Hogwarts Summoning Guide

What exactly is the power of the Awakened? What's so special about it? Bai Lin had been pondering this question until he received Sheryl's forgiveness, which allowed him to cast spells without a staff. He then reconciled with the sealed magical creatures, thus removing the guilt from his heart and becoming more adept at using summoning magic in battle.

Bai Lin felt that since arriving in the Wizarding World, he had undergone a series of mental trials and gradually strengthened himself through these trials. Now, looking back, there was one thing he didn't quite understand: what qualities of his did the Sun God value?

If the gods sent messengers to unite humanity and fight against the invasion of evil spirits simply because they love humankind, they would have chosen someone from the "orderly good" camp to carry out this mission. However, Bai Lin is from the "chaotic good" camp (kind but not rule-abiding), Lulu is from the "orderly neutral" camp (does not make choices based on a narrow view of good and evil), and Sun Xueli in front of them seems to be more from the "chaotic evil" camp.

Following this line of reasoning, Bai Lin felt quite uneasy, because the gods might feel that order and goodness might not be enough to win the war against the Old Ones, and therefore needed to prepare more possibilities. Objectively speaking, if Sun Xueli's evil arts could really gather tens of thousands of souls, or even slaughter a city to increase his power, he would be much stronger than Bai Lin. As long as it could guarantee humanity's victory in the war, it seemed that any price was "worth sacrificing".

Although somewhat discouraged, Bai Lin felt a surge of stubbornness, a stubbornness that said, "Since you don't believe in me, I'll do even better to show you," along with a simple thought that "I must not let Fujiwara Ichiura and Sun Xueli harm people again." This state of mind was like a clear spring, welling up from his brain and permeating his entire body.

He vaguely sensed that some of his abilities had been enhanced. As he drew his sword, he glanced at the system notification out of the corner of his eye:

Due to special circumstances, the Summoning spell Mermaid's Blessing has been upgraded; current level: 6.

Due to special circumstances, the Summoning spell Mandrake has been upgraded; current level: 5.

Why were these two skills enhanced? Bai Lin was completely bewildered. Both skills were rather useless. Sometimes they could play an irreplaceable role, but most of the time they were just sitting on the sidelines and completely unusable.

Before he knew it, the giant sword of the black figure above Sun Xueli's head slashed a nearly 20-centimeter gash on Bai Lin's arm, and blood gushed out immediately. Bai Lin was in so much pain that he almost dropped his sword, but he gritted his teeth and managed to block the black figure's next strike.

According to Sun Xueli, the protective black shadow was formed from the souls of the other four teenagers. However, it seems that they had not undergone much sword training, so they didn't have any exquisite moves. They just relied on their great strength and speed to swing their swords randomly. But sometimes, even a novice can be defeated by a novice. Moreover, Bai Lin's sword pierced the black shadow without it noticing, but being hit by its sword would not be so pleasant.

Bai Lin glanced at the wound on his arm. It seemed to contain many small black particles that had seeped into the wound like toxins. It didn't look like a good thing at all.

"Heal as before!" Yuxi's voice came from behind. While carefully dodging the attacks of the ghosts, she was also providing remote support to Qiqi. Of course, her heart was always with Bai Lin. Seeing that he was injured, she no longer cared about attracting the attention of the ghosts and quickly cast a healing spell on him.

However, it seemed that the black particles were preventing Bai Lin's wound from healing. The wound, which should have closed in a few seconds, only closed slightly under the healing technique, and continued to bleed.

Bai Lin switched the sword to his left hand, pointed his right hand at the shadowy figure, and a shadow arrow shot straight at the figure's head.

Meanwhile, Fujiwara Ichiura summoned a nine-headed monster bird and fought it with the longhorn dragon. After summoning another large monster, Fujiwara Ichiura could no longer maintain his composure. Although he clenched his teeth, his breathing was as heavy as an old ox, and his body was slightly bent over, with his hands on his thighs and his body trembling slightly. Obviously, the summoning magic also brought him an unknown burden.

With a sharp cry from behind, Kiki's Sphinx reared up, its two giant claws slamming the yellow mountain spirit to the ground. Kiki swiftly cleaved the spirit's head in two with her blade, but Jian Yue roared and swung his spiked club at the Sphinx's side, forcing Kiki to retreat. However, the Sphinx's left hip was still struck by the club, instantly becoming a bloody mess.

