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Chapter 141: 141: Power Can Corrupt

The Strings of the World—this was Ivan's term for the newly discovered phenomena he could now manipulate after breaking through to magic 6.

Although his current soul attribute was insufficient to fully perceive these strings in their true form, Ivan was certain of their existence.

"Is this the essence of magic?"

Ivan lowered his wand, reflecting on the deeper mechanics of the magical system he had uncovered.

"If magic is like a piece of music, then plucking the Strings of the World is akin to casting a spell. Each spell corresponds to different strings, producing unique effects."

Furthermore, Ivan realized that not all strings were created equal.

"Some strings are delicate, like silk or wool, while others are sturdy, like nylon or steel wire—or even iron rods."

Yes, iron rods.

Among the countless Strings of the World, Ivan identified twelve that stood apart from the rest—unyielding, powerful, and almost immovable.

Even with his current magic power of 6, Ivan found that striking these twelve strings required all his strength to elicit even the faintest vibration.

"If I were still at the level of a Archmage, I doubt I could even budge these strings, let alone make them resonate."

Intrigued yet cautious, Ivan refrained from recklessly experimenting with these twelve powerful strings. The one exception he made was the String of Life, which he sensed was relatively gentle and less dangerous.

The feedback from the String of Life was extraordinary.

When Ivan struck it, he felt a warm, vibrant energy flowing back into him—an overwhelming sensation of vitality and growth.

Before he could fully process the experience, he noticed his surroundings begin to change.

The lakes shimmered with renewed clarity, the forests flourished, and even the mountains he had collapsed earlier began to regenerate.

"Is this the realm of magic at level 6?"

Ivan was awestruck. The Strings of the World weren't just tools for creating spells; they held the power to directly alter reality.

True magic was no longer merely an act of force or manipulation. It had evolved into a power that could fundamentally transform the world itself.

If Ivan were to use terms from the novels he had read in his previous life, the Strings of the World could be equated to the laws of nature—fundamental truths that govern reality.

Reaching Magic 6 granted him the ability to directly manipulate these laws through magic.

"The finer threads surrounding the String of Life must represent more specific manifestations of the law of life," Ivan hypothesized.

Testing his theory, he carefully manipulated one of the finer threads. The results confirmed his suspicions:

Silk, thread, and string—three distinct tiers of the laws, arranged from subtle to profound.

Each had its own unique resonance, and the sounds they produced directly influenced the material world.

In essence, if Ivan could decipher the meaning of these threads and strings, he could cast spells with a level of precision and power previously unimaginable.

Great Magic—this was the term Ivan coined for the spells created using the Strings of the World.

Unlike conventional spells, great magic carried the weight of natural disasters.

Ivan's earlier casual manipulation of the strings had caused mountains to collapse and rivers to alter course. The results were miracles on a scale far beyond anything ordinary wizards could achieve.

And yet, this was far from Ivan's limit.

"If I truly unleashed my full strength—and was willing to pay the price—I could compose music using the twelve fundamental laws, akin to the pillars of existence."

These twelve pillars were no ordinary concepts.

Time, space, life, death, love, thought, celestial bodies, destiny…

Each represented an essential force of the universe.

If these principles could be transcribed into strings, forming individual notes in a grand symphony, the resulting magic would possess a level of power that could reshape reality itself.

To describe such force as destructive would hardly do it justice.

"What incredible power," Ivan murmured, awestruck.

He had never imagined that the magic system of the Harry Potter world could reach such heights.

With this newfound mastery, Ivan realized that he could obliterate Voldemort—or even Dumbledore—instantaneously.

"Well, you can't think like that."

Ivan found that his mentality at this moment was very similar to when he awakened the Obscurus.

The Obscurus carried strong negative emotions, and although the World Strings did not have such side effects, the vague impulse in his heart was also difficult to suppress.

How to say it, it's like the curiosity of a cat.

The strings of the world also seem to have an incomparable temptation, attracting Ivan to touch and pluck.

"Every thread, every string of the world, represents a meaning."

"What a wonderful music it will be when it is played..."

"Especially the scene in reality represented by this music, whether it is destruction, rebirth, or creation."

"I can wield creation magic while truly exploring the song of the world itself.. how wonderful would it be? And if it ended up destroying everything.. who really can point fingers at me? No one can stop me right?"

"Will Dumbledore reprimand me? Yes. But could he be able to do anything? No, right? Will Hermione hate me? Maybe.. but with this kind of power, who the fuck cares what the lower life forms think.. Countless strings of the world are right in front of me, waiting for my exploration—!"

Slap!

