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Chapter 682 - 682 680 The Sword of Darkness

Chapter 682: Chapter 680: The Sword of Darkness Chapter 682: Chapter 680: The Sword of Darkness “It’s not that I don’t want to,” said Russell with his eyes closed, “it’s that hope is so faint that joining the Amber Dreamland actually brings me closer to it.”

The Blizzard Dragon floated its head above the icy water, staring at Russell. “Why?”

“Because the Dreamscape Ancient Dragon holds the rules of dreams, hope, and the future,” Russell explained to the Blizzard Dragon. “Dragon Sleep Continent is destined to become an old world, while Amber Dreamland represents the new world of the future. Naturally, hope must be sought in Amber Dreamland.”

In fact, it was after the descent of Frost Star that Tepp, the Dream Tapir, had gathered a wealth of Giant Troll information for him. Only then did he summarize and conclude before clearly seeing the future path of Dragon Sleep Continent.

The tree of the universe had withered.

Worlds like Frost Star and Dragon Star that depended on the leaves of the tree of the universe were doomed to wither with it.

To save oneself was not about storing nutrients for Dragon Star in an attempt to make a single leaf exist beyond the whole tree. It was to sprout a seed and raise a new tree of the universe, growing new leaves.

The Giant Trolls’ Eternal Frost Star Plan was not about planting trees, but about plundering other leaf worlds to supply Frost Star and forge a new world.

Russell did not think it would succeed.

On the contrary, using itself as nutrition, Dragon Sleep Continent nurtured the Dreamscape Ancient Dragon, opened up Amber Dreamland, and cultivated a new tree of the universe. That was the righteous path.

“You are unlucky to have been born in such a tumultuous era, but also fortunate because from the start you knew where to find hope,” Russell continued with his eyes shut. “Follow the era, pursue the right path, Blizzard. This is the direction I guide you towards.”

With that said,

he did not speak again, continuing to focus on his perception of the power of ice and snow, sensing that his understanding of this power was about to become complete.

After a moment, the Blizzard Dragon softly uttered two words: “Thank you.”

It was a newborn, confused dragon that had nearly been killed by Frost Giants on its first day of life. It’s not hard to imagine how fearful it was of this world.

Fortunately,

Russell’s appearance saved it, so it valued Russell’s words highly and accepted the path Russell had guided for it.

“Hope… in Amber Dreamland…” With this thought, it submerged itself into the icy water and fell into a deep slumber.

A day later,

Knights began to arrive at Blizzard Volcano in succession, all of them genius Knights selected from various nations. If they were not Flying Dragon Knights, they were Dragon Domain Lords, plus a few Phantom Beast Knights contracted with dream-gifted Phantom Beasts.

They were preparing to form the Guardian Knight Order.

Among them were several Knights from the Dreamshadow Flame Kingdom.

Earl of Molten Fire Fred Snowflake, Count Flo Pot Mel Yujiuhua, Lord Welchi, and Lord Croia, as well as Russell’s elder brother Roland, all Flying Dragon Knights, came to try their luck.

There were also two Phantom Beast Knights.

One of them was Russell’s former subordinate, Lady Katie, who, after contracting the Red-Eyed Mouse King Jerry and with Russell’s help, had contracted a dream-gifted Phantom Beast and achieved 2nd-tier.

Therefore, she could travel freely through Amber Dreamland.

The other Phantom Beast Knight was named Lars, who had also contracted a dream-gifted Phantom Beast, becoming one of the lucky few who could enter and exit Amber Dreamland. Being young and valuable for cultivation, he was selected by the Cabinet.

Knights from various nations all bowed respectfully to Russell.

Among the Knights from the Scorching Torrent Kingdom, Russell also saw a familiar face, his early disciple Willem Ginnari.

Now, Willem had advanced to a Dragon Domain Lord and proved himself capable, not tarnishing Russell’s reputation.

“Your mission is to start by building Demon-search Towers on the borders of the Volcanic Oasis, focusing on the tasks at hand. When you have spare time, line up, one by one, come here to chat with the Blizzard Dragon,” directed Russell to the Knights. “Let the Blizzard Dragon fully understand Dragon Sleep Continent and Frost Star.”

