[{"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-167":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},2356777,4610,"Chapter 167","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-167",167,"\u003Cp>Inside the dungeon center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless onlooking students, after watching Lin Mo and the others enter the dungeon, began to chatter excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, the team dungeon record is global—this is about our Long Nation’s honor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, most records are split between our Long Nation and Meili Nation—what the hell is this Ying Nation? They stole the record and even left mocking comments?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly, Ying Nation is just a dog raised by Meili Nation, and with the bone their master tossed them, they dare to shit and piss on our Long Nation’s head?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck, I really hope Lin Mo the Demon King leads this team and shatters the record so badly that those Ying Nation bastards can’t even understand it in their lifetimes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding students were all fired up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As citizens of Long Nation, their innate pride and sense of honor made them furious and suffocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, easy to say, but it’s not that simple to take it back…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A student wearing black-rimmed glasses frowned and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve held these three team dungeon records for a full fifty years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During that time, how many brilliant prodigies have emerged from our Long Nation and Meili Nation—didn’t they want to break the record?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not because they didn’t want to, but because they couldn’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The previous record was, theoretically, the absolute limit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, Ying Nation’s ‘Ghost God Clan’ pushed the time forward by nearly three minutes… that’s definitely not achievable through mere firepower upgrades.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They must have discovered a completely new way to bypass the mechanism—or found some cheat shortcut!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such a mechanism breakthrough couldn’t have been figured out overnight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This logical, well-reasoned analysis hit like a bucket of ice water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding crowd fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team dungeons don’t just test individual power—they test understanding of the mechanics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without knowing how to break it, entering is just wasting time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t let you say that about the Demon King!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear female voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sophomore girl’s face was flushed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though short in stature, she now stared unflinchingly at the glasses-wearing boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, what do you know? You have no idea how terrifying the Demon King is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl clenched her fists, her eyes gleaming with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was standing on the walls of the Hero Capital today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I watched him turn our thousands of people—and the entire capital—into dust!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That crushing sense of despair—you people who never experienced it can’t possibly understand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl took a deep breath, her tone absolute:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For ordinary prodigies, the mechanism is indeed an insurmountable chasm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if that person is Lin Mo the Demon King, it’s different!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my view, there is nothing the Demon King cannot accomplish in this world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, I believe in him—he will definitely reclaim the record!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This near-blind worship sparked stunned glances among the senior students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This junior… is she mentally sound?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got one-shot along with the whole wall, and now she’s a diehard fan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total masochist confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glasses-wearing boy opened his mouth to retort, but the words died on his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the students present were citizens of Long Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in their hearts, they all desperately wished Lin Mo and his team could reclaim the record and slap the Ying Nation people hard across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Xu Wenchang silently watched the dungeon fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu, what are you staring at? So absorbed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle voice sounded softly beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang turned his head and saw the principal, Guhe, standing beside him as if he had appeared out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang gave a slight nod, then asked with curiosity: “You weren’t here before Lin Mo and the others entered—where did you go? So secretive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe glanced at him and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I went to the Central Tian Shu Bureau.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing “Tian Shu Bureau,” Xu Wenchang’s pupils contracted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Shu Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the highest center of power in the entire Long Nation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also the daily workplace of the Five Elders, the pinnacle of Long Nation’s authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you go to the Tian Shu Bureau?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else would I go for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe said matter-of-factly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Jing University produced a freak like Lin Mo—shouldn’t I personally report to the Five Elders?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang nodded in deep agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Lin Mo’s current value far exceeded that of a mere “talented student.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was essentially a strategic nuclear weapon for Long Nation’s future dominance on the Ten Thousand Nations Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… what did the Five Elders say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe smiled lightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re extremely interested in Lin Mo, but they’ve been busy lately. They’ll probably meet him in a few days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang sucked in a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five Elders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the chairmen of the most renowned top guilds across the land found it harder to meet them than to climb to heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many couldn’t even gain entry to the Tian Shu Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be received by the Five Elders meant direct entry into Long Nation’s core power circle—an immense honor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this kid, Lin Mo, had only been enrolled for a few days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an achievement was unprecedented in all of Long Nation’s history!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Wenchang’s expression, Guhe smiled and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s natural the Five Elders are interested in Lin Mo’s talents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Lin Mo can help Long Nation reclaim those three records this time, it’ll be another feather in his cap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then perhaps we can secure even more benefits for this kid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if remembering something, Guhe turned to Xu Wenchang and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Xu, what’s Lin Mo’s plan this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this question, Xu Wenchang’s expression turned strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a bitter laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plan? Yeah, we have one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Full power, ignore the mechanism, just crush through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe’s smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignore the mechanism? Smash through?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is that possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every dungeon has strict level restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, within those level limits, cultivators absolutely cannot bypass the mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe paused to reconsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This child, Lin Mo, doesn’t seem to care for reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s someone who, at this stage, has mastered dual-element special techniques and three high-grade skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might just…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually work out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang looked at Guhe and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal, do you really think this kid Lin Mo can pull it off?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe fell silent for a moment, then a faint smile curled at his lips:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps he can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Xu, didn’t you yourself say that this kid Lin Mo’s specialty is delivering surprises?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this answer, Xu Wenchang was momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the two exchanged a knowing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8e2e29001d060f615390b96e3d62aaa83a4c2f00ddb73e932d77990606195f97","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-168","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-166",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]