Chapter Summaries

Baron Harris Beamon brought news that the Frost Snow Trolls were advancing into the Warm Jade Grand Duchy, and Russell prepared to support the kingdom. After the three enemy legions entered Volcanic Oasis, Russell flew east to face one while Grand Duke Jonas pledged the Warm Jade Dragon Blood Family's loyalty if the Grand Duchy survived.

• Harris Beamon traveled through the Volcanic Domains to meet Russell and reported that the Frost Snow Trolls had not yet invaded.
• Russell examined Harris's Beamon Giant Beast and studied its abilities and evolution.
• Messages reported that all three Frost Snow Troll legions had crossed the border and were advancing toward Volcanic Oasis.
• Russell summoned his companions, rode the Shadowflame Dragon to Warm Jade Volcano, and joined Grand Duke Jonas and the Warm Jade Dragon.
• After learning the legions were attacking from three directions, Russell flew east to meet the first legion while Jonas pledged his family's loyalty if the Grand Duchy survived.

Russell and the Shadowflame Dragon battled three Frost Snow Troll legions at Volcanic Oasis, overwhelming their first attackers before reinforcements trapped them in a combined Frost Domain. Russell summoned Xuegao, whose Dream Ancient Dragon phantom shattered the domain and cleared the way for Russell to split a Snow Giant apart.

• Russell merged with the Shadowflame Dragon and used the Ultimate Art: Fire Sword to kill Snow Trolls, wound a Snow Giant, and batter a Frost Troll.
• Two more Frost Snow Troll legions arrived, surrounding Russell and the Shadowflame Dragon while the Warm Jade Dragon fought the first Snow Giant.
• Russell severed the Snow Giant's arm, and the Shadowflame Dragon refined it into a Frost Star Bead while Russell wounded the Frost Troll with the Super Ultimate Art: Yang Sword.
• The three legions' Extreme Ice Sacred Artifacts combined their power into a Frost Domain that suppressed the battlefield and made it difficult for Russell to fly.
• Russell called on Xuegao, whose Dream Ancient Dragon phantom shattered the Frost Domain and dispersed the blizzard.
• Russell's Ultimate Art: Fire Sword split the Snow Giant before him from head to crotch.

Russell and the dragons destroyed the three Frost Snow Troll legions at Volcanic Oasis, using the shattered Frost Domain and the Warm Jade Volcano’s power to overwhelm them. Afterward, Russell assigned the Frost Star Beads from the fallen trolls and giants, giving Little Dream Dragon the largest share and keeping some in reserve.

• Russell used Conceptual Slash to kill Snow Giants and Frost Trolls as he and the dragons routed the three Frost Snow Troll legions.
• Russell changed into Phantom Dragon Knight form, chased down a fleeing Frost Troll, and killed it while the Warm Jade Grand Duchy’s Wyvern Knights prevented any Snow Trolls from escaping.
• Little Dream Dragon urged Russell to harvest the Frost Star Beads, and he began turning the corpses into beads with the Dream Ancient Dragon’s power.
• Russell assigned Warm Jade a Snow Giant corpse and divided the remaining Snow Giants, Frost Trolls, and Snow Trolls among Little Dream Dragon, Shadowflame Dragon, Polly, and himself.
• Polly gave her share to Little Dream Dragon, and Russell added twenty Snow Trolls to her allotment while asking Shadowflame Dragon to refine twenty more for him to keep in reserve.

After Russell annihilated the frost snow troll invasion, the Warm Jade Grand Duchy celebrated and pledged itself to his kingdom. News of his victory spread through the human nations, prompting other dragons to seek entry into the Amber Dreamscape while Frost Da resolved to grow stronger and take revenge.

