Chapter 181: Failed? Good, Good, Finally Looks Like a Human

The backyard of the villa.

Fang Lei stared at Lin Mo not far away and couldn't help but lower his voice:

"Xue'er, do you think... can Junior Lin Mo succeed in one go this time?"

Li Xue swallowed:

"I... I don't know..."

"That's Extreme Cold Chain Explosion!"

"Among the initial-tier Ice-element skills, it is undoubtedly the strongest and also the most difficult!"

Another senior female student nearby murmured softly:

"Yeah, I remember Senior Fang Lei froze on the snowy mountain peak for a month just to learn this move, right?"

"Even Xue'er, it seems, took twenty days?"

Li Xue let out a bitter smile:

"The core of Extreme Cold Chain Explosion is to, in an instant, multitask and simultaneously construct multiple limit-compressed Ice-element explosion points."

"How could that be easy?"

Fang Lei took a deep breath, his gaze falling on Lin Mo's calm face.

"But looking at Junior Lin Mo's expression, as calm as an old dog, I feel like he's about to comprehend it and succeed directly again?"

Upon hearing this.

Everyone around fell silent.

In the center of the arena.

Han Xue pulled out ten skill books with a backhand motion again.

"Here are ten initial-tier skill books for 【Extreme Cold Chain Explosion】."

"Use them first. If there's anything you don't understand, or any part that feels sluggish, ask me anytime."

Having said that.

She handed the skill books to Lin Mo.

Lin Mo reached out, took the skill books, and nodded.

"Okay, Han Laoshi."

Afterwards, he shifted his mind.

The ten skill books turned into ten streaks of flowing light and vanished into his brow.

【Notice: You have consumed 10 initial-tier skill books!】

【Your skill 'Ice Explosion Technique' has received immense proficiency nourishment!】

【Your skill 'Ice Explosion Technique' level has increased to Lv. 30!】

The corners of Lin Mo's mouth curled up slightly.

This feeling of getting it for free is indeed not bad.

Han Xue kept staring at Lin Mo.

Seeing him finish absorbing, she immediately asked: "How is it? What's the situation? Is there anything you don't understand?"

Lin Mo did not answer Han Xue immediately.

Inside his mind, he tapped on the new little brother who had just joined.

"Little Ice, no problem, right?"

In the skill bar.

【'Ice Spear Technique' raised its head, proud as a white swan: Master, you are underestimating this Young Lady too much!】

【'Ice Spear Technique' hummed with full confidence: Such trivial matters are on me! I'll absolutely make it explode beautifully for you!】

Hearing Little Ice's solemn guarantee.

Lin Mo nodded inwardly.

He turned his gaze back to Han Xue, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.

"Han Laoshi, I feel it's about enough."

"No problem?"

Han Xue was stunned for a moment.

This is 【Extreme Cold Chain Explosion】!

The existence that tests micro-control the most among initial-tier skills!

Truly no problems at all?

Han Xue took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in her heart.

"Good."

"Theoretically, for your current stage, this move should be quite difficult."

"However, if you can successfully master this move, then we can skip other skills and directly learn my self-created intermediate-tier Ice-element skill."

Upon hearing this.

Li Xue, Fang Lei, and the other four senior students not far away were all stunned.

"Self-created skill!"

Fang Lei murmured: "So this is what a genius is like, starting to learn Han Laoshi's self-created skill on the very first day..."

Li Xue also let out a bitter smile:

"Yeah, a self-created skill is something that has no skill books to assist; it relies entirely on the teacher's guidance and one's own comprehension..."

Another girl sighed with a bitter expression:

"Lei-ge, Xue-jie, I remember you guys never learned Han Laoshi's self-created skill either, right?"

Fang Lei and Li Xue'er exchanged a glance, then helplessly shook their heads.

……

Listening to the gasps of amazement coming from around him.

Lin Mo, however, appeared perfectly calm.

A self-created skill?

Sounds pretty badass.

But it doesn't matter.

He's not the one learning the skill anyway—his only job is to play it cool.

"Then I'll give it a try."

Lin Mo looked toward Han Xue and gave a slight nod.

Han Xue stepped back a few paces, clearing the space.

"Alright, go ahead."

Lin Mo turned around, facing the other direction.

Over there.

Stood seven or eight wooden stakes, slightly smaller in size.

They were arranged in an irregular formation, spaced about one or two meters apart from each other.

These were the perfect targets for testing area-of-effect skills.

Lin Mo raised his right hand.

The eyes of everyone present instantly focused on him at that moment.

Li Xue'er held her breath.

Fang Lei clenched his fist tightly.

Han Xue didn't even dare to blink.

Lin Mo calmly issued the command in his mind.

"Xiao Bing, you're up."

【'Ice Cone Technique' let out a coquettish shout: Leave it to me, Master! Watch this Young Lady's gorgeous big explosion!】

Buzz—!

A bone-piercing wave of extreme cold swept forward in a fan shape, centered on Lin Mo!

Crack-crack-crack-crack—!

Almost in an instant.

Thick layers of ice formed simultaneously on the surfaces of those seven or eight wooden stakes ahead!

"Hiss—!"

Li Xue'er sucked in a sharp breath.

"So fast! Such powerful control over ice element!"

"Freezing eight targets at once—he didn't even need a single second!"

Han Xue's eyes also lit up suddenly.

The first step of control was practically perfect!

Next comes the hardest part—instantaneous multi-point compression detonation!

Lin Mo's right hand suddenly clenched into a fist in the air.

"Burst."

Everyone's eyes went wide, waiting for that earth-shaking chain of explosions.

However.

Bang!

A muffled explosion rang out.

Only the leftmost wooden stake exploded.

And the other seven stakes…

No reaction at all.

Not only no reaction, the frost on them even began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A cold breeze blew past.

The scene fell into awkwardness.

Lin Mo froze on the spot.

【Your skill 'Ice Cone Technique' derivation failed! Comprehension of 'Extreme Cold Chain Burst' failed!】

"???"

Lin Mo was full of question marks.

What the hell?

It failed?

Didn't you freaking swear up and down it would be fine?

Didn't you say it was easy as pie?

And now you've gone limp?

……

Behind them.

"Huh——"

A synchronized exhale rose from Fang Lei, Li Xue, and the others.

Fang Lei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Good, good… didn't succeed."

"Failed! Finally failed!"

Li Xue also patted her chest and let out a breath of relief.

"Man… it's normal to fail! This was Extreme Cold Chain Explosion!"

"If he could learn Extreme Cold Chain Explosion on his first day touching ice elements, I'll drop out tomorrow and go home to flip woks!"

The other fourth-year students chimed in, their faces breaking into relieved smiles.

That invincible demon lord.

Finally showing a normal, human trait.

Han Xue stood to the side.

Looking at the lone wooden post that had exploded, her expression was complex.

To be honest,

in that instant when Lin Mo acted, her innermost self had desperately wished he would succeed on the first try.

But now he had failed.

Though a trace of disappointment lingered, it quickly faded.

Han Xue silently sighed inside.

"I've gone mad—actually expected him to learn it after one glance…"

"This is better."

"Though his control over ice elements has become monstrous—he can freeze eight targets instantly—his fine manipulation still lacks refinement."

"This… though still monstrous, is at least more acceptable."