[{"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-135":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},2356745,4610,"Chapter 135: Lin Mo, you didn","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-135",135,"\u003Cp>“BOOM——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless sharp rock spears shot toward Ye Kong like a torrential rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid this dense storm of rock spears, explosive fireballs and fiery feathers whirled through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This terrifying barrage of firepower instantly unleashed a towering wave of heat and shockwaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong didn’t even have time to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His prized spatial movement technique offered no escape against this all-encompassing, angle-free assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding white light erupted skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the passive trigger of [Soul Protection].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white light rapidly solidified into a massive light cocoon, enveloping Ye Kong before crashing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang stood at the edge of the arena, his eyelids twitching violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had anticipated the outcome, the process… was simply too brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath and announced loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The match is decided!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The winner: Lin Mo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost the instant the words left his mouth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Director, already standing by, tapped the ground with his toe and vanished in a flash to Ye Kong’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of healing spells rained down upon the light cocoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this Lin Mo’s true strength? This firepower coverage… is that even real?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So damn strong… unbelievably strong…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, is there even a Level 26 mage with this many skills?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They gazed at the figure hovering above the arena, their eyes filled with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If before, they thought Lin Mo’s close-range instant kill of Ye Kong was luck or information asymmetry,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then this time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was pure, undeniable domination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A total, hopeless gap in power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>once the shock faded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone slammed his thigh and let out a wail:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My money!!!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That cry jolted everyone awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re done… completely done… my living expenses!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lost again! Lost again! Ye Kong, you idiot! Why couldn’t you hold out?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dirty bookie! Another win for the dirty bookie! This is rigged! I refuse to accept it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All faces turned ashen, eyes hollow with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two bets. Two all-ins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thought it was a chance to break even—ended up getting incinerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing clutched her tiny, densely scribbled notebook, grinning uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re rich… we’re really rich now! Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing’s eyes sparkled, drool nearly dripping from her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao struck her sister squarely on the back of the head, without mercy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you fallen into a money pit? Do we starve you or leave you without clothes? Do you really have to act like a greedy miser?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao couldn’t help but strike out at her sister’s pitiful display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing pouted, defiant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s different!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Family money is family money—this is mine, earned by my own skill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, who ever turns down money? This is my hard-earned blood and sweat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao sneered, cutting her down coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yours? What do you have to do with it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t Lin Mo win this with his own strength? You’re just the one collecting cash—how dare you call it blood and sweat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Han Mengqing puffed out her chest, indignant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course it’s mine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without my flawless acting, without my perfect coordination with Lin Mo, could we have pulled off this score?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha… heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao laughed bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, Chu Lingxuan stepped in to mediate, speaking softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, Mengyao—don’t be angry. Mengqing’s just trying to earn extra money to ease the family burden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the arena,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Su Director’s powerful healing, the white cocoon slowly dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong’s injuries had healed by more than half,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet he did not rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lay motionless on the cold ground, staring blankly at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, he lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since childhood, whether in studies, gaming, or combat, he had never been defeated so utterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never… never rendered so utterly powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That crushing sense of helplessness pressed upon him like a mountain, stealing his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why… how could this happen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong murmured to himself, his mind teetering on collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His handsome face blocked out the blinding sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Master Ye?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this? Is the ground cool? Feeling like a nap?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this teasing tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong pushed himself up, looked at Lin Mo, and forced a bitter smile: “Lin Mo, are you here just to mock me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo shrugged, clapped Ye Kong’s shoulder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Winning and losing are part of the game.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, your continuous air-cutting technique was damn impressive—if I hadn’t reacted fast, you’d have landed it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s words were half-truth, half-flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply wanted to spare this proud student some dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong lifted his head, locking eyes with Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he said seriously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Landed? Don’t joke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, I can feel it—your true strength is far beyond this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those skies of rock spears and fireballs… you held back, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’d wanted, you had more than enough firepower to cover me until my Void Stealth ended—I had zero chance to escape your barrage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong was arrogant, but not foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s entire battle had clearly been a game from start to finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Ye Kong had fought with everything he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even then, he had no chance to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo paused in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s true, what you said makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just wanted to test his new skill, so he hadn’t continued covering the fire zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong took a deep breath, let out a bitter laugh, then stood up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dawei ran over and supported Ye Kong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Kong! Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong pushed away Wang Dawei’s hand and straightened his disheveled clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Lin Mo and smiled carefreely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just lost to a monster—no shame in that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong’s expression turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, I’ve lost fairly and I accept it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From today on, you’re the squad leader of Long Xu Class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, Ye Kong, accept the loss—any order you give from now on, I will carry out without question!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo looked at the boy who could both take and let go, and a flicker of admiration passed through his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this guy was a bit arrogant, he at least understood the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo didn’t pretend modesty; he nodded with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll take the role of squad leader for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But don’t think you’re off the hook—you’re my deputy squad leader from now on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All the annoying little chores—running errands, organizing things—they’re all yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m lazy—I only handle fighting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Ye Kong blinked, then chuckled helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really aren’t pulling any punches… Fine, deputy squad leader it is—I’ll handle the grunt work.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1116,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","286f16f4acc8d54966b8bbee6815a3c94173a912f637b7ccefa2921d4c34ab82","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-136","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-134",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]