• Russell divided the spoils among the dragons, accepted Joyna’s wreath, and joined the victory celebrations in Jade City.
• Reports of Russell’s victory shocked the Thunderclap Conference, where Jonas declared the Warm Jade Grand Duchy a subject of the Deep Dream Shadowflame Kingdom.
• King Debroye learned that Liuxing Dragon wanted to enter the Amber Dreamscape, and agreed to tell Russell.
• King Ares decided to escort Torrent Dragon to the Deep Dream Shadowflame Kingdom so it could enter the Amber Dreamscape.
• Frost Da sensed that Frost Star was trembling, refused to return to the trolls, and vowed to kill Russell.

After pledging the Warm Jade Grand Duchy to Russell, Grand Duke Jonas prepared Joyna to serve him in the Amber Dreamscape. Russell entrusted four Extreme Ice Sacred Artifacts to Little Dream Dragon, which fed them to the Great Amber Tree, then returned to reality to prepare for what lay ahead.

• Russell urged Grand Duke Jonas to strengthen the Warm Jade Dragon and prepare for the Frost Star invasion before leaving Jade City.
• Grand Duke Jonas offered Joyna and Joshua amber contracts, and Joyna eagerly began learning a maid’s duties so she could serve Russell.
• Russell brought three Extreme Ice Sacred Artifacts into the Dream Volcano, where Little Dream Dragon recognized their world-fragment aura and asked to feed them to the Great Amber Tree.
• Little Dream Dragon wrapped the three artifacts in the Great Amber Tree’s roots, and Russell returned to reality to retrieve another artifact from the Shadowflame Volcano.
• Russell explained to Shadowflame Dragon that Little Dream Dragon and the Cosmic Tree’s sapling were two sides of one entity, then delivered the fourth artifact to Little Dream Dragon and asked to hear when the tree had devoured them.

Russell told the nations seeking to open Volcanic Domains that they could settle in Amber Dreamscape under his protection and rules. When Grand Duke Jonas proposed restoring the Sacred Radiant Empire with Russell as emperor, Russell rejected the idea and urged everyone to focus on resisting Froststar.

• Russell instructed the kings and grand dukes to discuss their requests openly in the Thunderclap Conference and arranged to receive King Ares.
• Grand Duke Henrik and King James Thunder argued over the failed Three-Dragon Sacrifice Method, which had destroyed the Fenyen Dragon's hope.
• Russell told the conference that nations unable to open Volcanic Domains could still join Amber Dreamscape and receive support, and he outlined his authority, governance, and tax terms for its outer domains.
• Grand Duke Jonas proposed restoring the Sacred Radiant Empire under Russell, and Grand Duke Henrik and three other grand dukes supported the proposal.
• Russell dismissed the prospect of becoming emperor and told Grand Duke Jonas to stop raising the matter, urging the nations to unite against the Froststar invasion.

Russell established the Amber Declaration, setting rules for the Amber Dreamscape and organizing the nations against the Frost Star invasion. Dozens of rulers swore to follow it, while fallen nations sought surviving dragon hopes to regain access to the Dreamscape.

• Russell set the Amber Dreamscape's rules, including his control over access, taxes on resources, an Amber Council, and a Dragon United Front.
• Thirty-four rulers swore to abide by the Amber Declaration, while Grand Duke Henrik asked how his fallen nation could recover hope.
• Russell learned that three hopes from fallen dragons survived and suggested Henrik purchase one so the Fenyen Dragon could refine it.
• King James agreed to aid the Darkflame people in exchange for the Shadowflame Dragon's hope, while Grand Duke Henrik and King Ares sought other surviving hopes.
• King Ares swore to follow the declaration and brought the Torrent Dragon into the Amber Dreamscape to cultivate, as he and Russell pledged mutual support.

Russell sensed the Volcanic Domains bringing elemental power to the Amber Central Domain and imagined the Great Amber Tree growing into a Cosmic Tree. He met King Debroye and King Toka at the site of the Amber Conference, where Marquis Merlin managed construction and Russell invited him to join them.