"Haah.. What the fuck is wrong with me!"

Ivan slapped himself hard and took several deep breaths trying to supress those dangerous thoughts, he knew that this might be the burden of awakening the strings of the world.

"Is this how normal wizards feel while using powerful dark magic?"

Ivan realized that just like how the dark wizards lose themselves in dark magic itself, he could lose himself in this new magic which seemed more powerful than any other magic known in the world.

"These strings of the world are not something that can be touched easily."

Ivan kept reminding himself in his heart: "The cost of trying is not something I can afford."

The strings of the world are like blind boxes, they are big and small.

Ivan knows that those big boxes contain very terrible power, he can take the initiative to avoid and not touch them...

But what about the small boxes?

They are countless, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are as numerous as stars.

Especially when Ivan was about to try to pluck a lifeline near the string of life, the soul's warning began to sound without warning.

The lifeline is not only about resuscitation and rebirth, it also represents the state of different lives and the changes of species.

There is no doubt that once Ivan touches the lifeline of a species, the consequences will be disastrous.

Changing the genes of a species and causing it to mutate is a small matter.

What is more terrifying is breaking the taboo of life and creating a terrible monster.

"And I am not sure what these lifelines represent specifically."

Will there be a lifeline of someone Ivan knows? Once he touches it, Hermione, Luna and the others might age and die in an instant.

Ivan couldn't imagine such a thing at all.

Therefore, before he could control this power, Ivan had to be extremely cautious and never use it with a playful attitude.

As for how to solve it...

"Is the soul attribute insufficient?"

Ivan was basically sure that there was a delicate balance between the soul, magic power, and physique.

When the soul attribute reached 6, Ivan would know what each world string represented specifically.

Then, he could rely on the thinking attribute to perform more accurate control.

"If the function of thinking 3 is analysis and calculation, then will it be control? "Is there a way to make the world string produce the sound I want?"

Ivan thought it was very likely. "Then what about the mind? What's the use of the mind?" he mused.

"Music..."

After a moment, Ivan's thoughts became clearer.

"What is the most important thing about a song?" he asked to himself.

"Emotion!"

The mind, Ivan realized, was the power of emotions. The process of casting spells as a wizard relied heavily on channeling one's emotions to influence and shape the rules of magic.

In essence, rules and concepts had the capacity to resonate with and accept emotions.

The observation from the soul, the strength drawn from magic, the precision provided by will, the analytical clarity from thinking—all of these combined to project the emotions the wizard's mind intended to express onto the world.

This understanding, Ivan concluded, was the key to unlocking and navigating the full potential of Magic level 6.

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Chapter 142: 142: Natural Disasters

"Almost."

After confirming that his power was under control, Ivan finally felt at ease. It was time to leave.

However, before departing, Ivan needed to calm the magical creatures that had been terrified by the commotion he had caused. The magnitude of the destruction had been far too great, leaving the creatures deeply unsettled.

Thankfully, Ivan's unique ability to communicate with magical creatures proved invaluable. After some explanation and reassurance, the panic among them subsided.

Furthermore, learning that the terrifying magic had been cast by Ivan himself, many magical creatures—including the majestic thunderbirds—grew more respectful toward him. Instinctively, they recognized Ivan as the dominant force in the region, a being at the pinnacle of the magical food chain.

Even the fiercest of beasts submitted, behaving like timid house cats in his presence.

Boom-Crackle-Fusshh~~

Ivan waved his wand, casting spells to restore the damage caused by his earlier outburst. Using both the Apparition spell to move quickly and a powerful Reparo, he began repairing the devastated land. Mountains that had crumbled were returned to their original majesty, and the scars left on the earth were healed.

This scale of restoration would have been unthinkable for Ivan before. While his magic was already powerful, the sheer scope of the damage—akin to a natural disaster such as a flood, tsunami, or hurricane—had previously been beyond the limits of his abilities. Such events were typically considered forces of nature, impossible to reverse through human effort.

But now, things were different.

With the magic power increased to lv 6, Ivan not only awakened the power to pluck the strings of the world, but also made an unprecedented breakthrough in magic power.

The same spell, the effect at magic power 5, and what Ivan can do now are like two completely different magics.

"Hu~~"

Ivan steadied his breathing as he controlled a massive rock nearly 100 meters tall. Dust and gravel swirled in the air before slowly reversing, as though time itself had rewound. The fragments seamlessly reattached to the cliffside, leaving no visible gaps.

He turned to gaze at the forest in the distance. It had been restored to its previous state, teeming with life, with no sign of the destruction that had just occurred.

