Astral Ants

Eight star systems,
Shanxiangxing, South 1001 District, the headquarters of the Baijing Chamber of Commerce branch, a magnificent building with a wave shape.

Long Bai and Mo Lan went to the Xiange star system specifically to invite Xia Li over.

Xia Li led the way and went straight to the room on the third floor where President Yuan lived.

"President Obihara?"

"President Obihara!"

"Meet President Obihara!"

The three insects greeted each other.

Dai Yuan was confused for a moment, then he recognized the insect and immediately understood what was going on. He asked, "Captain Longbai, are you looking for the White Crystal Sacred Tree?"

Longbai: “Yes!”

Dai Yuan looked at Xia Li and asked bluntly, "What are you doing here?"

Xia Li: "I'm here to exchange for 10 billion world gems and bring them back to honor Lord Xiange."

"..."

Dai Yuan had nothing to say. He looked at Mo Lan and asked, "Who is this Mantis warrior..."

Molan introduced herself: "My name is Molan, the second leader of Xianglan Chamber of Commerce. I am an orchid mantis warrior, and my carapace is dark green due to a wood-type ability called 'Jungle Symbiont'."

"Oh--"

Dai Yuan looked at Long Bai and asked, "Captain Long Bai, do you want to take Chief Mo Lan with you and try to ask the White Crystal Sacred Tree for a portion of the power of reincarnation?"

Long Bai and Mo Lan moved their tentacles.

Xia Li helped and said, "Please ask President Yuan to do you a favor and allow Chief Molan to follow Chief Longbai to the Red Robin Star. Chief Molan can stay at the Purple Mine Star Base and wait, while Chief Longbai enters the Red Robin Star and asks the White Crystal Divine Tree for instructions..."

"Please give me permission?"

Dai Yuan raised his claws to interrupt and said bluntly: "Great Chief Longbai, although I don't understand why the White Crystal Divine Tree promised you a portion of the power of reincarnation. However, if you mistakenly believe that the power of reincarnation can be obtained casually, you are very wrong. I can be sure that this Chief Molan will definitely not be able to do so."

"In the White Crystal Galaxy, in the Holy Butterfly Tribe, the White Crystal Sacred Tree is a supreme being on par with the Lord of Reincarnation. It is not something that any insect can see just because it wants to."

Molan was secretly annoyed, and wanted to reveal her identity as 'First place in the Daylight Sea Arena, Eleven-Colored Mantis King' to scare the old butterfly to death.

After thinking about it, he shook his tentacles and endured it.

Long Bai said: "Bring President Yuan, I will go to the White Crystal Divine Tree to communicate and see if it can grant Molan a reincarnation power. If not, I will ask the White Crystal Divine Tree to split my power into two reincarnation powers of the Su Realm level..."

Daiyuan's expression turned serious when he heard that.

The power of the White Crystal Tree is divided into three levels: rebirth, reincarnation rebirth, and reincarnation divine power.

Many insects, even if they obtain the power of reincarnation, cannot fully master it.
Even if one is extremely gifted, it would take tens or even hundreds of thousands of years of hard practice and contemplation before one could condense the 'power of reincarnation' on their own.

If one's comprehension is insufficient, one may never have the chance to comprehend it, and will stop at the level of 'reincarnation and rebirth'.

You actually gave up on your own initiative and settled for the next best thing...

Dai Yuan looked at Longbai and Molan, then at Xia Li.

Xia Li knew how difficult it was to practice the power of reincarnation, and he must have told Long Bai and Mo Lan about it.

In that case,

Dai Yuan said without further ado, tapping his antennae and saying, "Great Chief Longbai, you can tell me about meeting the White Crystal Sacred Tree. Come over in three days, and I will talk to Patriarch Jianxu to arrange a time."

...

It takes thousands of years for the White Crystal Divine Tree to accumulate the power of reincarnation.

Reservation required.

If you happen to catch it, you only have to wait two hundred years.

Xia Li said goodbye and left.

