Chapter 702: Chapter 700: Flame Crown Chapter 702: Chapter 700: Flame Crown The Snow Soul Blade had become the vessel for carrying the Rule Power, transforming into a sword with an undying flame burning on its edge.

“Burning Sword!”

Russell named this sword of Flame Rules.

It wasn’t the Shadowflame Dragon itself, just a carrier used by the Shadowflame Dragon to anchor itself, but it also became part of the rules. Without this vessel, the Shadowflame Dragon would be completely submerged within the world of Flame Rules.

Now, with the Burning Sword as an anchor, the Shadowflame Dragon could break free from the world of Flame Rules and live peacefully in the real world.

Just like the Ancient Dragon of Freedom Saiban, and just like life at the Shadowflame Volcano before.

However,

the current Shadowflame Dragon had become the embodiment of the rules, ascending as a Flame Ancient Giant Dragon. Following Revenge, Dream, and Freedom, it was the fourth Ancient Dragon on the Dragon Sleep Continent and the one with the greatest combat power at the time.

Because the Rule of Flame naturally suited combat, especially in this world of ice against fire.

“Russell!” The newly born Flame Ancient Giant Dragon gazed deeply at Russell.

“Shadowflame!” Russell looked back at it.

Although there were some near-disastrous incidents during the ascent, the final outcome was perfect.

Russell was not assimilated by the rules, nor was the Shadowflame Dragon confined within the world of rules. With the help of the Burning Sword, the birth of the Flame Ancient Giant Dragon avoided the downfall and loss that had befallen the Revenge Ancient Dragon.

With a casual flick,

the Burning Sword became a cluster of flames and slowly settled on Russell’s head, then solidified into a Flame Crown. The flowing flames outlined a clear silhouette of the crown, resplendent and dazzling.

Then, the Flame Ancient Giant Dragon, which was hundreds of meters long and arguably the largest dragon, also transformed into a cluster of flames and merged into the Flame Crown on Russell’s head.

Every protrusion on the crown, when shifting with the dancing flames, gave birth to a tiny dragon leaping from one spur to another.

This added endless charm to the Flame Crown.

“By the radiant blessing, watched over by Mother Earth, congratulations to His Majesty Russell and Shadowflame Crown for once again mastering a new rule!”

Kings and Grand Dukes, who had come from Red Castle to Shadowflame Volcano, brought forth their sincere admiration and blessings.

They hadn’t seen the peril involved in the Flame Rules merging; what they saw was the bellow of the Flame Ancient Giant Dragon and the commanding figure of Russell holding the Burning Sword.

“The path of the Ancient Dragon’s rules has been laid out; I am merely a forerunner,” said Russell, with his hands behind his back and pacing the void, leading the Kings and Grand Dukes into the heart of the Shadowflame Volcano, “You must strive as well.”

“We wouldn’t dare hope to touch the rules,” said King Ares, shaking his head.

“The Flame Rules have already been traversed by me and Shadowflame; if you want to merge with the rules, you’ll need to go in a different direction,” Russell said.

Like the Elemental Giant Dragon, there could be many variants.

For Rule Ancient Dragons, only one dragon per rule could merge; the Shadowflame Dragon had merged with the rules of Flame, Change, and Rebirth. Any other fire-elemental dragons must now follow other rules.

“Your Majesty Russell, you have deeply understood and successfully mastered several rules; could you, like the Dragon’s Path Study Society, teach us Dragon Knights and dragons the experience of merging with the rules?”

Vislintos Yunren King of the Ten Thousand Clouds Kingdom asked with hope.

He was not a Dragon Knight, but two months ago, after the Snow Extermination War, the Cloud Dragon realized the insignificance of its own power and finally lowered its proud head to form a pact with the King of Vislintos.

“Yes,” Russell considered and then nodded in agreement.

“Instead of choosing a day, let’s start immediately. Everyone go to Amber Dreamland to wait. I will teach all dragons and Dragon Knights my insights into the rules atop the canopy of the Amber Great Tree.”

The crowd rejoiced and rushed to secure seats at the canopy of the Amber Great Tree.

Russell quietly arrived above the Snowfield.

He rode the Flame Ancient Giant Dragon, which was now roughly the size of a Bipedal Flying Dragon. After merging with the Flame Rules, Shadowflame could freely change its size like the flames themselves.

It could transform into a colossal entity hundreds to thousands of meters in size, or it could become as small as a sprite in the palm of a hand.

