In the Fire-Passing Sanctuary, the capital of the Blazing Sun Forest.
Inside the Fire-Transmitting Divine Temple, built to worship the Blazing God Tree.
There lay an open-air Secret Realm, a world unto itself.
Countless vivid red Scarlet Flame Butterflies drifted through the air.
Fire elements manifested throughout the surroundings.
At the heart of the Secret Realm lay an area heavily guarded by Dragonfolk.
A great red tree stood there, embers clinging to her trunk and leaves resembling maple leaves.
The countless wooden buildings around her were formed from the branches of this towering flame tree.
Without a doubt, she was the Blazing God Tree, the ruler who had once controlled the Blazing Sun Forest.
At that moment, purple-black runes appeared around the Blazing God Tree, gradually forming chains.
They restrained her movements.
A patch of bark on the great red tree's main trunk had split open, revealing lingering flames that danced merrily within.
A red Dragon Pearl was embedded deep inside, slowly absorbing those lingering flames, which held endless fire elements.
The fiery red of the Dragon Pearl grew even more vivid.
With every wisp of flame drawn into the Dragon Pearl, the Blazing God Tree let out a pained moan.
Her voice was rich and alluring, as though it belonged to a cool, aloof older woman.
Before the Blazing God Tree sat a white-haired Dragonfolk man, cross-legged, clad in heavy black armor, his skin sickly pale.
His eyes brimmed with a peculiar, sinister gleam.
He was the Evil Dragon King, the one responsible for commanding the Dragon World's invasion of the Secret Forest.
The Dragon Pearl currently eating away at the Blazing God Tree's interior was his creation.
Generally speaking, a Dragon Pearl was even more important to a member of the Dragon Race than their heart.
Once their