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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},2356897,4610,"Chapter 287","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-287",287,"\u003Cp>Cold wind howled through the shattered rock walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty members of the Yingguo Ghost Spirit Clan stood frozen, staring at the message that had popped up on their system panels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuuki Kenichi roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest heaved violently, his eyes blazing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, Yuuki Kenichi, had been the top among his peers since childhood, one of the nation’s most elite prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever he went, he was met with looks of awe and humble bows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who dared show him the slightest disrespect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this Ten Nations Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been insulted to his face by a Dragon Nation man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling him “doggy” over and over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling him “grandpa” over and over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bakayarō!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuuki Kenichi could no longer contain his rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew his longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One slash cleaved a massive boulder beside him into two halves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shards of rock flew everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t take it anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuuki Kenichi’s eyes burned red, his entire body radiating murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That damn Dragon Nation man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell is he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does he think killing a few stupid Daohan dogs makes him invincible?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuuki Kenichi spun around sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to kill him right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to tear his mouth apart inch by inch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to cut out his tongue and feed it to dogs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yuuki Kenichi’s outburst,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other members of the Ghost Spirit Clan erupted in fury, their rage boiling over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s too arrogant! He doesn’t even respect the Great Ying Empire!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Ying prodigy drew his staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teach him a lesson!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do they really think we, the Ghost Spirit Clan, are harmless?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only the cruelest torture can wash away our shame!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone unsheathed their specialized weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the crowd,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Aso Kichirō remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched the furious group, the words on his lips, swallowed back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew speaking now would only draw their wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But deep inside, he was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was not bluffing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only turn his gaze toward the spiritual leader of this year’s Ghost Spirit Clan, Shinonome Kyō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō’s cold voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up, all of you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously noisy canyon fell instantly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuuki Kenichi gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you still going to endure it? Let him keep acting like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō glanced at Yuuki Kenichi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Endure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did I say I’d endure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you forgotten our primary mission here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept over everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Great Ying Empire is a follower of the great Adams family!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are the most loyal subordinates of the Adams Lords!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Completing the Adams Lords’ orders is always our top priority!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Under no circumstances will we allow any deviation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuuki Kenichi gripped his sword hilt tightly, still unwilling to yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Dragon Nation man has already shat on our heads…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what of it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve all seen the things Lin Mo has shown.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Annihilated the Daohan White Tiger Battalion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Possesses a bonded beast, possibly wields a high-rank technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even instantly obliterated Kojirō’s summoned creature from five kilometers away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of this proves that this Lin Mo is no ordinary man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Adams Lords want to ensure no Dragon Nation person leaves this Ten Nations Arena.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our task is simple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We must guarantee, with one hundred percent certainty, that we carry out the Adams Lords’ orders. Understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō’s thinking was crystal clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s bizarre displays had shaken even his own confidence—could this year’s Ghost Spirit Clan alone kill Lin Mo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what do we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuuki Kenichi forced out the question, suppressing his fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll send another message to India.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll tell them everything we just witnessed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Including Lin Mo’s annihilation of the Daohan battalion, his bonded beast, and the suspicion that he wields a high-rank technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuuki Kenichi froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain, why tell those Indian fools? They didn’t even reply to our last message!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō curled his lips into a cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They didn’t reply because they thought the Dragon Nation was a joke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they learn Lin Mo is a monster who wiped out the White Tiger Battalion single-handedly, do you think they’ll stay seated?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only by uniting our two nations’ strength can we guarantee Lin Mo’s certain death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the other four nations, let them wait. After we deal with Lin Mo, we’ll settle accounts with them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō began composing his message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuuki Kenichi couldn’t help asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the people of India still ignore us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinmu Kyō lifted his head, pausing for a moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then we’ll go find them ourselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a vast basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir was standing at the basin’s edge with the rest of India’s Burn Heaven Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Amir:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was bare-chested, his pure gold ornaments glinting faintly in the dim light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands were pressed together, his expression calm and haughty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them stood a massive werewolf, roaring skyward with a deafening bellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The werewolf’s body was covered in black steel-like fur, its eyes blood-red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its hands it gripped a giant double-bladed battle axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from afar, its furious aura sent shivers through anyone who felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rajat spotted a message from the Yingguo on his panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his expression turned strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir noticed his odd demeanor and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Amir…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yingguo have sent another message.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did they say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rajat swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Han Kingdom’s White Tiger Squad was wiped out by Lin Mo alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yingguo also claim that Lin Mo possesses a pact beast and has a high probability of mastering a Gao Jie skill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Rajat’s report,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the prodigies of the Burn Heaven Squad all wore strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… are these Yingguo people insane?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rajat couldn’t help but complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Han Kingdom may be loudmouthed, but their strength is real—could one man wipe out the White Tiger Squad? Even Lord Amir…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here he stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir shot him a cold glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rajat quickly corrected himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Amir’s power—what’s the White Tiger Squad? Even if the White Tiger Squad joined forces with the Ghost God Clan, they wouldn’t last three minutes against Lord Amir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sneer of contempt curled on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yingguo people only know how to make up stories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his chin slightly, his eyes radiating supreme arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pact beast?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even our Burn Heaven Squad’s mentor can’t tame a pact beast—how could a mere student fresh into the Junior Ten Thousand Nations Arena?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rajat nodded frantically in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is ridiculous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And he probably mastered a Gao Jie skill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Brahma!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mastering a Gao Jie skill means you’re already a nation’s core combat force!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In some small countries, you’d be considered top-tier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A first-year student mastering a Gao Jie skill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s nonsense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Indian prodigies around them burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rajat turned to Amir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Amir, what do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir didn’t even lift his eyelids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do I think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t care what the Yingguo people’s goal is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re not worth my thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s plenty of time left in the Ten Thousand Nations Arena.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have all the time in the world to play.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir turned his gaze to the roaring werewolf before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rajat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many minutes do you think it’ll take us to take down this boss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rajat immediately shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With Lord Amir here, five minutes is enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this answer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, he raised his right hand and extended three fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three minutes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried an odd, unshakable confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This dog only deserves three minutes of my time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amir’s eyes changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six spectral arms erupted behind him, overwhelming pressure sweeping across the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three minutes. Take down this boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1324,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","006311d67af20642fe93969aec8e721344a591c1f83273ba641734a68da104e9","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-288","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-286",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]