Having grasped the Secret Technique, Sword of Wind, was a logical development. When he had ascended with Hape, he had already perceived the essence of the wind element.
Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Thunder, Light, Ice, Dark.
The essence of the world can be summarized by these eight elements, with dragons embodying these elements, their every action capable of leveraging the endless power of these elements.
Of course, Russell could only manipulate a fraction of this elemental power through his swordsmanship.
But while the elemental power of dragons was singular, Russell, through his swordsmanship, had already begun to leverage the power of both wind and thunder elements.
"In a sense, I have already surpassed the dragons!" Russell, having dispersed his Meteor Butterfly Sword, let the normal winds mess up his light golden hair, "Don't you agree, Polly, Hape?"
"Hehe," Polly did not respond.
Hape, somewhat noncommittally, stated, "In a sense, that is indeed so."