[{"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-356":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},2356966,4610,"Chapter 356: The Bare-Commander","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-356",356,"\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique” floated in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and began to reflect on the scene from yesterday’s Starfall Trial Grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Compress all the wind into one point…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“The tighter the compression, the sharper it becomes…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he meditated on the “Wind Blade Technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind elements in the night breeze began converging around it at an incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, no violent tornado formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the wind elements were compressed relentlessly under Xiao Feng’s strict control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, faintly glowing green light coalesced in midair into a single wind blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Not enough…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“If this is the power, it’s nowhere near Second Brother’s.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique”’s voice carried a stubborn determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It closed its eyes, frantically replaying the vision it had grasped last night while understanding the “Rending Storm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Storm…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Clockwise, counterclockwise, converging opposites…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Try it!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique” suddenly opened its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green light around it instantly contracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The turbulent wind elements were violently ripped away and surged furiously toward the tiny green speck before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compress furiously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compress again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique” forcibly split the compressing wind elements into two streams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One spun clockwise at blinding speed, the other counterclockwise at blinding speed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two violent forces were forcibly twisted together and crushed into the shape of a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the “Wind Blade Technique” pushed harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind elements that had been swirling around it gradually vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small wind blade hovered in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Phew…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique” exhaled deeply, its green glow brightening once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bounced up and down excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Second Brother! Second Brother! I did it!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Xiao Feng mastered it!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the commotion, the “Earth Submersion Technique” immediately turned its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hurried over, eager to take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Uh…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Earth Submersion Technique” circled the palm-sized wind blade twice, its tone brimming with doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Little Five, are you sure you got it right?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“How come it’s so tiny?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“This isn’t even close to the wind blade that old man unleashed yesterday!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“That was a real wind blade. Yours? More like a toy knife.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Second Brother’s skepticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique” nodded firmly, utterly confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Mm!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Second Brother, Xiao Feng is certain!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Earth Submersion Technique” still wasn’t convinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It extended a hand, pointing to a hundred-meter-tall stone mountain a kilometer away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Put it to the test. Let’s see if it’s a horse or a donkey.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Use this technique to cut off that mountaintop.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“If you can’t cut it, you’re sleeping here tonight!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Yes, Second Brother!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Watch closely!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique” locked onto the stone mountain a kilometer away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Go!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palm-sized green wind blade shot forward instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small wind blade underwent a sudden transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind elements, previously compressed to an extreme, exploded outward the instant they escaped control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a black hole, it devoured every scrap of air and wind element along its flight path!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One meter, ten meters, fifty meters…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once palm-sized wind blade swelled violently with every passing distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farther it flew, the more wind elements it consumed—and the larger it grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until, having crossed the kilometer, it neared the hundred-meter stone mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become a colossal blade, a hundred meters long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom—!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hundred-meter storm blade swept clean across the mountain’s midsection!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upper half of the hundred-meter stone mountain slid down with a smooth, mirror-like cut!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom—rooooon—!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless boulders crashed to the ground, kicking up a storm of dust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth trembled violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hundred-meter mountain had been cleanly severed at its waist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Holy… shit?!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Earth Submersion Technique” stared blankly at the mountain, half its height gone, a kilometer away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could do this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farther it flew, the bigger the blade got?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage was terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Second Brother! Second Brother!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique” rushed over, thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“How’s that, Second Brother? Is Xiao Feng’s technique awesome?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Now the Master won’t scold us anymore!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Earth Submersion Technique” swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It forcibly suppressed its shock, cleared its throat twice, trying to maintain its Second Brother’s dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Cough! Cough!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hmm… not bad.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Though it’s only this level, it should meet the Master’s passing standard.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Second Brother’s approval,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique” instantly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Yay, Second Brother!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Earth Submersion Technique” shifted tone, its voice turning grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“But…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Little Five, don’t forget what our mission is.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Wind Blade Technique” didn’t hesitate, shouting out immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Protect the Master!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Wind Slash Technique』 nodded in approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Yes! Protect the Master!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“So!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“To prevent disaster, we must practice another skill for survival and escape!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“But! The Master clearly doesn’t want escape or survival skills right now, so we must think of a way to merge escape and damage-dealing together.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“That way, we make the Master happy while giving him another survival skill—perfect for both!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Wind Slash Technique』 was utterly bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Escape while killing enemies?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“How is that even possible?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Idiot!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Earth Submersion Technique』 scolded him in exasperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Is there a possibility of sucking out all the air to create a ‘vacuum tunnel’ with zero resistance?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“With no resistance, wouldn’t the Master’s speed just skyrocket?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“But that’s not all!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Earth Submersion Technique』 excitedly guided him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Where do the sucked-out air molecules go? We can’t waste them!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Compress all the extracted air into wind blades!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Then…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“You can instantly slaughter any enemy chasing the Master inside the tunnel!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Merge escape and killing into one!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Pave the safest retreat with the cruelest slaughter!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Got it?!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing 『Earth Submersion Technique’』s instructions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Wind Slash Technique』 was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Big Brother!!!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“You’re literally a genius!!!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“I’ve got an idea!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Little Wind enter a state of sudden enlightenment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Earth Submersion Technique』 gazed upward at the night sky at a forty-five-degree angle, satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Sigh, I’m truly such a devoted older brother, exhausting myself for the Master’s sake.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another part of the wilds outside Zhuxing Town,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar and Baho met beneath a dead tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baho gasped for breath, his chest heaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you find anything on your side?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is strange—aren’t there usually plenty of wild monsters outside Zhuxing Town?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baho also looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve run through every leveling zone to the west and north.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not even a single hair in sight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar’s eyes were filled with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be that all the major guilds in Zhuxing Town have swept the entire thirty-kilometer radius clean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is today some kind of Zhuxing Town tradition?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baho shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve never heard of a ‘sweeping festival’…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, he sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The wild boss, if nothing goes wrong, will spawn tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the monsters cleared so thoroughly, it’ll take at least a week before they repopulate densely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By then, the wild boss might be a lone soldier with no followers…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baho stood frozen, mouth slightly open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother, what do we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What can we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar spread his hands helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1179,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","979d8c74c1c334b966f3be3b31a84e7aa7fd41bf26eea65bb2aa38cebf4ba394","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-357","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-355",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]