indianbanksassociation Chapter 200: A blade of grass cuts off all the stars! Unrivaled in beauty! Dumbledore is shocked!
Chapter 200: A blade of grass cuts off all the stars! Unrivaled in beauty! Dumbledore is shocked!
Seeing the message that appeared on the system screen, Rhine was stunned for a moment.
He had originally cultivated this branch of the Whomping Willow to prepare medicinal materials for the Myriad Demons Golden Pill, but he didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.
His gaze fell on the rewards displayed on the system screen, and joy immediately appeared in his eyes.
Whether it was the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire or the Fuxi Divine Sky Resonance, they were definitely rewards of an extremely high level.
The former, as the system's introduction stated, was a flame that only the ancient Phoenix clan could master, incredibly magical and almost extinct in later generations.
Even the Five Fire Seven Bird Fan, a famous magic weapon in the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, only used a phoenix feather to trigger a trace of the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire.
And this Five Fire Seven Bird Fan was already enough to be one of the trump cards of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
Even compared to the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, except for lacking the ability to seal space, the Five Fire Seven Bird Fan was even more powerful in terms of pure flame power!
From this, it could be seen that if the power of the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire was unleashed, it would not be inferior to the Samadhi True Fire!
Moreover, power was not even the true wonder of the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire; this fire came from the Phoenix, was supremely sacred, and its lethality against demons and evil was doubled.
More importantly, the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire also possessed the ability to heal injuries.
It could even rely on this fire to be reborn from the ashes!
The more Rhine thought about this fire, the more he felt its endless uses, and it was a perfect match for him now.
Its ability to fight against demons and evil was a perfect match for dealing with the evil things in the magic world.
If the magic he had created earlier—Lotus Holy Road Opening Heaven Light—introduced the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire, its power to destroy evil would definitely skyrocket.
Even the projection of Dagon would have to pay the price in the face of this fire!
At the same time, his current physical body was already very strong, and if it was paired with the healing ability of the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire, his recovery ability could even be comparable to the still distant Second Transformation of the Eighty-Nine Arcane Art!
Not to mention the wonderful uses of the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire in alchemy and weapon refinement.
The Heavenly Demon Treasure Refinement Art that Rhine had obtained mentioned that the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire had stable characteristics, was easy to control, and was one of the few rare flames most suitable for weapon refinement.
Compared to the Heavenly Demon Fire that came with the Heavenly Demon Treasure Refinement Art, the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire could greatly increase the efficiency of weapon refinement, and it was a flame that many great demons craved during the Lich War.
Rhine nodded repeatedly, his expression quite satisfied.
Such a fire that was so compatible with him would be of great benefit to him.
Then, his gaze fell on the Fuxi Divine Sky Resonance, and his expression became even more moved.
The most top-level music Dao supernatural power created by Fuxi!
Fuxi was on par with Nuwa and was also a top-level great supernatural power user in the primordial era, comparable to a saint.
Although this Fuxi Divine Sky Resonance was not a great supernatural power, its power was probably the best among many supernatural powers, and it was close to some great supernatural powers.
In terms of power alone, the Fuxi Divine Sky Resonance was above the Earthen Soil Divine Light.
Even if it could be used with a magic weapon zither, or even a merit magic weapon, it would not be difficult for its power to surpass some great supernatural powers.
Playing a song would shock the heavens and earth and move the ghosts and gods.
It could probably cause chaos to produce monstrous waves and the world to collapse!
Rhine currently had many methods, but he still lacked top-level supernatural powers.
The Fuxi Divine Sky Resonance, a top-level supernatural power with unlimited potential and comparable to great supernatural powers, was definitely a timely help to him.
If he had been able to master the Fuxi Divine Sky Resonance earlier, and cooperated with the Phoenix Perching on Wutong Fire and the Earthen Soil Divine Light, perhaps he could have killed the Dagon projection without even needing the Zhou Tian Star Dou Array Flag!
For a long time, Rhine was probably unlikely to find a supernatural power above the Fuxi Divine Sky Resonance.
"Although this supernatural power is a bit troublesome to cultivate and requires extremely strong attainments in music, it's worth it compared to the rewards it can bring!"
With these two great gains, Rhine was in a great mood.
