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Chapter 278 Phoenix
Zorondo's appearance has changed drastically. His feathers shimmer with gold and white luster and are decorated with cloud patterns.

Its enormous body had shrunk several times, but its aura had become even more powerful. Two horns grew from the giant eagle's head, and the horns crackled with electricity, as if they contained terrifying power.

It has two pairs of wings, one pair of primary wings and one pair of secondary wings, plus a tail fin that looks like a pair of wings, so it looks like it has three pairs of wings.

The feathers on these wings shimmered with a metallic sheen, constantly changing color under the sunlight, transitioning from gold to blue, gray, silver, white, and even dark blue.

Zorondo let out a loud eagle cry towards the sky, and a powerful magical force erupted from his body, shooting straight into the clouds.

The next second, the azure sky was quickly covered with dark clouds, and a strong wind suddenly arose.

Zorondo spread his wings, and his feathers, illuminated by wisps of electric light, seemed to have been washed clean, revealing a rainbow-like effect and radiating a halo.

It flapped its two pairs of wings, gradually left the nest, and then soared into the sky, trailing two long tail feathers, carrying the storm, and rushed into the clouds.

The next second, a dazzling flash of lightning was released from the clouds, illuminating the dark clouds.

A sudden downpour brought rain to Hogwarts Castle.

Zorondo's figure appeared and disappeared among the clouds, bathed in lightning, and emitted a joyful cry.

Dui, Gandalf, and Arwen looked up at the sky, where an invisible umbrella sheltered them from the rain.

"We did it!" Dui's face was full of bright smiles.

"Congratulations, Duir, you have created a new species!" Gandalf congratulated him with a smile.

“No,” Dui shook his head, correcting him, “this is the result of our joint efforts, Gandalf.”

“Alright, we created it together.” Gandalf didn’t refuse, looking at the Thunderbird in the sky with admiration and appreciation. “What a beautiful creature! I think the title of King of the Skies will soon change hands!”

"But Zorondo was originally a giant eagle, and now that he has become a thunderbird, it doesn't mean he has stolen the name of the giant eagle."

Alvin also looked at the Thunderbird Zorondo in the sky, happy for Dui and Zorondo at the same time.

When Zorondo was still weak, it was she who took care of him, even making special elven food to feed him, which enabled him to quickly become strong.

Now that Zorondo has successfully transformed into the Thunderbird, Alvin can hear Zorondo's voice in the sky, filled with joy and confidence.

Meanwhile, in Hogsmeade, at the foot of the mountain.

The residents also noticed the commotion atop Windrise. They stared wide-eyed as dark clouds loomed over Hogwarts Castle, lightning flashed, and a giant bird weaved through the thunderclouds, leaving streaks of electricity in its wake.

All the torrential rain that fell spread rapidly towards them, centered on Fengyun Peak.

Many people, forgetting their shock, hurriedly gathered their clothes to avoid getting soaked in the downpour.

The torrential rain crossed the Black Lake and fell on Hogsmeade, causing everyone on the streets to rush to find shelter.

People took refuge in the tavern, watching the torrential rain outside, and excitedly discussed the situation at Fengyun Peak and the giant bird that was suspected of causing the rainstorm.

The downpour didn't last long before it stopped, leaving the entire city feeling clean and the air much cleaner.

A rainbow appeared above the Black Lake, connecting Hogsmeade City and Windrise.

At Fengyun Peak, the golden Maurice trees shone even brighter after the torrential rain, with raindrops constantly dripping from their golden leaves, sparkling like diamonds.

After his initial excitement, Zorondo descended from the sky, flapping his two pairs of wings, and slowly landed in front of Dui and the other two.

He nuzzled Dui affectionately with his head, making a cooing sound.

Dui reached out and stroked Zorondo's smooth feathers, a current of electricity spreading through his arm and his whole body, bringing a tingling sensation.

"Congratulations, Zorondo! You are no longer just the Great Eagle Zorondo, but the brand new and unique Thunderbird Zorondo! Aren't you happy?"

Zorondo made happy cooing sounds, like a child who had received a big red flower and kept showing it off to his parents.

Dui couldn't help but chuckle as he listened to his innermost thoughts.

He patted its head with a smile: "I know, you've become very capable now! Great job!"

Gandalf and Arwen watched the man and bird with smiles in their eyes, communicating without any barriers and without disturbing them.

Zoro transformed into a thunderbird, his entire body crackling with electricity, capable of igniting wood with a single mistake, making the original wooden nest unsuitable.

So Dui simply gathered a large pile of iron ore, melted it in a furnace, drew it into thin wires, and magically wove them into a giant bird's nest.

Dui secured it to the Maurice tree, then used a magic stone to turn it into a golden bird's nest.

Zorondo was very pleased with the bird's nest and happily moved in.

The electric current that occasionally leaked from his body made the Golden Bird's Nest look newer and newer.

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The success of the Transforming Thunderbird gave Dui even more confidence in the Transforming Phoenix Animagus.

