Chapter 1254 - 767: Nebula Citrus_3

Could it be...

All of a sudden, huge waves surged in Dragon Cypress's heart.

—Could it be that he had actually nurtured an Assistant King similar to the Second King, one with abnormally sharp sensitivity to the Origin Force Fluctuation of Divine-Given Seeds?

"Spread out! Spread out!"

Dragon Cypress quickly regained his calm, waving his tentacles to shoo them away, driving the Ant Army a kilometer off.

The blue‑purple‑red water drop on his forehead drifted out, transforming into the Semi-Ant Artist.

"Nebula Citrus, get up here!"

"Oh—"

Nebula Citrus didn't really understand what was going on and followed anxiously.

They shuttled through space, teleported ten kilometers out to the foot of the mountain range, then with another teleport, directly crossed the mountains to a spot twenty kilometers away.

"Nebula Citrus, try sensing again. Can you sense the Origin Force Fluctuation of the Divine-Given Flower?"

"Oh—"

Nebula Citrus did as told, lowering his head slightly, his two tentacles swinging for a while, then shook his head: "Great King, it's too far, I can't."

Twenty kilometers was indeed a bit too far~

Dragon Cypress pondered and weighed, then crossed space, pulling the distance in to five kilometers.

"Nebula Citrus, sense again."

"Oh—"

Nebula Citrus started another round of sensing.

"Great King, still no. The mountain range is blocking it. For such weak Origin Force Fluctuations, even the slightest breeze in the grass creates interference. The mountains interfere with the transmission of Origin Force Fluctuations."

"Mm! Right!"

The Semi-Ant Artist burst apart, turning into a Cloud Mist Giant Ant that carried Nebula Citrus up a thousand meters into the sky.

Nebula Citrus was pretty quick on the uptake; he vaguely understood what Dragon Cypress meant, and without waiting for orders, buried his head and started sensing directly.

"Great King, it works! As long as we're flying in the air it works. But the distance is still too far, it's too blurry."

"Good!"

"Very good!"

"Excellent!"

With a flicker of thought from Dragon Cypress, the Cloud Mist Giant Ant rolled over, transformed back into the Semi-Ant Artist, and after two consecutive Spatial Teleportations, returned to the front of the Giant Golden Bewley Sphere.

"Nebula Citrus, you lead the Ant Army and stay here to guard it. Succulents have strong Life Force and don't need extra care. Whatever you do, don't water them."

Dragon Cypress instructed.

"I know, Great King."

"Good."

Dragon Cypress shuttled through space and left.

…

Hulan Star.

The planet's transformation was only at an initial stage; due to the uneven distribution of water bodies, vast stretches of land were still dry desert wasteland.

Ink Orchid was leading over a hundred Third Trace Realm Little Warriors, digging river channels and reservoirs in these arid regions, reshaping the terrain and building an ecological system.

"Great Leader Dragon Cypress!"

"Great Leader Dragon Cypress!"

"..."

Dragon Cypress appeared, and all the insects who were busy working stopped and called out to him.

Dragon Cypress dwelled long-term on Cold Orchid Star and rarely moved about; every time he went out, it was bound to be for something important.

Ink Orchid asked, "Great Leader Dragon Cypress, what's going on?"

Dragon Cypress's tone was deep as he said, "Ink Orchid Leader, stop what you're doing for now and come with me once. A newly discovered, gestating Divine-Given Seed has appeared on Cold Orchid Star."

"???"

"Who discovered it? You? Stealing my job?"

Ink Orchid instinctively flared up, then froze for a moment, his eyes lighting up. He leaped into the air, released the Radiant Throne, and called out:

"Great Leader Dragon Cypress, I'll carry you!"

…

The Radiant Throne sped through the air.

Dragon Cypress mulled things over and said, "Ink Orchid, there's another strange matter, and it's also a huge joyful event. Preliminary tests and verification show that that fellow Nebula Citrus seems to have also undergone a Soul Mutation, becoming sharp to abnormal Origin Force Fluctuations—especially the Origin Force Fluctuations of Origin Force Plants; he's extraordinarily sensitive to them."

"What?!"

Ink Orchid was greatly shocked and jumped up.

Shock, wild joy, and then doubt followed.

"Is that for real? That doesn't make sense, does it? That ant of yours is really wooden, how could this be possible?"

"..."

"Or else why call it a Soul Mutation? Isn't Giant Cypress the same? It's especially sensitive to subtle changes in all kinds of things."

"You've tested and verified it?"

"We've tried it. Nebula Citrus's Soul strength is currently at King Level, yet he can sense the Origin Force Fluctuation of a Divine-Given Flower from fifteen kilometers away. That's not something an ordinary insect can do."

"Oh!"

"I get it. Nebula Citrus relied on this ability to discover the gestating Divine-Given Seed, right?"

"Right."

"That's an earthshaking event!"

Ink Orchid's mind flashed and he asked, "Dragon Cypress, tell me, is this kind of change random? Or did some factor cause the mutation?"

"I don't know..."

Dragon Cypress shook his tentacles, paused, and said, "Most likely it's random and unfathomable. If there were any pattern to follow, the clever insects would have discovered it long ago. Taking ten thousand steps back, the Natural True God sees through the rules of the Universe..."

"Right~ Oh~"

Ink Orchid's mind flashed again; he tilted his head and said, "Then Nebula Citrus wouldn't be suitable for joining Cypress's Second Army! Let Nebula Citrus follow me instead? I've got plenty of experience; I can teach him how to search for Divine-Given Seeds, and later he'll stay with me, specializing in the work of searching for Divine-Given Seeds."

Dragon Cypress: "That's fine—"

Dragon Cypress: "But we still need tests to confirm it."

…

Mutations of the soul like Ink Orchid's and Nebula Citrus's are not unique within the Insect Clan.

In the Green Torreya Kingdom, the First Generation Great Leader Ghost Pine of the True Burying Bettle Tribe was such an example; Sunlight Mountain rose to prominence thanks to him.

Melde and White Ivy had mentioned that back on the Home Planet, the Banded Assassin Bug Tribe also had one, named Ni Ke.

Counting Nebula Citrus, there are only four known cases so far. Insects of this kind are extremely rare—among a million Insect Clan Warriors, you might not find even one.

On the Home Planet, in any Tribe, once such an insect appears, it is certain to lead the whole group's development and rise, heading toward Flourish.

In the Universe Starry Sky, insects of this sort are still the most important existences for every Tribe or power. When operating a Zero Level Origin Point, they can save massive amounts of Insect Power, and at the same time minimize the omission of Divine-Given Seeds to the greatest extent.

…

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid went to find Nebula Citrus.

They used the Divine-Given Seeds of thin-fruit hook-spine-ma that had been previously harvested for testing.

Ink Orchid hid the Seed somewhere.

Then had Nebula Citrus sense for it.

Within fifteen kilometers, he could accurately determine the direction.

That was enough for them to be one hundred percent sure that Nebula Citrus indeed possessed a special ability just like Ink Orchid's.

Dragon Cypress then went to find Cypress and explained the situation.

Nebula Citrus was assigned under Ink Orchid's command.