Golden Light Spell

"Can I ask you more questions in the future?"

Cho Chang probed cautiously.

She had only been curious about the Grey Lady at first, but now...

[Ding ding ding! [Female Celestial Master's Allegiance] quest triggered]

[A Celestial Master surnamed Zhang from a mysterious kingdom has traveled thousands of miles to pledge allegiance. How could the Savior Lord ignore this!...]

[Reward: 10 experience points, [Golden Light Spell]]

--Don't just because they're surnamed Zhang, you dog...

--Wait, Golden Light Spell! One of the Taoist Eight Great Divine Spells!

"Of course!" A flash of brilliance gleamed in Harry's eyes as he embraced the blushing Cho Chang. "Good brother!"

Cho Chang, on the verge of fainting from happiness from the hug—huh? Brother?

But Harry was lamenting—sigh, brother, why aren't you surnamed Ma? I want to chant "Proceed in battle formation, all in array before me" and summon the Ma Family Divine Dragon to vanquish evil.

The [Golden Light Spell] churning in his mind, though it cultivated both life and nature, offense and defense as one, still came from a One-Man World that couldn't even withstand a 20th-century firearm.

In terms of sacredness, it was inferior to [Gandalf's Flash Spell], which could even suppress ancient Balrogs.

Nor was it like Righteous Qi Magic, which, though degraded, could still touch the threads of the eight undying deities, the Eight Immortals.

And the Gold Grade [Color Ball Fish's Bubble] had already forged a leak-proof body capable of surviving at the bottom of the sea and in outer space.

The [Golden Light Spell], which needed to be trained to Zhang Zhiwei's level before it could naturally circulate golden light without deliberate maintenance, achieving leak-proof defense, was still too weak.

--This is even inferior to my steel-forged muscles.

--It needs a second creation, further development.

--The light of the Maiar is also light; [Righteous Qi] is also [Qi].

"Heaven and Earth Mysterious Origin, Ten Thousand Qi Root. Cultivated through countless kalpas, proven by my divine power. Within and beyond the Three Realms, only the Dao is supreme. My body bears golden light, covering and reflecting my form!"

Beneath the canopy that blotted out the sky.

Covered in pitch-black light, the burly figure resembling the black shadow from Detective Conan couldn't help but let out a national curse, "Cao!"

"How did my light turn black!"

Wherever the pitch-black light reached, everything turned to nothingness, swallowed by shadow. Now he could really eat dirt to fill his stomach.

He could only hover in midair.

Time had arrived at Christmas.

The entire castle suddenly became empty; most students chose to go home for the long holiday of over a month.

This did not include Harry.

He still trained rain or shine at the lake bottom, in the sky, in the Forbidden Forest, and on the ground.

Now, training had become a joy for him.

The magical knowledge from other worlds, localized in his mind, also gave him endless inspiration.

But his primary focus recently remained the [Golden Light Spell].

After all, this was the first spell that could directly train both spirit and body.

A more advanced training method than running laps or doing handstands.

Perhaps it could also unify the chaotic magic within him.

That was why he had only formally started now, because he was practicing the [Golden Light Spell 9.0] version.

Good news: the power was truly unified; the strength in his body began to [light]-ify. Negative nature magic combined with [Shadow], and the spirit governed both light and shadow.

Bad news: the light of the [Golden Light Spell] had hooked up with the [Acromantula-Dragon].

--Damn! I almost forgot the [Acromantula-Dragon] counted as a Qi Infant too.

Zhang Huaiyi, who created [Qi Body Origin] with [Golden Light Spell] and [Yang Five Thunder], manifested it in Zhang Chulan as a Qi Infant forming inside his body.

And the light of the [Golden Light Spell] was the light of life and nature, nurtured by maintaining a [righteous] mental state.

It wasn't like [Righteous Qi] or [Dark Qi], White Magic or Black Magic, which had clear directional attributes.

"I need the [Patronus Charm]. A positive-energy Qi Infant."

After the black light faded, Harry looked toward the castle.

"Gemma Farley, Nymphadora Tonks, Hermione Granger, Cho Chang."

In a room filled with motorcycle parts, a middle-aged man with long black hair looked at a wall covered with photos and a relationship diagram.

"Tell me, Remus, which one does Harry favor the most?"

"I personally lean toward Tonks."

Lupin, who was smearing purple potion onto the cylinder, didn't lift his head. "You might as well lend a hand. Or... talk about that big thing."

"You mean the Moon Landing?"

Sirius, a motorcycle enthusiast, wasn't entirely ignorant of Muggle science; he knew how difficult it was.

He said with a laugh, "This is clearly just a hollow plan Fudge cooked up to distract everyone, so they forget Voldemort is still alive, and that he's worse than a pig."

"It's been very successful, especially after Dumbledore declared that Voldemort no longer has the power to murder anyone else."

"Student parents are all reassured about spending Christmas, instead of leaving their children in the safest place in the magical world."

"And he himself sits securely on the Minister's throne."

"Safest? Moody's lover died right here, just ten days ago." Lupin raised an eyebrow. "Half-giants, werewolves, Voldemort—they've all appeared in this castle."

"We have to admit Dumbledore is getting old; his reflexes aren't as sharp as they used to be."

"Your mood is seriously off." Sirius frowned. "It's still a while until the full moon... Is it Snivellus? Did he tamper with the Wolfsbane Potion?"

"No, I'm just looking forward to it, really looking forward to it being true. Maybe it could unlock the mystery between the moon and werewolves." Lupin sighed.

"It is true."

"Harry." x2

Harry's sudden appearance startled both of them.

"As a matter of fact, the Ministry of Magic has already succeeded once, and you didn't even know? Hagrid knows."

By common sense, anything Hagrid knew shouldn't be a secret.

Sirius understood that logic too, and said regretfully, "He's been holed up in the woods lately, busy with who knows what, and the weather's so cold. If I'd known earlier..."

"You don't know about the dragon either?"

"There's a dragon too? In the Forbidden Forest?"

Hearing Harry's words, Sirius's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

"Why a second time?" Lupin's focus was different.

He and Hagrid weren't that close.

Of course, that definitely had nothing to do with that period when Hagrid often beat up his werewolf form during the full moon.

Absolutely nothing.

"It must be Fudge. He definitely screwed up the first time." Sirius said without thinking.

"Right." Harry nodded.

Then he began to explain the whole story.

Both of them reacted just like Hagrid had at the time—righteously indignant, itching to storm the Ministry and beat the crap out of Fudge.

When they heard Nicolas Flamel would be joining, their eyes lit up with anticipation, just like Ron's.

"In my werewolf state, I've always felt a kind of hunger, a hunger born from a lack of magic, a craving for the moon. It can only be filled with human flesh and blood." Lupin's face turned pale.

"There's always been a view among werewolves that maybe the full moon isn't enough; we need to get closer to the moon. We need the moon's magic to complete ourselves."

"Maybe it's true."

"Ten days ago, even though I wasn't at Hogwarts, I could sense the power I yearned for appearing far away."

"That was the moon magic in Voldemort's possession."

[Ding ding ding! Long-term [Lycanthrope's Completion] triggered]

[Half-Wolf's Hunger requires moon magic to be filled. Great Savior Lord, please complete the transformation for the half-wolves, starting right here and now]

[First-time reward: 100 experience points, Silver Talent Fragment x1]

[Subsequent annual settlements will be conducted]

"Lupin, maybe you don't have to wait until the Moon Landing succeeds."

The shadow behind Harry churned, and a crescent moon rose from the black ocean.