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Before he finished speaking, Tom suddenly swung his wand. A beam of azure light shot out, heading straight for Jellal's face.

However, Gerard had anticipated this and waved his wand simultaneously. A burst of cyan light clashed with the azure light, and the entire chamber was suddenly ablaze with light.

"Professor Ziklein!" Hermione was anxious as she watched the two men fighting. She wanted to step forward to help, but at this moment, a figure stepped out from the shadows and put a wand to her throat.

grunt.

Hermione's pupils constricted, and she turned her gaze towards the newcomer. "Gin, Ginny?"

The one who attacked her was none other than Ron's sister, Ginny Weasley. Her eyes were glazed over. She looked like she had lost her soul, standing there like a puppet.

448 Tom Seeking Death

Bang bang bang.

The light and shadow of the spell kept interweaving throughout the secret room. The defensive spells, attack spells, and invasion spells changed one after another. The distance between Gerald and Tom was sometimes far and sometimes near, which was dazzling to watch.

Boom.

Another magical strike sent Tom reeling back a few steps, sweat forming on his forehead. "Very good, you're truly amazing! At fourteen, you've reached this level of strength, on par with me back then."

In reality, he was just bragging here. At fourteen, he definitely didn't have the strength of the boy before him. The fact that he could barely fight him on equal terms was because his and Cedric's magic powers were combined.

Jellal was well aware of this, but he didn't expose it. "The strength of a fourteen-year-old? Sorry, I don't remember ever using any strength."

"Ha, how arrogant!" Tom's expression turned a little ugly, he felt that he was being ridiculed. "Do you think you have won now?" He turned his head and looked at where Ginny was.

As if receiving some kind of command, the wand in Ginny's hand began to glow. Hermione felt as if her body had been petrified and began to stiffen. "Professor Ziklaine..."

"Oh? Do you think you can threaten me like this?" Gerald frowned and looked coldly at Tom in front of him.

"Human emotions are extremely fragile." Tom didn't answer directly. Instead, he continued, "It's precisely because of these fragile ties that people can't climb higher. People like us shouldn't be tied down."

Jellal remained silent, his expression expressionless.

"I will help you, Ziklein." Tom smiled and said softly, "When you erase these useless emotions, you will become a truly strong person."

buzzing.

As he finished speaking, the light of the wand in Ginny's hand began to grow brighter and brighter. At the same time, her originally expressionless face revealed a look of struggle and panic.

Her consciousness had awakened in her body, and she knew what she was about to do. But she couldn't control herself, and could only watch herself strangle Hermione's life bit by bit with her own hands.

"What do you want?" Gerald was silent for a moment, as if he had compromised.

"Oh, I told you!" Tom grinned happily and said, "Emotions are really fragile things. If you really don't have this feeling, you won't bow to me."

"If you don't have feelings, you're not worthy of being called a human being." Jellal said in a sarcastic tone.

"I'm not interested in discussing philosophical issues with you here, Mr. Ziklein." Tom smiled and said, "Now, please put down your wand."

"No! Professor, you can't!" Hermione shouted excitedly.

The little girl had already realized by now that she had become a burden to Jellal. If it weren't for her, the other party would have defeated her long ago.

But now, because of her, Professor Ziklein was forced to put down his wand. If that really happened, she couldn't imagine what would happen!

pat.

Without any hesitation, Gerard swung his wand directly to Tom's feet. His movements were very smooth, and he seemed to have no regrets.

Hermione was completely disheartened at the sight of this, yet at the same time, she was deeply moved. Her original admiration was transforming into another strange emotion.

"It seems that for you, he can." Tom winked at Hermione with a smug smile on his face.

At this moment, Ginny gently touched Hermione's neck with the wand in her hand, and the little witch fainted immediately.

"Foolish, Ziklein." Turning his gaze to the blue-haired boy in front of him, Tom shook his head and sighed. "How foolish! Now that you have no weapons, you have no power to resist at all. What else can you do?"

Jellal didn't answer, but just looked at him calmly.

"Next, I will take over your body and kill these little wizards with your own hands." Tom showed a sick smile on his face and said, "Of course, it's not just them! There are also those professors you respect. They will all die because of you! Tell me, do you regret it now?"

"You've wasted too much time." Gerald looked at him calmly and said lightly: "If I'm not mistaken, Professor Dumbledore should be here soon."

