Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 737 - 602: The Complete Form of Refinement Ability

The Dominating Throne sped through the low skies.

Dragon Cypress wasn't too flustered. Along the way, he quietly felt and contemplated his body, organizing the abilities he comprehended after breaking through to the King-Level.

There were many of them, a total of twelve, and basically all were of a single system.

What Dragon Cypress needed was single-system abilities.

The Dominating Throne could only cultivate ants with single-system talents and could only inherit single-system abilities.

...

After two days and one night of flying, he arrived at the Areca Rainforest in the evening.

With his Soul-Setting Ability's perception, he sensed four Life Seeds; three had already awakened, while the Soul Consciousness of the Island Banyan was in a deep slumber.

It was indeed that one!

"Dragon Cypress!"

The spiritual power of the King Cypress greeted him enthusiastically first.

Dragon Cypress asked, "Spikemoss, what's the status of the Island Banyan?"

Spikemoss replied, "From what I've observed, its condition is stable. The Island Banyan was just sown late, so its growth period was a bit short. This makes its evolution process relatively slower. Other than that, no problems have been found so far. But it's not too slow. According to Black Birch and Black Sophora's estimations, it should break through in about five or six days."

"Good."

Dragon Cypress felt at ease and inquired, "Spikemoss, what about the Source Stone expenses?"

Spikemoss answered, "Dragon Cypress, thankfully you prepared an extra three million; otherwise, it would have barely been enough. My evolution consumed a vast amount. According to Black Birch and Black Sophora's estimates, I alone used up more than ten million."

Spikemoss continued, "The Elephant Foot King Orchid and Rift Leaf Orchid King's costs were relatively low, totaling about three million. The Island Banyan might cost a bit more but won't exceed two million."

Barely enough? Dragon Cypress thought to himself. Clever as I am.

According to the plan, Dragon Cypress had allocated two million Source Stones each to the three Divine-Given Seeds—Elephant Foot, Rift Leaf, and Island Banyan—with the Island Banyan also having an additional reserve of Glinting Gold. The King Cypress was estimated to require six million. This totaled twelve million.

Xianglan Mountain had a surplus of Source Stones. Worried that the King Cypress might not have enough, Dragon Cypress had used his spare time to transport more, preparing an extra three million at the Areca Rainforest, bringing the total to fifteen million.

This worry was not at all excessive! If there had been a shortfall of three million Source Stones during the breakthrough evolution, the consequences would have been unimaginable. This was dodging a major life-and-death calamity!

... 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Congratulations, Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Great King, mighty indeed!"

"Congratulations, Great King!"

"Dragon Cypress!"

"Dragon Cypress Ant King, you broke through so quickly?"

"The Divine-Given Seed of the Island Banyan, it..."

Black Birch, Black Sophora, Chinese Clematis, Red Moonseed, Mulberry, and Areca, stationed about three hundred meters away from the Divine-Given Seed of the Island Banyan, came forward one after another, greeting and congratulating him, then all turned their gaze towards the Island Banyan.

Black Birch said, "Great King, we can't get a detailed understanding of the Island Banyan Divine-Given Seed's exact condition. Could you quickly use your Soul-Setting Ability to sense it?"

Dragon Cypress replied, "I've already checked with the Soul-Setting Ability. The Island Banyan's consciousness is in deep slumber. Its soul state is stable. I haven't sensed any problems for now."

With Dragon Cypress saying so, Black Birch and Black Sophora felt relieved.

Dragon Cypress lifted his Tentacles, saying, "It will awaken in a few days. Black Birch, you stay on watch. Black Sophora, Chinese Clematis, Red Moonseed, Mulberry, Areca, let's go check on the King Cypress..."

The top of the King Cypress had started sprouting new buds and entered a vigorous growth period as soon as it had made a breakthrough.

The Elephant Foot King Orchid and the Rift Leaf Orchid King, two Divine-Given Seeds, grew through vegetative propagation. Unlike herbaceous plants, both their parental and cloned trees were great tall trees around forty to fifty meters tall. After a major Realm breakthrough, they would not wither and rebirth but grow directly upwards.

At the same time, the huge subterranean woody tubers also started budding, ready to develop underground shoots, marking the sixth time they were propagating through division.

After making a full round, they all returned to the foot of the Island Banyan Divine-Given Seed.

Black Sophora caught some fish from the reservoir, allowing Dragon Cypress to eat and recover his Physical Strength.

Black Birch asked, "Great King, you've certainly mastered the Refinement Ability, haven't you?"

"Of course!"

With a thought from Dragon Cypress, a Water Sphere with a thirty-centimeter diameter was instantly created. It swept over the ground, swirling a silver carp into it. The Water Sphere's color rapidly changed, turning a profound Azure. Encompassing high temperatures, it circulated at high speed, compressing. The Azure Water Sphere continuously shrank, its color gradually becoming turbid, whitish, and viscous. Very quickly, it condensed into a viscous, gelatin-like white Round Bead, two to three centimeters in diameter. Finally, a slight burst of Water System Primordial Energy emanated from Dragon Cypress. The white Round Bead suddenly contracted, ultimately solidifying into a tiny, one-centimeter white Round Bead.

Dragon Cypress opened his mouth. The Round Bead floated into it. He tilted his head slightly to swallow and silently sensed its effects. As the object entered his stomach, it dissolved rapidly and was absorbed by his body. He could distinctly feel the month-long hunger and weakness alleviating.

Dragon Cypress said, "This is edible. Solid food. It quickly replenishes Physical Strength and nutritional substances."

Chinese Clematis asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, what about the taste...?"

Dragon Cypress replied, "There is no taste."

It didn't look like it would have much taste anyway.

Dragon Cypress's two Tentacles stood erect and slightly parted. Instantly, he created a Water Sphere more than a meter in diameter. With a SWOOSH, it swept over the large and small fish laid out on the ground, scooping them all up. Another SWOOSH! The flowing water transformed into an Azure sphere, rapidly circulating and shrinking drastically. It divided into two, then four, then eight, completing the division in an instant.

With his powerful Soul, Dragon Cypress simultaneously manipulated eight Water Spheres, compressing and refining the food. Rapidly, their Azure color turned turbid, then whitish, then a viscous milky white. Finally, a fierce burst of Primordial Energy solidified them into eight pure white Round Beads, each about two centimeters in diameter.

Dragon Cypress opened his mouth, sucked in, and ate two himself. "Try them as well!" he offered.

The remaining six white beads floated toward Black Birch, Black Sophora, Chinese Clematis, Red Moonseed, Mulberry, and Areca.

CRACK! CRUNCH! Red Moonseed opened his mouth, drew one in, and crunched it. "Indeed, there's not much flavor," he said.

Areca analyzed, "The substances that promote appetite must have been eliminated during the Refinement, leaving only the purest materials to provide Physical Strength and nutrition. That's why so much food can be refined into such a tiny amount! The remainder can then be almost completely absorbed and utilized by the body."