Chapter 187: Comprehending a High-Tier Ice Skill!

The back mountain plain, the training ground.

The cold wind swept up shards of ice, dancing wantonly above the empty field.

A deathly silence hung all around.

Fang Lei, Li Xue'er, and the others stood rooted to the spot in a daze.

Numb.

Numbness, and nothing but numbness.

"This freaking…"

Fang Lei's lips trembled nonstop; he struggled half a day and still couldn't squeeze out the second half of the sentence.

One glance, and he replicated it perfectly on the spot!

That was a self-created skill!

A self-created skill without any skill book to assist!

This is just too despairing…

They're simply not creatures of the same dimension.

Han Xue stood not far away, her snow-white long hair fluttering gently in the wind.

She drew in a deep breath and walked toward Lin Mo.

"Lin Mo."

"You really… surprise me again and again."

Han Xue gave a wry smile:

"My self-created mid-tier skill—you only needed one look to reach this level…"

"Honestly, when it comes to ice-element talent, I feel ashamed in comparison."

Along with Han Xue's praise—

Principal Guhe, Xu Wenchang, and Zhang Daoyuan also walked over, their faces glowing.

"Hahahaha!"

Principal Guhe laughed heartily:

"Good lad!"

"This old man has truly had his eyes opened today!"

Xu Wenchang, standing to the side, nodded repeatedly and gave a thumbs-up:

"In a single day, leaping straight from Freezing Water into Ice to a self-created mid-tier skill! Lin Mo, you brat—are you trying to scare the hearts of us old bones to a stop?!"

Facing the elders' round-after-round of praise—

Lin Mo merely scratched his head and cut everyone off:

"Um… Principal, Teacher Han, I feel… I seem to have gotten a few new ideas."

The moment those words left his mouth—

"Hmm?"

Han Xue froze for a beat.

New ideas?

Behind them—

Principal Guhe, Xu Wenchang, and the others also sucked in a sharp cold breath.

What new ideas?

He had only just perfectly replicated Teacher Han Xue's 【Frost Sky Shattered Ice Array】, and now he already had new ideas?

Could it be that…

This kid isn't satisfied with a mid-tier skill, and wants to improve Teacher Han Xue's self-created skill on the spot?

Zhang Daoyuan's eyes went wide, and he exchanged a glance with Xu Wenchang.

In each other's eyes, they both saw deep shock.

Han Xue also came back to her senses.

"Good!"

"Take your time and feel it out!"

"We absolutely won't disturb you. If there's anything you don't understand, anything you want to ask, speak up anytime!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone tactfully stepped back a few paces.

Every gaze in the place was fixed on Lin Mo.

Not even daring to draw a full breath.

Afraid that even a single exhale of their own would interrupt this once-in-an-age monster's epiphany.

Lin Mo swept a glance at the crowd.

Then, he looked around.

Leisurely, he picked out a thick, sturdy tree, dropped his backside down, and sat.

His back leaned comfortably against the trunk as he settled into the most relaxed posture.

"…"

The crowd exchanged looks.

"This… does Great Demon King Lin Mo usually attune to elements like this?"

Fang Lei lowered his voice.

Li Xue'er also muttered in a small voice:

"To comprehend the elements and grasp a new skill, shouldn't one constantly attempt to manipulate the surrounding elements to feel their resonance?"

Han Xue frowned slightly and spoke to stop them:

"Everyone, be quiet."

"Even I cannot understand a genius; it is quite normal for them to have some unique methods."

"Yes, yes."

Guhe, standing nearby, also chuckled while stroking his beard.

"Perhaps this child, Lin Mo, simply does not need to repeatedly manipulate the elements in reality to comprehend them."

"His control over the elements has already reached a point where his words become law."

"He only needs to rely on imagination within his mind to complete all the deductions!"

Upon hearing these words,

Fang Lei, Li Xue, and the others gasped in shock once more.

"Hiss..."

