Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 37 - 36: In the Spotlight

The second day of school.

When Gu Ming arrived in class, Wang Teng’s Dumb Flower sniffed lightly with its nose, then began sniffing intently at the Little Cyan Snake.

"What’s wrong, Benny? Does Cyan Treasure smell really good?" Wang Teng asked.

His Perception wasn’t sharp enough to sense that the Mana fluctuations from Cyan Treasure had reached Perfection. He only knew that Cyan Treasure looked particularly energetic today.

The Dumb Flower patted its own stalk, unsure how to express its feelings. It just kept leaning toward the Little Cyan Snake, as if wanting to ask Cyan Treasure for some Cultivation tips.

Cyan Treasure gave it a cool glance. Its little tail twitched slightly, speaking silently in tail-sign language.

’It’s simple. Just pop Elixirs like crazy and cultivate. That’s all it takes.’

The Dumb Flower had a sudden realization. ’So the truth was that simple!’

It turned around and nudged Wang Teng’s armpit with its huge purple petals. It wanted to pop Elixirs and cultivate too; it didn’t want to be surpassed by Cyan Treasure.

Wang Teng sensed the shift in his Pet Beast’s thoughts and felt a little strange. He looked closely at Cyan Treasure for a moment, and it gradually dawned on him.

"How many Elixirs did you pop yesterday?"

Wang Teng couldn’t quite gauge the depth of Cyan Treasure’s Mana anymore. It didn’t look like it was at a 39 Mana Point level.

His Dumb Flower had 34 Mana Points, which was close to Cyan Treasure’s previous score. Logically, their Mana levels shouldn’t be that far apart.

But sensing it up close today, it felt like Cyan Treasure’s Mana was double that of his Dumb Flower.

’This isn’t scientific!’

Wang Teng refused to believe it was true. He asked Gu Ming seriously, hoping for a denial.

However, Gu Ming nodded. "It probably ate about ten High-Level Spiritual Energy Pills and twenty regular ones."

"Are you insane? Eating so many in one night? Can its body even hold that much?"

Ever since Wang Teng had learned his deskmate’s Little Cyan Snake had 39 Mana Points, he had specifically looked up the meridian and Dantian capacity of a Little Cyan Snake.

A Quasi-One-star Little Cyan Snake could score a maximum of 40 Mana Points.

A One-star Peak or Quasi-Two-star Little Cyan Snake could score a maximum of 80 Mana Points.

After all, a Little Cyan Snake’s body is very small. Only by growing larger could its Dantian and meridians expand their capacity.

Cyan Treasure’s body hadn’t grown yet, so where could it get that much capacity?

Even if its Dantian had mutated, the amount of Spiritual Qi it could store was still limited. There was no way it could hold the equivalent of ten High-Level Spiritual Energy Pills.

"I forgot to mention, Cyan Treasure comprehended a Cultivation Technique on its own, gaining Great Dao Insights. That’s why it was able to complete the Refinement in one go last night."

Gu Ming explained. The event had already gone viral on local short-video platforms, so even if he didn’t say anything, his deskmate would find out sooner or later.

"Huh?"

Wang Teng pointed at Cyan Treasure, then at Gu Ming, looking as if he wanted to say, ’How is that possible?’

However, the homeroom teacher, Ling Jun, coughed from the front of the class. He shut his mouth, dragged his Dumb Flower to his left, and sat up properly to listen.

The homeroom teacher didn’t start the lesson immediately. Instead, she fiddled with the computer and projected a short video.

It was a video shot by a passerby the day before. Above an ordinary residential complex, the faint and indistinct Hall of the Great Dao had appeared in the sky, casting down a Dual-Colored Holy Light.

The video was filmed from outside the complex, so it didn’t capture who had received the blessing of the Great Dao Holy Light.

After watching it, a shiver ran down Wang Teng’s spine.

"That’s your apartment complex, right?" he whispered.

Just as Gu Ming was about to nod, the homeroom teacher on the platform looked over at him and announced to everyone:

"Class, let’s congratulate Gu Ming and his Cyan Treasure for developing a Dual-Colored Technique that has been recorded by the Hall of the Great Dao."

The homeroom teacher smiled and clapped from the platform. The students below were completely dumbfounded, only realizing after two or three seconds just how explosive the teacher’s announcement was.

"Huh?"

"A new Cultivation Technique for a Little Cyan Snake?"

