Chapter 180: Steady as an Old Dog!

Lin Mo held ten skill books, feeling somewhat awkward.

These skill books offered him no help in understanding or comprehension.

Their only use was to grind proficiency and level up skills.

Whatever.

Free resources worth millions—why not take them?

"Thank you, Master Han."

Lin Mo politely expressed his gratitude.

Then, without hesitation, he immediately used them.

【Prompt: You have consumed 10 beginner skill books!】

【Your skill "Ice Spike" has significantly increased in proficiency!】

【Your skill "Ice Spike" has leveled up to Lv. 0!】

Han Xue watched as Lin Mo absorbed the skill books, a flicker of anticipation in her eyes.

"How does it feel?"

Lin Mo turned to Han Xue and smiled slightly:

"Master Han, I feel fine—should be no problem."

"No problem?"

Han Xue froze for a moment.

Li Xuer and others nearby gasped in shock.

"Already no problem?"

Fang Lei widened his eyes and turned to Li Xuer:

"Xuer, how long did it take you the first time you mastered Ice Burst?"

Li Xuer thought for a moment and held up five fingers:

"Five days."

Fang Lei chuckled bitterly: "That's actually pretty good—I took seven."

"Who didn't? Lin Mo's junior brother barely spent a minute and it's already done?"

"I can accept he instantly grasped water-to-ice, but Ice Burst is a beginner offensive skill—did he really master it again in one go?"

"I don't believe it! This is insane!"

Li Xuer spoke up:

"Enough. We'll just watch and see."

Everyone held their breath.

Dozens of eyes locked tightly onto Lin Mo.

They both hoped to witness a miracle and felt this was utterly absurd.

…

Han Xue stared at Lin Mo and said calmly:

"Alright, then try it."

Lin Mo nodded at her words.

Then he turned around, facing the wooden post.

Lin Mo raised his right hand toward the wooden post.

"Little Ice."

【"Ice Spike" responded eagerly: Coming, coming!】

Hum—!

An intense cold aura instantly descended.

Almost the same instant he raised his hand.

A thick layer of blue ice instantly formed on the wooden post!

The freezing speed was so fast that even the moisture in the air had no time to react—turning instantly into a storm of ice shards.

Then—

Lin Mo's gaze sharpened, his right hand clenching in the air.

"Explode."

Boom—!!

A deafening explosion erupted instantly.

The wooden post shook violently from the blast.

Same spellcasting without a staff!

First attempt—success!

Meanwhile,

Lin Mo's interface flashed with multiple prompts.

【Your skill "Ice Spike," inspired, spontaneously evolved and successfully unlocked the beginner ice skill: Ice Burst!】

【Ice Burst (Lv. ): Instantly freezes the target, applying a frost effect, then detonates the ice to deal ice attribute damage. Cooldown: 5 seconds.】

"Not bad."

Lin Mo nodded silently to himself.

Strong control, high burst, short cooldown.

Shame it's only a beginner skill.

【"Ice Spike" conjured two tiny ice hands, cupping its own cheeks.】

【"Ice Spike" spoke shyly: Master, Master, was my explosion pretty? Wasn't I awesome?】

"Awesome, awesome!"

Lin Mo gave lavish praise without hesitation.

But the moment he finished speaking—

【"Ice Spike" squirmed, pouting pitifully: Master… would you mind being harsher? I still prefer when you're arrogant and curse at me like before…】

"…"

Lin Mo paused, stunned.

"Get the hell out of here!"

【"Ice Spike"'s ice-blue body flushed crimson again.】

【"Ice Spike" let out a blissful sigh: Mmm… so fierce… I love it… I'm going now…】

【"Fireball" gagged violently: Ugh! This is disgusting! I can't take it! Third brother, strike her down with lightning!】

【"Lightning Strike" coldly agreed: I concur. Recommend annihilation.】

【"Earth Shield" cowered in the corner, covering his eyes: Can't look… can't look… Big brother, I'm tainted now…】

Facing the disdain of the other three skills,

【"Ice Spike" instantly switched to a cold, regal queenly demeanor, sneering: Shut up, you fools who don't appreciate your master's grace.】

"…"

Lin Mo was utterly speechless.

Just destroy it already.

…

Meanwhile,

in the backyard of the villa,

senior students from the fourth year stared blankly at the wooden post.

"What the hell… he just looked at it and learned it?"

"This is impossible! It's a beginner skill! No need for any insight, no gradual learning curve?"

"Ahh! Why him?!"

Everyone felt their worldview crumbling.

Even Han Xue's pupils contracted sharply.

She stared at Lin Mo as if he were a monster.

"He… really did it."

Han Xue whispered to herself.

She had expected his talent to be high.

She had even prepared herself for him learning it within an hour.

But she never imagined—

He didn't even need an hour—he just looked once and mastered it instantly?

"Lin Mo."

Han Xue took a deep breath, "Your talent surpasses theirs—and far exceeds mine!"

"I expected your talent to be high, but not this high."

Facing Han Xue's blunt praise,

Lin Mo scratched the back of his head, slightly embarrassed.

"Teacher Han, you flatter me."

"It's nothing really—I just followed my feeling, tried it out randomly, and somehow it worked."

Followed your feeling?

Lin Mo sighed inwardly.

Inside his own heart lived a true elemental spirit.

Such a minor skill—wasn't it just one look and you get it?

Han Xue looked at Lin Mo, her eyes brimming with pride.

"Good!"

"Since you've mastered Ice Burst, let's strike while the iron is hot!"

"Let's move straight on to the next skill!"

"This skill is an advanced variant of Ice Burst—still a beginner-level technique, called 【Extreme Cold Chain Blast】!"

Han Xue's expression turned serious:

"Though still a beginner-level technique, this move's difficulty will increase geometrically!"

"Ice Burst only compresses and detonates at a single point."

"Extreme Cold Chain Blast requires creating multiple extreme ice-element compression points around the target in an instant, triggering a chain reaction of explosions!"

"This demands an incredibly terrifying level of elemental micro-control!"

Listening to Han Xue's serious explanation,

Lin Mo remained as calm as ever.

He asked inwardly:

"Little Ice, did you hear that? Any ideas on this chain explosion?"

【"Ice Spike" glanced at Han Xue with annoyance, tone dripping with disdain: This woman is so loud—talking a bunch of nonsense.】

【"Ice Spike" turned to Lin Mo with a sweet, cooing voice: Master, it's just making several points explode together, right?】

【"Ice Spike" confidently: Feels easy—anyone with hands can do it! Leave it to me, Master!】

Hearing Little Ice's confidence,

Lin Mo nodded inwardly.

"Good."

As long as his little brother delivered, all he had to do was play the cool big brother.