Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 172 - 170: One-star Celestial Tribulation

"Forbidden Area Dominator Ma Tianba helps the Kunpeng cub evolve, successfully unlocking the power of its Kunpeng bloodline."

"At the same time, the heavens are unpredictable. The Foundation Establishment Platform built by the Time Dragon has triggered a Celestial Tribulation response!"

"It has lived into its second life, but the cycle of life and death has not let it go. Cyan Treasure now faces the greatest trial of its dragon life!"

Gu Ming only glanced at the flashing on-screen comment before subconsciously looking up at the sky.

’Celestial Tribulation?’

He saw the pillar of light from the evolution, which had pierced the sky, slowly dissipating. It was the phenomenon caused by Ah Kun’s evolution.

Other than that, Gu Ming didn’t see any so-called phenomenon of a Celestial Dao response.

No one else present seemed to notice anything unusual. They were all staring at the evolved Ah Kun as if it were a rare treasure, unable to look away.

The Gu Family Parents even took out their phones to take a picture with Ah Kun.

"Haha, the first Grouper Fish in our family to evolve using the Frozen Pill Method!"

"I’m posting it on my Moments for everyone to see!"

With their son’s Pet Beast having evolved, his parents now had the perfect capital for showing off their "kid."

Less than ten minutes after posting the photo to their Moments, a group of friends and relatives had already liked it and were asking them about it.

This made the two of them grin from ear to ear as they replied to their friends’ questions one by one.

Gu Ming turned back and quietly asked Ma Tianba, "You didn’t sense any phenomenon from the Celestial Dao?"

Ma Tianba glanced at him and subconsciously swept its Divine Sense across the entire forest and the sky above everyone.

Then, it shook its head and said,

"I didn’t sense any Celestial Dao phenomenon."

Ma Tianba knew Gu Ming wasn’t asking about Ah Kun’s evolution pillar of light, but something else.

Gu Ming’s heart skipped a beat. ’Did the system overstate things?’

’Or has the time not yet come, and the system just made an early prediction?’

Looking over at Cyan Treasure, the Foundation Establishment Platform in its Dantian Realm was becoming more and more perfect, interacting harmoniously with its Magic Power Inner Core.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that the body of this Dragon Pattern Tripod looked more and more real, as if it were made of genuine Ancient Bronze rather than a Pure Energy Body created from Life Energy.

"Cyan Treasure, are you feeling anything strange?" Gu Ming asked.

Cyan Treasure nodded.

Ever since Ah Kun’s evolution, it had felt a strange fluctuation in the sky.

At its master’s words, it subconsciously transmitted what it was sensing to Gu Ming.

It was something profound and mysterious, impossible to describe or see clearly.

It only knew that its own unfinished Dragon Pattern Tripod seemed capable of capturing it and refining it within the tripod—that is, inside the Foundation Establishment Platform.

As the two were conversing, Cyan Treasure perceived that the strange fluctuation was dissipating. It began to hesitate, wondering whether it should try to catch it.

After all, its Foundation Establishment Platform had not yet finished forming and was still in the final Solid Foundation stage.

If it used the Dragon Pattern Tripod now, it might disrupt the completion of its Solid Foundation, leaving behind a hidden danger for the future.

Gu Ming sensed Cyan Treasure’s anxiety and glanced at the system again.

The system still showed no new text, which meant that no matter what Cyan Treasure did, the Celestial Dao response would likely happen later anyway.

’Then it might as well give it a try.’

"Just give it a little try. If it doesn’t work, then forget it," Gu Ming encouraged.

Cyan Treasure immediately activated its unfinished Dragon Pattern Tripod, using its own Spiritual Power to vibrate the tripod’s body, letting out a "DONG."

The long, resonant sound of the tripod merged with the voice of the Dragon Race from within it. The sound waves traveled out from its physical body, reached the sky, and snatched the invisible fluctuation, instantly pulling it inside the tripod.

