Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Cyan Treasure opened its mouth again, violently spitting the poisonous fog it had just inhaled back onto the field! The fog had been intensely compressed and condensed inside its body.

’It can just inhale the fog and spit it right back out?’

Jiang Chen’s expression changed drastically.

It hadn’t just returned the poisonous fog. Empowered by Origin Power and reprocessed by a Quasi-Path Breathing Method, the super-charged blast shot out like a cannonball, letting out a thunderous boom the moment it left Cyan Treasure’s mouth. Its density and speed were now on a completely different level.

He was just a freshman, after all. He had zero experience fighting an opponent whose Breathing Technique Realm had surpassed Perfection to reach the Quasi-Path Level of proficiency.

After all, everyone only contracted their Pet Beasts upon coming of age. The time they had to train them was short, hardly enough to hone a Pet Beast’s Skills to the Quasi-Path Level.

Among students nationwide, simply having Skills at the Perfection Level was enough to defeat 99% of all university students.

Thus, Cyan Treasure’s maneuver was completely outside his expectations.

However, it was now the finals, and the rules had changed.

In the finals to determine the top 100, the limit on Pet Beasts had been removed, allowing all of a Beastmaster’s Pet Beasts to fight.

Therefore, Beastmasters with higher Star Levels and more Pet Beasts had the advantage of outnumbering their opponents.

If he managed to defeat all the other freshmen, he would then have to face upperclassman Beastmasters and the pressure of their numerous Pet Beasts.

This was one of Jiang Chen’s few remaining chances to use numbers to his advantage.

At this thought, Jiang Chen’s gaze shifted to the Void Nether Medicine Toad beside him.

"Void Nether!"

His thoughts raced as he instantly issued a command through his Spiritual Power.

The Void Nether Medicine Toad, still crouching on the lid of the Pill Furnace, had starlit specks of light flowing rapidly within its translucent, jade-like body.

Its eyes, like miniature black holes, locked onto the incoming Poisonous Fog Cannon. It puffed out its cheeks once more.

SWISH.

Just a few meters before it reached Jiang Chen, the front of the formidable Poisonous Fog Cannon seemed to hit an invisible pocket. Huge swathes of the concentrated poisonous fog vanished into thin air, transferred directly into the cosmic Space within the toad’s belly.

The transfer was incredibly fast, but the total volume of the Poisonous Fog Cannon was too great. Some of the mist from the edges still dispersed, only to be neutralized by the medicinal fog automatically emanating from the Mirage Cloud Pill Furnace Beast in front of Jiang Chen.

A bead of sweat appeared on his Pet Beast’s forehead. The spatial absorption was an elegant counter, but it was draining and entirely reactive.

"Wind Language, change formation!"

"Red-scale, starfire!"

He changed tactics without hesitation.

The Wood Spirit Child’s small form appeared within the formation. It raised its hands, and the gentle breeze once used to diffuse medicinal fog instantly turned sharp and swift.

Countless invisible Wind Blades materialized on the field, letting out sharp whistles.

Simultaneously, the Red-scaled Dan Fire Beast let out a low roar. Golden Pill Fire flowed from the gaps between its scales, and innumerable sparks of golden Pill Fire scattered from its mouth and nose.

The wind fanned the flames, and the flames rode the wind’s might!

Under the Wood Spirit Child’s masterful control, the Wind Blades, now carrying scorching sparks of Pill Fire, instantly formed a Wind-Fire Poison Blade Array that covered more than half the field.

Already mixed into the Wind Blades was a colorless, odorless, mind-paralyzing powder, deposited directly by the Void Nether Medicine Toad using its Space Medicine Pouch ability!

This was a large-scale, sustained, complex attack, combining physical slashes, fiery burns, and Spiritual Interference. It was designed to force Gu Ming’s Pet Beasts to respond, while simultaneously testing the limits of their defensive capabilities.

"Oh?

"This combination of moves is novel, but it’s still not quite enough to stand against the mighty Rootless Wood."

Professor Wang was pleasantly surprised for a moment, but his excitement quickly died down.

The reason was simple.

Cyan Treasure slammed a limb onto the ground, and both the earth and sky seemed to tear asunder.

The Rootless Wood, shimmering with an eerie purple light amidst the darkness, surged forth from a Void Rift.

