Chapter 218: Lin Mo, don

"Look, look, what're you staring at?"

"So mysterious… it's just a level 30 genius, what's the big deal…"

The clerk mumbled, leaning toward the computer screen.

His voice cut off abruptly.

On the screen:

【Target: Lin Mo】

【Level: Lv. 3】

【Class: Mage】

【Awakening Location: Jianghai City (37892, 7888)】

【Known Skills】:

【Fire】:

Basic: Fireball

Early: Multiple Exploding Fireballs, Blazing Spiral Dragon Bullet

Intermediate: Flame Pillar, Flame Wind Wings, Firestorm, Flame Roar

Advanced: World Annihilation · Meteor Fire

Special: Fire Element Body

【Earth】:

Basic: Earth Shield

Early: Earth Flow Wall, Earth Submersion

Intermediate: Quicksand Domain, Earthshaker · Thousand Rock Spears, Death Thorn Rock Spear, Death Thorn Rock Spear · Scatter

Advanced: Wall of Sighs

【Lightning】:

Basic: Lightning Strike

Intermediate: Thunder Scales Descend, Thunder Chain Prison

Advanced: Heavenly Punishment · Thundercloud Inferno, Heavenly Punishment · Thunder God Spear

Special: Lightning Element Body

【Ice】:

Basic: Ice Spike

Early: Ice Burst, Extreme Cold Chain Burst

Intermediate: Frost Sky Shattered Ice Array

Advanced: Eternal Winter · Ten Thousand Blade Ice Burial Array, Eternal Winter · Ice Throne, Frost Annihilation · Eternal Ice Coffin

【Combined Skills】:

Lava Battle Armor, Thunderflame · Infernal Judgment

"Damn it!"

"What the hell, holy crap—is this really a level 33 practitioner's skill list?!"

The clerk gasped sharply.

He felt his entire worldview shatter in that moment.

"Seven… seven advanced skills?"

"And evenly distributed across four elements? A Four-Element Magic King?!"

"And two special skills?!"

He'd served in the Tian Shu Bureau for over a decade, seen countless Law Gods and War Gods.

But.

Even those hundred-level masters.

Their skill lists—two advanced skills were normal, three already signaled deep cultivation.

This kid's skills? They're as plentiful as cabbages—endless, no end in sight?

"Old Li…"

The clerk swallowed hard, voice dry:

"I feel… like our Long Nation just produced an unimaginable monster…"

Old Li let out a bitter laugh, spreading his hands:

"Now you understand why I was stunned?"

…

Meanwhile.

Lin Mo and Guhe had barely walked away when they saw a middle-aged man smiling at them.

The man stood tall as a pine, hands clasped behind his back.

Though smiling, he radiated an unfathomable aura that made one instinctively tense.

Around him stood seven or eight personnel—clearly the Tian Shu Bureau's secretarial team.

"That man is Zhang Qi."

Guhe whispered to Lin Mo.

Lin Mo nodded.

No wonder—he didn't look ordinary at all.

He was one of Long Nation's most renowned top Sword Saints.

As Lin Mo studied him,

Zhang Qi's eyes suddenly flashed a sharp, piercing gleam!

Without warning!

Qiang—!!

A crisp sword hum erupted!

A longsword hovered before Zhang Qi.

The next instant.

Shh!

The flying sword tore through the air, streaking toward Lin Mo!

Faster than the eye could follow!

Yet.

At the very moment Zhang Qi struck,

Lin Mo hadn't even registered what had happened.

In his skill bar:

【'Earth Shield' cried out: "Attack!! Protect the Master!!!"】

Boom—boom—boom—!!

The ground shook violently.

A massive Wall of Sighs erupted from the earth!

The flying sword embedded itself—unable to pierce through.

Simultaneously,

Boom—!

Scorching magma instantly engulfed Lin Mo, coating his body into armor.

A pair of massive flame wings, over five meters wide, burst open behind him.

Then,

As Lin Mo soared into the sky,

Two terrifying phantoms—the Flame Demon and the Thunder Kirin—appeared simultaneously behind him.

Above the Tian Shu Bureau, the clouds churned.

Half the sky turned crimson with fire clouds.

The other half gathered into thunderous storm clouds.

