Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

After leaving the company, Gu Ming received a notification that his registration was approved.

He looked down and saw it was for the National Beastmaster University League.

It would run from January to the end of March, and could be extended to April if there were any unforeseen incidents.

And the competition was set to start tomorrow.

Universities from all over the country would participate, covering students from freshmen to seniors. The age of the Pet Beasts was also limited to under four years old.

If they were over four years old, they couldn’t compete.

This rule was to prevent some Beastmasters from competing with older, battle-hardened Pet Beasts.

As for the Star Level of the Pet Beasts, there were also restrictions.

The highest Star Level for a Pet Beast was limited to Five-star. Anything beyond Five-star would not be recognized by the tournament organizers.

For those who wanted unrestricted competitions, there was the Global Beastmaster League. That kind of tournament truly had no limits on age or Star Level and was held once every four years.

However, even in the global league, Six or Seven-stars was pretty much the ceiling.

The Eight-star powerhouses were all financially independent or wielded immense power. It would be too embarrassing for them to participate in such competitions, so they generally didn’t.

The university league was a round-robin individual competition. Competitors had to fight every day, regardless of whether they won or lost.

And students who won a lot would also need to travel between cities for consecutive matches.

In an era before large Flying Pets became widespread, traveling between cities for consecutive matches would have been very troublesome, but now it was quite easy.

Gu Ming returned to the villa with Ah Ji and released Cyan Treasure and Ah Kun from his Beast Taming Space.

"Alright everyone, from today on, we’re going to start special training for our combat abilities! For Spirit Stones!"

"MEOW—"

"HISS!"

"SPLASH!"

The three Pet Beasts cried out in unison, the fire of battle igniting in their eyes.

In the training room, Mouse Treasure and Mianmian, who were training together, also looked over.

They were also participating in the Beastmaster University League, so they would be opponents eventually.

But until they faced each other, they could spar.

It was only when Gu Ming looked over that he noticed a tri-colored halo overflowing from Mianmian’s body, and its insect form was covered in layers of white silk.

The Insect Baby had already wrapped the back half of its body in white silk, and part of the front half was covered too, leaving only its head exposed.

"Is it getting ready to form a pupa?" Gu Ming asked.

Lu You nodded.

Recently, she had been preparing for Mianmian’s Form Evolution.

If it weren’t for the wealth gained from the Yichuan Ruins expedition, she wouldn’t have poured so many resources into pushing for a Form Evolution so soon.

But with the Beastmaster League just around the corner, and wanting her own Pet Beast to grow during the competition, she had decided to let Mianmian evolve and become one of her combatants.

Additionally, she was also looking for a third Pet Beast, but she hadn’t had a chance to tell Gu Ming about it yet.

"About when will it evolve?"

Gu Ming asked this aloud, but based on his knowledge, he could already roughly judge that it would have to seal its pupa within three days and begin accumulating for its evolution.

"I was thinking... starting today."

"That makes sense. Better not to delay. Is there anything I can do to help?" Gu Ming asked.

"Gu Ming... could you, maybe, let my Insect Baby try its Form Evolution in a dream first, and then have it evolve in reality?"

Lu You took a deep breath, somewhat embarrassed as she made this rather bold request.

Normally, Gu Ming only opened the Dream Space when he needed it for his own cultivation, letting everyone enter to hone their Skills as a side benefit.

After all, maintaining that unique state of Dream Realm Cultivation was not without its costs for Gu Ming; it consumed his energy and required proper rest intervals.

Lu You was speaking up this time in the hopes of adding an extra layer of insurance for her Insect Baby’s evolution.

’If I can let the Insect Baby experience a complete Form Evolution process in the absolutely safe dream environment beforehand, it could personally feel the potential Energy Fluctuations, the subtle changes of form reconstruction, and even the latent risks.’

’Then, when the evolution actually happens in reality, both she and the Insect Baby would be better prepared and could handle each critical juncture with more composure, thus greatly increasing the probability of success.’

Hearing this request, Gu Ming was slightly taken aback at first, then a glint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

’Come to think of it.

