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For example, after killing an enemy, Levin can use the Soul Stone to imprison the enemy's soul, preventing it from even having a chance to resurrect.
Alternatively, when a friend dies irreversibly, Levin can use the Soulstone to temporarily preserve their soul in preparation for a future resurrection.
In this respect, warlocks in World of Warcraft have achieved considerable success.
In the world of D&D, the spells that imprison souls, Soulbind and Soultrap, are 8th and 9th level spells respectively, and can only be used by true archmages.
But in World of Warcraft, any new surgeon can create soulstones and collect souls from people everywhere.
Now that he has just learned this series of spells, he wants to find a target to test his skills.
So, which lucky little cutie became Levin's target?
Having finished reading the Book of Seth, Levin immediately canceled the [Mansion Spell] and returned to Hogwarts.
He ran straight to the eighth floor of the castle, stopped in front of the mural of the troll, and skillfully opened the "East" and "West" rooms of the Room of Requirement.
Levin went inside, and just like before, it was filled with all sorts of strange and unusual things, such as bottles and jars, tattered textbooks, and oddly shaped robes.
He earned his first pot of gold by searching for treasures among these things.
And so, Levin began to wander around the Room of Requirement.
He searched here and there, exploring areas he had never been to before in this vast junkyard, and discovering his destination.
Soon, he found an item that matched the description in his memory.
It was a stone statue of an old wizard with pockmarks, wearing a dirty, tattered head of curly hair and a crown that looked ancient and faded.
At first glance, you might mistake her for a head model from a hair salon.
But Levin knew very well that this was his goal.
He walked towards the stone statue, using his psychic abilities to shut down his consciousness as he went.
As he approached the statue, a hoarse voice rang out:
"You are... a junior wizard from Hogwarts?"
The voice sounded somewhat familiar.
Levin recalled hearing that scream when he was bullying Professor Quirrell.
Aha, hello there, Voldemort!
Should I say "long time no see"?
Or is this a first meeting?
Levin mentally greeted the speaker, but outwardly wore a goofy expression:
"who are you?"
"Child, do you know what the Sorting Hat is?"
The hoarse voice asked.
“Yes, I know. I’m a junior wizard at Hogwarts, of course I know about the Sorting Hat,” Levin said, feigning ignorance.
The hoarse voice continued, "Now that you know about the Sorting Hat, it's easy to understand."
"I am the will within Ravenclaw's crown, a being similar to the Sorting Hat."
"really?"
Levin wore an incredulous expression.
“That’s wonderful. I’ve heard that wearing the Ravenclaw crown grants wisdom comparable to Ravenclaw’s, but this crown has been lost for a thousand years.”
"Actually, the crown has never been lost."
The crown explained:
“I was left here by Ravenclaw, waiting for the arrival of her true successor.”
"Now that I've found you, we must be destined to be together, right?"
Levin suppressed his joy and said...
“Finding the crown is only the first step,” the crown admonished. “You still have to undergo my test.”
"What test?"
"Put on the Ravenclaw crown, open your mind as you did when you put on the Sorting Hat, and I will know whether you are the successor to Ravenclaw."
The crown's voice was like a whisper, exceptionally alluring.
"If you successfully pass the test, I will impart all the wisdom of Ravenclaw to you."
"awesome!"
Levin looked impatient.
He stepped forward, grasped the crown, and placed it directly on his head.
"Excellent, child, that's it..."
The crown's voice continued to chatter in Levin's ears.
However, Levin stopped what he was doing just as the crown touched his hair and was about to be placed on his head.
"What are you waiting for, child? Don't you want to acquire Ravenclaw's wisdom?"
The crown still wanted to tempt him.
But Levin just gave a cold smile:
"I'm waiting for my skills to cool down, what are you waiting for?"
Before the crown could react, pale, translucent flames erupted from Levin's hands that were gripping it.
The flame was not intense; the flames danced in Levin's hand, seemingly devoid of any heat.
But as it spread to the crown, flames shot up.
Accompanying this was a wail from the crown.
"Aaaaaah... What kind of flame is this?!"
"Mmm, it tastes just like before."
Levin was extremely satisfied with the reaction of the crown... or rather, the remnant soul within the crown.
The scream was exactly the same as the scream Professor Quirrell made when he touched Harry's hot body.
"Actually, it takes me quite a while to prepare a 5th-level spell. If you're not proactive enough, the Soul Fire might not even reach you. It's just that you're not good enough when given the chance."
Unfortunately, the Horcrux fragments scorched by the Soul Fire were unable to respond to Levin's taunts and quickly turned into nothingness in the flames.
Soul Fragment +1.
"Only one soul fragment? Demon Prince, you're too weak."
Looking at the transparent fragment that had been burned by the [Soul Fire] in his hand, Levin couldn't help but complain.
"This is so unworthy of your identity as the Dark Lord."
Levin casually picked up the fragments and looked at the crown.
"Hmm, this is a true treasure. Let me see what functions it has?"
Chapter 113 Ravenclaw's Crown
Levin acted immediately.
He used magic to check repeatedly, confirming that the crown contained neither any negative power nor any strange remnants of will, before putting it on his head.
This time it's for real.
In an instant, he felt his mind clear up, but that was all.
Aside from slightly enhancing intelligence and spellcasting ability, the crown seemed to possess no additional power.
I always feel like I'm letting down its illustrious reputation.
However, in the results of the [Appraisal Technique], Levin found some unusual things.
[Ravenclaw's Crown: A legendary artifact, Ravenclaw's life's work. This intricately crafted silver crown grants the wearer a +2 bonus to their Intelligence attribute and +2 to their spellcasting level. Some unknown power seems to be hidden within this crown.]
"An unknown power? What is that?"
Seeing this, Levin began to carefully investigate using his mental powers.
Then he realized that this so-called unknown power was a thought and a memory.
If one's mental abilities weren't sufficiently sensitive, they would likely not have noticed.
Levin carefully touched that memory with the power of his mind.
Instantly, a wealth of knowledge and insights flooded into his mind.
Levin could sense that the knowledge was related to Rowena Ravenclaw's research on emotions, imagination, and the soul.
However, the specific content is not about how to manipulate thoughts and the soul, but rather the power contained within emotions and imagination.
The ability to determine the effect of magic through imagination, and the power of emotions to amplify spells, is a characteristic of magic in this world.
To use Apparition, the wizard needs to imagine their destination and be determined (emotionally) to go there.
Using the Unforgivable Curse 670 requires genuine malice.
The Transfiguration Charm requires you to imagine the effect of the transformation.
Normal spells can also be enhanced by emotions.
The greatest "love" can even create a protective magic that lasts for more than ten years.
The ancient magic possessed by a transfer student in The Legacy of Hogwarts is purely driven by emotion and imagination.
This power is exactly the same as the magic that wizards unintentionally use in preschool children. The specific effect depends entirely on the user's intention, but the drawback is that it is extremely difficult to control, has no constraints, and cannot be precisely manipulated.
This is why, ultimately, transfer students will face an energy sphere brimming with malevolence.
That is the emotion itself, which contains malice.
According to information gathered from the Crown Feedback, Rowena Ravenclaw's final research focused on the power inherent in emotions and imagination.
Imagination originates from thought, and it implies the framework and shaping of magic.