"Are you trying to scare me by bringing up Dumbledore?" Tom sneered, "Do you really think I'm afraid?"

Although he said this, he still waved the wand in his hand.

No matter how much Tom didn't want to admit it, he knew full well that in his current state, he couldn't possibly be a match for Dumbledore. He needed time to grow.

As long as he obtains Ziklaine's body, he will be able to sweep the entire wizarding world in five years. By then, both Dumbledore and Voldemort will become his stepping stones.

Rumble.

As Tom waved his wand, the giant snake carvings on the surrounding stone pillars began to slowly wriggle. They left the pillars one after another and gathered in the center of the secret room, connecting head to tail.

Gradually, these big snakes finally connected into one, turning into a terrifying giant snake. It slowly lowered its head and let Tom step on it.

"Next, it's the final transformation of consciousness." Tom looked at the motionless Gerard with excitement and whispered, "Under the gaze of the Kelba Serpent, our souls will become one!"

"So that's what it is. Slytherin's Kelba Technique?" Jellal remained expressionless as he whispered, "Using the Kelba Serpent as a sacrifice to exchange souls. This is indeed a good way to take over someone's body, but there's an important prerequisite."

"What?" Tom asked, stunned.

"The caster's mental power must be higher than that of the one being cast, otherwise it is very likely to backfire." Gerard frowned and said, "Are you really that confident that your mental power will definitely surpass mine?"

"Damn it, you thought..."

hum.

Before Tom could speak again, a powerful mental turbulence suddenly rose from Jellal's body. This mental turbulence spread wildly in all directions like a shock wave.

"What, what is this?" Tom was stunned, his face filled with disbelief. In his vision, he saw an indescribable figure sitting on a golden throne. Just one look at it made his soul begin to collapse. "Ziklein, you actually..."

"What a shame." Jellal didn't look at him again, sighing helplessly. "If you hadn't used this technique, you might have died a little more peacefully."

449 Dumbledore's Doubts

Gerald was telling the truth.

He actually had no intention of killing Tom Riddle, otherwise he wouldn't have argued so much with him. If he really wanted to kill him, Gerald wouldn't have suppressed his strength and acted like an ordinary wizard.

In his original plan, he just wanted to subdue Tom and put him back in the notebook, and then get the plot back on track.

But helpless, this guy was so confident that he used the "Kelba Technique" created by Slytherin. He tried to use his own soul to devour Jellal's soul and thus take over Jellal's body.

of course.

This does not mean that Tom Riddle is stupid. After all, someone who can learn the "Art of Kelba" at a young age is definitely not stupid.

Because this spell requires not only talent but also a strong ability to comprehend. Most people who can learn this spell are those who possess "wisdom".

So Tom wasn't stupid, he just misjudged Jellal's power.

He felt that even if a wizard of Jellal's age was powerful, his mental and spiritual strength could not possibly match his own. After all, he had created a Horcrux at the age of fourteen and had already sealed his soul within it.

With such a unique talent, is there any wizard of the same age who has a stronger soul than me?

With this in mind, Tom resolutely decided to cast the soul-devouring spell. Unexpectedly, his tender toes kicked the steel wall.

No matter how powerful Tom's soul was, he was still human. And Jellal was a true god. Trying to devour a god's soul with a human soul was worse than an ant trying to swallow an elephant.

Not to mention devouring it, even if he just witnessed the true form of Jellal's soul in his soul state, it was not something he could bear.

The collapse of the soul has become inevitable.

Tom, standing atop the giant snake, stood there in a state of shock, as if frozen in time. The snake beneath him began to crumble. Its massive form crumbled into dust, dissipating into thin air.

hum.

At this moment, a twisted shadow appeared and transformed into the appearance of Dumbledore.

"It's him..." The old professor was visibly startled when he saw Tom on top of the giant snake. "I should have thought of it earlier. It's him. Alas, this is all my fault."

"Everyone has the right to choose their own life." Gerald said calmly, "He just made this choice. It has nothing to do with you."

"No, after all, there were omissions in my education and supervision." Dumbledore shook his head and sighed.

He had actually noticed something was wrong with Tom Riddle very early on, but Dumbledore didn't directly communicate with him at the time. Not only did he not communicate, he also chose to let it go.

Dumbledore felt that it was because of his actions that Voldemort was born.

