Chapter 1000: Chapter 687: Farewell (Part 3)
The thunderous rumbling of oversized wheel carts speeding past echoed.
Wait a moment,
Green Peach arrived.
"Dragon Cypress Ant King! Mantis King Ink Orchid! You’re here! Mantis King Red Peach and White Ivy Melde along with other Spider Kings were just asking about you two."
Dragon Cypress explained simply: "I’ve been practicing my abilities in the desert. Haven’t bothered with worldly matters for many years."
Dragon Cypress shifted to a serious tone and said deeply: "The request from White Ivy and Melde, I’ve already received; it’s no problem. I still have some prestige in the Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom, I’ll consider the situation and communicate with the leaders, this matter will certainly be no issue."
Green Peach earnestly said: "Thank you, Dragon Cypress Ant King!"
Dragon Cypress asked: "Did Melde say anything else?"
Green Peach thought for a moment and said: "Spider King Melde said they are waiting for Dragon Cypress Ant King and Mantis King Ink Orchid in the Outworld."
"Grass Dragon Spider King said we shall meet again in the Outworld, and it continues its business with Dragon Cypress Ant King and Mantis King Ink Orchid, earning your Source Stones."
"Ha~ Ha~"
Dragon Cypress laughed heartily: "Of course."
Ink Orchid also spoke joyfully: "Looking forward to seeing everyone again, always continuing our collaboration."
Ink Orchid then said: "Green Peach, run a bit faster, help Dragon Cypress Ant King pass a message to Grass Dragon, let it stop dreaming, once in the Outworld, it’s teeming with spiders, can’t get a piece of the trade."
Green Peach: "...Oh."
Dragon Cypress: "Seriously, I wish Melde all the best, to prosper and thrive in the Outworld, to make big trades, and to accumulate wealth. In the future, it will be convenient for me and Ink Orchid to borrow resources from them and develop quickly."
Green Peach: "...Uh."
Green Peach: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, Mantis King Ink Orchid, do you have any other messages for me to convey?"
Ink Orchid: "Not at the moment. Run faster. Go ahead."
...
Unloading Source Stones.
Loading Origin Force Honey.
Off to the races.
While Green Peach was shuttling back and forth transporting goods, running errands and passing messages.
Four or five days of chatter, the trade concluded and dispersed.
...
Ink Orchid, Ghost Fan, White Rice, and Chinese Clematis had nothing much to do, so they followed Dragon Cypress to the Desolation Plains, also practicing Earth System abilities.
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Silver Cypress Year 332,
The third batch of Sea God Fruit matured, promising delivery to the Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom.
...
Silver Cypress Year 337.
Dragon Cypress successfully condensed the Sandstorm and Sand Leech Divine Mark abilities.
Still staying in the Desolation Plains honing its skills,
Taking another ten years, successfully merging the Rock Python and Sand Leech Earth System Bionic abilities into Zhen Beast.
Simultaneously completing the combination of Touch of Silver Light and Origin Fire, condensing the Touch of Origin Fire Divine Mark.
Over 27 years, Dragon Cypress cultivated 50,000 Specialized Green Ants for the Purple Tung Insect Nation, along with several Blue Ants and Worker Ants.
The number was too large, Rainbow Apricot stayed back to oversee training.
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Silver Cypress Year 350.
The Ocean God’s Scepter fully charged and opened as scheduled.
Another Insect King who used the Sea God Fruit successfully mastered Kirin Beast abilities, and multiple Insect Kings succeeded in comprehending Sea Beast Devouring.
Top-Level combat strength fully engaged, the preparations well done.
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Silver Cypress Year 368.
Southern Hemisphere, Dragon Stride Mountain.
Led by the Wave Tree Bay Kingdom Alliance, with participants from Zhibai and Wanglan Continent, over a thousand Insect Kings formed a team of unprecedented scale and strength and left.
Purple and Green Heart departed.
The majority of insects close to Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid concentrated on this Expedition Year and left.
The whole planet suddenly seemed cold and quiet.
...
The farewell ceremony ended.
Ink Orchid, dispirited, joined Dragon Cypress in escorting Yellow Stem, Ivy, and Wuye back to the Purple Tung Insect Nation, avoiding the expedition call.
"Ants, Mantis, have they all left?"
Jinhe asked.
"Yes."
"Can you do whatever you want now?"
"Pretty much."
"Mantis aren’t you happy?"
"I’ve lost many friends..."
The Dominating Throne descended directly under the Huagi Divine Tree.
"Huagi Divine Tree!"
Dragon Cypress called.
The Huagi Divine Tree asked: "Ready to implement the plan?"
Dragon Cypress: "Yes. The Deep Blue God-Given Seed can start preparing, filling Glinting Gold with the necessary Primordial Energy and nutrients for migration rebirth, waiting for the right moment to root under the Ocean God’s Scepter."
Dragon Cypress continued: "Just as Jinhe said, the insects with strength and prestige in the Southern Hemisphere have all left, the ones rising are all young insects. I’m the Great Leader, handling the matters of the Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom on my own. My actions on the continent are not bound by much restraint or concern."
The Huagi Divine Tree paused briefly and warned: "The consumption of Source Stone products isn’t large, but it’s necessary for all Insect Clan’s business development and growth evolution, concerning the balance and stability of the continent, it’s best not to overdo it."
Dragon Cypress: "I understand! I’m operating across both hemispheres, aren’t I?"
"Mm—"
"Be cautious."
"Keep out of the way."
The Huagi Divine Tree reminded, from the main trunk, thirty-three shining golden metallic tendrils stretched out, interweaving into a tangled mass in the air, momentarily liquefying then instantly solidifying, forming a glittering ’Glinting Gold’, which fluttered down toward the Throne.
Dragon Cypress extended a claw to catch it.
Devoid of the Divine-Grade Shimmering Gold concealing, the Huagi Divine Tree’s Primordial Energy Breath climbed sharply, unfolding a terrifying natural Energy Field, alarming insects.
In the next moment,
A dreadful pressure from the Divine Power arose from sky to earth, all directions, pressing toward the Huagi Divine Tree.
The Energy Field of the Huagi Divine Tree was pushed back into the main trunk, its soaring breath quickly declining.
Its full canopy yellowing rapidly, withering, falling.
Branches losing vitality.
After a while,
Cracking sounds resonating, a cleft formed automatically at the base of the main trunk.
A soil-golden Tree Heart condensed.
In a brief moment, the evolution level of the Huagi Divine Tree was reduced to King-Level.
Yellow Stem jogged forward cautiously and retrieved the Tree Heart.
Ink Orchid flew up, swung its claw, Wind Blades unleashed, swiftly slicing the branches into chunks.
Then activating Earth System abilities, the soil rolled up, uprooting intricate large underground root systems, cutting them into large segments.
Dragon Cypress used Refinement Ability to create Blue Refinement Beads.
Then employed Earth System abilities, forming a mound with a sixty-meter radius.
Huagi Divine Tree Tree Heart was interred to be reborn.
Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid felt uncomfortable about leaving immediately, so they stayed to aid with Mark of Flourish and Tranquility Ability, until all Blue Refinement Beads were exhausted, and the reborn Huagi Divine Tree surpassed a hundred meters in height. Only then did they leave contentedly.
