[{"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-152":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},2356762,4610,"Chapter 152: Losing to a Monster Doesn","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-152",152,"\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang also stared fixedly at Han Xue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would never agree to let Lin Mo become a student of someone burdened with a blood feud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d easily be used as a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the two men’s questions and suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue’s face showed not the slightest ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her snow-white hair stirred slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Use him to help me seek revenge? Teacher Xu, Teacher Zhang, you’re overthinking this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Revenge is my own affair, Han Xue’s alone. Even if I die in the endless seas beyond the ocean, I won’t drag anyone else into it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t forget—in the World Arena, talent is original sin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue’s gaze swept over the two elders, then continued calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three years ago, my brother didn’t provoke the Adams family—he merely crossed paths with them in the World Arena. You know exactly what happened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo’s current talent is ten times, even a hundred times stronger than my brother’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When he encounters the Adams family in the World Arena, do you think they’ll let him live?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue’s expression remained calm; she paused, then added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if I do nothing, as long as Lin Mo eventually enters the high-level World Arena, he’ll inevitably cross paths with the Adams family. There’s no need for me to deliberately use him as a weapon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Daoyuan opened his mouth, but could find no rebuttal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Han Xue spoke the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the World Arena, life and death are one’s own responsibility—a tacit rule all nations uphold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many prodigies from Dragon Nation have died at the hands of the Adams family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many members of the Adams family have also fallen to Dragon Nation’s prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World Arena is a battlefield of unyielding enmity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means that if Lin Mo ever meets the Adams family, he will inevitably become their enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no need for Han Xue to secretly stir the pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for Director Zhang’s concern about the ice talent…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue turned her gaze to Zhang Daoyuan. “Don’t forget—Lin Mo is a blank-slate mage with zero elemental affinity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can he master fire, earth, and lightning with such a talent? Why can’t he master ice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have ample reason to believe Lin Mo has an extremely high chance of being the first fully proficient mage in history!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Daoyuan trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully proficient?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, mastering two elements is already genius; mastering three is a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully proficient?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But applied to Lin Mo… it somehow feels utterly reasonable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue continued her calm analysis:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo has already mastered fire and lightning—elements of ultimate offense—and earth—the element of ultimate defense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But he’s missing one thing: ice—the ultimate control.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s nearly level 30, right? Once he reaches level 30, learning ice to fill this gap is the correct choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in Dragon Nation, no one has greater qualification than I, Han Xue, to be his ice-element instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang and Zhang Daoyuan exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue’s reasoning was flawless—they had no counterargument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well said, Teacher Han.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe smiled with relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His deep gaze fixed on Han Xue. “Teacher Han, I’m glad you’ve stepped out of your past shadows and now view your students’ growth from the perspective of a teacher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe turned to Xu Wenchang and Zhang Daoyuan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both of you, I believe Teacher Han is right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Lin Mo masters ice’s ultimate control at level 30, he’ll become a truly flawless six-sided demon king.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And having him taught personally by Han Xue—a genius who has created multiple high-level ice techniques—is the most fitting choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang and Zhang Daoyuan exchanged a glance, then nodded slightly, offering no further objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Han Xue was unquestionably the person in Dragon Nation—and in world history—with the deepest understanding of ice elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else had the qualification to be Lin Mo’s instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe changed tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of this hinges on Lin Mo’s own will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At Jingdu University, or in the Long Xu Class, we never force students onto paths we’ve chosen for them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When he hits level 30, will he learn ice? Will he accept you as his direct master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those choices are his alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he refuses, then let it go. Understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe’s voice was quiet, but carried an unyielding will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the bottom line of Dragon Nation’s highest academic institution: respecting a genius’s own choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue didn’t hesitate; she bowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand, Principal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he refuses, he won’t learn well anyway. I know the truth: forced fruit is never sweet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satisfied with Han Xue’s promise, Guhe nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe turned his gaze back to the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s keep watching the trial—it’s not over yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Xu Wenchang teased:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal, what’s left to watch? The rest is just a one-sided slaughter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Daoyuan’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As director of the second-year class, his own students had been crushed under a hundredfold numerical disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone would feel this deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Daoyuan’s expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang comforted him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, Old Zhang, lighten up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo’s achievements will one day be so terrifying that you and I can only look up in awe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang winked, continuing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Lin Mo becomes Dragon Nation’s pillar, an invincible force…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then being crushed by him? That’ll be an honor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Daoyuan shook with rage, swatting away Xu Wenchang’s hand. “Old Xu, no one’s asking you to speak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he said that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Daoyuan’s heart had already quietly accepted Xu Wenchang’s logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing to a monster like that… maybe… it really isn’t shameful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hero City, Central Plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zzzt… zzzt…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun gripped his communicator tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gangzi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you? Answer me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyone else? Where’s the Seventh Regiment? Eighth Regiment? Respond if you hear me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the static hum of interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun… Jun-ge…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kai swallowed hard, disbelief in his voice. “Don’t call out… they’re… all wiped out…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun snapped his gaze to the team roster on the panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The names representing five hundred people, five teams, all dimmed to black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five hundred people… wiped out by Lin Mo alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun murmured, his expression growing vacant.\u003C\u002Fp>",1038,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","33349b41f4530f9fa9b328aa277b3462ef6619fd4f7218e6c8eb8d65fc189725","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-153","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-151",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]