Natural God's Gift

Dang Gui restlessly paced back and forth outside Si Ye's nest chamber, its six legs on the ground, looking rather anxious.

"Dang Gui," Bai Zhi called out, running over from the neighboring territory.

Its eight eyes glanced at the tightly shut nest chamber: "Si Ye hasn't come out yet?"

"Not yet." Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Dang Gui became even more worried: "It's been a month already. Does it really take this long for a Senior Warrior to advance to a Mountain Lord?

Bai Zhi: "Don't worry, I asked Mountain Lord Xuan Yu and the others. They said some spiders are just like that. Si Ye ate so many God-given Origin Power foods, and he was tested before. All aspects of his physical functions have reached their peak, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Is that so!" Hearing Bai Zhi's comforting words, Dang Gui's worries lessened slightly.

Bai Zhi: "I'm not too worried about Si Ye here, but how are Si Ye's Life Seeds doing?"

Dang Gui: "Si Ye previously replenished them with a batch of fertile soil rich in three-elemental Origin Power, and the Origin Stones were also prepared very well. They are all buried under the Life Seeds. I also inspect them every two days, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"That's good, let's wait a little longer." Actually, the state of the insect warrior can also be seen from the state of the Life Seed. Now that Si Ye's Life Seed is thriving, Si Ye should not be in any danger.

Inside the nest chamber, Si Ye was dormant in the deepest part of the nest chamber, and only slowly woke up after more than a month of slumber.

From its body to its eight spider legs, it gradually broke free from its original old carapace, then crawled out and lay there, allowing the new carapace to harden.

The carapace of their Flame Spiders is not considered too hard, so it's fortunate that they can break free from the carapace.

It is said that for some beetle tribes, the hardest part of their body is the carapace, and the most dangerous time during evolution is when breaking open the old shell.

Those with slightly weaker strength cannot break free from the carapace during the weakest moment of initial evolution, and are very likely to be trapped inside and die alive. This also makes Origin Power foods of the strength type somewhat in short supply.

Fortunately, it didn't have such worries. After regaining some strength, Si Ye rummaged through the jars of reserved food beside it.

It twisted open a jar, took out a few strips of salt-cured pork to eat. Besides dried meat, some jars also contained honey-cured fruits and dried fruits.

These things are preserved quite well, and have not become moldy due to the humid spring. In addition to being well-sealed, it is probably also due to the salt-curing and honey-curing.

After eating a few strips of cured pork, it regained some strength, and the new carapace was also hardened.

Si Ye spat out the God-given Seed of the Yellow Bitter Gourd, which was being nurtured in its life sac, put it into a spider silk bag, and took out a box for storing seeds, taking out a God-given Seed of Corydalis ambigua from it to nurture in its life sac.

After getting these things done, Si Ye pulled open the dead branches and fallen leaves blocking the nest chamber and walked out.

Upon seeing Si Ye come out safely, Bai Zhi and Dang Gui both breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Zhi complained: "Si Ye, you finally came out, we were so worried."

"Haha, advancing to Mountain Lord level is just like this." Successfully advancing to Mountain Lord level, Si Ye was also in a pretty good mood.

"How long have I been asleep?"

"More than a month, otherwise we wouldn't be so worried."

"Oh," it seems that its evolution was a bit rushed. It has eaten a lot of God-given Silver Plum Seeds these years and it still took so much time to evolve.

"It seems that we will have to call you Mountain Lord Si Ye from now on."

Si Ye waved its front legs, and said modestly: "What kind of relationship do we have? How you called me before, just call me that now!"

Bai Zhi asked curiously: "How does it feel to advance to Mountain Lord?"

It has 5,000 Origin Stones supported by Si Ye every year, and in addition, it has used top-level plant seeds as its Life Seed since childhood, so the Origin Power food produced every year is not a small amount.

In addition, the scale of their annual merchant transactions has also become much larger, and everyone can still get seven or eight thousand Origin Stones each year.

Although they are not as rich as Si Ye, the accumulation in various aspects can ensure that they evolve once a year.

Now that it has reached the ninth instar, it plans to accumulate for two more years before advancing to Mountain Lord, so it is naturally very curious about the Mountain Lord realm at this moment.

