Chapter 67: Insight, Flame Wind Wings, Flame Storm!

Lin Mo returned to his bedroom, and not long after, the door was gently knocked on.

Two maids pushed in a dining cart.

A rich aroma of meat instantly filled the entire room.

As Lin Mo had requested: medium-rare.

【『Fireball Spell』suddenly stirred: Here it comes! I feel it! Quick! Quick! Put it in my mouth!】

“Young Master, your meal has arrived. Would you like us to feed you?”

One of the maids spoke with a sweet voice.

Lin Mo waved his hand, his gaze fixed on the meat:

“I know. No need. You may leave.”

“Yes, Young Master.”

The two maids bowed respectfully, then exited the room.

The room was left with only Lin Mo.

He sat at the table, cut off a small piece, and put it in his mouth.

He had expected the medium-rare meat to taste strange, but it melted instantly, incredibly tender and smooth.

Combined with the special sauce, it perfectly balanced the faint gaminess and unleashed a wild, savory aroma.

“Hmm… good.”

Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction. “No wonder our own chef is the best—this skill is unmatched.”

As the food settled, a pure stream of fire elemental energy began spreading through his body.

【『Fireball Spell』let out a blissful moan: Ah… power! I feel my whole body burning!】

Full and satisfied, the Fireball Spell could no longer sit still.

All it could think about was the Thunder Qilin, whose damage had reached seven digits.

If it didn’t reclaim its dignity, how could it ever hold its head up in the skill bar again?

【『Fireball Spell』pumped its fists: I’m going to level up! I’m going to master a single-target skill stronger than that damn Qilin!】

With that, the Fireball Spell turned toward the other skill: Thunder Strike.

【『Fireball Spell』declared: Little Brother, wait and see—I’ll show you what real nuclear explosion looks like by tomorrow morning!】

In response to his brother’s provocation, Thunder Strike merely flickered slightly.

【『Thunder Strike』: Boring.】

【『Fireball Spell』shook with rage: Fine! Fine! You’re so high and mighty!】

With that, the Fireball Spell stormed off into the wilderness, seething with anger.

Lin Mo watched this scene and shook his head helplessly.

“This damn competitiveness…”

【『Earth Shield Spell』staring out the window, couldn’t help complaining: Big Brother, really? Third Brother is so strong—why not just cling to his leg? Why work so hard?】

【『Earth Shield Spell』with hopeful eyes: Third Brother, I’m counting on you!】

【In response to Earth Shield Spell’s overture, Thunder Strike coldly replied: Useless.】

【『Earth Shield Spell』: …】

【『Earth Shield Spell』whimpered: Waaah… why is everyone in this family so hard to get along with… Master is the only one who’s nice.】

Lin Mo yawned, washed up briefly, then crawled into the warm blankets.

“Sleep, sleep. Tomorrow I’m heading to Jingdu.”

…

The next morning.

Lin Mo opened his eyes half-asleep, instinctively stretching out.

“Mmm… another wonderful day.”

He rubbed his eyes and glanced at his career panel.

This habit—checking what the Fireball Spell had pulled off overnight—had become routine.

【Level: Lv.20 (78%)】

“Hmm, almost Lv.21. This farming efficiency in the wild is already great.”

Lin Mo nodded in approval, then turned to his skill bar.

“Huh?”

Lin Mo jolted upright.

He noticed two new intermediate skills had appeared in the fire skill slot.

【Flame Wind Wings (Lv.1): Condense flame into wings to gain flight, lasting 3 minutes. While flying, launch fire feathers for attacks—each feather deals AoE splash damage. Cooldown: 30 minutes.】

【Flame Storm (Lv.1): Explode a rotating storm of flame centered on yourself, dealing massive damage to all enemies within a 50-meter radius. Cooldown: 30 seconds.】

“No way?”

“Nice job, little Fire.”

“One grants flight with AoE damage, the other pure AoE—both perfectly fill my gaps.”

Lin Mo turned his gaze to the Fireball Spell icon—and noticed something odd.

【『Fireball Spell』status: Self-isolating, emo…】

“???”

