After Herpo's actions in the world of the dead, Arthur's world suddenly gained thousands of Dementors.
These Dementors were much more sentient than the ones Arthur had seen before. Although they still couldn't speak, their actions were highly organized.
After their appearance in this world, they attacked towns in groups of hundreds.
Such a large number of Dementors naturally couldn't be dealt with by ordinary Wizards, and Arthur quickly received this news.
When he learned of this news, his mood immediately brightened.
The fact that Herpo could send these Dementors to this world indicated that he had a way to send souls and other things from the world of the dead to this world.
In other words, after he went to the world of the dead, he would have a way to return to this world.
After making his decision, Arthur prepared to go to the world of the dead to take a look first.
He didn't know where Herpo had released those Dementors into this world. However, he possessed a special item: the veil he had brought from the Ministry of Magic, which allowed direct entry into the world of the dead.
For most people, passing through that veil would only result in death, just like Sirius in the original story.
But Arthur was different; he had already mastered Soul Magic. He could leave his physical body outside and let his soul pass through the veil alone, thereby entering the world of the dead.
This way, as long as his soul returned, he could re-enter his body. At most, there would be a slight discomfort, but his life would definitely not be in any danger.
So, Arthur, having prepared in Black Manor, set off.
Fleur watched Arthur without trying to stop him. She knew that anything Arthur was determined to do was surely something that concerned their safety, just like Lord Voldemort this time.
After preserving his body in a specially made cold storage, Arthur's soul left his body and, after bidding farewell to Fleur, entered the veil.
This time, besides the compass Ravenclaw had given him last time, he didn't bring anything else. Special souls like Charlotte's would be helpful to him in the world of the dead, but the help was too small.
After his soul passed through the veil, Arthur felt himself enter another world.
There was nothing here, only dense white fog.
After controlling himself to float forward for a while, Arthur finally saw a wooden bridge.
This bridge was similar to the wooden bridge in the illustrations of the Tale of the Three Brothers he had seen in some storybooks—a very simple wooden bridge.
Below the wooden bridge was a gently flowing small river, not very fast, with some things floating in it. The wooden bridge itself was not very long, about twenty meters.
Arthur had seen this bridge when he met Ravenclaw, who was being pursued by a person in a black robe at the time.
By now, Arthur knew the identity of the person in the black robe: a Dementor. However, their black robes were more complete than those of the Dementors, and they also looked more human. At least they still had faces.
Dementors, on the other hand, had no faces, and their black robes were tattered.
Arthur thought this was probably the price they paid for passing through the world barrier; the world did not welcome these outsiders, so it slowly eroded their bodies, causing them to eventually turn into the ghostly appearance of Dementors.
After passing through the wooden bridge, a train station appeared before Arthur's eyes, and an empty train was parked in the station.
Riding the train, he swayed gently until he reached the final destination: a Castle similar to Hogwarts.
However, it was also empty.
Throughout the entire Castle, there were traces of souls having existed everywhere, and there was even a map of this world in the Great Hall, but not a single soul was present.
Arthur immediately realized that something might have gone wrong with this world, otherwise, this Castle, clearly built by the Wizards of Hogwarts, wouldn't be empty.
Fortunately, he had the compass Ravenclaw had given him. Ravenclaw had said that following the direction pointed by the dead branch would lead him to her.
Because he was already a soul, Arthur could fly on his own, and with his powerful soul strength, he flew very fast.
Following the direction for less than half an hour, he found Ravenclaw.
Indeed, just as he had thought, something was wrong with this world.
At this moment, Ravenclaw and a group of Wizards were fighting a Giant soul body.
Arthur was also very familiar with that Giant soulbody; he remembered that the soul fluctuations emanating from Herpo's brass claw were the same as those of this Giant's soul.
Arthur, suddenly entering the battlefield, was noticed by both parties present at the first moment.
When Dumbledore saw that it was Arthur, he was visibly stunned.
After coming to this world, he had indeed thought of having Arthur help them deal with Herpo. But that was after Arthur's death in the other world, not now.
Now that Arthur had arrived in the world of the dead so early, it inevitably made Dumbledore think of some unpleasant things.
"Professor Dumbledore, long time no see." Arthur, unaware of Dumbledore's emotions, stepped forward and greeted him.
