Having obtained the One-Glimpse Fruit, Dragon Cypress was completely at ease.

The various trade deals with the Flame Spider Roving Merchant continued throughout the spring, lasting six days in total before all were concluded.

「Xianglan Mountain.」

Bags of Source Stones were delivered to both Azure and Southern Gorgon Reservoirs.

Having experienced the ant colony's uncontrollable revelry during the last evolution of High-Level Warriors, this time, all Soldier Ants and Blue Ants were transferred to the mountains near Shanxi Reservoir, stationed inside under the command of Spiked Cypress.

All the Worker Ants and Blue Soldiers were moved down the mountain. A part was commanded by Round Cypress and Cypress, responsible for the evolution of the Azure Divine-Given Seed. Another part was commanded by Fragrant Cypress and Silver Cypress, responsible for the evolution of the Southern Gorgon Divine-Given Seed. A final part was under the command of Black Cory and Black Leaf, ensuring the protection of the Common Life Seeds and providing agile support.

Dragon Cypress blocked the entrance to the Royal Family's cave with the broken door panel of the Starship, with Giant Cypress leading a small team of 12 Specialized Soldier Ants to guard the entrance.

Ink Orchid waited with Areca at the South Mountain Restaurant.

After five days of preparations on the mountain and below, Dragon Cypress spent another five days inside the cave, focusing his energies, a drowsy sensation eventually overcoming him.

Finally, he ate a jar of Origin Force Ant Honey and fell into a deep sleep late at night.

It was the breakthrough from a High-Level Ant King to a Mountain Lord Level Ant King, a substantial leap in Life Level. Command Ants such as Round Cypress, Spiked Cypress, Giant Cypress, and others perceived it immediately. The change in the Laws that bound them seemed to sublimate their souls and blood.

The ordinary Worker Ants, Soldier Ants, Blue Ants, and Blue Soldiers sensed it too. The ant colony became restless, instinctively wanting to rush towards the Ant King.

*Silence.*

*Lie down.*

*Stand by in place, do not move.*

Round Cypress, Spiked Cypress, Fragrant Cypress, Cypress, and other Command Ants frantically shook their tentacles, releasing intense and stern command pheromones.

*The Great King is about to evolve!*

Anxious, celebratory pheromones spread from within the ant colony, diffusing and gradually shrouding the entire Xianglan Mountain.

At the Shanxi Reservoir, 2,000 Soldier Ants under the command of Spiked Cypress lost control, breaking out of their garrison nest and surging towards the kingdom's main nest like a tide.

"AH!"

"Ink Orchid!"

At the entrance of the restaurant, Areca yelped in fright at the stream of Soldier Ants flowing past. "This… Has it lost control again?"

Ink Orchid was stunned.

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

Spiked Cypress ran after the ant swarm and into the mountain cave tunnel.

*Get back!*

*Get back!*

Deep in the tunnel, at the entrance to the Royal Family's cave, Giant Cypress was squeezed immobile by the influx of Soldier Ants. After struggling left and right for a while, a flash of inspiration made him change his approach; he shook his tentacles to release the command: *Protect the Ant King.*

Finally, some out-of-control Worker Ants looked towards Giant Cypress.

*Form array!*

*Form array!*

*Defense!*

*Defense!*

Giant Cypress continued issuing commands, directing the Soldier Ants to hook their six legs and Mandible Teeth together, sticking close to the cave's rock walls, forming continuous layers.

There were too many, all desperately pushing forward.

Giant Cypress promptly had them stack layer upon layer, orderly barricading the main passage of the cave.

The Worker Ants and Blue Soldiers down the mountain lost control one after another, rushing back towards the Ant Nest, only to find that the path to the Royal Family was completely blocked by Soldier Ants.

"Spiked Cypress, what are you doing?" Round Cypress questioned, having chased the ant swarm up the mountain.

"It wasn't me—" Spiked Cypress was also bewildered.

Round Cypress: "Your Soldier Ants have lost control."

Spiked Cypress: "Haven't your Worker Ants and Blue Ants also lost control?"

Fragrant Cypress, Cypress, Silver Cypress, Black Cory, and Black Leaf arrived one after another.

Spiked Cypress hastily said, "It wasn't my doing. It's Giant Cypress. It's trapped inside, but it seems to still be able to command the Soldier Ants."

Silver Cypress hesitated and then said, "Isn't it quite good like this? Other ants can't approach the entrance and won't disturb the Great King's evolution."

The Command Ants rapidly exchanged ideas and agreed: Yes, that makes sense! What about Giant Cypress? It's trapped inside. They should leave it for now. The Azure and Southern Gorgon Divine-Given Seeds are about to evolve and will need a large amount of Origin Force replenished. Quick! Take a batch of Worker Ants down the mountain!

