Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 578 What? Li Weide is dead? He's beyond saving, cremate him!
Li Weide finally understood what it meant to have an epiphany.

The sudden realization followed by a burst of power... made him feel incredibly refreshed.

It was like finally solving a math problem that had been troubling me for a long time.

It's a combination of physical and mental satisfaction.

Li Weide put away his diary and his thoughts drifted into his soul.

There, the outer garment of the soul was half removed, revealing the soul's true form, which shone brilliantly...

……

Early the next morning.

Hufflepuff was the first to wake up.

She's always the first one to wake up.

After Hufflepuff got up and washed up, she started preparing breakfast.

While she was preparing breakfast, the Slytherins and Gryffindors also got up, some feeding the horses and others brushing them.

Ravenclaw was the last to get up, because of the group, she always went to bed the latest.

And every time I wake up, I find my face covered by books...

Li Weide once advised her that while studying is important, it's also important to get enough rest and avoid staying up late.

But it had little effect; in her words, it was like not having the smell of books, and she couldn't sleep...

When everyone finished their work and returned to have breakfast, they discovered that the teacher, who always got up very early, still hadn't shown up.

They didn't think much of it at first, but as morning class approached and the teacher still hadn't shown up...

Hufflepuff knocked on the door, trying to wake the teacher, but there was no response, as if no one was in the room.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

"Could it be that the teacher... quietly left?" Gryffindor asked nervously.

"No, it won't." Ravenclaw bit into the bread in his hand, but the bread that used to taste delicious now tasted like cardboard.

“Even if he wanted to leave, he would definitely have told us…” Slytherin said.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

“I’m worried… after all, our teacher is quite old…” Slytherin said anxiously. “You know, he’s never late for class… and besides, he won’t answer the door when we knock…”

After Slytherin finished speaking, he noticed that the other three were staring at him.

"You stinking snake, what nonsense are you spouting?" Gryffindor roared. "Our teacher is invincible! How could he possibly..."

“But…human lifespans are finite. Even the most powerful wizard cannot live forever.” Slytherin frowned.

Gryffindor wanted to argue, but Hufflepuff stopped them from their ominous talk. "Let's go into the teacher's room anyway... It might not be very polite, but it's better than doing nothing and just guessing."

The other three shared the same idea.

They were all worried that their teacher might suddenly die and never wake up again overnight...

The teacher's life has been quite peculiar lately.

He seemed much more relaxed, as if he were... enjoying his last moments.

The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became. They all agreed that they should open the door and see if the teacher was alright. It would be better to be scolded than to live in constant fear.

Hufflepuff took out his wand, took a deep breath, and went to the door of his teacher's room.

"Crack!"

The unlocking spell was cast, and the door lock was opened.

Everyone took another deep breath and silently stared at the doorknob.

Hufflepuff glanced at them, then grabbed the doorknob.

"Teacher, we're in. We were all very worried about you..."

The door is opened.

They saw the teacher immediately.

Everyone felt a sense of relief, but then their anxiety returned in an instant.

Because their teacher was sitting motionless in the rocking chair by the window...

In an instant, an ominous feeling surged into the hearts of all four.

If... the teacher was still there, and the four of them had been knocking on the door for so long without any response, then...

In an instant, all four of them turned deathly pale.

The four of them slowly walked to the rocking chair and looked at the teacher sitting in it.

My teacher was sitting in a rocking chair with her eyes closed, her face... serene...

Ravenclaw covered his mouth, his eyes already wet with tears.

Hufflepuff reached out, trembling, and placed his hand under the teacher's nose.

In just a moment, Hufflepuff's body trembled violently.

She turned around stiffly, like a walking corpse.

"The teacher... he's not breathing anymore..."

……

The weather is great today; the sunshine feels warm and comfortable on my skin.

However, the four future giants were now utterly despondent, as if they were in an ice cave.

They had already moved the teacher's body out and placed it on a bed conjured by transfiguration outside the carriage.