He looked at the Whomping Willow in the distant night sky, and his gaze became even more fiery.
"The rank of this reward can even be compared to Voldemort and Dumbledore."
"The Whomping Willow has existed in Hogwarts for over a thousand years, and it is indeed extremely extraordinary."
Then, Rhine looked at the Whomping Willow branch in his hand, which had become verdant green, and his heart suddenly moved.
Using the Earthen Soil Divine Light to stimulate the soil could make the Whomping Willow branch, which should have withered, come back to life.
Then, what if he used this divine light to stimulate the main body of the Whomping Willow?
What kind of scene would that be?
The original Whomping Willow was already extremely powerful, and things like Acromantulas were no match for it at all.
If it could really benefit from the Earthen Soil Divine Light, perhaps it could really become an outstanding alien species even in the primordial era!
Once this thought arose, it took root in Rhine's heart.
He took a deep breath, and holding the branch, he flew towards the Whomping Willow.
As he got closer to the Whomping Willow, Rhine was quite surprised by the size of this ferocious plant in the original book.
It was truly amazing that a willow tree could grow to such a size, tens of meters high, with tens of millions of branches.
Looking at the power contained in the movement of its branches, it was no exaggeration to say that it was a steel whip, easily creating a cracking sound in the air.
No wonder no students approached here at all, and even the Weasley twins, who liked to play pranks, never came to provoke the Whomping Willow.
Teasing the Whomping Willow could really kill you!
However, at this moment, the always grumpy Whomping Willow, for the first time, did not attack Rhine, who dared to step into the range of its branches.
Even the swaying branches became gentle, and the whistling wind turned into a warm breeze.
The dense branches opened up a passage for Rhine.
Then, when Rhine approached the trunk of the Whomping Willow, several particularly thick branches stretched down, very carefully touching the newly born, tender green branch in Rhine's hand.
The cautious look was like an old man looking at his long-awaited descendant, full of love.
Along with Rhine, the Whomping Willow's attitude became visibly extremely friendly.
Several branches even took out the "treasures" treasured by the Whomping Willow—mice and birds that had been knocked unconscious by it, as if to entertain Rhine.
Rhine was dumbfounded and waved his hands in refusal.
After so long, probably the birds and rodents around Hogwarts knew to stay away from the Whomping Willow.
It wasn't easy for the Whomping Willow to save up this little bit of family property that could replenish its nutrition.
Then, a strange look appeared in Rhine's eyes.
Looking at the Whomping Willow's performance, although it couldn't speak, its intelligence was not weak.
After all, it was a rare species that had survived for over a thousand years, probably the same as the thousand-year-old basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, a unique thing in the magic world.
This potential was definitely extraordinary, and it was an alien species even in the primordial era.
Now that he and the Whomping Willow were considered friends, it wouldn't hurt to cultivate it.
After thinking for a moment, Rhine asked the Whomping Willow.
"Whomping Willow, do you want to live a better life?"
The Whomping Willow's branches swayed blankly, seemingly not understanding what Rhine meant.
Rhine waved his wand, and traces of magic like the swaying of branches appeared in the air, imitating the Whomping Willow's language.
"Can move…"
"Can bathe in sunlight and rain at any time…"
"Endless birds and mice…"
The next moment, the Whomping Willow's branches suddenly swayed excitedly.
Rhine revealed an expression of "as expected".
Even plants know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
The current place was actually not a very good environment for the Whomping Willow, and the light was relatively scarce.
Judging from the Whomping Willow's habits, it had a carnivorous habit, but it was difficult to even eat birds and mice here, which was obviously not the best choice for it.
"Since that's the case…"
Rhine raised his hand, and a force of the Yuan Sea struck the air.
Immediately, the method of refining the Emperor's Fluid recorded in the Heavenly Demon Treasure Refinement Art reappeared.
The starlight and moonlight in the sky were attracted by invisible forces, gathering above the Whomping Willow like a funnel.
Streams of white Emperor's Fluid poured down in an instant.
At first, the Whomping Willow seemed quite cautious about the Emperor's Fluid.
But soon, when the first branch came into contact with the Emperor's Fluid and felt the benefits it brought, the Whomping Willow's countless branches shook.
Then, the roots of the branches spread towards the sky, revealing the trunk of the Whomping Willow, and bathed in the Emperor's Fluid as much as possible.