"Is he that perverted? Is relying solely on imagination enough?"

"Is this the gap between us mortals and gods..."

At this moment,

Lin Mo, leaning against a tree, looked at the crowd not far away.

This group...

What are they muttering about?

Could they be imagining all sorts of nonsense again?

Lin Mo shook his head.

Sigh... who knows how long it will take for that girl, Xiao Bing, to achieve sudden enlightenment?

Standing is so tiring; I just wanted to find a place to rest a bit.

【Deduction Progress: 12%... 13%...】

Lin Mo ignored the commotion outside and slowly closed his eyes.

A gentle breeze swept across the plain, rustling the leaves with a swishing sound.

Lin Mo leaned against the tree, closing his eyes to rest.

The crowd in the distance simply stood still where they were.

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

A full half-hour passed.

Lin Mo was even on the verge of falling asleep while leaning against the tree.

Finally, movement appeared on the panel.

【Notice: Your skill 'Ice Spike' has, through deep deconstruction of the 'Frost Sky Shattered Ice Array', comprehended the limitations of frost damage!】

【'Ice Spike' believes that cutting with ice blades from the outside in is too crude and easily blocked by external defenses!】

【'Ice Spike' has successfully touched the level of ice rules!】

【Congratulations! Your skill 'Ice Spike' has successfully achieved sudden enlightenment!】

【Your skill 'Ice Spike' has successfully deduced and comprehended a high-tier ice skill, Winter · Wan Renbing Burial Array (Lv. 1)!】

Having clearly read the notice on the panel,

Lin Mo suddenly opened his eyes.

It actually worked!

He immediately checked the detailed introduction of this new skill.

【Winter · Wan Renbing Burial Array (Lv. 1): Locks onto a large area, unleashes absolute zero extreme cold to deeply freeze all targets within the range, then generates countless extreme ice blades inside the targets' solid ice, strangling them from the inside out to deal massive damage. Cooldown: 5 minutes.】

"Hiss..."

After reading the skill description, Lin Mo couldn't help but gasp inwardly.

This skill is too ruthless...

Absolute zero freezing, combined with destruction from the inside out.

Is this what a high-tier skill is like!

A super weapon combining large-area hard crowd control with terrifying internal damage!

In the skill bar,

【'Ice Spike' manifested a proud figure, its face full of an expression begging for praise: "Hmm... that's more like it! This is the art ice should have!"】

【'Ice Spike' looked up hopefully: "Master, Master~ How is it? Isn't what I deduced amazing?"】

【'Ice Spike' twisted its body shyly: "Then Master... could you... scold me a bit, and reward me heavily?"】

Facing this sudden perverted request,

Lin Mo's eye twitched wildly.

"Get lost!"

【A flush of crimson climbed up 'Ice Spike's' ice-blue body.】

【'Ice Spike' covered its cheeks with both hands: "Ah... Master... you are truly... so cool and charming..."】

"..."

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

At this moment,

the Earth Shield Technique also surfaced.

【The Earth Shield Technique gasped: "Sss... Big Brother! This is serious! How did this new little delinquent just comprehend a high-level skill? That's way too fast!"】

Second Brother's exclamation instantly called forth the Fireball Technique.

【The Fireball Technique snorted coldly and said proudly: "Hmph! It's just a high-level skill, so what? This Lord possesses a special technique; this Lord is still far ahead."】

Hearing these words from the Fireball Technique,

the Ice Spike Technique's expression changed on the spot.

【The Ice Spike Technique resumed her aloof queen-like posture and glanced coldly at the Fireball Technique.】

【The Ice Spike Technique spoke with extreme disdain: "Hehe, you can only squawk a couple of times for now. Squawk all you want; very soon you won't even see this Young Lady's back."】

【The Fireball Technique instantly broke down: "Aaaaaah! This Lord is furious!"】

"..."

Hearing the chaos in his mind,

Lin Mo helplessly rubbed his temples.

This household truly cannot have a moment of peace.