Chapter 145: This Kid Lin Mo Learns a New Skill Every Day?

Beijing University, Central Plaza.

The massive stands, once filled with roaring crowds and deafening noise, fell utterly silent at this moment.

Thousands of third- and fourth-year students stared fixedly at the giant screen above the plaza.

A wave of flame swept across.

Hundreds of white lights shot skyward, like daytime meteors flowing back into the heavens.

An entire hundred-man squad!

In a single exchange!

Completely vaporized!

"What the fuck…"

"Did I just see that? A hundred-man squad? Two skills, wiped out entirely?"

Finally, someone spoke up.

"Is that… instant kill? Two skills, wiped out a whole hundred-man squad? Is that even possible for a mage at this level?"

"Exactly! Under level 30, how could anyone have such range and damage?"

In the crowd, a male student grabbed his companion's arm and pointed at the fading fan-shaped flame wave on the screen, shouting excitedly:

"Wait, Er'er, isn't that the 【Flame Roar】 you couldn't learn even after eating five or six skill books?"

The student called Er'er smiled helplessly:

"Yeah… it's definitely 【Flame Roar】…"

"I trained for nearly half a year, used six skill books, and still couldn't learn it… and he just walked in, casually cast it— I feel like I'm dead…"

"Er'er, doesn't his casually thrown 【Flame Roar】 have even greater range?"

The man delivered another blow.

Er'er clutched his chest, face twisted in constipation, "Stop talking. Just stop. I need to be alone."

"Is this what a gap looks like…"

A fourth-year student beside him sighed:

"I know 【Flame Roar】— it's not easy. Lin Mo just switched classes not long ago, right? This proficiency, this range—it's insane."

At that moment,

someone added:

"Didn't you notice? The reason for such massive range and damage is that Lin Mo just activated his Fire Element Body. That huge Infernal Shadow behind him—did you guys go blind?"

"…"

With those words,

the people around finally realized.

"Holy shit? I didn't notice until you said it—there really was an Infernal Shadow behind Lin Mo just now."

"Fire Element Body… that's a special skill!"

"Who the hell could've expected this? Who could've thought a level-27 freshman could pull this off?"

The crowd erupted again.

If everyone could still rationalize Lin Mo's 【Flame Roar】 proficiency as natural talent,

the appearance of the 【Fire Element Body】 shattered their understanding completely.

Special skills tower above the standard skill system—only those with extreme elemental affinity and a stroke of fortune can awaken them.

Many level-80 or 90 fire-specialized mages still can't even reach that threshold.

"This is insane… too insane…"

A female student with glasses counted on her fingers:

"Just now, how many of Lin Mo's hidden cards did he reveal?"

"High-mobility 【Flame Wind Wings】, powerful DPS 【Flame Storm】, plus this explosive 【Flame Roar】…"

"Three mid-tier skills, plus a special skill—【Fire Element Body】!"

"All fire-based! And every single one looks highly proficient!"

"What kind of blank mage is this? He's practically the Fire God reincarnated!"

Everyone nodded, their eyes filled with awe.

"If you look at it this way, Lin Mo's top rank is truly deserved—zero fluke."

"Yeah, with this level of fire control, even our senior fire mages probably can't match him."

At this, someone couldn't help swallowing hard and muttered quietly:

"Hey, do you think… with this pace, could Lin Mo really solo wipe out all two thousand second-years?"

The crowd fell slightly quieter after this remark.

But soon, rebuttals rose up.

"Solo wipe? You're dreaming."

A fourth-year student shook his head, calmly analyzing:

"Lin Mo is strong—unbelievably strong. But he revealed himself too early."

"Now that everyone knows he's a powerhouse fire mage, countering him becomes easy."

"If I were the second-year commander, I'd immediately gather all water mages into a formation and cast linked Water Shields."

"Remember, water counters fire."

No matter how intense his fire is, he can't break through a defense constructed by over a hundred water mages.

"Once his fire burst is blocked, the rest of them just spam skills—no matter how mobile he is, he won't be able to dodge it all."

This analysis, logical and well-reasoned, quickly won agreement from many nearby.

Indeed.

