[{"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-197":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},2356807,4610,"Chapter 197: It","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-197",197,"\u003Cp>The back mountain plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pungent smell of burning mixed with rolling dust spread through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei, Li Xue’er, and others stared blankly at the far end of the plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, two low hills had once stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>both low hills were gone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Guhe had leveled one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo, the Demon King, had leveled the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei swallowed hard, his throat dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Again… it’s been perfectly replicated…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xue’er also sighed bitterly, “Lin Mo, junior, how do I feel like he’s just a photocopier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang turned his head and glanced at Zhang Daoyuan beside him, raising an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning in his gaze was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>See?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t I tell you so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Daoyuan shook his head with a bitter smile, utterly defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone noticed that Guhe suddenly stepped forward, hurrying toward Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, everyone followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before Lin Mo could even catch his breath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe had already rushed up to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo blinked, staring at Guhe, face flushed and breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How was it? My lightning spear just now—was it decent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe stared fixedly at Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not decent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s not decent, what the hell were all my years of research? Dog shit?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed Lin Mo’s shoulders with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How… how did you do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thunder energy is the most violent element in this world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even my spiritual power can’t suppress it to this degree—how did you do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion filled Guhe’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, his spiritual power was countless times stronger than Lin Mo’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after years of study, he still couldn’t tame the thunder element as gently as Lin Mo had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you make that violent thunder element so… so obedient?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As if it willingly served you, willingly taming its own fury?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe was no longer the lofty principal of Jingda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor was he the legendary thunder master who shook the entire Dragon Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a fervent apprentice, humbly seeking wisdom from a master who had grasped the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bizarre scene\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>left everyone who had just arrived frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei and Li Xue’er exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is going on?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang and Zhang Daoyuan also wore strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did we see that right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty principal of Jingda…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was asking a first-year freshman for advice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>eye-opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo was also stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood frozen, blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did I do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell should I know how I did it?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just raised my hand, told Xiao Lei to do his job, and everything else was automatic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But facing Guhe’s burning, truth-seeking gaze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo knew he couldn’t pretend ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately asked inwardly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Lei!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The principal’s asking you—how did you do it? How did you make lightning so obedient?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the skill bar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Lightning Strike” glowed with crackling lightning, standing proudly with arms crossed.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Lightning Strike” sneered: “Suppress? Nonsense. Thunder is the wrath of heaven, the embodiment of destruction. How can mortal power suppress the will of heaven?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s lip twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Lightning Strike” shifted slightly: “Feel its rage, resonate with its fury—ultimately… become the wrath of heaven itself!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, “Lightning Strike” fell silent, dimming as if too lazy to say more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Xiao Lei’s words in his mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo felt his whole body go numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that even human speech?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let it be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it’s a high-tier skill—mystical is normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo took a deep breath and met Guhe’s fervent gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thunder is the wrath of heaven, the embodiment of destruction. Don’t try to suppress it—feel it, become… the wrath of heaven itself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei and Li Xue’er whispered behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… understand that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t understand a word!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xue’er also shook her head, “Become the wrath of heaven? Should we go find lightning to strike us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue turned her head and glared coldly at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understanding high-tier skills depends entirely on personal insight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t understand because you’re still far too weak—it’s normal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay quiet and don’t disturb the principal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being scolded by Han Xue,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Lei and Li Xue’er immediately shrank back, cowering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside, both of them were speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t… don’t disturb the principal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s outright rebellion against heaven!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe released his grip on Lin Mo’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be pondering Lin Mo’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Become the Thunder itself… feel it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, bright light flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he suddenly let go of his tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never realized my previous path was entirely wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was too arrogant—I always wanted to suppress the elements, forgetting their true nature…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at Lin Mo, bowed slightly, and said with utmost solemnity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, thank you. Without you, I might still be walking down the wrong path.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Guhe’s sudden profound bow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo was startled and quickly reached out to support him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, no!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal, you’re humbling me beyond measure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just got lucky—like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead rat. It’s your own deep foundation that let you grasp it at once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe straightened up, gazing at Lin Mo with full admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he looked, the more he liked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A prodigious talent, yet neither proud nor restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understands reverence and is willing to share truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good lad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe stroked his beard and laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his expression regained the dignity and poise of a principal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, that’s enough for today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not ready to learn the Transcendent Skill yet. As for the High-Grade Skill… Han Laoshi and I have already taught… demonstrated it to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you used it better than we did.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Guhe’s half-joking words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Han Laoshi and Principal Guhe, for sharing everything with me today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xue’s face, too, revealed a rare gentle smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gently shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No thanks needed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should be thanking you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teaching a student like you is an honor for any teacher—it’s what I’m meant to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe nodded in agreement beside her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Han Laoshi is right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, don’t be modest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For Longguo to produce a student like you is a great fortune for our nation—it’s a sign of our nation’s flourishing destiny!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bombarded with such lofty praise from these two giants,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo felt embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only laugh awkwardly while scratching the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe patted Lin Mo’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must have expended a lot this morning—go back, rest well, and have lunch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe’s gaze sharpened slightly, revealing a glint of edge:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today we can clear another group dungeon again. Those Japanese fools still hold two dungeon records that belong to Longguo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go reclaim those records!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Lin Mo’s expression turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, Principal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those records were always ours to begin with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he waved to the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal, Han Laoshi, Xu Lao, Zhang Da, I’m off then!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go, go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe waved dismissively with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo turned and left the back mountain, now turned to glacial ice.\u003C\u002Fp>",1224,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","301e7b125a96bfeddabe802579d58fde1d0e38a40056c3e2fb158a37d4f60b8b","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-198","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-196",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]