

Dragon Cypress: "No."

Spiked Cypress: "The Whirl Beast of the Great King is mightier than the Kirin!"

Dragon Cypress neither refuted nor agreed.

The water system's living water and cloud mist states are versatile, skilled in concealment and stealth.

The ice state of the water system, is adept in both offense and defense.

The biomimicry state of the water system, primarily unleashes the most formidable devouring ability.

Mastering the four state changes is already perfectly adept, sufficient to handle all known types of battle scenarios.

The dead water state is just an additional battle mode, refining an already perfect foundation.

Though potent, it's insufficient to bring about qualitative enhancement.

Both the Whirl Beast and Kirin have reached the pinnacle level of the water system, with no apparent strength disparity.

In a contest, it hinges on combat skills, primordial energy reserves and consumption, on whose Ant Army is more numerous and stronger.

At this moment, the power of the Ancestral Divine Power became evident.

Silver Cypress raised a claw to ask: "Great King, our Assistant Kings haven't mastered this death power! How can we ride the Whirl Beast to battle alongside you? Or, if you take us to battle with you, you can't unleash this super strong dead water state."

Dragon Cypress calmly hinted: "Soul system ability, Nightfall."

Yes!

Ink Orchid immediately activated the self-comprehended 'Dusk' ability, indeed, that aura corroding the insect soul was shielded.

Trying to extend a tentacle, carefully touching the dead water, a shiver, and the tentacle retracted.

"Still no good! Contacting it, this power still erodes the body!"

Black Birch stepped forward, hydrology shield attached to the tentacle, quickly probing, eyes lighting up, kicking his legs to leap onto the Whirl Beast.

"Second King, hydrology shield effectively blocks the erosion of the body by dead water."

Indeed, Black Birch was the quickest thinker.

Dragon Cypress approvingly tapped his tentacle briefly, stating: "Assistant Kings can use Nightfall and hydrology shield for protection, more fully merging into the Whirl Beast. Regarding specialized Blue Soldiers, the current Blue Soldiers are indeed inadequate, but the ones I cultivate hereafter, will perfectly adapt to the dead water environment."

Exactly!

All problems resolved.

Black Peach raised a claw, asking: "Great King, then can we participate in the next war between Wave Tree Bay and Blue Island?"

Dragon Cypress lightly swayed his tentacle, but did not deny.

Dragon Cypress knew well, burying oneself in hard training alone on the island definitely won't do. Not participating in the war, at least should see, understand the battlefield firsthand.

This matter must be discussed with the Snow Velvet Spider King.

If going, certainly bring Cypress and Silver Cypress, the problem is, these two guys, Cypress only condensed one refinement divine inscription, and Silver Cypress hasn't condensed any refinement divine inscription yet.

"Let's wait for a few years, see the situation then."

"Disperse. Everyone, attend to your own matters."

As Dragon Cypress spoke, a thought transformed the dead water color to clear living water, waving his tentacle, directing the specialized Blue Soldiers army into the water to disappear.

Continue testing, with the Whirl Beast in living water, ice, mist, life four state changes, carrying the Ant Army for battle and training drills.

With a series of tests, moving like flowing clouds, no problems discovered.

Sea Beast Devouring unlike any other divine mark ability, cannot just ignore if unable to condense a divine mark.

Sea Beast Devouring is the core ability of Dragon Cypress now and in the future, to be continuously trained infinitely like the Kirin Beast Ant King.

Unlike the Kirin Beast Ant King, Whirl Beast Devouring is an ability Dragon Cypress independently condensed through personal effort, possessing an infinitely vast growth space.

Dragon Cypress's daily routine changed.

In the morning, experiment combining Touch of Silver Light with Hydra Power.

Attempting to combine Thunder and Water systems abilities, integrating into Whirl Beast Devouring.

In the afternoon, rigorously practice the single Thunder system ability Flash Strike.