Chapter 022
"Finally, only the last Kindling Tome remains."
Li Mu controlled the Origin HuoZhong to envelop the Kindling Tome.
Having completely digested the Hogwarts All Magic Collection, in terms of pure magic theory and Spell Quantity, he could confidently claim to be unprecedented and unrivaled. No one could surpass him on the foundation of magic.
Normally, it would take centuries to learn all the knowledge recorded in the Hogwarts collection.
Geniuses like Dumbledore and Voldemort might be able to finish it in a century.
However, they couldn't spend a century doing nothing but studying all the Hogwarts collections.
Therefore, even they could only broadly touch upon various aspects of Magic Knowledge and dedicate their limited time to mastering their most proficient areas. Naturally, their foundation in magic couldn't compare to his.
His Transcendence Level hadn't increased much, but his Wizard Bloodline had already risen to LV5.
With the Wizard Bloodline reaching this level, one could almost achieve the standard of a Hogwarts Professor.
Besides a significant increase in controlled Magic Power, some of the spells he mastered also received amplification, including Healing Spells and Flame Spells. The most noticeable improvement was in Apparition. The power of these spells was enhanced because the phoenixes of this world were inherently skilled in them.
As his Wizard Bloodline improved, he began to inherit a portion of the phoenix's power.
These were undoubtedly good things, but there were also downsides.
Initially, constantly acquiring various Magic Knowledge, casting various spells, and consuming the Magic Power generated by the Wizard Bloodline could stimulate its growth. However, the further he progressed, the less stimulation his Wizard Bloodline received.
To further enhance his Wizard Bloodline, based on his current analysis, there were three methods.
The first was to consume HuoZhong Source Power. The second was accumulation over a long period.
He didn't want to choose either of these, leaving only the last option.
"You are what you eat." His Wizard Bloodline originated from a phoenix, so he should capture a phoenix, continuously draw its blood, and fuse with more phoenix bloodlines. He could even have his Professional HuoZhong devour a phoenix, and eventually, even raising his Wizard Bloodline to LV9 would not be a problem.
The only known phoenix in the Wizarding World currently was Dumbledore's Familiar, Fawkes.
Especially since his Wizard Bloodline originated from Fawkes, nothing would be more suitable for fusing with his Professional HuoZhong than Fawkes.
However, to obtain Fawkes, he first had to get past Dumbledore.
With Snape as a Mole, coupled with his current strength, dealing with Dumbledore was not impossible. But to be safe, it would be best to acquire some more HuoZhong Source Power, which would make dealing with Dumbledore more assured.
The Dementor population in the wild was gone, with at most a few survivors in some dark corners.
Therefore, he needed to select new targets. There were quite a few Alien Races in this world.
Werewolves, Goblins, House Elves, Trolls, Giants, Dragons, Centaurs, and many other races could be considered Alien Races. Among them, Werewolves, because they were transformed Humans, had even infiltrated the ranks of Human wizards. But strictly speaking, Werewolves and Humans were no longer the same species.
Li Mu first ruled out werewolves. It was better to subdue werewolves than to kill them all.
At least werewolves had normal intelligence, and ultimately they originated from humans, so there was no need to exterminate them.
House Elves were few in number and all served wizarding families with long traditions.
Goblins were even less of a consideration, as they were almost all in Gringotts, the wizarding bank.
"Therefore, the best remaining option is giants who were expelled after warring with human wizards."
After making his decision, Li Mu sent an owl flying towards Hogwarts.
In the evening, Snape finally arrived at the Brown Hotel.
"You've been performing well lately. I'm preparing to resurrect Lily."
Li Mu poured Snape a glass of red wine and handed it to him.
Snape took the red wine excitedly. Wasn't this the reason he had been obeying Li Mu's every word these past few days?
"Using the Resurrection Ring is not without its cost."
Li Mu took off the Resurrection Ring and sighed. "To resurrect a life, one must take a life. You certainly wouldn't want to take a human life, and the resurrected Lily wouldn't forgive you either. So, I plan to take the lives of some giants to resurrect Lily."
Snape was extremely nervous at first, but relaxed when he heard the latter part.
Although he enjoyed researching Dark Magic, he didn't like killing people.
But if it were giants, it would be no problem compared to Lily.
Li Mu extended his hands, grabbing Snape's shoulder with his left hand and the Werewolf Wizard's shoulder with his right. In an instant, he apparated with them. After multiple apparitions, he had taken them out of Britain and across the sea to a deep mountain forest in France.
As the last apparition ended, Snape looked at Li Mu in disbelief.
Towards Li Mu, he felt only reverence, not fear.
Because in his opinion, Li Mu had merely mastered some mysterious power that could unleash the true power of the Resurrection Stone. If not for the werewolf wizard beside Li Mu, who was very skilled in the Illusionary Body Curse, Li Mu wouldn't have been able to kill him and then resurrect him, controlling his life and death.
But it had been less than half a month since Li Mu obtained the Wizard Potion and the Phoenix bloodline, no matter how you calculated it.
In such a short time, it would be good to master some basic spells. Even if a first-generation Pureblood Wizard was born with powerful magic, mastering a few powerful spells related to their bloodline would already be impressive. While phoenixes were indeed adept at Apparition, it shouldn't be possible to take two people along for an apparition?
There was only one explanation: Li Mu was a genius beyond his imagination.
However, Snape soon discovered that Li Mu was more than just a genius.
Li Mu flicked his wand, releasing the Polymorph Spell with the advanced technique of Silent Spellcasting. Leaves from a nearby tree successively transformed into birds, which took to the air and spread out in all directions for reconnaissance.
Snape was dumbfounded. Turning leaves into birds wasn't difficult. What was difficult was that there were thousands of leaves here.
These leaves turned into birds, but they have no life. How can they be used for reconnaissance and searching?
Normally, birds conjured by wizards using the Polymorph Spell lack intelligence.
However, through continuous and in-depth study of magic these past few days, and the constant conversion of Spark Energy into Magic Power, Li Mu gradually discovered that Spark Energy could not only be converted into Magic Power through the Mind Wizard's Spark, but Spark Energy itself could also fuse with Magic Power to form Spark Magic Power.
Spark Magic Power possesses two absolute advantages over ordinary Magic Power.
The first is that magic spells related to flames are easier to control. The second is that when using the Polymorph Spell with Spark Magic Power, the transformed life forms will be closer to reality, even possessing a brief, weak life, and his spiritual consciousness can attach to them through Spark Energy.
Spark Energy itself is a miraculous energy capable of bestowing life upon all things.
Therefore, it's not surprising that he can achieve this. Li Mu even suspects that he might be able to create true life in the future.
With thousands of eyes for reconnaissance, the surrounding mountains and dense forests were soon laid bare.
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