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Chapter 517 - 517 515 The White Horse is Not a Horse

Chapter 517: Chapter 515: The White Horse is Not a Horse Chapter 517: Chapter 515: The White Horse is Not a Horse For Unicorn Polly, the changes that occurred at the Cloud Dream Ranch were a mixed bag.

The bad news was that her lineage was indeed related to horses. The warhorses in her territory had been irradiated by the power of the Pseudo-Dragon and had evolved accordingly.

Thus, she was not a unique magical creature.

Like all Phantom Beasts and Pseudo-Dragons, she had evolved from ordinary wild beasts and had no extraordinary origin.

The good news was that all horses that underwent evolution were white, so strictly speaking, not all horses were related to her by blood.

This was the greatest comfort she could take in relation to her own lineage.

“Roland, could you step away for a moment? I’d like to spend some time alone with Polly,” Russell dismissed his inquisitively inclined brother Roland.

Everyone in the Fluorescent Fungi Family knew that Unicorn Polly did not like being considered a horse.

Thus, Roland was very much interested in watching and wanted to see how Polly would react to this fact and whether she would accept being a horse.

“Alright, I was just about to go and supervise the rerouting project of Xiangshui River.” Shrugging his shoulders, Roland mounted his Nightmare Specter Horse and stylishly took off.

On the grasslands by Cloud Dream Lake.

On Russell’s forehead, the Mark of the Thunder Lord flashed rapidly, transforming into a bolt of lightning that shot forth, then electrically outlined the figure of a unicorn.

“Rush,” Polly called softly upon appearing.

Her mindset was quite complex. She silently walked to the edge of the lake, bowed her head, and took a sip of the clear lake water. The lake water reflected her figure, the streamlined contours of her muscles, her silky, flowing silver hair, and the golden, electric-sparkling unicorn horn on her head.

Such a majestic form was not comparable to that of any common horse.

But.

The power of the Pseudo-Dragon lineage had truly irradiated a group of white horses through this Warm Enclave.

“Polly,” Russell approached and stroked her smooth mane, “There’s really nothing that can’t be accepted. Aside from dragons and elves born and nurtured by nature, all beings evolve from the ordinary to the extraordinary.”

Polly did not respond.

Russell continued, “Speaking of which, Bipedal Flying Dragons are oviparous, Rossay hatched from a Black Oil Dragon Egg… Maybe dragons are oviparous too; Little Dream Dragon might just be hiding in a giant egg right now.”

“Perhaps,” Polly softly responded in her mind.

Russell touched her golden horn, the power of lightning blooming, making his palm tingle pleasantly.

“You moving from the ordinary to the extraordinary, Polly, that is the true legend. Being extraordinary by birth isn’t legendary, but a legend created through effort is worth lauding. You need not fret over your equine lineage; it precisely signifies your greatness.”

Polly turned to look at Russell.

Russell nodded affirmatively, continuing, “Moreover, your earliest ancestor was not just any ordinary wild horse. It definitely was a white wild horse that refused to be ordinary. Moreover, it must have had a distinctive will.”

If it wasn’t for a distinctive will, it wouldn’t have been possible for so many warhorses on Cloud Dream Ranch to have their bloodlines affected, all being white horses.

It must have been Polly’s ancestor, who took great pride in its pure white fur and even its thought of evolving played a significant role in promoting this process.

“If it weren’t for your ancestor’s unique will, you wouldn’t be a unicorn,” Russell stated firmly. “In that case, you might just have been an ordinary Nightmare Specter Horse and not the unique unicorn you are!”

“Thank you for your comforting words, Russell,” Polly gently nudged Russell’s arm with her head, “I feel much better now.”

“I knew it; my Polly wouldn’t be so fragile, haha, after all, we’ve faced life and death challenges together. If even life and death can be disregarded, then what impact could the tracing back of one’s bloodline possibly have?”

“Indeed.”

However, Polly’s spirits were indeed not very high.

Seeing this, Russell suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, “Polly, I want you to remember a belief, one I believe your ancestors also held, which enabled their evolution into a unicorn!”

