Chapter 357: A Divine Technique Combining Evasion, Dash, and Damage?

The next morning.

Lin Mo opened his eyes half-asleep.

The moment he opened them,

he saw Bai Bai in his fox form beside the bed.

Lin Mo couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Did Little Fire get first place again?”

Immediately,

Lin Mo instinctively checked his level.

【Level: 49 (68%).】

In the skill bar,

the arrogant, booming voice of “Fireball” rang out instantly.

【“Hahahaha!”】

【“I told you all—I’m the core damage dealer in this household, and no one can challenge me!”】

“Fireball” was wreathed in rolling flames, utterly ecstatic.

【“What elegance? What heavenly might?”】

【“All of it’s a joke!”】

【“Last night, I blew from the western wasteland’s start all the way to its end—not a single demon left intact!”】

【“Hehehehe…”】

【“This is my power! What can you possibly use to compete with me?!”】

Facing Little Fire’s relentless mockery,

“Ice Spike” snorted.

【“Hmph!”】

【“You’re just lucky—you had the advantage of dense, plentiful wild monsters out west.”】

【“If I’d been out west, would there even be room for you to take first?”】

“Fireball” sneered.

【“Excuses!”】

【“Is it really that hard to admit someone else is better?”】

【“Is it really that hard to admit I’m the household’s main damage?”】

In the corner,

“Lightning Strike” spoke coolly.

【“Boring.”】

【“Bai Bai’s body? I’m already bored of it.”】

Listening to these three elders bicker daily,

Lin Mo rubbed his temples in exasperation.

He’d gone through this every day—he was used to it.

“Alright, alright.”

“Cut the chatter.”

Lin Mo soothed them mentally.

“Little Fire, you did well last night—keep it up.”

“Little Ice and Little Thunder, you did fine too—keep pushing.”

Upon hearing their master’s praise,

“Fireball” swelled even more, even shooting a mocking glance at the other two.

Meanwhile,

the soft, sweet voice of “Wind Slash” also sounded.

【“Master! Master!”】

“Wind Slash” rushed to the front.

【“Little Wind worked hard last night too!”】

【“Little Wind completed the task you assigned!”】

【“Little Wind has mastered an ultra-powerful single-target high-damage skill! Even Second Brother said it’s amazing!”】

Hearing Little Wind’s words,

Lin Mo instantly perked up.

“Oh?”

“Mastered it already?”

Little Wind’s execution speed is impressive.

Without hesitation, Lin Mo focused his mind toward the Wind Skill Tree.

Sure enough,

at the very top of the skill tree, two brand-new high-tier skills had appeared.

Wait.

Two?!

Lin Mo froze for a moment.

Then he eagerly examined them.

【Heaven-Slicing Wind Slash (High Tier): Condenses an ultra-compressed micro wind blade, launching it forward. During flight, the blade voraciously devours ambient wind elements and air, growing exponentially with each passing moment.】

【As flight distance increases, the blade’s size and damage multiply geometrically! The farther it flies, the stronger it becomes! Maximum range: 10 kilometers (increases with level), cooldown: 5 minutes.】

After reading the skill description,

Lin Mo sucked in a sharp breath.

“What the hell?”

“Improved again?”

“What kind of mechanic is this?”

“The farther it flies, the more damage it deals?”

Know this.

Conventional wind skills—including Feng Cangqiong’s “Sky-Rending Wind Slash”—

all compress wind elements intensely, then unleash them in a sudden burst.

But precisely because of this,

as flight distance increases, the wind energy gradually dissipates, causing damage to weaken the farther it travels.

Even Feng Cangqiong’s “Sky-Rending Wind Slash” suffers this flaw.

This is nearly universal among ranged skills.

But now, my skill…

has it completely reversed?

Starts as a micro wind blade, grows stronger by devouring air as it flies?

Grows with the wind?

Lin Mo unconsciously pictured a scene in his mind.

He stood ten kilometers away, flicking out a palm-sized wind blade.

Then, as it flew through the air, it devoured everything—by the time it reached the enemy, it had become a colossal blade hundreds of meters long, piercing the sky!

Lin Mo stroked his chin.

“I wonder how much damage it deals at close range?”

“But mages are basically ranged attackers anyway.”

