Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

A sharp spiritual spike accompanied the claw strike, attempting to pierce the Dragon Steed's consciousness!

The Frost Steed finally let out a furious neigh as pure Ice Element Spiritual Power erupted from its body like an explosion.

The terrifying tide of cold instantly forced Ah Ji back and froze the mighty Rootless Wood into ice crystals.

Power erupted from within its body. The Dragon Steed's Divine Technique circulated its boundless frosty lifeblood as its four hooves stomped down hard.

Glacial Tomb Trample!

Countless sharp ice spikes erupted outward in a ring, shattering the frozen Rootless Wood and spreading across the entire arena floor!

However, the rhythm of Gu Ming's team wasn't broken. In fact, it was as if they had anticipated this all along.

Cyan Treasure had appeared in midair at some unknown time. A closer look revealed that a gentle current of water, quietly summoned by Ah Kun from within the Fog Concealment, was holding up its serpentine body.

The interwoven patterns of cyan and gold light on its small, snake-like scales flared. The Storm Ball, long since compressed to its absolute limit within its mouth, shot out like a cannonball the very instant the ice spikes erupted!

The highly compressed Spiritual Energy Ball struck with pinpoint accuracy, hitting the frosty Qi Vortex forming at the Dragon Steed's right forehoof—the core node of the Frost Shadow Dragon Steed's Cultivating Technique.

To disrupt it was to forcibly interrupt the opponent's technique.

This was the kind of experience born only from countless battles—knowledge the average person would never possess.

BANG!

A violent disturbance of Spiritual Qi exploded outwards. Just as they'd planned, it furiously disrupted the balance of the steed's stomp and the uniform spread of its ice spikes, creating a small opening in that area.

Ah Ji's figure blurred into motion, flashing through the safe point created by Cyan Treasure to close the distance once more.

The Shadow Assault skill elongated its tail, and the Cat Demon's fists became coated in a layer of sunlight, blazing like the scorching sun.

Its movements were spectral as it danced amidst the dangerous icicles, relentlessly assaulting the Frost Steed. The ambient temperature began to slowly rise.

Ah Ji wasn't aiming for a single, decisive blow.

The experience of a thousand bitter defeats in its dreams had taught it that only by striking the "nodes" in the ice armor's Spiritual Power flow—constantly marked by Cyan Treasure—at the highest possible frequency could it break the opponent's offensive rhythm.

Indeed, their tactic for this battle was relentless suppression. A three-on-one assault, ruthlessly pressuring their opponent and giving them not a single moment to breathe.

The Frost Steed's assault was incredibly ferocious, unleashing an endless barrage of ice breath, ice cones, and frost auras. Its power far surpassed any opponent Gu Ming had ever faced.

But Gu Ming's three Pet Beasts, relying on their perfect understanding of each other's abilities, an almost prescient grasp of the battlefield's dynamics, and Gu Ming's own intense, all-encompassing commands through their Spiritual Link, managed to wrest control of the rhythm amidst the raging ice Domain.

With Cyan Treasure and Ah Ji applying intense pressure on the front lines, Ah Kun finally soared to its highest point in the sky. It opened its mouth as if to swallow the sun, releasing the second stage of its Wave-Swallowing Technique: Whale Soaring and Heaven-Devouring-star Transformation.

Princess Zhou frowned. She had already used her Divine Sense several times, commanding the Dragon Steed to interrupt its opponents.

Unfortunately, her opponents always seemed to anticipate her moves, causing her attacks to miss their mark every time.

'What's going on? How are they so familiar with the Frost Steed's combat abilities...?'

Princess Zhou felt incredibly frustrated. It was like being stuck in a bog; she clearly had immense power at her disposal but was unable to unleash it to her satisfaction.

From the crowd, a wave of irrepressible gasps erupted.

"Oh my god! What am I seeing? Gu Ming is actually suppressing Princess Zhou! And Ah Kun is about to unleash its ultimate attack!"

"If that ultimate hits, it's over for the Frost Steed! Isn't Her Highness Princess going to summon another Pet Beast?"

No one could have imagined that Gu Ming, who was at a clear disadvantage on paper, could actually force Princess Zhou's Frost Shadow Dragon Steed into such an "awkward" position!

Zhou Mingyue's gaze passed over the Pet Beasts on the field and landed squarely on Gu Ming.

Sensing her stare, Gu Ming met her gaze.