• Russell and Little Dream Dragon discussed how the new Volcanic Domains were changing the Amber Central Domain and might help it grow into a world-bearing tree.
• King Debroye visited Russell atop the Great Amber Tree and reported that the Volcanic Domains were opening in an orderly fashion.
• King Toka joined Russell and King Debroye, and the three went to the foot of Dream Volcano to inspect the Amber Conference site.
• Russell saw Wyvern Knights, Amber Contractors, and Great Elf Contractors building a plaza under Marquis Merlin's supervision.
• Russell introduced Marquis Merlin as his grandfather and explained that he had recruited him to manage the Amber Dreamscape's daily affairs.

The first Amber Conference convened to establish its temporary leadership and organize humanity’s response to the Frost Star invasion. Russell named the new age the Amber Era and ended the chapter by promising to lead the fight against the Frost Giants.

• Count Merlin called the roll, and forty-one of the forty-two conference members attended; Russell held the absent Grand Duke Henrik’s voting rights.
• The conference selected Russell as acting Chair and Industrial Development Director, appointed Merlin as Dreamscape Chief Steward, and assigned the other five director posts to Elden Swirlwall, Cambino Mountainfire, Ares, Vitaly Coldflame, and Debroye.
• Russell declared the Amber Conference officially established and announced humanity’s entry into the Amber Era.
• Russell warned that the Frost Star’s descent was inevitable, then vowed to lead humanity in defeating Frost Giants outside the oasis.
• Joyna, the gathered nobles, and Madam Meryl applauded Russell’s speech, while Kunlaya stared into space.

Humanity learned that Frost Star was approaching Dragon Star through a higher-dimensional Orbital Overlap that could enable a full-scale invasion within weeks or months. Russell investigated the threat and turned to the Great Amber Tree and the Extreme Ice Sacred Artifacts to understand Frost Star’s power.

• Dragon Knight teams led by Rose Duke Elden Swirlwall, Mountain Fire Marquis Cambino Mountainfire, and King Debroye Firelight traveled to invite human nations to join the Amber Conference, while Frost Trolls withdrew from the borders.
• Marquis Merlin said the Frost Trolls had halted their raids after three legions were destroyed and reported that Frost Star’s invasion was unavoidable.
• The Ice Wall Kingdom representative reported that Frost Star had entered synchronous orbit, and astronomers identified it as a Ghost Planet approaching Dragon Star through a higher-dimensional connection.
• Director Sullivan told Russell that the planets might undergo Orbital Overlap within thirty to fifty days or as long as a year, potentially allowing Frost Trolls to move freely between them.
• Russell saw nobles building a refuge at Dream Volcano and observed the Great Amber Tree absorbing Extreme Ice Sacred Artifacts.
• Little Dream Dragon urged Russell to find more artifacts, and Russell joined him to study their power and the Ice and Snow Power.

Russell studied the Ice and Snow Power before welcoming Mel and Fred to the Amber Dreamscape. He rewarded Fred for his contributions by making him the Molten Earl, granting him Emerald Lake Province and Zircon Dragon Zack, and obtaining a wyvern egg for him to plant there.

• Russell tried to understand the Ice and Snow Power through swordsmanship, then returned to reality when Kunlaya reported that Mel and Fred had arrived.
• Russell welcomed Mel and Fred, let Mel reunite with his wife, and told Fred that he would become the Molten Earl and receive the Warm Enclave in Emerald Lake Province.
• Fred asked Russell to refine ten Fallen Wyverns into a wyvern egg for him and offered five more to Shadowflame Dragon.
• Russell brought all fifteen Fallen Wyverns to Shadowflame Volcano, where Shadowflame Dragon consumed them and produced a wyvern egg for Fred.
• Russell gave Fred the egg and granted him Zircon Dragon Zack to escort him and his family to Emerald Lake Province, and Fred vowed to plant the egg and return as a Wyvern Knight.

Fred Snowflame returned to Emerald Lake Province, where he planted a Wyvern egg that hatched into Titanium Steel Dragon Ferman and regained his Wyvern Knight power. Watching the new Warm Enclave awaken Molik’s insight, Fred set out with him to cross the Dragon Tribulation.