No matter how strong an individual is, against organized squads and elemental advantages, he's powerless.

"Right. Human limits exist."

Someone beside him added, "One person trying to wipe out two thousand? Only a god could do that."

At this moment,

someone suddenly remembered something and whispered weakly:

"But… the reward for this trial is a 【Thunder Element Fragment】. I have a feeling the principal deliberately created this excuse to give it to Lin Mo."

"Do you think… Lin Mo might also know thunder magic? Thunder counters water, after all…"

"Get real!"

The senior scoffed, cutting him off:

"Bro, use your brain."

"Fire and thunder are the two hardest elemental schools among the common elements."

"Lin Mo is only level 27! He already unlocked an Element Body in fire—that's already a miracle, proving he poured all his time and energy into fire."

"Do you really think he has the bandwidth to train thunder too—and match his fire mastery?"

"It's impossible!"

Everyone laughed.

Yes, being good at everything usually means being mediocre at all.

Since Lin Mo is a fire-specialized genius, thunder would at best be a superficial skill—useless in large-scale battles.

…

On the top tier of the viewing stand, the school leadership's reserved seats.

Compared to the chaotic excitement below,

these senior figures appeared slightly more composed, yet their astonishment was unmistakable.

"【Flame Roar】? This kid Lin Mo just unlocked another new mid-tier fire skill?"

Guhe watched the screen, squinting slightly.

"And judging by its power and range—even with the Element Body and Han Mengqing's buff—his proficiency at this level is absolutely maxed out."

Xu Wenchang stood beside him, unable to suppress a grin.

He shook his head, sighing:

"This kid is a monster. Feels like he learns a new skill every day—could he be training monsters in his sleep?"

Saying this,

Xu Wenchang turned to Zhang Daoyuan beside him.

"Lao Zhang, what do you think?"

"Is our Lin Mo worthy of your attention?"

Zhang Daoyuan took a deep breath, calming himself.

He had to admit—the scene just now had shaken him deeply.

"Indeed… very strong."

Zhang Daoyuan nodded, objectively evaluating: "At this level, delivering destruction of this scale is exceptionally rare."

Hearing this, Xu Wenchang chuckled and leaned closer:

"So, Lao Zhang—now do you think Lin Mo deserves a bet from Principal Gu?"

"Is giving him that Thunder Element Fragment really not a waste?"

Hearing this, Zhang Daoyuan frowned slightly.

After a moment of silence, he still shook his head:

"Xu, one thing at a time."

"Lin Mo's fire affinity is indeed absurdly strong, but that doesn't mean he'll win this trial, or that he deserves the Lightning Element Fragment."

"Why not?"

Xu Wenchang raised an eyebrow.

Zhang Daoyuan continued:

"The sophomores, if they're not fools, will surely unite their Water Magic Corps to counter him next."

"Lin Mo can't rely on fire alone—he must demonstrate equal strength in Lightning."

Here, Zhang Daoyuan sighed:

"I know this kid knows several mid-tier Lightning techniques."

"But Xu, a person's energy is limited."

"If he's mastered his fire techniques to this level, it means his Lightning techniques can't possibly be equally refined…"

"Hey hey hey! Stop!"

Before Zhang Daoyuan could finish, Xu Wenchang raised his hand to cut him off.

"Old Zhang, that's all the vision you've got."

"Who told you that mastering fire means Lightning must be weak?"

"Just wait and see—don't pop your eyeballs out later."

With that, Xu Wenchang said no more.

He knew Lin Mo's Lightning proficiency was no weaker than his fire.

Seeing Xu Wenchang's demeanor, Zhang Daoyuan sighed and shook his head.

"Fine, fine, I'll watch."

Zhang Daoyuan sighed again, still holding to his view:

"But Xu, I'll say it again."

"If the reward were a Fire Element Fragment, based on Lin Mo's current performance—even if he lost—I'd still say he deserves it."

"But it's a Lightning Element Fragment…"

Zhang Daoyuan glanced at Guhe and whispered:

"I think it's best given to Principal Gu."

"After all, Principal Gu is our Dragon Nation's top Lightning master—he needs this more than Lin Mo does."