Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 901 - 655: Second Flight Mode_3

A thousand-meter Kirin Beast paraded in the front.

Following behind was a Kirin Beast over six hundred meters long.

Further behind, followed a small Kirin Beast less than four hundred meters in length.

Large, medium, and small Kirin Beasts stretched over two thousand meters.

The training project hasn’t changed much: vertically climbing cliffs, traversing mountains, crossing dense forests, and mastering land-based maneuvering.

The three Butterfly Kings explained that their training still cycled through the states of Living Water, Cloud Mist, and Ice Frost, with a ten-day rotation period.

Dragon Cypress observed for three days, completing the Ice Frost training, and discovered additional training projects.

The eastern part of Blue Island, over a hundred square kilometers, was developed specifically for combat training.

The focus was on three Kirin Beasts battling one another.

Additionally, certain Ant Kings, Assistant Kings, and Beetle Kings who have grasped Sea Beast Devouring participated, practicing coordinated attacks on the thousand-meter Kirin Beast.

Dragon Cypress immediately understood that this was simulating an attack on his own ’Whirl Beast Devouring’.

Blue Island had clearly gathered information: in all of Bayonet and Zhibai Continent, only one Extraordinary Ant King had comprehended the Water System ’Devouring’ ability, and only one could contend with the Kirin Beast, the Whirl Beast.

That makes it straightforward.

They added a new training project targeting Dragon Cypress.

Moreover, judging by the stance, it appears they intend to have two thousand-meter Kirin Beasts strike in concert, using crushing advantages; or one thousand-meter Kirin Beast leading a large group of Sea Beasts in an attack.

White Crystal Butterfly King, upon seeing Dragon Cypress retract his Scorching ability, timely inquired, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, I’ve heard Snow Velvet Spider King and Butterfly King Nupur mention repeatedly that Mantis King Ink Orchid also has extraordinary strength against Kirin Beast?"

"Indeed——"

Noticing the concern and morale depression of White Crystal, Jacaranda, and Rainbow Parasol Tree, Dragon Cypress pondered over his words and said:

"It’s undeniable that Mantis King Ink Orchid’s talent exceeds mine, and its combat potential is higher, but it’s too young and needs time to grow."

Dragon Cypress pointed his claw towards the distant island, saying, "There’s no need to panic; those two Kirin Beasts haven’t matured either. When they reach the thousand-meter scale, Mantis King Ink Orchid will likely also have the strength to counter them. Ink Orchid can take on two."

In the last battle, White Crystal Butterfly King and others witnessed Mantis King Ink Orchid strike and blow up the Kirin Beast.

They knew Ink Orchid was strong but not precisely how.

This served as a clear confirmation.

The three Butterfly Kings’ eyes lit up, and the long-hanging shadow on their hearts cleared away.

White Crystal Butterfly King asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, in terms of scale, your Whirl Beast has long surpassed the Kirin Beast. In terms of transformation, you’re proficient in the Water System’s five states. What do you seek in learning from Kirin Beast Ant King?"

Dragon Cypress briefly replied, "Wind."

The three Butterfly Kings had a realization.

Jacaranda Butterfly King eagerly introduced, "Blue Island’s Divine-Grade Fruit, while granting Wind System talent, also includes a Wind System flying ability. This ability can perfectly combine with most Sea Beast forms, including Kirin."

"In combining with Kirin, it mainly reflects in the Cloud Mist form. This Wind System flying ability is a perfect combination with the Water System Cloud Mist ability. However, it’s not easy. We’ve seen Kirin Beast Beetle King practice hard for 15 years, yet still unable to condense a Divine Pattern."

Rainbow Parasol Tree supplemented, "Kirin Beast Ant King has perfectly integrated Wind System ability with Sea Beast ’Kirin,’ and condensed a Divine Pattern. It frequently demonstrates to Kirin Beast Beetle King and Ant King Eddy Rockfish."

Dragon Cypress: "Yes! That’s exactly why I came to see this!"

Jacaranda Butterfly King asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, do you understand the principle behind Stone Hunt Blue Ant Tribe’s flight without wings?"

"Not entirely understood..."

Dragon Cypress said, "In the last Yu’e Island battlefield, I closely observed and examined. Actually, those airborne Stone Hunt Blue Soldier Ants aren’t without wings; their body surface possesses an invisible ’barrier’ composed of Wind System Primordial Energy, manipulating airflow to achieve flight. However, for Kirin, I couldn’t comprehend it, so I came specifically to see clearly."

After finishing, Dragon Cypress asked, "White Crystal Butterfly King, have you deciphered the Stone Hunt Blue Ant’s flight principle?"

White Crystal Butterfly King: "Yes. It’s actually very simple. This flight ability can be replicated as long as one masters Wind System talent."

As she spoke, she raised her claw to gather a wisp of cloud energy, transforming it into an ant shape, then manipulated fresh water to form a water membrane layer, creating a flat sharp-cone shield on the cloud mist ant’s body surface.

White Crystal Butterfly King indicated with her tentacle, saying, "The ordinary Stone Hunt Blue Ant’s flight principle uses Wind System ability to manipulate airflow to propel the body forward, controlling surrounding air to flow backward. The upper airflow is fast, the lower airflow slow, forming an upward lift force."

——This phenomenon was realized during gliding flight; just never particularly noticed.

Dragon Cypress gently moved his tentacle, indicating understanding, waited two seconds, received no further details, and queried:

"White Crystal Butterfly King, any more?"

White Crystal Butterfly King: "That’s it, the basic principle is that simple. Based on this deduction, various applications can be derived to achieve agile flight. If the barrier formed by condensed Primordial Energy is hidden, it appears as flight achieved without wings."

"Let me try..."

Dragon Cypress gathered his membrane wings, forming a flat sharp-cone shield on his body surface using the Hydrology Shield, flat at the bottom and slightly raised in an arc above.

He leapt up, directing the air behind him to propel his body forward, meanwhile controlling the air above and below to flow backward, his form shooting ahead.

Indeed!

A strong lift came from below, hoisting his body upward continuously.

By controlling the airflow speed and the flow speed difference above and below, he could control ascent and descent.

Controlling the flow speed difference on both sides allowed easy continuous rollovers.

Controlling lateral flow enabled left and right turns.

This is a revolutionary flying manner.

In the typical Insect Clan and birds, they mostly gain forward or upward thrust through wing flaps, thus achieving flight.

This is a second flight mode distinct from the traditional!

Through Super Brain capability deduction, Dragon Cypress grasped various techniques within a few seconds.

Traditional wing-flapping flight consumes physical energy.

The second flight mode consumes Primordial Energy.

Dragon Cypress immediately pondered if both flight modes could be rationally combined?

With a simple thought, he attempted immediately.

Gathering the Hydrology Shield, expanding membrane wings, activating Wind Wings, a layer of invisible streamlined wing membrane swelled above the front wings.

With unmoving wings, purely controlling airflow and Poaceae capability, air was manipulated to flow backward, achieving rapid flight. In combination with a pair of back wings, various fancy flight maneuvers could be performed.

Experimenting with wing flapping...

Several attempts revealed the principle conflict between the two flight modes, making them incompatible.

Traditional wing-flapping flight is more stable and flexible.

The second flight mode’s greatest advantage lies in higher speed limits.

Each has its strengths and weaknesses, allowing flexible switching for more perfect flight techniques.

Further deduction through Super Brain capability provided a basic understanding of the principle of combining the second flight mode with Cloud Mist Form Kirin.

The principle is simple, but it contains infinitely many subtle techniques.

Since here, there’s no rush to leave,

patiently waiting, still wanting to observe how Kirin Beast Ant King flies.