Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Mikel's lips twitched, and another voice came from his mouth.

This time, it was a female voice.

"You've also sensed the difference in this child, haven't you? He possesses energy and coordinates from another world within him. I need to separate these coordinates, and I need your help."

After we separate, I can share the coordinates and all the information about the other world with you. You need to protect the Forbidden Forest; the richer the species in the Forbidden Forest, the better it will be for you.

The deep green eye blinked, remained silent for a long time, and then a sound echoed through the forest again.

"The alien energy within him is very complex, and it would take a lot of effort to separate it. This little bit of value is not enough for me to take action."

The sound grew louder as it approached, and the tone of voice gradually became clearer from its initial gentleness.

The will of the Forbidden Forest is slowly awakening, beginning to think about everything in a human way.

"I can also give you some other things you want. Over the years, I have accumulated many coordinates of other worlds. Those coordinates are no longer useful to me, but I can provide them all to you."

Some creatures from other worlds are quite interesting; perhaps they could be created in the wizarding world.

"I'm going to continue," Barbling continued.

Thunder and lightning flashed across the sky, and gusts of wind swept through the forbidden forest.

The leaves rustled in the wind, and the fierce wind seemed to howl as it was blocked by the trees.

These winds, though seemingly violent, transformed into gentle, warm breezes as they touched Mikel's body.

The consciousness of the Forbidden Forest has been taken over by this body, and even the raging winds have become gentle towards him.

The Forbidden Forest may have only been thinking for a short while, but in reality, it had already undergone a long period of contemplation within its own timeframe.

Its consciousness is shallow, yet vast.

The thoughts, wills, and voices of countless creatures converge into its general consciousness.

In that instant, it has to process many ideas.

After lengthy discussions among the creatures, Forbidden Forest agreed to cooperate with Babling.

This is the will that governs all things in the forest.

A faint echo reverberated through the forest. "The energy within his body is very complex. It will take me at least three hours to completely strip it away. He is a student at Hogwarts, and I need to ensure his safety."

Babling smiled with satisfaction. "That's what I expected. I'll offer my help if necessary."

As the will of the Forbidden Forest settled upon Mikel's body, the exploration team sent by the minor nobles broke through numerous restrictions and arrived deep within the Forbidden Forest.

When consciousness is concentrated in one place, the radiation is not so widespread, which actually reduces the danger to these people.

It was at this moment that Lin Xia stepped into the spatial passage she had personally constructed.

The experience of spatial travel is not pleasant, and the aftereffects are more than 10 times worse than those of teleportation.

If Lin Xia's body hadn't been extraordinary, she might not have been able to withstand the spatial transition from the Forbidden Book Space to the Forbidden Forest.

In particular, this time her switch was made using the spatial node of Hogwarts.

Most of the nodes have been shut down by the school, but the forbidden book space node where she is located has not been shut down yet, although many restrictions have been imposed.

When she travels through space, she needs to overcome these obstacles.

Here, the concept of high-latitude space travel has been of great help to her.

She bypassed the obstacles of the lower latitudes and came directly to the Forbidden Forest from a higher perspective.

While it appears to utilize the spatial nodes of Hogwarts, the transfer does not involve passing through Hogwarts; instead, it directly crosses over them.

Therefore, the forbidden book area did not react at the school's spatial node. Lin Xia's figure appeared high in the forbidden forest, and the spatial chaos caused by this movement had an effect on the forbidden forest.

At this time, the magnetic field of the Forbidden Forest was already very chaotic.

Because Lin Xia used an extremely sophisticated spatial magic called high-dimensional spatial transfer, the creatures in the Forbidden Forest were unaware of it, and Babuling was also unaware.

Her attention was more focused on the outsiders who had already trespassed into the heart of the Forbidden Forest.

As for the consciousness of the Forbidden Forest, it was busy stripping away an energy from Mikel's body. The Forbidden Forest, which should have been at its most sensitive, had been overwhelmed by chaotic information.

The consciousness of the Forbidden Forest was originally a collection of general consciousnesses, and now that they are all united, they can only attend to the most critical parts.

In this situation, Lin Xia took advantage of the chaos and saw from high above the massive stripping and sealing magic rune array that Babuling had set up below.

