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Chapter 218 Nagini's Nine Tribulations of Transformation into a Dragon
Chapter 218 Nagini's Nine Tribulations of Transformation into a Dragon
As soon as the scarred man shouted, the locket suddenly opened wide, and a beam of green light burst forth, from which a giant green-scaled python suddenly darted out.
This python was a hundred feet long, with gleaming scales, and its waist was three-tenths thicker than the palace pillar.
With a single swipe of its long tail, it was as if the Taihang Mountains had collapsed, creating a thousand waves that swept the mermaids and monsters away, scattering them like autumn leaves in the wind.
"Damn it! We absolutely cannot let this snake get into the village!"
When the mermaid leader saw Nagini, he was so terrified that he almost lost his mind, and gripped the steel fork in his hand tightly.
He was filled with remorse and regret, wishing he could draw his sword and cut out his own heart.
Why did I provoke Harry Potter for no reason?!
Unfortunately, once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back. The man dared not hesitate and quickly swung his stone spear to gather the remaining soldiers.
Although the fish were still in shock, they each held their weapons and spun around in unison.
Suddenly, a whirlpool arose, like a dragon sucking in water, like a tiger stirring up waves, with hundreds of dark currents converging into one, attempting to trap this azure-scaled serpent at its core. Truly, it was as if snow-covered pavilions were overturned, and towering waves shook the heavens and reached the clouds.
Twenty or thirty mermaids shouted in unison, each exerting their strength. The whirlpool, which was initially no bigger than the opening of a well, instantly swelled to the size of a city gate, carrying immense force as it swept straight towards the giant blue-scaled python.
To everyone's surprise, Nagini, upon seeing such a powerful display, neither dodged nor avoided it. Instead, he leaped forward, charging straight into the whirlpool.
Despite the large size of the whirlpool, Nagini swam upstream as if on flat ground. Her scales reflected in the water, making her look like a blue dragon playing in the waves.
It turns out that Nagini had been cultivating in the blessed land for hundreds of years and had long since become a powerful force. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a great demon. How could such a powerful water force possibly trap it?
Harry watched closely from the side, his heart growing anxious. He thought to himself: "My sister is walking on a smooth road, not on water. Could it be that the whirlpool is too shallow?"
In a flash, he pointed his wand forcefully at the mermaid leader.
Strangely enough, the horn hanging around his neck began to tremble on its own, suddenly slipped off its clasp, and wobbled into Harry's hand.
Upon seeing this, the mermaid leader was terrified and cried out in panic, "Harry Potter! What are you doing?!"
"That's a mermaid's treasure!"
Harry didn't answer, but instead brought the conch horn to his lips and blew hard. A mournful horn sounded as it broke through the waves, causing them to ripple.
This action left the mermaid leader speechless, his strange eyes darting back and forth between Harry and Nagini.
What the hell?
Aren't they in cahoots?
Just as this doubt arose, a loud sound of water suddenly came from all around.
As the waves parted and the water split open, hundreds of mermaids swarmed in like ants and bees from the mermaid village.
"My God! Why is there a giant snake in the Black Lake?!"
"Get it away!"
"Why is the horn in the hands of a human wizard?!"
When those hundred or so mermaids saw the scene in the lake, which one of them wasn't astonished?
They all asked a question at once, and then each of them turned their weapons and shouted in unison, creating hundreds of vortexes that merged into one.
This display of power was so overwhelming that the Black Lake was turned upside down, and the stars and moon lost their light. It was truly a scene of turbulent waves and a sky-swirling storm, spewing mist and swallowing clouds to obscure the sun.
The whirlpool spun faster and faster, stirring up the entire Black Lake. Fish, shrimp, turtles, and tortoises in the lake were all tossed about, like drunkards.
Harry quickly plunged the steel fork upside down into the mud at the bottom of the lake, gripping the fork handle tightly with both hands, barely managing to steady himself.
When you look closely at Nagini, although it is becoming increasingly difficult to move forward in the raging whirlpool, it is still slowly moving forward.
Harry thought to himself: This method of navigating water definitely requires obstacles and trials to hone one's skills. But today, all I see are towering, turbid waves, yet I have no chance to refine myself.
Just like an iron billet thrown into a fire, if it is only heated but not hammered, it will never become refined steel. How can it be transformed if things continue like this?
As Harry pondered this, a thought suddenly struck him, as if he had sensed something.
He suddenly raised his head, his gaze like lightning, piercing through the surging eddies and murky water curtain, looking towards the distant heavens.
"It looks like it's going to rain."
Referee Nakakarov noticed something amiss in the sky; looking up, he saw dark clouds gathering, staining the sky black, and couldn't help but...
He clicked his tongue and said, "Is it the rainy season in England now?"
Dumbledore slowly rose and looked up at the sky, his face solemn and his gaze serious. He replied in a deep voice, "Oh, my dear Karkaroff, this doesn't seem like the beginning of rain."
Karkarov picked at his ear. "Of course, you never know, it could even hail."