A look of joy also appeared in Rhine's eyes.
Compared to the Acromantulas, the Whomping Willow could absorb a much larger amount of Emperor's Fluid.
In a short period of time, it had exceeded the total amount absorbed by the entire Acromantula clan, and it was still continuing.
According to the Heavenly Demon Treasure Refinement Art, this meant that the potential of the demon being enlightened was extremely strong!
"If the Whomping Willow was born in the primordial era, it might not have been impossible for it to become a generation of demon immortals!"
After a long while, the Whomping Willow's absorption speed of the Emperor's Fluid began to slow down.
But Rhine frowned.
He could feel that this was not the limit of the Whomping Willow.
The reason why the absorption speed began to slow down was that the land that had nurtured the Whomping Willow for thousands of years, no matter how special, was still just ordinary soil in the magic world.
As the Whomping Willow absorbed the Emperor's Fluid and began to gradually transform into a demon, the soil began to be difficult to supply.
Grass and wood demons were far inferior to flesh and blood demons in this regard.
They were too restricted, and even if they became demons, they would not be able to move their bodies for a long time.
If they were born in a place with barren spiritual energy and broken leylines, they would have almost no chance of becoming enlightened.
The original Whomping Willow was also like this, but Rhine's eyes flashed with a trace of light at this moment.
The next moment, Dao Dao magic seals condensed, and the earthy yellow Earthen Soil Divine Light fell on the soil.
Strands of earthy yellow light began to permeate the soil in an instant, transforming the entire soil into spiritual soil that was extremely rare even in the primordial era.
The Whomping Willow's thousands of branches danced wildly in ecstasy, feeling that the shackles that had restricted it were beginning to dissipate.
As a plant, its life was sublimating to a higher, unimaginable level!
On each branch, verdant light flowed.
The original rather dry, malnourished Whomping Willow now became lush and verdant.
Each branch flowed with a strange luster.
Each willow leaf was as crystal clear as emerald.
An extremely powerful aura was also emanating from its body.
Feeling this aura, Rhine's eyes revealed ecstasy.
The Whomping Willow's aptitude was higher than he had expected.
If this was placed in the primordial era, it would be a proper demon immortal!
If it was during the Lich War, it would also be a member that the great demons would focus on cultivating, and perhaps the legend of a willow tree demon immortal that reached the sky would be spread in later myths!
With such aptitude, even a slight achievement would ensure that, while not rivaling the Great Old Ones of the magical world, ordinary evil entities would at least be blasted into a bloody mist by it.
With the Whomping Willow guarding Hogwarts, Rhine was not worried about any evil entities wiping out the Hogwarts crowd in one fell swoop.
However, at this moment, a pressure akin to divine might gathered in the sky.
Patches of thunderclouds suddenly appeared above Hogwarts, with streaks of lightning swirling within.
The Whomping Willow, which had been ecstatic about its leap in life level, now felt an instinctive fear, its countless branches shrinking back, with nowhere to escape under the majestic heavenly might.
Rhine's eyes revealed a hint of coldness.
"Such excellent aptitude, actually attracting a heavenly tribulation during the process of being enlightened into a demon and having its intelligence awakened?"
Even a primeval beast, if faced with this ordeal during its transformation into a demon, would likely have a near-death experience.
After all, heavenly tribulations are most detrimental to demons. Even if they possess bloodline divine powers and various abilities, facing a heavenly tribulation while their cultivation is still shallow is too difficult.
And the current Whomping Willow doesn't possess any so-called bloodline divine powers at all, and can only withstand it head-on.
If it were to undergo the tribulation, the outcome would be only one thing—certain death!
Rhine put so much effort into enlightening the Whomping Willow, and it's a unique existence in the magical world. How could he watch it perish under the heavenly tribulation?
If it were just about dispersing the thunderclouds, it wouldn't be difficult with his methods.
But although the heavenly tribulation intends destruction, it also contains a trace of the power of creation, which is immensely beneficial to a being transforming into a demon, enough to elevate its aptitude limit to a higher level.
Therefore, the descendants of those ancient great demons in the primordial world are quite eager for heavenly tribulations.
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If the Whomping Willow can survive the heavenly tribulation, its future achievements might be even greater.