Longbai and Molan stayed and waited. With nothing else to do, they simply entered the virtual universe.
Longbai tried to challenge Molan, but was unable to beat her, so he changed to challenge the Black Thorn Tower.

Putting aside the overall combat talent, the ability strength of the matched warriors has reached the level of the top 30 in the Daylight Sea Arena.

As Longbai was beating the opponent, he suddenly found a loophole.
The Zergs matched by the Black Thorn Tower are all real in the real world. To put it more intuitively, the information of Zerg warriors is collected and the combatants are directly reproduced without modification.

However, in the virtual universe database of the eight star systems, there are only about 8,000 stars with star core strengths that can match Longbai.

Long Bai quickly defeated all these soldiers.

Then, the system can only match fighters who have fought against Longbai before.

In this way, the system loses its most important intelligence advantage. In random matching, the system knows both itself and the enemy, while Longbai knows nothing about the matching object. This is one of the biggest difficulties in the Thorn Tower challenge.

Long Bai was bored, so he used his intelligent brain to deduce and study each of them one by one, memorizing and analyzing the abilities of these soldiers and formulating targeted battle plans.

After some effort, I finally got through the fifth floor of the Black Thorn Tower.

This is already a record that surpasses 90% of the Zerg civilization's warriors.

When chatting with Chong in the future, Longbai can also say, "I was busy with work and didn't have time. I just rushed into the Black Thorn Tower casually. I almost made it to the seventh floor..."

Of course, it's just bragging...

The actual situation is that by the sixth level, the combat awareness, will, and seventh intuition of the matched warriors are greatly improved, and the targeted tactics become ineffective, making it impossible to defeat them no matter what.

Long Bai started thinking again: What if my star core ability is extremely strong, so strong that the virtual universe database does not have data on warriors of the same level?

——Black orchid? Blue blood dragon lychee?

——The star core capabilities of these two are so strong that they have broken the limits of stellar power.

——If the full score of the Star Realm is 100, I have now reached 100 points, and the Black Thorn Tower matches are all full or close to full, and the top 110 in the Daylight Sea Arena are also similar. Mo Lan and Bi Xue Long Li can be said to have reached points.

——What if I improve the star core capability to 120 or 130 points?

——Will the virtual universe database still match me with a fighter of the same level? If not, how will the system handle it? Match me with a lower-level fighter? Clear me directly?

——What kind of ability can surpass Molan and Bixuelongli?
——Is there a star core ability with a strength of 200 points? Then can I easily pin these two guys to the ground with one claw on the left and one on the right?
Long Bai's heart was filled with curiosity. He kept matching challenges on the sixth floor while thinking at the same time.

...

[Time: 78th Era-193 Yuan-315 Years]

Purple Mine Star, the teleportation base leading to Red Robin Star.

Star Spider docking plaza,

the hatch opens,

As soon as Long Bai and Mo Lan jumped out of the cabin, they vaguely felt a hidden spiritual consciousness passing by.

He scanned back and stopped at Long Bai and Mo Lan.

White crystal sacred tree!

"I have seen Bai Jing..."

Long Bai was about to greet him when he suddenly felt the space around him distorted and the light and shadows became hazy.

next moment,
Space and light regain calm,
When I looked closely, I found myself under a huge tree that was so huge that I couldn't see the top when I looked up.

——Space power?
Long Bai tilted his head and found Mo Lan standing beside him. Immediately afterwards, the spiritual power of the Baijing Divine Tree came over.

"Seven-colored mantis, eleven colors?"

"I am the orchid mantis warrior Molan, and I have seen the white crystal sacred tree!" Molan answered calmly.

The White Crystal Divine Tree said leisurely, "Are you disguising yourself as a seven-colored flower mantis? Or are you originally a seven-colored flower mantis, disguising yourself as an orchid mantis? I've seen the Daylight Sea Arena battle, and the energy aura is exactly the same, and I can't hide it from you."

Molan did not feel guilty at all and insisted, "Orchid Mantis Warrior Molan."

