Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 168 - 166: Ancient and Modern Connected, the Voice of the Dragon Race

"Cyan Treasure’s Molded Foundation is having an excellent effect, attracting the attention of Ma Tianba, Zhang Yunpeng, and the classmate with severe social anxiety."

"Ma Tianba is surprised to discover that the Dragon Pattern Bronze Tripod Teacher Zhang borrowed from an old classmate is perfectly suited for Foundation Establishment."

"Watching the Foundation Establishment Platform draw in the Magic Power Inner Core, producing bursts of draconic Dao Sound, Ma Tianba’s eyes gleam with light."

"The surface of this tripod appears ordinary, but after transforming into the Foundation of the Great Dao, it actually possesses the divine charm of an Ancient Dragon Race Daoist Skill. How astonishing!"

"Ma Tianba is tempted. Even if this is a Two-star Evolution Method and unsuitable for High-star Pet Beasts, the divine charm of this Dragon Clan Daoist Skill alone makes it worth trying."

"Ma Tianba is undergoing Foundation Establishment..."

"Mouse Treasure is undergoing Foundation Establishment..."

"Your Pet Beast has started a Foundation Establishment trend."

"You are forced into an impromptu lecture, but with your limited knowledge of Foundation Establishment, you can only speak for half a day before running out of things to say."

"Ma Tianba takes over for the second half, continuing the research on the Dragon Pattern Bronze Tripod’s Foundation Establishment. It connects its Divine Sense to all Pet Beasts present to jointly perfect the Foundation Establishment Method."

"Ma Tianba states: ’This method places extreme importance on Life Energy, and that tripod is the base that supports the Magic Power Inner Core.

’We need to sense the Daoist Skill’s divine charm contained within this tripod and understand its history to further perfect it and bring it to its complete form.

’Only when this power is successfully activated and properly utilized can we truly solidify the Foundation of the Great Dao...’"

Gu Ming finished explaining all the theoretical foundations and what Cyan Treasure had done, then planned to take a break.

But then he saw the plot notifications updated by the system and took a deep breath.

What Ma Tianba had described was actually the third step of Foundation Establishment—the Solid Foundation process.

Right now, Cyan Treasure and the others were still in the Energy Storage and Molded Foundation stages. The Bronze Tripod’s construction process had not yet reached the Solid Foundation step.

’I can’t believe the system has already figured out the third step.’

Thinking about it, it made sense. After all, the Ma Tianba from the system’s timeline was a Forbidden Area Dominator. Its Cultivation was so high that it was an apex existence Gu Ming couldn’t possibly touch right now.

A Spirit Beast of that Realm only needed to scan the Foundation Establishment Platform inside Cyan Treasure’s body with its Divine Sense to deconstruct about seventy to eighty percent of its principles, or perhaps even see through it completely with a single glance.

That’s why, while the path was still unknown to Gu Ming, the other party could already see the next step, and even the step after that, of the Foundation Establishment method.

Gu Ming was now reaping the benefits of Ma Tianba’s decades of accumulated knowledge of Daoist Skills from the future timeline.

And so, picking up from the system’s plot update, he slowly began to narrate the future Ma Tianba’s understanding of Daoist Skill Foundation Establishment.

Everyone on site had been listening to Gu Ming’s lecture. When he closed his mouth, they thought he was finished.

Suddenly, everyone shuddered, looking at Gu Ming with some surprise.

When Gu Ming opened his mouth again, it was no longer an ordinary lecture. Every sentence flowed like a torrent, descending as the Sound of the Great Dao, crashing into everyone’s ears and making their heads buzz.

Hearing the Sound of the Great Dao, Cyan Treasure and Ma Tianba shuddered. The Dragon Pattern Bronze Tripod Foundation Establishment Platform in their Dantians also emitted a rumbling, draconic Dao Sound.

The two Pet Beasts instantly experienced auditory and visual hallucinations, as if they had fallen into a distant and unknown era. Vague figures of the Dragon Race darted through mountains and forests, their ancient cries echoing from a primordial time and reaching the Dantian Realms of modern Pet Beasts.

This faintly corresponded with the Sound of the Great Dao Gu Ming spoke of, as if a path had been opened between the past and present.

This left the real-world Ma Tianba utterly shocked and unable to remain calm.

"At your age and with your Cultivation, how can you speak with the profound essence of the Dragon Race’s Great Dao?"

Gu Ming was confused. He paused, letting out a sound of confusion. "Hm?"

The moment his voice stopped, the visions in their minds and the draconic voices in their ears vanished.