"No way, a mutated Little Cyan Snake is that strong? It even developed a new Cultivation Technique?"

"Its Mana fluctuations are so strong, way more than yesterday!"

In an instant, Cyan Treasure became the focus of the entire class, its Mana fluctuations no longer possible to hide.

The homeroom teacher took out a Crystal Ball for testing Mana and nodded toward Gu Ming.

"Gu Ming, have your Cyan Treasure test its Mana again. With the blessing from the Hall of the Great Dao last night, it must have improved a lot."

Gu Ming didn’t really want to do the test, but he had no choice. To compete for first place in the year, he had to be high-profile.

"Come on, Cyan Treasure, don’t be nervous," Gu Ming said.

He brought Cyan Treasure up to the platform. Down below, Zhou Ruoyun watched the Little Cyan Snake in Gu Ming’s hands with a complicated expression.

Just yesterday, she had been thinking that Gu Ming would have to give it his all just to keep up with her. But in a single day, he had sounded the horns of a counterattack.

It was all happening too quickly.

So quickly that she ground her teeth.

The test results were out quickly.

Mana Points!

Compared to the 39 points from the day before, it was a full 11-point increase.

This was a full ten points higher than the historical record for a Little Cyan Snake’s Mana Points, a new record.

A normal Little Cyan Snake would only have twenty to thirty points, while a mutated one could cultivate to forty.

Cyan Treasure’s mutation was exceptional. It had raised the maximum Mana standard for a Quasi-One-star of the Cyan Snake species, reaching the fifty-point threshold.

Gu Ming, on the other hand, knew what was going on.

The Elephant-Swallowing Demon Technique and the Green Treasure Breathing Technique had developed new meridians, expanding its capacity.

Furthermore, the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Stone was high-quality and easy to refine, resulting in better quality Mana within Cyan Treasure’s body.

Under the influence of multiple factors, the ordinary body of a Little Cyan Snake had shattered the historical record for its species, achieving an excellent score of 50 points.

The homeroom teacher scanned the room, noticing the crestfallen expressions on many of the top students, and said:

"Gu Ming’s total score is now 351, raising his rank to ninth in the class.

"The student who was pushed down doesn’t need to be discouraged. This is the Little Cyan Snake’s limit. It has no more Space to hold Mana and can only increase its score after Evolution.

"To achieve such results, it’s not enough to just furiously consume Elixirs; you have to consume the right ones.

"Any students who are interested can contact me. Alright, let’s begin class..."

Ling Jun’s words were pointed. Her gaze fell on Ren Mobai, the student who had just been pushed from ninth to tenth place. Yesterday, his total score was 348, eight points higher than Gu Ming’s. Now, he was trailing by three points.

A series of emotions flashed across Ren Mobai’s face: from dazed shock to a loss of confidence, and then to a rekindling of hope. He stared intently at Gu Ming.

Gu Ming returned to his seat, feeling the pressure mount once again under the gazes, both overt and subtle, that were fixed on him.

Fortunately, back when he was first in the year, he had withstood the pressure of countless stares.

Climbing to ninth in the class was nothing by comparison.

The homeroom teacher opened her textbook and began the Evolution Class.

After Cyan Treasure’s performance had tempered everyone’s competitive edge, the students’ focus sharpened considerably.

This greatly satisfied the homeroom teacher, and as a result, she found Cyan Treasure much more pleasing to the eye.

’It would be even better if Gu Ming bought a custom cultivation service package from me,’ she thought.

Unfortunately, someone else had already picked the peach.

The good news was that she was the homeroom teacher of Class 1. If Gu Ming distinguished himself, she would get performance points all the same.

So, she was also genuinely happy for Gu Ming. He hadn’t fallen too far behind everyone, and with just the Little Cyan Snake, he had the potential to challenge for the top three in their year.

During this Evolution Class, she focused on the preparations before Evolution, especially for Pet Beasts like Cyan Treasure that had maxed out their Mana and reached their capacity limit. The points they needed to focus on were different from those for ordinary Pet Beasts.

What it needed wasn’t to continue cultivating Mana, but to address the shortcoming of its physical strength.

Meanwhile, on Gu Ming’s end, as the homeroom teacher’s lecture deepened, the plot commentary scrolling across his vision updated accordingly.

The Evolution Class his fifty-year-old self had attended was quite different from the one Ling Jun was teaching now, leaving him momentarily unsure which version was correct.