"It has indeed been a long time since we last met, but how did you come here? I mean, you've arrived here a bit too early."
At this point, Arthur also understood what Dumbledore was thinking. He smiled and said, "Professor, I know Soul Magic. Right now, I merely let my soul pass through a veil alone to enter this world."
"A veil?" Dumbledore pondered for a moment, "Are you talking about the one at the Ministry of Magic?"
"Exactly, that one. Although I don't know the specific situation, that veil can indeed bring people to this world."
Hearing Arthur's words, Gryffindor, who had temporarily retreated to rest, immediately explained, "Merlin made that before Herpo took control of this world; he told me about it."
Arthur looked at the lion-like, long-haired strong man, "Why did Merlin make such a thing? Did he tell you?"
Gryffindor shook his head, "I don't know the exact reason, but he seemed to have said it was prepared for the Savior."
Dumbledore looked at Arthur in surprise. Who could be the possible Savior against Herpo? In his heart, Arthur was the only candidate.
Arthur also instantly understood that this was Merlin's preparation for him.
In the records passed down by the Unicorn Clan Patriarch, the Savior Merlin sought was someone who would master a power Herpo completely didn't understand.
His Lightning Magic was a power Herpo completely didn't understand, because the origin of his magic was not from this world at all.
Unless Herpo was Lei Dian Fa Wang (Thunderbolt King) who had transmigrated, it was impossible for him to know.
But Merlin had also said that he and Herpo practiced the same magic, which was why he went on to develop modern, simplified magic.
And among the magic passed down by Merlin, there was nothing similar to Arthur's Lightning Magic. The only similar lightning-related magic required specific environmental conditions, unlike Arthur who could directly generate lightning using magic power.
So Herpo was Herpo, a native of this world.
But no matter what, a fight would reveal the truth; practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
Arthur watched as Dumbledore and Grindelwaldprepared to go forward and assist those fighting Herpo, then stopped them, "Let me try. My magic can restrain Herpo."
Dumbledore and Grindelwald exchanged glances, then both smiled and said, "Then we'll trouble you."
Upon arriving in this world, when they learned from Grindelwald and the others that Merlin had made preparations for the Savior who would defeat Herpobefore his death, they knew that Savior must be Arthur.
Gryffindor and the others, seeing how confident the two were in a Little Wizards, hesitated, "He's so young, should we go help him?"
Grindelwald sighed and said, "Don't let his youth fool you; his strength has long surpassed ours."
"Is that so?" Gryffindor said, half-believing, half-doubting.
However, seeing Dumbledore and the other two so confident, they stood their ground, ready to see if Arthur was as powerful as they claimed.
The nearly hundred-meter-tall Herpo looked indifferently at Arthur approaching him, disdainfully saying, "What's wrong? A thousand years have made Gryffindor and the others give up, sending a little brat like you to your death?"
Arthur didn't say much; he merely introduced himself, "My name is Arthur Black, you should know me."
Hearing Arthur's name, Herpo's gaze visibly became much more solemn.
Because he could devour souls, he knew much more than everyone else in this world.
For example, regarding Arthur before him, he knew about his Horcrux and a Dark Wizard named Lord Voldemort; the reason for both of their failures was this Little Wizards named Arthur.
Especially Lord Voldemort, who was almost played with like a clown by Arthur.
From these events, he knew that Arthur was at least a Wizard on par with Gryffindor, and even more powerful than Gryffindor and the others by the time he arrived in the world of the dead, due to Arthur's youth.
Recently, with the addition of Dumbledore and the other two, he had been struggling with their continuous attacks. If another Wizard capable of resisting him appeared, his chances of winning would not be great.
That's why he kept attacking Gryffindor and the others during this period of rapid growth in his strength. He wanted to defeat them and then devour their souls so that he could completely control this world.
However, precisely because he knew Arthur, Herpoasked in confusion, "I know you, but you shouldn't be here at this time."
"I found a way to let my soul enter this world."
Herpo was furious upon hearing this, "Damn Merlin, I don't even need to think to know this is his doing."
Arthur had no intention of concerning himself with the grievances between Herpo and Merlin; he directly released his control over his own soul strength.
Before entering the world of the dead, he had already achieved near-perfect control over his soul strength. This was why Gryffindor could discern Dumbledore's power but not the even greater power of his own soul.