"With this kind of power, in ancient times, even if someone called themselves a god, no one would doubt it," Ivan muttered to himself.

He understood the origins of the so-called gods in Muggle myths—many of their prototypes were wizards from the magical world.

This was the prevailing belief within the wizarding community.

At first, Ivan had subscribed to the same view. But now, as he wielded a power capable of both destroying and restoring nature effortlessly, he began to feel he might have underestimated those so-called gods.

They were, indeed, wizards, not actual deities.

However, Ivan now realized that the abilities attributed to gods—their supposed divine feats—could just as easily be performed, or even surpassed, by wizards at a certain level of magic power.

"But... where did they go?" Ivan wondered aloud.

The breakthrough to magic power 6 had shown him the possibility of wizards transcending into something akin to divinity.

Yet, this realization also brought a troubling question: Where had those ancient wizards who might have reached this level gone?

Ivan had the system, a unique tool granting him access to this power, which made his situation exceptional.

But the notion that no wizard throughout history had ever reached such a level seemed implausible to him.

"This world..." Ivan muttered.

His gaze fell upon the secret world he stood within.

Previously, the origins of the secret world had been a mystery to him. But as his understanding of magic deepened with his newfound abilities, Ivan began to uncover hidden truths about its creation.

"The wizard who created this world must have mastered the power to pluck the strings of the world."

Not only that, as Ivan carefully observed, he noticed that the rules governing the secret world were astonishingly stable. "The sky, the earth, the natural ecology... If all of these were created from nothing, woven together using great magic..."

Ivan shook his head in disbelief. He couldn't begin to fathom the sheer power of a wizard capable of such a feat.

That kind of creation was far beyond the reach of his current abilities, no matter how much progress he had made.

"If my attributes remain as they are now," Ivan calculated, "it would take me at least 100 years of continuous improvement to even come close to the level of the creator of the secret world."

"What a massive gap," he muttered, the thought dampening his earlier excitement about his recent magical breakthrough. "There's still a long way to go."

Ivan took a deep breath, allowing the humbling realization to center him. With renewed focus, he carefully examined his surroundings one final time.

After ensuring everything in the secret world was as it should be, he decided to leave. Exploring the depths of the secret world would take time, but Ivan was in no rush.

"Ivan?"

In Ivan's dormitory, the two little witches had left, and only Neville was waiting for him.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Huh?"

Ivan was a little surprised because Neville had not rested yet. After hearing his concerned inquiry, Ivan realized that his actions today had made his friends worried.

"I'm fine, I just made a small breakthrough in magic," Ivan said, using his thumb and index finger to gesture as if measuring a small amount. "I'm sorry to worry you."

"Breakthrough?"

"Mn-hmm..."

Ivan didn't know how to explain further and simply said that he had grown stronger.

"Amazing, Ivan. You're making progress every day, as if there's no limit!"

Neville envied Ivan but also knew that no other wizard in the wizarding world possessed Ivan's level of talent.

"Where are Hermione and the others?"

"They were waiting for you to come out," Neville said awkwardly, "but Professor McGonagall came."

After Ivan's training, Neville's social phobia had improved significantly, but his awkwardness in certain situations hadn't changed much.

"Is it that late already?"

Ivan glanced at the wall clock and realized it was well past lights-out.

Although the Gryffindor lounge included both boys and girls, there was still a clear distinction between the dormitories.

"Go to bed early," Ivan said, turning off the lights. "Good night."

"Good night," Neville replied.

Neville had been exhausted for a while, and the only reason he had stayed awake was his worry for Ivan.

Now that Ivan was back and seemed fine, Neville felt entirely at ease.

As soon as he lay down in his pajamas, Neville drifted off to sleep almost instantly.

His ability to fall asleep so quickly never ceased to amaze Ivan.

When Neville fell into a deep sleep, Ivan's consciousness naturally entered the dream dimension.

Here, Ivan met with Luna and shared the fact that he had become stronger with this quirky girl.

Magic Sudden Breaking to lv 6 not only gave Ivan great power, but also boosted his confidence.

Apart from the myths and legends of ancient wizards, whose fates were unknown, Ivan had now become one of the most powerful wizards alive.

With the magic power to pluck the strings of the world, Ivan was like a walking force of nature.

Of course, he had no intention of becoming a degenerate edgy villain.

Ivan still had seven years at Hogwarts to grow and develop. Only one year had passed, and it was far too soon for him to step out of the shadows and reveal his true strength.

"In a few months, Luna, you'll be able to enter Hogwarts and become a first-year student," Ivan said, gently patting the girl's head.

He smiled and asked, "So, what's your favorite House?"

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