The White Crystal Divine Tree said, "An orchid mantis that possesses the bloodline of the Seven-Colored Flower Mantis and has awakened the power of the Seven-Colored Divine Tree. The Seven-Colored Mantis and I once took root on the same planet, and its power is very familiar to me."

"The Daylight Sea Arena Battle is over. I sent bugs to investigate. The Seven-Colored and Seven-Colored Flower Mantis tribes have not returned. There is no news."

Cymbidium:"……"

Recognized?
Molan explained, "The situation is like this. Before the battle began, I studied with the Dusk God Tree for a period of time. I learned the abilities of the Seven-Colored Flower Mantis Warrior, the Ten-Colored Mantis King. On a whim, I changed my name to Eleven Colors, one more color than the Ten-Colored Mantis King. I didn't have any other meaning, I just thought it was fun. I came out of my home planet, and the Seven-Colored Flower Mantis had already become extinct on my home planet. I have nothing to do with the Seven-Colored Flower Mantis tribe!" The Baijing God Tree comforted him, "Don't be nervous. Although the Ten-Colored Mantis King is crazy, he is not crazy. He has offended many insects, but he won't take your life."

——You should have said it earlier!

Mo Lan's tense nerves relaxed when she heard that, and she asked in confusion: "Bai Jing Shen Shu, you just used the power of space?"

Bai Jing Shen Shu: "When the energy of a Force life form becomes strong enough and its understanding of the universe reaches a certain level, it can break free from the limitations of the energy attributes. For example, it can forcibly distort space and move you in front of me."

The White Crystal Divine Tree turned its spiritual power towards Long Bai and asked, "I heard from Jian Xu that you plan to split the reincarnation divine power I promised you into two, into two parts of reincarnation power?"

Long Bai: "...It would be best if it is not to be dismantled."

The White Crystal Divine Tree asked, "What about your abilities? Without an indestructible physical strength, the Star Realm cannot bear my reincarnation divine power."

Longbai didn't say much, the black energy rose.

White Crystal Divine Tree: “…”

The White Crystal Divine Tree said disappointedly, "Have you eaten the dragon bamboo fruit? You didn't even make any changes to the ones from the Ghost Locust Tribe."

Long Bai said: "At present, it seems that the set of the ghost locust tribe is the strongest and most durable. My idea is to obtain the power of reincarnation and gather the three elements of 'indestructible, incorruptible, and immortal', and then spend time to reorganize the ten series of abilities, recast the star core, and reshape my own evolutionary path."

"..."

The White Crystal Divine Tree was silent for a few seconds, then slowly said, "The most powerful person in the Lizhu Galaxy is the Dragon Bamboo Overlord of the Red Blatant Tribe. He is not best at the system, but at the dual systems of metal and life."

"As for the Ghost Locust Tribe, even though they have the ancestral divine body and divine power, and have obtained my reincarnation divine power, that's all. So far, they have not produced any warriors who can impress trees and insects. They are indeed powerful and have their merits, but that's all. They are mediocre and have no groundbreaking feats."

"However... this time in the Daylight Sea Arena... there are several fighters..."

The White Crystal Divine Tree pondered and said, "Very special! It is obviously much stronger than previous ones, and its star core is much stronger than many other shield locust warriors participating in the battle. If I am not mistaken, it should have added the ability of 'adaptive evolution', right?"

"Some things about the way of Force evolution can be learned across tribes, some can only be passed down within the tribe, and some are unique and cannot be taught or learned."

"Some insects with extraordinary talents and extraordinary understanding can comprehend the laws of the universe through the abilities of their race, their own comprehension, and abilities obtained from divine fruits or other means, and combine abilities comparable to the laws of the universe. However, this kind of combination is usually the kind that cannot be taught or learned. If the ability to adapt to evolution is a combination, then it must be one of them."

"It's because of the divine fruit that the weaker insects are all similar. They learn from each other, imitate each other, and their abilities converge. But the truly powerful insects are similar in some ways but different in many ways. Each has its own unique features and distinct characteristics."

