Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Gu Ming’s face was alight with the joy of success. He strode over, eager to share his excitement with Lu You.

But as he drew near, he saw the faint yet pure ball of starlight in Lu You’s hands, and the utterly precious look on her face.

He immediately softened his steps and lowered his voice, speaking with pleasant surprise:

"Is that... a Star Spirit? You succeeded?"

Lu You looked up, her eyes shining, and nodded emphatically.

"Mhm! It seems... a little special."

Gu Ming carefully extended his Perception, his brow twitching slightly. "Its aura is very weak, but it’s full of Spirituality.

There are many kinds of Star Spirits. Some swim in the water, some fly in the sky, and some are the purest form of Energy Element Pet Beasts—incorporeal, their entire bodies made of energy.

The Shuiliuliu Pet Beast we met back in high school, for example, was a similar kind of Elemental Pet Beast, without a body of flesh and blood.

And this Star Spirit before us has a body made of pure starlight.

An intelligent lifeform born from starlight. Gu Ming didn’t even need to search online for its rarity to know that this was a rare Pet Beast on par with the Light and Dark Elements.

In terms of combat strength, Starlight Pet Beasts generally aren’t too strong in their early stages. They mostly excel in fields like divination and prophecy.

However, that doesn’t mean they have no combat ability at all.

A powerful Starlight Pet Beast can channel the light of myriad stars into its body to fight.

In layman’s terms, their starlight-type buffing Skills can enhance their Pet Beast partners’ combat abilities, even doubling their fighting strength.

In the entire field of Beast Taming, they are renowned as powerful support-type Pet Beasts.

"Congratulations, Lu You."

He could feel the harmonious resonance between the little creature and Lu You, and he was genuinely happy for her.

However, Gu Ming and Lu You’s time to chat freely was quickly cut short.

"Over there! It’s that young man!"

"What a huge fish! That’s the one that leaped over the Dragon Gate!"

"Holy shit, wait, that can’t be God Gu, can it?"

"The Gu Xueshen from Wenquxing University?"

A passerby nearby rubbed their eyes, thinking they were mistaken, and took a few more looks.

As soon as the words were spoken, more people started to gather.

Then, the beach at the Sea of Stars exploded into chaos.

"Oh my god, it really is God Gu!"

"God Gu! Did Ah Kun just perform the Fish Leaping the Dragon Gate? Oh my god, what did I just livestream? This is explosive! Don’t tell me it was a Four-star Evolution?!"

Words like "Fish Leaping the Dragon Gate" and "Four-star Evolution" spread through the crowd, from one person to ten, then from ten to a hundred.

Soon, all the tourists at the Sea of Stars knew that Gu Ming, the author of the Evolution Method from the *Peak* journal, was here and had completed a new Form Evolution for a pure-blood Grouper Fish.

The crowd surged toward them like a tide, and all kinds of astonished, curious, and probing gazes focused on them.

Several livestream cameras also zoomed in without hesitation, clearly displaying Gu Ming, Lu You, and the Pet Beasts beside them on the internet, instantly sparking even more heated discussions.

Gu Ming looked at the scene and sighed helplessly.

He didn’t like this feeling of being surrounded and watched.

At school, he was already constantly mobbed. Everywhere he went, people asked for autographs, for guidance, and some even slid to their knees to beg him to be their master.

"Looks like we can’t have any peace and quiet,"

he said to Lu You. At the same time, with a mental command, he said, "Ah Ji, let’s go!"

Ah Ji had been waiting for a while. Hearing its master’s command, it immediately activated the shadow at its feet.

SWOOSH!

Gu Ming’s shadow squirmed like a living thing, instantly extending and transforming into two Shadow Cloaks, as thin as gauze, draping themselves over Gu Ming and Lu You in full view of the crowd.

Its Shadow Mimicry Skill activated simultaneously, modifying the Shadow Cloaks.

Gu Ming’s figure, face, and even his aura rapidly blurred and faded, blending into the shadows of the countless people.

Gu Ming’s hand naturally found and grasped Lu You’s small hand in the crowd, leading her as they weaved through it.

By the way, thanks to several months of practice in his dreams, Ah Ji’s two Shadow Skills had also reached the level of Daoist Skill Perfection.

