Chapter 109

【Skill "Dead Thorn Rock Spear" leveled up to Lv. !】

【Skill "Dead Thorn Rock Spear" leveled up to Lv. 0!】

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【Skill "Dead Thorn Rock Spear" leveled up to Lv. 4 (current cap)!】

In just a few seconds,

Lin Mo had pushed his newly acquired skill straight to its level cap!

A power unlike any before flooded every part of the Earth Shield technique.

The Earth Shield technique looked at the arrogant demon dragon beast, a sneer curling its lips.

The Earth Shield technique spoke deeply: Master taught me to pierce, Brother taught me to spin… now, prepare to die!

The Fireball technique: Huh? Didn't know you were quite the show-off too.

The Lightning Strike technique: No chatter. Attack.

Lin Mo's lips curled slightly.

"Little Earth, let it see what true wrath of the earth looks like."

Hum—!!!

The air shuddered violently.

Countless earth-colored elements surged and gathered wildly around Lin Mo.

A piercing wind shrieked.

The earth elements spun at blinding speed.

Soon,

a three-meter-long spear of dark brown rock slowly formed beside Lin Mo.

Its shaft and tip were covered in spiral grooves.

Far away,

when Han Mengyao saw the spiral-rock spear, she froze.

"This… this is…"

"These spiral patterns… Dead Thorn Rock Spear?!"

Hearing her sister's voice, Han Mengqing asked confusedly:

"What spear? Dead chicken?"

Han Mengyao shot her a glare, then took a deep breath:

"Thorn! It's 'thorn' as in thorns!"

This is the universally recognized strongest single-target skill among mid-tier earth skills!

"Its mastery difficulty is no lower than the previous 【Earthshaker】."

Saying this,

Han Mengyao stared at the boy in the sky, her eyes filled with the look of someone seeing a monster:

"Insane…"

"Just mastered the strongest mid-tier earth AoE, and now the strongest single-target too?"

"Even a reincarnated Magic God couldn't do better."

Chu Lingxuan gazed up at Lin Mo, her eyes sparkling with admiration:

"I don't understand any of it… but Lin Mo sure seems incredibly powerful…"

As the three girls were stunned,

Lin Mo in the sky moved.

His eyes turned icy, and his right hand slashed forward sharply!

"Go!"

Boom—!!!

A thunderous explosion ripped through the air.

The fully charged 【Dead Thorn Rock Spear】 shot toward the demon dragon beast.

So fast it created visible sonic booms in the air!

"Huh?"

The Leiyanmolongshou hadn't even reacted yet.

The next instant,

Bang!!

The rock spear pierced straight through the demon dragon's body, exploding a deep crater behind it.

"Aaaah—!!!!"

The demon dragon let out a horrific scream.

A terrifying blood hole, half a meter in diameter, opened in its chest!

Its health bar dropped drastically from that single strike.

"Holy shit!!!"

Han Mengqing shouted, jumping up in excitement: "It broke through! Totally shattered its defense! One shot took off 10% HP?!"

Han Mengyao's pupils contracted.

Though she'd expected it, witnessing such devastating damage still made her heart race.

Is this the true power of 【Dead Thorn Rock Spear】?

Is this absolute physical penetration?

In midair,

Lin Mo watched the damage with clear satisfaction.

No wonder it ignored 70% defense.

Against a boss with this kind of defense, it was pure divine technique.

The Earth Shield technique stared at its own masterpiece, now bloated with pride.

The Earth Shield technique: Hahaha! What demon dragon? Under Brother Two's spear, they're all squishy!

The Earth Shield technique turned to the Fireball technique: Brother! Look at my spin, my force—did I embarrass you?

The Fireball technique: Hmph. Mediocre. Ultimately, it's all thanks to my teaching.

The Lightning Strike technique: Hmm. The damage is decent.

Lin Mo glanced at his skill panel.

The cooldown for 【Dead Thorn Rock Spear】 was 30 seconds.

His gear, plus Han Mengqing's buff, gave him 75% cooldown reduction.

Meaning he could fire once every 7. seconds.

Lin Mo didn't hesitate.

He turned to the three girls, bellowed loudly, and his fiery wind wings flared violently as he rose higher:

"Keep it occupied! Buy me cooldown time—it won't live past two minutes!"

Hearing Lin Mo's words, the three girls snapped back to reality.

"Understood!"

Chu Lingxuan cried out, raising her massive shield and charging headlong into the enraged demon dragon.

"Holy Light Taunt!"

Hum!

Golden light flared around her, forcibly drawing the demon dragon's attention.

Han Mengyao didn't fall behind.

She dashed to the boss's side, her spear becoming a storm of spears, targeting only its joints and wounds.

With the three girls' perfect distraction, Lin Mo became a merciless damage-dealing machine.

At exactly 7. seconds:

"Little Earth! Again!"

Hum—!

Another spiral rock spear formed.

"Go!"

Bang!!

The demon dragon was pierced again, blood gushing like a fountain.

"Roar!!!"

The demon dragon screamed in agony.

It tried to charge Lin Mo in the air, but Chu Lingxhan held its position, while Han Mengyao's frost slowed its feet.

All it could do was rage uselessly, spewing dragonfire at empty air.

But under Lin Mo's agile fiery wind wings, none of it landed.

Third spear, fourth spear…

Lin Mo became a calm, hovering mage-shooter, floating high above, firing shot after shot to harvest the boss's life.

Each spear takes away a large chunk of health.

Each spear leaves a horrific blood hole on the Demon Dragon Beast.

Just over a minute.

The Flame and Thunder Demon Dragon Beast had been pierced into a sieve.

Its massive body was riddled with holes, its blood staining the entire ground red.

Finally.

The last Spear of Dead Thorns pierced its chest once more.

BOOM——!!!

The Demon Dragon Beast's massive body collapsed with a thunderous crash, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The red and blue spectral flames in its eyes flickered twice, then vanished completely.

【Congratulations! You have successfully slain the Temple Guardian · Flame and Thunder Demon Dragon Beast!】

【Clearance Rating: S+!】

At the same time,

a golden light shot into the sky.

【Congratulations! Your level has increased to Lv. 5!】

【Current Level: Lv. 5 (45%)】

The pleasant sensation from leveling up made Lin Mo exhale deeply.

Lin Mo glanced at the Demon Dragon Beast's corpse, then slowly descended from the air, retracting his Flame Wind Wings.

As soon as he landed, three girls rushed over.

"Lin Mo, you're insane!"

Han Mengqing was the first to rush up, circling Lin Mo, "Your skill acquisition is literally filling every gap… "

"Before, you lacked AoE Earth skills, and you got 【Earthshaker】."

"Now this boss has thick armor and won't budge, and you pull out 【Dead Chicken Spear】?"

Beside her, Han Mengyao's temple twitched; she tapped her sister's head. "Shut up, you illiterate—that's 【Spear of Dead Thorns】!"

"If I hear you give a divine skill such a stupid name again, I'll throw you into the lava to cool off."

Han Mengqing rubbed her head and mumbled sullenly.

At that moment, Chu Lingxuan whispered:

"Um… everyone, shouldn't we go check what the boss dropped?"

Hearing this, Han Mengqing's eyes lit up brighter than searchlights:

"Yes yes! Loot the corpse! I love looting corpses!"

"Hurry and check! Did the special drop appear?"