[{"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-316":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},2356926,4610,"Chapter 316: Only Break Them, Don","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-316",316,"\u003Cp>Hearing this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Han, who had been silently filling out forms beside him, also perked up his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The news spread fast, didn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at his cousin and said calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yan Lie really does plan to do it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his cousin’s confirmation firsthand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng’s heart rose again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was a spoiled rich kid with no discipline, he still understood a bit of the Youth Association’s rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cousin…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng looked at Fang Wen with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard that to become president of the Youth Association, you usually have to fight every single councilor and senior member…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhao Peng’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Save your unnecessary worries for yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scolding Zhao Peng,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen’s expression turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I admit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo’s talent is unprecedented and will never be matched.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the future, he will surely be the anchor of our Dragon Nation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen changed tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Talent is talent, combat power is combat power—these are two different things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Youth Association, they don’t care about potential—they only care about fists!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, an aura erupted from Fang Wen’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I respect Lin Mo’s talent, I respect his achievements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But to become president? He’s not qualified yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen let out a heavy snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his cousin’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng paused, then still felt uneasy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But cousin…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard Yan Lie, the president, lost to him…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yan Lie?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s just him too proud to admit defeat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen sneered dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too ashamed to use his higher level to bully someone, so he voluntarily lowered his own stats to match Lin Mo’s level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s his own stupidity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whose level wasn’t earned through hard work?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Level is part of strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Lin Mo truly wants to be president, he must defeat all of us at full strength and make us submit with real power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his cousin’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s how it is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President Yan Lie is a top-tier 65-level powerhouse—how could he possibly lose to a freshman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yan Lie, the president, was just too proud to win fairly and held back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voluntarily lowering his stats to fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that like cutting off his own arms?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng frantically calculated in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his cousin doesn’t hold back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if his cousin doesn’t hold back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and fights at full strength, how could Lin Mo possibly win?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng straightened his back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cousin’s right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they fight honestly,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“he’s no match for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng’s eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, in front of his goddess, he’d been humiliated repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He desperately wanted to regain some dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lin Mo got publicly beaten by his cousin, wouldn’t he be able to stand tall again in front of Zhang Han?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, that’s his cousin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cousin’s strength is also his strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… cousin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng lowered his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you hold the meeting to elect the president,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“can I… come watch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to see with my own eyes how you unleash your power!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen glanced at Zhao Peng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his useless cousin’s expression, he sneered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This demonstration of authority was meant to be seen by everyone anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do as you like.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come if you want.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’ll do you good to gain some perspective.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See what a real showdown between powerful opponents looks like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop acting like a frog at the bottom of a well and embarrassing yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Wen didn’t linger—he turned and walked out of the reception room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his cousin’s broad, imposing back vanish beyond the door,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng excitedly clenched his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to face Zhang Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Han!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you hear that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng lifted his chin triumphantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My cousin said it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo isn’t qualified to become president yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everything before was just people letting him win!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng straightened his slightly disheveled name-tagged coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s go, we’ll go see the spectacle too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Han frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhao Peng’s obnoxious, bullying demeanor, she felt a wave of nausea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dog can’t change its habit of eating shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Han did not refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s go see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a gut feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s cold, composed face, that calm indifference toward Zhao Peng, toward everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn’t be faked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was absolute confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who walked alone into the Ten Nations Battlefield and slaughtered the top prodigies of seven nations without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he possibly be a paper tiger who only wins because others let him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youth Association Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive two-story structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie led Lin Mo to the end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed open a heavy door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo scanned the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an extremely spacious room—almost enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, it didn’t resemble a conference room at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire space was circular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around it, rows of tiered seats rose upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each seat had a table in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On each table sat a microphone and several red-and-green voting buttons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the circular seating area,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was a vast circular open space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like both a conference hall and a fighting arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Youth Association’s highest deliberation hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie walked ahead and introduced it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whenever the Youth Association makes major decisions or important personnel appointments,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“they’re held here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s gaze settled on the large open space in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deliberation hall?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo chuckled lightly, teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why leave such a huge empty space in the middle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When meetings get boring, do you just fight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lin Mo’s tease,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right—but not entirely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie walked ahead, speaking calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Youth Association,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“is made up of the top young prodigies from all over Long Country.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re all young.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Proud, fiery, none of us willing to yield.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During meetings, disagreements inevitably arise. If words can’t convince each other, no one backs down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what do you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie tapped the railing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Simple. Fight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Yan Lie’s explanation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s eyes flickered with approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rule—solve it with fists, not words—is far better than the backstabbing and scheming in offices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie led Lin Mo all the way to the highest point of the circular chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the main seat, symbolizing the Youth Association’s supreme authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit down, President Lin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie pulled out the chair himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo looked at the main seat and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Already calling me that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without further ceremony, he sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve arranged your registration paperwork. You’re all set—just step into your role.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks for the trouble, Secretary Yan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo replied casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no—don’t call me Secretary Yan anymore. From now on, I’ll call you President Lin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No big deal—we’re bros!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo clapped Yan Lie on the shoulder and grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie gave a light laugh, then turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I feel like a fight’s inevitable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But don’t kill anyone, alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re arrogant, sure—but they’re good people. All of us are from Long Country. Don’t kill them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Yan Lie’s anxious expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo couldn’t help laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Relax.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know my limits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only knock them out. I don’t kill them.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1247,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8c7fbf7f87a7513a955f9a77367e4a92ba3c44bb2cf2328e803f815ddb614d8e","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-317","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-315",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]