Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Despite his words, a hint of gravity lay hidden deep in his eyes.

Ah Kun’s Cultivation progress with the Wave-Swallowing Technique was too fast. It was clearly just a Three-star Fish Pet, yet it had already practiced to the point of preparing for the Whale Leap.

This was, after all, a Combat Technique and Evolution Method meant for Mid-to-High-star Fish Pets.

Ordinary Pet Beasts generally wouldn’t use up an evolution opportunity so early.

The Wave-Swallowing Technique was a rare Combat Technique that allowed a Fish Pet to break through its limits and evolve while simultaneously tempering its body.

If it could break through at the Four-star or Five-star level, it would be like getting a free evolution opportunity.

The difficulty of evolving at the level of a Four or Five-star Pet Beast was far greater than that of evolving from a Three-star to a Four-star.

As for Gu Ming’s choice to advance this evolution opportunity, it was hard to say whether it was good news or bad.

However, for a Pet Beast as basic as a Grouper Fish, being able to evolve at all was already a miracle.

So he didn’t judge the decision too harshly.

The Legendary Beastmaster sitting across from him was also staring intently in Ah Kun’s direction, his eyes shining. He had naturally also sensed Ah Kun’s Three-star grade and its incredibly low racial potential.

In fact, it was already extremely rare for the creature to practice the Wave-Swallowing Technique with such a powerful aura.

’Perhaps this is the number one Grouper Fish in the entire country.’

"He must be trying to open the Sea of Stars’ Water Dragon Gate, but the Water Dragon Gate isn’t so easy to open," he murmured.

This place was located in the core region of the Sea of Stars where its energy was most turbulent. A Dragon King had once passed through, taken a drink of the seawater, and let out a long cry that caused ten thousand stars to glitter and the constellations to resonate in unison.

Then, the dragon escaped into the starry cosmos, leaving a gateway behind.

At that time, all the Fish Pets in the Sea of Stars were affected. They leaped toward that Dragon Gate, achieving a complete Form Evolution and elevating their level of existence to new heights.

This was also the last resort for many Pet Beasts that had exhausted their potential, a final attempt to use the Dragon Gate’s power to shatter their own limits.

However, opening the Dragon Gate required a Pet Beast’s own comprehension of a Dragon Clan Daoist Skill to reach an extremely high level.

Generally speaking, it was easy for a pure-blooded member of the Dragon Race to open the Water Dragon Gate when they came to the Sea of Stars.

After all, they were members of the Dragon Race themselves. As long as they cultivated the Racial Skills derived from their bloodline to the Great Success Realm, they could influence the power of the stars within the Star Sea and reawaken the Water Dragon Gate from the past.

The next best option was for a member of the less pure-blooded Sub-dragon Race to cultivate a Dragon Clan Skill to the Perfection Realm, which also had a very high probability of opening the Water Dragon Gate.

But for Water Element Pet Beasts that didn’t even have Sub-dragon Race bloodline—or had one so diluted it was 1% or even less, with no draconic physical features—it wasn’t as simple as needing to cultivate a Dragon Clan Skill to Perfection.

Even if they cultivated a Dragon Clan Skill to new heights, reaching the Quasi-Path Level, it was still hard to say if they could awaken the Water Dragon Gate.

In short, a non-Sub-dragon Race descendant needed a bit of luck to awaken the Water Dragon Gate.

It was hard to say whether it was an issue with the skill itself, or if certain skills happened to resonate with the Daoist Skill of the Dragon King who had originally opened the Water Dragon Gate, thus creating a small chance of opening it.

’But does Ah Kun have what it takes?’

The Legendary Beastmaster pondered this question.

Meanwhile, Elder Huo, sitting to the side, stroked his beard and said:

"Ah Kun has a Foundation Establishment Platform Dragon Pattern Tripod inside it. The Ancient Dragon Illusion within comes from an Earth Dragon of the previous era. Opening the Water Dragon Gate isn’t impossible. In my opinion, the chances are quite high."