Si Ye stretched its eight legs, quite enjoyably saying: "It feels very good, very good."

Advancing to Mountain Lord level, its size directly expanded from a leg span of 4.1 meters to 5 meters.

Insect warriors expand the most in size during the stage from Senior Warrior to Mountain Lord. Some can even expand by more than one meter.

After reaching the Mountain Lord level, although the size will also increase a little, it will not expand so much.

With a leg span of five meters, this has already exceeded the size of most Flame Spider Lords, and it can be said that it has completely grown up.

Bai Zhi said: "Isn't it said that you can awaken talents and abilities after advancing to Mountain Lord? Si Ye, you have eaten many kinds of God-given things before, right? How many talents have you awakened? What abilities do you have?"

Hearing Bai Zhi say this, Si Ye calmed down and sensed the changes in itself.

Before advancing to Mountain Lord level, although it possessed multi-elemental talent potential, potential is, after all, only potential, and it could only vaguely sense its existence.

After advancing to Mountain Lord level, it can clearly sense the existence of various elements in nature.

Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, the existence of the six elements is clearly perceived by it.

When it opened its eyes, Dang Gui on the side couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? How many elemental talents have you awakened?"

Si Ye was ecstatic: "I have awakened six elemental talents, not counting the basic control of the elements, I have also gained 14 abilities."

Bai Zhi and Dang Gui were stunned when they heard Si Ye's words: "Awakened so many talents and abilities?"

"Yes," Si Ye raised its front leg, wood-elemental Origin Power gathered between its claws, and then gently touched a clover on the grass, and the clover instantly became jade-like.

"The first is the necessary ability for our original Flame Spiders to advance to Mountain Lord level, Graceful Jade Standing, also called Wood Jadeification!"

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"Oh," everyone was not surprised by this ability. Most original Flame Spiders awaken this ability in the first instar. Even if they don't awaken it in the first instar, they will awaken it in the later instars.

"The second is earth-elemental ability, Earth Stone Solidification." As Si Ye spoke, it touched the ground with its front legs, and the exposed soil instantly solidified into a stone.

The Earth Stone Solidification ability is quite common within the Watanabe Flame Spider tribe, ordinary and nothing rare.

"The third water-elemental ability, Extreme Freeze!" As Si Ye spoke, the grass under its feet was quietly frozen.

"The ultimate skill of the Phantom Color Flame Spider tribe." Bai Zhi and Dang Gui couldn't stand still anymore. This is much more powerful than the previous two abilities. In the Phantom Color Flame Spider tribe, only a few spiders have mastered this ability.

"The fourth fire-elemental ability, Fireball." Si Ye opened its mouthparts, and a series of cherry-sized small fireballs were spat out, forming a circle in the air and rotating continuously.

"Um," seeing such small fireballs, Bai Zhi and Dang Gui were speechless. What's the use of such small fireballs? To light a fire?

Si Ye explained: "It is also possible for the fireball to expand to the size of my body, but my current Origin Power is limited, and I still have to experiment with other abilities, so I didn't expand it to be very large."

Saying that, in order to prove itself, it moved its mind, and the fireball suddenly expanded to the size of an apple, and then quickly extinguished after it withdrew its Origin Power.

"The fifth, metal-elemental ability, Steelification." Si Ye looked around, found a metal can, and touched the can with metal-elemental Origin Power between its claws, and popularized the knowledge: "This ability can raise the hardening of metal by a level. Even soft metals like gold can become harder than steel under my ability."

The two insects listening on the sidelines had bright eyes: "This ability is good. The Purple Color Flame Spider tribe must have a great need for this ability."

"The sixth, the wind-elemental ability, I named it Swaying in the Wind." Si Ye's body suddenly became lighter, and even a slight breeze could move its body.

Bai Zhi and Dang Gui's eyes were dull. What's the use of this ability? Is it useless?

"Don't underestimate this ability, Dang Gui, come hit me."

"Ah?" Dang Gui looked blank.

"Hit me!"

"Oh," Dang Gui heard Si Ye's words, although it didn't understand what it wanted to do, it still flew to its side to hit it.

