The Eternal Five New had barely appeared before becoming the Eternal Four New. Now that Xie Xin had been slain, the Eternal Four New had become the Eternal Three New.
The nations of Dragon Sleep Continent rejoiced.
Within Eternal Frost Star, however, gloom hung heavy.
Russell paid no attention to any of it. After returning to Shadowflame Volcano with Shadowflame Dragon, he began his seclusion.
Man and dragon dived into the magma, descending through the molten channels connected to Shadowflame Volcano until they reached its depths. The temperature grew ever more intense; even Russell and Shadowflame Dragon were nearly unable to endure it.
Here, man and dragon began their true seclusion.
Who knew how much time passed.
Russell, too, sank into slumber.
In his dreams, he felt himself cross countless ages and arrive at the beginning of time—the era when Dragon Sleep Continent still belonged to Dragon Spirit Forest Sea. It was a riot of colors, filled with endlessly emerging strange species.
Without Shadowflame Dragon, he wandered through Dragon Spirit Forest Sea alone.
Suddenly, a forest fire rose up, burning away every color. Russell was trapped within the blaze, unable to leave. Yet he suffered no harm. When the fire finally died out, he stood alone amid the ashes.
Then time sped by. Colorful life blossomed anew from the ashes, swiftly building an entirely new Dragon Spirit Forest Sea.
But the good times did not last. Before long, another great fire rose and burned everything to nothing.
Again and again.
Dragon Spirit Forest Sea turned to ashes in the flames time after time, then returned to life from those ashes time after time.
But Russell keenly noticed that after every fire, the species of Dragon Spirit Forest Sea changed. From its initial kaleidoscope of bizarre forms, it gradually developed into