Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 367 - 354: Heated Discussion About the Foundation Establishment Method

That Cyan Flood Dragon was named Lei Hong. It was a rare mutant species, a cross between the Thunder Element and the Sub-dragon Race.

Its bloodline could be traced back to a cross-realm union between an ancient Thunder Flood Dragon and a Deep Sea Blue Dragon.

Though it had not achieved the purity of a True Dragon, it had inherited the Dragon Race’s dual Talents for Water Control and Electric Manipulation.

Its entire body was covered in diamond-shaped cyan scales, the edge of each wreathed in fine, blue-purple sparks of electricity.

Gu Ming could easily imagine that when it attacked in a rage, it would unleash a storm of lightning and sparks, creating a thundercloud to strike at Cyan Treasure.

It was currently only at the Two-star Realm, with prominent short horns sprouting from its head. It had an incredibly proud and fierce personality, taking great pride in its bloodline.

When Cyan Treasure, in its form as a Little Cyan Snake, suppressed the Pet Beasts below the platform with its Dragon Mighty, Lei Hong became enraged.

Normally, no pet could get the upper hand on it. How could it possibly accept being suppressed by a mere Little Cyan Snake?

Although it trembled from the bloodline suppression, its eyes burned with defiant electric light.

It had to exhaust all the Thunder Essence in its body just to barely muster a resistant aura.

This Resilience and potential were certainly worthy of its race’s prestigious reputation.

"Alright, you should all see now how powerful the Little Cyan Snake is after forging the Dragon Pattern Tripod as its Great Dao Foundation."

"It can even slightly suppress a member of the Sub-dragon Race with a high-purity bloodline. The others were so suppressed they couldn’t even lift their heads."

"When you get to the battlefield, don’t think I’m exaggerating."

"A one or two-second hesitation is a massive opening, enough to be a death sentence."

"Battles between High-star Pet Beasts are always measured in milliseconds."

"For some Pet Beasts, high-speed combat isn’t even measured in milliseconds—their moves are even faster."

"Every attack, decision, and strike is as swift as lightning."

"If you’re on the battlefield and find yourself incapacitated by an enemy Pet Beast’s aura or bloodline suppression, then you don’t deserve to study at Wenquxing University."

Teacher Qi’s voice suddenly grew heavy, his gaze sweeping over the students below who were holding their breath in shock.

"This is the first lesson I’m teaching you: Overcome your bloodline-induced fear!"

As his voice fell, he turned and wrote a new line on the blackboard, the sound of chalk striking the board exceptionally clear:

"Forge the Great Dao Foundation, Shatter Bloodline-Induced Fear!"

Down in the audience, Lei Cansheng, the student who owned the Flood Dragon, Lei Hong, first looked doubtful. Then, he glanced at Gu Ming’s Little Cyan Snake, then back at his own Pet Beast, and sank into deep thought.

Gu Ming returned to his seat with his Pet Beast, listening to the teacher’s lecture, also lost in thought.

Every one of the teacher’s words resonated in his heart like the voice of the Great Dao itself. He understood almost instantly why the teacher had him demonstrate the Dragon Pattern Tripod’s suppressive power.

’So the idea was to fight magic with magic.’

As Teacher Qi lectured passionately from the stage, everyone seemed to glimpse a brand-new era, completely different from the past:

In this new era, every Pet Beast with a Great Dao Foundation Establishment Platform could activate the Dragon Pattern Tripod within its body—or the ancient bells and tripods of other races. They would burst forth with wondrous powers to counter one another, neutralizing the racial suppression from high-end bloodlines. This would level the playing field, equalizing their potential and bringing all combatants to a similar starting line.

Even Pet Beasts without a cultivated Great Dao Foundation—or even those not of the Dragon Race—would have the potential to directly suppress opponents of other species.

This was, without a doubt, a revolutionary new combat style for the future.

The more Teacher Qi described this vision, the more excited the students in the audience became, until they could barely contain their exhilaration.

Just imagining such a scene was enough to make their hearts pound. Their motivation for Cultivation surged forth like a tidal wave.

