Chapter 155: Enlightenment: The Sighing Wall, a High-Level Skill!

In the Brave City, upon its walls.

A thousand four hundred second-year students all stared fixedly at the distant plain.

That figure, in their eyes, was being infinitely magnified.

No vast army, only a lone individual.

Yet the terrifying pressure rushing toward them made many of their breaths grow heavy.

Cold sweat coated the palms of their gripping weapons.

"Don't panic!"

Shen Jun stood at the center of the wall and roared loudly:

"No matter how strong Lin Mo is, he's still just one man!"

"We have fourteen hundred people here—over a thousand times his number!"

"Today, we hold the Brave City at all costs—no one gets through!"

"Focus your minds, every last one of you!"

"If a freshman single-handedly smashes down our gate today, this class will never hold our heads high at Jingda again!"

Shen Jun's roar forcibly stabilized the crumbling morale on the wall.

"Jun Ge is right! Kill him!"

"Even if we bury him under a mountain of skills, we'll crush him!"

Everyone clenched their teeth.

Shen Jun glanced at the map before him.

On the map, the lone red dot representing Lin Mo was slowly approaching.

Less than five kilometers from their main city.

Shen Jun narrowed his eyes, staring at the distant figure—barely a speck to the naked eye.

"Too far. At this range, ranged skills can't reach him, and he'll easily dodge them."

Shen Jun turned to the unit leaders beside him and ordered:

"Carry out my command! Everyone prepare for attack—hold your skills in hand, ready at all times!"

"When he enters the one-kilometer range, unleash full firepower!"

"Fourteen hundred people saturating the area with firepower—even if he's the number one atop all SSS-tier prodigies, he'll be reduced to dust!"

"Yes!"

……

Meanwhile.

On the plain, four kilometers from the Brave City.

Lin Mo walked leisurely.

A gentle breeze brushed his face; his mood was pleasant.

【Thick Virtue Carries All, Absolute Defense!】

【The true essence of Earth is not merely piling rocks, but perfectly fusing the earth's pulse with spatial structure to form an impassable abyss!】

【Your skill "Earth Shield" has reached 100% enlightenment progress!】

【Congratulations! Your skill "Earth Shield" has shattered the structural constraints of conventional defense skills and glimpsed a corner of Earth's true essence!】

【Your skill "Earth Shield" has successfully evolved into the high-level Earth skill: Sighing Wall!】

A series of prompts appeared on the panel.

Lin Mo stopped walking, a faint smile curling his lips.

"Again?"

"Another high-level skill?"

Before he could examine the skill in detail,

【"Earth Shield" let out a deafening laugh: HAHAHA! I did it too! No surprise—I'm the best!】

【"Earth Shield" with tears in its eyes: I knew it! I'm not just a dumb rock! From today on, no one will harm my master! Big brother, little brother, did you see? I'm high-level too!】

Facing his younger brother's ecstatic joy,

"Fireball" slowly flickered its flames.

【"Fireball" crossed its arms behind its back, speaking with aged authority: Hmph. Under my direct tutelage, your enlightenment into Earth's essence was inevitable.】

【"Fireball" paused, then added: Of course, this does at least prove you're not beyond redemption.】

【"Earth Shield" nodded frantically: Big brother is right! All thanks to your teaching! I'll never forget your grace, big brother!】

"Well done, little Earth!"

Lin Mo praised silently in his heart: "I always knew you hid immeasurable potential within!"

【"Earth Shield" straightened its chest at the master's praise: Master, rest assured! As long as second brother stands, no one will ever lay a finger on you from now on!】

Lin Mo nodded with a smile and eagerly checked the new skill's details.

【Sighing Wall (Lv. ): Draw earth elements from deep within the ground to raise a colossal wall connected to the earth before the caster, absorbing massive damage. The caster may freely alter the wall's structure and shape. Duration and defense strength depend on the skill's current level and wall structure.】

【Cooldown: 10 minutes.】

"Hmm?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.

A colossal wall connected to the earth?

Build a fortress?

Interesting.

Lin Mo stroked his chin, pondering inwardly.

Fire high-level, Lightning high-level, now Earth too…

Heaven, I'm only level 27!

What would Xu Lao think if he found out?

Thinking of this,

Lin Mo slapped his forehead.

Almost forgot!

This freshman trial is being broadcast live to the entire school.

Lin Mo lifted his head, gazing at the clear blue sky.

Let Xu Lao and the upperclassmen see just how unreasonable my firepower and defense truly are.

With that thought,

Lin Mo's lips curled upward.

He gathered his thoughts and turned his gaze to the distance.

At the horizon, the grand Brave City was now clearly visible.

He could even make out the dense, ant-like masses of people crowding the walls.

"Time to level up this new skill."

Lin Mo pulled out the skill book he had prepared in advance.

It was bought with the money Ye Kong and the others lost.

"Kids, mealtime!"

"If we don't max out our firepower today, how can we repay the warm welcome from those thousand souls across the way?"

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—!

Dozens of skill books instantly turned into streaks of light and plunged into Lin Mo's forehead.

【"Doom: Meteor Firefall" upgraded to Lv. !】

【"Doom: Meteor Firefall" upgraded to Lv. 5!】

【"Doom: Meteor Firefall" upgraded to Lv. 7!】

【"Sighing Wall" upgraded to Lv. !】

【"Sighing Wall" upgraded to Lv. 5!】

【"Sighing Wall" upgraded to Lv. 7!】

……

In mere seconds, the priceless skill books turned to ash.

"Perfect!"

Lin Mo watched his newly maxed-out skills, feeling deeply satisfied.

"This feeling of not worrying about money? Truly wonderful."

……

In the Brave City, upon its walls.

Shen Jun stared fixedly at the panel map, silently calculating the distance.

The fourteen hundred men on the wall had all assumed their casting stances.

Archers drew their bows fully, arrows glowing with colored light.

Mages' staves glowed with swirling, multicolored orbs of magic, nearly changing the wall's hue.

Everyone waited for Shen Jun's command.

Finally,

"We're here!"

Shen Jun snapped his head up, staring at the figure ahead that had now grown clear.

He thrust his longsword forward and roared with all his strength:

"Everyone! Attack!"

"Fire!!!"