[{"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-357":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},2356967,4610,"Chapter 357: A Divine Technique Combining Evasion, Dash, and Damage?","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-357",357,"\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo opened his eyes half-asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he opened them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he saw Bai Bai in his fox form beside the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did Little Fire get first place again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo instinctively checked his level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Level: 49 (68%).】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the skill bar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the arrogant, booming voice of “Fireball” rang out instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hahahaha!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“I told you all—I’m the core damage dealer in this household, and no one can challenge me!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fireball” was wreathed in rolling flames, utterly ecstatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“What elegance? What heavenly might?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“All of it’s a joke!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Last night, I blew from the western wasteland’s start all the way to its end—not a single demon left intact!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hehehehe…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“This is my power! What can you possibly use to compete with me?!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Little Fire’s relentless mockery,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ice Spike” snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hmph!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“You’re just lucky—you had the advantage of dense, plentiful wild monsters out west.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“If I’d been out west, would there even be room for you to take first?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fireball” sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Excuses!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Is it really that hard to admit someone else is better?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Is it really that hard to admit I’m the household’s main damage?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lightning Strike” spoke coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Boring.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Bai Bai’s body? I’m already bored of it.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to these three elders bicker daily,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo rubbed his temples in exasperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d gone through this every day—he was used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut the chatter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo soothed them mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Fire, you did well last night—keep it up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Ice and Little Thunder, you did fine too—keep pushing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing their master’s praise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fireball” swelled even more, even shooting a mocking glance at the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the soft, sweet voice of “Wind Slash” also sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Master! Master!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind Slash” rushed to the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Little Wind worked hard last night too!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Little Wind completed the task you assigned!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Little Wind has mastered an ultra-powerful single-target high-damage skill! Even Second Brother said it’s amazing!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Little Wind’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo instantly perked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mastered it already?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Wind’s execution speed is impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Lin Mo focused his mind toward the Wind Skill Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at the very top of the skill tree, two brand-new high-tier skills had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he eagerly examined them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【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.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【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.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the skill description,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Improved again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of mechanic is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The farther it flies, the more damage it deals?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conventional wind skills—including Feng Cangqiong’s “Sky-Rending Wind Slash”—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all compress wind elements intensely, then unleash them in a sudden burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely because of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as flight distance increases, the wind energy gradually dissipates, causing damage to weaken the farther it travels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Feng Cangqiong’s “Sky-Rending Wind Slash” suffers this flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is nearly universal among ranged skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, my skill…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>has it completely reversed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starts as a micro wind blade, grows stronger by devouring air as it flies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grows with the wind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo unconsciously pictured a scene in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood ten kilometers away, flicking out a palm-sized wind blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo stroked his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder how much damage it deals at close range?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But mages are basically ranged attackers anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I really need close combat, I’ve got Lava Armor + Extreme Wind Armor + Flame Dragon Break.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his gaze shifted to the second new skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【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.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【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.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cooldown: 5 minutes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading this second skill,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly drain all air and wind elements ahead, creating a vacuum corridor with zero resistance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And teleport instantly to its endpoint?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, inflict massive damage on anyone trapped inside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, countless combat scenarios flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being chased?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flip back and unleash this move to create distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the enemy follows this path to pursue, they’ll be cut to pieces by countless wind blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they don’t follow this path, it doesn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance is already instantly opened—flip back and swing a Heaven-Cutting Wind Blade, sending the enemy straight to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if not used for fleeing, using it for a dash is still a divine technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly teleport right to their face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that vacuum channel stretching across the battlefield will suck in every low-level soldier along its path and slice them to shreds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peerless grass-cutting, plus instant face-to-face engagement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s lips curled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is truly a divine technique combining escape, dash, and damage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the skill bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind Blade Art,” seeing its master silent for so long, nervously wobbled its form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Master…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Little Wind’s newly mastered skill… doesn’t the master like it?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lin Mo could speak,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earth Shield Art” leapt out from the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Old Five! Don’t panic!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“How could the master possibly dislike it?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“The master is surely stunned by these two perfect skills!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earth Shield Art” said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Master! Master!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“What do you think of Old Five’s second skill?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Isn’t it powerful?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Cough, cough…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earth Shield Art” gazed at the stars at a forty-five-degree angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“This is merely the result of my casual guidance—nothing worth mentioning.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Old Five having a brother like me is truly a blessing from past lives.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing “Earth Shield Art”’s boastful words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s lip twitched violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, yeah, sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Wind having a brother like you probably saved the universe in a past life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, “Earth Shield Art” swelled up visibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hehehe!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Of course!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Master, rest assured—with Old Two here, I’ll make sure Old Five is perfectly guided!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“I’ll never let Old Five take a wrong path!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this shameless reply,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fireball Art” snorted in derision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“How funny—this is just taking off your pants to fart!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Fire wore a look of utter disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Flee? Teleport to the face?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Why bother with all that hassle?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“I simply unleash the Nine Yang Heaven-Scorching Art and obliterate all enemies at once!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“So tedious…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Big Brother’s mockery,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earth Shield Art” immediately jumped out to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Big Brother, what do you know!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“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!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Then, a skill that instantly creates distance becomes divine!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Don’t speak. No rebuttals accepted.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s head throbbed from the noise and quickly spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, enough. Quiet now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master’s authority rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill bar instantly fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo turned to “Wind Blade Art” and praised without hesitation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Wind, you did exceptionally well this time—well deserved!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I love both of these skills!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, you get top credit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep it up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the master’s direct praise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind Blade Art” leapt excitedly, glowing with emerald light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Yay!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Thank you, Master, for the praise!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Little Wind will work even harder from now on!”】\u003C\u002Fp>",1297,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","862d1c8b8798fd126a9cdb84b257e656cd968d7617a723b8808163f3cf937f11","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-358","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-356",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]