Chapter 1154 - 736: Ugly as Hell
Dragon Cypress didn’t understand why it would nurture a Spiked Cypress to become an Assistant King.
This fool, after fifty years of hard training, showed almost zero progress in bionic ability.
Dragon Cypress was stationed in Xianglan Mountain, providing personal guidance.
Other Insect Clan warriors mastering Kirin Beasts and Sea Beasts were also not making progress.
Dragon Cypress thought of a new method.
Tracing back to the origin, the Zhen Beast, Kirin Beast, and Sea Beast all originated from the same Water System Law Divine Stone.
Dragon Cypress absorbed a massive amount of Primordial Energy, and through the origin of the Zhen Beast deities, mimicked and derived lower-level water drops similar to the "origin," which were given to other warriors mastering Kirin Beasts and Sea Beasts to fuse.
The method worked, and progress speed increased significantly.
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...
On a breezy and clear winter day.
The earthen square.
Spiked Cypress, Giant Cypress, Rainbow Light, Black Cory, and Black Peach each controlled a Crystal Python, slithering and parading around the square.
Dragon Cypress lay on a distant hill, controlling a book, leisurely flipping through it.
Philosophical classics,
Indeed, they could broaden the insect’s horizons, allowing them to fundamentally understand how other alien civilizations perceive and handle problems.
Without any warning,
Ink Orchid appeared out of thin air before Dragon Cypress, looking mysterious and guilty, lowering its spiritual power mind call:
"Dragon Cypress..."
"Hmm..."
"Congratulations, Second King!"
Spatial teleportation ability!
Indeed, Ink Orchid was the fastest to complete the fusion of the Technological Star Core.
Dragon Cypress helped keep count, it took 56 years, much longer than itself.
However,
What is with the Second King’s attitude?
A thought passed,
No, that’s not right!
Came over directly by crossing space?
Dragon Cypress jumped up excitedly.
"Ink Orchid? You integrated the Technological Star Core into your own Star Core?"
"...No."
"Then how did you activate spatial teleportation?"
"Don’t get excited! Stay calm!"
"Second King, what’s going on?"
"Guess!"
"..."
Dragon Cypress waved its claw, "It’s nothing. You can go now."
Ink Orchid: "Shall I give you a hint?"
Dragon Cypress: "Not necessary."
Ink Orchid began reciting, "Boring ant~ its soul is like a dried well of dead water, bland and tasteless..."
"Stop!"
Dragon Cypress lifted a claw to interrupt, helplessly saying: "Fine. Second King. I was wrong. I’ll guess. Please give a hint."
Ink Orchid: "Those five old spiders were mistaken!"
Dragon Cypress thought quickly, its tentacles trembling, asking: "Could it be... Is it possibly... the Radiant Throne?"
"Correct!"
Ink Orchid lowered its spiritual power mind call, "When I integrated the Technological Star Core into my ’Little Ink Orchid,’ the Radiant Throne immediately fused into my Ultimate Morlan Star Core! Then, the Technological Star Core merged into the largest star at the center of the Radiant Throne."
"This..."
Dragon Cypress pondered seriously and said, "No adverse reactions, right?"
"None!"
"Feels great!"
"Ant, you’re overly wary of technological creations, aren’t you? By your logic, all warriors from technological civilizations wouldn’t be alive?"
Ink Orchid tilted its head, and the Ultimate Morlan Star Core on its forehead lit up, thousands of crystal-quality Round Beads poured out like a brilliant, colorful river, swirling around Ink Orchid, forming a throne that lifted Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid off the ground.
"Second King!"
"Second King, you’re back!"
"Second King, how did you come back? Spatial teleportation?"
"As expected of my Second King! Achieved it so quickly!"
On the earthen square below, Spiked Cypress, Black Cory, and Black Peach only now noticed the commotion and stopped to run towards the hill.
"Go away! Go away!"
"Focus on practicing your abilities!"
"Go away! I have important matters to discuss with the Great King!"
Ink Orchid waved its tentacles rudely to drive them away.
The Radiant Throne disappeared on the spot, and in the next moment, it was suspended in the air ten thousand meters high.
Ink Orchid: "I control the Radiant Throne through the Ultimate Morlan Star Core, and through the Radiant Throne, I access the spatial abilities of the Technological Star Core..."
Ink Orchid thought it over, changed the wording, and said: "It’s like a starship, the Radiant Throne is the shell, and the Technological Star Core is the core power system."
Ink Orchid: "Actually, it’s not that different from how you used the Zhen Beast to fuse with the Technological Star Core."
Dragon Cypress tapped its tentacles, and asked:
"How many abilities can be activated?"
"About the same as you, only spatial teleportation can be activated."
"What about the Radiant Throne? Does this thing have any other abilities attached?"
"Haven’t found any yet. Essentially, it’s a throne that can teleport!"
"So you just directly crossed space to get here?"
"Yes. Right. By covering my body with the power of the Radiant Throne, I can directly cross space. It’s more convenient than your Zhen Beast. Consider it a formidable ability."
Ink Orchid sternly warned, "I have a feeling that once the fusion reaches the soul level, the Radiant Throne could unlock other functions! Let’s be careful not to let the five old spiders find out."
Dragon Cypress: "...I understand."
Ink Orchid chortled, "The relic had five treasures of immeasurable value, and we got two of them! Haha! What a huge gain."
"You could say that!"
Dragon Cypress hinted: "Those five old spiders are quite astute. They knew we had the Law Divine Tree and wanted the Wangbai Seed; when dividing treasures, they seemed to let us have our way."
Dragon Cypress chuckled with a sly smile and said, "It’s very possible those five old spiders really misjudged, mistaking the Radiant Throne as an artwork."
"They assumed the Law Divine Tree was your Life Seed, so seeing your fondness for the Radiant Throne, they gave it to you as a bonus."
"Oh—"
Ink Orchid realized, then worriedly asked: "There’s no issue with that, right?"
Dragon Cypress: "Not a big problem."
Dragon Cypress counter-advised: "Keep the Radiant Throne safe, don’t show it off, be careful not to let the old spiders see it and have second thoughts."
"Hmm. Hmm. Hmm."
An Shanglu Divine Pattern flashed on Ink Orchid’s forehead, and the Solitary Wolf Soul Consoling Box floated out.
"I’m done using it. Who should use it next?"
"Go ask how Snakebark Maple’s progress is going..."