Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 610 - 560: Ant’s Remarkable Insight_4

The old locust tree rooted near Sang's cave is almost 150 years old by now.

Ordinary plants do age, and about thirty or forty years ago, this old locust tree started showing clear decline.

In its early years, it was even ravaged by Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple, ending up with two wormholes on the trunk that never healed.

But Sang just couldn't bring himself to cut it down.

Sang was born beneath this very tree, so it's deeply meaningful.

So, Dragon Cypress and Blue Catalpa took turns using their Wood Element Abilities to help improve the old locust's condition, restoring its life force. Now, it's grown into a giant, more than forty meters tall.

No one ever imagined that this tree would actually get the chance to bear a Divine-Given Seed.

"The reason I'm so well-liked, mainly, is that wherever I go, good fortune falls like rain."

The Snow Velvet Spider King joked.

A bit awkward...

Sang: "..."

Areca: "Welcome, Snow Velvet Spider King!"

Dragon Cypress: "Areca, Snow Velvet Spider King has come here today first to check on the fellow clansmen who'd been left behind on Cloud Trace Continent, and second, to discuss something important with you."

Areca: "What's that? Please, Snow Velvet Spider King, go ahead."

Dragon Cypress: "The Snow Velvet Spider King has urgent matters and needs to contact the Flame Spider Roving Merchants of the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent. As for our money-making collab… that'll have to be put aside for now. But, being so generous, the Snow Velvet Spider King is willing to offer two Divine-Grade Fruits that bestow Elemental Talents, any Elemental System you like, to make it up. How's that sound?"

"Of course, that's fine!"

Areca was overjoyed, secretly impressed deep down.

During last autumn's trade, Dragon Cypress had already mentioned this, and guessed that the Snow Velvet Spider King would be anxious to get in touch with the Flame Spiders from the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent…

So it is!

"Thank you, Snow Velvet Spider King!"

Areca expressed gratitude, saying, "I'll go hunt some food from the forest to welcome you…"

"No need for that."

The Snow Velvet Spider King raised a claw to stop him, saying, "I just came by to check on you all. Looks like you're living well, so I'm at ease. I'm a bit pressed for time, so I can't stay long. Areca, come, take me to see that mutated wild Divine-Given Scarletlight Seed…"

"Alright! This way, Snow Velvet Spider King!"

Areca enthusiastically led the way.

The group arrived beneath the Divine-Given Scarletlight Seed tree to have a close look.

Right now, the tree stands just over 160 meters tall, and dangles very nearly a thousand clusters of fruit.

About two hundred clusters will ripen this winter, the blue-green fruits already tinged with a faint orange-red, and there's a subtle insect-attracting aroma drifting out.

According to Inherited Memory, the Golden Light Tree bears the tastiest fresh fruit of all in the Natural God System, and the mutated Divine-Given Scarletlight Seed is unique to the Star Realm.

Delicious.

One of a kind.

"What a badass tree!"

The Snow Velvet Spider King exclaimed in admiration, even a little envious, turning to Dragon Cypress and saying, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, be sure to save me a share when the fruits are ready!" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Dragon Cypress: "...Alright."

Areca, all innocence, asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King, with your experience, when do you think this wild Divine-Given Scarletlight Seed could evolve to King-Level?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "The Golden Light Tree is a Great Tall Tree, the hard requirement is a trunk height over 200 meters."

Sang: "That's still a long way! The Divine-Given Scarletlight Seed pretty much stopped growing past 150 meters."

The Snow Velvet Spider King explained, "That's because it's using up Primordial Energy and nutrients to strengthen its branches and leaves. It's an insanely lengthy process, counted in centuries. In my estimation, at least three hundred years, maybe four, five hundred… who knows…"

"Four, five hundred years…"

Sang murmured.

Dragon Cypress looked depressed, sighing, "That's way too long. I worry…"

Areca, following up with concern, asked, "That's such a long time… Snow Velvet Spider King, is there a chance that, someday, the Land of Origin Force just suddenly vanishes?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "That's hard to say. First of all, you need to understand how the Land of Origin Force forms… Simply put, it's something left behind by the Natural True God. The Divine Force Law, which keeps the world running in good order, developed a loophole. A god's mind and will are impossible to guess. Why wasn't it fixed in time? Who knows. And whether it will suddenly get fixed one day? No one can say."

"Oh——"

"So that's how——"

"Got it——"

"Thank you, Snow Velvet Spider King, for clearing things up."

Dragon Cypress, Areca, and Sang finally understood and thanked him.

Just as the Huagi Divine Tree guessed, the Shanglu Divine Seed is an existence beyond King-Level, and is itself a Divine Tree: the Shanglu Divine Tree.

So it's pretty unlikely that the Shanglu Divine Tree would instruct those Flame Spider Warriors to do anything bad to Huagi Mountain just because of "God-Level Shining Gold".

That's good news, definitely a positive thing.

The three Divine Trees of Huagi Mountain can relax, at least a little, now.

Areca raised his claw and hopefully asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King, once I evolve to King-Level, would I be allowed to move back to the Shanglu Ancestral Land?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Of course, I was thinking the same. Once you reach King-Level Evolution, you can come back to Shanglu any time."

Areca: "Awesome!"

Areca: "And I won't get summoned and taken away by the Natural True God, right?"

The Snow Velvet Spider King glanced at Areca, then at Dragon Cypress, then back at Areca.

—You little guy, why do you smell like a traitor?

—Are you colluding with insects from other clans to fish for information from me?

The Snow Velvet Spider King simply waved his front legs and said, "Relax. Won't happen."

Areca: "Thank you, Snow Velvet Spider King, for clearing that up!"

Dragon Cypress and Sang secretly cheered.

Great, they figured out another crucial point: in the future, after evolving to King-Level, everyone can move to Bayonet Continent and keep evolving.

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