Chapter 368: Brave Heart

Chapter 368: Brave Heart
After defeating the villain Murrick, everyone can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

This time, the conspiracy of the vampire ancestor Vladmir can be said to have been completely shattered. Although the villain Merrick eventually escaped and the Death Cult he mentioned is still lurking in the dark, this is no longer something they need to worry about now.

Before anyone could say a word, Xie Ling's body suddenly emitted a faint white light.

"What happened?" Helena Ravenclaw was most concerned about Shaylin's condition, and she asked with a worried look on her face.

Xie Ling looked at his hands that were gradually fading in the air, and suddenly realized something, "It's time, everyone, I'm going back to where I came from. It's nice to meet you..."

"Don't cry, Helena, we will meet again... Cadogan, recklessness and courage are not the same thing, and luck will not always favor you... and..."

Xie Ling turned to look at the wise man, "Merlin, please do me a favor..."

"Don't worry, I will become Slytherin's disciple, and then try my best to help Muggles..." the wise man named Merlin said hoarsely.

"By the way, Merlin's Band would be a good name... I'm leaving now, bye!" After saying that, Xie Ling's figure completely disappeared into the void.

The only sound left on the field was Helena's sobbing. Even the usually cold and ruthless Baron Livius couldn't help but go over to comfort her with gentle voice.

Of course, he didn't know that because of his blood-stained appearance, he was ridiculed many times by the talkative Cadogan when he was studying at Hogwarts, and was even nicknamed "Bloody Baron".

(Note: Bloody Baron means Bloody Baron, a famous ghost in British urban haunted legends, but it was translated into Bloody Baron by People's Publishing House, which actually lost the original author's original intention)

The moment Sherin regained consciousness, he found himself back in the Gryffindor Chamber of Secrets.

This journey through the Middle Ages benefited him a lot.

The flourishing and diverse wizarding schools not only broadened his horizons, but also helped him solve many ancient mysteries. For example, he finally grasped the true location of the island of Avalon that was rumored to be hidden in the fog.

The greatest secret of the Dark Queen Morgan Le Fay is buried there, and this is one of the secret realms that Sherin must explore sooner or later.

[The clue to the location of Avalon Island is obtained! 】

For example, he also knew of the shocking conspiracy of the vampire ancestor Vlad Mir, who wanted to use the secret methods in the vampire royal family's supreme book "Book of Day and Night" to cast the ultimate magic "Eternal Night", so as to reverse the sun and the moon, create a dark country with no day but only night, and allow vampires and other undead creatures to walk and live freely on the earth, and even replace wizards to gain dominance over this land because of the increase in their magic power caused by this technique.

Although the vampire royal family has declined in the human world, the Book of Day and Night is likely to have fallen into the hands of the mysterious and low-key Death Cult.

For a thousand years, Schelling had never seen a single word about this underground organization in any document of wizard history. Obviously, this organization had not been destroyed, but had been lurking in the dark, which was something Schelling needed to be wary of.

Due to Schelling's determination to reform the wizarding world, he has been carefully planning in various fields of the wizarding world. This may trigger many chain reactions and force out hidden forces that did not appear in the original work one by one. The Shadow of the Dragon and Walpurgis who have already appeared are examples. Who knows if the Cult of Death will be the next.

As for the evil man Merrick, although he managed to escape in the end, there is no need for Schelling to worry about him. In the history of wizards, this character appears again later. After the death of the eldest of the three Peverell brothers, the ownerless Elder Wand caused a bloody fight among various people. He was the first famous wizard to master the Elder Wand. Therefore, relying on the power of the Elder Wand, he carried out a period of brutal, terrifying and high-pressure dictatorship in southern England. In the end, he died at the hands of the great evil Egbert in a duel.

In other words, this character cannot escape death in the end.

However, judging from the fact that he was able to easily seize the Elder Wand from the hands of various major forces, it is likely that the Cult of Death is also related - so to speak, the matter of the Elder Wand may very well be the plot of the Cult of Death behind the scenes. The Cult of Death deliberately allowed artifacts like the Elder Wand to fall into the world and cause contention. What is their purpose?

There is no point in thinking too much about these medieval things, so let’s get back to the Gryffindor inheritance test that Sherin is facing in the present world!
At this moment, the pair of Lion Roar Armguards in Xie Lin's hands had returned to their normal black gold color, and the dazzling golden light had completely dissipated. He carefully put the pair of armguards on his left and right arms. "Ah!" Xie Lin exclaimed, he felt a force rushing straight to his head, his head felt dizzy, and his body shook unconsciously.

