Duel's End

After Xiwen figured out the key to the matter, the spell in his hand unconsciously became more steady and powerful.

The blue and yellow intertwined lightning suddenly evolved into a powerful and domineering force, pushing Riddle's Killing Curse forward violently, trying to break through the obstruction of the green light, and almost directly blasting into Riddle's body!

At this critical moment, another eerie green beam of light suddenly appeared behind Xiwen and shot straight toward Xiwen back!

Riddle's pressure eased.

Sensing the intense energy fluctuations behind him, Xiwen remained calm, showing no sign of panic. Instead, a smile appeared on his lips.

"I was prepared for this, Riddle," he said.

Then, with a flick of his right hand, Xiwen's wand split into two bolts of blue and yellow lightning. The blue lightning, born from the Weather Charm, clashed with the Killing Curse in front of him, while his other hand, behind his back, manipulated the golden Borsat's Lightning to collide with another Killing Curse behind him.

Amidst two terrifyingly powerful beams of green, Xiwen peered through the light of the Killing Curse at Riddle in the distance, his eyes appearing a striking blue-green hue under the spell.

"Riddle, I've been wondering for a while now. How did you manage to release the Basilisk and have it attack Mannis while you were engaged in duels on the dueling platform?" he said to Riddle. "You shouldn't have had any time to do it."

"Yes, I thought I hid it well," Riddle frowned and asked. "But I don't understand why you still have doubts about me?"

"Because I only learned how easy it is to obtain the means to alter time here when I was in my third year," Xiwen said with a light laugh. "With your grades, it should be easy for you to apply for Time-Turner at Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, right?"

Riddle paused for a moment, then said, "But I'm still not as skilled as you, and the fact that you dared to have two versions of yourself appear simultaneously when you were fighting Grindelwald has already reached England."

"So you're planning to use the same tactic against me today?" Xiwen asked with a smirk. "You should know that having two versions of yourself in the same spacetime is extremely dangerous."

"If you can do it, why can't I?" Riddle retorted defiantly.

"Because your understanding of time is far less profound than mine," Xiwen said softly, looking into Riddle's eyes.

After he finished speaking, he suddenly withdrew the two bolts of lightning of different colors, and his body abruptly disappeared between the two Killing Curse.

Two beams of green light of exactly the same power and level collided and instantly vanished into thin air.

The next moment, Xiwen appeared behind Riddle, who had traveled back in time using the Time-Turner, and reached out to press the hourglass of the Time-Turner hanging around his neck.

However, his hand was then blocked by Riddle, who seemed to have a premonition from the future.

"You need to understand, as long as I'm here, I can see all your fighting moves, and I know the exact sequence of your actions," Riddle said. "So you simply cannot defeat two of me!"

Xiwen frowned slightly, then looked into Riddle's dark eyes from the future.

"Since you come from the future, you should already know the outcome of this battle," he said. "Tell me, did you win or lose?"

The future Riddle's eyes flickered for a moment, though he quickly returned to normal, but the perceptive Xiwen still noticed it.

"Looks like you've lost, Voldemort," Xiwen said with a smile, satisfied.

"No, I can't lose!" Seeing the fleeting look of despair in his future self's eyes, Riddle felt a powerful shock. He clutched his head and shouted, "Why can I know everything you're doing, yet see absolutely no hope of victory...?"

"As I said, it's just that my understanding of time is better than yours," Xiwen said with a gentle smile. "In fact, before you have a sufficient understanding of time, it's unwise for you to bring two versions of yourself into one space at the same time."

"Such behavior can easily lead to significant changes in the timeline. If it exceeds the timeline's self-correcting capabilities, then the entire world could very well change!"

"I told you, I don't need your advice!" Riddle said angrily, his face flushed. "We came to Salazar Chamber of Secrets to duel, not to listen to your dictates!"

"You're right," Xiwen nodded and said softly. "So, for the sake of timeline stability, I have to speed things up."

Then, a green light suddenly appeared in Xiwen's hand.

At the same time, the Time-Turner stored in his Pocket Watch Space were spinning rapidly, providing a large and sufficient amount of time energy to the light seal in his hand.

The next moment, Riddle from the future seemed to be pulled away by an invisible hand, causing him to disappear from the spot.

Xiwen used Kamar-Taj's time magic to send people who didn't belong there away.

"I didn't send you to the wrong person, did I, Riddle?" Xiwen turned to look at Riddle, raising an eyebrow as he asked.

Riddle didn't reply, but simply nodded silently.

"When you encounter magic that you don't understand or can't analyze, don't you think you can't figure out a way to deal with it?" Xiwen laughed.

"So this is what my future self will be like, watching helplessly as my future self disappears without a trace?" Riddle asked, somewhat helplessly. "I must say, facing your kind of magic is truly despairing..."

"So you shouldn't just focus on studying your Killing Curse; learning other spells won't hurt," Xiwen said casually.

Riddle said coldly, "If you don't understand my path, then don't interfere with my choices!"

The next moment, he raised his wand at Xiwen again, attempting Xiwen final act of resistance.

Seeing this, Xiwen sighed and said softly, "Since you want to see my full potential, then demonstrating it to you is not impossible."

Immediately, Xiwen abruptly pushed the Soul Body of his soul to its limit.

Like a whirlwind, Riddle's Killing Curse was easily broken by Xiwen, and the warm Light of Nirvalon shone on Riddle's head, quietly dispelling some of the dark power.

Then, Xiwen pressed his wand against Riddle's neck.