All Caught Up

In the Rune Card World, in Godric's Hollow, in the bathroom of the four-person love nest tower.

Although he wasn't wearing clothes, Harry didn't take a bath, nor did he hang out with Roan and the others.

The pages of parchment floating on the water, each bearing Impervius Charm, indicated that he was studying.

These are special teaching materials compiled by Dumbledore, Grindelwald, Riddle, and the Peverell family for the Rune Card World.

If this scene were broadcast live, Cedric and Phoebe would be horrified.

However, it wasn't because Harry was reading naked, but because of the contents of the parchment.

Two of them were the [Image of True Self] and [Shadow of Death] that they had redeemed.

The parchment next to it also contained various top-secret spell card models, each with dense annotations below it.

However, judging from the expression on Harry's face, he was not doing well in his studies.

"This is way too difficult!"

Harry sighed.

He was referring to the "Image of True Self".

It was the first thing he studied, using the two people who had exchanged for it as a reference; it should be very useful for unlocking the [Magic Immortal Artifact].

This spell card model was Dumbledore's original creation.

Logically, with the "Mystic Eye" and the annotations from its creator Dumbledore, he, now essentially a human Patronus, should have learned it easily.

It was as simple as turning all the other spells he knew into spell cards.

However, it was much more difficult than he had imagined.

The most prominent feature of advanced spells like the Patronus Charm is finding the emotion that matches the essence of the spell. The spell cards for this advanced spell require not only strong willpower and stable output of magic power, but also the ability to depict this emotion.

The difficulty of the [Image of True Self] is naturally much more complex than the publicly released version.

It has delved into the essence of the Patronus Charm, and the basic requirement for mastering it is to be proficient in the Patronus Charm.

He can do that.

However, it also possesses the ability to make the Patronus grow by touching and shaping it with its spirit.

In the Dragon Country, this ability is called "the primordial spirit of law".

Once successfully constructed, you inhabit it with your own intention, and it will automatically move along the path. That is, the spell card itself will automatically grow in proficiency with the spell, just like it is alive.

Harry was certain that neither Cedric nor Phoebe knew this technique of imbuing something with their own will.

This is not a feature that comes with the spell card template itself, but rather a technique developed based on this feature to maximize its utilization.

If they come with this trick, they won't be so cheap, only 20 gems.

These spell cards are often referred to as Fundamental Law.

This is a term borrowed from the Dragon Country, meaning Fundamental Law of practice for a sorcerer.

As one can imagine, the circuitry that makes up a spell card, which can be called the Fundamental Law, must be incredibly complex.

Holding fast to the spirit of the Patronus Charm, using it as ink, and drawing it in one's mind, the difficulty is almost equivalent to continuously casting the Patronus Charm, and each summoned Patronus must have a physical body.

This is a very Mental Power task, and it has nothing to do with the quality of the magic.

It mainly tests an individual's Mind Stone cultivation, which refers to normalcy rather than a temporary burst of brilliance.

This is precisely his weakness.

He can now suggest to himself, evoke his emotions, and become incredibly powerful at certain times, matching the emotions required by a certain spell.

To maintain a normal routine, he still needs more experience.

"Keep trying!" Harry steadied himself and prepared to try again.

Cedric has Ultimate Liberation the problem, so he can't fall behind.

Furthermore, Riddle and Dumbledore were the creators of the Shadow of Death and the Image of True Self, respectively.

It would be terrible if the otherworldly versions of them also mastered the technique of "Dharma Has a Spirit" and passed it on to Cedric and Phoebe.

The two of them directly exchanged for finished products, unlike him who had to struggle to find a way to get started.

"What is Harry doing?" Ginny asked, her square face 'staring' at the two black screens that appeared in her mind.

Even knowing that a black screen meant there was something that couldn't be played, Ginny still hoped that Harry was just taking a bath and wasn't with Roan and the others.

"Women are all trouble." At the same time, Riddle also sighed while staring at the black screen.

He wasn't sure what Harry Potter was doing, but he was certain that his own contractor wasn't up to any good.

Furthermore, Harry Potter's "path" requires those unconventional activities as catalysts, meaning that regardless of whether Harry Potter does anything serious or not, he and Cedric both lose.