Red Demon shook off Kiki and charged straight at Yuqian, who was casting white magic. Yuqian retreated while casting a stun spell on Red Demon, but Red Demon was completely unmoved; this amount of energy was not enough to knock it out.

Red Demon shook off Kiki and charged straight at Yuqian, who was casting white magic. Yuqian retreated while casting a stun spell on Red Demon, but Red Demon was completely unmoved; this amount of energy was not enough to knock it out.

On the other side, Yan Nishuang was tightly entangled by the highly skilled Yaksha Oni. Huang Chenghua and the mages of the Execution Department were engaged in a fierce battle with the ghosts. Every time they reduced one or two ghosts to ashes, a mage would be knocked down by other ghosts. However, the ghosts were just shikigami summoned by Fujiwara Ichiura, while the mages were living, breathing human beings. This casualty ratio put immense pressure on Yan Nishuang.

Although the scene was chaotic and the battle started hastily, Huang Chenghua still managed to issue the command to form an array in time. He stood with more than ten mages and immediately formed a magic array called the "Three Talents Array". This array was relatively simple, but its defensive power was very strong. The mages immediately gained the upper hand again.

Bai Lin's Shadow Arrow was cleaved in two by Sun Xueli's Black Shadow Sword, but this gave Bai Lin a chance to retreat. He took several steps back and released a thick black mist that immediately enveloped the area where they were fighting.

"Summon—Shadow Chains!" Bai Lin shouted. Sure enough, Sun Xueli lost his target in the black mist and seemed a little flustered. After all, he was clear-headed and not the completely demonized substitute on the yacht. To put it bluntly, he was just a child in his early teens. How much combat experience could he have?

Sun Xueli was momentarily stunned when he felt more than a dozen pitch-black chains fly in from all directions, instantly binding his hands and feet. He was immediately enraged, his body radiating a dense aura of demonic energy. If ordinary binding spells or physical chains had bound him, his demonic energy could have easily broken the spells and corroded the chains. However, Bai Lin's shadow chains seemed to share the same energy as his demonic energy, and he found himself unable to break free.

Bai Lin raised his sword high, a sudden inspiration striking him. He used the sword as a magic wand and swung it fiercely at Sun Xueli. "Divine Edge Without Shadow!" Bai Lin roared, and a wind blade, far more powerful than an ordinary Divine Edge spell, swiftly slashed towards Sun Xueli, like a sword aura from a martial arts novel.

Although his vision was impaired, Sun Xueli clearly felt threatened. The instant the Divine Edge Curse struck him, he turned into a cloud of black smoke again. The Divine Edge Curse passed through the black smoke and cleaved a small monster in the distance in two.

"WTF! How are we supposed to fight this?" Bai Lin cursed inwardly. He had used almost all his attack spells, but he was completely helpless against Sun Xueli. Once Sun Xueli released the "cursing spell," someone on his side would probably die immediately. However, a quick victory was not realistic. He was extremely anxious.

Sure enough, as Sun Xueli's black smoke drifted beyond Bai Lin's black mist and condensed back into Sun Xueli's body, he said with a contemptuous expression, "I'm getting angry. You guys are really annoying!"

As he spoke, a sudden glint flashed in his eyes, and he stared intently at Bai Lin.

Bai Lin felt a chill run down his spine. He knew he had become the target of "cursing magic." His mind went blank. Suddenly, he remembered the battle in Genoa. In the shadow dream of the preacher Lebahar, the mermaid cast a "water shield" on Bai Lin, blocking the dragon flames of the Iron-Belly Dragon, which was as big as a small mountain. He had just received an upgraded version of the mermaid's blessing, which seemed to be a preordained response to today's crisis.

"Summon: Mermaid's Blessing!" Bai Lin shouted quickly.

A female mermaid phantom emerged from the encyclopedia, holding a long staff. Her eyes were closed, and she swung the staff at Bai Lin. Her figure transformed into a light blue ball of energy, enveloping Bai Lin's entire body.

Just then, black flames suddenly burst into flames all over Bai Lin's body. Bai Lin felt as if he had fallen into hell and been thrown into a pot of boiling oil. The clear, burning pain of his whole body almost made him die from the pain.

However, the mermaid's blessing still worked. As soon as the black flames started to burn, the light blue water energy canceled out the black flames, like matter meeting antimatter. Once the water energy surrounding Bai Lin was completely consumed, the black flames also disappeared without a trace.

