[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware-":3,"chapter-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-120":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Just Became a Mage, and My Skills Got Self-Aware? What the Hell?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2356730,4610,"Chapter 120: I","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-120",120,"\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao pulled out a staff emitting orange light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its tip was set a crimson gem, shimmering with radiant hues, clearly no ordinary item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked and raised an eyebrow triumphantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, this is a rare find I stumbled upon this time—[Inferno Burst: Destroyer Staff], Level 25, Legendary quality!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about that? Fit for you, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo stared at his father’s “praise me!” expression and twitched his lips slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legendary equipment was indeed rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo silently pulled out the massive item he’d looted from the temple dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the staff emerged, a dragon’s aura instantly spread through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning and flame intertwined and coiled along its shaft; the head held a dragonheart crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao’s smile froze on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking the staff’s stats, he sucked in a sharp breath:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, where the hell did you get this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo scratched his head and grinned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, what a coincidence—I just looted it in the temple dungeon. Mythic quality, Level 25 staff.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao felt awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, the Thunder Emperor, had wanted to gift his son something impressive, only to be outshined by his own son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to him, Xu Wenchang couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha! Old Lin, you really messed this up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All that effort, and the kid just clears a dungeon and pulls a Mythic. You’re not much of a dad, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mythic weapon? That’s the highest quality outside of exclusive gear!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao’s face flushed red; he felt his pride slipping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he had to reclaim his dignity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Lin Mo and declared firmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Son, since you’ve unlocked your special skill, you’ll need more elemental fragments—this task falls to your old man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll find a way to get you some fragments!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s eyes lit up with joy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks, Dad! You’re awesome!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao finally regained some face, his grin returning proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright, it’s getting late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang glanced at the sky and said, “Old Lin, take these kids back to the capital on your way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao blinked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about you? Aren’t you coming with us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang shook his head, his gaze fixed on Tianbei City, a flicker of killing intent in his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have some business to settle here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tianbei City has been poisoned by these parasites.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a massive guild like the Furious Shark Guild dares to openly betray the nation—there must be deeper corruption behind this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since I’m here, I’ll clean it up. This land of Longguo won’t tolerate traitors who eat their own country.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao nodded solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They truly need cleaning out. These scum have grown too comfortable—they’ve forgotten whose blood bought them this peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, leave it to you then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief farewell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a military attack helicopter nearby began slowly spinning its rotors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao led Lin Mo and the other three onto the aircraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang watched until the helicopter shrank into a tiny black dot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned, staring at the lifeless body of Yamamoto Kenichi on the ground, then at Tianbei City in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His once gentle eyes turned icy, cold as frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Longxu Class exclusive villa district of Jingdu University,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before a luxurious villa,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>three figures stood together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingge pointed to the villa ahead and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Xuedi, this is your Villa #2. Wang Xuedi, your Villa #7 is over there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Longxu Class villas are assigned by rank—the higher your rank, the lower the villa number.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Gu Qingge glanced at them, her tone laced with amusement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The upcoming ‘Freshman Trial’ will be a great chance to show your strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though… according to tradition, freshmen usually get crushed by upperclassmen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, I have high hopes for your batch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, you’re the so-called ‘Descent of the Gods’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you last longer this time—don’t get humiliated too badly, or I’ll be disappointed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her words were polite, the oldclassman’s inherent superiority was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingge gracefully waved and turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her retreating figure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one of the two students—a broad-shouldered, muscular youth—snorted and sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, what a piece of work—so fake and cloying, it’s making my fists clench.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She wants us to last longer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft! We’ll see who’s beating whom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong frowned and patted Wang Dawei on the shoulder, calmly saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dawei, watch your tongue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t like her attitude either, but we must maintain composure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong’s lips curled with confidence, “She’s right—the Trial is an opportunity. I’ll show these upperclassmen what true genius looks like.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dawei grinned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Kong-ge, you’re SSS-rank Spatial! What are these upperclassmen, anyway?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Kong-ge, what do we do now? Go back to the villa and sleep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fixed on the neighboring Villa #1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since we’re here, we should pay a visit to Lin Mo, the number-one student.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong straightened his collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he deeply resented Lin Mo as #1,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after all, he was an extremely rare Spatial user, while Lin Mo was just a blank-type mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he knew rankings weren’t arbitrary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Lin Mo, this blank-type mage, had something unique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether it’s the Freshman Trial, future dungeons, or the Ten Nations Arena, we’ll need a fixed team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can form a fixed team with Lin Mo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dawei frowned in confusion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kong-ge, a team only has four people—I’m the tank, you’re the DPS, add another DPS, doesn’t that make the team unbalanced?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It depends—the dual-DPS combo of #1 and #2 doesn’t need a warrior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ohhh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dawei nodded slowly, half-understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong ignored him and strode confidently toward Villa #1, pressing the doorbell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dingdong—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Press again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong paused, “Not home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, then turned and walked toward the neighboring Villa 3 and Villa 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rang all the doorbells, but no one was home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong stood at the empty entrance to the villa district, at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dawei scratched his head, then suddenly slapped his forehead:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! Kong Ge, you think… they’ve already teamed up and gone out to clear dungeons to practice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Ye Kong frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, who had been first in everything since childhood, had been left out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m a Spatial System cultivator… such a powerful teammate—how could they possibly leave me behind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dawei patted Ye Kong’s back gently to soothe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, Kong Ge, don’t get mad, don’t get mad—if this is really what happened, then they’re blind!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1096,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4728f1d4dc5200138737a0aea3f911002f8d9a77fc45a04356d89b1fffe852c9","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-121","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-119",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]