If he were to meet his past self from the Magic Immortal World again, he would definitely say, "Our Cedric is a romantic at heart too!"

Cedric was unaware that his contractor was speaking ill of him.

He is not currently with Cho Chang.

However, his footage cannot be broadcast at this moment.

Deep within the Forbidden Forest, amidst the howls of wolves and the roars of beasts, he was completely naked.

Golden patterns, like snakes, slithered across his body, possessing an eerie beauty under the Qing Leng moonlight.

However, it wasn't that he was so shameless as to deliberately expose himself in the Forbidden Forest of the Rune Card World.

It was because only here, naked, could he sense the presence of the 'snake'.

The only 'snake' that could be sensed and truly regarded by him, the king of 'snakes', was naturally the thousand-year-old Basilisk only the memories of that Slytherin.

Only it could be perceived by his instincts and soothe his serpentine nature.

After this afternoon, he discovered that with the construction of the [Magic Ring], the dark side he fused with through the [Image of True Self], the incarnation of the source of the curse that flowed in his veins and had the same appearance as his elf—the feathered serpent—also began to merge with him and stabilize.

Perhaps because his cultivation path was adapted from that of Perfect Being, without a fixed form and possessing extremely high plasticity, he possessed a form that was more like his true self than his human form—the feathered serpent form.

He began to feel more comfortable existing in the form of that giant feathered serpent than in human form.

This instinct, however, was something he could suppress, having already merged with the dark side.

However, when he gets emotional, such as when he is with Cho Chang, he may revert to his original form.

Now, by taking off his clothes and entering the forest surrounded by beasts, he can slightly unleash his wild nature and rely on the aura of the Basilisk to prevent him from turning into a feathered serpent, thus becoming accustomed to being in human form.

However, the inexplicable golden markings that had appeared on his Present Body were truly baffling to him.

All he knew was that whenever he couldn't resist the urge to transform into a feathered serpent, it would appear, and the parts it traversed would begin to feel cool, and his body would no longer crave change.

What he didn't know was that one of the four Champion actually longed to shed his human form.

"No, it still won't work!"

Under the lonely moon, in the oasis amidst the White Sand, Phoebe was extremely agitated.

Being forcibly pulled away from Basil is bad enough, but even after such a huge sacrifice, she still hasn't reached the threshold of [Ultimate Liberation].

She had clearly touched that power, especially when she was with Fawkes, and the power of the [Ultimate Liberation] seemed to be about to burst forth.

"Could it be that I need to become a real phoenix to be able to—"

"Enough!" Dumbledore shouted. "Calm down! Don't forget that the power of the Phoenix is only a small part of you. The Nirvana Envoy of the Vampire Clan, which contains its information, and the Immortal Soul of the Ghost Clan are only references on your path."

"Don't let this lead you astray from your path!"

"You just need a little more patience; perhaps you can try to understand it from the perspective of a fairy—"

"I need victory!" Phoebe shook her head. "Diggory has already achieved the Ultimate Liberation; I can't wait any longer. However... you're quite right, I need to stick to my own path. So..."

She looked at Fawkes.

If staying with Fawkes activates the power of the [Ultimate Liberation], then what if we directly incorporate it into our bodies?

"You mean the [Summoning Card]?" Dumbledore saw through Phoebe's thoughts.

"This is also good for Fawkes." Phoebe nodded. "Although it has become stronger these days, it's almost at its limit."

"But if it's with me, and it has Phoenix information data that has gone further, such as the [Nirvana Envoy] and the [Immortal Soul], and the Magic Immortal Artifact is also a fusion of magic and immortality evolved and sublimated from the power of the Phoenix, the benefits to it are unimaginable."

"I still need to rely on sleep to slowly accept the transformation of the inherited emblem, but as a phoenix, it can probably directly accept the information about the phoenix within it."

There are differences between even the best phoenixes.

Her path is one of gold.

Gold is already considered top-tier in the Mountain Sea Realm inhabited by the immortals.

Not to mention that it is above gold, the information and data of the phoenix must also come from above gold.

Furthermore, in the Magic Immortal World, Magical Creatures that have also been upgraded to magical powers by the great Balala may also become magical spirits and magical fairies after prolonged contact with them.

