Chapter 50: The Forging Goddess Mo Jinghong! Could She Also Be a Reborn One Wronged by Him?

Chapter 50: The Forging Goddess Mo Jinghong! Could She Also Be a Reborn One Wronged by Him?

After thoroughly beating Lei Dong, who had intended to publicly humiliate him, Lin Tianming was delighted to discover that he was on the verge of advancing to Level 16. He thanked Lei Dong, and this gratitude turned out to be the final straw, causing the already semi-conscious Lei Dong to spit blood and collapse.

Unable to hold it in, Lin Tianming couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Jiang Han, who appeared only after the battle had concluded, gave Lin Tianming a reminder.

"Child, since you've touched the threshold of advancing, you should attempt the breakthrough quickly. Don't waste this opportunity."

[Tianming's actions today have altered the history I knew from before my rebirth. I wonder if this change will bring fortune or disaster for me?]

Listening to Jiang Han's thoughts, Lin Tianming recalled Feng Lan's observations from earlier. In her previous life, during this period, he was only at Level 9, without the ability to enhance copied skills. He had been the one beaten by Lei Dong. It took him a year to grow strong enough to seek revenge and kill Lei Dong.

While they all worried about the potential consequences of altered history, Lin Tianming didn't dwell on it much. As a transmigrator, his personality differed greatly from the original owner of this body. A lack of change in history would be unusual.

Only by causing changes could he avoid the premature death that befell the body's previous owner. This was a promising start. The more he altered, the better his chances of survival.

Putting aside unrelated thoughts, Lin Tianming addressed Jiang Han: "Understood, Teacher Jiang. I will attempt to break through to Level 16 immediately!"

"You can do it, Tianming!" Ye Qingxue cheered him on with her sweet voice as she approached from the sidelines.

Lin Tianming smiled at her before sitting down to begin his breakthrough attempt.

Nearby students, recovering from the shock of Lin Tianming's victory over Lei Dong, began to excitedly discuss the battle.

"Lin Tianming is incredibly strong! He even beat Lei Dong, who ranks tenth among the second-year students, and it was a thorough beating!"

"His God Hand ability is unbelievably powerful! Not only can it copy skills, but the copied skills seem stronger than the originals!"

"Exactly! With this ability, he can defeat higher-level Awakened. I think Lin Tianming's combat potential might be limitless!"

Hearing these discussions, second-year student Zhang Zixi yawned and started feeling sleepy again.

"Yongyu, with Lei Dong in this state, how are we supposed to report in?"

Yongyu, who had been watching Lin Tianming's breakthrough attempt closely, replied, "I'll personally take Lei Dong to the medical office. You can explain the situation to the supervising teacher."

Mo Jinghong suggested, "Let's not rush. I want to wait until this junior completes his breakthrough so I can add him as a friend."

Li Hao agreed, "Let's wait a bit longer. I want to see if he can successfully advance to Level 16. Achieving that level just days after enrollment would break the academy's record!"

The other returning second-year students nodded. They too were eager to witness if Lin Tianming would continue setting records.

Although the battle between Lin Tianming and Lei Dong was over, the number of onlookers only increased, all wanting to witness Lin Tianming's breakthrough to Level 16.

This would firmly establish him as the top freshman, surpassing Feng Lan and Ye Qingxue, who had tied his previous Level 15 record.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lin Tianming did not disappoint. He successfully advanced to Level 16 shortly after the battle.

Feeling the enhanced power from his advancement, Lin Tianming was overjoyed. Additionally, he noticed that his God Hand ability now had an extra slot for copying skills after reaching Level 16.

As Teacher Jiang had mentioned in her thoughts, advancing to Level 16 increased his skill slots to four, matching his plundering ability.

When Lin Tianming opened his eyes, Jiang Han smiled approvingly at him.

"Well done, little Tianming. You've truly reached Level 16!"

Lin Tianming thanked Jiang Han, "I couldn't have done it without your guidance, Teacher Jiang!"

Hearing Lin Tianming thank only Jiang Han, the little jealousy queen Ye Qingxue pouted.

"What about me, Tianming? I was your sparring partner all summer!"

"Of course, thanks to our dear Qingxue as well!"

"That's more like it!"

[Tianming calling me 'our dear Qingxue' in front of everyone shows that I'm his true girlfriend!]

Lin Tianming's words pleased Ye Qingxue, and she affectionately linked arms with him.

Seeing this, Feng Lan quietly slipped away.

Just then, Mo Jinghong approached from her group and said to Lin Tianming, "Junior Lin Tianming, let's add each other as friends!"

Seeing another girl approach her Tianming, Ye Qingxue immediately became alert.

[Another little fox spirit? And she's a senior?]

Lin Tianming quickly patted Ye Qingxue's head to soothe her.

Then he addressed Mo Jinghong, "May I ask your name, Senior?"

"My name is Mo Jinghong. I have an SSS-level Forging Hand ability and am your second-year senior. You can call me Senior Jinghong. Nice to meet you!"

Mo Jinghong's introduction jogged some of Ye Qingxue's memories from her previous life.

[So, she's the one known as the Forging Goddess, Mo Jinghong!]

Initially, Lin Tianming was pleased to meet the friendly senior who had supported him earlier. But Ye Qingxue's thoughts mentioning her as the Forging Goddess made him anxious. Could she be another goddess wronged by the original owner?

Noticing Lin Tianming's sudden tension, Mo Jinghong asked, "Junior Lin Tianming, is something wrong?"

Lin Tianming quickly composed himself. "No, nothing's wrong."

"Good. Here, scan my code to add me as a friend!"

"Alright."

While adding Mo Jinghong as a friend, Lin Tianming attempted to eavesdrop on her thoughts. However, he could only hear the thoughts of Jiang Han and Ye Qingxue, not a single word from Mo Jinghong.

The system didn't prompt that it had bound to Mo Jinghong either.

Could it be that despite her ascent to godhood in the previous life, Mo Jinghong wasn't wronged by the original owner, hence the system's lack of response?

Unsure whether Mo Jinghong was a reborn individual or if she had been wronged by the original owner, Lin Tianming decided to observe her further.

Currently, the people he needed to win over included Ye Qingxue, Feng Lan, Jiang Han, Wang Yanran, and Alice. Adding another person who wanted to kill him would be overwhelming.

If possible, he hoped Mo Jinghong wasn't another adversary.

That way, he'd have one less immediate target to worry about, reducing his chances of being backstabbed.

Successfully adding Lin Tianming as a friend, Mo Jinghong smiled slightly, full of curiosity about him.

"Great! Junior Lin Tianming, let's hang out sometime!"