Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 989: Chapter 684: The Clever Second King

After more than twenty years.

Dragon Cypress finally successfully condensed the first Earth System Ability Divine Mark: Heavy Earth Armor.

Manipulating earth and stone, forming an ultra-high hardness defense layer on the body.

Divine Mark Effect: The defense layer is thinner.

Ability Flaw: High hardness but insufficient toughness.

This ability used Earth-Stone Hardening and Earth-Stone Crystallization, along with a hint of Crystal Cluster Growth characteristics, laying the foundation for condensing the Crystal Python Divine Pattern.

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The elite military force stationed on Rainbow Island is full with 200,000.

The fourth corps led by Giant Cypress reached Dragon Cypress’s stipulations, complete with 100,000 soldiers, 60,000 Specialized Blue Soldiers, 20,000 Specialized Thunder Soldiers, and 20,000 Specialized Air Soldiers.

Additionally, both Rainbow Tea and Rainbow Mulberry evolved to Lord-Level.

Rainbow Tea can assist in command.

Rainbow Mulberry is responsible for aerial reconnaissance and information transmission.

The structure of Giant Cypress’s fourth corps is initially complete.

The sixth and seventh group armies led by Black Persimmon and Black Leaf also each reached 50,000 soldiers.

With sufficient troops, Rainbow Island’s security is assured.

The Second King is liberated and missing.

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Year 274 of Silver Cypress, winter.

Piles of rocks, barren land, sporadic patches of snow.

Straight ant paths,

A large troop of Ant Army carrying Spider Silk Bags, braving the cold wind, marching at a trot.

"Great King!"

"We have arrived!"

Over twenty kilometers away, Spiked Cypress utilizes the Soul-Setting Ability to contact Dragon Cypress.

Dragon Cypress, who was diligently practicing Earth System Earth Thorn Ability, stopped his action, using the Soul-Setting Ability to inversely lock onto Spiked Cypress, simultaneously scanning and checking.

"Great King."

"Great King."

Cypress and Black Birch also joined in, activating the Soul-Setting Ability to greet.

"Where is your Second King?"

Dragon Cypress asked.

Cypress: "...don’t know."

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Spiked Cypress, emotionally charged, "Great King! I have something to report!"

Dragon Cypress: "???"

Spiked Cypress: "Great King, good news, another Specialized Blue Soldier has evolved into an Assistant King! From under Black Persimmon! Our kingdom has a new Little Assistant King born!"

"The Second King named it ’Rainbow Apricot.’ It was searching for the Divine-Given Seed in autumn, brought it to Blue Island, a very smart little one."

—Indeed, it is good news!

Dragon Cypress was delighted, but keenly sensed something wrong, waiting calmly for the rest of the story.

Spiked Cypress: "Bad news, during winter fishing, Cypress, wandering back to Rainbow Island, heard that after the Second King took Rainbow Apricot outside, they have not returned to the island..."

Cypress: "Everyone thought that the Second King took Rainbow Apricot to the Great King."

Dragon Cypress, hearing this, instinctively felt agitated but soon calmed down.

He speculated that the Second King took Rainbow Apricot to the Thousand Reef Archipelago, happened to meet Purple and Green Heart, and then took Rainbow Apricot to play on Zhibai Continent.

Ink Orchid is an invincible existence, and it’s simply bored and idle, wandering around, having no reason to get into a conflict of interest with any Great Tribe, so there is no danger on Zhibai Continent.

"Don’t worry about the Second King. It will definitely return to Rainbow Island at the latest by the end of next spring."

"First, bring in the food."

Dragon Cypress called out, and the mighty Ant Army marched into the city.

"Great King!"

"Spiked Cypress! Cypress! Black Birch!"

Silver Cypress and Rainbow Parasol Tree, who were also practicing abilities nearby, rushed over.

After greetings, Spiked Cypress recounted once more the story of the new Assistant King’s birth on Rainbow Island, and how it was taken by the Second King to an unknown place.

—How can they take a Little Assistant King, who hasn’t fully completed the leap of evolution, to run around?

—What if they encounter danger?

—The Second King is too reckless.

Everyone cautiously condemned.

Spiked Cypress raised his claw and said, "Great King, have you noticed something? All the Third Generation Assistant Kings evolved from Water System Blue Soldiers."

"I suggest, you might want to cultivate more Specialized Thunder Soldiers or Air Soldiers, or even Earth System Combat Soldier Ants."

Silver Cypress immediately agreed, "If it’s combat, the Thunder System is the best. For aerial reconnaissance, the Wind System is the most suitable. Great King, please first equip our corps with Specialized Thunder Soldiers and Specialized Air Soldiers."

Cypress, rarely seen joining the commotion, said, "Great King, only with increased numbers, can we hope for an Assistant King to appear that we want."

Dragon Cypress shook his tentacles from side to side, not in agreement.

Rainbow Parasol Tree raised a front limb to signal, "Great King, I have something to say!"

"Speak."

Dragon Cypress approvingly nodded his tentacles.

Rainbow Parasol Tree didn’t speak, instead raised a claw, pointing towards the Ocean God’s Scepter.

Black Birch immediately understood, leisurely saying, "Water System Assistant Kings can use the scepter to gain the Sea Beast Devouring, even Kirin Beast abilities. But if it’s Thunder System and Wind System Assistant Kings, they don’t have this advantage."

Rainbow Parasol Tree added, "Currently, the Great King’s most powerful is also the Water System, with inherited abilities, hence Water System Assistant Kings would certainly be the strongest."

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Spiked Cypress, Cypress, and Silver Cypress suddenly realized, feeling disheartened.

The brains of the third generation Assistant Kings clearly turn quicker than the first generation ones.

Dragon Cypress calmly said, "Currently, the Xianglan Mountain Kingdom is lacking some aerial reconnaissance and information transferring Insects, a Wind System Assistant King can perfectly fulfill this role. Next, I will first equip each corps with 20,000 Specialized Air Soldiers."

—Great!

—The Great King is wise!

Spiked Cypress cheered alone.

Dragon Cypress waved his tentacles, signaling to quiet down, asking, "Spiked Cypress, how many Divine Marks have you comprehended?"

Spiked Cypress instantly wilted, "Great King. Still three."

Dragon Cypress asked, "Cypress, how about you?"

Cypress: "Great King, my fourth Divine Mark is almost done..."

Dragon Cypress sighed inwardly.

Assistant Kings are ultimately just Semi-Origin Force Life, each Age Period Evolution only consumes what amounts to 50% of the Origin Force Food as Ant King and orthodox Insect Clan warriors, with soul and bloodline being simultaneously incomplete, the difficulty in condensing Divine Marks is more than four or five times that of Ant Kings.

All along, everyone has agreed that Rainbow Parasol Tree, which started with an extremely high baseline, almost completely inherited Dragon Cypress’s Water System Talent, has only just condensed Refinement and Frost Thorn two Divine Marks so far.

Indeed stronger than the initial and second-generation Assistant Kings, but still limited.