"Longbai Ant, at first, I also thought you were a rare genius insect. However, you are not! Adaptive evolution is not a combined ability, it is given by the Law Tree and the Law Fruit. You, Molan Mantis, and the insects of the Lizhu Chamber of Commerce, you all have this ability. A new Law Tree has appeared, right?"

"..."

Long Bai and Mo Lan looked at each other in silence.

This white crystal sacred tree is too terrifying. It has taken root in the Red Robin Star. At most, it can only watch the light and shadow video of the Daylight Sea Arena Battle, right? This can reveal the clues!
Long Bai: "Yes——"

Molan: "We ate it when we were on our home planet."

Bai Jing Divine Tree: "There is no need to hide it from me. There are a fixed number of Divine Trees of Laws, a total of 55 trees, given by the True God of Nature, and no insect will snatch them from you. Of course, it is definitely right to be careful. Once it is made public, countless insects will come to you, and you will have endless troubles. The Holy Butterfly and the Seven-Colored Flower Mantis tribe both experienced it. The Holy Butterfly is smooth and sophisticated, and can handle it, but the Seven-Colored Flower Mantis cannot."

Cymbidium:"……"

Mo Lan couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Bai Jing Sacred Tree, how did you determine that the Law Sacred Tree is ours?"

The White Crystal Divine Tree asked back, "You and the ant have eaten the Giant Dragon Bamboo Fruit, right? There is only one reward for the Arena Battle, where did the other one come from?"

Cymbidium:"……"

Mo Lan asked again: "White Crystal Divine Tree, adaptive evolution is a passive type ability, how did you recognize it?"

White Crystal Divine Tree: "The Concave Shielded Spotted Bee Warrior, Black-Faced God. Its ability comes from an ancient god's creation called 'The Immaculate Country, the Pure Heart'. To be exact, it is a set of two artifacts, one called 'The Immaculate Country', and the other called 'The Pure Heart'. The Black-Faced God controls the Pure Heart, which releases a colorless and odorless 'poison' that cannot be detected or sensed by mental power and can penetrate almost all defensive capabilities. The only thing that can resist this alien poisonous power is the ability of the law."

Creation of the ancient gods!

A divine artifact!

Molan tilted her head to look at Longbai: Didn’t you look up all the knowledge about old and ancient cosmic civilizations in the library?
Longbai shook his tentacles: I haven't seen any relevant records~
The tentacles of the cypress and black orchid stood upright, waiting for what would happen next.

The White Crystal Divine Tree did not explain in detail, but said leisurely: "The birth of a new Law Divine Tree means that a Zerg force has successfully found and opened up a fourth galaxy. I think there will be news coming to the White Crystal Galaxy soon. Any Zerg that is not stupid will hoard all kinds of materials necessary for the galaxy's development at this time. At that time, they will either organize a team to go on an expedition, or resell them to make a fortune."

"..."

"Forehead……"

“Investment is risky…”

Longbai and Molan were nervous and didn't dare to speak.

A long time ago, Bai Wei and Hong Tao had analyzed that the True God of Nature gradually arranged the reincarnation of the Tree of Laws based on the number of galaxies opened up by Zerg warriors.

That’s right!

However, the Great King Cypress was born randomly and was not among the 55 fixed law trees.
Would the White Crystal Divine Tree arrange for the Holy Butterfly Tribe to stockpile supplies?

Bai Jing Shen Shu did not say much about the investment issue. He changed the subject and asked, "What is the name of your Law Shen Tree?"

"Da Wang Bai!"

Molan answered quickly.

"The name is so random, it's cheap."

The White Crystal Divine Tree commented bluntly and asked, "What's the level of evolution? The Star Realm?"

Long Bai replied: "We are currently in the planetary realm, and it will take another 30,000 to 50,000 years to reach the star realm."

"Slower."

