Astral Ants

Xiange star region, Yanxu star system.

The first-level source star system operated by the Holy Butterfly Tribe has a force concentration of 1.6 and 21 life planets. Its location is neither good nor bad, the occupancy rate is neither high nor low, and the permanent insect population is just over tens of millions.

The younger generation Xia Li is doing better than the older generation Si Shu.

Xia Li is now the president of the Baijing Chamber of Commerce's Yanxu star system branch, in charge of all affairs of the entire galaxy. He is in charge of 48 Holy Butterfly Warriors and hundreds of foreign warriors hired to maintain order on the planet.

Huweixing, South 1001 Commercial District, the iconic wave-shaped palace building.

In the extremely luxurious private insect nest room adorned with world gems, Xia Li was facing a pile of knowledge compasses, curling up his tentacles and thinking hard.

A little Saint Butterfly warrior came to report in a hurry.

"Ancestor Xia Li, there is an ant who calls himself 'Longbai Chief' who wants to see you."

"???"

Xia Li said unhappily, "Lie Li, what do you mean by calling yourself the Great Chief Longbai? Didn't I introduce you to the Great Chief Longbai?"

"I have known him...but..."

Quercus said: "This Longbai leader is very different from the one I met last time~"

"???"

Xia Li questioned again and scanned with his mental power.

In the reception hall on the first floor, there is an ant with a dark green shell covered with intricate blue wavy patterns.

The veins of the membranous wings turned a metallic blue, and the wing membrane was a translucent blue-green.

The abdomen no longer has the distinctive blue ring pattern of the cypress leader and his ant colony.

The insect's aura and temperament changed drastically. It felt a little familiar, but also more like an unfamiliar and strange energy...

It feels weird to me... the smell of a water-based innate god?

Soul-fixing ability induction,

The soul cannot change, that’s right, it’s Chief Longbai!
"what's the situation?"

"Could it be that there is something wrong with reincarnation?"

Xia Li had a question in his mind.

Long Bai keenly sensed Xia Li's soul-fixing ability detection, and his figure disappeared from the spot, crossing the space and appearing directly at the door of the hall on the third floor.

"President Xia Li, don't you recognize me?"

"know……"

Xia Li took a look, stood up, and waved his tentacles to drive him away, "Qu Li, go and guard downstairs."

As he said that, he welcomed Longbai in and locked the metal door.

"Captain Longbai, you are... you are... you have integrated the 'Origin of the Ferocious Beast' into the bloodline of the Zerg?"

"Yes."

"initiative?"

"of course."

It's good that there is no accident in rebirth~
Xia Li breathed a sigh of relief and then asked:

"Why? Doesn't that mean your bloodline is impure? Even if there are benefits, they are only temporary, right? Innate gods are just like that. For us God Clan warriors, they are more of a negative impact, right?"

"It's temporarily fused. I still have a way to peel it out."

Long Bai raised his head, stared at the dome of the palace, and explained simply: "I comprehended the power of reincarnation, coordinated the ten systems of ability, reorganized the structure of the star core ability, and rebuilt a more powerful core ability. I am temporarily needed, and I will kick you out after I am done."

"Forehead--"

Xia Li had more questions and asked in disbelief, "Captain Longbai, has your system ability reached the highest level where you can adjust your body structure at will from the blood level?"

"……Yes."

Long Bai said: "Xia Li, you can do it too. I will teach you after I evolve to the Brilliance Realm."

"I?"

Xia Li tilted his head and thought for a moment, then skipped the topic and asked, "Captain Longbai, didn't your star core ability reach perfection before? Reorganization? Influenced by the power of reincarnation? Inspired by it, did you come up with a better idea?"

"That's right!"

Long Bai praised sincerely: "The reincarnation power of the White Crystal Divine Tree is so amazing! It gave me a great inspiration to change the trajectory of my destiny! If I evolve into a true god in the future, half of the credit will go to the White Crystal Divine Tree."

"Forehead……"

Xia Li was speechless.

The first half of the conversation sounds normal.

The second half of the sentence has a strong flavor of purple and dark orchid.

Xia Li noticed that Long Bai had been staring at the dome and asked, "Captain Long Bai, when will the Radiance Transformation occur? Are you going to collect the World Gems and prepare for the condensation of the 'Trace' in advance?"

"I have this plan."