Gu Ming stroked his Cyan Treasure. ’Studying at Wenquxing University really is something else,’ he thought.

The mental techniques discussed in this first lesson alone—how to use the Great Dao Foundation to overcome fear originating from one’s bloodline—were things Cyan Treasure could learn and apply immediately.

Halfway through the class, Teacher Qi once again called Cyan Treasure to the stage. He personally guided it on how to operate the Dragon Pattern Tripod on its Foundation Establishment Platform, teaching it to use this power to resist bloodline suppression.

To demonstrate the suppression that High-star Snake Pets exert over Low-star Snake Pets, Teacher Qi released his own High-star Snake Pet. He unleashed a wave of bloodline suppression on all the students in the classroom who owned a Snake Pet.

Under the teacher’s guidance, Cyan Treasure activated its Dragon Pattern Tripod to resist. Though it trembled, its body held firm.

Protected by the Dragon Pattern Tripod, its spirit gradually adapted, overcoming the fear ingrained in its bloodline.

This scene made the students in the audience burn with curiosity. They desperately wanted to grab Gu Ming and demand to know when he would publish his paper on forging a Great Dao Foundation within the Dantian.

After class, Gu Ming was met with an explosion of enthusiasm from his classmates.

Nearly everyone crowded around him. Some asked when he would start writing the paper, others wanted to ask for his guidance right then and there, and one person even joked:

"My sister is eighteen and still single."

These words left Lu You, who was standing nearby, at a bit of a loss.

She was already socially anxious and had trouble dealing with people’s roundabout questions and attempts to get close to Gu Ming.

But when she heard someone offer to introduce their sister to Gu Ming, Lu You’s expression suddenly changed.

A surge of what could only be described as courageous Divine Sense Spiritual Power erupted from within her. In a rare display, she lifted her head and turned to look at the male student speaking with Gu Ming.

The student felt Lu You’s sharp gaze like a blade piercing his eyes. He instinctively lowered his voice, let out a nervous laugh, and changed the subject.

He had a vague feeling that Lu You was interested in Gu Ming, and the warning in her gaze made him instinctively back off.

’But still,’ he thought, ’Lu You usually seems so gentle and timid. It’s strange for her to suddenly act so boldly.’

What he didn’t realize was that the Spiritual Power Lu You had just released carried an Ultimate Thought.

Though the student didn’t react immediately, it wasn’t until two classes later that he realized it had been a Divine Sense imbued with a special power.

This just went to show that the seemingly ordinary Lu You was, in fact, a genius with astonishing potential.

「In the evening, Gu Ming returned to the villa.」

The release of the Foundation Establishment Method was now imminent. Gu Ming had been in class all day, and in every single one, classmates had been asking about it.

His professors were no different, pulling him out of the crowd after class to ask for details about the Foundation Establishment Method.

Even though Gu Ming had already explained the general Cultivation process of the Foundation Establishment Method to others, everyone who asked didn’t seem to care that they’d heard similar explanations before. They wanted to hear the insights directly from Gu Ming.

If he had to answer every single person, Gu Ming would be completely exhausted.

Therefore, Gu Ming decided to release the Foundation Establishment Method ahead of schedule and stop delaying.

’Besides, my system’s timeline is set 32 years in the future anyway.’

’When I release this Foundation Establishment Method, a New Technique will probably appear from the system’s perspective. I’ll just learn that one then. Times are always moving forward, not backward.’

With these thoughts in mind, Gu Ming infused Spiritual Power into the tip of his pen and began to write out the Foundation Establishment Method.

From time to time, he would call Cyan Treasure over, having it demonstrate the Dragon Pattern Tripod in front of the Great Dao Gold Paper and letting it vibrate to produce the sound of the Dragon Race.

Whenever this happened, Ah Ji would also appear quietly to listen to the voice of the Ancient Dragons.

It, too, was undergoing Foundation Establishment, and it knew its master was writing the Foundation Establishment Method for everyone’s benefit.

It had to cultivate diligently, forge the Dragon Pattern Tripod into its Dantian, and become a "Dragon Cat"!