• Zircon Dragon Zack carried Fred toward Emerald Lake Province while Fred reflected on his new home and his brother Flet’s defection to the Scorching Torrent Kingdom.
• Fred reunited with Vanessa, Fox, and his followers, then led them to the chosen Dragon-Planting Land east of Emerald Lake Province.
• Fred buried Russell’s Wyvern egg and guarded it with his family and followers until Titanium Steel Dragon Ferman hatched on the fourth morning.
• Fred mounted Ferman and regained his Wyvern Knight realm as the dragon’s breath opened a new Warm Enclave.
• Molik grasped the insight needed for his advancement, and Fred mounted him to cross the Dragon Tribulation.

The Shadowflame Dragon gained a surge of power as another Warm Enclave opened, and Russell went west to discover Fred and Molik had completed their dragon tribulation. Russell then surveyed the expanded kingdom and Volcanic Oasis before the Shadowflame Dragon renewed its demand to confront Torrent.

• The Shadowflame Dragon felt its strength rise again and boasted that it was nearing the power of ancient times while Russell studied its fire-element power and his swordsmanship.
• Russell rode the Shadowflame Dragon west and found Fred and Griffon Molik newly advanced after completing their dragon tribulation.
• Russell congratulated Fred, promised to hold an investiture ceremony for him at the end of June, and directed him to join Grand Duke Vitali's Path of Man and Dragon Conference.
• Russell and the Shadowflame Dragon flew to the kingdom's border and saw that it had expanded by more than ten kilometers, bringing the entire Green Capital Snow Forest within its bounds.
• The Shadowflame Dragon wanted to attack Torrent, but Russell calmed it, and they returned to see the Volcanic Oasis expanding as the Ice Cap melted along its boundary.

Nicholas traveled by train to Glimmering Town to retrace Russell’s rise for a documentary-style biography, but a strange star in the daylight led him to learn that the Frost Star had entered Dragon Star’s orbit. The chapter left Nicholas confident that Russell would protect humanity from the coming threat.

• Nicholas rode Mercedes’s Steam Train through Silver Mountain Province and Gloomlight Province, reflecting on Russell’s influence and planning to visit Wuyou Snake Manor.
• Nicholas arrived in Glimmering Town and saw how its factories and ceramic trade had grown under Russell’s rule.
• Nicholas spotted a bright star in the western sky after sunrise and went to Dagger Mountain Observatory to investigate.
• The observatory director told Nicholas that the Frost Star had entered Dragon Star’s orbit and that Frost Snow Trolls could invade through Orbital Overlap.
• Nicholas agreed that Russell and the united human nations could face the Frost Star threat.

Russell traveled to the Ice Prism Grand Duchy to investigate rumors that the Vengeful Dragon had rescued Dalimu. After questioning witnesses who sincerely believed they had seen Dalimu mount the dragon, Russell decided to visit the snowfields himself.

• Russell and King Toka discussed Frost Star’s approach, the need to strengthen their nations, and rumors of the Vengeful Dragon.
• Russell took the Shadowflame Dragon through the Volcanic Domains and flew north from the Scorching Black Soil Kingdom to the Ice Prism Grand Duchy.
• Grand Duke Dario told Russell that knights had seen Dalimu rise from the snow and mount a huge dragon shaped like a black curtain.
• Russell questioned several knights and sensed that they genuinely believed their account.
• Russell concluded that he needed to visit the snowfields himself to find out whether the sightings were real or an illusion.

Russell and Shadowflame Dragon investigated the site where the Ice Prism Dragon fell, and Little Dream Dragon revealed that a Vengeful Ancient Dragon was hidden there. Russell freed Dalimu Ice Prism from its torment and asked him to fight against Frost Star’s invasion.

