Chapter 69: Self-Created Spirit Skill
Seeing Graphite charge toward them with a fierce aura, Lin Mo finally gave Charmander its first command since the spar had begun.
Charmander took a deep breath, then spat out a mass of violently swirling, scorching flames straight at Graphite.
Flame Vortex!
Enhanced by Dragon Dance, the Flame Vortex was much stronger than usual, both in range and in the binding force it exerted on its target.
Graphite instantly felt his entire body tighten, as if he had fallen into a swamp. His vision was filled with spinning crimson flames, and the terrifying heat roasted his tortoise shell, producing a sharp hissing sound.
He roared and tried to force his way out, but for a moment, he found it difficult to break free from the twisting fire.
After trapping Graphite, Charmander turned all of its attention back to Yu Tianheng.
With Dragon Dance boosting it, Charmander had completely seized the upper hand. It suppressed Yu Tianheng so thoroughly that he could only defend, unable to launch any real counterattack.
The longer Yu Tianheng fought, the more alarmed he became.
As a Spirit Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he had always been one of the strongest among opponents of the same rank. How could he accept being completely suppressed by an opponent whose spirit power was lower than his, and whose Martial Soul seemed inferior to his own?
"Third Spirit Ability, Thunderous Fury!"
Driven into a corner, Yu Tianheng finally stopped holding back. The purple thousand year Spirit Ring on his body suddenly blazed with light.
Intense blue lightning erupted around him at once. It was as if he had transformed into a source of electricity. His lightning power increased by 100 percent, and even his spirit power was boosted by 50 percent.
Yet facing Yu Tianheng after the release of Thunderous Fury, Lin Mo's eyes remained calm.
Sensing the sudden surge in the opponent's aura, Charmander did not retreat. Instead, an excited low growl rumbled from its throat.
Without needing any further order from Lin Mo, the 2nd Spirit Ring beneath its feet lit up once again.
Dragon Dance, second enhancement!
Its attack and speed rose again, the total enhancement reaching 100 percent.
"What?! It can strengthen itself again?!"
This time, not only Yu Tianheng, but even the other members of the Emperor Fighting Team watching from the side, including Qin Ming, revealed expressions of shock.
After the second Dragon Dance, the aura radiating from Charmander became far more powerful than before.
It seemed to turn into a crimson bolt of lightning that the naked eye could barely follow, crashing straight into Yu Tianheng, who was wrapped in blue lightning.
Boom!
Lightning and fire exploded outward in the collision.
Under everyone's stunned gazes, Yu Tianheng, even while under the effects of Thunderous Fury, was still knocked backward by Charmander.
The lightning around his body dimmed noticeably, and several blackened scorch marks appeared on his dragonized right arm.
Charmander landed firmly, the flame on its tail burning fiercely. It shook its head, then let out a low, provocative growl toward Yu Tianheng.
For a moment, the entire sparring field fell into dead silence.
Yu Tianheng stared at the scorch marks on his arm, then at the menacing Charmander opposite him. His face was full of frustration.
He was one of the most outstanding younger members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a 3 ring Spirit Elder, yet he had been suppressed head on by the External Beast Martial Soul of a 2 ring Spirit Grandmaster.
Graphite's mouth hung open, unable to close for a long moment.
Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, and the others exchanged glances, each seeing the same deep shock in the others' eyes.
Qin Ming took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the storm in his heart.
He looked at Lin Mo, who still stood calmly in the field, and at the Charmander beside him, and finally understood why the 3 Committee Members valued this boy so highly.
This was no student who needed connections to get in through the back door. This was clearly a monster capable of overturning common sense.
Sun Buyu was even more dumbfounded. Only now did he fully understand the meaning behind the smile in Ye Lingling's eyes earlier.
"Enough!"
Qin Ming's voice shattered the silence.
He looked at Lin Mo and Ye Lingling, and for the first time, an unprecedented solemnity appeared on his face.
"The assessment is over. Lin Mo, Ye Lingling, welcome to the team."
As soon as Qin Ming announced the result, Ye Lingling made her move.
Holding her hands in front of her, she summoned the pink white Nine Heart Begonia again. It released a soft, life filled aura.
2 beams of healing light fell accurately onto Yu Tianheng and Graphite, who had only just managed to break free from the Flame Vortex, still bearing traces of burns.
The light merged into their bodies, and the discomfort from the minor burns and collisions quickly faded. However, the dejection on their faces could not be erased so easily.
Yu Tianheng looked at his restored hand and felt only bitterness.
The 2 of them had fought together, enjoyed the advantage in cultivation, and still had not even touched the corner of the opponent's clothes. The blow was simply too great.
A moment later, Qin Ming stepped forward. His brows were furrowed as he sized Lin Mo up, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Lin Mo, there's something I don't understand."
"In that spar just now, I only saw the 2nd Spirit Ring under Charmander's feet light up twice. Both times, it was using that enhancement type Spirit Ability that can continue stacking its own power."
He paused, then continued as if recalling the details one by one.
"But apart from that, your External Martial Soul also used several other abilities."
"In the first direct clash with Tianheng, there was a special light flashing across its claws. That should not have been an ordinary claw strike, right?"
"And then there was that charge wrapped in flames that sent Tianheng flying."
"And finally, that control type Flame Vortex that trapped Graphite."
"Are all of those also your Spirit Ring abilities?"
Hearing Qin Ming's question, everyone nearby turned their eyes toward Lin Mo and Charmander, each of them waiting for an answer.
Lin Mo's expression did not change. He remained as calm as ever. Raising a hand, he patted the head of the Charmander that had already walked back to him and said evenly,
"Oh, those?"
"Those are just Charmander's self-created Spirit Skills."
"Self-created Spirit Skills?"
The moment those 4 words left his mouth, everyone present except Ye Lingling froze.
Yu Feng could not help letting out a low cry, his eyes widening into circles.
Seeing their reactions, Lin Mo thought perhaps they had not heard him clearly, so he patiently explained further,
"Self-created Spirit Skills are exactly what the name suggests, skills researched and developed by Spirit Masters themselves."
"They are different from Spirit Abilities bestowed by Spirit Rings, which are naturally obtained after absorbing a Spirit Ring."
He paused, then added,
"And because self-created Spirit Skills are developed by a Spirit Master according to the characteristics of their own Martial Soul and their own combat habits, they are often more natural to use and more practical than ordinary Spirit Ring abilities."
"Self-created Spirit Skills... and 3 of them?"
Qin Ming felt as though his mind could no longer keep up. He subconsciously started counting on his fingers.
"That frontal claw attack, that flame wrapped impact, and that control type Flame Vortex..."
"Could it be that your Charmander has mastered 3 self-created Spirit Skills?"
Lin Mo merely stood there and smiled faintly. He neither nodded nor shook his head, keeping an ambiguous attitude.
He knew perfectly well that if every skill Charmander possessed that was not granted by a Spirit Ring were counted as a self-created Spirit Skill, the number would have long exceeded 10. There were simply too many to count on both hands.
At the side, Ye Lingling listened to Qin Ming's question and Lin Mo's answer. Her purple eyes flickered slightly as she gave Lin Mo a meaningful glance.
Among everyone here, she was probably the only one who vaguely knew that the number of these so-called self-created Spirit Skills Charmander had mastered was far more than the 3 it had shown just now.
It was just that this spar had been meant to end quickly and within control. There had been no need to reveal more.
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