Although Fawkes has never been upgraded to a higher level of magic, unlike the Magical Creatures in the Magic Immortal World whose magic is disordered and can form a contradictory spiral with the magic of the fairies.

But the elves were originally creations of Balala.

If one merges with Phoebe, it is possible to be infected and then further transform into a fairy.

"What do you think, Fawkes?" Dumbledore asked Fawkes.

Powerful Magical Creature like the phoenix, aside from not being able to speak, are almost as intelligent as humans.

Faced with Phoebe's account and Dumbledore's questions, Fawkes remained silent before letting out a clear, sharp bird call.

"Very good." Phoebe stretched out her right hand, and Summoning Card crackling with blue arcs of electricity appeared in her palm. Fawkes transformed into a ball of fire and disappeared into it.

A Golden Snitch flashed past high in the sky.

U. K,

Scottish Highlands

Within the rock walls outside Hogsmeade Village,

Inside that dark room, which resembled a dark wizard's laboratory

Krum opened his eyes.

"Summoning Card?" He smirked. "Good idea, but it's mine!"

Like Harry and Phoebe, he was also provoked by the belief that Cedric had mastered the Ultimate Liberation.

It's like you study hard for a final exam, and then someone who sleeps in class and plays games all day surpasses you and gets first place in the grade.

So much so that Krum started releasing his Golden Snitch- like sprites to do surveillance.

But once surveillance began, problems actually arose.

First, Phoebe and Dumbledore went to the Hala, 3,551 kilometers from England, to begin their training.

While achieving remarkable results, an oasis was also created.

Secondly, Phoebe is also close to its Ultimate Liberation, and we need to speed up this process by using Summoning Card.

If he doesn't keep an eye on things and lets them run wild, wouldn't he be the one who ends up failing?

"However, how do I activate the power of the Magic Immortal Artifact —through Summoning Card?"

Phoebe can do it because the power of her Magic Immortal Artifact is similar to that of a phoenix.

And him?

Find Fantastic Beasts that loves to fly to stimulate your progress on the [road]?

Was the predecessor of the Golden Snitch the Golden Flyer?

Thunderbird that fly through thunderstorms and lightning?

It's still Three-Headed Dog!

Or perhaps Runespoor?

"They're all rolled up, but," atop the tower in the dream world, Basil shook his head, "the Three-Headed Dog and the Runespoor are clearly not good ideas."

The three heads of the Three-Headed Dog are almost decorative; in some ways they are connected.

The Runespoor is too self-centered; its three heads each serve a different purpose.

This was summarized by Parseltongue through conversation, so it's quite credible.

The head on the left is a planner; it decides Runespoor should go and what it should do next.

The middle head is a dreamer, which often dominates the body. As Runespoor often stays in one place for days on end without moving, indulging in brilliant and splendid dreams and fantasies.

The head on the right is a critic; only its teeth are highly venomous. It constantly comments on the actions of the two heads on the left and in the middle, emitting impatient hissing sounds.

It is common for Runespoor to be missing their right head, because the remaining two heads often work together to bite it off when the right head keeps criticizing them.

"However, this is not a natural dual head, nor is your nature. The creature you are looking for possesses two heads, is self-reliant, and is also harmonious and loving."

Basil looked at Krum and paused for a moment to mourn his wrong decision.

"Then what Fantastic Beasts do you think we should choose?" Kurumi, the Time Sprite, jumped down from the little house in the clock and asked curiously.

This Tokisaki Kurumi is about the size of a palm, with a clock-like House-elf in her eyes. She has already learned to speak, and now that she can speak, she has many questions.

"The Two-headed tailless amphibian," Basil said. "Fantastic Beasts that has a head at both the front and back, each operating its own forelimbs and hindlimbs, yet they are all in harmony, as if controlled by a single brain."

"I see," Kurumi bit her finger, her translucent wings vibrating. "Then I have another question."

"How do the wizards of this world store their magic? I mean, [Magic Ring]."

"The knowledge you gave me says that their magic resides in their brains, and that casting spells does not consume the magic itself, but rather glucose, just as thinking does."

"What is the connection between Diggory's strange posture and the [Magic Ring]?"

"Ah," a hint of amusement flashed in Basil's eyes, "When did I ever say that the [Magic Ring] actually stores magic?"

"And that's not a strange posture, you can call it the Martial Soul True Body."