Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

For a first-year student, this rate of growth was like strapping on a rocket.

Elder Huo looked at Gu Ming and Ah Ji, sighing in admiration.

"It’s only the first academic year, and your Pet Beast has already touched the threshold of the Three-star Realm."

"It seems I can go ahead and register you for next year’s National College Beastmaster League."

His expression then turned serious, and he added in a stern tone, "However, before that, you must promise me one thing."

"For at least the next year, you are strictly forbidden from setting foot in the Yichuan Ruins again."

"We must use the most conservative strategy to ensure the hidden danger of the Seed of Shadow is one hundred percent eliminated."

"This isn’t just for you, but for everyone who has come into contact with the ruins."

Gu Ming nodded solemnly. He completely understood Elder Huo’s concerns.

At the same time, he was also keenly aware.

His Pet Beasts had indeed fallen behind on their regular lessons and basic training because of the recent ruin exploration and emergency responses.

The Evolution speed of Ah Ji, Cyan Treasure, and Ah Kun was certainly astonishing.

But their proficiency with Combat Skills, the coordination between different Skills, and their ability to adapt to various battle situations all still required systematic polishing and refinement.

In contrast, the students who hadn’t been selected to explore the Yichuan Ruins were methodically planning systematic Skill training regimens for their Pet Beasts and were steadily walking the path to power.

"I understand, Teacher Huo."

Gu Ming replied, "For the next year, we’ll buckle down, catch up on our lessons, and solidify our foundation."

Elder Huo nodded in gratification. Looking at the young man before him who constantly created miracles, his heart filled with anticipation.

He believed that with enough time and the right guidance, Gu Ming and his Pet Beasts would surely shine on a much grander stage.

And this current period of consolidation was precisely for the sake of a higher flight in the future.

...

Gu Ming’s plan to return to his daily classroom studies met a huge obstacle at the very first step.

Before he even reached the academic building, he was completely blocked by a fanatical crowd that had heard the news.

The hallways were crammed with ecstatic students and people from both inside and outside the university who were extremely curious about cutting-edge Evolution research.

They shouted Gu Ming’s name, and nearly everyone had brought their Pet Beast, scrambling to get even a few words of guidance.

"Junior Gu Ming, do you think my Thunder Pattern Cat has a chance at Qi Refining Evolution?"

"Junior, my Pet Beast reached Foundation Establishment Perfection a long time ago. Could you please take a look and see if it’s qualified to attempt Qi Refining Evolution?"

"..."

At first, out of goodwill, Gu Ming casually answered the questions of a few passing students.

He clearly pointed out that their Pet Beasts would indeed have the potential to attempt Qi Refining Evolution after meeting two core prerequisites: maximizing the quality of their Inner Cores and completing their Foundation Establishment Evolution.

However, this casual advice was like a stone tossed into a calm lake, creating enormous ripples.

The news spread rapidly, and the students who had been waiting on the sidelines instantly erupted.

’If even so-and-so is considered qualified, doesn’t that mean we, who just completed our Foundation Establishment Evolution, also have a chance?’

The campus’s internal short-video platform was immediately flooded with related news.

The result was that Gu Ming couldn’t even touch the classroom door before he was surrounded three layers deep by the fanatical crowd, unable to move an inch.

As the author of "Qi Refining Evolution," the top-journal paper that shone with nine-colored light and caused a national sensation, Gu Ming’s academic reputation was already at its zenith.

Even when he managed to squeeze into the classroom later, the lecturing teacher on the stage seemed a bit unsettled.

He kept worrying that the basic content he was teaching was too rudimentary and would bore the top-journal scholar.

Gu Ming was quite exasperated.

On one hand, he needed to focus on the current class material. On the other, he had to constantly compare and comprehend the advanced Pet Beast theories from a university classroom thirty-two years in the future, which appeared in his system’s pop-up comments.

At the same time, he also had to deal with the exhaustion of answering the incredibly enthusiastic questions from his surrounding classmates.

The socially anxious Lu You had long since been pushed to the outermost edge of the surging crowd.

She couldn’t get close even during class time. She could only cast a glance from afar before the sheer spectacle scared her even farther away.

After being continuously harassed for several days, his normal academic life completely disrupted,

Gu Ming finally couldn’t take it anymore and decided to report the situation to the university administration, hoping to get a quiet learning environment.

In the faculty office building, he explained his predicament to the dean of students, the responsible vice principal, and other important leaders.

The slightly chubby vice principal, who was accompanied by a small golden dragon curiously sizing up Gu Ming, stroked his chin and said:

"Student Gu Ming, this problem isn’t something the university can solve simply by issuing an order limiting the number of people in each classroom."

His tone was gentle but he pointed out the key issue. "Even if we limit the number of people in the classroom, you’ll still be mobbed the moment you step outside.

"It’s no exaggeration to say that once you leave the grounds of Wenquxing University, there will be even more technology worshippers and curious onlookers outside who will surround you so completely that you won’t be able to move, whether by land or air."

Gu Ming naturally understood this.

He was quiet by nature and, aside from following the team to explore places like the Yichuan Ruins, he had rarely left campus.

But now that the Yichuan Ruins were temporarily off-limits, the upcoming mandatory school activities and next year’s National Beastmaster League meant he would have to interact with outsiders and appear in public frequently. Being mobbed was an almost foreseeable annoyance.

Seeing that he understood, the vice principal smiled and got to the point:

"So, in the end, the solution has to come from you."

"It’s not actually that difficult. The key is that your Pet Beast team needs to master two crucial types of Skills to help you handle this kind of situation."

"What two types of Skills?"

Gu Ming asked. ’Based on the hints from my system’s pop-up comments, I already have a vague guess.’

The vice principal held up two fingers:

"First, Space Element abilities."

"Having a Pet Beast that has mastered Space Skills, or having one of your existing Pet Beasts learn a Skill like Space Teleportation that can warp you and your pets together over a short distance, would allow you to make pinpoint leaps. You could escape from the encirclement of a crowd and instantly arrive wherever you want to go."

"Second."

The vice principal lowered one of his fingers. "Shadow Element Skills like Mimicry or Stealth."

"Your Ah Ji has a Dark Element Spiritual Root, which is perfect for learning techniques like Shadow Cloak or Shadow Mimicry. They would allow you to effectively hide your presence in a crowd and reduce the attention on you."

"However, both these types of Skills usually require at least the Three-star Realm to begin cultivating them effectively."

As he said this, the vice principal casually released a wisp of his Divine Sense to probe Ah Ji, who was waiting quietly by Gu Ming’s side. He wasn’t the least bit hesitant due to Gu Ming’s ’top-journal scholar’ halo.

A moment later, a look of surprise appeared on the vice principal’s face:

"Whoa! You haven’t had this Little Cat Demon for long, have you?"

"This growth rate is incredible! It’s already at the threshold for its Three-star Evolution and can get ready to evolve at any time!"

With his keen eye, he could naturally see that Ah Ji’s physical condition and spiritual foundation were both up to standard.

But he also knew that a top genius from Wenquxing like Gu Ming would definitely pursue the ultimate Evolution. An ordinary evolutionary path wouldn’t even be a consideration.

The Qi Refining Evolution that Gu Ming advocated for was itself an ultimate path.

It requires tempering two Inner Cores to Great Perfection and channeling Innate Qi, accumulating it to the absolute limit before it can be performed.

"Based on its current foundation, I estimate... by the end of December this year, around the Spring Festival, it should be ready to undergo Qi Refining Evolution as a matter of course."

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