Fragrant Cypress swayed its tentacles and issued an order to five Large Worker Ants huddled nearby against the passage's rock walls: *Follow me.*

The Worker Ants glanced back but ignored the order, staring straight ahead, their tentacles flailing wildly in excitement, chaotically releasing pheromones.

Pheromones laden with a mess of emotions—including happiness, cheers, anger, rage, and hunger—filled the entire Ant Nest.

Round Cypress and Black Cory both tried to give orders to nearby Worker Ants.

These commands were quickly overwhelmed by the chaotic pheromones, and no Worker Ant took any notice.

Round Cypress and Fragrant Cypress stepped forward, lashing out with their tentacles, and scolded them.

Spiked Cypress, Cypress, Silver Cypress, Black Cory, and Black Leaf stepped in to help, forcibly herding a dozen Worker Ants toward the foot of the mountain.

Ink Orchid and Areca lay at the entrance of the restaurant cave, peering out.

Areca: "Round Cypress and the others can't command the ant swarm anymore."

Ink Orchid: "Don't worry. It was the same when Dragon Cypress evolved into a High-Level Ant King last time. The ants are instinctively gathering at the Ant King's location."

The fourteen Worker Ants that were previously herded out all ran back, not a single one missing.

Areca: "..."

Ink Orchid: "The Azure and Southern Gorgon Divine-Given Seeds down the mountain have no ants attending to them. Areca, let's go down and help."

In the middle of the night, the pace at which the Azure Divine-Given Seed absorbed Origin Force quickened.

At dawn, under the morning light, the offshoots of the Southern Gorgon Divine-Given Seed also began to absorb Origin Force faster.

At noon, the rate at which the Azure Divine-Given Seed absorbed Origin Force suddenly accelerated, creating a vacuum of Origin Force around its trunk that spread out to the western bank of the reservoir.

By the shore, Ink Orchid, Round Cypress, Spiked Cypress, and Cypress began breaking Source Stones with rocks, releasing Origin Force.

At dusk, the mother plant and offshoots of the Southern Gorgon Divine-Given Seed simultaneously exerted their power, frantically absorbing Natural Primordial Force. The entire reservoir suddenly experienced a vacuum, which then spread outwards.

The prepared Fragrant Cypress, Silver Cypress, Black Cory, and Black Leaf also began smashing Source Stones. They broke them apart piece by piece, destroying the crystal structure. Spurts of Origin Force burst forth and were immediately drained.

At night, the rate at which the Azure Divine-Given Seed absorbed Origin Force slowed down.

Ink Orchid, Round Cypress, Cypress, and Spiked Cypress rushed to the Southern Gorgon Reservoir to help.

As the frenzied Origin Force absorption trend of the Southern Gorgon Divine-Given Seed ceased, Azure's end started up again.

The two Divine-Given Seeds took turns in this manner.

「Three days later,」

The Azure Divine-Given Seed entered a stable state.

Meanwhile, Southern Gorgon continued, with half a day's frantic Origin Force absorption every half-day interval.

「Five days later,」

The Primordial Energy Breath of the Azure Divine-Given Seed quietly completed its metamorphosis, taking the lead in achieving a breakthrough, evolving to Mountain Lord Level.

The rate of Origin Force absorption by the Southern Gorgon Divine-Given Seed also stabilized, entering the final stage of breakthrough.

「Another three days passed,」

At the base of the mountain, at the Southern Gorgon Reservoir, the leaves of the Southern Gorgon Divine-Given Seed withered overnight and then rapidly put forth new Leaf Buds within a single day, growing quickly, spreading new leaves across the water's surface.

「In the evening,」

A surge of intense Origin Force fluctuations suddenly erupted from the Ant Nest on the mountain, creating an Origin Force vacuum that rapidly spread beyond the Ant Nest; the Origin Force's influence spread, affecting the entire Xianglan Mountain.

Inside the Ant Nest, the out-of-control, reveling Worker Ants and Blue Soldiers fled in a panic, running all the way down to the foot of the mountain in one go.

It didn't take long before the Soldier Ants forming the blockade in the passages withdrew in disarray, scattering across the hills in groups of three and five.

Ink Orchid, Round Cypress, and Spiked Cypress dashed up the mountain.

Just then, Giant Cypress also emerged, somewhat disheveled, from the Ant Nest under the escort of the last batch of Soldier Ants.

*Giant Cypress? How did it go?*

*All good. No problems.*

*Has the Great King awoken?*

*Not yet.*

The Command Ants didn't understand the process of evolving to Mountain Lord Level.

Ink Orchid, having witnessed the evolution of Ghost Fan, knew very well that this was the final stage of the breakthrough evolution, and Dragon Cypress was about to awaken. Considering the time, she could be almost certain that he had successfully completed the breakthrough and it was about to end.

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