Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

After chatting with McGonagall for a while, Dumbledore turned around and took a deep look at Hogwarts behind him.

Then he waved his wand and Apparated to another place.

McGonagall looked at the spot where Dumbledore had just been standing, her relaxed smile gone, replaced by a serious expression.

I don't know why the unease in my heart is getting stronger and stronger, and my heart is pounding very fast.

It felt as if the meeting with Dumbledore that had just taken place would be the last farewell.

"This is impossible!" McGonagall said softly, trying to use the power of words to give herself courage.

"He is so strong, so indestructible, there's no way he won't come back."

"Yes, Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of this century; there's nothing he can't do. The only reason he handed over the headmaster's duties to me was because he was worried he wouldn't be back for a long time."

McGonagall took a deep breath, controlling herself and suppressing all her anxiety.

She turned around and walked resolutely toward Hogwarts.

The moment she gained the authority to become the headmistress of Hogwarts, an idea suddenly flashed through her mind: to further tighten the lockdown on the area where Nicholson was located, and upgrade it to the highest level of lockdown!

During that summer, she always felt that Nicholson was plotting something behind her back.

If she hadn't kept a close eye on things, even during the school closures, Nicholson might have done something truly outrageous.

It was one thing to not have permission before, but now that we have it, we must completely block it and prevent any accidents from happening.

After all, someone with such high intelligence as Nicholson could very well turn into a second Voldemort if he were released.
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Dumbledore's departure seemed to happen quietly, but those who were important in the wizarding world knew about it.

Because he is just too important!
He has long been the spokesperson for the magical world in its fight against the forces of darkness. If he were to disappear without a trace, the panic he would cause would be enough to paralyze vital departments and hubs of the magical world.

So he took care of everything before he left.

Those important high-ranking officials all knew that his trip to the world of evil gods was to seek an opportunity to advance to the highest realm.

Everyone knows that this trip might be his last.

These important high-ranking officials are mostly advanced wizards who have also diligently explored the path of magic.

However, as they are hindered by one difficult hurdle after another, many people turn to teaching students in their old age, giving up the opportunity to advance to the highest level.

When these people learned of Dumbledore's decision, they admired his ambition but were not optimistic about his actions.

Pessimistic, they were already prepared to lose Dumbledore forever!
"Good luck, great principal."

At Malfoy Manor, Lucius suddenly sensed something and looked up at the sky in a certain direction.

A complex emotion flashed in his gray, cold eyes.

For both public and private reasons, he hoped that Dumbledore would not leave, because the magical world was changing faster and faster, and the collision between the two worlds was becoming more and more intense.

Whenever the world undergoes drastic changes, all sorts of natural and man-made disasters occur.

At this critical moment, the magical world desperately needs a strong leader to step forward and take charge!
However, Dumbledore's reasons were so compelling that no one would stop him once he spoke them, not even himself.

As one of those who were also exploring the highest realms, Lucius knew very well that if Dumbledore didn't take advantage of the world's dramatic changes to seek opportunities...

So when the world calms down, he will have no chance to take another step forward.

Even the world consciousness has active periods and calm periods.

During periods of heightened global consciousness, many gifted wizards will emerge.

When the world's consciousness falls into a period of stagnation, the output of talent in the magical world will decrease, and the whole world will become lifeless.

Voldemort's sudden emergence was due to seizing the window of opportunity during a period of stagnation in the magical world. The evil god took advantage of this opportunity, supporting such a representative, and causing chaos and suffering in the magical world.

However, due to his family's ancestral precepts, he had no choice but to infiltrate them.

—The Malfoy family motto: No matter how the world changes, the Malfoy family must be brave enough to seize every opportunity.

If you cannot become a king yourself, then submit to the king's command!

Only by doing this can we ensure that the tradition continues uninterrupted.

At the very moment Dumbledore disappeared, Barbling and Nicolas Flamel, the two most powerful warriors in the magical world, sensed it.

The two men grew increasingly serious, silently wishing their old friend a successful departure.

