[{"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-249":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},2356859,4610,"Chapter 249: The Duel Between Two Dragon Order Class Monitors?","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-249",249,"\u003Cp>When Yan Lie spoke those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone around stopped walking and turned their gazes toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deathly silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo stood where he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Yan Lie, whose battle spirit blazed fiercely before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he glanced at the senior figures beside him—Guhe, Nie Lao, Feng Lao, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow furrowed slightly, a hint of exasperation flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you crazy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just got out of a dungeon, hadn’t even had time to drink a sip of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now you come straight at me for a one-on-one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I dig up your ancestral grave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or steal your girlfriend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden challenge left Lin Mo baffled—and even the senior figures nearby showed signs of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yan Lie!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe was the first to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face darkened, his brows knitted tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo just led his team through a Hell-level dungeon raid. His physical and mental energy are utterly drained.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a graduated senior, coming to challenge a freshman who’s been here only a few days?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve already graduated—still this childish?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guhe’s tone carried a sharp reprimand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he greatly admired Yan Lie, his former student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Mo’s current status was no ordinary matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention his title as National Guardian Dragon Envoy—just his terrifying talent alone meant Guhe would never allow anyone within Dragon Nation to disrespect Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Zhanguo beside him also narrowed his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong paused, then shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yan Lie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How come your obsession with fighting hasn’t changed even after becoming president?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After graduation, you challenged the entire grade; after joining the Mage Association, you challenged every member of the Youth Association...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And now...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just invited Lin Mo to join the association, and you’re already ready to fight him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the consecutive scoldings from the senior figures,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie did not retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straightened his back, his fervor intensifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal Gu, Feng Lao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie took a deep breath, his voice firm with stubbornness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, my junior, led his team to break the Adams family’s dungeon record. I deeply respect him, and I know it’s abrupt to challenge him now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie narrowed his eyes, fixing them on Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t suppress the battle spirit inside me...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, junior—what do you say? Or shall we set another time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie stared stubbornly at Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that unyielding, no-turning-back expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Wenchang sighed helplessly beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As class advisor of the Dragon Order Class,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he knew Yan Lie too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid had this damn stubborn streak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he set his sights on an opponent, once he decided a fight was necessary,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten oxen couldn’t pull him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refuse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d camp outside your dorm every day and confront you face-to-face the moment you stepped out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the surrounding students finally snapped out of their shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire dungeon center erupted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit holy shit holy shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big news! Former Dragon Order Class monitor challenges current Dragon Order Class monitor?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is insane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of murmurs exploded through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s Yan Lie, our former battle god at Jingda!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s the guy who took on the entire grade!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But so what? Isn’t this bullying? The Demon King just broke the record—he must be exhausted, and now you come yelling at him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, he graduated a year ago!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s already level 65!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A level 65 veteran challenges Lin Mo, the Demon King, who’s only level 37 and hasn’t even been in school a week?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! That’s so shameless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students chimed in one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most believed this was outright bullying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some were just here for the spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bullying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the Demon King!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you ever seen a level 37 freshman who could crush a level 40 Hell-level dungeon boss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“57-second clear! Let Yan Lie try it—see if he can break the invincibility mechanic in under a minute!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another girl couldn’t help retorting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before the Demon King, levels mean nothing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if Yan Lie were level 75 today, the Demon King would still beat him into the ground!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Demon King is invincible! The Demon King should accept the challenge and smash this senior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students’ murmurs grew louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their emotions grew more heated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire hall’s atmosphere reached its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clash of two generations of legends—even just hearing about it made one’s blood boil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie, hearing the students’ chatter, frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shameless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was crazy, but he had his own pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A battle won by level suppression was not the kind of fight he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on Lin Mo, his battle spirit now pure and unclouded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right—the level gap between us is enormous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I fought you like this, it would truly be me bullying you, and winning wouldn’t be honorable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Yan Lie flipped his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are one-time use scroll items for negative status effects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll use some of them to ensure my stats are suppressed to exactly match yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I swear, I won’t gain a single bit of advantage in stats over you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie’s gaze burned intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to have a fair duel with you—how about it, current captain of the Dragon Order class?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the surrounding students all drew a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s voluntarily suppressing his stats?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Senior Yan Lie is truly a pure battle maniac!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Feng Cangqiong heard Yan Lie’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words he had intended to stop him with were swallowed back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stroked his beard, a faint smile of interest curling at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The two strongest prodigies of consecutive Dragon Order classes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A pure duel under absolutely identical stats…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This actually sounds interesting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Zhenguó also slightly raised his eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing further, clearly giving his tacit approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu He looked at the two senior figures, then at Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only sigh helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo, the center of everyone’s attention,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just wanted to grind some records, level up, grab some resources, become invincible early, and then lie down for good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do these overzealous idiots always pop up to add drama?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fight him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winning wouldn’t feel like any achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fight him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the look in his eyes, tomorrow morning I’ll wake up to find his big face pressed against my bedroom window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the skill bar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the skills had completely exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【『Fireball Spell』in rage: “How dare you!!!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“A mere ant dares to shout at the Master?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Dares to challenge the Master?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Do you think I have no dignity? Master, accept this fight—I’ll burn him to ashes!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【『Ice Spike Spell』let out a light giggle.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hehehehehe…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“What a fool who doesn’t know his own death.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Master, let this lady take over—I’ll show him what true despair feels like~”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Let him learn the fate of challenging the Master~”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the usually aloof 『Lightning Strike Spell』now shimmered with lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【『Lightning Strike Spell』snorted: “Hmph. A waste dares to come seeking death?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【『Earth Shield Spell』panted in agitation: “Master, rest assured—accept the fight! Your safety is my duty, Brother Two!”】\u003C\u002Fp>",1223,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","57bfcf088cc47eb95a551fafd458dfbf2785f87f63d90d251f42e11cda4956fc","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-250","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-248",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]