“Which belief?”

“A white horse is not a horse!” Russell said earnestly, “A white horse is a white horse, a white horse is not a horse, and a horse is not a white horse… In short, you are still a unique unicorn, related not to horses, but to white horses!”

The more he spoke, the brighter Polly’s eyes became.

She muttered Russell’s instilled belief to herself: “A white horse is not a horse… A white horse is not a horse…”

Then, she suddenly nodded vigorously, “I understand now, Russell, a white horse is not a horse, just like a unicorn is not a white horse either. Evolution has made us transcend each other, becoming independent entities… The student has surpassed the teacher, the unicorn is one of a kind!”

“Haha, you have awakened, Polly!”

“Yes, I have overcome my inner conflict, transcending myself!”

A man and a unicorn, smiling at each other, then Russell mounted the unicorn, joyfully galloping across the Cloud Dream Ranch.

At that moment,

The last barrier in their hearts had been dissolved, entering a new phase in their bond.

“It’s time we prepare to explore the next realm of the Dragon Domain Lord,” he said.

…

In the Cloud Dream Ranch, with the belief “A white horse is not a horse,” the one who had broken Polly’s mental barriers, Russell officially declared that fifteen white horses with bulges on their foreheads were confirmed as the Primordial Beast Kind Pseudo-Dragon successors.

And he named them—Like-White Horse Dragons!

“Big brother, send people to gather white warhorses from all over the country and have them placed in the Cloud Dream Ranch,” Russell then said to Roland, “I plan to organize a Like-White Horse Dragon Knight Regiment to campaign in the Snowfield when the opportunity arises.”

“Good!” Roland nodded in agreement.

Having evolved from white horses into the Primordial Beast Kind Pseudo-Dragon successors called Like-White Horse Dragons, the transformation in size wasn’significant, but their physical strength had improved greatly.

Riding such warhorses into battle in the Snowfield would definitely grant the knights a significant increase in combat power.

Looking at the unicorn Russell was riding, Roland remarked, “The Like-White Horse Dragons have been born, I wonder when the Pseudo-Unicorn Dragons will emerge. Father and I, we’re both looking forward to it immensely!”

“It will happen, sooner or later.”

“Tsk, tsk, soon your domain will be producing Phantom Beast Knights en masse. Pseudo-Unicorn Dragons, Pseudo-Harpy Dragons… Maybe someday you’ll advance to a Third-layer higher-ranking Phantom Beast Knight, and a Pseudo-Ouroboros Dragon will appear,” Roland mused.

Pausing for a moment, he added, “Ouroboros, I think its intelligence isn’t low either, it’s quite likely it’s already found its own opportunity to advance.”

“Haha, I think so too,” laughed Russell.

His contracted beasts were mature Phantom Beasts that knew to train hard on their own, especially the Ouroboros, which often voluntarily went to the Snowfield to fight and hone its abilities.

If such a Phantom Beast couldn’t evolve, what else could?

“Chirp chirp!”

From the sky above, the call of Ros the Clay Dragon was heard.

It was Mr. Luo Man, who had hurried over upon learning of the warhorses’ evolution. His fourth contracted Phantom Beast was yet to be decided, and he was deeply interested in the birth of the Pseudo-Unicorn Dragons.

Thereafter,

The concept of “A white horse is not a horse” became clear to the father and son trio.

Mr. Luo Man proposed, “‘A white horse is not a horse’ should be written into the domain’s statutes, to be made clear to every Knight.”

“That might be too broad a scope,” Russell said.

“Then let’s incorporate it into the family’s statutes. In the future, every descendant of the Fluorescent Fungi Family must understand this concept. Only then will they be qualified to ride Like-White Horse Dragons or contract future Pseudo-Unicorn Dragons.”

“You are right, Father,” Roland agreed. “Lady Polly evolved due to the belief that a white horse is not a horse. Our family’s descendants must also cherish this belief as they grow alongside their own Pseudo-Unicorn Dragons.”