Suddenly, a mysterious spell written in runes appeared in his mind. He closed his eyes and slowly comprehended it.

As he gained more insights, his heartbeat gradually quickened and his breathing slowly became heavier. He felt his spirit had reached a strange balance. The ardent and vigorous fighting spirit like fire and the clean and clear calmness like ice coexisted in his body in a wonderful balance, making him feel a comfort he had never felt before.

In this state, the speed of his magic flow and the activity of his magic fluctuations suddenly increased. He opened his eyes, with a strange light flowing in his eyes, and shouted loudly: "Flames are blazing!"

A ball of fire suddenly erupted from the end of the wand. The Fire Spell was a spell that Sherin had mastered in his first year, but the flames he released at this moment were at least 1% stronger than before in terms of heat and firepower.

Xie Ling raised his eyebrows and gently waved his magic wand. The orange-red flame suddenly shrank into a bunch of sparks, and turned into a blue flame at a speed visible to the naked eye. Xie Ling waved the magic wand again, and the flame seemed to break through the limit again, slowly shrinking and turning into a white flame. Although the volume of the flame became smaller, the aura dancing on the flame became ten times more dangerous than before!
Then he cast a lightning spell. In the past, the power of the lightning could only split wood and set it on fire, but this time it directly split the wood from the inside out and burned it completely - its power was comparable to that of a million volts!

Suddenly, Xie Ling felt a sudden pain in his heart. He clutched his chest tightly and took a few deep breaths. Only then did the feeling of the surge in magic power slowly subside.

As smart as he was, he already understood what was going on - he must have inherited some kind of power left by Gryffindor from the Lion's Roar Armguards, probably a power of the same level as the "Crystal of Wisdom", "Source of Life" and "Pure Blood", which stimulated the explosion of his magic level in a short period of time.

Aslan looked at Schelling with a complicated expression. He and the Sorting Hat were able to communicate with each other consciously across the limitations of space. He had heard the Sorting Hat talk about Schelling and his amazing talents in the past a long time ago. But he still stubbornly did not believe that a Slytherin would successfully gain the recognition of Gryffindor. After all, Slytherin's insidious and cunning style of hiding behind the scenes was really hard to reconcile with the courage that Gryffindor valued most.

"Candidate," Aslan lowered his head and said in a sacred tone, "Congratulations, you have officially completed the test. The arm guard is infused with the will of Lord Gryffindor, a fighting spirit named 'Brave Heart' -"

"This fighting spirit does not simply provide you with an unyielding will and an indomitable spirit when facing powerful enemies or difficulties. Absorbing the heart of bravery means that you have touched the magical secret that Lord Gryffindor is most proud of in his life - the fighting spirit soaring to the sky."

"The fighting spirit is soaring to the sky..." Xie Lin murmured, thinking that this was the reason for the sudden increase in his magic power just now.

"When you use this skill, your magic power will increase by 24% based on your own magic level. In other words, the stronger your magic power is, the greater the increase you can get. The effect of the secret can last for up to five minutes. The only limitation is that it can only be used once within hours."

A gleam of light flashed in Xie Lin's eyes. Although this secret technique was powerful, it also had many limitations. In five minutes, with his casting speed, he could cast at least three high-level spells. If used well, it could be the key to determining victory or defeat!
"Candidate, I officially declare you the heir of Gryffindor. From today on, I will follow you for the rest of my life until the coming of one's death." After saying that, Aslan's shadow turned into a ray of light and shot into the back of Sherin's neck. On the skin on the back of Sherin's neck, a lion head mark appeared next to the mark of Aquila.

Aslan's voice suddenly appeared in Xielin's mind, "Roar, my master, I will rely on your magic to survive. When you need me, you can summon me with just a thought. I am much more powerful than that dead bird."

[Obtain the Lion's Roar Armguard! ]

[Gryffindor's exclusive secret technique - Learn the Fighting Will! ]

["Summoned Beast" Aslan obtained!]

At dinner time, Xie Ling did not appear in the auditorium.

Daphne and Astoria enjoyed their dinner calmly, and no blind little wizard dared to ask about Xie Ling's whereabouts.

Everyone just guessed in their hearts that Xie Ling probably went through too much in the Triwizard Tournament, and his appearance at breakfast was just to appease everyone's concerns about him. In fact, he still needed more rest time to recover from his mental and physical fatigue.

Didn't you see that the other three contestants in the Triwizard Tournament - Katarina Monroe, Eleanor Hohenheim, and Harry Potter - were also absent from dinner?