At the same moment, Lin Xia, who had been enjoying her freedom reading forbidden books in the restricted area, seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky full of dazzling stars.

Her gaze seemed to transcend countless dimensions and spaces, fixed on the place where Dumbledore had last appeared.

Lin Xia was unsure what this sensation specifically referred to.
All she could sense was that a very important person had left the magical world.

And what that person had to do was the same as what she had to do.

Her body's instincts told her that she would engage in a struggle with that important person.

The throne on that road to the highest point can only accommodate one person!
Lin Xia's expression turned solemn.

Ever since that thought entered her mind, she felt as if her body was subtly urging her: it's time to leave this space!
Since her intuition told her so, Lin Xia pondered for a moment, then without hesitation, took out her wand and waved it lightly. As if an invisible "hissing" sound rang out, a dark spatial passage appeared in front of her.

This passage is extremely dangerous, as it is frequently subject to spatial storms and turbulence.

Normally, wizards are carried away by the turbulence to other places.

However, given Lin Xia's exceptional physique, her physical strength was already sufficient to cope with these spatial storms and turbulence.

Even if the turbulent currents were blowing directly on her, it wouldn't affect her at all.

So she stopped waving her wand and made no other defensive moves, simply traversing the dangerous spatial passage to leave.

The moment she stepped into the magical world, a gentle breeze blew towards her, and all the flowers, birds, insects, and fish within a hundred miles knelt down in her direction.

It was as if they were welcoming a brand new king.

At that moment, Lin Xia also received countless messages from nature.

This information exploded in her mind, and Lin Xia only needed a second to understand what she wanted to know.

It turned out that three years had already passed at Hogwarts, not as long as she had imagined.

It was as if the flow of time had been adjusted in the forbidden book area; Lin Xia felt that she had spent far more than three years in the forbidden book area.

The magical world has developed so rapidly over the years! Nico has returned and improved the alchemical glasses...

Nothing much happened at Hogwarts in the past three years. The magical world exploited a loophole in the world of evil gods and attacked and occupied dozens of towns...

With this information gathered together, Lin Xia immediately concluded that the opportunity she believed to be located was not in the magical world, but in the world of evil gods.

Moreover, through this information, Lin Xia also analyzed who her intuition told her would be competing with her.

That's Dumbledore!
Based on the Ministry of Magic's arrangements over the past few months, Lin Xia was certain that Dumbledore was going to leave. At this juncture, where would Dumbledore go? It could only be the world of evil gods.

Lin Xia originally wanted to stay in the magical world for a while longer and say hello to her former companions.

She learned from the message carried by the wind that her friends missed her very much, and that Hogwarts sent many people every year to search for her.

The expenses over the years have amounted to a considerable sum.

But she only stayed for a minute before she felt a pressure and a sticky, sluggish sensation in her body.

The pressure comes from the magical world.

The world's consciousness was wary of someone as powerful as her, so it used the power of the world to constantly push her away, as if trying to force her out of an eggshell.

However, that sticky, sluggish feeling did not originate from the oppression of the world's will.

Rather, it was because she herself felt uncomfortable with the environment of the magical world.

After all, the space in the restricted book area is disorderly and chaotic, yet very free and rich in elements.

She never lacked energy there.

However, the magical world is different from the forbidden book area. For Lin Xia, the energy here is actually a bit too low-level.

After much deliberation, Lin Xia finally decided to conceal her tracks. She took a step forward and instantly disappeared to another place.

She deliberately went to places with weak spatial gaps in order to find a spatial passage into the world of the evil god.

Halfway through the search, she suddenly remembered something, "I had completely forgotten about you."

Lin Xia retrieved the pinky bone she had previously obtained from the seamless telescopic ring.

This little finger bone is a special realm that can temporarily form a passage to the world of evil gods, but it is very unstable and cannot be used for large-scale personnel mobilization.

Lin Xia hadn't used it before because she was worried she wouldn't be able to control it.

In addition, the scales of fate also coveted the power of this little finger bone and wanted her to sacrifice it to absorb it.

