Looking at the translucent giant dragon, the Wandering Mage clicked his tongue in wonder.
It was an undead creature, but now that it belonged to Galen Yu's chunk, he could reach out and touch its somewhat cold skin.
'Touching a soul?'
To the Wandering Mage, it was truly a novel experience.
"Of course."
No matter the species, any dragon can be grown with Dragon Meal; a Ghost Dragon is still a dragon.
If other dragons can use it, this one can eat Dragon Meal too.
After being tamed, the Ghost Dragon hadn't recovered its full health, making it very vulnerable to being killed.
Normally, when owning such a powerful but weakened dragon, the first priority should be gathering Dragon Meal to restore its condition.
Since Dragon Meal could be crafted from any creature's meat and bones, the materials weren't hard to find. It shouldn't have been difficult.
Yet, in the eyes of the many viewers, Galen Yu had no intention of gathering Dragon Meal to heal it.
Instead, he had the Ghost Dragon breathe out its dragon breath to collect a large amount of Soul Sand from the surroundings.
"Hurry up and find some Dragon Meal! What if enemies show up?"
"He's carrying the Dragon Hunt debuff. By now, the dragons must already know God Yu's location!"
"They might be gathering right now. A Ghost Dragon is powerful—it's the best help he has against them!"
"It only has a dozen health points left. Any random mob could kill it!"
"And from the looks of it, it's not the brightest. It'll probably be taken out easily!"
"What kind of brains do you expect from a dead dragon? But yeah, this state is definitely dangerous!"
Galen Yu was already a wanted man, and now he had voluntarily entered the heart of enemy territory.
Why was he looking for useless Soul Sand instead of feeding the dragon?
"Speaking of which, it feels a bit strange without the Crisis interfering," Galen Yu remarked.
The Crisis targeted them, not the dragons. While zombies and skeletons did spawn on the ground, they weren't nearly as terrifying as usual.
"Perhaps it's because this area is occupied by the dragons and belongs to the Dragon of Execution. But if we go to other chunks..."
Shaking his head, the Wandering Mage stopped talking about the subject.
"Even though the Nether is occupied by zombies, in my memory, Soul Sand shouldn't be that useful, right?"
He was curious about why Galen Yu was actively collecting Soul Sand.
In a normal game, the primary use for Soul Sand was growing Nether Wart, which indeed wasn't very significant here.
He was collecting it to craft an item from the Ice and Fire mod.
[SYSTEM: DRAGON SOUL CONTAINER]
It required four Dragon Bones, two blocks of Soul Sand, and a Dragon Whistle Horn to craft.
As he crafted, Galen Yu asked a question.
"I wonder if you've heard of another special dragon species besides the Ghost Dragon—the Bone Dragon!"
"Also, what's the deal with going to other chunks?"
He was curious about the part the Wandering Mage had left out.
The Wandering Mage opened his mouth, then finally sighed.
"Just like with the Alloy Wargod, there's more than one powerful creature in a large chunk. But because the Dragon of Execution is exceptionally strong, the dragons have the most influence."
"Aside from it, there are the other Large Chunk Lords, who naturally have their own chunk branches."
"There are even chunks that belong exclusively to zombies, though I don't know the details."
To others, he seemed like a majestic mage, but under the protection of the Alloy Wargod, he could only submit to the dragons to scrape by.
The worst part was that even if he combined forces with the zombies, skeletons, and other creatures, they still couldn't compare to the dragons. It was embarrassing to talk about.
He hadn't wanted to say it, but since Galen Yu asked, he might as well speak out.
Scratching his head, the Wandering Mage asked.
"A Bone Dragon? It sounds like a very special kind of dragon. I don't think I've ever seen one."
"Do they live inside Bone Blocks?"
Of course they didn't live inside Bone Blocks.
Listening to the Wandering Mage, Galen Yu gained a deeper understanding of Sky Island.
"It's fine. You'll see one very soon."
He finished the Dragon Soul Container and used it on the Ghost Dragon. The massive Stage 4 dragon was instantly sucked inside.
"A Dragon Whistle Horn? No, wait, what is that?"
The bullet chat noticed that the item in Galen Yu's hand was different.
"And a Bone Dragon? Are there really that many types of dragons?"
"Is that a Dragon Whistle Horn? Why does it look weird?"
"That's not right. It looks like a completely different item!"
"Huh? Did he just sacrifice the Ghost Dragon?"
"It was so strong! Why would he sacrifice it?!"
Many theories began to surface based on the item's appearance.
Most people's first reaction was that it involved sacrifice, believing Galen Yu had sacrificed the Ghost Dragon.
This theory was actually somewhat correct.
As a special dragon, the Ghost Dragon's strength was actually quite average, but there was a reason he caught it.
It wasn't the Ghost Dragon that was strong, but rather the Bone Dragon it could be upgraded into!
With high HP, thick defense, and powerful attacks, its strength was comparable to the Hybrid Dragons of the Dragon Realm!
"Let's go. We'll see if we can find any other dragon remains."
He gathered the bones from the previous Ghost Dragon as he went, continuing his search for new skeletons.
Perhaps because there were so many dragons, they soon encountered another set of remains.
Now, he only needed to take out the soul container and place the Ghost Dragon's soul into the skeleton.
"The dragon corpse... it's standing up?!"
Shocked by the scene before him, the Wandering Mage's eyes were filled with horror.
Resurrection!
This was the highest level of dark magic!
'Could it be that, besides being a Chunk Lord, Galen Yu is also a hidden master mage with immense power?!'
"So that's what he meant when he asked about Bone Dragons earlier!"
"There were no Bone Dragons before, but now you're just hand-crafting one, aren't you?"
"Creating a dragon species with your bare hands? Is he really that arrogant now?"
"He's serious about taking down the Dragon Mother—he's even inventing his own dragon categories!"
"I bet the Dragon Mother never imagined such a method existed!"
"He's been hanging around mages lately. Did he actually learn some tricks from a Black Mage on the sly?"
"Hard to say! The way the Bone Dragon appeared is nothing like a normal species!"
Every normal dragon was hatched from a dragon egg.
But now, a soul? A resurrected skeleton? A Bone Dragon?
While the Block World certainly accommodated such things, it was absolutely no excuse for practicing secret magic under the guise of dragon taming!
"I don't know magic," Galen Yu said with a chuckle.
"Don't you think the Ghost Dragon was too weak in a fight without a physical body?"
"I just found a skeleton for it. Once the soul has a body, it'll definitely become stronger!"
It was a simple, yet incredibly bold idea.
The point was, Galen Yu actually pulled it off!
By putting a soul into a dragon's remains found anywhere on the ground, he could bring the dragon back to life!
The Wandering Mage remained silent, not because he was cold or arrogant.
It was because he felt like his years of studying magic had been a complete waste.
He had to gather energy, memorize incantations, and study endless theories, while Galen Yu...
He thought of it, and so he did it.
"I was too conservative."
"Not really. Actually, I was looking for the Ghost Dragon specifically for this Bone Dragon."
After some small talk, Galen Yu spoke the truth.
A Ghost Dragon might not be up to the task, but a Bone Dragon was genuinely capable of taking on a Stage 5 Ice Dragon King!