Chapter 218: Lin Mo, Don't Act Rashly!

"Look look look, what are you looking at?"

"So secretive… isn't it just a level-30 genius? What could there possibly be…"

The clerk muttered, leaning in toward the computer screen.

His voice cut off abruptly.

On the screen.

【Target: Lin Mo】

【Level: Lv. 33】

【Class: Mage】

【Awakening Location: Jianghai City (37892, 17888)】

【Skills Mastered】:

【Fire】:

Basic Skill: Fireball

Beginner: Multi Burst Fireball, Explosive Flame Spiral Dragon Bullet

Intermediate: Blazing Fire Pillar, Blazing Wind Wings, Firestorm, Flame Howl

Advanced: World-Ending Meteor Flame Fall

Special Skill: Body of Fire Element

【Earth】:

Basic: Earth Shield

Beginner: Earth Flow Wall, Earth Stealth

Intermediate: Quicksand Domain, Earth-Shaking Thousand Rock Spikes, Death Thorn Rock Spear, Death Thorn Rock Spear — Scatter

Advanced: Wall of Sighs

【Lightning】:

Basic: Lightning Strike

Intermediate: Lei Lin's Descent, Thunder Chain Prison

Advanced: Heavenly Punishment — Thunder Cloud Purgatory, Heavenly Punishment — Lei Shen Spear

Special Skill: Body of Lightning Element

【Ice】:

Basic: Ice Spike

Beginner: Ice Burst, Extreme Cold Chain Burst

Intermediate: Frost Sky Shattered Ice Array

Advanced: Grim Winter — Ten Thousand Blades Ice Burial Array, Grim Winter — Frozen Throne, Frost Annihilation — Eternal Ice Coffin

【Combination Skills】:

Lava Battle Armor, Lei Yan — Purgatory Judgment

"Damn it!"

"Holy crap, oh my god, is this the skill list a level-33 professional should have?!"

The clerk sharply sucked in a cold breath.

He felt his entire worldview collapse in that instant.

"S-seven… seven advanced skills?"

"And they're so evenly spread — a four-element archmage?!"

"And he even comes with two special skills?!"

He had been working at the Tianshu Office for over a dozen years, and had seen countless Law Gods and War Gods.

But.

Even those level-100 bigshots.

Having two advanced skills on their skill list was normal; having three could already be called deep reserves.

How could this young man's skills be like cabbages — you just couldn't scroll to the bottom?

"Old Li…"

The clerk swallowed, his voice dry:

"Why do I feel… our Dragon Nation seems to have produced some kind of terrifying monster…"

Old Li gave a bitter smile and spread his hands:

"Now you understand why I was stunned, right?"

……

At the same time.

Lin Mo and Principal Guhe had just walked a short distance when they saw a middle-aged man smiling at them.

The man's posture was as upright as a pine, his hands clasped behind his back.

Though he wore a smile, an unfathomably deep pressure radiated from him, making one involuntarily tense up.

Around him stood seven or eight personnel — clearly the Tianshu Office's secretarial team.

"That man is Zhang Qi."

Principal Guhe said softly to Lin Mo.

Lin Mo nodded.

No wonder — he looked anything but simple.

This is one of the currently famous top-tier Sword Saint bigwigs of Dragon Nation.

Just as Lin Mo was sizing up the other party.

A sharp glint suddenly flashed through Zhang Qi's eyes!

Without any warning!

Clang——!!!

A crisp sword hum suddenly exploded!

A longsword hovered in front of Zhang Qi.

The next moment.

Whoosh!

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

Its speed reached the extreme!

However.

The instant Zhang Qi struck.

Lin Mo hadn't even realized what had happened.

Inside the skill bar.

【【Earth Shield】 let out a startled cry: "Enemy attack!!! Protect Master!!!"】

Rumble rumble rumble——!!!

The ground trembled violently.

A Thick Surface's Wall of Sighs surged up from the earth!

The flying sword lodged in the wall, completely unable to pierce through.

At the same time.

Boom——!

Blazing lava instantly wrapped around Lin Mo, covering his entire body, forming battle armor.

A pair of massive flame wings with a wingspan exceeding five meters unfurled explosively behind Lin Mo.

Immediately after.

Just as Lin Mo flew into the sky.

Two terrifying phantoms — the Flame Demon and the Thunder Qilin — manifested simultaneously behind Lin Mo.

