CHAPTER 383: CHAPTER 368: SOUL SUBLIMATION

Areca is clever. Having spent a long time with Dragon Cypress, it is familiar with all the processes; transactions of ordinary Origin Force Food and Origin Force Ant Honey can be entrusted to it without worry.

Rednan Mountain’s sub-nest: Round Cypress and Black Cory command the Worker Ants and Blue Ants to handle the refining.

Dragon Cypress ate and rested, then after a slight adjustment, found a spacious nest chamber, lay down on the Dominating Throne, looking grave. It took out a pottery jar, opened it, and hooked out a Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit with its antenna.

He directed the Little Blue Ant to recover the Bee King Jelly.

Pinching with the claw tip, he scrutinized it over and over, then gathered Primordial Energy at his claw tip, carefully slicing it.

Slicing open the hard fruit shell, peeling out the kernel, he glanced through it in a hurry, hesitated no more, and swallowed it whole.

A single Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit contains Origin Force Energy equivalent to about fifty to sixty thousand ordinary Origin Force Food portions.

The kernel entered his stomach and was digested; the surging Primordial Energy rushed straight to his head, gathering and swirling around his brain, slowly absorbed, continuously strengthening him.

Dragon Cypress’s consciousness was clear, clearer than ever before. He could distinctly sense his soul becoming stronger, bit by bit, and his spiritual power was rising rapidly.

A wonderful, indescribable comfort on the soul level.

The world before his eyes seemed to become pure and bright; when he tried to think, his mind moved faster, and calculations of circles, spheres, triangles that used to seem complicated suddenly became especially simple.

Even the previously complex territory calculation of the Purple Tung Insect Nation could now be solved with just a little thought.

As for understanding and utilizing Strength System and Water System Primordial Energy...

Dragon Cypress’s mind paused at the realization of his own Strength System Primordial Energy.

A marvelous strengthening process!

Unfortunately, the duration was too short—it ended in just two short days.

As the final trace of Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit Primordial Energy was exhausted, that mystical state also vanished.

He was not yet satisfied.

Dragon Cypress stood there dazed for a long while before he snapped out of it.

He spread out his spiritual power, extending along the ant path.

"Two hundred meters!"

"Both soul and spiritual power have reached the limit of Mountain Lord Level!"

"Probably because the ordinary Six Paths Fruits I’ve eaten can stack with the Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit."

"Spiritual power is constrained by the Law; otherwise, it could be even more powerful. Once the soul sublimates and breaks through to Lord-Level, the mental power enhancement effects from the Ghost Fan I previously ate can be fully unleashed."

Dragon Cypress’s thoughts sparked rapidly, and he quickly judged the situation, his heart feverish with excitement.

Activating his Soul-Setting Ability, he swept the area.

The perception range correspondingly increased to over five thousand meters—ultra-long distance.

——Amazing!

——The second one is here!

Dragon Cypress withdrew his ability, hurried out of the nest, and headed straight for the Starship Passage entrance.

...

Natsumi, Silvergrass, Areca, Red Moonseed, and others were idle-chatting near the Starship Rift.

When Dragon Cypress approached, they all rose to greet him.

"Natsumi! Has the other Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit been delivered?"

"Of course."

"Let me check."

"Oh—"

Natsumi handed over the Spider Silk Bag placed in front of her, saying solemnly: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, the Aconite Spider King asked me to remind you, life evolution encompasses comprehensive metamorphosis of body, Primordial Energy, and soul. Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit breaks the evolution rules of Origin Force Life, letting the soul sublimate first and break through. This is also a part of breakthrough evolution. You’ll also fall into a sleep, possibly three to five days, so plan your time accordingly."

"Alright! Understood."

Dragon Cypress opened the pottery jar and checked: white base, black pattern—no mistake. He quickly put it away, thought for a moment, and asked symbolically, "Areca, Red Moonseed, how is the trading going?"

Areca: "The transactions with the Seven-Leaf Lord and Lord Melde are completed. Most of the deal with White Ivy Mountain Lord is also done, and we can start on the Grass Dragon’s transaction now."

Dragon Cypress: "Good! Hurry up, don’t delay business."

Silvergrass promptly said, "Then I’ll go deliver the goods now."

Natsumi also said, "All the goods have been handed over, so I should go back too."

"Mm. Very well."

Dragon Cypress waved his claw, signaling them to go quickly, and turned to leave first.

...

He ran back to Rednan Mountain Ant Nest, opened the pottery jar again, and hooked out the second Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit with his antenna.

He instructed a small Blue Ant to recover the Bee King Jelly stuck to it.

Pinching it with his claw tip, touching with his antenna, and sweeping it with his spiritual power, he silently felt it out.

A unique, strange sensation on the soul level—this fruit held an irresistible allure for him.

It felt as if his soul was only half, and this fruit contained the vital missing other half.

"This isn’t a male-female problem. This probably touches upon the Law of life evolution in the Natural Star Realm..."

Dragon Cypress muttered, hesitated, pondered for a long time, suppressed his longing, shook his antenna, called Spiked Cypress, Round Cypress, and Black Cory, gave them detailed instructions, and then rode the Dominating Throne straight back to Xianglan Mountain.

