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Chapter 261 Dragon Crystal
The death of the Frost Dragon finally brought Dui a sigh of relief.

However, the dead frost dragon, because of the furnace containing the crystals of the fire demon that it had swallowed, still emitted a scorching heat from its body, and its mouth continued to spew out hot air.

At this moment, Dui disregarded the Frost Dragon and Apparated to the spot where the giant eagle, Thorondo, had crashed.

Seeing Zorondo lying injured in the middle of a grove of trees, Dui felt sorry for him and quickly took out various potions to feed him.

Zorondo's injuries were not too serious; one of his wings was frostbitten by the cold air, and he would be unable to fly for a short period of time.

But it still made Dui very distressed.

Unlike other pets, Zorondo was abandoned by his tribe and raised by Dui from a young age.

Therefore, it has the deepest affection and dependence on Dui, and unlike other pets, it is not bound by contract magic, making it extremely loyal.

So after witnessing "Dui" being eaten by the Frost Dragon, he frantically attacked the Frost Dragon, all to avenge his master.

After calming Zorondo down for a while, Dui turned his attention back to the Frost Dragon.

The enormous dragon body, stretching over a thousand meters, still left Dui speechless.

Unless it's a surprise attack, use the Fire Demon's Fire Crystal to destroy the Frost Dragon from within.

Dui had no confidence whatsoever that he could completely defeat this powerful ancient dragon.

It's fortunate that Dui didn't know that Saruman had used a similar method to subdue the Frost Dragon: he hid Ugguliant's venom inside the Fallen Flying Beast, which the Frost Dragon then ingested, thus becoming poisoned.

Otherwise, he would complain that the Frost Dragon is forgetful and has fallen for the same trick twice in a row.

Once, it ate a Fallen Flying Beast that contained deadly poison, and another time it ate a fake Dui that contained crystals of the Flame Demon's Fire.

It looks more like a gluttonous dragon.

"How can we move it?" Dui frowned and asked, looking at the massive dragon carcass, which was as big as a mountain.

The frost dragon was so enormous, almost ten times the size of Smaug, that Smaug couldn't even pull it away.

However, the most urgent task is to remove the furnace from the Frost Dragon's belly.

Dui assigned this task to Smaug.

After all, the Frost Dragon's defenses are astonishing, and its size is too enormous, so the Cutting Curse simply cannot inflict significant damage on it.

Although the Flaming Sword and the Divine Spear Aegros could pierce the dragon's scales, it was like poking a giant with a toothpick. Even when the Divine Spear was fully inserted into the Frost Dragon's body, it could not penetrate the dragon's thick layers of muscle and fat.

So Smaug used his sharp claws and teeth to tear open the frost dragon's belly.

After waiting for a long time, Smaug finally broke open the frost dragon's belly.

The moment the frost dragon's belly was torn open, a wave of heat erupted from it, scalding Smaug, who was immune to dragonfire, causing him to grimace.

Dui immediately cast a spell to stop it.

Inside the Frost Dragon's body, its internal organs appeared to be cooked, steaming hot.

The stomach, in particular, was burned through, and the blood was evaporated.

Looking at the furnace inside the dragon's stomach, Dui cast a spell to reseal the furnace, and the scorching heat finally subsided.

The surrounding temperature has only just dropped again.

Finally, Dui focused his attention on the enormous heart.

The Frost Dragon's heart is astonishingly large, about the size of a small house, and its cavity is large enough to hold an adult.

Unlike the other internal organs that were cooked, the heart of the Frost Dragon still exuded a cold aura.

Dui took out a mithril container from his spatial bag, cast a traceless stretching spell on it, and then took it to the heart.

Then he pierced the heart with the spear Egolos.

In an instant, icy blue blood flowed from the dragon's heart.

The blood is so cold it chills to the bone; if you accidentally get it on your skin, you'll freeze. It's extremely dangerous, and even Dui had to be careful when collecting it.

The Frost Dragon's heart was enormous, containing a vast amount of blood. Dui filled it with the equivalent of thirty barrels of blood before the blood in its heart finally drained.

Dragons are treasures from head to toe, especially ancient dragons like the Frost Dragon, which have lived for a very long time and are extremely precious.

Dragon's blood is one of the essential ingredients in the process of making the elixir of immortality.

Therefore, Dui carefully stored away the mithril container filled with dragon blood and even cast a preservation spell on it.

Although Nicolaes used the blood of a fire dragon to create the elixir of immortality.

However, the blood of the Frost Dragon should also be usable.

After draining the blood from the heart, Dui removed the entire heart, then, feeling around inside, used a sharp mithril knife to cut it open and pull out a two-meter-long cardiac nerve.

The dragon heartstring, also known as the dragon heart nerve, is one of the materials used in the core of a magic wand.

The dragon's heartstring before them, belonging to the Frost Dragon, exudes icy properties and possesses powerful magical attributes.

When combined with the finest wand wood, it can create powerful wands that have a very strong amplifying effect when casting spells like the Freezing Curse.

Dui put away the Dragon Heartstring and also put the giant dragon heart into his spatial bag.

