[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware-":3,"chapter-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-188":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Just Became a Mage, and My Skills Got Self-Aware? What the Hell?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2356798,4610,"Chapter 188: As Long as You Understand, It","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-188",188,"\u003Cp>Under the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo stopped paying attention to the arguments among the skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up and casually brushed off the grass clippings from his buttocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Mo rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group nearby immediately perked up and hurried forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue walked at the front, her tone carrying a hint of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How was it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you just… realize?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue’s hands clenched unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a faint premonition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her prized intermediate self-created skill might already have been terrifyingly improved by this boy before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo looked at the expectant faces of the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… not bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just followed the logic of Master Han’s skill and did a bit of deduction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like… I accidentally realized a high-grade skill: [Frigid Winter · Ten Thousand Blade Ice Burial Array].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exchanged bewildered glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H… high-grade skill?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei and Li Xueren exchanged a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“[Frigid Winter · Ten Thousand Blade Ice Burial Array]?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t recall any high-grade skill by that name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu He and Xu Wenchang were also stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though well-traveled, they had never heard of this skill before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned simultaneously to Han Xue, the one who had studied ice the deepest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Han Xue stared fixedly at Lin Mo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“[Frigid Winter · Ten Thousand Blade Ice Burial Array]…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, is this… your self-created skill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo rubbed his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… I guess so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this move not in any existing skill book?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lin Mo’s question, Han Xue shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As far as I know, no such skill exists among all high-grade ice techniques in the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon Han Xue’s confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, every face showed shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei’s mouth hung open:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My god…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He just glanced at Master Han’s intermediate self-created skill, perfectly replicated it, and then improved it into a brand-new high-grade self-created skill?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xueren clutched her head, feeling her worldview collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is insane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s only a freshman!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang also exchanged glances with Zhang Daoyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they both assumed it wouldn’t be surprising if Lin Mo produced a high-grade ice skill today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they never imagined…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could actually create a high-grade skill from scratch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue stood frozen, her face filled with horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frigid Winter · Ten Thousand Blade Ice Burial Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill’s name indeed sounded connected to her own intermediate self-created skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he, merely through imagination, forcibly elevate her self-created skill to the high-grade level?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the person standing before Han Xue weren’t Lin Mo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she would never believe such an absurd thing could happen—even if killed for it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good… very good…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue struggled to calm her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, try it out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me see just how powerful your self-created high-grade skill really is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Han Xue’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, Master Han.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he turned and walked away, facing the countless specially made wooden stakes in the center of the plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes fixed on Lin Mo’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his right hand and silently issued an order in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Bing, your turn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Ice Spike Technique” let out an excited squeal: “Hehe, watch me!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an utterly terrifying, soul-freezing coldness descended!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no ordinary chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a deathly cold capable of draining the very breath of life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Daoyuan’s face changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he swung his hand backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive tower shield instantly materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tower shield slammed into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A protective barrier erupted outward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>firmly shielding everyone within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Daoyuan shouted at the four senior students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the freezing storm surged like a tidal wave, spreading wildly in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack crack crack crack crack—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centered on Lin Mo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the earth of the plain before him instantly turned into a dead-white glacier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countless wooden stakes were instantly encased in thick, solid ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm swept forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extreme cold slammed violently into Zhang Daoyuan’s shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Zhang Daoyuan, a high-level expert, easily withstood the residual force of this high-grade skill,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ripples of frost surging across the shield still sent chills down the spines of those sheltered behind it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei fell onto his butt, voice trembling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn… is this… the pressure of Lin Mo the Demon Lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xueren murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Director Zhang hadn’t opened his shield, we’d probably be dead already…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group peered through the shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had the ground and stakes frozen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even the air seemed veiled in a mist of snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was an ice mist phenomenon, caused by impurities and moisture in the air freezing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice crystals filled the sky, refracting a chilling glow in the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exquisitely beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet radiating a suffocating pressure of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue stared ahead, murmuring:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… is truly a high-tier skill…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo, in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was utterly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his right hand and suddenly clenched it into a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Explode.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of muffled sounds emerged from within the frozen wooden stakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds were not loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the outside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the thick, solid ice coating the stakes remained perfectly intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No shards flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No ice blades whirled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything seemed… unchanged?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… failed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei scratched his head, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xueren was equally baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All thunder, no rain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo casually waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The absolute-zero domain covering the plain vanished instantly like a receding tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice coating the stakes likewise dissolved into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant the ice vanished,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense chorus of snapping sounds erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless wooden stakes, deprived of their outer ice support, shattered completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every fallen stake, without exception, was riddled with countless dense, massive holes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Internally, they had clearly been shredded into pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ice blades… piercing from within?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei, Li Xueren, and others turned pale with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, absolute freezing at absolute zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, direct, all-angle ice-blade Jiaosha  from within!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible to defend against!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the terrifying power of this high-tier skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei and Li Xueren exchanged glances and involuntarily shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine being frozen solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, thousands upon thousands of ice blades suddenly sprouting inside your body…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell kind of sadistic torture skill is this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder he’s Lin Mo the Demon Lord…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei swallowed hard and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Daoyuan retracted his giant shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the pile of shattered wood pulp, then turned to Guhe and asked quietly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These new wooden stakes from the Academy… must’ve been expensive, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe’s face went rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my god, I forgot about that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each one costs several million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Academy said these stakes can fully withstand mid-tier skills…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even a newly awakened, poorly controlled high-tier skill should endure a few hits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe wanted to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people who just awakened a high-tier skill lacked control—they couldn’t unleash its true power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he forgot one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid Lin Mo never knew the meaning of “inexperienced” when mastering a skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he understood it, his precision was already maxed out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many stakes—tens of millions at least—wiped out in a single move…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang watched Guhe’s agonized expression and patted his shoulder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal, it’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, this is the ‘tuition’ of our nation’s future Supreme Mage. Worth every penny—absolutely worth it!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1240,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","65a8e4ada238798fdd8f66600a4794c87f73080d229755413ecc318a2088dcf1","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-189","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-187",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]