"Although a person's will and thinking will gradually change based on the people around them who care about them, they must first have people they care about." Gerald turned his head to look at him and said lightly, "But this Mr. Tom clearly doesn't have any."

"Is that so?" Dumbledore seemed to understand and nodded slightly. "What about you, Ziklaine? Do you have someone you care about?"

"What do you think?" Gerard asked with a curl of his lips.

Dumbledore stared at him intently, his expression becoming increasingly complicated. "I..."

"Oh, my God!" Dumbledore was about to speak, but a scream interrupted him. "What is that? What on earth is going on here?"

They both turned around at the same time, only to see that the professors, led by McGonagall, had already rushed over.

"Tom Riddle?" McGonagall looked at the blond boy, whose head was gradually weathering, with a look of horror on her face. "Why? Why is he here?" She looked at Dumbledore and Gerard in front of her.

"I think this question can only be figured out after the others wake up." Gerard replied with a smile.

"Who is Tom Riddle?" Lockhart took the opportunity and leaned forward to ask. "Is he famous?"

"Yes, quite famous." Snape's face looked a little unhappy, and he said sinisterly, "It is well-known throughout the entire wizarding world. Everyone knows it."

"Oh, my God!" Lockhart exclaimed with his mouth wide open, exclaiming, "Besides Harry Potter, is there another famous student in our school? This is incredible, absolutely incredible! But I'm sorry, I've never heard of this name."

"You must have heard of his other name, Professor Lockhart." Gerald turned to look at him and smiled, "Voldemort."

hiss.

The moment Gerard said this name, the professors around him gasped.

"No, it's impossible..." Lockhart was trembling all over, his face full of fear. "How could it be him? He, hasn't he already... hasn't he already..."

"Ziklein, you shouldn't say that name!" Mag looked at Gerald and said loudly, "This is the consensus of the magic community."

"I'm sorry, Professor McGonagall." Gerard didn't refute, but smiled and said, "I will pay attention next time."

"Severus, could you please contact Madam Pomfrey?" Dumbledore gave instructions, "Just tell her that we have a very difficult situation here, a very difficult one." As he spoke, he looked at Tom who was almost completely stripped.

This guy was like a snake shedding its skin, his body already in tatters. But beneath this damaged skin, Cedric emerged as if reborn.

Superb spiritual magic!

Dumbledore quickly made a judgment and understood the cause of Tom Riddle's death. The other party was obviously shocked by a powerful mental force, which led to the collapse of his soul.

But the real mastery lies not in this, but in defeating Tom while also properly protecting Cedric, who was possessed by him. This is difficult to do even with Dumbledore's power.

But his favorite student did it, and he did it without using any magic spells.

Dumbledore looked at the wand thrown on the ground, his eyes revealing a hint of complexity and solemnity. Ziklaine, is it really still Ziklaine?

450 The End of the Locked Room Incident

Skirt-Lifting Maniac: Pfft, that Tom is really something! He actually wants to devour An Ran-sang's soul? This guy really has never died.

Illustrator: He's already died twice, and this is the third time. Doesn't that count as never dying before?

Skirt-lifting maniac: That doesn’t count. It was Voldemort who died... What does it have to do with me, Tom Riddle?

Hatchet Girl: Hahahaha, Ruiko-chan, do you want to make me laugh to death?

Lazy Kitten: You guys also have this meme. You guys are arresting Zhou Shuren, what does it have to do with me, Lu Xun?

Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: He deserved to die. I think this way of dying was too easy for him. And before he died, he saw something taboo like An Ran Sang, which I haven't even seen!

Scarlet Snake Fairy:?

Curly-haired boy:?

Soul Society's Evildoer: Although I know what you are saying, I still can't help but misunderstand you.

Skirt Upskirt Maniac: Taboo things...you haven't even seen them...Oh my god, it's hard not to have bad thoughts.

Lin Fengjiao: But if that's the case, Dumbledore will definitely be even more suspicious of you, the group leader? After all, without any spells, he defeated Voldemort's soul and destroyed his Horcruxes with pure mental power.

This is an actor: It doesn't matter. The seeds of doubt are planted, and no matter what I do, he'll only doubt it more. That's what we want to see, right?

After sending the message, Jellal watched Hermione slowly wake up in front of him.

The little witch was stunned at first, but after confirming that the person in front of her was the living Jellal, she immediately opened her arms and hugged him tightly.