This idea is truly ingenious, brimming with unique wisdom!’

’Simulate the evolution in a dream first to gain experience.

Then, formally break through in reality. This is tantamount to adding the most reliable double insurance to the evolution.’

This line of thinking was something he had never considered back when he only used the Dream Space for Skill cultivation.

But upon careful consideration, for an evolution like the Insect Baby’s pupation, which focused on a change in form rather than a Star Level breakthrough, simulating it in a dream was indeed highly feasible.

"Sure!"

Gu Ming readily agreed, a curious smile appearing on his face. "That’s a very interesting idea. We can give it a try."

Hearing this, a joyful smile immediately blossomed on Lu You’s face, as if a great weight had been lifted from her heart.

"That’s great! Mianmian, we can try it out in the dream first!"

She happily picked up the little squirming creature in her arms, her voice filled with anticipation.

The next moment, Gu Ming stepped forward and extended his palm toward Lu You with a smile.

Lu You’s cheeks flushed slightly. After a brief hesitation, she mustered her courage and gently placed her hand in Gu Ming’s palm.

The instant their hands touched, an invisible ripple spread out from them as the center, and the surrounding light seemed to distort slightly.

In an instant, the consciousness of the two Beastmasters and their Pet Beasts, including the Insect Baby in Lu You’s arms, were all pulled into a profound Dream Cultivation Space orchestrated by Gu Ming.

In this space constructed of consciousness, the Insect Baby began its crucial step.

Following its instincts, it spat out specially cultivated silk threads.

These threads shimmered with a faint light in the dream, wrapping around its head layer by layer until they finally formed a perfect pupa that shone with a tri-colored halo, completing its self-enclosure.

It had officially entered the intermediate transitional form of the "Tri-color Pupa" and begun to simulate its Form Evolution in the dream.

It’s worth noting here that the evolutionary paths for Pet Beasts are many and varied.

Besides the most common "Star Level Evolution," which involves increasing Energy Level by Splitting the Inner Core...

...there exists another type, the "Form Evolution," which focuses on a complete transformation of the life form itself.

For example, in the Illusory Color Butterfly lineage, the "Tri-color Pupa" is a transitional form between the "Patterned Ring Worm" and the "Rainbow Wing Butterfly."

The core of this evolutionary process lies in the reconstruction and sublimation of the life form.

It involves a complete metamorphosis of muscles, bones, exoskeleton, and even the energy circulation system, but it is not accompanied by the splitting of an Inner Core or an increase in Star Level.

Once successful, the Pet Beast’s strength, control over its abilities, and Perception Power often undergo a qualitative leap, and its potential increases dramatically.

Pet Beasts like Ah Kun and Cyan Treasure, although they lack the talent for a form change like spinning silk and pupating, theoretically also have the possibility of undergoing a Form Evolution.

However, compared to Star Level Evolution, which follows a clear path, Form Evolution relies more on ancient legacies within the bloodline.

If the bloodline lacks the corresponding guidance, it heavily tests the Beastmaster’s own wisdom, knowledge, and guiding ability, requiring them to map out a unique path of transformation for their Pet Beast.

In the past, Gu Ming hadn’t delved much into the field of Form Evolution.

But at this moment, personally witnessing Lu You’s Insect Baby successfully complete its pupation in the dream and begin its transformation into a more beautiful life form...

...an irrepressible thought began to sprout in his mind:

’Do my Cyan Treasure, Ah Kun, and Ah Ji also have the chance to embark on their own paths of Form Evolution?’

Once this idea took root, he felt incredibly excited.

After all, he possessed a time-displaced system that allowed him to glimpse knowledge from thirty-two years in the future.

As long as there were Masters in the future who specialized in the Form Evolution of the Little Cyan Snake, Mutated Grouper Fish, or Cat Demon...

...he could potentially use the system to learn critical "obscure facts" or subversive concepts about Form Evolution that were not yet known in the current era.

And with the large base population of lower-tier Pet Beasts, there were also many mutations, making it much easier to find new forms.

The more he thought about it, the more feasible this path seemed.

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