Chapter 134: Insight, Dead Thorn Rock Spear—Scatter!

"What the fuck..."

The students in the stands, feeling the searing heat rushing toward them, wore expressions of stunned awe.

"That looks like... an Elemental Body?"

"No way, bro—this level, and he's mastered an Elemental Body? Are you kidding?"

"That fire tornado—if I remember right—is the Intermediate skill Flame Storm, right? With the Elemental Body's boost, this range... is that even fair?"

"We're done... we're completely done..."

"So the one better at long-range combat is Lin Mo!"

The students who had still hoped to reclaim their money from Gou Zhuang now looked ashen.

"With this firepower... how is Ye Kong supposed to hold out?"

"My money... damn it, are we really gonna get completely wiped out by Gou Zhuang again?"

Someone looked despairingly toward Han Mengqing's direction.

Han Mengqing was grinning so wide she couldn't close her mouth.

"Damn it! That Gou Zhuang, she's laughing! She must've known Lin Mo had this trick all along—this is fixed!"

At that moment,

Wang Dawei stepped forward and shouted:

"Don't panic, everyone! Brother Kong hasn't lost yet!"

He pointed toward Ye Kong, now engulfed by the Flame Storm, and roared:

"Brother Kong still has a core survival skill: 【Void Stealth】!"

"It lets him phase into space, rendering him immune to all attacks!"

"【Void Stealth】?"

One student frowned and said, "But I recall that after using it, you can't move or attack at all..."

"Heh, no problem."

Wang Dawei chuckled, a look of confidence on his face. "No matter what Elemental Body, Lava Armor, or Flame Storm he's using, they all have duration and cooldown limits."

"Once Brother Kong survives this wave, that's when we strike back!"

Hearing Wang Dawei's analysis,

The despairing crowd's eyes reignited with hope.

"That's right! 【Void Stealth】—that's an invincible survival technique!"

"Just hold on! Hold on and we win!"

"Come on, Brother Kong! Hold on, just hold on!"

In an instant,

The stands erupted once more with deafening cheers.

At the storm's center,

As Wang Dawei had said,

Ye Kong had indeed slipped into the Void.

His body had turned transparent, as if existing in another dimension.

The furious flames raging around him could not harm him in the slightest.

But he was trapped at the storm's heart, and his vision was filled with endless fire.

Ye Kong stared at the apocalyptic scene surrounding him, his heart trembling.

"What kind of monster is this guy?"

"That move just now... it's a special skill, definitely an Elemental Body of Fire—how the hell did he learn it?"

"Thank god I've got a survival skill—otherwise I'd be dead, fuck."

"Lin Mo, let's see how long you can keep this up! I don't believe you've got infinite firepower!"

Ye Kong gritted his teeth and waited silently.

Above the arena,

Lin Mo hovered above the chest of the Flame Demon's phantom.

He gazed at Ye Kong, now swallowed by the Flame Storm, and frowned slightly.

"Still alive?"

"Guess he's got some tricks. Let's add a little more."

"Little Fire!"

【【Fireball】 excitedly shouted: Here we go!】

"Flame Pillar!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Thick columns of fire began carpet-bombing the interior of the storm.

At that moment,

A notification appeared on his panel.

【Your skill【Earth Shield】has successfully evolved under intense mental strain into the Intermediate Earth skill: Dead Thorn Rock Spear—Scatter!】

【Dead Thorn Rock Spear—Scatter (Lv. ): Condenses countless rock spears to deliver a coverage strike on a designated area, dealing massive damage and ignoring 50% defense.】

【【Earth Shield】excitedly shouted: Master! Master! I did it! I really did it! Big Bro, I've got a new move!】

"Huh?"

"Actually learned it?"

"Good job, Little Earth."

Lin Mo's lips curled slightly upward.

With a new skill, no need to hesitate—first step: max it out!

Without a second thought,

Lin Mo pulled skill books from his panel inventory.

【Dead Thorn Rock Spear—Scatter】 Level Up!

Lv. ... Lv. 0... Lv. 0...

In the blink of an eye,

Fully maxed!

In the stands,

Han Mengyao, who had been watching Lin Mo closely, suddenly twitched her lips.

"Lingxuan, did you see that?"

Chu Lingxuan nodded dumbly:

"I saw..."

"Lin Mo... is he eating books again?"

Han Mengyao rubbed her forehead and sighed:

"That freak... how does he learn a new skill after every fight?"

In midair,

Lin Mo directly spoke to【Earth Shield】:

"Little Earth, get to work!"

Since he'd learned the new skill, why not use it?

【【Earth Shield】: On it! Watch Big Bro!】

ZZZZ—!

Behind Lin Mo,

Countless sharp rock spears coalesced, densely covering half the arena.

These spears were shorter than the single ones—less than a meter long—but their tips glowed with lethal radiance, signaling they were still razor-sharp.

"What the hell is this skill?"

The students in the stands were stunned again.

"Rock spears... I remember Earth has a single-target skill called Dead Thorn Rock Spear, but I've never heard of a version that covers the whole sky!"

"Could Lin Mo have invented and improved it—turned it into an AoE skill?"

"Holy shit, this is basically a thousand arrows fired at once! Is this even a mage? He's an archer!"

Despair spread through the stands.

If the Flame Storm alone could be survived by using an invincible skill, there might've been hope.

But now...

Another sky-covering skill has appeared.

How could anyone dodge two such skills?

Wouldn't Ye Kong be turned into a sieve the moment he emerged?

……

In the void.

Ye Kong could see nothing and hear nothing.

Before his eyes lay only a sea of crimson fire.

He did not know what was happening outside; he only knew the power of the flame storm was weakening.

"Almost there, just about done!"

"Lin Mo, you've got no other tricks left, right? When I get out, I'll see how you win!"

Finally.

The surrounding flames began to dissipate.

"Now!"

A flash of sharp light lit up Ye Kong's eyes.

"Spatial Leap!"

Shhhhh—!

Ye Kong's figure instantly broke free from the void.

In the next instant, he teleported clear of the area engulfed by the flame storm.

"Lin Mo! You've run out of moves!"

"—"

Ye Kong's gaze met the dense, sky-blocking array of rock spears.

Amidst that forest of spears,

Lin Mo still hovered in midair, the phantom image of the Flame Demon still radiating overwhelming menace behind him.

"Oh? Master Ye has emerged?"

Ye Kong: "???"

Before Ye Kong could react,

Lin Mo swept his hand.

"Xiao Tu, welcome guests!"

【【Earth Shield Art】instantly perked up: Got it! Watch Big Brother's abalone needle!】

Shhhhhhh—!!

Countless rock spears, shrieking through the air, blasted toward Ye Kong.

At the same time,

【【Fireball Art】refused to be outdone: You little brother, don't you dare steal my spotlight! Die, you jerk!】

"Multiple Exploding Fireballs!"

"Fire Feathers Fill the Sky!"

Boom boom boom—!!!

This was a true, all-angle saturation strike.

Ye Kong tried to activate Spatial Leap.

But as he looked around, the entire arena was filled with Lin Mo's techniques.

Not a single spot to land.

"You… don't play fair."