Giant Cypress guarded the Shandong Reservoir Fortress.

Silver Cypress watched over the Royal Family.

After eating and resting for a night, Dragon Cypress took out the second Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit, shelled and ate it.

The kernel entered his belly, Primordial Energy gathered in his brain.

Again came that ultra-clear, mysterious state of awareness; Dragon Cypress focused all his attention on the blue ringed pattern on his abdomen, comprehending Water System Primordial Energy and becoming thoroughly familiar with Water System Ability.

The effect of the second one was very brief.

The Primordial Energy in the brain was absorbed rapidly.

Dragon Cypress only felt his consciousness grow drowsy; in a blur, he slipped into sleep.

...

He awoke from sleep.

No molting, nor any obvious feeling of weakness.

Refreshed and clear-headed, he felt as if he had had a wonderful, long sleep.

With a turn of thought, he spread out his spiritual power, extended it along the main tunnel of the ant nest, shot out of the exit, and stretched it outwards, reaching all the way to the Cypress Life Seed.

Another thought, and his vast spiritual power instantly gathered in.

"The soul has broken through! Lord-Level soul!"

"The extreme sensory range of spiritual power now exceeds three hundred meters!"

"Probably as much as three hundred and fifty meters..."

"Divine-Grade soul!"

"The strengthening effect has not yet been fully unleashed; with the next Age Period Evolution, there’s still great growth ahead..."

With a thought, Dragon Cypress activated his Soul-Setting Ability.

The perception radius reached eight to nine thousand meters, well beyond the area of Xianglan Mountain.

"Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit and Divine-Grade Soul-Stabilizing Fruit are an absolutely perfect pair—unparalleled!"

"Selling the Soul-Setting Fruit to the caravan for five million—maybe that was too cheap..."

Thinking in circles, Dragon Cypress shook his head, setting aside his greed, and asked Silver Cypress guarding the nest entrance:

"Silver Cypress, how many days was I asleep?"

"Ah!"

Silver Cypress jumped in fright, hastily pried open the door panel blocking the cave, looked a bit confused, and asked:

"Great King, when did you fall asleep?"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

This Silver Cypress’s head is just like Spiked Cypress’s.

Dragon Cypress: "How many days have I been in the royal chamber?"

Silver Cypress: "About three and a half days... Great King, have you finished your sleep?"

So fast?!

Dragon Cypress was speechless again.

He had thought absorbing the Divine-Grade Fruit’s Primordial Energy would take two days, sleep would be three to five days—that’s also what he told Silver Cypress and Giant Cypress.

From the look of it, absorption had only taken half a day, and sleep less than three days.

"Forget it."

"It’s done."

"Very smooth. The soul has sublimated—it’s at Lord-Level now."

"Silver Cypress, go inform Giant Cypress, just a notification is fine. You two guard the Shanxi Reservoir checkpoint properly."

Dragon Cypress gave his orders, leaped to the ground.

The Dominating Throne shrank rapidly, transforming into a four-centimeter-diameter metal sphere hovering above his head.

Dragon Cypress dashed out of the ant nest.

"Great King... don’t you want to eat something?"

"No need!"

"Alright—"

Silver Cypress shook his head helplessly, waved his antenna, and surrounded by Soldier Ants, followed out of the nest.

...

The trunk of the Deep Blue God-Given Seed tree was approaching a hundred meters high, its growth also slowing down, and its spiritual power’s coverage radius was a kilometer.

Within its managed territory, various fruit trees and cypresses were mixed and interspersed, in an orderly and harmonious pattern. Grass flourished under the trees, full of vitality.

Amid the woods, animals of all kinds sang and ran, life flourished.

"Azure!"

The Dominating Throne sped over and hovered; Dragon Cypress called to Azure from over three hundred meters away.

"Dragon Cypress—"

Azure quickly reacted, "Dragon Cypress? Your spiritual power..."

"Whoa~ whoa~ Effect of the Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit! My soul is now at Lord-Level!"

"Oh! Incredible! The strengthening from the Divine-Grade Fruit is amazing."

"Yes! Keep it up, Azure, you can do it too."

"...I can’t."

"The Superior Divine Seed is amazing too!"

The Dominating Throne suddenly accelerated, dropped, and hovered above the water.

With a splash, a water sphere more than a meter in diameter, wrapping a bighead carp, burst out of the water.

"Dragon Cypress?"

"I’m testing my Water System Ability."

Manipulating the water sphere, Dragon Cypress shaped it into various forms, finally freezing it into the shape of a bighead carp with a burst of Origin Force, instantly freezing it.

"Dragon Cypress!"

Azure’s spiritual force flared, emotion agitated. "Don’t freeze my fish!"

"Alright!"

"Just testing my ability."

Saying this, Dragon Cypress thawed the frozen fish and let it sink back into the reservoir.

"You get back to work, Azure."

"Let me test my flight speed too."

Leaving a word behind, Dragon Cypress manipulated the Dominating Throne in a lateral drift, glanced at the Southern Gorgon God-Given Seed, greeted Black Yellow,

shared the tremendously good news of his soul sublimation to Lord-Level with them, then shot southward, racing straight toward Southern Sour Jujube Mountain.