As time passed, the castle where Ren resided grew colder and colder, the chill rolling in like wave after wave.
The unceasing cold did not have much of an effect. Instead, it greatly benefited Tia, Lyon, and Gray, who cultivated Ice Magic.
As they absorbed the cold, they felt their magic power rising rapidly. Moreover, this chill made their magic even colder.
Just as they were absorbing the cold, a dragon's roar suddenly jolted them awake!
... . ...
"Roar..."
The dragon's roar echoed out, followed by tremors shaking the castle!
"Boom..."
One section of the castle shattered, and an Ice Dragon burst forth!
The Ice Dragon's azure crystal scales were arranged like fish scales, gleaming as if they were made of crystal. Even the magic radiating from it was blue, like ice crystals!
It beat its wings, stirring up immense cold as though it wished to freeze the spring scenery within the castle!
Yet within the castle, a fruit emanating green light continuously resisted the cold, preserving the castle's springlike warmth!
Spring's warmth and winter's freezing wind collided here for a time!
But no one paid attention to that clash. Instead, everyone stared at the dragon in the sky—the Ice Dragon!
There were many legends in the Fairy Tail World, but dragons were still rarely seen. Especially in this era, dragons had already been slaughtered into extinction!
Thus, seeing a dragon left everyone dumbfounded!
Gray cried out, "What's going on? Why did an Ice Dragon suddenly appear? Wasn't it said that dragons had gone extinct?"
Lyon shook his head. "Why ask me? Who would know? But why did an Ice Dragon appear at the castle? Could Lord Ren have recruited it?"
Ulu Transformed into a Dragon
Gray was shocked, Lyon was puzzled, and everyone looked at the Ice