At the same time, she also saw Mikel.

Lin Xia gently shook her head.

Mikel looked very bad; countless drops of blood were flowing from his pores, even more terrifying than blood flowing from all seven orifices.

That's because the body is already overloaded and unable to withstand the enormous force.

She could sense that if Babling hadn't been constantly injecting potions into his crippled body, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on until the ritual started.

Mikel's body was on the verge of collapse; one wrong step and he would die.

Even if she were to use her body, she wouldn't be able to withstand such a concentrated power, let alone Mikel, who isn't known for his physical strength.

Seeing that Babuling had been taking good care of Mikel's health, Lin Xia was not worried about him.

Whether one lives or dies, it is all up to fate.

Moreover, judging from the scene below, Barbling might not let him die.

Otherwise, why would we have gone to such great lengths, using so many precious potions to keep him alive until his last breath?

Lin Xia slightly raised her eyes, her gaze falling on other parts of the Forbidden Forest.

Many human wizards also infiltrated the area and gradually approached Mikel's location.

Some of these people were overjoyed to have obtained the treasure along the way, while others were buried silently in the Forbidden Forest.

With the arrival of these people, the magnetic field of the Forbidden Forest became more chaotic and impure.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Xia activated the Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Record at full speed, absorbing the power dissipating from the Forbidden Forest.

The power of the Forbidden Forest is strong, yet also very broad, constantly radiating energy outwards.

Lin Xia only absorbed the energy that overflowed from it, rather than the most core power, so the Forbidden Forest's general consciousness could not detect it.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Secret Records was the first time I had come into contact with such a broad, benevolent, and great power that could give birth to life.

Upon contact, the cultivation technique underwent a dramatic change, causing the blood in her body to boil as well.

Her research on bloodline potions has brought her bloodline studies to a very advanced level.

However, her previous research did not actually stimulate her bloodline to truly enter the awakening stage; it only slightly initiated it.

However, even activating just this small amount caused the divine dragon's aura emanating from the depths of her bloodline to leak out, forcing her to resort to other methods to conceal her aura.

Now that her cultivation technique is being stimulated so intensely, it is also pushing the power of her bloodline to undergo a deeper change at this moment.

Lin Xia diligently absorbed the energy overflowing from the forbidden forest.

These are energies that she used to have difficulty absorbing, but today she can absorb them freely without worrying about being discovered by the Forbidden Forest.

The Forbidden Forest's general consciousness, concentrated within Mikel's body, had coalesced into a core, conscious awareness. It sensed a faint, inexplicable sense of crisis.

But it was busy stripping a kind of energy from Mikel's body and didn't have time to check, only saying, "An uninvited guest has arrived."

Babling also spoke up, "I'll clean it up for you."

Having received Babling's promise, the Forest Forbidden Zone relaxed its guard, mobilizing the power of the forest to strip away the barriers at full speed.

The energy from the other world was stubborn, clinging to the depths of Mikel's soul.

Stripping away is a huge and very delicate process, but for the energy of the Forbidden Forest, the broad energy can take care of all aspects.

It poured all its energy into Mikel's body, not missing a single abnormality, operating with the precision of a surgeon.

On the other side, Babling also focused her attention on the intruder.

She will not merely issue polite warnings to any wizards who enter during this period, as she has done in the past; she will actually take their lives.

To break in at the most dangerous time means you should be prepared to die.

Babuling was not the vessel of the Forbidden Forest after all; she could not sense real danger like the Forbidden Forest, nor could she sense Lin Xia's presence.

One by one, the intruders fell silently to the ground, and tiny magical runes appeared on the ground beneath their feet.

Those magical runes were drawn using special methods and then hidden away, only to be used at crucial moments.

"A storm is coming."

Inside Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall stared out the window at the view.

Only half an hour had passed, and it was as gloomy and dark as midnight.

"There's movement coming from the Forbidden Forest. The consciousness has fully awakened. We don't know what will happen next. We must guard Hogwarts and not open the door easily."

I suspect that travelers wanting to pass through the area are trying to sneak into the school to avoid danger, but whether these travelers are human or devils in sheep's clothing, no one can say for sure.

Snape said coldly, "So we can't let any of us in."

