Chapter 244: The Demon Lord Is Still Too Brilliant

Listening to the two girls' complaints.

Lin Mo's lips twitched slightly.

Nonsense.

That was fundamentally two people… no, two skill personalities.

Lin Mo did not dwell on this topic.

He gazed at the row of dungeon rifts ahead.

Soon.

Lin Mo locked onto one of the dungeons.

Above that dungeon hung the fastest clear record of America's Adams family.

【Final Clear Time: 30 minutes 12 seconds】

"Thirty minutes?"

Lin Mo's eyebrows lifted slightly, a flicker of suspicion crossing his mind.

"It's really that long?"

"Previous dungeon records were at most twenty minutes flat—this one takes thirty?"

"Is it really that hard?"

He pondered for a moment.

Lin Mo pointed at the dungeon.

"This one. 【Phantom Poison Swamp】."

Shuowan 。

He turned to Han Mengyao beside him and asked:

"Mengyao, what's the deal with this dungeon?"

"Why is the clear time so long?"

Hearing Lin Mo's question,

Han Mengyao stepped forward and said seriously:

"Class monitor."

"The early minion stages of 【Phantom Poison Swamp】 have no special mechanics—your strength lets you brute-force them."

Han Mengyao's brows furrowed slightly.

"The real nuisance is…"

"The final boss stage."

That boss, 【Toxic Tyrant】, has an extremely perverted special mechanic.

Han Mengyao took a deep breath and explained in detail:

"When the boss's HP drops to 80% and 40%…"

"It triggers an invincibility buff."

"Another invincibility buff?"

Lin Mo frowned.

Han Mengyao nodded and continued:

"But this invincibility state differs slightly from any we've seen before."

"The boss's invincibility lasts a full three minutes."

"And during those three minutes…"

"The boss absorbs all damage dealt to it."

"Once the three minutes end…"

Han Mengyao's tone grew grave.

"The boss amplifies all absorbed damage exponentially and unleashes a massive area-of-effect counter-explosion!"

After hearing Han Mengyao's explanation,

Lin Mo understood.

No wonder the clear time was so long.

They were basically just waiting out the invincibility.

Since it absorbed all damage, who'd be stupid enough to keep attacking?

Thinking of this,

Lin Mo asked:

"Can you dodge this area-of-effect counter?"

Han Mengyao nodded.

"Yes, class monitor."

"Just run to any of the four corners and avoid it."

Han Mengyao sighed.

"The actual difficulty of this dungeon isn't that high—it's just this invincibility state, pure annoyance, wasting so much time."

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes slightly.

An idea flashed through his mind.

"So, does this damage absorption have a cap?"

Hearing Lin Mo's question,

Han Mengyao instinctively shook her head.

"No…"

But as soon as the word left her lips,

she seemed to realize something, her tone turning cautious:

"Not so far."

Han Mengyao's meaning was clear:

Before Lin Mo appeared, the boss's damage absorption had no cap—not even heaven's king could break it.

But now that Lin Mo was here…

Things were less certain.

What if he ended up embarrassing them?

After witnessing Lin Mo's countless miracles, Han Mengyao now always left herself an escape route.

"Understood."

Lin Mo nodded.

Then he waved his hand.

"Everyone, enter the dungeon!"

"Yes, class monitor!"

The Longxu Class responded in unison and followed Lin Mo as they strode into the 【Phantom Poison Swamp】 rift.

…

As Lin Mo and the others vanished into the light,

Xu Wenchang sighed:

"Principal."

"The day after tomorrow is when the Junior International Arena officially opens."

"With Lin Mo's insane leveling speed…"

"By then, his level will be very close to the Junior International Arena's 40-level cap."

Hearing Xu Wenchang's words,

Guhe chuckled, arms behind his back.

"40 levels?"

"If not for the arena's time restriction…"

"I'd let Lin Mo enter now, every single day—who could stop him?"

Xu Wenchang nodded with a smile.

"True enough."

"This kid's combat power can't be measured by normal level standards."

But then,

Xu Wenchang's expression grew serious.

"Still, Principal."

"Lately, we've been smashing the Adams family's records nonstop…"

"I have a feeling they'll take action."

"After all, the nations we've matched with—Yingguo, Da Han Guo, Tianzhu Guo—all have deep ties to the Adams family."

Hearing Xu Wenchang's concern,

Guhe snorted coldly.

"Hmph!"

"Nie Lao and the others already anticipated this and have made preparations."

"That's fine."

"If they truly dare form a Seven-Nation Alliance and try to hunt down our Longguo prodigies on the Ten Thousand Nations Battlefield..."

"Then let the whole world see how we annihilate their so-called alliance without a single survivor!"

"Whoever dares provoke Longguo must be ready to face national annihilation!"

Hearing Guhe's words.

Xu Wenchang also felt a surge of Rexue rise in his chest.

He smiled and agreed:

"The principal is right."

"Just a bunch of petty clowns."

Saying this,

Xu Wenchang rubbed his chin.

"Principal."

"In my opinion..."

"Once the Ten Thousand Nations Battlefield opens the day after tomorrow, let Lin Mo go in alone."

"I feel he could handle all seven nations by himself."

Hearing this suggestion,

Guhe paused, then shook his head.

"No."

"Lin Mo is strong, that's true."

"But..."

Guhe sighed, his gaze falling on the rift through which Lin Mo and the others had entered.

"We can't abandon all the prodigies of Lin Mo's cohort just because he shines so brightly."

"Look at Han Mengyao and Han Mengqing, look at Ye Kong, and Chu Lingxuan and the others."

"Which one of them isn't among the top talents in Longguo's 18-year-old cultivators?"

"It's just..."

"That Lin Mo's brilliance is so overwhelming, it makes them seem dull in comparison."

"But they, too, are the future hope of Longguo."

"The Ten Thousand Nations Battlefield is true life-or-death combat."

"At the very least... at the very least, they must enter and witness the world, experience real battle."

After hearing Guhe's heartfelt words,

Xu Wenchang nodded deeply in agreement.

"The principal is right."

"I didn't think it through."

"Jade uncarved is not an artifact; flowers nurtured in a greenhouse cannot withstand wind and rain."

The two exchanged glances.

Then,

They turned their gaze once more to the rift.