This made Ma Tianba anxious. It shouldn’t have opened its mouth and interrupted Gu Ming.

It knew that this kind of Enlightenment State was a rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that countless people and Spirit Beasts could only dream of.

"Keep talking, don’t stop!" Ma Tianba snorted.

Gu Ming gave it a strange look. Everyone else was shocked, but he himself felt nothing. After all, he was just repeating the explanation of the Foundation Establishment Method updated by the system.

Gu Ming began to speak again, reading as he went. Since he had already exhausted his own knowledge, everything that followed was a direct quote from the system timeline’s Ma Tianba, which made things quite easy for him.

The Dantians of Ma Tianba and Cyan Treasure trembled once more. The unformed Foundation Establishment Platforms again manifested visions of the ancient Dragon Race, accompanied by waves of draconic roars.

The two were far apart and couldn’t hear clearly, but with every roar it heard, Cyan Treasure felt the blood in its entire body ignite. It was so intense, so exhilarating, as if it were truly standing in a primeval Dragon Race forest.

It knew it wasn’t of the Dragon Race, not even a Flood Dragon, but hearing these draconic voices filled it with yearning—a reverence and adoration for immense Power.

As for Ma Tianba, its spirit jolted again. It listened with even greater concentration, even casting aside all face and directly sending its Divine Sense into Gu Ming’s body to listen to the Dao Sound from point-blank range.

Teacher Zhang and the Gu Family Parents were a little displeased by Ma Tianba’s shamelessness, but they couldn’t object.

They could only pretend not to see and silently listen to Gu Ming’s lecture.

Teacher Zhang sighed inwardly. ’This Talent is incredible.’

He knew for a fact that he had never taught Gu Ming the Spiritual Technique for producing the Sound of the Great Dao, which was exclusive to teachers.

This was a technique that had to be exchanged for Credit Points during university, a mandatory Skill for any future teacher.

Without this Spiritual Technique, one couldn’t become a teacher at the school.

Yet Gu Ming had learned it without a master. Every word he spoke was rich with the principles of the Great Dao, and the depth of his proficiency was greater than his own—a man who had been a teacher for over a decade—and even stronger than any other teacher at the school.

’Of course, he knew this wasn’t due to a technique. Rather, Gu Ming had entered a state of impromptu Enlightenment, naturally touching a corner of the Celestial Dao, which produced such an effect.’

And just like that, the Sound of the Great Dao spread through the air, slowly permeating the entire forest.

The creatures in the forest, even if they couldn’t hear it clearly, were drawn over.

However, they knew this was Ma Tianba’s core territory and didn’t dare to enter.

They lingered on the periphery, two kilometers away, listening to the Sound of the Great Dao—a sound as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, almost imperceptible, yet inexplicably attracting them.

Gu Ming himself was unaware of the situation outside. He was currently just mundanely repeating the principles described by the system.

He personally felt nothing; only those listening attentively to the lecture could feel the principles contained within.

The moment Gu Ming finished reciting the system’s updated content and stopped, he was immediately met with dissatisfaction from Ma Tianba, Cyan Treasure, and the other Pet Beasts.

HUMPH HUMPH!

AWOO!

’Why did you stop?’

’Keep going!’

Even the Black and White Long-Armed Ape, who didn’t understand a thing and was just there for the excitement, grew anxious when Gu Ming stopped speaking. It beat its chest, urging its young master to continue.

Only then did Gu Ming sense that something was off, but he had already finished explaining everything. He had nothing left to say.

"I’ve finished..." Gu Ming said helplessly.

"Then say it again," said Mr. Gu.

His Pet Beast had started late, and the lecture had stopped just as it was starting to get the feel of it. It was like edging—incredibly frustrating.

Gu Ming smacked his lips. Just then, Ma Tianba offered him more Holy Water and nudged him with its head.

’There’s plenty of Holy Water. You can just repeat yourself, but whatever you do, the voice can’t stop.’

Hearing Ma Tianba’s plea, Gu Ming vaguely understood. ’Even it is this desperate. Maybe a system bug is radiating into reality.’ But he still played dumb, asking, "Voice? What voice?"

A minute later, Gu Ming fully understood the situation.

The things Ma Tianba had dictated in the future, when spoken through his mouth back in reality, had become the true Sound of the Great Dao, activating the draconic visions of the Pet Beasts’ Foundation Establishment Platforms.

’There’s a benefit like this?’

’Well, in that case, I’ll just have to bite the bullet and repeat myself.’

’After all, real-life students don’t learn everything perfectly after hearing a lecture just once. Most people need to hear it a few times to digest it.’