The Grand Duke's Dragon Might (First Update)

Marquis Bull was bound hand and foot in metal shackles.

After the Sapphire Grand Duke pulled the blue gemstone from his chest, his body rapidly withered until he could barely keep his armor on. The blue flames gradually faded as well, turning into a pale green glow that seeped through the gaps in his armor, just like Curtis Truth had been when Liszt first saw him.

"This is probably a lich's true appearance—the pale green glow of its soul. The blue flames Marquis Bull had before were empowered by the Sapphire Dragon."

Liszt glanced at the listless lich Andy, then stopped paying him any attention.

He cast Magic Eye and repeatedly examined the decaying Sapphire Dragon, overlooking no detail of its body—from head to tail, from outside to within.

The Grand Duke soon stuffed the blue gemstone into the Sapphire Dragon's mouth.

The Sapphire Dragon inhaled, and the blue gemstone vanished into its belly. Then its dazzling sapphire-blue eyes continued staring at Marquis Bull—or rather, at the blue-flamed greatsword that had fallen to the ground beside him. The blue fire on the sword had already gone out, revealing its white blade.

A knight picked up the greatsword and handed it to the Grand Duke.

The Grand Duke stroked the blade.

The Sapphire Dragon suddenly grew inexplicably restless, its broken foreleg trembling violently.

The next moment, the Grand Duke held the greatsword to the Sapphire Dragon's mouth. With one breath, the Sapphire Dragon swallowed the sword whole. It opened its jaws and let out a dragon's roar, then fiercely spread its wings, kicked off the ground with its hind legs, and leaped into the sky amid a howling gale, flying into the distance without a backward glance.

The dark clouds had long since dispersed. Sunlight shone over its battered body, making