Chapter 186: Today, I, Lin Mo, am claiming all Four Elemental Kings!

Not long after.

Everyone arrived at a back-mountain plain of Jingdu University.

This was an extremely open outdoor training ground.

Mountains surrounded it on all sides.

In the center of the plain, dozens of wooden stakes were scattered in orderly arrangement.

Guhe pointed toward the training ground and smiled as he introduced:

"This place is perfect."

"These stakes are the latest update from the Academy of Science."

"They can perfectly block mid-tier skill attacks, and even slightly resist high-tier ones."

Han Xue glanced around and nodded in satisfaction.

She walked to the center of the plain.

A light breeze stirred her long white hair.

Han Xue turned to face Lin Mo.

"Lin Mo, watch closely."

"Next, I'll demonstrate my self-created mid-tier ice technique: 【Frost Sky Shattered Ice Array】."

"Pay attention to how the ice elements are arranged in the air, and the resonance when the shattered ice finally explodes!"

As her words ended,

Han Xue's eyes sharply narrowed.

BOOM—!

A froststorm more terrifying than any before erupted from within Han Xue!

Visible blue-white cold energy surged forward like a tidal wave!

"Condense!"

Han Xue clenched one hand in the air.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

All wooden stakes within a vast area were completely frozen solid.

Even moisture in the air condensed into countless sharp ice blades, hovering mid-air.

A terrifying ice array, combining control and damage, formed instantly.

"Shatter!"

Han Xue coldly uttered a single word.

In an instant,

BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

A chain of explosions erupted.

The thick ice layers coating the stakes simultaneously shattered with violent ice-element damage.

"Kill!"

With Han Xue's sharp cry,

All shattered ice fragments from the explosions, along with the hovering ice mirrors and blades, seemed to gain life!

They transformed into a sky-filling storm of ice blades.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Countless ice blades mercilessly shredded everything within the array's range.

Ice blades struck the stakes, sending sparks flying.

It lasted for ten full seconds.

When the swirling frost gradually faded and silence returned,

Everyone stared.

The wooden stakes were riddled with holes.

Their surfaces were covered in dense, terrifying cuts.

Even the surrounding ground had been gouged with intricate, deep trenches!

…

"Ssshh—"

Fang Lei, Li Xuer, and the others watching from behind all sucked in a sharp breath.

"So powerful…"

Fang Lei's face was stunned:

"I've seen it before, but every time, I'm reminded of how terrifying this self-created skill of Han Laoshi is."

"Yeah…"

Li Xuer swallowed hard:

"First, freeze all targets, while summoning ice blades."

"Then detonate the ice coating on the targets, while controlling the resulting shards and blades for a secondary assault."

"The micro-control required… is insane…"

…

Lin Mo stood in place, staring at the scarred wooden stakes ahead.

Is this Han Laoshi's self-created skill?

The spectacle and effect truly surpass ordinary mid-tier techniques by a wide margin.

Meanwhile,

A series of prompts popped up on his panel.

【Prompt: Your skill 'Ice Spike' has witnessed the full execution of 【Frost Sky Shattered Ice Array】!】

【'Ice Spike' seems to have pierced the essence of this array—and feels profound disdain for it!】

Seeing the prompts,

Lin Mo's lips twitched slightly.

Oh boy.

Here we go again!

It's being dismissive again!

That arrogant attitude truly doesn't respect any hero under heaven.

Lin Mo tapped his skill bar mentally.

"Little Ice, how's it going?"

"Can you replicate this self-created skill?"

Inside the skill bar,

【'Ice Spike' manifested as a proud swan, lifting its chin haughtily.】

【'Ice Spike' spoke with absolute confidence: "Piece of cake! Who do you think I am? I saw right through this!"】

【'Ice Spike' patted its chest confidently: "Master! Just raise your hand! The rest is all mine!"】

Hearing Little Ice's words,

Lin Mo felt reassured.

With these arrogant, overpowered little subordinates, his life's mission was clearly just to elegantly show off.

"Good."

Lin Mo replied mentally:

"I'll leave it to your performance now."

…

Han Xue walked up to Lin Mo.

"Lin Mo, any insights?"

"Or… any questions?"

Han Xue frowned slightly, her tone serious: "Ask anything—you mustn't be shy."

In truth, she was feeling anxious inside.

