Chapter 178

Beijing University, Faculty Villa District.

Villa A-8.

In the living room.

Han Xue sat on a pure white sofa.

She still wore that dark blue trench coat, her snow-white hair loosely draped over her shoulders.

Around her stood six fourth-year students.

Two men, four women.

They were precisely the students Han Xue had personally selected and mentored, still enrolled at the school.

And they were all among the top water mages in their fourth-year class.

Han Xue's gaze swept over the six:

"I called you here today to introduce you to Lin Mo."

"As seniors, if Lin Mo runs into any minor troubles later, you should lend him a hand."

Among the six,

a girl with shoulder-length hair and a sweet face nodded.

Her name was Li Xue'er.

The top ice mage among fourth-years.

"Don't worry, Teacher! I'm actually a fan of Lin Mo—if I can help him, I'd be overjoyed!"

For this first-year demon student, not just Li Xue'er but all five others also longed to befriend him.

This kind of powerful ally, if you don't cling to him now, you'll never catch up later.

Li Xue'er grinned and raised her hand:

"Teacher!"

"Lin Mo's just learning water skills—why not let me teach him the first step: turning water into ice?"

Li Xue'er said with full confidence:

"Basic training like this doesn't need you to do it yourself, Teacher!"

Hearing Li Xue'er's self-recommendation,

Han Xue shook her head.

"No."

"Lin Mo's talent far surpasses yours."

"He is an uncarved jade."

"This first foundational step is critical—there can be not the slightest deviation."

Hearing Han Xue's high praise, Li Xue'er stuck out her tongue.

"Alright, alright—if you're doing it, Teacher, it'll be flawless."

The surrounding fourth-year students were secretly stunned.

Lin Mo was the first person Han Xue had ever rated so highly.

"Hey, how long do you think it'll take Lin Mo to master 'turning water into ice'?"

Another girl sparked the topic curiously.

"Hard to say…"

A male student rubbed his chin and analyzed, "But Lin Mo's talent for mastering three elements suggests his fourth won't be weak—I'd guess… a week?"

"A week? You're underestimating Lin Mo too much!"

Li Xue'er immediately rebutted:

"In my view, with Han Laoshi guiding him, he'll master it in at most three days!"

"Come on, think bigger!"

Another girl laughed:

"Maybe he'll master it in just one day!"

"One day? That's ridiculous—even a week is exaggerated."

The group chattered back and forth.

Their words not only elevated Lin Mo's talent but also subtly flattered Han Xue's abilities.

Just then,

"Ding dong—"

The doorbell rang.

Li Xue'er's eyes lit up; she shot to her feet.

"It's definitely Lin Mo!"

"Teacher, I'll go welcome Lin Mo!"

Without waiting,

she gave no one time to react.

Li Xue'er spun around and sprinted out of the living room, through the front garden, straight toward the villa's iron gate.

…

Outside the villa gate.

Lin Mo idly surveyed the scenery around him.

Soon,

The iron door before them was opened from the inside.

Lin Mo turned his head and found a girl smiling brightly at him.

"Hello there!"

Li Xue'er extended her hand with open confidence and introduced herself:

"I am a student of Han Laoshi Xue, a senior in my fourth year, Li Xue'er!"

"You can call me Senior Sister or Senior Sister Xue'er!"

Hearing this, Lin Mo also smiled politely and reached out to shake her hand lightly.

"Hello, Senior Sister. I am..."

Before Lin Mo could introduce himself, Li Xue'er cut him off.

"Oh, no need for introductions! The Great Demon King Lin Mo! Now, who in the entire Jing University doesn't know your name?"

"..."

The corner of Lin Mo's mouth twitched.

Unknowingly, he had become so famous.

"Come in quickly, come in! The teacher is already waiting for you in the living room!"

Li Xue'er enthusiastically opened the main door, stepped aside, and let Lin Mo enter.

The two walked along the small path in the villa's front garden.

Li Xue'er looked at Lin Mo curiously and sighed:

"Lin Mo, junior, you really are level 30 already..."

"Your leveling speed, even within the Dragon Long Xu Ban where resources are extremely good, is quite outrageous."

"But seriously, you still need to rest when it's time to rest. There have been cases before where students pulled all-nighters to level up and suffered sudden death."

"..."

Hearing Li Xue'er's words,

Lin Mo paused in his steps and scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

Pulling all-nighters to grind monsters?

That was definitely not the case.

He slept dead as a log; judging by sleep quality, probably no one in the entire Jing University slept better than him.

Of course, that was something he absolutely could not say out loud.

Lin Mo coughed twice dryly.

"Heh, Senior Sister makes fun of me."

"A stupid bird flies first; I just wanted to reach level 30 early to learn new skills."

Hearing this,

Li Xue'er rolled her eyes directly.

"If you are a stupid bird, then what are we?"

Li Xue'er looked deeply shaken and said with a bitter smile:

"Sigh, I'm not afraid of geniuses having high talent; I'm afraid of geniuses having high talent and still grinding themselves to death!"

Lin Mo smiled awkwardly and did not reply.

The two continued walking forward along the garden path.

Li Xue'er's expression became a bit more serious.

"By the way, Lin Mo, junior."

"Since you have reached level 30 and learned water-element skills, the first step when you meet Han Laoshi later is to master this 'Condensing Water into Ice'."

"This step is not easy at all."

"Back in my day, your senior sister took over two months just to get a foothold."

Lin Mo was stunned for a moment.

"Two months? Is it that difficult?"

Li Xue'er nodded heavily.

"Of course!"

"And that was considered fast. Among Han Laoshi's students, the slowest took a full eight months..."

"I see..."

Lin Mo fell into thought.

Li Xue'er looked at Lin Mo, her eyes full of confidence:

"But Lin Mo, junior, you will definitely be different. With your talent plus Han Laoshi Xue's instruction, maybe in one week... no, three days you'll get a foothold!"

Speaking of which,

the two arrived in front of the villa's main entrance.

Li Xue'er reached out to push open the main door, then shouted into the house:

"Teacher! Lin Mo, junior, is here!"

The next second.

The five senior students who had been sitting in the living room instantly swarmed over with a rush.

"Hello, junior!"

"Finally seeing the living Great Demon King!"

"Junior Lin Mo, I'm Fang Lei. You guys broke the dungeon record yesterday—so cool!"

"Lin Mo, if you need anything at school later, just come find us!"

Facing this group of seniors burning with enthusiasm.

Lin Mo maintained a polite smile.

"Hello, seniors."

"I'm new here; please take care of me in the future."

At this moment.

Han Xue also walked over.

Everyone consciously made way.

Lin Mo stepped forward.

"Han Laoshi."

Han Xue nodded slightly.

"You're here."

She skipped the small talk and went straight to the point.

"Time is precious."

"Let's go; follow me to the backyard. Today, I'll first help you comprehend the Water Element, striving to complete the first step, 'Condensing Water into Ice,' as soon as possible."

"For these few days, I'll accompany you around the clock."

"Uh..."

Lin Mo stood in place, scratching his head.

"Um... Han Laoshi, actually, I've already successfully comprehended 'Condensing Water into Ice'."

Upon hearing this.

Everyone present clearly paused.

Han Xue: "???"

Li Xue: "???"

The other seniors: "???"