"If it's convenient, please ask President Xia Li to help me exchange a batch."

Long Bai raised his claws and pointed at the dome, then pointed at the wall behind the palace where Xia Li usually rested, and asked, "Is this the standard arrangement for the senior management of your Holy Butterfly tribe?"

"That's right..."

"is not."

Xia Li said, "Last time we returned from our adventure on Red Robin Star, we visited Lord Xiange and reported our achievements. Lord Xiange instructed me on how to arrange this."

Xia Li's mind suddenly lit up, his eyes sparkled, and he jumped up and down excitedly, asking, "Captain Longbai, can you understand?"

Xia Li then added, "The Xiange Lord told me that if I can comprehend the meaning of this arrangement within 300,000 years, he will pick a life planet from the Xiange star system and give it to me!"

"..."

Longbai's tentacles trembled, and he buried his head in deep thought. He organized the entire process of his comprehension after obtaining the power of reincarnation into a cultivation experience, and wrote it directly into Xia Li's soul consciousness.

"!!!"

The second level of reincarnation is complete!
The power of world laws?

Lord Xian Ge's meaning is very clear, he must want me to comprehend the power of the laws of this world!
Xia Li was shocked and excited, and could not speak for a long time.

Long Bai said, "I came here this time to ask President Xia Li for help on two matters. The first matter is that I would like to ask for your help in exchanging a batch of world gemstones. Funds are a little tight right now, so I hope to borrow 300 billion. I will pay back part of it after the first planetary construction project we contract is completed, and I will pay back another part after the second project is completed. It will be paid off in about 30,000 years."

"The second thing is, I hope to borrow the noble's 'Sea of ​​Death'..."

Long Bai explained: "At present, I use the water-based innate divine origin and the power of the water-based life form as a medium. Through adaptive evolution, I constantly adjust and change my bloodline. I can barely actively absorb the power of the world's laws, and then achieve a level that is more life-like than the 'life form'..."

Longbai said as his left tentacle touched the ground.

A stream of clear water flowed out and turned into a 'turbellarian', wriggling and crawling.

Look with your eyes, scan with your mind,

Infinitely close to living planarians.

The right tentacle of the cypress touched the ground, and a black stream of water condensed into the shape of a turbellaria, and the eerie smell of death filled the nest chamber.

Long Bai: "This is the 'dead water state', which is completely opposite to the 'life state' and is essentially the same type of power as the 'power of world laws'. I have tried to train and improve it many times, and I have also studied it carefully, but I have always gained little. Recently, I finally understood the underlying reason."

"My idea is to use the 'Sea of ​​Death' to create the 'Sea of ​​Sinking', the 'Sea of ​​Reincarnation, and the Endless Sea', and reversely deduce the absorption and application of the power of the world's laws."

Xia Li's mind was spinning rapidly, and he said, "I heard that above the 'Sea of ​​Reincarnation and Endless Sea', there is another realm called the 'Boundless Sea and Infinite Sea', which has only been reached by a few masters of the Holy Butterfly Tribe. Could it be that..."

"One is the power of 'life', and the other is the power of 'death'. Life and death are opposite and interdependent. I guess that the 'Death Star' built by our Holy Butterfly tribe should use some method to extract the 'power of the world's laws' and transform it into the death power of the 'Sea of ​​Death'."

Xia Li is a really smart guy!
Long Bai tapped his tentacles and said, "The 'Boundless Sea, Infinite Sea' probably requires one to comprehend the power of the world's laws and use them for one's own benefit, and be able to switch between the attributes of life and death at will."

"Yes! That's right! I understand!"

Xia Li suddenly became excited and asked hopefully, "Captain Longbai, how did you realize this? Can you teach me?"

Xia Li: "The Xiange Lord never jokes. This is a life planet in the Xiange star system! If it works, I will give you one hundred, no, three hundred districts of territory to live in for free!"

"..."

Long Bai's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He shook his antenna helplessly and said, "I wandered around the Fengyan Star Region, leaving traces of my existence. While training my abilities, I also gained a deeper understanding of my true self. When I passed by the Baiyanshu Star System, for unknown reasons and without any signs, I suddenly felt something. After some in-depth research, I successfully awakened and gained the ability to sense the power of the laws of the world."