She was supposed to be personally teaching Lin Mo.

Yet so far, this guy hadn't asked a single question.

Even pretending to ask one—like "Teacher, how do you compress it here?"—would've been better!

This made her, once the Dragon Nation's "Ice Emperor," feel utterly unfulfilled!

Facing Han Xue's slightly wounded gaze,

Lin Mo cleared his throat twice.

Questions?

I've got zero questions.

The skill already said it saw through everything—what's left to ask?

Lin Mo scratched his head and said:

"Uh... maybe, Teacher Han, I'll give it a try first?"

"..."

Han Xue paused.

A few dark lines faintly appeared on her forehead.

She took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the helplessness in her heart.

"Fine."

"Try first. If there are problems, we'll deal with them later."

"Go ahead."

Lin Mo nodded and strode forward.

Behind him.

Li Xueren excitedly grabbed Fang Lei's arm.

"Here it comes! Here it comes!"

"Lin Mo's junior is coming!"

Fang Lei also widened his eyes, staring fixedly at Lin Mo's back.

"This time it's a self-created skill! Come on, Lin Mo junior!"

Not just them.

Guhe, Xu Wenchang, and Zhang Daoyuan also stopped talking, holding their breath as they watched Lin Mo.

Lin Mo took a deep breath.

Then, he issued an inner command.

"Xiao Bing, go."

【【Ice Spike Spell】 cried out: "Yes, my dearest master!"】

The next moment.

Lin Mo raised his right hand and clenched it tightly.

An extreme cold storm erupted instantly from within him, sweeping across the wooden stakes.

"Congeal!"

Kaka kaka kaka—!!!

Dozens of wooden stakes were perfectly synchronized and frozen—without the slightest delay!

Moreover.

The moisture floating in the air instantly transformed into countless sharp ice blades!

The ice blades hovered in midair, reflecting a chilling gleam.

Perfect freezing!

Perfect ice blade formation!

Seeing this,

Han Xue's pupils shrank sharply.

"This..."

Before she could react,

Lin Mo clenched his right hand tightly.

"Shatter!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A chain of explosions erupted across the plain.

The thick ice coating on the wooden stakes shattered simultaneously!

Countless sharp shards of ice exploded outward.

Immediately after,

Lin Mo's gaze hardened.

"Kill!"

Sssssss—!!!

Thousands of ice blades hovering in midair, along with the newly shattered ice fragments,

as if obeying a sovereign's decree, furiously tore through the wooden stakes.

Sparks flew everywhere!

The entire process flowed like water, seamless.

Every detail was perfected to the extreme.

The storm ceased.

The frost dissipated.

【Congratulations! Your skill 'Ice Spike Spell' has successfully evolved and unlocked the Intermediate Ice Skill: Frost Heaven Shattered Ice Array (Lv. )!】

【Frost Heaven Shattered Ice Array (Lv. ): Freezes all targets within the area, detonates the frozen ice to inflict massive damage, then condenses countless ice blades that, alongside the shattered fragments, deliver a second wave of massive damage. Range and damage scale with skill level. Cooldown: 1 minute.】

Looking at the system prompt,

Lin Mo exhaled slowly.

Good thing Xiao Bing didn't let him down—another one mastered.

In his skill bar,

【【Ice Spike Spell】 proudly lifted its chin: "When the lady steps in, isn't it already in the bag?"】

【Then, 'Ice Spike Spell' began complaining in a disdainful tone.】

【【Ice Spike Spell】 snorted: "Honestly, this old woman's self-created skill is way too basic."】

【【Ice Spike Spell】's tone carried fervor and arrogance: "The ultimate of ice is absolute zero! Absolute freezing!"】

Hearing this,

Lin Mo froze for a moment.

Before he could react,

【Prompt: Your skill 'Ice Spike Spell' has preliminarily touched the Ice Rule and entered a state of deep enlightenment, rapidly evolving...】

【Evolution progress: 1%... 2%...】

"Holy shit..."

Lin Mo couldn't help exclaiming inwardly.

Touching the Rule—clearly, this meant the evolution of a High-Grade skill was beginning!

This little ice thing always seemed careless, but this talent... it clearly wasn't weaker than Xiao Lei!

Thinking of this,

Lin Mo's lips curled slightly upward.

"Looks like today, I, Lin Mo, am definitely becoming the Four-Element Magic King!"