Dui then put all the dragon liver, dragon lungs, and dragon kidneys into his spatial bag.

These things are all ingredients for making potions, so he naturally wouldn't let them go.

“Master, I can sense something in its head,” Smaug said, pointing to the frost dragon’s forehead.

Curious upon hearing this, Dui walked to the massive dragon's head and, following Smaug's intuition, forcefully thrust the spear Egolos into the frost dragon's forehead. The frost dragon's head was protected by a hard skull, and it took Dui considerable effort to finally split it open.

Then I saw a football-sized, irregularly shaped, ice-blue crystal that exuded extreme cold and emitted a faint blue light.

As it was exposed to the air, the surrounding temperature dropped rapidly, and the breath turned into frost.

Even the spear Egolos, which Dui used to break open the dragon's head, instantly froze upon contact with it.

The chill traveled through the spear to Dui's hand, almost freezing it.

"What is this?" Dui had never seen this before and couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

But Smaug showed a delighted expression.

"Master, this is dragon crystal, the source of this frost dragon's magic, and the reason it can exhale icy breath!"

Dragon Crystal? Dui was very surprised.

What is the use of dragon crystal?

“Dragon crystals are the core of a dragon’s power. If other dragons consume dragon crystals, they can become even stronger. So, the reason why dragons killed each other was not only to fight for treasure, but also to devour each other’s dragon crystals,” Smaug said.

"Of course, dragon crystals can also be made into magical items, using their power to unleash tremendous force."

Upon hearing Smaug's words, Duy understood, and then his gaze fell on Smaug's head.

"So, does that mean you also have dragon crystal in your head?"

Smaug immediately ducked his head, fearing that Dui was plotting something.

“Master, not all dragons possess dragon crystals. Only powerful and ancient dragons can naturally form dragon crystals within their bodies. I am only a little over a thousand years old, very young among dragons, and cannot yet produce dragon crystals!”

Seeing Smaug's frightened expression, Dui stopped teasing him.

He then waved his hand, causing the dragon crystal to float up and be delivered to Smaug.

"If this dragon crystal is useful to you, then you can have it."

He noticed the longing in Smaug's eyes for the dragon crystal, but he remained silent.

"Really?" Smaug stared wide-eyed in disbelief as the dragon crystal was presented to him. "Master, you really want to give me the dragon crystal?"

Dui smiled and nodded. "Of course it's true, but I have some doubts. The Frost Dragon's dragon crystal is of the ice attribute, which is completely different from your fire dragon attribute. Can you really eat it?"

After all, ice and fire are two conflicting forces. Isn't Smaug afraid of getting himself sick?

After all, the Frost Dragon was a cautionary tale; it ate the Flame Demon's Fire Crystal and died.

Upon hearing Dui's answer, Smaug was overjoyed.

"Master, you're too good to me! Don't worry, I, Smaug, will never betray you! Not even a fortune in gold could stop me!"

Dui found this amusing.

For Smaug, a miser, gold was his lifeblood.

Such a vow is far more credible to him than any solemn oath.

Smaug then eagerly swallowed the dragon crystal and explained:

"Master, please rest assured. The dragon race all come from the same source. Although the attributes are different, I can still absorb the dragon crystal of the Frost Dragon. It's just that I can't breathe fire until I have completely digested and absorbed the dragon crystal."

As he spoke, Smaug shuddered, stiffened, and a layer of frost appeared on his skin.

At the same time, what was spewed out was no longer dragon flames, but a plume of black smoke, and even the breath exhaled carried a chill.

Dui was speechless at Smaug's reckless behavior.

"Nobody's going to take it from you, why are you eating so fast? Can you even fly now?"

Seeing Smaug almost frozen solid, Duy wondered if he could fly.

The giant eagle, Thorondo, has suffered frostbite on one of its wings and, despite taking a potion, is temporarily unable to fly.

Even the massive body of the frost dragon was immobilized.

If Smaug can't fly either... Dui had a headache just thinking about it.

How can he bring all of these back?

To his relief, Smaug, though nearly frozen, was still able to fly up, albeit unsteadily, so as not to add another burden to Dui.

Just then, a group of dwarves approached from a distance.

"Bahrain! What brings you here?" Dui asked, somewhat surprised to see the dwarf leading the group.

Bahrain, dressed in mithril armor and wielding the Dulin Axe, greeted Dui warmly with a hug.

Then he took a few steps back and said with a smile, "The lookout on the Tower of Turin spotted the dragon Smaug and the eagle Saurondo and immediately reported it to me. I then guessed that you must be here too."

His gaze then fell on the frost dragon, and he gasped, "I thought Smaug was already huge, but I never imagined there was such a massive dragon in the world!"

Bahrain looked at Dui with a mixture of shock and admiration. "Dui, you are truly amazing! Not only were you able to subdue Smaug, but now you have even killed an even larger dragon. This is truly astonishing!"

Dui smiled and waved his hand, "It wasn't just my achievement. Smaug, Solondo, Helbo, and others all contributed, and in the end, we were lucky to kill it."

"Oh, right, there's something else I need to trouble you with..."

(End of this chapter)