Such good fortune is too rare in the magical world and should not be missed!
Moreover, the heavenly tribulation is also rare nourishment for Rhine. Since it's delivered to his doorstep, how could he let it go?
After a moment, Rhine's gaze fell on the Whomping Willow.
"This is the lightning of the heavenly tribulation. If you can survive it, you will have the hope of taking it a step further."
"I can take the previous tribulations for you, but you have to withstand the last one yourself."
"You have no inheritance. Today, I will bestow upon you an inheritance. Watch carefully!"
Immediately, to the Whomping Willow's shock, Rhine transformed.
The power of the Yuan Sea surged, and the wonders of the Eight Nine Arcane Art were fully displayed. He actually transformed into another Whomping Willow in front of the Whomping Willow!
However, the Whomping Willow that Rhine transformed into was nearly a hundred meters tall, its roots and branches swaying, drawing out bizarre and unpredictable traces, like knives, spears, swords, and halberds, emitting an aura far stronger than the Whomping Willow's.
The Whomping Willow's branches paused, frozen in place, unable to comprehend the situation before it.
What is this?
Wasn't that just a little wizard? How did he become its kind?
And so powerful…
Could this be its ancestor?!
Before its ignorant intelligence could figure out these questions, it heard Rhine's cold voice.
"Concentrate!"
In the next moment, rumble!
In the sky, the thunderclouds churned, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket roared down.
The area where the Whomping Willow was located was close to the edge of Hogwarts, beyond the reach of the protective magic. This lightning bolt was hardly weakened and struck straight down.
The Whomping Willow's branches trembled, sensing the terrifying aura of destruction.
But in the next second, Rhine, in the form of the Whomping Willow, burst forth with a resolute sword energy.
Each branch moved like a sharp sword, sword energy traversing the sky, meeting the falling tribulation lightning.
In an instant, the tribulation lightning was pierced by the sword energy, turning into scattered arcs of electricity, which were absorbed by Rhine and became his nourishment!
Rhine's voice continued to echo in the Whomping Willow's mind.
"You are naturally good at fighting and killing. The path of meditation and cultivation is not suitable for you, but this sword path is a perfect match for you."
"The way of the sword is only for killing, with an unyielding and indestructible sword heart."
"Even a weak blade of grass can burst forth with sword energy that can sever the sun, moon, and stars."
"You are born as a willow tree. Although you are not a primordial beast, are you inferior to a weak blade of grass?"
"Once, in one realm, a willow tree became a god, unparalleled in elegance, capable of causing gods to bleed, known as the Willow God! You are also born as a willow tree, do not disgrace the Willow God's reputation!"
Immediately, Rhine, in the form of the Whomping Willow, fully displayed the wonders of the Sword Heart Clarity, the Astonishing Swan on the Sword, and the Slaughter Sword Dao.
Even if several tribulation lightning bolts fell, they were shattered in front of the willow branches that burst forth with resolute sword energy.
The Whomping Willow's heart reflected Rhine's image of raising his head to the sky.
In its ignorant intelligence, it engraved the image of a blade of grass severing the sun, moon, and stars, and the Willow God's unparalleled elegance.
At this moment, the thunderclouds churned, and only the final strike of lightning remained.
Rhine retreated, exposing the Whomping Willow to the lightning.
After a moment of fear, the Whomping Willow's countless branches crossed the sky, imitating Rhine, and actually seemed to have sword energy crisscrossing!
Crack!
Even though the Whomping Willow's branches constantly intercepted, this last tribulation lightning still split its branches and struck the Whomping Willow's trunk, leaving large patches of charred marks.
In an instant, all of the Whomping Willow's branches drooped down.
But Rhine's eyes revealed a hint of joy, and his gaze fell on a verdant new sprout on the Whomping Willow's charred trunk.
"The Whomping Willow finally withstood this tribulation lightning, brewing new life in destruction."
"Perhaps a Willow God can truly be born in this magical world!"
At the same time, Rhine's mind also stirred.
"System, receive the Phoenix Perching Wutong Fire."
In an instant, an ancient phoenix aura from the primordial era poured into Rhine's body.
Rhine exuded an extremely majestic and sacred aura, as if a phoenix soared through the nine heavens, and all the birds in the world had to prostrate themselves in worship!