Lin Xia kept the scales of fate sealed away to prevent them from gaining more power.

Now is the time to use it.

As soon as Lin Xia took out her pinky bone, she could feel the surrounding space fluctuating violently. The originally solid space seemed to have turned into pieces of brittle ice, which could be broken with just a little force.

Among the brittle ice pieces carved out by her pinky bone, she quickly located the passage to the world of the evil god.

Because one piece of ice was very different; it was darker than the others, exuding an evil aura.

At the same time, the energy overflowing from that piece of brittle ice was also the most powerful, as if it had a kind of restraining effect on magical energy.

So Lin Xia went straight to the piece of brittle ice without hesitation. Her fingers seemed light, but she actually used about 50% of her strength to tap it gently.

With a "crack," the thin, brittle ice shattered.

Soon after, the passage was completed, and the aura of the evil god's world traveled through the spatial passage to the magic world, immediately triggering alarms in the surrounding area.

This was a little gadget that Lin Xia had designed before, designed to counteract the evil god's ramblings.

As long as you keep making sounds, you can counteract the interference sound waves from the evil god's ramblings.

Unexpectedly, it has already been widely promoted and applied.

Lin Xia only remembered her invention after hearing the sound waves that suddenly rang out here.

She remembered the last time she received news that the Ministry of Magic was preparing for a small-scale trial before gradually expanding it to the rest of the UK.

Once Britain had finished, it continued to expand outwards.

This is a long-term, large-scale project that will take at least 10 years.

And her current location is just a very remote corner, yet this little gadget has been installed there.

This clearly shows that Dumbledore placed great importance on the infrastructure and security of the wizarding world, and he would not abandon any part of it.

The aura of the evil god's world dissipates relatively quickly, so Lin Xia snapped her fingers behind her.

Soon after, an even more peaceful power emanated from her body. This was one of the magic spells she created using the Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Record, which Lin Xia called "Warm Radiance."

This light can dispel all the negative effects of the evil god's ravings, and when upgraded to the "Radiant Flame" version, it can even banish the low-level evil gods in her memories.

Moreover, this magic is very gentle and easy to cast, consuming relatively little magic power and energy from the Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Record, making it a versatile energy source suitable for daily use.

Lin Xia deliberately used her Radiant Light to sweep around the surroundings, dispelling and purifying the overflowing evil god power, and then forcefully suppressing the power that was about to surge out.

Then, she entered the spatial passage.

The moment her figure disappeared, the spatial passage also vanished.

About half an hour later, the spatial fluctuations that had occurred in the surrounding area were detected, and wizards immediately came to investigate.

"That's strange. There are no energy fluctuations, but I clearly detected an incredibly strong spatial teleportation aura here before?"

The wizard walked around the spot where Lin Xia had been standing several times, and then took out his instruments to investigate.

The on-site investigation revealed that the spatial fluctuations had weakened considerably and did not meet the standards for energy transfer.

The wizard pondered for a moment and concluded that it was possible that some wizard had cast some kind of spatial teleportation spell, which triggered the detector.

The wizard had already left, so the aftershocks of the spatial transfer were gradually weakening.

The wizard didn't report the matter, thinking it was no big deal, and left on his own.

On the other side, Lin Xia moved through a space tunnel.

The space to the world of evil gods has been opened, but this space is not entirely safe, and spatial turbulence will be encountered from time to time.

The Ministry of Magic must have some means to resist spatial turbulence, otherwise it would be impossible to teleport people there safely every time.

This minor spatial turbulence posed no challenge to Lin Xia.

With her strong physique, she strolled around as if she were in her own backyard.

If it weren't for her desire to pass through this tunnel and reach the world of the evil god as soon as possible, Lin Xia would have liked to stay a little longer, because she found this spatial tunnel quite interesting.

Unlike the tunnels she had encountered before, this space tunnel clearly contained some special substance.

This substance is very dangerous; even a tiny amount can trigger an extremely strong radiation attack.

Lin Xia thought to herself that once the matters concerning the evil god world were resolved, she would turn her attention back to studying it. (End of Chapter)