Chapter 323

Inside the council hall.

In the vast arena, it seemed somewhat quiet.

Lin Mo lowered his head, examining the wind-element fragment in his hand that emitted a faint green glow.

Wisps of breeze swirled visibly around the fragment.

Just then.

The great door of the council hall was pushed open from the outside.

Accompanied by the sound of the door opening.

A hearty laugh came in from outside the door.

"Hahaha!"

"Old man, I thought I had arrived just in time!"

"Who would have thought it was already over?"

As the words fell.

Lin Mo raised his eyes to look.

An old man wearing a gray robe, with graying hair but a spirited demeanor, was walking toward them.

Seeing the newcomer.

Yan Lie immediately stood up and went to greet him.

"Old Man Feng."

Yan Lie respectfully bowed his head slightly.

Lin Mo also seized the wind-element fragment in his hand, stood up, and walked over.

"Old Man Feng."

Lin Mo offered a greeting.

Old Man Feng stopped in his tracks, his gaze sweeping over the huge pit in the open ground.

Then, his gaze settled on Lin Mo.

"Good lad, did you beat those arrogant fellows of the Green Association into submission?"

Feng Cangqiu asked with a smile on his face.

Before Lin Mo could speak.

Yan Lie gave a bitter smile and replied:

"Old Man Feng, don't make fun of us."

"With Lin Mo's strength, beating them into submission is quite normal, isn't it?"

"Once the body of the four elemental forces is activated, plus those high-tier skills like a machine gun, who would dare not submit?"

Hearing Yan Lie's words.

The smile on Old Man Feng's face grew even stronger.

"Hahaha!"

"That's true!"

Feng Cangqiu looked at Lin Mo, becoming more and more satisfied the longer he looked.

Then.

His gaze shifted downward, landing on the object emitting a green glow in Lin Mo's hand.

Feng Cangqiu was slightly stunned.

"Eh?"

"A wind-element fragment?"

Feng Cangqiu raised his eyebrows in some surprise.

"This thing is rare; where did you get it?"

Hearing the question.

Yan Lie smiled and took the initiative to explain:

"Old Man Feng, I gave it to Lin Mo."

"Just yesterday, someone gave me such a piece."

"I thought Lin Mo has already reached level 40 and would likely learn wind-element skills, so he needs this thing; I just offered a flower borrowed from the Buddha."

Hearing Yan Lie's explanation.

Feng Cangqiu suddenly understood.

He looked at Yan Lie, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes.

"You lad, you know how to handle people well."

Feng Cangqiu nodded and agreed:

"This wind-element fragment, in your hands, would probably not be perfectly absorbed in one go; it would be a waste to let it go to waste."

"Giving it to this lad Lin Mo is indeed the best choice."

Feng Cangqiu did not hide his favoritism at all.

"The favor you bestowed is very worthwhile."

Upon hearing this, Yan Lie said seriously:

"Old Man Feng is right."

"Lin Mo is now a treasure of our Dragon Kingdom; good things should naturally be used where they matter most."

"Besides."

"If Lin Mo grows even a fraction stronger, our Dragon Nation's confidence grows by that same fraction."

"I, Yan Lie, still possess that level of awareness."

Hearing the two's conversation.

Lin Mo smiled helplessly from the side.

"You two big shots, praising me like this right in front of me—is that really okay?"

Being praised like this makes my toes curl into the ground.

Feng Cangqiong turned his head, looking at Lin Mo.

His eyes flickered with intense curiosity.

"Lin Mo."

"I heard Old Man Nie say..."

"Every time you, kid, absorb an elemental fragment, it triggers celestial anomalies, a perfect absorption that leaks not a single bit of energy."

"I, an old man, have lived most of my life and have never seen anyone absorb an elemental fragment so thoroughly on their very first try."

"How about..."

"Let this old man open his eyes too?"

Yan Lie, standing aside, heard these words and his eyes lit up.

"Yes, Lin Mo!"

"I want to see it too!"

"Don't say perfect absorption on the first try; I've never seen perfect absorption at all..."

Seeing the two's expressions, curious as babies.

Lin Mo smiled.

"Fine."

"Since you both want to see, I'll use it right here."

Lin Mo had no reason to refuse.

The sooner it's used, the sooner the enjoyment.

He had been looking forward to the Wind Element Body for a long time.

Afterwards.

Under the gaze of Feng Cangqiong and Yan Lie.

Lin Mo took a deep breath.

【Wind Elemental Fragment (Special)】

【Description: A fragment of the materialized Wind Element rules, containing the supreme mysteries of the Wind Dao.】

【Use immediately?】

"Use."

Lin Mo shifted his mind.

In an instant.

A very faint cracking sound rang out.

The cyan Wind Elemental Fragment in Lin Mo's hand shattered instantly.

A ball of cyan light, following Lin Mo's arm, drilled into his body.

In the skill bar

'Earth Shield Technique' excitedly darted up and down.

【"Old Five! Old Five!"】

【"Get ready quickly!"】

【"It's coming, it's coming!"】

Hearing Xiao Tu, with the air of an experienced veteran, commanded loudly.

【"Remember what Second Brother taught you!"】

【"Don't leak a single drop!"】

【"Absorb all this energy completely clean for me!"】

Hearing Second Brother's call.

'Wind Blade Technique' immediately perked up!

In that soft, cloying voice, a hint of nervousness and excitement lingered.

【"Little Wind knows!"】

【"Second Brother, rest assured!"】

【"Little Wind absolutely won't waste a single drop!"】

In Little Wind's perception.

That cyan energy surging into the body held a deadly attraction.

It was power of the same origin!

Hoo—!

Little Wind, like a whale drawing in water.

Frantically devoured the surging cyan Wind Element energy entering the body!

'Fireball Technique' snorted coldly.

【"Tch, making a mountain out of a molehill."】

"It's just a broken fragment. When I absorbed it back in the day, it wasn't nearly this dramatic."

Hearing this, Xiao Tu stood firm, shielding Xiao Feng.

"Big Brother, Old Five has only just awakened. How can you compare him to you, who have been awake for so long?"

Afterwards.

Xiao Tu instructed Xiao Feng.

"Old Five, don't listen to Big Brother. Don't let him disturb your mind. Absorb it all!"

Xiao Feng nodded heavily while frantically absorbing the energy.

"Mm-hmm!"

"Xiao Feng listens to Second Brother!"

Outside.

Lin Mo stood in place.

At this moment, visible changes began to occur around his body.

Within the previously tranquil council hall.

A gentle breeze sprang up.

This wind began to rotate slowly, centered on Lin Mo.

Dust on the ground was swept up.

In the air, green light points began to appear.

These were wind elements wandering between heaven and earth, drawn by the energy within Lin Mo's body, gathering frantically.

Yan Lie, standing nearby, froze.

He watched the increasingly intense airflow surrounding Lin Mo.

"This..."

"Is this the commotion of perfect absorption?"

Yan Lie was somewhat surprised.

He had previously seen mage experts in the Association absorbing wind element fragments.

Although there was energy fluctuation.

But the first absorption almost never produced such a strong reaction.

Feng Cangqiong, standing nearby, curled the corner of his mouth and smiled lightly, saying:

"Perfect absorption?"

"This is nothing yet."

Having finished speaking.

Feng Cangqiong raised his arm and said seriously:

"Yan Lie, let us step back and not disturb Lin Mo."

"Good."

Hearing this, Yan Lie nodded.

Afterwards, the two quickly stepped back several paces, held their breath, and stared fixedly at Lin Mo in the center of the arena.