After a few days of rest, he regained his energy and his magic power returned to its peak.

Under the watchful eyes of Gandalf and Arwen, Dui prepared the Heart of Balrog and half a bottle of Felix Felicis. He then drank the Felix Felicis in one gulp to ensure everything would go smoothly for the next six hours.

Then he used the divine spear Eglós to forcefully pierce the heart of the Balrog.

Cracks appeared in the Heart of the Fire Demon, and they grew larger and larger until it finally shattered into countless pieces.

It revealed the most central golden flame.

This is the Balrog's natal fire, which, after being purified by Galadriel, returned to its original source and became the sacred and pure Maiar fire once more.

Dui used Animagus to transform into an owl.

Then he swallowed the flames whole.

The moment he swallowed the flames, Dui felt it was a thousand times more painful than swallowing burning coals; his throat and esophagus felt as if they were being burned.

Once the flames entered his stomach, they immediately went berserk, releasing intense heat and attempting to burn Dui alive!

Dui was burning up and rolled on the ground in agony.

"Duir!" Alwen looked worried and instinctively wanted to get closer, but reason held her firmly in place.

Gandalf acted decisively, activating the Ring of Fire in his hand and channeling its immense power into Duir, shouting, "Duir, hold on! Quickly rebuild your magic circuits!"

The power of the Fire Ring flowed continuously into his body, suppressing the power of the Flame Demon's Fire and allowing Dui to recover slightly.

Hearing Gandalf's words, he suppressed his pain, concentrated all his energy, and devoted himself to building a new magic circuit.

Dui and Gandalf had already designed the Phoenix's magical cycle system.

Dui only needs to adjust the magic path little by little according to the designed magic circuit.

But this process is not easy. It's like trying to reshape the meridians of someone with disordered meridians in a martial arts novel. One wrong move and you'll become a cripple.

Reshaping the magic circuits is even more dangerous. A slight mistake could cause the magic power within the body to go out of control, resulting in either becoming a dud or being torn apart by the rampaging magic power, leaving no trace of the body!

Fortunately, Dui had taken the Felix potion, which allowed him to successfully avoid danger and prevent his magic from going out of control when reshaping his magic circuits.

He's like someone dismantling building blocks; he can replace one node without causing the whole thing to collapse.

As time passed, Dui finally completed the complete Phoenix Magic Cycle System.

The original owl shape quickly transformed, growing golden-red feathers and radiating intense heat.

But at this moment, Dui looked at the magic circuit he had originally designed and felt that it was not perfect.

However, most of the time had already passed, and the effects of the Fuling potion were almost worn off. If it were to be perfected again, there probably wouldn't be enough time, not to mention the issue of restoring human form at that time.

Just as Dui hesitated, Alwen seemed to know what he was thinking, quickly took out the Felix Felicis potion that Dui had given her, opened it, and put it into his mouth.

Alvin noticed his hesitation and said gently, "Drink it quickly. Your condition is the most important right now. You can give it to me next time you make Felix Felicis."

Dui felt a warmth in his heart, looked at her deeply, and then tilted his head back to drink the Felix Felicis potion from the bottle.

This gave him an extra six hours of luck, which was more than enough.

He focused all his attention, and with the blessing of the Felix Felicis, he seemed to have divine assistance as he continuously adjusted and modified those seemingly awkward magical paths.

Even during a simple adjustment of the magic circuit, a localized magic outage was accidentally triggered.

However, it turned out to be a false alarm, and they unexpectedly reconstructed a perfect magic circuit.

At the same time, Dui was gradually absorbing the power of the Flame Demon's Fire, constantly integrating it into his own magic and making it a part of him.

Although the Balrog's fire was purified by Galadriel, no longer violent and chaotic, and restored to its purity, it is still essentially a powerful, inextinguishable fire with scorching properties.

If it weren't for the protection of Gandalf's Ring of Fire, Dui would have been burned to ashes, let alone absorbed it.

Dui continuously absorbed the power of the Flame Demon's Fire, and this power, combined with the power of the Fire Ring, re-condensed a wisp of flame at the core of Dui's magic power.

This flame is the phoenix's rebirth fire, the source that ensures Dui's immortality.

After Dui absorbed all of the Flame Demon's Fire, Dui's magic circuits were also fully completed.

The new magic cycle system is more perfect and seamless than the one they designed before.

Under the influence of the new magic circuit, Dui's Animagus underwent a complete transformation, turning into a large, golden-red bird.

The bird is about the size of a swan, with gold and red feathers, a gold beak and claws, black eyes, and a tail as long as a peacock's, with long, flowing, and shimmering gold tail feathers.

The red feathers emitted a faint red glow in the shadows, while the golden parts were as hot as flames. When excited, clusters of golden flames would ignite on the feathers, exuding a sacred and noble aura.

Dui looked at his new Animagus appearance and was immediately very satisfied.

This is very similar to the phoenix in his memory, but even more perfect.

(End of this chapter)