Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 105 - 104: Control Group

"The Forest Overlord saw that your Cyan Treasure’s days were numbered and that it would not last until the day of its Mana Evolution."

"It presented a great gift, sacrificing half of its power to the Time Dragon to help Cyan Treasure overcome the perils of Evolution."

"Cyan Treasure’s Spiritual Root has been completely transformed, adding a Light Spiritual Root!"

"Your Time Dragon Cyan Treasure has completed its Super Evolution, further purifying its bloodline and awakening the Power of Time!"

"As a result, Time Dragon Cyan Treasure’s lifespan has greatly increased. It has begun a second life, gaining five years of longevity!"

Gu Ming let out a long breath, his heart pounding with excitement as he watched Cyan Treasure bathed in the pillar of light. ’This is Mana Evolution, something from the future!’

Just by sensing the surging Mana fluctuations through his Pet Beast Contract, he felt a profound shock that resonated deep within his soul.

However, when his gaze swept over to the system notifications, Gu Ming’s face filled with confusion.

"Super Evolution?"

Gu Ming looked at Cyan Treasure. "Is this Super Evolution? Isn’t it the Mana Evolution I was imagining?"

He had never seen a Pet Beast undergo Super Evolution, only that it was an extremely difficult method of Evolution, akin to a moment of Enlightenment.

’Based on the entire Evolution process I just witnessed, Cyan Treasure’s Super Evolution doesn’t seem to be based on comprehending a specific Skill.’

Still, it was hard to say. After all, Cyan Treasure’s Magic Power Inner Core had clearly surpassed the limits of an ordinary Little Cyan Snake.

A normal Little Cyan Snake could never have accumulated so many layers of Mana.

And he had seen the force of that final hammer strike; it was obviously not something a Little Cyan Snake could have produced on its own to complete the forging.

Without the resolve to break through the limit, even at the risk of shattering its Inner Core, it would never have been able to break through to the Ninth Turn’s Elixir Pattern.

However, Gu Ming was a little speechless when he read the last line from the system.

’An increase of five years, and it’s called "beginning a second life"? That’s a bit of an exaggeration.’

The system was as ridiculous as ever with its dramatic descriptions.

Besides, Cyan Treasure’s Evolution wasn’t completely finished. The Power of Evolution gushing from its Magic Power Inner Core was so dense that even his parents, his grandfather, and Teacher Zhang were looking on in astonishment.

As for Ma Tianba, it wore an expression of great interest.

It used its powerful Divine Sense to probe every inch of Cyan Treasure’s meridians and Dantian, observing how the Power of Evolution was transforming and influencing Cyan Treasure’s body, causing it to gradually evolve.

They watched as Cyan Treasure’s muscles merged with the light of Evolution and slowly grew, its scales shedding one by one.

Cyan Treasure emerged from the pillar of light, having shed its old body.

Its new body glistened in the sunlight, each scale looking as if it were forged from metal. Its frame was two or three times larger than before its Evolution.

Before, it had been only a few centimeters tall; now, it was over ten centimeters in height, and the length of its body had doubled, making it much longer than before.

"So Mana Evolution really does work by using extreme Mana to break through a limit, which then nourishes the body in return."

Gu Ming watched as Cyan Treasure successfully completed its Evolution, then immediately stepped forward to pat it.

Cyan Treasure happily wagged its tail, its entire body overflowing with seemingly endless, formidable Power.

After its Evolution was complete, Cyan Treasure immediately used its Master-Level Breathing Technique to furiously absorb Spiritual Qi, then condensed a Storm Ball in its mouth, mixed with all sorts of variegated energies.

BOOM! Cyan Treasure launched the Storm Ball, sending it sweeping deep into the forest and blasting a huge clearing.

The blast wave swept through, catching all the trees and vegetation in its path and utterly devastating them.

The Storm Ball’s power was much greater than before its Evolution, its destructive force far stronger.

At the same time, Cyan Treasure executed its Mastery-Level Head Hammer, smashing it into a small, nearby tree.

The hard trunk immediately cracked on impact. The entire tree shuddered violently, a deep indentation left in its wood.

Before, a Head Hammer with only a fraction of this strength would never have been able to leave such a deep mark. This was all thanks to the formidable Power granted by its Evolution.

Once Cyan Treasure’s Evolution was complete, Ma Tianba quickly turned its gaze to the nearby Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster.

The Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster had been training its body well recently. Especially after improvements to its diet and its Earth Shifting Technique, its body was already approaching a state where it could evolve.

However, its level of Magic Power Cultivation was still far from the standard required for Evolution.

But with Ma Tianba present, acquiring Spiritual Qi was clearly not an issue.

Therefore, Ma Tianba snorted and gestured with its eyes, indicating for Mouse Treasure to accept the trial of Mana Evolution.

Mouse Treasure had, of course, seen Cyan Treasure’s powerful display after its Evolution, and it too felt a faint sense of anticipation.

But it still turned its head to look at its master, Lu You, who in turn looked at Gu Ming.

Gu Ming nodded. Sensing Lu You’s mix of curiosity and worry, he said, "Cyan Treasure succeeded, so let your Mouse Treasure give it a try. After all, they’re both basic-type Pet Beasts. If they want to become truly powerful, the normal path of Evolution is far from enough. They have to take an unconventional route."

After hearing him out, Lu You nodded and agreed to Gu Ming’s Evolution plan.

’This is a great opportunity, one that can’t be missed!’

Upon hearing this, Ma Tianba immediately infused Holy Light into Mouse Treasure’s body and began compressing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into it.

Mouse Treasure used its Earth Shifting Technique and Breathing Technique, refining the Spiritual Qi into Mana through full-body muscle training, then transporting it to its Dantian to condense an Inner Core.

With Ma Tianba’s assistance, the immense pressure needed to condense an Inner Core was supplied externally, greatly reducing the pressure Mouse Treasure had to generate on its own for the Solidifying Pill process.

If it had to use its Earth Shifting Technique on its own, it would likely have taken a very long time to transport enough Mana to condense an Inner Core.

With Ma Tianba’s help, even though it didn’t have enough Mana, the Magic Power Inner Core was successfully formed ahead of schedule under this immense pressure.

Although this Magic Power Inner Core was much smaller than that of a typical Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster, the fact that the Inner Core was formed meant Mouse Treasure had also entered the Evolution process.

Soon, the Spiritual Qi in Mouse Treasure’s Dantian transformed into a hammer, madly striking its Inner Core with the Dantian itself serving as an anvil.

Mouse Treasure felt the intense hammering force and clenched its jaw.

If not for the sphere of Holy Light enveloping its entire body, its Inner Core would have likely shattered, and its life would have been forfeit.

Fortunately, it withstood the force of that hammer blow and condensed a portion of its Mana into an Elixir Pattern.

But this was its limit; it had no more Mana.

It needed to continue refining the Spiritual Qi in its body and cultivating it into Mana, but this was not a process that could be completed quickly.

Seeing this, Ma Tianba tossed out some Holy Water and infused it into Mouse Treasure, bathing the creature in Holy Light.

However, Mouse Treasure’s Skill Level with its Breathing Technique was not as high as Cyan Treasure’s, so its speed of Refining Mana was many times slower.

Even when it went all out, completely ignoring its body’s limits and desperately pushing its muscles to refine Mana, its efficiency only increased two- or threefold—nowhere near Cyan Treasure’s efficiency, which had been more than ten times faster.

Ma Tianba could see the clear difference between the two Pet Beasts.

They were both evolving in the same way, but while the former could succeed, the latter clearly could not follow the same path.

Mouse Treasure couldn’t remain in the Evolution process indefinitely; Evolution had a time limit.

The Evolution would be complete once the Power of Evolution was fully consumed.

The Power of Evolution emerging from its current Magic Power Inner Core was far from reaching the standard of a One-star, resulting in a malformed Evolution.

If it continued to evolve according to this process, the Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster would very likely fail its Evolution.

A nervous expression appeared on Lu You’s face. It was obvious her hamster wasn’t ready.

Gu Ming stepped forward and advised, "Let the Ice Heart Fox help, Senior Ma Tianba.

"As you know, to undergo Mana Evolution, it’s very difficult to complete the Mana compression process during the Evolution itself.

"Therefore, having a Frozen Inner Core is extremely important."

Ma Tianba pondered for a few seconds, then nodded.

Cyan Treasure’s Evolution process just now had been special. Its speed of Refining Mana was a top-tier Cultivation speed; an ordinary Zero-star Pet Beast could never achieve such efficiency.

Mouse Treasure was clearly in the category of ordinary Pet Beasts; its abilities weren’t nearly as extraordinary.

It could only take the path of freezing its Inner Core, hammering it while it was frozen.