The White Crystal Divine Tree asked, "Where are the fruits of the laws you produced? Are you trading with the Lizhu Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes--"

Long Bai explained, "When we were on our home planet, we once exchanged divine fruits with Chiwu Mountain through the Flame Spider Chamber of Commerce. The Qingyuan, Shixia, Chixia, and Bixuelongli insects that appeared in the Daylight Sea Arena Battle acquired the ability to adapt and evolve at that time. After the arena battle, we contacted them again through the Flame Spider Chamber of Commerce, and the two sides hit it off. The Flame Spider Caravan still acted as an intermediary, traveling back and forth between Lizhu and Baijing Star Systems to exchange law fruits."

The White Crystal Divine Tree said: "The ancestral divine body, ancestral divine power, and adaptive evolution, the three major system abilities are naturally compatible, a wonderful combination, and with the addition of reincarnation, if placed in the Daylight Sea battlefield, any insect can achieve good results."

"If the Holy Butterfly Tribe had the ability to adapt and evolve, this round of the ring battle wouldn't have been so disastrous..."

Long Bai took the initiative to suggest: "There are two warriors in the Holy Butterfly Tribe who are on good terms with me. One is called Xia Li, and he is from the Xiange Star Region, and is a student of the Xiange Lord. The other is called Si Shu, and is from the Yiweixiang Star Region, and is a student of the Yiwei Lord. I can use the Flame Spider Chamber of Commerce, and then through them, to exchange the Fruit of the Law."

"Number four? Xia Li? Are they the two little butterflies that entered the Red Robin Star with you last time?"

The White Crystal Divine Tree hesitated for a moment and said, "You two can discuss this."

The White Crystal Divine Tree was obviously not that interested in the little warrior from the Holy Butterfly Tribe, so it changed the subject again and said:
"The evolution and growth of the Law Tree is not predetermined. From my perspective, there are two major directions for adaptive evolution: one is change, imitation, bionics, and creation; the other is absolute adaptation, absolute immunity, and an immortal divine body."

"There are two paths. Before you reach the Domination stage, just focus on one of them, or one as the main and one as the secondary. It's best for you to stay consistent, learn from each other, and gather the wisdom of all insects to achieve one path."

Longbai moved his tentacles seriously, "I understand. Thank you, Baijing Sacred Tree, for your guidance!"

The White Crystal Divine Tree continued to point out: "Similar principles, your ancestral divine power and ancestral divine body, including the divine power of reincarnation, can be learned from the more experienced and rich Ghost Locust Tribe and the Holy Butterfly Tribe."

"I see that you, the ant, like to imitate and are very good at it?"

“There is nothing wrong with imitating and learning from better things, but you must transform them into your own things and inject your own thinking, will and life characteristics into them. Otherwise, you will always be walking behind the object of imitation and standing in the shadow of the object of imitation, and you will never achieve anything great.”

Longbai: "Thank you for the teachings of the White Crystal Divine Tree. I understand."

"You are also an old ant who has lived for tens of thousands of years. I won't say much."

The White Crystal Divine Tree said, “As promised, I will give you a reincarnation power. As for Mantis, if you are not in a hurry, I can also give you a reincarnation power. However, my reservations are already full, so you need to wait for 20,000 years…”

Seeing that Mo Lan's tentacles were standing up and she was about to speak, the White Crystal Divine Tree immediately said, "If you are in a hurry, I can also arrange to condense a law fruit of the Star Realm or the Su Realm level and arrange for it to be sent to you in sequence."

Molan raised her paw, "Sujing?"

"it is good!"

The White Crystal Divine Tree agreed and said, "Then you still need to wait a little while. Go to the Eight Stars System to pick up the goods in 1,284 years."

so long?
Molan asked, "Where is the White Crystal Fruit at the Star Realm level?"

The White Crystal Divine Tree replied, "This will be quick. It will only take 107 years to complete and can satisfy your needs first."

Molan hesitated for a moment, then insisted, "I want to stay in the realm."

"it is good!"

Without saying anything, the White Crystal Divine Tree focused its mental power on the dragon cypress. A ray of black energy shot out from the trunk and penetrated into the dragon cypress's carapace, turning into black energy veins covering the carapace and slowly penetrating into the body...

(End of this chapter)