His gaze swept over the faces of the Knights, seeing many pairs of eyes.

Without exception, they were all filled with desire for the Blizzard Dragon, the only dragon that was unclaimed. It was also the only chance these ordinary knights had to ascend to the rank of Dragon Knight.

Once successful, they could ascend to the heavens in one step!

No one wanted to miss such an opportunity, and thus, in addition to desire, they also regarded all the surrounding knights with hostility.

“Remember, dragons can see through all disguises; insincerity and mere performance will not suffice to present oneself,” Russell couldn’t help but admonish them, “So go do something first, within half a year, you will have plenty of opportunities to present yourselves before the Blizzard Dragon.”

It was only after the knights had been sent off

that someone else teleported in, and it was a Grand Duke, to be precise, the former Grand Duke of the Coldflame Duchy, Vitali Coldflame.

“Your Majesty Russell!” Grand Duke Vitali had abdicated, devoting himself to the path between humans and dragons, “Vitali pays his respects to you.”

“Grand Duke Vitali, are you also joining the Guardian Knight Order?” Russell asked in surprise.

“Haha, not at all, I’m here for a tour,” Grand Duke Vitali laughed, “My partner Vimo and I are preparing to purify our worldly hearts by traveling throughout the Dragon Sleep Continent, to practice the path between humans and dragons that you, Your Majesty Russell, have opened up!”

Vimo was the pseudo-dragon – the Griffin – he had contracted with.

Upon hearing this, Russell laughed and said, “Then I wish you good luck.”

“Thank you. With Your Majesty Russell’s blessings, I believe Vimo and I will surely be accompanied by good fortune on our journey.”

After Grand Duke Vitali said this, he glanced at the ice lake in the volcano’s crater.

He was somewhat disappointed at not seeing the Blizzard Dragon, but he quickly collected his emotions and bid farewell to Russell.

Riding on the Griffin Vimo, they left Blizzard Volcano.

Blizzard Volcano, which had just been somewhat noisy, once again fell into a dead silence. Only the steam from the crater condensed in the cold air, turning into scattered snowflakes that fluttered down, adding a trace of vitality to Blizzard Volcano.

“Stillness… Deathly silence… Hibernation… Rebirth…” The power of ice and snow gradually became clear in Russell’s mind.

The fine steel longsword resting on his thighs also trembled gently, as if resonating with Russell’s thoughts.

But it was still not enough.

“There’s still something missing!” Russell suddenly opened his eyes and, without turning his head, flew out of the volcano’s crater.

The higher he flew, the more he could overlook the entire Volcanic Oasis.

And he saw at the edge of the Volcanic Oasis, a fissure extended infinitely towards the Snowfield, a signal of the earth’s cracking.

Swoosh!

Like a sharp sword, Russell flew through the air, arriving at the edge of the fissure and slowly landing. His feet stood on the fissure, his body relaxed, swaying gently with the wind of the Snowfield, as if he might fall into the abyss of the fissure at any moment.

He held the fine steel longsword in one hand. It was just an ordinary metal longsword, with no extraordinary features.

The most ordinary longsword revealed the purest Swordsmanship.

“The earth is cracking, and the Dragon Star is shattering; this is the general trend, unstoppable!” Russell seemed to be lamenting the future of Dragon Star, but even more, he was understanding Swordsmanship, “The greatest truths are the simplest, can my swordmanship… strike forth with an unstoppable trend?”

He slowly lifted the longsword.

The trend of Dragon Star, the trend of the power of ice and snow, and the trend of Swordsmanship, he mixed them all together.

Then, he made an ordinary cut, as if a novice learning Swordsmanship for the first time, striking an unexceptional blow.

The next moment.

The winds of the Snowfield stopped, the snow on the ground turned into ice. From one side of the crack to a hundred meters away on the other side, all the water vapor and ice crystals were gathered by an invisible force, and then condensed into a line of ice.

A tenth of a second later, the line of ice shattered, as if the entire space had been broken.

From below Russell’s feet, a new fissure pierced through both sides of the cliff, intersecting the previous large crack in a cross.

“Huh.” On Russell’s face, there was neither joy nor sorrow, “This is… the Sword of Yin.”