This had elevated its ability from only being able to help Gu Ming escape perfectly to now being able to turn two Beastmasters into shadows, allowing them to move freely through the crowd without leaving any trace of their aura.

Unless someone was several Star Levels higher than Ah Ji and had been staring intently at it from the very beginning, it would be impossible to spot them.

The crowd cried out in alarm, releasing their Pet Beasts to frantically scan the surroundings while shouting God Gu’s name.

Without stopping or lingering, Gu Ming used the cover of the shadows to quickly flash out of the most crowded area, heading toward a deserted and secluded mountain path.

Only when the starlight occasionally grazed the Shadow Cloaks did an imperceptible shimmer appear.

But here at the Sea of Stars, the environment was too dark to see anything clearly.

「On a distant cliff.」

Elder Huo drank the last of the tea in his cup. He watched the commotion on the beach below and the two figures that had quietly vanished, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

He stood up and said to his old friend, Mo Yuan:

"The tea is finished, and I’ve seen enough of the excitement. It’s time for this old man to head back.

"This vacation to the Sea of Stars has been quite a treat. The scenery here is truly beautiful."

Mo Yuan also smiled, standing to see him off. "I’ve seen many a Dragon Race Pet Beast open a Dragon Gate, but this is the first time I’ve seen a non-Dragon Descendant Fish Pet do it.

"It seems that if a person lives long enough, they can truly see anything."

"Haha, indeed." Hearing this, Elder Huo also laughed until his eyes crinkled.

"Speaking of which, that little girl is also very lucky. To be able to contract a pure Starlight Elf Princess... her fortune is incredibly strong."

"Princess? You can be sure?" Elder Huo asked in surprise. He had only been paying attention to Ah Kun’s matter.

He had seen Lu You contract a new pet, but from such a distance, and not having a Star Spirit himself, he only knew they were famous. His ability to judge wasn’t as sharp as the local old-timer’s.

"Mhm, I can’t guarantee it, but I just have that feeling," Mo Yuan said, shaking his head with a smile.

The two old men looked at each other and smiled, their figures gradually blurring beneath an ancient pine tree.

Only the starlight remained, sprinkling across this sea of miracles that was closest to the sky.

And Lu You carefully nurtured the patch of newborn starlight in her palm that belonged to her, her heart filled with anticipation for the future.

Mouse Treasure followed at her feet, occasionally looking up curiously at her clasped hands.

The Tri-color Pupa hanging from Lu You’s backpack couldn’t resist the urge to break out of its cocoon and transform into a butterfly to welcome its new partner.

...

Inside the Secret Technique Shrine on a dark little island, perpetually shrouded in salty sea mist.

A ghastly green furnace fire was the only source of light, illuminating the twisted totems on the walls.

Several Black Magic Masters sat cross-legged in a circle, performing an ancient ritual. The Spirit Gu Pet Beasts hovering around them emanated a cold, sinister aura.

The unhooded Ah Zankun was looking down at his phone. On the screen was the livestream from the beach at the Sea of Stars.

When the camera swept past Lu You and clearly captured the ball of newborn starlight in her palm, his breath caught.

"High Priest!"

His voice was hoarse with excitement as he presented the phone.

The old crone leading them, the priestess, turned her murky yellow eyes to look at the screen.

In that instant, it was as if even the air inside the shrine had frozen.

That ball of starlight was too pure.

It possessed the primordial purity of a newborn star, untouched by any worldly filth.

This was the flawless vessel recorded in the ancient texts, one that could be used to communicate with the Evil God and bear a "Demon Seed" without crumbling.

The old crone’s withered lips moved silently, as if she were talking in her sleep:

"The new Evolution Method certified by the Celestial Dao is the ’path’... but this... this Star Spirit... is the ’Holy Dish’ bestowed by the Celestial Gods!"

Her withered fingers trembled from the force of her grip. "Such a perfect Star Container... if we use it as the foundation, nourish it with blood sacrifices... what will be nurtured is an unprecedented... Star Slaughter Demon Seed!"

She snapped her head up, the ghastly green light in her eyes flaring brighter than the furnace fire. Her voice was sharp and bone-chilling: "JYEH HEH HEH, we’ll be taking part in the Beastmaster League as well!"

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