In the blink of an eye, Cyan Treasure saw the blurry figure of a dragon inside the tripod pulling on a golden thread with its mouth. This thread extended out from the Dantian and pierced through the clouds.

Pulled by the dragon’s mouth, the thread instantly brightened.

The Celestial Dao phenomenon from the evolution, which had already disappeared, was pulled back into existence, causing an evolutionary Holy Light to descend from the sky.

Only, this light was not directed at Ah Kun, but at Cyan Treasure.

If Gu Ming had used his Spiritual Waves to check at that moment, he would have seen that beam of "light" shoot into the tripod, being swallowed bit by bit by the tripod’s mouth until it was gone.

A second later, the pillar of light from the sky was digested. Just as everyone looked up, the sun disappeared behind the clouds, as if what had just happened never occurred.

However, it was no illusion. The Dragon Pattern Tripod of the Foundation Establishment Platform had snatched the Celestial Dao’s blessing that was triggered by Ah Kun’s evolution, integrating its blessed aftershocks into the Dragon Pattern Tripod.

Because of this, it was as if Cyan Treasure’s Foundation Establishment Platform had consumed a Great Nourishing Pill, allowing it to reach an even higher level.

The Foundation Establishment Platform, which should have taken some time to complete, was now finished in the blink of an eye.

Whether it was a coincidence or a confirmation of the system’s prediction was unknown.

The instant the Foundation Establishment Platform was completed, Gu Ming saw the phantom of an Ancient Dragon open its eyes within the Bronze Tripod.

Its brilliant golden eyes were like two dazzling suns, so piercing that he subconsciously closed his own.

Meanwhile, everyone else was still looking at the sky, only to find that just after the clouds had closed, they parted once again, casting down a brilliant golden light.

"Did it evolve?"

"No, that’s not right. That’s the aura of the Hall of the Great Dao!"

Several of them had seen the Hall of the Great Dao before and could sense that the aura from the sky was not feedback from an evolution, but the certification and recording of the Great Dao.

Whenever a new Daoist Skill appears in the world, it is recorded and verified by the Hall of the Great Dao.

The moment Cyan Treasure’s internal Foundation Establishment Platform took shape was the moment it made contact with the world and left its footprint; naturally, the Hall of the Great Dao would not overlook it.

The Bronze Tripod inside its body also emitted a rumbling roar of the Dragon Race, as if connecting from an ancient era to the present, responding to the Celestial Dao’s inquiry.

It was the Tripod of the Ancient Dragon, Cyan Treasure’s Great Dao Foundation!

Cyan Treasure flicked its forked tongue, subconsciously responding to the Celestial Dao.

’This technique is called the Foundation Establishment Method—the Foundation Establishment Method of the Ancient Dragon’s Tripod!’

The bright white sky suddenly darkened. Faintly, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled among the clouds. The bolts condensed into a massive dragon’s head with eyes of lightning and a mouth of thunder, its silvery scales glinting with dangerous electrical light.

Ma Tianba’s expression changed in a flash. This sudden aura of a Celestial Tribulation was not caused by an evolution.

This was because Cyan Treasure’s Magic Power Inner Core was still a single Pill; it had not undergone an Inner Core split.

It had only completed its Foundation Establishment.

As long as it took no further action, the Dragon Pattern Tripod was merely a Foundation Establishment Platform.

It could resonate with the Magic Power Inner Core to produce a mystical reaction that no one in this world could have ever expected.

Such a reaction had never appeared before, not even in ancient times. Therefore, the Celestial Dao was now recording and certifying this newly emerged Daoist Skill.

And so, the Hall of the Great Dao appeared beneath the Celestial Tribulation Clouds. Sacred and invincible, it was the incarnation of all Daoist Skills in the world, holding up the massive Thunder Tribulation Dragon above it.