Before the two finished speaking, the once clear sky was swallowed up by dark clouds, and it was as dark as night all around.
The teachers and students in the stands raised their wands and chanted the glowing spell. The faint light flickered, like a galaxy hanging upside down.
Dumbledore frowned, about to give the order to evacuate the crowd, when suddenly purple lightning flashed from the depths of the thick clouds. A bolt of lightning suddenly rose, turning the Black Lake and its surroundings a deep purple-red.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, the lightning struck Hogwarts' magical barrier squarely.
Upon impact, the magical barrier shattered instantly, like glass striking a vajra. Countless forbidden spells and restrictions vanished into fragments of light and shadow.
Dumbledore's pupils constricted sharply, and he quickly pointed his wand at his throat, shouting, "Foolish children! Run!"
Karkarov was the first to awaken, letting out a bizarre scream as if he had lost his mind. His face turned ashen, and he howled in a hoarse voice, "He's back! It's him!"
"Severus! He's come for our lives!!!"
Before he finished speaking, he tumbled off the referee's bench, using both hands and feet. After staggering for no more than three steps, he suddenly used a phantom teleportation technique, the air around him abruptly distorted, and he vanished without a trace.
Just then, another bolt of purple lightning tore through the sky and descended, its power even greater than the previous one.
Dumbledore's white beard flew wildly, and without hesitation, he pointed his wand into the air.
"An impregnable fortress!"
A flash of light appeared above Hogwarts, and a new barrier suddenly rose.
However, before it could stabilize, the purple lightning struck it like a god wielding a whip, shattering it into countless fragments that vanished without a trace.
Upon seeing this imposing presence, the students in the stands were immediately thrown into chaos and panic.
Upon seeing this, the heads of the various colleges and the centurions of the Boxers strode forward, shouting loudly to guide their classmates to retreat in an orderly manner.
Just then, a burst of purple light erupted again amidst the thick clouds. This time, Dumbledore did not raise his staff in protest. Instead, he abruptly turned his head to look directly at Snape and shouted, "Severus!"
Snape's face was ashen, his wand already held high in his hand.
He stared straight at the sky, without turning his head or glancing to the side, and said, "You don't trust me?"
Immediately following, a third bolt of purple lightning struck.
"The Divine Blade is Without a Shadow!"
As soon as the incantation ended, the purple lightning in mid-air seemed to be cut in half by an invisible blade. Instantly, the lightning dissipated and turned into sparks that vanished into the heavens and earth.
Although the thunder had subsided, Snape's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he finally understood why Dumbledore had stood by with his hands folded.
When the lightning dissipated, a sudden warning arose in my mind, as if I had suddenly realized something.
If he were to force his way out again, the power of the heavenly lightning would be beyond his ability to withstand.
He turned sharply to look at Dumbledore, his jaw clenched, and spoke through clenched teeth.
"It must be Porter's doing again!"
Dumbledore did not reply, but stared intently at the thick clouds in the sky. After a long while, he finally spoke in a deep voice.
"It's divine retribution."
"Or you could call it, 'robbery'."
Before the words were even finished, four layers of lightning had already torn through the sky and descended straight into the Black Lake.
Harry was listening intently underwater. He had just heard three loud thuds enter the water, but there was not a ripple at all.
Suddenly, he understood that some man must have blocked the first three tribulations of lightning on the water.
Just then, the surrounding dark green lake water suddenly became crystal clear. A streak of purple lightning, like a dragon with outstretched claws, pierced the water and plunged straight down, aiming precisely at Nagini's vital spot!
And it should be known that atop this giant python, a vast array of mermaids were forming a defensive formation. In a flash, lightning struck the mermaid formation.
This thunderbolt was as thick as a water vat; it dispersed upon contact with water, transforming into hundreds of thin snakes that darted among the mermaids.
A series of crackling sounds filled the air, and the once-powerful whirlpool vanished instantly. The mermaids, their bodies charred black from the electric shock, their eyes rolled back, and they floated unsteadily to the surface.
Harry, watching from below, was secretly shocked and couldn't help but curse: "Damn it! It's just a dragon transformation tribulation, why would they use such a method as the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning!"
Harry dared not approach, so he used the steel fork as leverage to leap around to the front of the giant python, flicked his fingers to make a "nine", and then showed a "five".
Do you think this "nine-five" signifies?
It should be known that nine is the extreme of Yang numbers. Even with the might of Heaven, the tribulation of lightning can only be ninefold. Fourfold has already descended, and there are still fivefold that Nagini must personally endure.
Nagini was an Eastern woman, how could she not understand the mystery behind it?
The python lowered its head slightly, its eyes gleaming, and it understood immediately.
Just then, thunder roared again on the lake! Two streaks of purple lightning cleaved through the water, like two dragons exploring the sea, carrying immense force as they pierced straight through the python's body.
The two bolts of purple lightning came suddenly, catching Nagini off guard. With two deafening booms, the lightning struck her eyes precisely.