Above Tianshu Prefecture, the clouds underwent a massive change.

Half the sky was burned into fiery red clouds.

The other half of the sky gathered into thunderstorm clouds.

Not stopping there.

The surrounding temperature began to drop noticeably, a wave of extreme cold sweeping over the entire area.

All of this happened in just a brief two seconds.

……

Ahead.

"Holy shit!!"

The smile on Zhang Qi's face froze, cold sweat breaking out.

Looking at the figure in the sky, he couldn't maintain his composure.

This stance looks like it's going to level the entire Tianshu Prefecture!

Zhang Qi instinctively roared:

"Lin Mo! Calm down!!!"

"Calm down!!!"

Standing to the side, Principal Guhe was also scared out of his wits.

"Lin Mo! Don't be nervous! Don't act rashly!!!"

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

"Put your skills away! This is Tianshu Prefecture!!!"

……

And at this moment.

Lin Mo, wrapped in layers of defense and suspended in midair.

Was himself completely dumbfounded.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I doing?

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

And then it was whoosh whoosh whoosh…

By the time he came back to his senses, damn it, he was already in the sky.

Inside the skill bar.

The skills had already gone completely berserk.

【【Earth Shield】, eyes glowing red: "Don't be afraid, Master! Second Brother is here! No one will touch a single hair on your head!"】

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

【【Lightning Strike】Lei Guang flared brilliantly: "Lei Shen's Spear has locked onto the target."】

【【Ice Spike】killing intent boiling over: "Are you tired of living? Kneel!"】

"Stop, stop, stop, everyone stop."

Lin Mo said silently in his heart.

He was covered in black lines.

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

It was just a little test, that's all.

Still, he couldn't really blame his little brothers for this.

Who the hell could've known you were testing him?

Hearing Lin Mo's command.

The skills only stopped then, somewhat unwillingly.

【【Fireball】gave a cold snort: "Consider him lucky."】

【【Earth Shield】let out a long breath: "Oh my god, scared Second Brother half to death, thought the master was about to be assassinated."】

As the skills calmed down.

Lin Mo slowly descended to the ground.

Crash—

The Wall of Sighs crumbled, the lava battle armor faded away.

The strange phenomena in the sky also rapidly dissipated.

All around, peace was restored once more.

……

Zhang Qi, seeing this, also heaved a sigh of relief and raised a hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

At this moment, his heart was like ten thousand wild horses stampeding past.

He really had only meant to test him, that's all.

After all, this was the first time the Five Elders had agreed to receive a level-30 freshman.

He just wanted to see whether this kid had the qualifications.

Moreover.

That sword strike of his just now was merely a mid-tier skill casually released.

The power was controlled extremely well.

In his design, the flying sword would ultimately stop one inch in front of Lin Mo's brow.

Faced with this sudden situation.

A peerless prodigy like Lin Mo would either pull off an astonishing dodge.

Or display the great general's composure of remaining unmoved even as Mount Taishan crumbled before him, standing stock-still on the spot.

Whichever the result.

Then he, Zhang Qi, could take the opportunity to praise him a bit, toss in some good stuff as an apology.

It would serve as an opening line for their first meeting, deliver a nice gift, build some goodwill, and conveniently elevate his own prestige as a top-tier Sword Saint and as Secretary-General of the Five Elders.

Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Zhang Qi calmed his emotions and strode up to Lin Mo.

He forced out a smile.

"Heh heh……"

"Lin Mo, as expected of the person the Five Elders specifically named to see, truly……a young man befitting a hero."

Zhang Qi cleared his throat, trying to salvage a bit of face:

"I never expected your combat素养 to actually be this high."

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

Listening to Zhang Qi's praise.

Lin Mo awkwardly rubbed his nose.

To be honest, I didn't even get a clear look at what your flying sword looked like just now.

Still, that was naturally something he couldn't say out loud.

"Secretary-General Zhang, you flatter me; it was I who overreacted."

Zhang Qi waved his hands repeatedly.

"Not at all, not at all, it was Zhang who was abrupt."

Saying so.

Zhang Qi, both to cover his embarrassment and to express his apology.

He flipped his wrist.

A staff radiating a mysterious starlight appeared in his hand.

"Lin Mo."

"That test just now was indeed Zhang's fault first."

"This little trinket, consider it an apology gift from Zhang to you; I hope you won't find it beneath you."

"This is……a专属 weapon?!"

Guhe, off to the side, blurted out.