"Spirit dragons represented the laws governing the development of all things, or rather, immutable laws. Returning to antiquity meant comprehending those laws and thereby transforming into a spirit dragon."
In the Three-Dragon Sacrifice Method, the Dragon Knights and Grand Scholars of the Fire Gilded Kingdom had studied for centuries and reached one conclusion: "The immutable laws of spirit dragons will guide the future of the Dragon Sleep Continent and restore the prosperity of the Dragon Spirit Forest Sea."
The way to advance into a spirit dragon lay in the dragons' hope of returning to antiquity.
Gathering three hopes would allow a dragon to touch the edge of an immutable law, comprehend it, and complete its advancement into a spirit dragon.
"Dragon Spirit Forest Sea..." Russell set down the documents and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Could Snowflake be such a spirit dragon? If so, what immutable law—or law of development—did it comprehend? Dreaming?"
He found it difficult to classify Little Dream Dragon as a spirit dragon.
Moreover, he recalled the scene when Little Dream Dragon had helped him comprehend the hope of the Molten Fire Dragon. "That colorful abstract forest I saw... was it the Dragon Spirit Forest Sea? And that colorful dragon that breathed dragonfire at me—was it a spirit dragon?"
If that was true, it really was abstract.
A world whose colors changed constantly did not fit his understanding of natural lifeforms.
Shaking his head, Russell stopped speculating wildly and instead had someone send out a thunderclap message. "King Debroye, your kingdom possesses three dragons. Have you already used the Three-Dragon Sacrifice Method to successfully help one dragon advance into a spirit dragon?"
"Same question!" Several grand dukes and kings immediately followed with thunderclap messages.
A moment later, King Debroye Firelight replied, "Hope is fragile. Crimson Fire and I