Chapter 185: Let

In the backyard of the villa.

Fang Lei clasped his hands together, muttering under his breath:

"Don't succeed… please don't succeed…"

Li Xuer, beside him, turned her head and stared at him in confusion.

"Fang Lei, what are you muttering about?"

Li Xuer frowned and whispered low: "What's wrong with you? Why are you so unwilling for Lin Mo to succeed in mastering it?"

"That's Professor Han's self-created skill!"

"Across all of Jingda, even all of Longguo, no one has yet mastered Professor Han's self-created skill!"

Fang Lei grimaced and whispered back:

"Xuer, are you stupid?"

"Think about it—this is a self-created skill! No skill book to assist!"

"If Lin Mo can learn this just by glancing at it…"

Fang Lei pointed at himself, then at the several other fourth-year classmates around him:

"What are we then? Pure fools? How can we ever hold our heads up in school again?"

Hearing this,

Li Xuer rolled her eyes dramatically.

She scolded him sternly in a low voice:

"Senior Fang Lei, your perspective is far too narrow!"

"Who in Jingda doesn't know how strong Lin Mo is? Lin Mo is a god! What right do you, a mere mortal, have to compare yourself to a god?"

"You're just making life harder for yourself!"

Fang Lei froze.

That's right.

What business did he have comparing himself to a demon like Lin Mo?

He had no qualification.

He let out a bitter laugh:

"Xuer, I was narrow-minded."

Then, Fang Lei's eyes brightened:

"If that's the case, then I hope Lin Mo masters it on the first try!"

"The more monstrous he becomes, the stronger Longguo will be! Let him become our next Supreme Mage as soon as possible!"

"Then we can really put those American bastards in their place!"

Li Xuer nodded in satisfaction:

"That's more like it! That's the right mindset for a fourth-year senior!"

…

A short distance away,

Zhang Daoyuan rubbed his chin and sighed:

"Professor Han really went all out—first day touching ice magic, and he jumps straight to a high-tier self-created skill?"

"Self-created skills have no skill book to guide them; they rely entirely on the caster's demonstration and the learner's insight."

"Since ancient times, teaching others a self-created skill has always been extremely difficult."

Xu Wenchang chuckled softly:

"It's hard, yes—but self-created skills are almost always far stronger than conventional skills learned from skill books."

"And Professor Han's self-created skill? It's been forged in deadly combat on the Ten-Nation Battlefield!"

Saying this, Xu Wenchang looked at Lin Mo, his eyes filled with anticipation:

"But with this kid, I can't say he won't learn it."

"I wouldn't be surprised if he pulled off a high-tier ice skill today."

"Damn…"

Zhang Daoyuan shook his head with a wry smile:

"Yesterday he was a three-element Mage King; today he's aiming to become a four-element Mage King?"

"Mage King!"

"That's already considered a core force of Longguo."

"Only those who master a high-tier skill can be called Mage Kings."

Zhang Daoyuan sighed and continued:

"High-tier skill books aren't like low- or mid-tier ones. Any single high-tier skill book is worth over a hundred million, and even then, they're impossible to find."

"So most people spend their entire lives mastering at most one or two high-tier skills."

"Anyone who masters more than two is already extraordinary."

"And yet this kid, Lin Mo…"

Xu Wenchang laughed loudly, picking up the thread:

"Old Zhang, why are you even excited about a four-element Mage King?"

"From my view, we should be waiting to see when this kid becomes a four-element Mage God!"

At these words,

Zhang Daoyuan fell silent.

"Mage God…"

Guhe spoke slowly, his voice low:

"That depends on when Lin Mo masters an ultra-tier skill."

"Ultra-tier skill…"

Zhang Daoyuan's eyes flickered with awe:

"When an ultra-tier skill is unleashed, all elements within a hundred li bow in submission!"

"One such ultra-tier skill unleashed could flatten several major cities in an instant."

Zhang Daoyuan dared not imagine further.

If Lin Mo truly mastered four ultra-tier skills, what kind of terrifying scene would that be?

…

Han Xue watched Lin Mo in silence.

"How is it?"

"Do you have the confidence to master my self-created skill?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.

Is a self-created skill really that hard?

"Xiao Bing, did you hear that?"

"That self-created skill—can you handle it?"

In the skill bar:

【"Ice Spike" heard this and sneered.】

【"Ice Spike" waved its form haughtily: "Pfft, isn't it just shattering ice and detonating the shards to injure?"】

【"Ice Spike" spoke with extreme arrogance: "Master, rest assured—I'll whip up an even stronger skill in minutes! I'll make that old woman's jaw drop!"】

Hearing Xiao Bing's boastful words,

Lin Mo said seriously:

"Xiao Bing, no empty promises at home."

After all, he didn't want to embarrass himself again.

【"Ice Spike": "Absolutely no problem!"】

Hearing this, Lin Mo warned inwardly:

"You said it—don't you dare fail me later… or you're going straight to the cold palace!"

Hearing the master's threat,

【"Ice Spike" didn't fear—instead, her form glowed faintly crimson.】

【"Ice Spike" cooed sweetly: "Aww, Master, you're scaring me again…"】

【"But don't worry, Master! Just watch me—I won't let you down!"】

With Xiao Bing's repeated assurances,

Lin Mo finally relaxed.

He lifted his head, meeting Han Xue's expectant gaze.

"Professor Han, I'll do my best."

Hearing Lin Mo's reply, Han Xue nodded.

At that moment,

Guhe walked over with Xu Wenchang and Zhang Daoyuan.

Guhe stood with his hands behind his back, smiling warmly:

"Teacher Han, this intermediate skill's destructive power is considerable, let alone that it's your own creation."

"Let's go to the training ground—it's spacious enough for you all to work with."

Hearing this, Han Xue nodded:

"Principal, I was just thinking the same thing."

Farther away, Fang Lei, Li Xuer, and others, upon hearing they were changing venues, immediately raised their hands.

"Principal! Teacher Han!"

"We want to come along and watch! To witness Lin Mo's miraculous feat!"

"Yes, yes! We promise not to cause trouble—we'll just watch quietly from the side!"

Han Xue glanced at them and said coolly:

"If you want to go, follow along."