“If I really need close combat, I’ve got Lava Armor + Extreme Wind Armor + Flame Dragon Break.”

Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction.

Then his gaze shifted to the second new skill.

【Extreme Shadow Vacuum Step (High Tier): Instantly evacuates all air and wind elements along a straight line ahead, creating a perfect vacuum corridor with zero resistance.】

【While within this vacuum corridor, the caster can instantly teleport to any point along the line. The evacuated air is instantly compressed into countless wind blades, inflicting massive wind-element damage on any enemy caught within the corridor.】

【Cooldown: 5 minutes.】

“...”

After reading this second skill,

Lin Mo fell silent.

Instantly drain all air and wind elements ahead, creating a vacuum corridor with zero resistance?

And teleport instantly to its endpoint?

Plus, inflict massive damage on anyone trapped inside?

Lin Mo took a deep breath.

Instantly, countless combat scenarios flashed through his mind.

Being chased?

Flip back and unleash this move to create distance.

If the enemy follows this path to pursue, they’ll be cut to pieces by countless wind blades.

Even if they don’t follow this path, it doesn’t matter.

The distance is already instantly opened—flip back and swing a Heaven-Cutting Wind Blade, sending the enemy straight to death.

Even if not used for fleeing, using it for a dash is still a divine technique.

Instantly teleport right to their face.

And that vacuum channel stretching across the battlefield will suck in every low-level soldier along its path and slice them to shreds!

Peerless grass-cutting, plus instant face-to-face engagement!

Lin Mo’s lips curled slightly.

This is truly a divine technique combining escape, dash, and damage!

In the skill bar.

“Wind Blade Art,” seeing its master silent for so long, nervously wobbled its form.

【“Master…”】

【“Little Wind’s newly mastered skill… doesn’t the master like it?”】

Before Lin Mo could speak,

“Earth Shield Art” leapt out from the corner.

【“Old Five! Don’t panic!”】

【“How could the master possibly dislike it?”】

【“The master is surely stunned by these two perfect skills!”】

Then,

“Earth Shield Art” said proudly.

【“Master! Master!”】

【“What do you think of Old Five’s second skill?”】

【“Isn’t it powerful?”】

【“Cough, cough…”】

“Earth Shield Art” gazed at the stars at a forty-five-degree angle.

【“This is merely the result of my casual guidance—nothing worth mentioning.”】

【“Old Five having a brother like me is truly a blessing from past lives.”】

Hearing “Earth Shield Art”’s boastful words,

Lin Mo’s lip twitched violently.

“Yeah, yeah, sure.”

“Little Wind having a brother like you probably saved the universe in a past life.”

After hearing this, “Earth Shield Art” swelled up visibly.

【“Hehehe!”】

【“Of course!”】

【“Master, rest assured—with Old Two here, I’ll make sure Old Five is perfectly guided!”】

【“I’ll never let Old Five take a wrong path!”】

Hearing this shameless reply,

Lin Mo rolled his eyes.

“Fireball Art” snorted in derision.

【“How funny—this is just taking off your pants to fart!”】

Little Fire wore a look of utter disdain.

【“Flee? Teleport to the face?”】

【“Why bother with all that hassle?”】

【“I simply unleash the Nine Yang Heaven-Scorching Art and obliterate all enemies at once!”】

【“So tedious…”】

Hearing Big Brother’s mockery,

“Earth Shield Art” immediately jumped out to argue.

【“Big Brother, what do you know!”】

【“The master always fights high-level battles, and they’ll only get higher—there will come a time when enemies can’t be one-shot!”】

【“Then, a skill that instantly creates distance becomes divine!”】

【“Don’t speak. No rebuttals accepted.”】

Lin Mo’s head throbbed from the noise and quickly spoke up.

“Enough, enough. Quiet now.”

The master’s authority rang out.

The skill bar instantly fell silent.

Lin Mo turned to “Wind Blade Art” and praised without hesitation:

“Little Wind, you did exceptionally well this time—well deserved!”

“I love both of these skills!”

“Today, you get top credit!”

“Keep it up!”

Hearing the master’s direct praise,

“Wind Blade Art” leapt excitedly, glowing with emerald light.

【“Yay!”】

【“Thank you, Master, for the praise!”】

【“Little Wind will work even harder from now on!”】