A Celestial Tribulation descends to test a heaven-defying existence. If a Pet Beast can withstand the tribulation without dying, it becomes a true Heaven-defying Pet Beast.

Coincidentally, the Hall of the Great Dao was positioned right under the Celestial Tribulation Clouds. Gu Ming only heard the violent roar of thunder and lightning but saw no tribulation lightning descend.

’This is... Cyan Treasure’s greatest trial in this life?’

Gu Ming was completely stunned, unsure if the system was being humorous or telling the truth.

To be honest, he hoped the system was just being humorous.

Just facing the pressure of the Celestial Tribulation Clouds made Gu Ming’s legs tremble, and he almost buckled at the knees.

But he stood his ground. Even facing the pressure of the Celestial Tribulation, he did not falter, instead moving silently to stand in front of Cyan Treasure, protecting it.

Cyan Treasure froze for a moment. Realizing its master was protecting it, it immediately twisted its body, using a Body Technique to dart in front of Gu Ming and face life or death head-on.

Under the pressure of the Celestial Tribulation, its body trembled all over. To say it wasn’t afraid would be a lie.

But with its master here, it was not afraid. Moreover, it had to protect its master.

’If one of us has to die, it will be me first.’

’This Celestial Tribulation is aimed at me!’

With its current intelligence, Cyan Treasure couldn’t understand why it had triggered the Celestial Dao’s wrath. It only knew that the person it had to protect was right behind it.

At this moment, the few people present and Ma Tianba came to their senses. They instantly broke out in a cold sweat, so scared they nearly bolted.

"How can a Celestial Tribulation descend? It’s only One-star!"

Mr. Gu hurriedly pushed the Black and White Long-Armed Ape, wanting it to carry Gu Ming out of the tribulation’s range.

However, Gu Ming refused to leave. He kept observing the tribulation and objected,

"Dad, look at the Hall of the Great Dao! It’s blocking the Celestial Tribulation’s attack!"

His words brought everyone present back to their senses.

"He’s right. The Foundation Establishment Method is truly heaven-defying. It shouldn’t appear at the One-star Level, which is why it attracted a Celestial Tribulation trial. But the Hall of the Great Dao has taken on that burden. This is the luck of a founding master."

Ma Tianba commented with envy from the side. It was the second being present to understand the situation. Knowing the danger wasn’t as terrible as imagined, the sweat on its head was instantly evaporated by the Holy Light.

Celestial Tribulations vary in strength; they don’t just mindlessly blast all living things. The trial a tribulation presents is always the ultimate test for a Pet Beast’s current Star Level.

For a Pet Beast at Cyan Treasure’s current Star Level, the pressure from the Celestial Tribulation is the highest level of lightning tribulation pressure within the One-star Realm. It’s equivalent to the strongest combat power a One-star Level Thunder Element Divine Beast has ever been able to display throughout history.

If it can withstand this, Cyan Treasure will naturally possess combat power on par with the Divine Beast Level.

As a Six-star Spirit Beast, Ma Tianba naturally wouldn’t be killed by this Celestial Tribulation. Its earlier reaction was just its body’s instinct, momentarily suppressed by the tribulation’s pressure.

The Celestial Tribulation only targets the Tribulation Taker. If other Spirit Beasts interfere, the tribulation will expand its power accordingly.

Ma Tianba didn’t want to bring the tribulation upon itself, but it also didn’t want to abandon them.

It stayed for about ten seconds and found that the Hall of the Great Dao was blocking over ninety percent of the Celestial Tribulation.

The parts that weren’t blocked struck various places in the forest due to their angle, conveniently missing the area directly below, which made it and everyone else breathe a sigh of relief.

Everyone was just puzzled about what the Hall of the Great Dao was doing. It had been there for over ten seconds but still hadn’t cast its Great Dao Holy Light to record the New Technique.

"Um, I remember that the Hall of the Great Dao doesn’t seem to record Evolution Methods..."

From behind the crowd came a trembling, timid voice.