But when it flew up, when the huge wings fanned a strong wind, Si Ye was directly blown away.

"Ah?" Dang Gui was dumbfounded. It hadn't even exerted any force yet, and Si Ye was blown away.

It flapped its wings to chase Si Ye, but the wind blew Si Ye around, it was like a balloon, and it could never catch up.

"Alright," Si Ye stopped using her wind abilities, her eight legs planted on the ground. "This ability means even a slight breeze can affect my direction and movement. When facing other insect warriors, their ordinary attacks will have difficulty affecting me."

So that's how it is. With Si Ye's explanation, they understood.

"Anything else?" Si Ye's abilities were quite impressive.

"Yes!"

"I also have water and earth dual abilities: Quagmire Submergence!" Si Ye quietly mobilized her original energy, without any other movements, but Bai Zhi and Danggui's feet quietly began to sink into the mud.

"This—" Bai Zhi and Danggui lifted their feet, which were covered in mud. They wanted to retreat, but they felt as if the mud beneath their feet had a sticky quality, making it difficult for them to escape.

Bai Zhi was very surprised: "I can stand in water, but here I'm sinking in the mud. There's also a faint suction force under the mud, devouring my body's strength."

"Hehe, that's the clever part of this move. Although it looks no different from ordinary earth, even an ant that lands on it will be swallowed by the swamp. It's suitable for silently setting traps during battle."

The two insects felt their hair stand on end. This move was too insidious. If anyone stepped on it and was delayed even for a moment, it could determine the outcome of the battle.

Fortunately, Si Ye was only using them to test her abilities slightly and didn't make the swamp too deep. They could still get out with a little effort.

"What other abilities do you have?" Why did it feel like most of the abilities Si Ye awakened were combat-related?

"I also have earth and wind dual abilities, called Sandstorm, but it's not convenient to use here."

"And earth and fire dual abilities, Lava Fury.

Water and wind dual abilities, Ocean Tornado.

Metal and earth dual abilities, Mineral Vein Sense.

Water and wood dual abilities, Life Irrigation."

"Mineral Vein Sense?"

"Life Irrigation?" Bai Zhi and Danggui weren't very interested in combat abilities. Insect warriors loved peace and relatively preferred abilities that helped with territory management.

Compared to those abilities that were obviously attack-oriented, they were much more interested in these auxiliary abilities.

"Mineral Vein Sense uses the combined effects of earth and metal to sense the presence of metal beneath the soil. For example, right now, I can sense that there are trace amounts of iron ore under my feet. If I explore deeper, I can also sense the direction of the mineral veins."

"That's very useful, and it's also an ability that the Purple Rainbow Flame Spider needs."

"Yes," Si Ye rolled her eyes. Who doesn't need abilities? The more abilities you have, the better.

"What does Life Irrigation do?"

"It's used to create original water similar to fertile soil, to increase the life force and growth of life seeds."

"That's good, that's good." Hearing this effect, Bai Zhi and Danggui agreed that this was the best of all the abilities she had awakened.

Mainly because it was practical. Just think about how many original stones the fertile soil ability had earned for the Purple Cloud Merchant Guild, how many insect tribes it had befriended, and how many trading shares it had indirectly brought.

If Si Ye had this ability, not to mention anything far away, everyone's life seeds should be able to get a wave of nourishment.

Danggui counted on her claws: "You've awakened fourteen abilities, and you've talked about twelve now. What are the other two abilities?"

"The other two abilities are a bit special."

"One is a life-based ability, which I call Escape from Death."

"One is a strength-based ability, which I call Mountain Mover."

"Life-based ability?"

"Strength-based ability?"

Hearing Si Ye's words, Bai Zhi and Danggui exclaimed again.

Legend has it that all insect warriors possess hidden potential in the three elements of life, strength, and soul, but hidden potential is different from talent potential. Hidden potential is passive and requires consuming talent-endowing fruits of the same element to trigger the effect.

Most insect warriors don't have similar types of talent potential, and they can't awaken their talents in the acquired stage without consuming divine-grade fruits.

Although it's said that insect warriors don't necessarily awaken these three elements, because these are the basic instincts of all living beings,

Insect warriors may still awaken the abilities of these three elements.

