Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 155 - 153: Great Discovery: The Toxin Spreading Process Fast-Forwarded

The old master chuckled and asked, "What’s all this about? Is my grandson’s Pet Beast that outstanding?"

Ma Tianba snorted, a hint of jealousy on its face. "Outstanding’ doesn’t even begin to cover it," it said. "I just sensed a sliver of the Power of Time."

Hearing this, the old master froze.

’The Power of Time?’

He subconsciously dug at his ear, thinking he must have misheard.

Gu Ming’s parents’ reaction was even more exaggerated. They pinched each other’s arms, thinking they must be dreaming.

The fact that the words "Power of Time" had come from Ma Tianba’s mouth made them highly credible.

After all, even as Five-star Beastmasters, they hadn’t noticed a thing.

But given Ma Tianba’s power and status, there was no reason for it to lie.

Mr. Gu immediately looked at his Pet Beast, the Black and White Long-Armed Ape, and asked, "When you took that laser from Cyan Treasure, did you feel anything like the Power of Time?"

The Black and White Long-Armed Ape was completely baffled. With its less-than-brilliant mind, it was fine for fighting, but asking it to perceive something like the Power of Time was simply beyond its comprehension.

It just threw up its hands, unable to answer, leaving Mr. Gu speechless.

Ma Tianba pawed at the dirt with its hoof, making a noise that drew everyone’s attention. Then it said,

"I’m not entirely sure if it was. I’ll have to get another taste to be certain.

"Cyan Treasure, fire another laser."

This put Cyan Treasure in a difficult position.

You see, firing that laser consumed a great deal of mana.

Even with the Magic Power Inner Core it had formed after its mana Evolution, the Inner Core still needed time to slowly replenish the mana in its body before it would have enough to use the Laser Skill again.

When Ma Tianba heard this, it nonchalantly used Holy Light Infusion.

A powerful torrent of Holy Light poured into Cyan Treasure’s body. Cyan Treasure felt a warmth spread through its skin, cells, and muscles, and the mana it had lost was rapidly replenishing.

The white, glowing liquid was like divine nectar, pouring into its dantian and bringing with it an overflowing well of Life Energy.

Just like that, Cyan Treasure had ample mana again. Moreover, this mana was all Light Mana, a perfect match for its Laser Skill.

Cyan Treasure immediately did as before, gathering a Life Laser in its mouth and firing it at Ma Tianba once more.

This time, Ma Tianba unleashed the full power of its Realm, intending to use its maximum strength to perceive the laser.

And so, everyone present saw a pillar of light shoot up from Ma Tianba’s body into the sky.

Ma Tianba reared its head and let out a long cry, unfurled its massive wings, and swelled to a height of several meters. Intricate golden patterns appeared on the angel-like halo above its head.

Its powerful and majestic sacred aura descended upon the entire forest, and an invisible gale accompanied by a wave of Holy Light swept past.

Everyone just stood there, feeling as if they were facing the sun directly, yet it wasn’t uncomfortable.

The old master and Mr. Gu were both stunned.

’It was just to perceive a Laser Skill fired by a One-star Pet Beast.’

’Was it really necessary to go all out?’

’Could it be that my grandson’s Pet Beast truly has a Talent for the Power of Time?’

The more they thought about it, the more terrifying—and plausible—the possibility seemed.

Gu Ming, however, was lost in thought.

’He remembered that when Cyan Treasure evolved, the system had said it completed a Super Evolution and awakened the Power of Time.’

’But he had been with Cyan Treasure for so long and had never been able to sense the racial Talent of the Time Dragon that the system mentioned.’

’It had once made him think the system was just spouting nonsense.’

The burst of white light slowly faded, and Ma Tianba returned to its original form.

After Cyan Treasure finished firing the laser, Ma Tianba smacked its lips, still seemingly unsatisfied.

"It might really be the Power of Time, but there’s probably not much of it."

These words struck like a thunderclap out of a clear sky, stunning everyone present.

