Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

"There’s no point in dwelling on it."

Gu Ming shook his head, casting aside these stray thoughts. ’I should take a look at the Arrays my teacher recommended.’

His gaze fell upon the three manuals Elder Huo had handed him. The titles were:

Gu Ming accepted the three manuals of varying thickness. As he quickly scanned the titles and summaries, a flicker of understanding flashed in his eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, he opened the first book, *Nine Essentials of Array-Breaking: Qi Mechanism Disorder Chapter*, and immersed himself in it.

Seeing this, Elder Huo didn’t disturb him. He poured himself a cup of tea and sipped it slowly, all the while secretly observing Gu Ming’s reaction.

He had expected Gu Ming to read this one first, as it was the most direct and most likely to be a fast-acting "Array-Breaking Weapon."

At first, Gu Ming’s brow was slightly furrowed, as if he were trying to comprehend the abstract descriptions of Energy Nodes and the flow of Qi Mechanisms.

But soon, his brow smoothed out. His gaze grew focused and sharp, and his fingers even began to unconsciously trace patterns on the page, as if simulating the trajectory of some kind of energy impact.

The rhythm of his breathing also subtly changed, gradually aligning with a certain perceptual frequency described in the book.

"Hm?" Elder Huo’s hand, holding the teacup, paused for a moment. A trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

’This kid... He’s reaching the Entry Level faster than I ever expected!’

’It’s not just comprehension; it’s more like some kind of instinctual resonance.’

The *Nine Essentials of Array-Breaking* seemed simple, but in reality, it required an extremely high Talent for Energy Perception and Microscopic Manipulation Power.

An ordinary person would spend days just to understand what a "Qi Mechanism" was.

But Gu Ming seemed to have skipped the theoretical stage entirely and moved straight into practical simulation.

What he didn’t know was that Gu Ming was reading a future version of the *Nine Essentials of Array-Breaking*.

The title was still the *Qi Mechanism Disorder Chapter*, but after finishing the book, Gu Ming’s mind contained knowledge that was different from the current, older version.

"Teacher."

Gu Ming suddenly looked up, his eyes shining with the light of Enlightenment. "This ’Qi Mechanism Disorder’... is it like using an extremely fine ’needle’ to pierce the weakest point of a balloon filled with air?

"You don’t need much Power, but your aim has to be precise, and the timing has to be right."

Elder Huo was slightly surprised, but his expression remained unchanged. He took a sip of tea and said, "A crude analogy, but not an inaccurate one.

"However, an Array’s ’nodes’ are ten thousand times more complex than an inflated balloon, and they are constantly changing.

"The fact that you can see this much means you’ve reached the threshold.

"Whether you can succeed at Array-Breaking depends on your Observation Power and the Array-Breaking capabilities of your three Pet Beasts. Otherwise, even if you spot an opening, your opponent can change the Array on the fly, causing your counter to fail."

What Elder Huo was describing were hardcore tactics for high-level Array Beastmaster battles.

Against an average first-year student, one wouldn’t need to consider the possibility of the opponent altering their Array.

But Jiang Jinling was the Array genius from the class next door. While others were still learning first-year material, she had likely already mastered second-year concepts. He couldn’t afford to be careless.

Gu Ming nodded. He had asked the question merely to confirm if the Array Manual contained Array-Breaking techniques.

The answer was no; students needed to learn and master them through repeated battles.

The future version of the *Qi Mechanism Disorder Chapter*, however, provided the "needle" tool for Array-Breaking. It was a collection of practical experience summarized from tens of thousands of real battles fought by generations of Array Beastmasters—this was the core difference between the second edition and the first.

Gu Ming said no more and immediately picked up the second book, *Little-starlight Purification Array*.

This time, he read even faster.

He even subconsciously mobilized a trace of the natural Life Breath from Cyan Treasure within him, having it activate its Light Spiritual Root and channel its Life Power into a Plant Life Light Wave to aid his deductions.

Light gathered in Cyan Treasure’s mouth, its Life Power condensed but not yet released. Gu Ming turned to observe it with his Divine Sense, cross-referencing what he saw with the concept of Starlight Purification described in the book.

He could feel that this Array and Cyan Treasure’s Life Light Wave were two different means to the same end in their shared concept of "dispelling negativity and revitalizing life."

Elder Huo saw this and said,

"Cyan Treasure’s Light Spiritual Root and Grass Spiritual Root complement each other well. However, the Plant Life Light Wave is mostly used as a Catalyst for seeds or to neutralize poison against enemies. It can’t purify its own user or dispel negative effects on them.

"Jiang Jinling has mastered too many Arrays, and her methods are varied. Your Pet Beasts could very well be forcibly controlled, unable to unleash their full strength. This Array can help dispel those negative effects."

Gu Ming understood. While listening to the lecture and reading the book, he also glanced at the system’s pop-up comments.

After skimming through that book, Gu Ming began to flip through the third, *Mirage Water Shadow Escape*.

He didn’t need to read it closely. A scan with his Divine Sense was enough to commit the book’s contents to memory.

’The key is still to use dream Cultivation to make up for the lack of study time.’

The third book was a Technique for creating illusions using water vapor and light, which immediately made him think of Ah Kun’s Talent for controlling water and Ah Ji’s knack for manipulating shadows.

It was practically a tactical deception Skill tailor-made for him.

"Teacher."

Gu Ming closed the third book, his gaze burning as he looked at Elder Huo. "These three Arrays seem independent, but if used correctly, they look like they can create a chain reaction."

Elder Huo could no longer contain himself. He set down his teacup and clapped his hands with a light laugh. "You kid... it seems you’ve figured out my intentions."

He stood up, walked over to Gu Ming’s side, and pointed at the three books.

"The *Qi Mechanism Disorder* is to create opportunities for you. The *Little-starlight Purification* is to clear away obstacles and preserve your fighting strength.

"And the *Mirage Water Shadow* is for you to create Illusion and Reality, to confuse your opponent.

"Combined, I’m not asking you to break her Arrays with your own, but simply to tear an opening in Jiang Jinling’s web of Arrays and disrupt her rhythm!"

He looked at Gu Ming with a profound gaze.

"Jiang Jinling’s record in the league is flawless. She’s never lost a single match.

"Everyone who has lost to her had their rhythm completely controlled by her from the very start.

"An Array genius like that has surely never experienced a battle where her rhythm was broken.

"If you want to beat her, you can’t let her set up her Arrays steadily and unleash their full Power."

Gu Ming took a deep breath, solemnly put away the three books, and bowed deeply to Elder Huo. "I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Teacher."

After speaking, Gu Ming began rereading the three books, listening to Elder Huo’s explanations delivered with the Sound of the Great Dao.

While explaining, Elder Huo also observed the evolved Ah Kun.

Ah Kun was no longer in the form of a Grouper Fish. Its body was a size larger, and its shape was somewhat like a whale, yet not quite. Its two fins were wide and large, looking as if they were made for flight.

’Can a body this strange really be called a fish?’

’Even calling it a ’flying bird-fish’ wouldn’t be an exaggeration.’

Elder Huo had originally wanted to test Ah Kun’s basic abilities after its Form Evolution, given it was a pure-blooded Grouper Fish with a mutated Talent.

But with the urgent need for cramming, it wasn’t a good time to delay them, so he had to drop the idea.

As for Gu Ming, once he had fully understood everything and had no more questions, he took his leave and returned to his room, bringing Lu You with him to enter dream Cultivation together.

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