Chapter 1110 - 722: Half-Star, Star Core
[Time: Era 78- Era 127- Year 605-May]
After careful consideration, Ink Orchid approached Dragon Cypress.
"Dragon Cypress, I feel like I can break through to the Half-Star Realm now."
"The Chaos Primordial Energy has lost its effectiveness?"
"No. But the effect is not as good as before. Moreover, I’ve already exhausted the basic abilities, and continuing to combine and condense the traces only leads to more complex ideas, with increasing difficulty. The Chaos Top costs 5000 Primordial Crystals each, it’s not worth it."
"How many traces?"
"Exactly 360 traces, doubling the 180 traces you planned in the early stages."
"Second King is formidable~"
Dragon Cypress sincerely praised.
Feeling silently troubled at heart.
Dragon Cypress could only use 2 Chaos Tops per year.
Ink Orchid could use 4 per year and with better gains.
Dragon Cypress had just reached 240 traces...
Originally, the gap between itself and Second King wasn’t that large.
The Chaos Top widened it into an insurmountable chasm.
Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid mastered nearly six hundred basic abilities, theoretically offering infinite combinations.
But the combinations varied in difficulty.
Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid both preferred easy before difficult.
Dragon Cypress felt the burden after reaching 150 traces and saw a sharp decline in trace condensation speed after 200 traces, with further progression becoming increasingly challenging.
Ten systems of talent, each with 18 traces, totaling 180 traces, was considered completion.
Each system with 36 traces, totaling 360 traces, Ink Orchid had already exceeded the limit, and was almost at the end.
——Ink Orchid is doing this, I must follow.
——Otherwise, how can I remain its Great King?
Dragon Cypress pondered, feeling troubled again at heart.
"Ink Orchid. What about the Soul System Divine-Given Origin Force Food? In our Star Marks Realm, Age Period 9, we only consume Soul System Evolution."
"Almost full. I have saved 20 portions, haven’t consumed them yet."
As Ink Orchid spoke, a divine mark flashed, and twenty portions of Soul System Gene Potion floated before it.
Dragon Cypress: "..."
Dragon Cypress: "Alright then! Second King, you eat, rest, adjust, and prepare. I’ll handle the other matters."
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After King-Level, the Life Seed Plants no longer evolve in sync with the Insect Clan Warriors.
A single Insect Clan Warrior breaking through the Star Marks Realm to promote to the Half-Star Realm is relatively simpler; just prepare an adequate amount of Primordial Crystals.
Ink Orchid’s star marks are strong, requiring more Origin Force for breakthrough, prepared 8 million.
Xianglan Mountain, deep in the Ant Nest near the summit.
The Dominating Throne expanded, placed at the center of the King Nest.
Ink Orchid, well-fed and satisfied, curled up on the Throne, consuming the last batch of Divine-Given Origin Force Food, quietly brewing.
The Assistant Kings of the Military Department, leading their ant armies, intensified patrol and defense.
Dragon Cypress personally led other Assistant Kings split into eight groups, each carrying 1 million Primordial Crystals, leading large worker ants, stationed at a distance of 400 meters from the summit at the mid-level, distributed in all directions, readying themselves.
Other insects observed from afar.
Two days later,
At twilight.
The mountain transmitted Origin Force Fluctuations, rapidly intensifying, gradually forming an Origin Force vacuum spreading outward, finally maintaining a radius of 300 meters.
Persisting until late at night, the Origin Force Fluctuation suddenly intensified, the Origin Force vacuum expanded instantly to a 500-meter radius, reaching the feet of the guarding ants.
——It begins!
The Assistant Kings gave the orders synchronously without hesitation.
With a dense crunching sound.
Large bursts of pure Origin Force were released, then swiftly absorbed.
Beginning late at night,
Returning to calm by dawn the next day.
The Insect Clan Warriors breaking through and advancing to the Half-Star Realm is a process similar to the Origin Force Plants, erupting multiple times, absorbing massive amounts of Origin Force.
After each eruption, it calms for a period.
Quietly waiting.
On the twelfth day,
Erupting again, lasting a day, then calming.
Repeatedly,
Over a span of 110 days, after ten eruptions, Ink Orchid awoke from slumber.
Shed the old carapace.
The new carapace rapidly solidified.
Opening its mouth for a draw, the White Refining Bead and Blue Refinement Bead stored beside were instantly absorbed.
The long-overdue breakthrough rapidly restored its expended physical strength.
The spiritual power stretched out with all its might.
The extreme detection range was about 38,000 meters!
Generally, Insect Clan Warriors evolving to the Half-Star Realm start with a spiritual power distance of only about 30,000 meters.
38,000 meters equates to a spiritual power strength of a Half-Star Realm Age Period 4, also corresponding to soul strength.
——The Divine-Given Origin Force Food enhancing the soul played a role!
——Unfortunately, Soul System Origin Force Food is limited, far from achieving the Super Soul.
Ink Orchid shook its tentacle, not particularly satisfied, then burrowed its head slightly and joyfully rushed out of the nest.
"Second King, how is it?"
"Star Core! Very strong!"
"Let me see?"
"Oh——"
Ink Orchid’s forehead lit up with a nine-color spot, like a black hole, frantically devouring the surrounding Natural Primordial Force, instantly forming an Origin Force vacuum.
Promoting to the Half-Star Realm, the smaller the Star Core, the better, indicating a solid foundation in Zero-Level Origin Force Life Stage, resulting in a relatively easy and smooth growth evolution in the Half-Star Realm stage.
Ink Orchid’s Star Core condensed to a speck the size of a sesame seed.
Spiritual power scanned and sensed.
The Star Core contained infinite primordial energy.
Examined to the limit of eye power, it remained a vivid Illusory Color Flower Mantis form.
"Second King is impressive~"
Dragon Cypress praised.
"Second King is invincible!"
"Second King is mighty!"
"Second King is brave!"
The Great King spoke, Assistant Kings echoed and flattered.
Insects observing from afar arrived, reviewed, and also exclaimed in admiration.
After a bout of happiness, Ink Orchid proudly said: "The Star Core also possesses the ability to reserve primordial energy; the energy storage capacity of my Star Core exceeded the heritage memory records by 1 times. It is speculated to be due to ’Little Ink Orchid’, achieving 2 times the body’s primordial energy capacity! Beginning with the Half-Star Realm, there’s no issue of insufficient primordial energy."
"I can sense clearly, in the Half-Star Realm, my lifespan is the full 50,000 years, even exceeding 50,000 years! Now I’ve spent less than 10,000 years of life, with over 40,000 years remaining."