Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

After a period of waiting and preparation, the highly anticipated National Beastmaster League reconvened, and the competition resumed.

Although the previous turmoil had a certain impact on the event, drawing a great deal of external attention and media coverage, the league was, after all, a major national competition.

After all parties’ security assessment reports confirmed there was absolutely no possibility of another attack on the venue, the organizing committee finally decided to proceed with the event as scheduled.

In fact, the authorities used this opportunity to intensify their countermeasures. They had already dispatched two Nine-star Powerhouses to pursue the Thousand Coffin Sect’s potential remaining traces across the country, aiming to eradicate their latent forces.

Therefore, if the enemy dared to strike again, they would only expose more clues.

Furthermore, multiple Eight-star Beastmasters were now stationed at the venue, raising the security level even higher than before.

Considering all these factors, the resumption of the competition was imperative and unstoppable.

As for Lu You, she also benefited greatly from a brief conversation with the Thirteenth Prince’s mentor.

The mentor didn’t just ask questions empty-handed. In addition to offering his critique, he also helped tune up her Rainbow Wing Butterfly’s physical condition and even gifted her a considerable amount of Spirit Stones and Rare Potions to help it quickly return to its peak state.

As for Gu Ming, after his physical condition was confirmed to be fine, his match for the next day was scheduled to proceed as usual.

He had no objection to this.

However, what surprised him was that the major incident that had just occurred seemed to have no effect on the event officials. At least on the surface, they weren’t making a big deal out of it; the competition would go on as planned.

In order to prepare for his match tomorrow, Gu Ming stayed behind as a spectator to observe another key battle in the same group for the freshmen year—

a civil war within the Great Zhou Royal Academy, a duel between two of its top contenders.

If all went as expected, tomorrow Gu Ming would face one of the victors to determine who would be named the strongest freshman.

...

Inside the massive, ring-shaped arena, the roar of the crowd was like a tidal wave.

Spotlights converged on the central field, casting the two contestants’ figures in sharp, tall relief.

Entering from the east was the Seventeenth Princess, Zhou Mingyue.

She wore a moon-white, form-fitting combat suit specially supplied by the Royal Family. Her long hair was tied up high. Though only eighteen, the childishness in her features had faded, replaced by a mixture of royal grace and a sharp, ambitious edge.

Her bonded Pet Beast, the "Frost Shadow Dragon Steed," stood quietly by her side.

This was the result of generations of directed cultivation and iteration by the Royal Secret Institute, developed at enormous cost. It was based on the Ancient Dragon Remains Gene, fused with various top-tier Ice Element Bloodlines.

It resembled a fine steed but was covered in fine dragon scales that shimmered like diamond dust and stars.

An ever-present cold mist swirled around its four hooves, and tiny ice crystals accompanied each breath from its nose and mouth. Its draconic eyes were as blue as an ancient, frozen pool, exuding both elegance and majesty.

Zhou Mingyue’s combat style was inherited from the Royal Family’s Combat Techniques, emphasizing overwhelming the opponent with presence and power, and was known for its precise control and grand-scale displays.

This Frost Shadow Dragon Steed was a symbol of her modern and efficient interpretation of traditional power.

From the west, Yin Tianzong walked slowly onto the stage.

As the heir to "Deep Blue Life," one of the nation’s top 100 corporations, his entrance did nothing to hide his immense wealth.

He wore a streamlined, deep-blue, impact-resistant nano-armor. Key areas were inlaid with the faintly glowing lines of Micro Arrays. The armor alone was worth hundreds of millions at a minimum.

His Pet Beast, however, was even more eye-catching. It was called the "Broken Blade Crystal Scorpion."

It was clearly a biological weapon created through radical gene-splicing technology.

Its main body retained the ferocious structure of a Crystal Scorpion, its carapace a deep blue crystal that glinted with a cold, metallic light.

The fatal stinger on its tail had been replaced with a high-frequency, oscillating Active Crystal Blade, capable of tearing through most Energy Shields.

It lay quietly on the ground, yet it emanated a dangerous aura—pure, and born for slaughter.

Gu Ming subconsciously analyzed it using his knowledge of evolution, but he couldn’t find any evolutionary pattern for the species.

’Perhaps there’s only one answer.’

’This is the manifestation of technology and pay-to-win power.’

’Ignoring the natural laws of evolution, using immense resources to directly customize and weaponize a killing machine of a Pet Beast, perfectly adapted for the battlefield.’

...

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the peak stage of the National Beastmaster League!"

"From the east, we have the banner of the Royal Family’s reformist faction—the Seventeenth Princess, Her Highness Princess Zhou Mingyue!"

"Her Frost Shadow Dragon Steed perfectly interprets what it means to be ’noble power’!"

"Using the most cutting-edge resources to temper the purest of ancient bloodlines!"

"Dragon Mighty and frost are her scepter and her Domain!"

"This is not just a Pet Beast; it is a living monument to heritage!"

"And from the west, the personification of capital and technology—the heir to Deep Blue Life, Yin Tianzong!"

"His Broken Blade Crystal Scorpion is no natural creation, but a custom-made work of slaughter forged in a laboratory!"

"Every inch of its crystalline carapace, every spark from its active blade, shines with the brilliance of astronomical resources and cutting-edge biotechnology!"

"This is a naked challenge to the very concept of lifeforms themselves!"

The commentator’s passionate voice set the tone for this showdown.

This was not just a clash between two geniuses!

It was a collision between two completely different philosophies of power: the glory of traditional bloodlines versus the divine might of modern capital.

"Professor Shen, as the leading authority in the Cultivation Element at the Great Zhou Royal Academy, how would you evaluate Her Highness Princess’s Frost Shadow Dragon Steed, this creature that is the culmination of the Royal Secret Institute’s heart and soul?"

The camera cut to Professor Shen Mingyuan, whose expression was focused and deliberate.

"Her Highness and her Dragon Steed represent a path of extreme ’optimization.’"

"On the foundation of the Ancient Dragon’s magnificent biological blueprint, she has used the most advanced contemporary knowledge and technology to trim the fat and keep the muscle, directionally strengthening its frost and Dragon Mighty Attributes to make it more controllable and efficient."

"This demonstrates a profound understanding of and respect for ancient power. It is ’innovation within tradition.’"

"Then, Professor Wang, you’re from Venus University, which is renowned for its focus on practical combat. How do you view contestant Yin Tianzong’s completely different ’custom-built’ path?"

The Combat Element professor, Wang Meng, folded his arms, his gaze as sharp as a torch.

"Very direct, and very dangerous!"

"Deep Blue Life’s approach jumps out of the framework of cultivation and evolution and goes straight into the domain of ’combat weapon design’!"

"Everything about the Broken Blade Crystal Scorpion is designed to win this duel—or rather, to win *any* duel!"

"It has no historical baggage, no evolutionary bottlenecks, only the functions it was given!"

"The key is, just how many ’combat modules’ have Yin Tianzong and his team designed for it to handle different powerful opponents?"

"So, in other words, this is a duel between the ’perfect inheritor’ and the ’subversive designer’?"

"That’s one way to put it!"

"The Frost Shadow Dragon Steed must prove that a classic paradigm, tempered by time, possesses irreplaceable depth and adaptability!"

"And the Broken Blade Crystal Scorpion must prove that an optimal solution, built on absolute rationality and a mountain of resources, can crush any path of natural evolution."

"The key to victory or defeat may lie in this—"

"Can Her Highness Princess’s ’classic’ handle a ’weapon’ built entirely to destroy that very ’classic’!"

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