"how could it be possible……"

The four of them sat slumped on the grass like zombies, staring at their teacher's corpse in disbelief.

That powerful wizard who could levitate the entire Black Lake with a flick of his wrist had passed away so silently.
He didn't even leave behind a single word of his last words?

“Perhaps he foresaw this day and kept it from us so as not to worry us,” Gryffindor said, his eyes red.

“Yes… Thinking about it, he prepared so many books for us and made such a detailed study plan… Even though he’s gone, he could make sure our studies wouldn’t fall behind. Maybe that’s what he prepared for…” Slytherin gripped his wand tightly, his eyes filled with sorrow.

“We still don’t even know where he came from…we know absolutely nothing about him.” Hufflepuff’s sorrow was greater than anyone else’s. Without her teacher, she might still be in that small town, worrying every day about whether her identity as a witch would be discovered.

“Teacher, how could you just leave like this? I… I still wanted you to see your dreams come true!” Ravenclaw could no longer hold back, squatted down, buried his face in his arms, and sobbed.

As the sun gradually dipped westward, the four people's mood grew increasingly heavy...

……

Li Weide has never been so focused in his life.

After mastering the true uses of ancient magic, he devoted all his emotions and focus to it.

And the power of ancient magic did not disappoint him.

Overnight, the outer garment of the soul, which used to be difficult to peel off slowly, is now being peeled off rapidly!
To his surprise, as the soul cloak fell away, the previously abundant life law power and spatial law power completely disappeared!

But recalling his interactions with the diary, Li Weide suddenly realized.

The so-called awakening of the power of laws was just something that fake Grim Reaper told him; it was a lie from the start.

Ancient magic could already manipulate the power of laws, so why did they need to awaken one by one?

It seems that while I was researching ancient magic, something was unknowingly done to me!
She would allow the power of the laws that she could control to materialize within herself, thereby numbing her consciousness and making her believe in her doctrine.

Looking back now, there were actually quite a few loopholes in what the imposter Grim Reaper said. However, at the time, I didn't suspect anything because I was intimidated by his identity as a fake Grim Reaper.

It wasn't until doubts arose that the flaws were gradually discovered.

How could a god who can travel through time at will be unable to travel back a thousand years?

The fact that Li Weide can now think indicates that the peeling away of the outer garment of the soul has reached its final stage.

Sure enough, when he finally woke up, he immediately saw his own soul essence, which had shed its outer layer and was now dazzling!

At that moment, he keenly sensed that all the magic power in his body was rapidly transforming!

Li Weide was startled, then somewhat taken aback.

Because he discovered that all his ordinary magic was gradually transforming into the magic of ancient magic!

The conversion is extremely fast, almost instantaneous.

In an instant, Li Weide felt his body filled with power!
For a fleeting moment, the thought arose that I could fight against the gods...

However, Li Weide remained clear-headed and quickly suppressed the thought.

Because he knew that his strength was still far from that of a god... his current feeling was just an illusion caused by the sudden increase in his strength.

Without a doubt, the other version of myself must have had this thought when I took this step.

However, he didn't suppress the idea; instead, he immediately began to put it into practice.

That's why this plan came about...

Li Weide now fully understands the thoughts of his fallen self...

Even if one fully awakens their abilities and levels up their account to the maximum, they still cannot defeat a god!

To break free from these constraints and continue growing stronger, there is only one path...

One me isn't enough, so what about two me? Two me isn't enough, so what about three me? Three me still isn't enough, so I'll devour all the parallel universe versions of myself, and I refuse to believe that's still not enough!

Could it be that he nurtured each of his parallel world counterparts to the maximum level before absorbing them?

Maybe not. At first, he probably devoured several versions of himself that weren't fully awakened... because he wasn't confident he could defeat his fully leveled self.

However, after absorbing several, his strength should have surpassed that of his max-level counterparts in other parallel worlds. It was at that point that he should have begun this plan…

So, that madman must have become far more powerful than I could ever have imagined...

