After Dragon Cypress recovered, its first act was to activate the ssenger function of the Dominating Throne and cultivate a batch of Strength System Soldier Ants and Worker Ants. It sequentially cultivated batches of the widely used Blue Soldiers, Blue Ants, Green Soldiers, and Green Ants. Then, Air Soldiers and Flying Ants of the Wind System; Thunder System Soldier Ants, which it nad Thunder Soldiers; Earth System Soldier Ants, nad Stone Soldiers; and Earth System Worker Ants, nad Mountain Ants. All of these would be cultivated in trial batches for practical testing.
Dragon Cypress settled in Fragrant Orchid Mountain, eating, resting, and undertaking fundantal physical fitness exercises such as running, climbing, and flying. It swiftly adapted to its expanded body and the explosive increase in its strength.
「Ten days later,」
The first batch of 16 Soldier Ant Ant Eggs hatched. Pheromones stimulated differentiation, creating four Specialized Soldier Ants, and three each of large, dium, small, and tiny Soldier Ants.
「Three days later,」
Indications could already be seen from the larvae's developnt. This batch of larvae had voracious appetites and developed quickly. The larvae differentiated into Specialized Soldier Ants were especially notable, growing to about five centiters in length in just three days, plump and white. Continued observation showed the Strength System Worker Ants were the sa. Further observation revealed that the Water System Blue Soldier larvae also ate voraciously and grew rapidly.
At this point, it was fundantally certain that the Ancestral Divine Power could be passed on to all types of ants.
「...」
「During the cicada-filled peak of sumr,」
After a month of rest and training, Dragon Cypress reached peak physical condition. In the expanded King Nest, it stood on the Dominating Throne, its tentacles carefully handling the Wangbai Seed that had been stored for five years.
Using its left foreleg, tentacles, and mandibles together, Dragon Cypress steadied the fruit. It then converged the sharp Strength System and Wind System Primordial Energy into its right foreleg to slice it, little by little. A circular cut around the tough outer shell exposed the contents.
Inside was a round Cypress Seed, about 12 centiters in diater, encased in a thin, shiny, brownish seed coat. The surface of the coat was covered with snowflake-like patterns of silvery Origin Force.
A sweep of its spiritual power perception revealed the seed coat to be very thin, less than a milliter thick. Probing further inward, its spiritual power seed to be pulled into an ocean of Primordial Energy—vast, unfathomable, and without end.
Will eating this in one bite cause to burst?
Dragon Cypress was vexed for two seconds but quickly found a solution. Lifting a claw, it gently made a tiny incision in the seed coat, opened its mouth, and swallowed the whole seed.
The docile Primordial Energy Power was like high-pressure water finding an outlet. It burst forth from the seed's opening and was rapidly absorbed. It then coursed through Dragon Cypress's bloodstream, spreading throughout its entire body and penetrating its muscles and internal organs.
The hard seed coat slowly corroded in the stomach acid, causing the breach to gradually widen. When the digestive acid made contact with the seed inside, the torrential Primordial Energy was released explosively.
This bursting Primordial Energy didn't imdiately explode. Instead, it clumped together, bypassing the usual absorption stage. It seeped into Dragon Cypress's body slowly, rging with it and enhancing it at a steady pace.
Dragon Cypress's consciousness gradually blurred, and at so point, it fell into a deep slumber.
「...」
「Outside the King Nest,」
Ink Orchid, Fragrant Cypress, Giant Cypress, Silver Cypress, Cypress, and Black Sophora had been patiently waiting for a day, but there was still no movent.
Impatience got the best of Silver Cypress first. The earthen and stone wall blocking the entrance had two observation holes. Ink Orchid was positioned in front of these holes.
"Second King..." Silver Cypress raised a claw, pointing, and suggested, "Take a look?"
"Look at what? Get away!" Ink Orchid scolded sharply. It hesitated for a mont, then waved its tentacles, turned its body, and began to inspect the situation.
On the Dominating Throne, Dragon Cypress was still sleeping, with no other visible changes to its body.
Using its Soul-Setting Ability for perception, Ink Orchid judged from Dragon Cypress's soul fluctuations that it was currently in a shallow sleep. This state was similar to its normal daily rest and markedly different from the deep slumber of evolution.
Ink Orchid said, "Silver Cypress, keep it down! The Great King should still be absorbing the Origin Force Energy from the Wangbai Seed. Don't make any noise and disturb it."
Silver Cypress replied, "Oh—"
The insects continued to wait patiently.
「Another day passed,」 and there was still no activity in the cave.
Urged by Silver Cypress, Ink Orchid checked again. Dragon Cypress was still in a shallow sleep.
They waited quietly.
「Two more days passed,」 without any sign of activity or change.
The Great King's current situation seems to require a very long ti to absorb the massive amount of Primordial Energy. No one has ever heard of any dangers in using a Law Divine Tree fruit, nor has anyone ntioned an issue with success rates.
Everyone was waiting simply to witness the spectacle and broaden their knowledge. With no activity, they were losing patience.
Cypress led a team to Zilian Mountain to collect food captured by the Blue Soldiers from the ocean.
Giant Cypress returned to Shanxi Reservoir to stand guard.
Fragrant Cypress and Black Sophora had to take care of Dragon Cypress's Life Seed Plant. During the dry sumr, it required tily irrigation, the addition of Source Stones, and replenishnt of its Origin Force.
Ink Orchid, accompanied by Silver Cypress, remained on guard outside the King Nest.
「Another ten days passed.」
Many Orchid Grass pods on the mountain matured, and Ink Orchid also beca busy harvesting its Orchid Grass.
Silver Cypress remained alone, guarding outside the cave.
Finally, on the 24th day of its deep slumber, Dragon Cypress suddenly woke up. It opened its mouth and swallowed two Refinent Pearls, prepared earlier, to urgently replenish its Physical Strength.
"Great King?" Silver Cypress called out excitedly, though also in confusion. With a swipe of its claw, it shattered the earthen and stone seal at the entrance. It then dashed into the cave, straightened its body, placed its forelegs on the edge of the Throne, and observed Dragon Cypress closely with all its might.
No changes at all!
"Great King?" Silver Cypress asked again. "Where are the Law Divine Patterns? What about Adaptive Evolution? Aren't you going to molt?" It fired off a series of questions.
"Foolish!" Dragon Cypress, annoyed, felt its groggy brain clear up substantially from the irritation. It said bad-temperedly, "It hasn't even started yet! Now it's going to start. Get out! And keep watch!"
"Uh..." Silver Cypress stamred, "Carry on, Great King..." It turned and rushed out of the cave.
Dragon Cypress was montarily speechless.
With a re thought from Dragon Cypress, earth and stones floated up, resealing the cave entrance. It lowered its head, its tentacles drooping, and fell back into slumber.
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