Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 620 - 564: Law Divine Tree

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid started chatting with Purple, talking through the night until dawn, prying out almost everything about the big and small kingdoms along the northeast coast.

Likewise, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid also shared with Purple the news they'd heard from Snow Velvet Spider King regarding the southern part of Bayonet Continent and various kingdoms on Zhibai Continent.

At first, Purple was suspicious of Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid's origins, but when it saw they even knew the situation on Zhibai Continent, it couldn't help but believe a little…

"Yellow Stem Ant King, the first time we met, you had an Outworld Civilization Artifact that could travel sky and sea, that was…"

"Oh, the Dominating Throne. That was a treasure Ant King Sisal got from the Flame Spider Roving Merchant at a huge cost. I borrowed it last time to play with, but unfortunately, Ant King Sisal caught on, and I don't know where they've hidden it now, probably can't borrow it again."

"Ant King Sisal must be really powerful, huh?"

"Of course. Ant King Sisal has… a lot, a lot of Divine-Given Seeds, a super wealthy Ant King."

"Oh! No wonder!"

Purple felt it finally knew what the deal was, and was furious with itself.

The chance had flashed by; missed it last time, and there'd be no next time.

Purple switched topics without revealing anything, asking, "Yellow Stem Ant King, Lord Bayonet, what are you here for…"

"Land is tight in Dragon Stride Mountain, and the territory split between me and Bayonet was pathetic. Honestly, we're also here to look for Divine-Given Seeds."

"Then... want to team up?"

"No. Purple, you go ahead, we're heading back to the kingdom to rest."

"Then how do I contact you two in the future?"

"We're often active in the Eastern Sea Region. If fate allows, we'll meet again."

"Alright—"

Purple fluttered its wings, shimmering as it dove toward the jungle below.

This guy's really got guts, searching blatantly all over the island in broad daylight.

Not afraid of getting caught and torn apart by Forest Beard Bees?

Apparently, really not afraid!

The Forest Beard Bee Kingdom only had one Bee King at the King Level. In the Blue Island War, it had just lost eighty thousand Combat Professional Bees, and even lost an Assistant King, so its grip over coastal islands was almost gone.

A loss like that would take at least a decade to recover from.

That's just how life is for the Ant Clan and Bee Clan on these continents—show a little weakness and some insect will immediately jump on your head and act crazy.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid just shook their heads, pretending to head south.

In the southern sea region, they casually picked a spot with no insects around, summoned the Dominating Throne, and dove a hundred meters underwater to hide and rest.

"Dragon Cypress, that Forest Beard Bee Kingdom isn't easy to mess with, huh."

"No big deal."

"Should we ask Snow Velvet Spider King for help? Have it mediate between us and the Forest Beard Bee Kingdom?"

"Territorial issues always lead to discord and conflict. In theory, Flame Spider Roving Merchants don't get involved in such disputes. Snow Velvet Spider King knows we're not local insects, so it'd stay out of trouble like this even more."

"I think so too…"

"No big deal. When I evolve to King Level later, we'll see then."

Dragon Cypress made it sound easy.

Ink Orchid was still worried and asked, "So what do we do now?"

Dragon Cypress: "Rest."

Ink Orchid: "What about the Thousand Reef Islands? Not searching anymore?"

Dragon Cypress: "We sneak back at midnight, use Soul-Setting Ability to sense and avoid Purple, and we keep searching."

...

After eight busy nights, they finished searching all the offshore islands of the Thousand Reef Archipelago, but found nothing.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid's courage grew a bit, and they made another sweep of the near-shore islands under Forest Beard Bee control.

Still nothing.

They returned to Swinging Leaf Island and went back to work.

…

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Zhibai Continent,

Shanglu,

Flame Spider Kingdom Forbidden Zone.

Snow Velvet Spider King hurried through the rugged mountain roads, heading straight for where the Shanglu Divine Tree had taken root.

The Wild Divine-Given Seeds and the retired Old Spider Kings' spiritual power reached out to greet and inquire:

—Snow Velvet!

—Snow Velvet is back?

—Snow Velvet Spider King, have you reached the Flame Spider Roving Merchants on Ten Thousand Nations Continent?

—What did they say?

...

"I've made contact."

Snow Velvet Spider King replied, quickening its pace, arriving under the Shanglu Divine Tree.

"Shanglu Divine Tree, I've contacted the Aconite Spider King of the Diaphus Flame Spider Tribe on Ten-thousand Tribes Continent. Preliminary negotiations show they've preserved rather complete information on the Shanglu Ancestral Land, and recognize both the Shanglu Ancestral Land and you, Shanglu Divine Tree."

The Shanglu Divine Tree asked, "And resources?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Aconite Spider King needs to report to the kingdom's Steward Spider King and make a decision after discussions. But, the Aconite Spider King has tentatively agreed to your request and said the Diaphus Flame Spider branch will do their best."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Preliminary count, the Flame Spider Kingdom on Ten-thousand Tribes Continent possesses two Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seeds: a Divine-Grade Wujia Wood Divine-Given Seed and a Divine-Grade Black Bitterwood Divine-Given Seed. That Divine-Grade Radiant Flower Divine-Given Seed technically doesn't belong to the Flame Spider Kingdom there, but to the continent at large, so it can't be sent back for now."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "There are also 44 ordinary Wild Divine-Given Seeds…"

The Shanglu Divine Tree couldn't help but interrupt, "Why so few?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Two reasons. First, the Flame Spider Kingdom over there doesn't have Native Breed Flame Spiders, so they've never managed their own territory, only conducted single-route merchant trading; secondly, they completely lost the way home to Shanglu, thinking they could never return, so they didn't deliberately collect more. It's said that during the last Origin Force Reincarnation Period, they collected and fostered many Wild Divine-Given Seeds in Thousand Trees Continent, but after ending up on Ten-thousand Tribes Continent, thinking they would never come back, those seeds were gradually taken away by departing Spider Kings."

...

The Shanglu Divine Tree stayed silent.

You could feel it was very angry.

Snow Velvet Spider King quickly added, "But, the Source Stones they earned on Ten-thousand Tribes Continent add up to enough for ten billion."

The Shanglu Divine Tree: "Have them arrange delivery."