"Drip!" The sound of falling water suddenly rang beside Maple Forest Youlan's ear. He abruptly opened his eyes, a rare trace of panic appearing in them.
"Where is this?" As far as the eye could see lay snow and ice, with frigid icebergs rising from the vast frozen plain.
"Crack!" A long, powerful ice-blue dragon claw suddenly appeared before Maple Forest Youlan. Only when he looked up did he realize that a Frost Dragon the size of a small mountain had appeared before him at some unknown time. Its savage dragon horns and clusters of icy thorns formed a magnificent ice crown, while curiosity and scrutiny gleamed in its deep vertical pupils.
"Who are you..." Maple Forest Youlan instinctively tried to raise the Dragon-slaying Sword, but his hand held nothing. Even his heavy dragon armor had vanished without a trace... As the cold wind swept past him, Maple Forest Youlan gave an awkward shiver.
"Hm? Is it cold here?" the giant dragon spoke.
"???" Maple Forest Youlan's face was full of question marks. He was clearly utterly bewildered by the strange dragon's words.
"Silly child! This is my spiritual world. You could think of it as... Dragon Soul Space!" A teasing look surfaced in the dragon's eyes.
"You're that Ice Dragon King! I'm inside your consciousness?" Maple Forest Youlan's heart skipped a beat. Clearly, after remembering what he had done, he could hardly chat calmly with this great being.
"Are you afraid?" The enormous Frost Dragon suddenly lowered its head, its dragon eye filled with amusement.
"Well... respected Dragon King, I believe I need to offer you an explanation. Um... as a Dragon Knight!" Maple Forest Youlan said, raising his fist to his mouth and coughing twice.
"Mm-hm~" Asata raised an eyelid, signaling that he was listening. His eyes were