"This is equivalent to the awakening of a system or soul talent. The process is similar to a Zerg warrior who is born with strength, life, and soul talents, but has not awakened them. Without the help of the power of a divine fruit, he can awaken one of them on his own with his own perception and a little inspiration."

"If I think about it carefully, I can't even explain how I did it, let alone teach it to other bugs."

Long Bai finally said, "Besides, if this could be taught, Lord Xian Ge would have taught it long ago, and it would have spread among the tribe long ago. How could it be my turn?"

"..."

"That's right!"

Xia Li calmed down and analyzed: "Then the dead water power corresponding to the power of the world's laws... can also be regarded as a kind of talent awakening?"

"Correct!"

"It's relatively easy. You just need to keep dying and dying and you'll succeed." Long Bai said, "System and soul talent are innate. Every insect has them. The same goes for the power of the world's laws and the corresponding power of death."

"Force beings are extremely sensitive to death, so they can easily accomplish things."

"As for rebirth and resurrection... the consciousness is dormant during the resurrection process. When the consciousness is restored, it is already complete. The key process of realizing 'life' is missing. Therefore, awakening the 'power of the world's laws' is more difficult..."

"Maybe it's not that difficult. I feel that through acquired training, as well as spiritual, mental, and cognitive cultivation, as well as a deep understanding and profound cognition of the world of life and the universe, with concentration and perseverance, I should be able to succeed in time."

Longbai suggested, "You can flip through some philosophy books if you have time. Aren't you familiar with Yu Teng? Yu Teng has a lot of good collections. I just flipped through them and benefited a lot."

"philosophy?"

"Derris?"

Xia Li was stunned for a moment, suspicious, half-believing and half-doubting. After thinking it over, he decided to believe it, and he felt his head buzzing.

Xia Li said: "Captain Longbai, the matter of the world gem is easy to discuss. I will take you to the Xiange star system first."

Long Bai: "Okay!"

...

...

The Force concentration of the String star system is as high as 3.5, with a total of 34 life planets, 6 mining planets, and 2 death stars.

Among them, 6 life planets are retained by the Holy Butterfly Tribe for their own use, and the other 28 are rented out.

At the edge of the star system, there are 12 fortress-class battle carriers guarding, and unrelated insects are not allowed to approach without permission.

Even the insects that have settled in the Xiange star system need to enter and exit through a star port 10 billion kilometers away.

The Star Spider driven by Xia Li entered the star port, docked at the designated location, and opened the hatch. The Snake-Eyed Butterfly Warrior guarding the satellite port immediately noticed that there were strange insects following and led the team forward.

"Are you President Xia Li?"

"Meet Chief Shasheng!"

Xia Li took the initiative to explain: "This is a good friend of mine, Chief Longbai. He has mastered a third-level special ability called 'Refining'. The White Crystal Divine Tree appreciated him and gave him the 'Power of Reincarnation'. Chief Longbai came here to use the Sea of ​​Death to train his abilities... Stay in Starport first, I will ask for instructions from Lord Xiange."

"Ok!"

The Shasheng leader asked no more questions.

Longbai stayed on the Star Spider and waited.

Xia Li changed into a dedicated level zero star spider and left.

...

...

Baiheteng Star, South 1001 Commercial District, Baijing Chamber of Commerce’s headquarters building in Xiange Star Domain, the hidden fourth-floor palace.

"Teacher Xian Ge..."

Xia Li pushed the alloy door carefully and found it was locked. He used his mental power to call out affectionately.

"Xia Li? Is there something wrong?"

"Teacher, the situation is like this. Last time when I came back from the Red Robin Star, I told you that there was an ant king named 'Longbai' who was recognized by the White Crystal Divine Tree. He personally taught me the path of evolution and bestowed me with the power of reincarnation."

"Now, the Dragon Cypress Ant King hopes to enter the Sea of ​​Death that we manage and learn about the 'Sea of ​​Sinking'..."

The alloy door slowly opened.
The ground is paved with chaos stones and the magnificent palace is adorned with world gems.

At the back of the hall, there is a lotus-shaped pedestal made of energy metals and gems, with the Lord Xian Ge sitting quietly on it.

"A little ant king of your age? You can't afford the power of reincarnation, right? Give it to me for free?"

"……seems like it."

"The White Crystal Divine Tree is such a stingy guy, so the thing it gave away must be an ant with extraordinary talent, right?"