It's just that the probability is pitifully low, with only about one in a hundred insect kings possibly awakening such an ability.

After an insect king reaches the mountain lord level, they can awaken at least one ability per age period. Mountain lord level has nine age periods, lord level has nine age periods, and king level has nine age periods. Just one insect king needs to advance 27 age periods.

Only one in a hundred insect kings might awaken a life-based, strength-based, or soul-based ability, which is roughly equivalent to saying that there is only one awakening opportunity for these three elements in three thousand ability awakening opportunities. Unexpectedly, Si Ye directly awakened two. This luck is too heaven-defying.

Even if she can't be compared to those insect warriors who can awaken strength-based and life-based talents as soon as they advance to the mountain lord level, she is still very lucky.

"Escape from Death? That's a strange name. What does it mean?"

"Simply put, insect warriors can suffer from limb fractures due to various accidents.

Insect warriors need to evolve again to re-awaken their limbs, which also reduces the probability of evolution."

"And my ability can directly regenerate severed limbs, so insect warriors can regrow their limbs without having to evolve again."

"It's even useful for trees. If a tree breaks, I can also make its broken branches regenerate."

"This ability is also very good. Can it be used on life seeds?"

"I haven't tried it, but it shouldn't be a problem. But we can't just break a life seed just to test the ability, can we?"

"Okay, then what is the strength-based ability?"

"This ability, I call it Mountain Mover." Si Ye was a little proud: "Maybe it's because I ate too many God-given Cannonball Fruits, I awakened an explosive ability that can instantly explode my strength tenfold. The only drawback is that my body will be weak for a while after the explosion."

"Another combat skill?" Bai Zhi and Danggui were a little speechless. Of the fourteen skills awakened, at least ten were related to combat.

Fortunately, with so many skill awakenings, she had already surpassed other insect warriors by a large margin.

Danggui: "Didn't you awaken the lightning talent?"

"No," Speaking of this, Si Ye also smacked her lips helplessly. In fact, she had already prepared for her wind talent not to awaken and was waiting to eat a divine-grade fruit endowed with wind talent.

Unexpectedly, the wind talent that she was least optimistic about was awakened instead, while the lightning talent was not awakened.

Fortunately, there wasn't much difference. She could just eat a divine-grade fruit endowed with lightning talent.

"That's great," Si Ye awakened so many talents and abilities as soon as she advanced to the mountain lord level, even more than ordinary lords. The two insects were extremely envious.

"Hehe," Si Ye patted them with her two front legs, encouraging them: "Don't worry, I'll find a way to get you a divine-grade fruit endowed with talent in the future."

"Is that possible?"

"It shouldn't be a problem, but I have to wait until I finish paying off the kingdom's debts." When she has extra divine-grade Wish Fruits, she can share one with Bai Zhi and them. After all, they can be considered her core team. If their strength is strong, even if they leave the Star Realm in the future, they will have insects to help each other.

However, she still owes the kingdom at least nine divine-grade Wish Fruits, which will take a long time to repay. They definitely won't be able to eat them in the short term.

If they follow the method used by Lord Ginkgo and the others to convert divine-grade Wish Fruits into Three-Star Apricots, Si Ye estimates that there is a high probability that Bai Zhi and the others will not have the opportunity to eat divine-grade fruits, after all, there are so many spiders waiting.

The good news is that, according to Lord Ginkgo and the others' predictions, when she advances to the king level in the future, spiders with wood talent can directly eat divine-grade Wish Fruits to make their wishes come true.

Actually, it's not impossible now, it's just that the two divine-grade Wish Fruits that were produced before were too low in level.

According to the usual practice during the Original Energy Reincarnation period, the divine-grade fruits nurtured by divine-grade God-given Seeds at the mountain lord level have a probability of only about 20-25% of allowing insect warriors to awaken their talents.

The probability of awakening talents with high-level divine-grade fruits will only be lower, perhaps only 10%.

No matter how the divine-grade Wish Fruits are converted, this probability will not change.

Therefore, Lord Ginkgo and the others would rather have other king-level God-given Seeds spend a lot of time re-nurturing divine-grade fruits to increase the probability of awakening talents than waste the opportunity to awaken talents.