When the lightning subsided and the bloodstains disappeared, Harry looked closely and saw that Nagini's eyes had burst open, leaving only two dark, bloody holes.
The giant python was in excruciating pain and let out a heart-wrenching howl. Its hundred-foot-long body thrashed violently, but it could no longer hold on and slowly sank into the depths of the black lake.
Harry watched from the sidelines, both shocked and furious. He wanted to ask a question, but couldn't utter a single word.
Knowing that Nagini had suffered such a severe injury and urgently needed to rest and recover, he steeled his heart and plunged into the lake, wanting to shield her from several calamities and buy her a moment to catch her breath.
Just as they were struggling to dive upwards, the sevenfold lightning tribulation had already torn through the water and arrived with even greater speed.
Seeing the dazzling purple lightning, Harry quickly drew his wand. Just as he was about to cast a spell, he choked on a mouthful of lake water, watching a series of bubbles gurgle and surge.
At that critical moment, a giant, pillar-like tentacle suddenly emerged from the deep water, even thicker than Nagini.
But then the tentacle appeared in front of Harry, completely engulfing the purple lightning bolt.
With a muffled "crack," the tentacle instantly shattered into pieces, charred black as charcoal.
Harry noticed the bowl-sized suckers on the tentacles and immediately realized that the giant squid from the Black Lake had risked its life to save him.
He immediately bowed three times towards the spot where the tentacle had retracted, not daring to delay, and kicked the water with all his might, his feet surging like lightning.
Just as it surfaced to breathe a sigh of relief, the eightfold tribulation of lightning broke through the clouds and arrived, like a venomous snake spitting its tongue.
Harry, who had been holding back his anger underwater, finally unleashed it all. He flung his wand into the air and roared with thunderous fury.
"Ultimate Avada Kedavra!"
A pale green light burst forth from the tip of the staff, illuminating the entire Black Lake and making Dumbledore and Snape's faces appear emerald green.
The eightfold lightning tribulation plummeted from the heavens, with two beams of light, one purple and one green, clashing in the air like two dragons vying for a pearl.
Harry gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and managed to hold his wand back, crushing the lightning bolt into countless sparks.
As the blinding lightning gradually dissipated, Snape's expression shifted between light and shadow. He coldly asked, "Do you still think it has nothing to do with Potter?"
Harry was still catching his breath when suddenly the ninefold lightning struck, grazing past him and disappearing into the water.
He was startled and quickly plunged into the water. He saw a burst of purple light erupt in the dark green pool, followed by complete silence.
The scarred man hurriedly dived to the bottom of the lake, only to find a hundred-foot-deep pit, with the surrounding rocks turned to scorched earth. There was no trace of Nagini anywhere.
Only fragments of scales and armor remained mixed in with the blood and mud, and were ultimately annihilated by the ninefold lightning tribulation.
Upon seeing this scene, Harry was overcome with grief, his heart breaking as he cried out, "Sister, you died so tragically! How could you be reduced to nothing but ashes!"
Just as he was about to bend down to collect the wreckage from the deep pit, he suddenly felt a light tap on his shoulder.
He turned around abruptly and his eyes widened in surprise.
Oh dear! That thing suspended still in the water, if it's not Nagini, then it must be that!
She was dressed in a gown shimmering with light, its brilliance surpassing even the most exquisite robes of the fairies of Penglai.
His full head of black hair swirled like clouds, and a pair of jade-like horns grew on his forehead, their branches standing upright.
His eyes, which had been shattered by lightning, were now completely healed, with golden light swirling and flickering within them.
Such an air of grandeur is something even Chang'e in the Moon Palace and the fairies in the Heavenly Court could not match.
Harry was overjoyed to see Nagini survive the ordeal, but he could not express his congratulations because he was in the water.
Nagini seemed to see through his thoughts, covered her lips and chuckled, and with a light wave of her hand, the waves of the Black Lake parted like a curtain, revealing a dry area ten feet wide in the center of the lake.
Fish and shrimp leaped freely among the sand and stones, while long water plants lay like silk on the ground.
Harry leaped through the curtain of water, landing steadily on the empty space at the bottom of the lake. He laughed three times, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and proclaimed loudly, "Congratulations, sister, on your transformation into a water dragon today! Your hundred years of arduous cultivation have finally yielded fruitful results!"
Nagini floated down onto the ground, her flowing robes causing ripples to move even without wind. She smiled gently and shook her head. "No, Harry, I should be thanking you."
"Without you, I would be nothing more than a python coiled in the forbidden forest."
Harry didn't respond, but frowned and looked closely. He saw that although Nagini's eyes still held a golden light, they had lost their usual gentle and bright look, as if they were still as still as autumn water.
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sister, have your eyes... perhaps they've lost their sight?"
"Ah, that's right, you're very perceptive." Nagini nodded frankly, "These eyes grew out when I transformed into a dragon."
"All I can see are souls."
Having said that, she pointed her slender white finger at the scar on Harry's forehead, her hazy golden eyes seeming to ripple slightly, and she murmured, "I see it—Voldemort's soul residing in your body—"