So... am I really the last one he's going to devour? If so, why doesn't he come and watch me personally?

If it were Li Weide, putting himself in his shoes, he would personally oversee the final step towards success, instead of just sending a lowly henchman to play tricks!
If that madman himself came to fool him, Li Weide was absolutely certain that he would not have any doubts!
With his immense strength, he wouldn't have revealed so many weaknesses!

Could it be that he is really trapped in the deepest hell for some reason, unable to get out?
That must be it...

In any case, it's impossible to defeat that madman with just my own strength.

We need to think of another way...

What else can be done?
For example... I have things that he doesn't.

What is it that I have but he doesn't?

Just as Li Weide was still thinking, he suddenly felt a warm sensation around him, as if he were being soaked in warm water...

Li Weide opened his eyes in confusion, and then was surprised to find that he was surrounded by fire!
I don't know when, but my body was moved outside, surrounded by burning firewood...

He glanced to the side and immediately saw his four students, who were looking at him with sorrow in the center of the flames.

"bump!"

To the astonishment of the four students, Li Weide jumped up, his hair and beard standing on end.

"You worthless disciples!"

……

After a while.

The four unfortunate students knelt obediently on the ground, not daring to lift their heads.

Li Weide paced back and forth in front of them, his face darkening.

"I was just taking a nap! And you almost burned me down! What are you trying to do? You're betraying your master and ancestors!"

“Teacher… please punish us severely! We’ll do whatever you want!” Ravenclaw looked up at Livid, his eyes filled with excitement and joy, not fear of punishment.

The other three also looked up, their faces showing embarrassment and lingering fear, but mostly happiness and excitement.

Li Weide wasn't actually angry; he was just putting on an act.

Seeing them like this, Li Weide couldn't keep up the act any longer.

"You all... get up. Luckily, your teacher is now immune to water and fire, otherwise I would have been killed by you even though I wasn't dead."

Upon hearing this, the four students looked even more ashamed.

However, thanks to the actions of these wicked disciples who wanted to cremate him, Li Weide realized that he, having fully awakened his power, was actually immune to the harm of the rules.

For example, the rules of combustion of flames...

So when the flames were upon him, he only felt warmth; they didn't harm him, and not even singe his hair.

Fortunately, otherwise his clothes would have been burned and his disguise would have been ruined.

"You have double the homework today! Go, go, go!"

Watching them scramble back to the carriage in a disheveled state, Li Weide suddenly sighed.

I have things he doesn't, but don't I have them? And a lot of them at that…

Li Weide looked at the setting sun, the smell of burning firewood still lingering from the recently extinguished charcoal fire beside him...

He turned to look at the embers, then suddenly raised his hand, and a powerful surge of magical energy emanated from it.

One piece of charcoal in the pile of coke instantly turned back into wood!

And the changes weren't over yet; under the influence of Li Wade's ancient magic, the wood began to sprout new buds...

Before long, a small sapling appeared in front of Li Weide!
Looking at the vibrant saplings in front of him, Li Weide had a complicated expression.

Modify the rules...

It can be said that mastering ancient magic is equivalent to mastering a modifier for this world!

Strictly speaking, his current abilities, compared to other wizards, can be described as godlike.

However, he knew how powerful the real god was... while that madman was already almost as powerful as the real god.

Compared to that madman, he wasn't even a demigod...

He is now just a mortal who has touched the realm of gods... a slightly stronger ant.

"Sigh, to him now, I am already a ripe fruit..."

Li Weide muttered to himself, then put the cloak of the soul back on his soul.

The immense magical power emanating from his body vanished instantly, and his strength returned to that of an ordinary wizard, only slightly stronger than Dumbledore.

In any case, now that I have the power to control the rules, I can do much more than before.

Many preparations that were previously only in our imagination can now be made possible...

Since that madman can't come in person, he still has a chance.

We've finally seen a glimmer of hope, haven't we?

(End of this chapter)