This unprecedented volcanic eruption took place in Russell's dream. He gazed at the Great Amber Tree standing atop the crater, his heart swaying.
He was also somewhat at a loss.
In the Dark Dreamscape before, Little Dream Dragon had always possessed the pure image of a giant dragon—though its head had been a little too large and its appearance a little cartoonish.
Now, the volcano had erupted. Yet instead of a giant dragon, it had spewed out a great tree.
Staring at the radiant, beautiful Great Amber Tree, Russell murmured, "You're a seed of the Cosmic Tree... So, Ice Cream, did you really grow into a Cosmic Tree? But then... how am I supposed to ride you?"
He recalled his conversation with the Shadowflame Dragon during the day.
The Shadowflame Dragon had asked him whether he wanted to ride a tree or a giant dragon...
Rumble!
The soul-shaking, soundless volcanic eruption continued. The Great Amber Tree had not yet fully taken shape. Meanwhile, the drifting specks of Amber Starlight sprouted countless tiny amber trees throughout Dragon Star's atmosphere.
Light adorned the darkness, and the starry sky dimmed.
Russell turned and looked back. The deep, shadowy void had vanished, and the shattered Frost Star was nowhere to be seen. It seemed that the backdrop of the entire world had changed.
He turned back again and looked down at Dragon Sleep Continent beneath him.
Where was Dragon Sleep Continent? There was only an amber volcano, erupting with an amber great tree. The Volcanic Oasis spread outward, while amber magma flowed down the volcano, gathering into streams that scattered throughout the entire Volcanic Oasis.
Wherever the amber rivers flowed, the Volcanic Oasis expanded. Then real trees and clusters of real flowers grew along their banks.
Butterflies and little birds appeared from nowhere, dancing