Chapter 187: Mastering High-Tier Ice Skill!

Behind the mountain, the training ground.

Cold winds whipped ice shards, dancing wildly across the open field.

Silence, dead and absolute, surrounded the area.

Fang Lei, Li Xue'er, and others stood frozen in place.

Numb.

Nothing but numbness, and more numbness.

"This fucking…"

Fang Lei's lips trembled, unable to finish his sentence.

One glance, and he perfectly replicated it!

This was a self-created skill!

A self-created skill with no skill book to aid him!

This is utterly despairing…

They aren't even the same kind of being.

Han Xue stood a short distance away, her snow-white hair gently swaying in the wind.

She took a deep breath and walked toward Lin Mo.

"Lin Mo."

"You keep surprising me—again and again."

Han Xue let out a bitter laugh:

"My own mid-tier skill, you saw once—and achieved this level…"

"To be honest, your ice affinity leaves me in awe."

With Han Xue's praise,

Gu He, Xu Wenchang, and Zhang Daoyuan also approached, faces flushed with excitement.

"Hahaha!"

Gu He boomed with laughter:

"Good lad!"

"Old man I've finally seen something truly astonishing today!"

Xu Wenchang nodded vigorously beside him, giving a thumbs-up:

"In a single day, you leapt from Condense Water into Ice straight to a mid-tier self-created skill! Lin Mo, you're trying to give our old bones heart attacks!"

Facing the barrage of praise from these senior figures,

Lin Mo merely scratched his head and interrupted them:

"Uh… Principal, Master Han, I feel… I've got a new idea."

At these words,

"Hm?"

Han Xue froze.

A new idea?

Behind them,

Gu He and Xu Wenchang and the others drew in sharp breaths.

What new idea?

He just perfectly replicated Master Han's Frost Sky Shattered Ice Array—and now he has a new idea?

Could it be…

This kid isn't satisfied with the mid-tier skill and wants to improve Master Han's self-created technique right here and now?

Zhang Daoyuan widened his eyes and exchanged a glance with Xu Wenchang.

Both saw deep shock in the other's gaze.

Han Xue also realized it.

"Good!"

"Focus deeply!"

"We won't disturb you. If you have questions, if anything's unclear—speak up anytime!"

As soon as she finished, everyone stepped back respectfully.

All eyes fixed on Lin Mo.

Not a single person dared to breathe.

Afraid that even a breath might shatter the genius's awakening.

Lin Mo glanced at the crowd.

Then he looked around.

Slowly, he found a thick tree and sat down heavily.

Leaning his back comfortably against the trunk, he adjusted into the most relaxed posture possible.

"… "

Everyone exchanged bewildered glances.

"This… does Lin Mo the Demon King always cultivate elements like this?"

Fang Lei whispered.

Li Xue'er murmured quietly:

"Isn't cultivating elements and mastering new skills supposed to involve constant manipulation of surrounding elements, trying to feel their resonance?"

Han Xue frowned slightly and spoke up:

"Be quiet."

"A genius I can't even comprehend having unusual methods is perfectly normal."

"Yes, yes."

Gu He chuckled beside her, stroking his beard.

"Perhaps Lin Mo doesn't need to manipulate elements physically to cultivate them."

"His control over elements has reached the point of words becoming law."

"He only needs to imagine everything in his mind—and the entire deduction is complete!"

At these words,

Fang Lei and Li Xue'er and the others drew another sharp breath.

"Sss…"

"Is it really that perverted? Just by imagining?"

"This is the gap between mortals and gods…"

…

Meanwhile,

Lin Mo, leaning against the tree, watched the crowd nearby.

These people…

What are they muttering about?

Are they hallucinating more nonsense again?

Lin Mo shook his head.

Sigh… Who knows how long Little Bing will take to awaken?

Standing is tiring. I just wanted to rest a bit.

【Progress: 12%… 13%…】

Lin Mo ignored the outside world entirely and slowly closed his eyes.

…

A light breeze brushed the plain, rustling the leaves.

Lin Mo leaned under the tree, resting with eyes closed.

Far away, the crowd stood motionless.

Like the most loyal guards, silently waiting for Lin Mo's "awakening."

Half an hour passed.

Lin Mo was nearly asleep against the tree.

Finally, the interface stirred.

【Prompt: Your skill 'Ice Spike' has, through deep deconstruction of 'Frost Sky Shattered Ice Array,' perceived the limitations of ice damage!】

【'Ice Spike' concludes: external-to-internal ice blade cuts are too crude and easily blocked by outer defenses!】

【'Ice Spike' has successfully touched the Ice Rule layer!】

【Congratulations! Your skill 'Ice Spike' has achieved awakening!】

【Your skill 'Ice Spike' has successfully deduced and mastered the high-tier ice skill: Frost Winter: Ten Thousand Ice Burial Array (Lv. )!】

Seeing the prompt on the interface,

Lin Mo snapped his eyes open.

It's really happened!

He immediately checked the detailed description of this new skill.

【Frigid Winter: Ten Thousand Ice Blades Burial Array (Lv. ): Lock onto a large area, summon absolute zero cold to deeply freeze all targets within range, then spawn countless frigid ice blades inside the frozen shells, shredding targets from within and inflicting massive damage. Cooldown: 5 minutes.】

"Sss…"

After reading the skill description, Lin Mo couldn't help but inhale sharply in his mind.

This skill is brutal…

Absolute zero freezing, with destruction from the inside out.

Is this what a Gao Jie skill is like!

A supreme weapon combining massive hard control with terrifying internal damage!

In the skill bar.

【【Ice Spike Art】 transformed into a proud figure, wearing an expression begging for praise: "Mmm… That's more like it! This is the true art of ice!"】

【【Ice Spike Art】 looked up pleadingly: "Master, Master~ What do you think? I devised this myself—impressive, right?"】

【【Ice Spike Art】 squirmed: "So… Master… could you… scold me a little? Give me a harsh reward?"】

Facing this sudden, bizarre demand,

Lin Mo's eyelid twitched violently.

"Get lost!"

【A flush of crimson crept over 【Ice Spike Art】's ice-blue form.】

【【Ice Spike Art】 covered her cheeks with both hands: "Ah… Master… you're just… so cool, so captivating…"】

"…"

Lin Mo felt he was about to have a heart attack.

At this moment,

【Earth Shield Art】 also popped up.

【【Earth Shield Art】 gasped: "Sss… Big bro! Trouble! This new little brat just unlocked a Gao Jie skill? That's way too fast!"】

The younger brother's cry instantly summoned 【Fireball Art】.

【【Fireball Art】 snorted arrogantly: "Hmph! So what if it's a Gao Jie skill? I possess a special technique—I'm still far ahead!"】

Hearing 【Fireball Art】's words,

【Ice Spike Art】 immediately changed expression.

【【Ice Spike Art】 resumed her regal queenly posture, glancing coldly at 【Fireball Art】.】

【【Ice Spike Art】 spoke with utter disdain: "Heh, you can only shout now. Yell all you want—you won't even see my back soon."】

【【Fireball Art】 instantly broke down: "Aaaah! I'm furious!"】

"…"

Listening to the chaotic noise in his mind,

Lin Mo wearily rubbed his temples.

This household truly never knew a moment's peace.