Moreover, flames had no fixed shape.

Shadowflame could not only take on the appearance of dragons but could also transform into any animal or plant and even into humanoid shapes. However, this was only a change based on flames, altering the general outline, but not the true form.

Whoosh.

Russell waved his hand lightly, and the Flame Crown above his head transformed back into the Burning Sword, as he casually slashed at the snowfield below.

The Super Secret Technique·Burning Sword.

Boom, boom, boom, a fiery pattern several dozen kilometers long was left on the snowfield, revealing scorched and bare earth once the flames died down.

“Shadowflame, after our ascension, we have been able to break through the power of frost and snow, and pollute and break the blockade of the Dragon Sleep Continent,” Russell said with a slight smile. “However, to completely sweep away the blockade, we still need to resolve Frost Star!”

To disengage Frost Star and Dragon Star from their anchor and strip them away from the high-dimensional level was the only way to end the icy seal of the snowfields.

“There will be a day for that, Shadowflame is already impatient,” said Shadowflame with a menacing smile. “The power of frost and snow, as well as the condensed power of Snow Soul, are great things for Shadowflame to grow and strengthen its rules!”

“How so?”

“The leaves of the cosmic tree are peeling off, the origins of the Dragon Sleep Continent are affected, rules are on the decline. This is also why you and Shadowflame were nearly fused by the rules. Only with the replenishment from Frost Star’s Origin Power can we repair the rules!”

“No wonder Ice Cream, Saiban, and Darimu are all coveting the Frost Titan and the Snow Giant King.”

“The most important thing is, for Amber Dreamland to grow and replace the decaying Dragon Sleep Continent to become a new world, it needs more Origin Power,” said the Shadowflame Dragon. “Shadowflame, Saiban, Darimu, in the end, all must merge into Amber Dreamland.”

The rule power of the Amber Dreamland was obviously immature and weak.

The fusion of the Ancient Dragon could quickly beef up Amber Dreamland, making it a true new world.

Pausing for a moment, Shadowflame looked up towards the horizon, “Russell, the path you and Shadowflame must walk is still long!”

“It’s okay, one step at a time!” Russell was brimming with confidence about the path ahead, “Let’s first devour Frost Star in one gulp, then we can plunder those withered worlds. Let the withering Cosmic Tree become nourishment for the Amber Great Tree!”

Looking forward to a brilliant future.

A man and a dragon returned to the Shadowflame Kingdom, where after the ascension of the Shadowflame Dragon to the Flame Ancient Giant Dragon, all the snowfields of the Shadowflame Kingdom had already melted, revealing the frozen land underneath, forming a massive Volcanic Oasis.

Other kingdoms were also following suit.

But the Shadowflame Kingdom was more than just that; its borders had been expanded by hundreds of kilometers, and its territory had increased several fold.

“Look at those Cold Spring Points, they’re almost Warm Enclaves!” Russell pointed to a place not far away, “Connecting all these new Warm Enclaves, the human kingdoms can easily open trade routes!”

Then he sighed, “It’s a pity we didn’t realize all this earlier… Otherwise, the nations that were erased, the refugees’ journey of migration could have been simplified, preventing so many from freezing to death in the snowfields.”

“Look ahead, Russell!” Shadowflame Dragon flapped its wings, now the size of a Bipedal Flying Dragon.

But its speed had already surpassed Mach 3, almost equaling that of Sacred Unicorn Polly, and only slightly behind Harpy Dragonbeast Hape’s Mach 4.

In the blink of an eye, they were back at Red Castle.

“Rossay, you have made great achievements!” Russell called over his contracted Bipedal Flying Dragon Rossay.

“This is what I should do, father,” Rossay responded.

Since Polly, Hape, and other Phantom Beasts had ascended, Russell’s eldest son Rossay seemed a bit out of step with Russell’s tempo.

The reason was nothing else than the Black Oil Dragon Rossay’s limit being locked; other Phantom Beasts were progressing while Rossay stood still, gradually overtaken, lagging far behind. It had been a long time since Russell took Rossay with him when he left the castle.

“It’s different now, Rossay,” Russell stated, stroking Rossay’s large head. “Shadowflame has fused with the Flame Rules, breaking the shackles on you… Together, we strive to ascend as a new Phantom Dragon!”

“Yes, father, Rossay is ready!” Rossay nodded, flames quickly igniting all over its body.

That was its Dragon Breath igniting, slowly increasing in quality during the burn, breaking limits, evolving toward Dragonflame.