He opened his mouth and spat out a golden-red flame, also containing a sacred aura, which seemed to be brewing a vitality within it. It was the Phoenix Perching Wutong Fire!
Rhine looked at the Whomping Willow, flicked his finger, and a spark of the Phoenix Perching Wutong Fire fell on the Whomping Willow's charred body, burning there as if eternally inextinguishable.
But under the Phoenix Perching Wutong Fire, the verdant new sprout was not only not burned to death, but became even more verdant and dripping.
The vitality contained in the charred body seemed to be surging even faster.
Rhine's eyes revealed a look of anticipation.
"Phoenix Perching Wutong Fire, this is the last good fortune I will bestow upon you."
"Perhaps when your vitality sprouts and you are resurrected from destruction, you may still have some of the primordial Jianmu's demeanor!"
… …
At the same time.
Inside the Headmaster's office.
A clear phoenix cry rang out.
Dumbledore suddenly woke up, his gaze uncertainly looking at his phoenix named Fawkes.
Since obtaining Fawkes, Dumbledore had never seen Fawkes so restless.
In the past, Fawkes had always been aloof and extremely proud.
Even though he was quite close to Dumbledore, Fawkes would sometimes have a temper.
For example, if Dumbledore wanted to make him cry, he would have to endure Fawkes's glare.
But now, Fawkes actually had a sense of prostration, seemingly worshipping in one direction?!
Dumbledore was stunned there, constantly thinking about the magical knowledge in his mind.
What on earth could make a phoenix behave like this?
After a moment, a shocking idea flashed through his mind.
Since ancient times, only the Dumbledore family has been able to tame phoenixes in almost every generation. Phoenixes seem to have a special liking for the Dumbledore family's bloodline.
But not every Dumbledore family heir can make the phoenix very close.
Only those family members with rich bloodlines and powerful magic can do it. For example, Albus Dumbledore himself is an extremely rare existence in the family records who can actively persuade the phoenix to shed tears.
But even Dumbledore cannot make Fawkes like this now.
Then there is only one explanation…
Perhaps what triggered Fawkes's reaction was another member of the Dumbledore family, and his bloodline was even richer than Dumbledore's!
When this idea flashed through his mind, Dumbledore himself felt that this was simply crazy.
But that was the only explanation.
Perhaps the Dumbledore family bloodline that had been scattered in the past suddenly awakened?
This has happened in history.
In short, this is too important to Dumbledore.
He immediately released the phoenix Fawkes and followed Fawkes's direction, his eyes full of excitement and trepidation.
Soon, Dumbledore came to the edge of Hogwarts, and the charred appearance of the Whomping Willow was reflected in his eyes.
But then, his gaze was attracted by Fawkes.
Fawkes was landing on the shoulder of a familiar figure, constantly affectionately rubbing the figure's cheek. That appearance could be described as flattering.
When he saw that figure, Dumbledore's body suddenly shook.
"Rhine Snow?!"
Then, everything became clear.
Dumbledore had always been very shocked that Rhine could have such achievements at this age.
But now, he understood, he understood everything.
"It turns out that Rhine has our Dumbledore family's bloodline, that's very reasonable!"
At this moment, Rhine was still feeling a little confused by Fawkes flying over to curry favor with him, but suddenly he saw lines of text flashing on the system screen.
[The Antarctic Immortal Old Man suddenly had a whim, divined the secrets of heaven, and realized that he still had the bloodline left over from when he had not yet attained the Dao]
[Under the divination of the secrets of heaven, everything pointed to you]
[The Antarctic Immortal Old Man's heart trembled violently. No wonder he felt especially close to you when he first saw you. It turns out that you are his descendant?]
[The cycle of cause and effect is indeed mysterious! In this case, you should call the Antarctic Immortal Old Man Grandpa!]
Even having seen countless storms, Rhine was still almost choked by his own saliva at this moment and couldn't help but shout out.
"No, what, what the hell?"
"Grandpa?!"
In the next second, Dumbledore responded with a loving face.
"Eh!"
On the system screen, a line of prompts reappeared.
[The long-lost bloodline kinship surged in the heart of the Antarctic Immortal Old Man, and the relationship between the Antarctic Immortal Old Man and you deepened again]
[The Antarctic Immortal Old Man has reached a life-and-death relationship with you!]