Bai Lin suffered extensive burns on his face, body, and arms, but he survived. He fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

This scene terrified Yuxi. She rushed over recklessly, and Chigui aimed at her running route and pounced on her. However, Qiqi, who had been watching her closely, caught up from the side and slashed Chigui across the neck with her sword.

Yuqian rushed to Bai Lin's side and saw that his hair was almost completely burned off and his head was burned to a bloody mess. Tears streamed down her face. She pressed her wand against Bai Lin's neck and cast various healing spells on him one after another.

Sun Xueli was also taken aback by Bai Lin's appearance, but then a sharp pain in his abdomen made him almost fall to the ground in agony.

No one has ever survived his "cursing spells." While these spells are powerful, they are by no means without cost. It is said that ancient sorcerers who used these evil arts consumed their lifespan to cast the spells. Sun Xueli knew even better that in order to cast the spells, he not only consumed his lifespan, but it was as if some internal organ had been forcibly removed from his abdomen. That is why the other teenagers were dying because they used too many curses. Otherwise, who would willingly offer up their soul to die?

Although Bai Lin was seriously injured, he gritted his teeth and kept his mind at ease. He struggled to prop himself up and stared intently at Sun Xueli. Seeing Sun Xueli's pained expression, he suddenly understood a lot of information about the "cursed arts".

First, the name of the curse itself tells him that it is a completely idealistic energy generated by extremely strong resentment and disgust, which directly acts on the target. This means that the curse cannot be cast on a stranger in the first place, because it takes time for the caster to build up this resentment and disgust. However, it is much easier to cast the curse on a target with a long-standing grudge.

Secondly, the art of cursing consumes a great deal of energy, likely causing severe damage to the caster's body. It's like killing a thousand enemies while losing hundreds of your own; otherwise, there would be no need to sacrifice so many companions, leaving only Sun Xueli alive. This also limits the caster's ability to use it on the target at the start.

Nevertheless, the magic of cursing was still extremely powerful, and he could not allow Sun Xueli to escape and continue to wreak havoc on the world.

Under Youxi's treatment, Bai Lin's pain had been greatly relieved. He patted Youxi's hand and got up from the ground.

On the other side, Yan Nishuang, who saw Bai Lin being attacked by the curse, felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart by a steel needle. An unimaginable grief hit her head like a hammer blow. However, the Yaksha demon in front of her held her tightly, preventing her from going to support Bai Lin.

"You think I'm a pushover just because I'm not showing my power?" Bai Lin's concern seemed to suddenly unleash the ruthlessness within Yan Nishuang. With a flick of her jade pen, the enormous demon-slaying sword slashed fiercely at the Yaksha demon. The Yaksha demon grinned and blocked the attack with its blade, but to its surprise, Yan Nishuang waved her left hand, and another sword, over a meter long, formed on its other side, piercing directly into the Yaksha demon's back.

The demon let out a miserable scream, turned into ashes, and disappeared into the air.

Yan Nishuang had no time to worry about this sudden breakthrough. Her Demon-Slaying Sword had reached a bottleneck and could no longer be improved after more than a year. However, at this moment, she suddenly seemed to have an epiphany and used her secondary sword, which formed a mother-child duo with the Demon-Slaying Sword, almost doubling its power.

Yan Nishuang flashed to Bai Lin's side. Seeing Bai Lin's miserable state, she felt heartbroken, but seeing that Bai Lin was still alive, she was overjoyed. As long as he was alive, she could do anything to help him. She was just afraid that he would die like Elder Zong, and that the damage would be irreversible.

After the Yaksha was killed, Sun Xueli seemed to be affected by the backlash. Although Fujiwara Ichiura was somewhat exhausted, he gritted his teeth and did not go towards Yan Nishuang and Bai Lin. Instead, he flashed and rushed towards the group of mages in the Execution Department.

"Oh no, he's going to attack the mage who's interfering with the teleportation!" Bai Lin exclaimed, realizing what was happening.

Just then, a mirror appeared out of thin air not far from Fujiwara Ichiura, and Takubi, covered in knife wounds, jumped out of the mirror. Although he had many wounds, he looked very excited. He had finally defeated a powerful opponent on his own.

"Zhuo Bi, stop him!" Bai Lin shouted quickly.

Zhuo Bi reacted extremely quickly. He immediately locked onto Fujiwara Ichiura, who was rushing towards him, and with a wave of his wand, a spatial barrier was instantly erected in front of Fujiwara Ichiura.