Seeing their exaggerated reactions, Ma Tianba realized it might have overstated things and added,

"It’s not the true Power of Time, but it’s infinitely close to a Time Daoist Skill. It has a trace of Dao Charm."

The hearts that had been soaring were instantly brought back down to earth.

But even so, this was still beyond everyone’s expectations.

It was still something to be happy about.

After all, having the rudiments of a Time Daoist Skill meant that Cyan Treasure had a Talent for it.

When learning Skills in the future, it could focus on comprehending time-related abilities.

"Xiaobai, can my grandson’s Pet Beast cultivate the Power of Time, then?" the old master asked, his voice trembling.

Ma Tianba closed its eyes, still reminiscing.

It was not an easy question to answer.

After all, it had never cultivated the Power of Time itself, so it didn’t know what form true Time Power took.

However, its intuition, derived from its Angel Race bloodline, was stirred. It felt that this could even help its own cultivation of the Power of Time.

"It’s a possibility. Even if not, this Talent is still incredibly impressive," Ma Tianba said.

This made the old master even more excited.

This kind of Talent, just within the Cultivation Element alone, was already an exceptionally outstanding, practically invincible ability.

This was ten, a hundred, even a thousand times better than those Pet Beast cubs with four or five-star potential.

’Thank goodness our family didn’t insist that Gu Ming switch Pet Beasts but let him continue raising Cyan Treasure instead.’

Hearing this, the Black and White Long-Armed Ape at their side also grew curious.

’If even Ma Tianba, which is stronger than me, is saying this, I really want to experience being hit by Cyan Treasure’s beam again.’

’What is the Power of Time?’

It was very curious.

Mrs. Gu’s Hidden Mist Butterfly also showed a look of interest, fluttering around Ma Tianba and hoping it would bestow some Holy Light to fully restore Cyan Treasure’s mana.

"A trivial matter," Ma Tianba said with a snort.

And so, pillars of Holy Light would periodically shoot up from the forest, startling the nearby Spirit Beasts, who thought Ma Tianba had gotten into a fight with other Spirit Beasts.

This time, besides taking the laser head-on to feel the Power of Time, Ma Tianba, the Black and White Long-Armed Ape, and the Hidden Mist Butterfly also had Cyan Treasure inject them with poison. They wanted to experience what it felt like when the Plant Life Light Wave acted as an excessive catalyst for the toxin.

Cyan Treasure’s poison was originally meant to be used with its ranged move, Storm Ball. Now, combined with the Plant Life Light Wave, the effect was immediate and dramatic.

The bodies of the three Pet Beasts were incredibly powerful. They could perceive the poison inside them being struck by the light wave, causing it to multiply at a terrifyingly rapid rate.

Even though their Divine Sense could scan as fast as lightning, the three Pet Beasts couldn’t capture the entire process of the poison spreading.

The moment the light hit their bodies, it instantly spread the latent poison throughout their entire systems, skipping part of the diffusion process entirely and amplifying the poisoning effect several times over.

Keep in mind, the three Pet Beasts here were five and six-star Pet Beasts.

If even Five-star Pet Beasts couldn’t suppress it as it spread through their bodies at the speed of light, then a Low-star Pet Beast belonging to a student candidate would undoubtedly die instantly from the poisoning.

"It even skipped the poison’s spreading process, infusing the whole body directly. Other than the Power of Time, nothing should be able to escape the perception of our Divine Sense."

After several hours, the three Pet Beasts exchanged their findings and discovered the reason behind the heaven-defying effect of combining Cyan Treasure’s poison and Laser Skill.

It didn’t just act as a catalyst for the poison’s growth; it also fast-forwarded right past the spreading process.

If that wasn’t the Power of Time, what else could it be?

However, asking Cyan Treasure to cultivate the Power of Time as a separate ability for them to see was currently impossible.

The three Pet Beasts tried their absolute best, but they couldn’t isolate the Power of Time. They could only take the laser head-on to feel that fleeting, pitifully small trace of Time Dao Charm.