"What!"

The sudden appearance of the Rootless Wood startled Jiang Chen, but he had no time to dwell on it.

But for the audience and commentators who were already familiar with Gu Ming’s Combat Technique, this was a common sight.

Even if the Wind-Fire Poison Blade Array—which seemed able to slice through anything and carried a Spiritual Interference effect—reached Gu Ming’s three Pet Beasts, the outcome would be the same.

And just as predicted.

The Rootless Wood that suddenly materialized beside the three Pet Beasts was like a wall of steel.

The Wind Blades merely produced a loud, sharp CLANG upon impact, leaving the wood completely unscathed after the shockwave dissipated.

As for the specially crafted mind-paralyzing powder...

Jiang Chen’s Talent for Alchemy was admittedly impressive.

However, all three Pet Beasts had already achieved Qi Refining and possessed a Qi Refining Qi Group within their bodies.

When the poisonous powder was inhaled, it was temporarily contained by the Qi Refining Qi Group. Bolstered by their Breathing Techniques, their bodies remained unharmed.

On Gu Ming’s side, it wasn’t just Cyan Treasure; the other two Pet Beasts also had Breathing Techniques that surpassed Perfect Proficiency.

Unbeknownst to anyone, they had each developed their own unique insights.

Making their techniques essentially equivalent to Quasi-Path Level Breathing Techniques.

This was a level of proficiency far beyond that of any other freshman, one that was impossible to achieve without investing an immense amount of time.

This was one of the reasons Gu Ming had made it to the top 100; his Pet Beasts’ Skill Levels completely dominated those of ninety-nine percent of the nation’s freshmen.

In the blink of an eye, the three Pet Beasts inhaled the powder, repackaged it, and sent it flying back toward Jiang Chen.

Ah Kun swung its massive, fish-like body, and a shroud of mist instantly enveloped it.

A "Dreadful Pressure" originating from Chaos and the abyss radiated out from it. Concealed within the waves of mist, it washed over the Wood Spirit Child and Void Nether Medicine Toad behind Jiang Chen.

While Jiang Chen was once again scrambling to react...

A black shadow on Gu Ming’s shoulder flickered.

Ah Ji had vanished.

The pace of the battle was breakneck, and Gu Ming showed no signs of holding back just because his opponent was an Alchemy Beastmaster.

If Jiang Chen couldn’t seize control of the battle’s tempo, he would face a relentless barrage of ultimate attacks from the three Pet Beasts.

"Professor Wang, I’m afraid Jiang Chen won’t be able to handle this. As a Beastmaster of the Alchemy Element, it seems this is his limit."

The two commentators had sharp eyes; they both noticed that Cyan Treasure had also vanished, likely shrouded by Ah Ji’s Shadow Cloak.

Just as the audience believed the scales of victory were about to tip...

...the alchemy prodigy’s gaze suddenly turned as sharp and resolute as tempered steel.

’Do Alchemy Beastmasters lack combat power?’

As one of only two freshmen from Wenquxing to reach the Four-star Level, he wasn’t without a trump card.

"Fuse!"

A short, sharp command erupted from Jiang Chen’s throat, his Spiritual Power instantly linking his three Pill Pets.

The body of the Mirage Cloud Pill Furnace Beast trembled violently. Its rainbow-colored medicinal fog stopped expanding and instead began to collapse madly inward. The mouth of the furnace generated a powerful suction pulling in on itself, and the cloud patterns on its walls came alive, emitting an arcane-seeming ripple.

The Wood Spirit Child’s lithe form instantly dissolved, transforming into the purest wisp of green, plant-scented wind.

The points of light within the Void Nether Medicine Toad’s translucent abdomen flared, and its entire body seemed to transform into a miniature silver singularity.

In the next instant, before countless astonished eyes...

The wisp of green wind and the silver singularity, as if pulled by an invisible hand, were instantly drawn into the open mouth of the Mirage Cloud Pill Furnace Beast!

"What is that?" The younger members of the audience were completely baffled.

Those in the audience who regularly followed the university league, however, were reminded of a secret fusion technique used by Alchemy Beastmasters in past tournaments.

"A three-Pet Fusion Refining?!"

At the commentator’s desk, Professor Wang shot to his feet, his voice filled with utter disbelief.

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