She raised a single eyebrow slightly.

It wasn't a look of annoyance. It was more like the subtle expression of someone who had finally stumbled upon something unexpectedly "interesting."

'I seem to have underestimated you.'

She muttered to herself, her voice too low to be heard.

But Gu Ming seemed to read her lips nonetheless.

The very next second, a presence that had been concealed in the shadows behind her received its signal.

BOOM!!!

On the side of the arena near Zhou Mingyue, the ground heaved upward and shattered without warning!

A colossal beast the size of a small fortress burst from the ground. Its body was covered in ice scales as thick as rock, shimmering with an eerie, cold blue light. The single horn on its head seemed to be the very condensation of the earth's frigid ley lines.

Its stout limbs stomped the ground, making the entire stadium tremble.

A Four-star, Crack-Ice Mystic Rhino!

Almost simultaneously, a clear cry pierced the sky. A silvery figure tore through the air, moving so fast that most of the audience could only catch a fleeting afterimage.

In its wake, it left a vacuum trail of frosty wind, and a bone-chilling gale spread through the air.

A Three-star, Frost-Feathered Silver Owl!

And one more—a petite figure that almost blended into the plummeting temperature and spreading ice fog—appeared silently beside the Frost Steed.

Its ice-blue pupils flickered with a cunning yet cold Spiritual Fluctuation, its gaze locked onto Gu Ming and his three Pet Beasts.

A Three-star, Ice-Patterned Spirit Marten!

The three Pet Beasts appeared in unison. Their cold, immense auras instantly wove into a net that swept across the entire arena.

The temperature on the field plummeted below freezing. The water vapor in the air condensed into fine ice crystals before it could disperse, falling like soft dust onto the arena floor.

The Frost Steed threw its head back and let out a clear, defiant neigh, as if it had been freed from all restraints. It resonated with the other three Pet Beasts and activated its Domain skill: Divine Domain of Hoarfrost!

Its aura silently linked with those of the three newcomers. The bone-chilling cold instantly intensified severalfold, and even the air seemed to turn brittle from the freeze.

The terrifying, combined pressure made Ah Ji's fur stand on end, and it stumbled back several steps.

It could have used its Concealment to melt into the shadows, but now it could clearly feel the intense cold penetrating even the darkness, threatening to freeze the very shadows it relied upon into jagged ice.

High above, Ah Kun was in the midst of unleashing its Heaven-Devouring-star Transformation when its enormous body suddenly stiffened without warning.

A bone-chilling cold shot through its Spiritual Power meridians, spreading throughout its body. In the blink of an eye, it was frozen into a colossal, ice-blue statue. The unfinished skill was forcefully interrupted, and its form was revealed in midair.

Even the vortex of Spiritual Power swirling around it solidified under the onslaught of Cold Qi.

It became a thick, cold wall of ice, sealing the frozen Ah Kun firmly within, unable to move a muscle.

Cyan Treasure frantically scurried back to Gu Ming's feet, the green light around its body flickering erratically like a candle in the wind.

It desperately tried to dispel the encroaching cold and fend off the invisible Divine Sense interference secretly released by the Ice-Patterned Spirit Marten, but it was still no match for the frigid assault.

The delicate balance Gu Ming's side had so painstakingly crafted through their perfect coordination and strategy—that sense of ease and subtle control over the battle's rhythm—was shattered.

Before the absolute disparity in Power and numbers, it was like thin ice crashing against a boulder, brutally and utterly crushed.

Gu Ming's expression didn't change in the slightest. He simply raised his hand slowly and sighed softly.

'This,' he knew, 'is the insurmountable chasm between a commoner and a Royal Princess.'

He had already honed his three Pet Beasts' Cultivation Techniques, Skill Levels, and even their combat coordination to the absolute peak of his ability.

But the vast resources Princess Zhou had poured into her Pet Beasts had translated every last coin into tangible combat power.

The peak condition he had fought so hard to achieve was ultimately no match for the inherent power and confidence that came with being a part of the Royal Family.

The scales of victory had already tipped irreversibly the moment Zhou Mingyue had raised her eyebrow, leaving no chance for a comeback.

Gu Ming slowly cupped his hands in a fist-and-palm salute, his tone calm but firm.

"Princess Zhou, your strength is formidable. I concede."

He had deliberately conceded before his opponent could strike.

He did so for no other reason than to avoid unnecessary injury and death.

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