After Arthur displayed his soul strength, everyone present was stunned.
In the world of the dead, there are only souls, no physical bodies, so people in this world are more sensitive to the perception of souls.
The oppressive feeling brought by that soul strength would also be more intense.
This was the situation now.
Arthur, with golden lightning arcs flashing all over his body, emitted a soul strength that was even more oppressive than Herpo's.
It wasn't because Arthur had more soul strength, but because the quality of Arthur's soul strength was vastly superior, making them feel as if they had encountered a natural predator.
"What kind of power is this?" Herpo, unable to hide his fear, screamed as he retreated a few steps.
Arthur thought of Merlin's prophecy for the future, spread his hands, and golden lightning arcs continuously jumped on his body, "A power you will never know."
As he spoke, countless weapons made of golden lightning appeared behind him. The most unique among them was a chain shimmering with golden light.
Under Arthur's control, the chain directly restrained Herpo.
Subsequently, the countless lightning weapons, like a torrential downpour, sped towards the hundred-meter-tall Giant Herpo.
Each time the lightning touched Herpo, a piece of his soul body would be chipped away.
After several minutes of continuous bombardment by Arthur, Herpo's soul completely vanished from this world.
For Arthur, Herpo was even easier to deal with than Lord Voldemort. After all, Lord Voldemort could still Apparate to escape; the last time he killed Lord Voldemort, he had specifically used a tool created from the Philosopher's Stone left by Nicolas Flamel to restrict Lord Voldemort's movements.
This time, to deal with Herpo's soul, he merely unleashed all of his soul strength; it was something anyone could do.
After Herpo's death, the world of the dead became a world controlled by Arthur.
That is to say, Arthur became the true God of Death.
After becoming the God of Death, he also restored the passage in the world of the dead that led to other worlds.
Of the four founders of Hogwarts, only Slytherinchose to remain in this world to continue studying souls, while the other three all chose to move on.
After passing through the passage, everything they had would disappear, but they would also usher in new life and begin another adventure.
Dumbledore and Grindelwald also chose to move on.
However, before they left, Grindelwald told Arthursome things, helping him clear up some doubts.
Grindelwald's prophetic ability came from something called the "Third Eye." After arriving in this world of the dead, which was entirely made of soul power, he discovered many things.
His prophetic ability was actually just like its name, coming from the heavens. And the reason why he escaped from prison and carried out a series of actions after his escape was actually because he was influenced by the Third Eye.
To say 'influenced' is more like a certain will, knowing his personality, guided him to do certain things by transmitting some future images to him, in order to truly realize those images he saw.
And this will was the will of their planet, Blue Star.
Blue Star has its own operating laws. When creatures in the world of "life" die, their souls go to the world of "death."
After purification, souls would go to other worlds. souls coming to Blue Star also came from other worlds of the dead in this manner.
However, more than two thousand years ago, Herpodisrupted this mechanism.
So, while Blue Star intervened with Herpo through various means, it also searched among the souls newly arriving on the planet for a soul that could eliminate Herpo.
Grindelwald speculated that a thousand years ago, Blue Star chose Gryffindor along with the other three, but they failed.
A thousand years after their failure, Blue Star again chose Arthur, along with him, Dumbledore, and Lord Voldemort.
Choosing four chosen ones every thousand years could also explain why their strength was stronger than that of their contemporaries, because their soulpower was inherently stronger than others.
Fortunately, this time they succeeded.
Hearing Grindelwald's analysis, Arthur felt there were no logical problems.
However, this was just speculation, and more importantly, he was a reborn person who had retained his memories.
But the answer was no longer important to him.
No matter what rule or hidden manipulator caused him to come to this world, since the other party hadn't appeared and hadn't directly affected him,
He also didn't have the strength to seek out the other party, so it was better to let nature take its course.
After gaining control of this world, with no other souls to obstruct him, Arthur easily opened a passage and returned to the world of "life."
Because the time he was away was very short, he returned to his body without even a hint of discomfort.
Fleur looked at Arthur, who had returned safely, and rushed forward to hug him tightly.
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Many years later, Arthur's life was just as he had seen it in the mirror of erised.
He was playing games, drinking iced cola, and Fleurcame to call him for dinner.
The only difference was that there was a babbling little princess beside him and Fleur.