Not stopping there.

The surrounding temperature plummeted sharply; an icy chill blanketed the entire area.

All of this happened within two seconds.

…

Ahead,

"Holy shit!!"

Zhang Qi's smile froze; sweat broke out on his brow.

Gazing at the figure in the sky, he could no longer remain composed.

This was the move of someone ready to level the entire Tian Shu Bureau!

Zhang Qi instinctively roared:

"Lin Mo! Calm down!!!"

"Calm down!!!"

Guhe, standing aside, was also terrified out of his wits.

"Lin Mo! Don't panic! Don't act rashly!!!"

"Secretary Zhang was just testing you! No ill intent!"

"Quickly retract your skill! This is the Tian Shu Bureau!!!"

……

And at this moment.

Lin Mo, enveloped in layers of defense, hovered in midair.

He himself looked utterly bewildered.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I doing?

He had just seen a flying sword appear beside Zhang Qi.

Then—whizz-whizz-whizz—

By the time he realized it, he was already in the sky.

In his skill bar.

The skills had gone completely mad.

【【Earth Shield Spell】 eyes glowing red: "Master, don't fear! Big Brother Two is here! No one shall harm a single hair of you!"】

【【Fireball Spell】 roared furiously: "Dare to attack the Master? Death penalty! Meteor Firefall, ready!"】

【【Lightning Strike Spell】 lightning blazing: "Thunder God's Spear has locked onto target."】

【【Ice Spike Spell】 seething with killing intent: "You want to die? Kneel!"】

"Stop, stop, stop. All of you, stop."

Lin Mo silently said in his mind.

He was covered in black lines.

He had heard Zhang Qi and Principal Guhe's words.

Just a test.

But he couldn't blame his little brothers.

Who the hell knew you were testing?

Hearing Lin Mo's command,

the skills reluctantly ceased.

【【Fireball Spell】 snorted: "He got lucky."】

【【Earth Shield Spell】 exhaled deeply: "Oh my god, scared the hell out of Big Brother Two—I thought the Master was being assassinated."】

As the skills calmed down,

Lin Mo slowly descended to the ground.

Whoosh—

The Wall of Sighs collapsed; the Lava Battle Armor faded away.

The anomalies in the sky rapidly dissipated.

Around him, silence returned.

……

Seeing this, Zhang Qi also exhaled in relief, raising a hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Inside, his heart was stampeded by ten thousand yaks.

He truly had only meant to test him.

After all, this was the first time the Five Elders had summoned a Level 30 freshman.

He simply wanted to see if the kid had the qualification.

And,

his previous sword strike was merely a casual release of a mid-tier skill.

The power was controlled perfectly.

In his plan, the flying sword would stop precisely one inch before Lin Mo's brow.

Faced with such an unexpected situation,

a prodigy like Lin Mo would either perform an astonishing dodge,

or display the composure of a great general—standing utterly still as Mount Tai crumbled before him.

Either outcome,

he could then naturally praise him, offer a gift as apology,

use it as an opening for their first meeting, present a valuable item to build rapport, and simultaneously elevate his own status as a top-tier Sword Saint and Secretary-General of the Five Elders.

How perfect would that be?

Zhang Qi calmed his emotions and strode forward to stand before Lin Mo.

He forced a smile.

"Hehe…"

"Student Lin Mo, no wonder the Five Elders requested to meet you—truly, young heroes emerge early."

Zhang Qi cleared his throat, trying to salvage some dignity:

"I didn't expect your combat composure to be this high."

"Your reaction just now… admirable, truly admirable."

Hearing Zhang Qi's praise,

Lin Mo awkwardly scratched his nose.

To be honest, I didn't even see what your sword looked like.

But of course, he couldn't say that.

"Secretary Zhang, you flatter me—I overreacted."

Zhang Qi waved his hand repeatedly.

"Not at all, it was I who was impolite."

Saying this,

Zhang Qi, to mask his embarrassment and express his apology,

flipped his wrist.

A staff emitting mysterious starlight appeared in his hand.

"Student Lin Mo."

"My earlier test was indeed my fault."

"This little trinket is my apology—please don't refuse it."

"Is this… a Personal Weapon?!"

Guhe blurted out.