Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

"ROAR—!!!"

The sound didn’t explode in his ears.

It detonated deep within his very soul.

Contained within the sound was a pressure and terror—primal, violent, striking at the very core of his life instincts.

It was as if a towering prehistoric behemoth was opening its gaping, blood-red maw, unleashing an apocalyptic roar at his tiny soul.

On a spiritual level, it awakened the deepest tremor buried in his genes—a response to absolute power, to an unknown natural predator, to destruction itself.

Merely an echo of this sound was enough to send a chill shooting up Gu Ming’s spine, spreading through his entire body in an instant. It triggered a subtle, physical tremor, as if every one of his cells was screaming a primal warning.

This was definitely not the roar of a Six or Seven-star Fierce Beast.

The spiritual pressure it contained was like a "nemesis" designed specifically to shatter the human mind.

Just as Gu Ming’s mind was reeling, nearly drowning in the echoes of that boundless fear, someone shoved his shoulder forcefully.

"Wake up! Gu Ming!"

Professor Weng’s voice reached him, tinged with a hint of confusion.

"Your Spiritual Fluctuation just now was abnormally intense, and your face is pale.

"Was the information too chaotic and overwhelming for you to handle?"

Gu Ming’s eyes snapped open, a lingering trace of terror still haunting their depths.

He took several ragged breaths, needing a few seconds to calm his roiling emotions and regain control of his nearly rigid limbs.

The feeling brought on by the sound was too direct and intense; words felt feeble and inadequate at this moment.

So, instead of trying to describe it with hollow words, he directly mobilized his Divine Sense. He took the core essence of that "roar," the last thing his consciousness had captured and seared into his memory.

Along with the indelible atmosphere of terror that came with it, he carefully extracted and compressed it all into a condensed packet of information.

He looked up at the concerned Professor Weng and gave him a meaningful glance.

Then, this Divine Sense message carrying the "sound memory" passed over silently, sent directly into Professor Weng’s Sea of Consciousness, inviting him to "experience it firsthand."

Professor Weng closed his eyes for a moment to receive it. Immediately, a flash of astonishment crossed his stern face.

When he opened his eyes again to look at the Star Spirit, his gaze was completely different, filled with disbelief.

"I never expected..."

Professor Weng’s voice grew heavy.

Originally, he hadn’t cared at all about Gu Ming’s arrival. What he cared about was why Tang Tianyi had gotten involved in this matter, as it wasn’t Tang Tianyi’s field of research.

Now, seeing that the Star Spirit could prophesize to such a degree, he suddenly felt he understood Tang Tianyi’s intentions.

’These two are talented individuals, and their Pet Beasts have great potential.’

’Giving them a task they’re suited for can stimulate that potential.’

’This is how geniuses are nurtured.’

’That’s the teaching philosophy of Celestial Secret University.’

"Your Star Spirit’s Talent is this extraordinary!"

"What it did was far more than simply tracing the source..."

"This was an extremely precise ’prophecy’ made amidst a chaotic ocean of information. It filtered out all interference and delivered the most crucial, most likely correct ’answer’ directly to you."

"Professor, this sound... is it the voice of the Nian Beast that everyone has been predicting?"

Gu Ming asked immediately after catching his breath.

Professor Weng’s expression was complicated. He said:

"Our team, along with at least twenty top archaeologists and historical occultists, has conducted joint research, comparing it with Spiritual mediums excavated from the ruins of multiple prior civilizations that carry fragments of ancient memories."

"The characteristics of this sound’s waveform and its residual spiritual imprint are a high match for the Power of a certain entity from the last era."

He paused, then said, word by word:

"The current mainstream speculation in the academic world is that this is very likely the acoustic trace of the ’Nian Beast.’"

"According to information pieced together from those fragmented ruins, the Nian Beast was already a terrifying entity associated with world-ending cataclysms in the previous era."

"Of course, the specific historical details have long been lost to the river of time."

"Modern humans can only painstakingly analyze and speculate based on our current knowledge, using records from those dilapidated ruins."

"A great deal of physical evidence is missing. Even this sound was only obtained through the synesthetic abilities of Pet Beasts."

"If this Star Spirit were to follow the Prophetic Element development path, it would know that even the smallest error can lead a prophecy down a completely different path."

It seemed the Star Spirit’s Talent had sparked Professor Weng’s appreciation for gifted individuals.

Having been disinclined to speak with Gu Ming and Lu You before, he now spoke at length.

Considering the two of them were unclear on this hidden history of the prior era, he even gave them a brief lecture.

In short, it could be the Nian Beast, but other possibilities couldn’t be ruled out.

The only conclusion they could draw was that the sound was no simple matter; it was related to the great cataclysm that destroyed the previous era.

This was also why it had shaken the top academic circles, creating major headlines and causing many of the big shots to come watch the drama unfold.

Even Teacher Tang, who was only a Six-star, had been affected by the news in top academic circles, which showed just how significant the impact was.

After listening, Gu Ming fell silent.

He subconsciously replayed the roar in his mind.

Sure enough, even just as a memory, that heart-stopping, bone-deep, icy terror crept back in like a silent tide, and the hair on his arms stood on end involuntarily.

The sound itself was an incredibly powerful medium for a Spiritual Attack, a source of fear that directly targeted one’s willpower.

Without a doubt, the Nian Beast—if it truly existed—had to be an extremely special and powerful Spiritual Pet Beast.

Its level and power were likely enough to make the whole world tremble.

If a mere residual echo of its voice, preserved across who knows how many eons, could have such an effect, then its actual body...

Gu Ming couldn’t help but think of the sight of Ah Kun releasing its spiritual pressure.

But by comparison, the atmosphere of terror contained within this "voice of the Nian Beast"—more ancient, more savage, more pointedly aimed at destruction—seemed... even purer, even more despair-inducing.

The Star Spirit’s light dimmed. It floated quietly back to Lu You’s palm, nestling in her hand.

It was as if that earth-shattering prophecy had consumed a tremendous amount of its energy and Physical Strength.

Under the lingering might of that formless "roar of the ancient beast," the air in the lab grew inexplicably heavy.

You have listened to the ancient voice of the Nian Beast.

This voice, from the previous era and connected to the destruction of the world and the Beast Taming civilization, has captured the attention of countless individuals in top academic circles.

It was first discovered over thirty years ago. Now, you have heard it again, marking its second appearance.

Considering the outbreak of the new Demon War, Professor Weng cannot help but suspect that the source of the voice may be in the Inner World.

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