• Russell and Shadowflame Dragon searched the snowfield near the Ice Prism Dragon’s tombstone but found no unusual aura.
• Russell summoned Little Dream Dragon to search for traces of the Vengeful Dragon.
• Little Dream Dragon’s Rule Power dragged a gigantic, ragged black dragon out of the void.
• Russell recognized the Vengeful Ancient Dragon and identified the knight chained to its throne as Dalimu Ice Prism.
• Dalimu regained his clarity after being freed from his torment, and Russell asked him to fight for humanity against Frost Star.

Young Master Dalimu fused with the Vengeful Ancient Dragon and gave Russell the Spear of Vengeance so he could pursue vengeance against the Frost Snow Troll. After revealing that he was also Sigroft, he and the dragon vanished into the abyss, while Russell returned home with the spear transformed into a bracelet.

• Young Master Dalimu accepted vengeance as his purpose and pulled a rib from his chest, transforming it into the Spear of Vengeance.
• Russell took the spear and promised to carry Dalimu and help him fulfill his mission against the Frost Snow Troll.
• Dalimu revealed that he was Sigroft before he and the Vengeful Ancient Dragon vanished into the abyss.
• Russell gave the Little Dream Dragon ten Frost Star Beads and promised the Shadowflame Dragon the remaining ten.
• Russell turned the Spear of Vengeance into a rib bracelet and returned with the Shadowflame Dragon to the Shadowflame Element Volcano, where the dragon began its seclusion.

Russell negotiated the Heavenly Thunder Shadow Kingdom's role in the Amber Conference while Frost Troll Vanguard Officers gathered at Dragon Ridge Summit to plan their next dragon hunt. The trolls settled on a strategy and departed, leaving their attack's target unclear.

• King Gregory Fire Shadow welcomed Russell and his party to the Heavenly Thunder Shadow Kingdom, where Russell began negotiations over King Gregory and Duke Windsor's roles in the Amber Conference.
• At Dragon Ridge Summit, Frost Troll Gu led attendance and learned that six Vanguard Officers were absent: five had died and Frost Da had defected.
• The Vanguard Officers argued over their failures, the Eternal Seven Elders, and their need to obtain more dragon orbs to complete the overlap of the Heavenly Track.
• Frost Troll Gu proposed drawing the Great Bats and ants in several directions before striking elsewhere, and the Vanguard Officers agreed on a battle plan and swore an oath to Frost Star.
• The Frost Troll Vanguard Officers vanished from Dragon Ridge Summit after the meeting.

At the Amber Conference, Russell urged the nations to prepare for Frost Star’s arrival, then encountered the fairy Saiban in the Oak Forest. Saiban entered the Amber Dreamscape, and Russell and Little Dream Dragon found him near its misty boundary.

• Marquis Merlin reported that the Frost Snow Trolls had destroyed dragons and threatened nations, while the conference elected seven standing committee members and Russell warned everyone to prepare for Frost Star’s invasion.
• Russell returned to Cigar Palace after the conference and spotted Saiban dancing in the Oak Forest.
• Saiban told Russell that a dreamscape was calling to free wills across the continent and agreed to visit the Amber Dreamscape.
• Russell entered the Amber Dreamscape and asked Little Dream Dragon to find Saiban.
• Little Dream Dragon led Russell to the misty boundary, where he spotted Saiban beyond the dense mist and called out to him.

Russell discovered that Saiban had become a true fairy within the Amber Dreamscape and received a blessing that let him sense fairies through the wind. He tested whether oak trees could transport people into the dreamscape, then found that the experiment was not yet complete.

• Saiban emerged from the oak forest in the Amber Dreamscape as a larger, independent fairy and gave Russell a Swaying Wind Chime blessing.
• Russell used his new ability to see wind connecting oak trees to the unknown and brought Butler Morris and the castle servants to the oak forest.
• Russell had Morris touch an oak tree and imagine the Amber Dreamscape, causing Morris and the tree to vanish from the real world.
• Russell reached the dreamscape’s border and found Morris and the servants gathered safely among the transported trees.
• Russell asked Morris to touch a second oak tree and imagine Cigar Palace, but the attempt failed.