Lin Mo’s face was full of questions.

“What’s wrong? Unlocking new skills and you’re unhappy? Did you lose a fight?”

Curious, Lin Mo began reviewing what had happened last night.

A stream of messages popped up.

【Your skill “Fireball Spell,” filled with ambition, vowed to master a single-target skill surpassing “Thunder Qilin’s Descent”!】

【It charged into the wilds, seeking the strongest single-target monster for a duel!】

【But its luck was poor—it encountered a flock of flying “Flame Demon Eagles.”】

【These demons flew too high and moved too nimbly—Fireball Spell couldn’t even touch a single feather!】

【Fireball Spell grew furious, thought hard, and eventually succeeded in self-deriving and mastering the intermediate fire skill: Flame Wind Wings (click for details).】

Seeing this, Lin Mo stroked his chin.

“So that’s how this skill came about—but why is it emo now?”

Lin Mo kept reading.

【With its new skill, Fireball Spell gained tremendous mobility and easily slaughtered the demon eagles!】

【But it didn’t forget its original goal! Its target was single-target nuclear explosion!】

【It kept searching—and finally locked onto a lone “Rotting Giant!”】

【Fireball Spell was overjoyed, attempting to rotate and compress fire elements to the extreme, trying to achieve a second evolution beyond “Blast Spiral Dragon Bullet!”】

【Compress! Compress again! Rotate! Rotate again!】

【But each attempt failed—the Spiral Dragon Bullet had reached its limit.】

【The Rotting Giant roared to the sky, summoning a horde of rotting corpses—thousands instantly surrounded Fireball Spell!】

【Fireball Spell was driven to the brink of frustration—its rotation rhythm shattered! The inward compression it intended became an unintended outward spiral!】

【Fireball Spell exploded in rage: Screw single-target! Get the hell away from me!】

【It unleashed this outward spiral force—and successfully self-derived and mastered the intermediate fire skill: Flame Storm. (Click for details.)】

“Ah… this…”

Lin Mo stared at the battle report and couldn’t help exclaiming:

“So that’s how the second skill came about—not compressing inward, but spiraling outward—you’re a genius, little Fire.”

“But aren’t these two skills great?”

Lin Mo frowned.

【Last night, Fireball Spell killed countless monsters.】

【It looked up at the sky, remembering the thunder-lit Qilin—it knew clearly that even with these two new skills, it still couldn’t beat Thunder Strike.】

【Fireball Spell broke down: Why! Why, after all my effort, am I still worse than it?!】

Lin Mo sighed.

“Ah, little Fire, you’re just too competitive.”

“You’re already amazing—you can fly, you can clear areas—how versatile is that?”

“Every skill has its strengths. Little Thunder can do what? Just strike once? Can it fly? Can it spin? It can’t!”

Though Lin Mo tried his best to comfort it, the Fireball Spell remained unresponsive.

“Fine. Let it be.”

Lin Mo pulled out a pile of skill books.

“Use them all!”

Hummm—!

Streams of light surged into Lin Mo’s body.

Moments later, all skill levels were maxed out.

Lin Mo glanced at the dazzling skill list.

[Fire Skills: Fireball (Basic), Multiple Exploding Fireballs (Low Rank), Blazing Spiral Dragon Bullet (Low Rank), Flame Pillar (Mid Rank), Flame Wind Wings (Mid Rank), Firestorm (Mid Rank).]

[Earth Skills: Earth Shield (Basic), Earth Flow Wall (Low Rank), Earth Submersion (Mid Rank), Quicksand Domain (Mid Rank).]

[Thunder Skills: Lightning Strike (Basic), Thunder Scales Descend (Mid Rank).]

[Combined Skill: Lava Battle Armor.]

A sense of security arose naturally.

“Guigu, I’m only level 20—this skill set?”

“Can fly, can tank, can deal damage, can control…”

“With this setup, going to Jingdu… shouldn’t I be safe from bullying?”

Lin Mo got out of bed, his mood greatly improved.

“Let’s go! Jingdu!”