[{"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-361":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},2356971,4610,"Chapter 361: Back to Inner Competition Again?","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-361",361,"\u003Cp>Qianjun Pavilion, the forging hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qianjun stood before the furnace, his gaze complex as he regarded Lin Mo before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips moved slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally intended to offer a few more words of counsel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the words reached his tongue, and he swallowed them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really might create a miracle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qianjun took a deep breath and cleared the clutter from his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re ready, you may begin whenever you wish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward, raised both hands, and calmly extended them into the two scorching-hot openings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hum—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant his hands entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sensation instantly enveloped his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That force was gentle, devoid of any aggression, spreading upward along his wrists and forearms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Connecting the elemental power within Lin Mo’s body to the weapon embryo nurtured by the gentle flame inside the Starfire Furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did Lin Mo sense it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his skill bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skills themselves also perceived this peculiar guiding force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Huh?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Fireball Technique』 raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Strange feeling…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Is it inviting me to release my power?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Fireball Technique』 grinned wickedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hehehehe…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Since you want my power, I’ll mercifully grant it to you!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“I’ll show you what true destruction truly means!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Xiao Huo’s ingrained inner-competition gene kick in again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent fire-element energy surged wildly along Lin Mo’s arms into the Starfire Furnace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire-element progress bar shot to its absolute end in an instant—the perfect colored zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom—!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the progress bar filled completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive pillar of fire-element energy erupted above the Starfire Furnace, soaring into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying heatwaves exploded outward as shockwaves in all directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qianjun, closest to the blast, was violently shoved back three or four steps by the furious heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared in horror at the towering column of flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie and Feng Cangqiong were also buffeted by the heatwave, their clothes flapping violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their expressions remained remarkably calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Cangqiong stroked his beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This kid’s fire element is still as wild as ever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lie nodded in deep agreement beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m all too familiar with this kind of firepower.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had personally experienced Lin Mo’s high-grade fire-element skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Feng Lao and Yan Lie’s calmness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others standing at a distance were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li and the others were thrown back repeatedly by the shockwave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the—?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The progress bar filled completely in a blink?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li steadied himself, staring fixedly at the fire-element progress bar, face filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingzhang also sucked in a sharp breath, his scalp prickling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My god…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This control over fire element is insane—and the energy is so pure?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve never seen fire-element energy this pure…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lin Mo’s skill bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Fireball Technique』’s arrogant laughter echoed in the ears of the other four skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hahahahaha!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“See that?!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“That’s my power!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xiao Huo’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ever-proud 『Ice Spike Technique』 snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hmph!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“What’s there to be proud of?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“As if I couldn’t do the same?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Lightning Strike Technique』 spoke Dandan ly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Too noisy.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under 『Fireball Technique』’s influence, Xiao Bing and Xiao Lei’s competitive drive had been ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Ice Spike Technique』 and 『Lightning Strike Technique』 simultaneously unleashed terrifying energy surges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white and a blue force surged along Lin Mo’s arms into the Starfire Furnace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice-element and lightning-element progress bars on the Starfire Furnace’s surface filled to maximum simultaneously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom—!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Starfire Furnace shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White ice-element energy and blue lightning-element energy followed the fire-element surge, shooting skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice force instantly plunged the hall’s temperature, crystallizing frost everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless lightning serpents writhed wildly through the air, crackling with piercing hisses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice, fire, and lightning energies intertwined at the furnace’s summit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three terrifying energy shockwaves expanded outward in concentric rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li was blasted straight onto his rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All three elements filled instantly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this even humanly possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingzhang beside him was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guaranteeing output from all three elements simultaneously, while keeping each element pure to the extreme, pushing output to maximum...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What an insane ability to multitask!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many brains does he even have?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li and Lu Mingzhang both froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in conventional understanding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even a single-element genius with extraordinary talent, once pushing one element to this level, would already be suffering extreme mental overload.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Mo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was now controlling all three elements simultaneously, each reaching near perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li’s gaze swept over the elemental balance gauge on the body of the Starfire Furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he stood up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and let out a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too bad. It’s useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li said to Lu Mingzhang beside him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at the balance gauge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mingzhang immediately turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, on the instrument panel representing elemental balance, the needle was swinging wildly, as if gone mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li shook his head with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strong control, all three elements strong—so what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hardest part of this second stage of forging is balance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weak control just means slightly inferior affixes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if you can’t balance them, you’re just waiting for the Divine Casting Stone and the Special Weapon to be ruined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over at Lin Mo’s side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in his skill bar, the Earth Burrow Technique watched Xiaohuo, Xiaobing, and Xiaolei charging forward, and swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"Holy shit...\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"Are my brothers really that insane?\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Burrow Technique turned its head toward the obedient Wind Blade Technique beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"Brother Five!\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"We can’t just sit here watching!\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"Go!\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second brother had spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind Blade Technique instantly surged with determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"Yes, Second Brother!\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two beams of yellow and green light shot unhesitatingly from Lin Mo’s arms into the Starfire Furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the surface of the Starfire Furnace, the earth and wind progress bars instantly surged into the colorful perfect zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all five progress bars were maxed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the Starfire Furnace, five colored light columns shot skyward, bathing the entire hall in bizarre, dazzling radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"Hahahaha!\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fireball Technique roared with laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"Even if all of you jump in, my flames are still the brightest!\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"Think you can compete with me? Not a chance!\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【\"I can go even harder!\"】\u003C\u002Fp>",1071,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","75bec60369affff82eec1c96b43b4aef80894fd975f65e31957ce4bd1ec11760","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-362","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-360",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]