"However, a non-Dragon Race Pet Beast must endure a great trial to cross that Water Dragon Gate. If its body isn’t up to standard, it could be torn apart by the draconic power while passing through."

He spoke dispassionately. Despite knowing the danger, he made no move to stop Gu Ming, simply stating the facts calmly.

Hearing this, his old friend’s eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded.

"So the Great Dao Foundation Establishment Platform within it *is* an ancient Dragon Pattern Tripod. With that kind of great fortune alone, I don’t think it will be torn apart."

Elder Huo smiled faintly at his words, confirming a small suspicion he’d had.

Among the circles of High-star Beastmasters, there were some unconfirmed rumors.

Rumor had it that if a creature could obtain the support of a Daoist Skill Imagery from an Ancient Dragon of a previous era, it meant the creature had inherited a small portion of that era’s Dragon Race fortune.

It didn’t matter whether it was a member of the Dragon Race or the Sub-dragon Race.

In short, if it inherited this portion of the Dragon Race’s fortune, then whenever it came into contact with anything related to the Dragon Race, its level of luck would be significantly higher than that of other Pet Beasts.

Therefore, when facing certain extremely dangerous and seemingly impossible Dragon Race trials, it had a very high probability of passing.

That was why Elder Huo could remain calm and watch quietly from a distance.

「The scene changed.」

In the area where the Starlight surged most intensely, Gu Ming had taken a small, locally rented boat with Ah Kun and drifted to the center of the lake.

At the edge of the boat, the inky-black surface of the lake reflected the starry sky, with countless stars glittering on the water.

Gu Ming stood at the boat’s edge, merely looking at the seawater, yet he felt as if he were gazing into the cosmos.

At this very moment, there was a cosmos not only beneath his feet but also above his head. Myriad starlights stretched from the seawater to the sky, connecting heaven and earth. He could feel the power of the cosmos in the unseen void.

It was as if heaven and earth were infinite and he was infinitesimally small. The universe was endless and full of unknowns, sparking boundless imagination.

Through their contract, Ah Kun maintained a deep connection with Gu Ming.

Its consciousness resonated with Gu Ming’s. Immersed in this vast, scroll-like vista of the Star Sea, its own potential began to awaken. It recalled the feeling of cultivating in its dreams; its body grew hot, and it felt its fins were on the verge of sprouting and growing.

"Activate it. Use your Dragon Pattern Tripod and awaken the Earth Dragon Illusion inside," Gu Ming said.

Ah Kun nodded, its consciousness sinking into its Dantian. It gently shook the Foundation Establishment Platform Dragon Pattern Tripod.

Bathed in the Starlight, the tripod’s surface began to glow brightly. The draconic patterns awakened, and an Earth Dragon Illusion lit up within, opening its vertical, draconic eyes.

At this moment, a Qi Refining Vortex was suspended above the Earth Dragon Illusion’s head. The Qi Vortex contained a massive amount of Innate Qi, making it shimmer as magnificently as a nebula.

Resonating with its surroundings, the ancient Earth Dragon Illusion needed no command from Ah Kun. It caused the Dragon Pattern Tripod to tremble, emitting an ancient, resonant tone.

HUMMMMM.

The sound emanated from its body, vibrating the Starlight-covered black surface of the sea and creating layers of ripples.

In less than half a minute, on the undulating surface of the sea, the Starlight began to flow. A "Dragon Gate" formed from Starlight and counter-current energy emerged from the reversed river of stars, exuding a majestic pressure.

Not far away on the shore, Lu You was walking curiously along the shoreline with Mouse Treasure.

Mouse Treasure seemed unusually excited. Its little nose twitched nonstop, filled with curiosity about the dense Starlight energy and the drifting balls of light all around.

Lu You suddenly turned her head toward the center of the sea and saw a fantastical gate with draconic patterns opening within the river of stars that fell from the sky into the Sea of Stars. Captivated by its beauty and power, she stopped in her tracks for a few seconds.

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