McGonagall turned to look at Professor Flitwick, who was in charge of sealing the school's important spatial nodes.

"When you checked the nodes in the forbidden book space earlier, was there anything unusual?"

Flitwick shook his head solemnly.

"No, it's even more stable than I imagined. Logically, it shouldn't be this stable. It feels like someone else has reinforced it. This makes me want to go into the forbidden book space to find out more."

"However, the entrance to the forbidden book space is random. Even if I go in, I may not be able to reach the space that Lin Xia entered."

Furthermore, there were unknown dangers within the forbidden book space, so I didn't go in.

McGonagall nodded. "Your idea is right. At this time, we need to concentrate all our efforts and not scatter them in other places, as that could easily lead to danger."

Suddenly at that moment, the images of the ghosts at Hogwarts began to move.

They were clearly devoid of emotion, yet each of them reacted with terror, as if they had sensed some great and terrifying presence.

One of the ghosts said in a frenzied manner, "I sensed an even greater power, but it was very well hidden, lurking deep in the Forbidden Forest. Even the Forbidden Forest itself did not detect this power."

"This is terrifying! Hogwarts can't handle this power! Get it away! Get it away!!"

After the ghost finished speaking, it fainted on the ground.

They then inquired about the other portraits and ghosts, but the ghosts and portraits seemed to drift away like wandering spirits, ignoring all their questions and falling into a state of self-isolation.

The other professors at Hogwarts exchanged glances, feeling a heavy pressure.

One of the professors broke the silence, cautiously asking, "Was what that ghost just said something the spirit of Hogwarts was trying to convey to us through its mouth?"

McGonagall thought to herself: That's probably the gist of it.

But she couldn't admit it.

Because Hogwarts was severely understaffed and could not receive reinforcements from the Ministry of Magic, they had to stay in the school to protect the students and had no power to explore the outside world!
Especially since it's a forbidden forest, during its usual quiet period, even professors find it difficult to venture deep into it.

Not to mention that the current forest ban is even more dangerous than before.

She couldn't let the Hogwarts professors waste their time in the Forbidden Forest!

McGonagall said, "I've decided to activate the school's highest level of defense. Don't move around unnecessarily; provide support as needed."

One professor couldn't help but say, "Is it going to start so soon? Maybe we should wait a bit longer."

Once activated, our stored magic power will likely be depleted. If the Forbidden Forest's consciousness awakens and other forces come to attack, we'll have no other trump cards left.

McGonagall shook her head. "I'm afraid if we don't start it soon, it won't last that long."

Even Hogwarts has warned us that we lack the power to probe outwards, so we must deploy the highest level of defenses. Let's vote by show of hands.

The other three deans raised their hands first, and the other professors followed suit.

At this moment, they must stand together through thick and thin, united in purpose.

On the other side, deep within the forbidden forest.

Mikel's internal system had been partially extracted by the Forbidden Forest consciousness, but most of it remained hidden deep within his soul.

Mikel cannot wake up at this time.

Once awakened, the pain of soul separation will overwhelm him, potentially causing his immediate death. This ritual can only be performed while he is unconscious.

So Babling also gave him a lot of magic potions that had a sedative effect.

Time passes minute by minute.

After absorbing the power of the Forbidden Forest, Lin Xia's Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Record was constantly studying, decomposing, and transforming it into energy for his cultivation technique.

Because she had always kept it well hidden and far away, Forbidden Forest's general consciousness sensed a crisis, but it wasn't serious, and it didn't bother to investigate further.

An hour has passed...

Two hours have passed...

We've entered the third hour.

This is also the most crucial moment.

The system had been largely stripped away by the Forbidden Forest consciousness, with only a small portion remaining deeply embedded in Mikel's soul.

This small portion is also the most difficult to handle.

Suddenly, the Forbidden Forest consciousness spoke up: "We are about to enter the most crucial moment. You must guard it well. I always have a sense of unease."

Babling's expression hardened slightly as she said, "I will devote all my strength to defending it."

In fact, at such a critical moment, it would be safer if Dumbledore or Nico were there.

However, she did not intend to share the coordinates of this other world, so she did not specifically remind them to come.

Each great wizard has their own tacit understanding and will not interfere with the experiments and results of others. (End of Chapter)