"Of course... When we were on the home planet, it was this Dragon Cypress Ant King who led the Southern Hemisphere King Lan and the Zhibai Continental Bugs to fight against Blue Island. His commander-in-chief, Red Maple, who led the combat corps, participated in the last Daylight Sea Arena Battle and won the 84th place."

"Oh--"

"It's not easy for anyone to get a ranking in the last Daylight Sea Arena, and those who can get into the top 100 are the elite among the elites."

Xiange Lord praised him highly and asked, "Then the Dragon Cypress Ant King didn't participate?"

Xia Li: “No.”

Xiange Lord: "So that's the ant king who is good at strategy and command, but not good at fighting?"

Xia Li: "Is that so? I have never seen the Dragon Cypress Ant King use its claws, but its star core ability... is terrifyingly strong!"

Xia Li reported truthfully: "The Dragon Cypress Ant King is only at the Star Realm level. After obtaining the power of reincarnation, he realized the second level in less than a thousand years. He can break away from the life seed, jump out of the confinement of water, and be reborn at will with the help of the life world..."

"what?!"

The originally nonchalant Xian Ge Overlord suddenly became serious, and slowly stood up, his eyes flickering as he commented, "A rare, intelligent insect."

Xia Li hesitated for a moment, pointed at the world gems inlaid on the dome and the surrounding walls, and asked, "Teacher Xian Ge, I remember you once told me that if I could understand the function of these arrangements within 30 years, you would reward me with a life planet?"

Xiange Lord tilted his head and thought for a moment, then nodded his tentacles, "You're still far away."

Lord Xiange said solemnly: "Don't tell me that the Dragon Cypress Ant King sensed the energy of all living beings."

"The energy of all living beings?"

Xia Li asked: "The life energy fields of all living beings in the universe interweave and blend, giving rise to a kind of transcendental power with strong life characteristics?"

"Correct!"

Lord Xiange asked, "From what you said, the Dragon Cypress Ant King sensed it?"

Xia Li replied: "Yes!"

"Incredible!"

"Another foreign bug."

"In the past 100,000 years, all I've heard is that some tribe has produced some extraordinary warriors. How come the Holy Butterfly Tribe has none?"

Xian Ge Lord suddenly lost interest, muttered and complained, then slowly lay down again and said:
"The Sunken Sea is a long process of cultivation. You should go to Dill to register and get a permanent pass, so that you don't have to bother me every time and disturb my mind."

"understood."

"Then I won't disturb your meditation, Master."

Xia Li walked backwards out of the palace.

...

...

Xia Li piloted the Star Spider and landed on a deserted island on a dead star called "Blackback Vine".

the hatch opens,

The familiar yet unfamiliar breath of death blew in my face, and the extremely cold breeze brought with it a bitter, salty smell that made insects uncomfortable.

A planet made of water.

Thick black fog and clouds hung low, as if pressing down on our heads.

It was dead silent, and no third living creature could be seen.

"have a look!"

Longbai flapped its wings and flew into the air, rising straight up through the clouds until it reached an altitude of 100,000 meters where the air was thin.

Xia Qu flew up next.

"Captain Longbai, how is it?"

"Your guess is correct. The 'Life Force' escaped from the nearby life planet and was transformed into 'Death Force' by the power of the laws deployed in the Death Star."

As Long Bai spoke, the space in front of him rippled slightly, and three world gems floated in the air.

"World Gems can also attract the 'Force of Death', but this force will corrode and pollute Gems."

As Long Bai spoke, the space in front of him swayed slightly again, taking back the Shanglu space.

Xia Li: "The Sea of ​​Death has accumulated enough death energy!"

The water energy in Xia Li's body surged, and a ball of black liquid flew out from his forehead, expanding and changing into the shape of a butterfly. His body merged into it and disappeared.

"I am usually busy with work and rarely have time to train in the Death Star. My ability has always remained at the 'Dead Water' level, and is still a little short of the 'Sinking Sea'. Chief Longbai, I will practice with you. I should also concentrate on improving myself."

"it is good!"

Longbai's body swelled and turned black, transforming into a giant black ant with a sinister aura. It dived headfirst, passed through the thick clouds, and plunged into the black ocean below.

Wow~ la la la

Huge waves rose up in the calm Dead Sea, and a giant ant with a body length of more than ten kilometers stood up from the sea surface.

Longbai tried to absorb this death energy. (End of this chapter)