Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 104 - 103: Mana Evolution! One-star Beast

With every powerful blow, the Little Cyan Snake’s Magic Power Inner Core spun at a dizzying speed. It made Cyan Treasure’s heart pound in terror, certain that at any moment, the core would spin out of control and smash into the walls of its Dantian.

However, it was worrying for nothing.

Under Ma Tianba’s control, the world inside its body was like a giant washing machine, churning up all the Mana within the Little Cyan Snake. With a RUMBLE, the Mana was compressed into the Inner Core with each hammer blow.

Soon, all the Mana lingering in the Little Cyan Snake’s meridians was completely consumed, compressed into its Inner Core to complete the Fourth Turn.

At this moment, its Mana Evolution was four-ninths complete, with five turns still to go.

The Cold Qi on the surface of the Inner Core had long since vanished. A dense Power of Evolution began to awaken, flowing throughout its body.

"Breathe! Cultivate!" Gu Ming said from the side.

Hearing its master’s voice, the Little Cyan Snake instinctively breathed, opening its mouth to draw in Spiritual Qi.

In truth, it didn’t even need to breathe. The White Celestial Horse was more anxious than it was, proactively seizing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and forcing it directly into Cyan Treasure’s Dantian. The process was completely seamless; all that remained was for the snake to refine it into Grass Attribute Magical Power.

Such an intense Cultivation process had long since surpassed the normal limits of the Green Treasure Breathing Technique. Cyan Treasure’s meridians were enduring extremely high-pressure Spiritual Qi—so much Spiritual Qi crammed inside by the Celestial Horse Beast that it was enough to make it burst.

However, wrapped in a thin layer of Holy Light, the Little Cyan Snake’s meridians, which seemed on the verge of shattering, miraculously maintained this fragile balance.

The White Celestial Horse snorted again, signaling to Gu Ming that he didn’t need to worry about a thing. He just had to let the Little Cyan Snake continue its Cultivation; it would handle the rest.

The White Celestial Horse’s confidence stemmed from its immense power.

Channeling Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into another Spirit Beast’s body was an incredibly difficult task for Low-star Level Pet Beasts.

But for a High-star Level Spirit Beast like itself, which had already stepped over the Six-star threshold, gathering Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and controlling its flow was as natural as eating and drinking.

With every breath it took, it could naturally draw Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into its body and refine it into Light Attribute Mana.

Of course, other Pet Beasts lacked this kind of Talent and power.

Therefore, the White Celestial Horse didn’t actually think much of the Little Cyan Snake’s innovative Breathing Technique. It had simply never seen such an unorthodox method of Evolution like "Mana Evolution" before.

And for that very reason, the White Celestial Horse was now imperiously forcing the Little Cyan Snake’s evolution process forward.

Why was the Little Cyan Snake’s Evolution taking so long?

The reason was that its body was too fragile.

The efficiency of its Master Level Breathing Technique had already far exceeded what its body could withstand. This forced it to convert the Spiritual Qi into Mana bit by bit, then slowly hammer its Magic Power Inner Core with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

With every blow, it had to consider whether its Dantian could withstand the pressure generated by the strike.

But with the White Celestial Horse’s protection...

...there was no need to worry about the forging pressure causing its core to explode.

It cranked the pressure to the maximum, delivering every hammer blow with full force.

With each rotation, the Magic Power Inner Core spun like a top-speed washing machine, RUMBLING as it absorbed all the Grass Attribute Magical Power.

Under the White Celestial Horse’s immense pressure, the Little Cyan Snake pushed its Master Level Breathing Technique to the absolute limit.

Its entire body writhed, mobilizing every muscle as if trying to draw all rivers into the sea—an incredibly energy-consuming feat.

At this moment, the White Celestial Horse noticed the Little Cyan Snake’s desperate need for energy. With another toss of its head, it produced a lotus leaf from out of nowhere.

The center of the leaf was filled with white Holy Water. Countless motes of light bobbed on its surface, brimming with boundless life force.

Without a second glance, Ma Tianba poured it over the Little Cyan Snake’s body as if it were just ordinary water, showing no signs of reluctance.

Instantly, the Little Cyan Snake felt an inexhaustible supply of strength and energy course through its body.

Gu Ming’s eyelids twitched as he watched. At the same time, a system prompt popped up:

[You have obtained a Gu Family Inheritance: Holy Water.]

Gu Ming fell into deep thought.

’Is this really part of the inheritance?’

’It feels more like something this White Celestial Horse saved up on its own.’

This made Gu Ming begin to wonder, ’Did Grandfather really prepare all this?’

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was off.

Gu Ming turned to look at his family and saw that his grandfather was dumbfounded, while his parents also wore dazed expressions.

’Hm?’

’Why are they reacting like this?’

Upon closer observation, Gu Ming noticed that all three of them were a little nervous, their expressions a mixture of hope and surprise.

The sheer scale of the evolution had completely captured their attention, so none of the three adults noticed Gu Ming turn to look at them.

Gu Ming watched for a few seconds, and his heart sank.

’This Celestial Horse Beast... isn’t Grandfather’s Pet Beast.’

’Judging by Ma Tianba’s abilities, its Star Level has already surpassed what Grandfather’s was back in his prime.’

’Besides, as people age, their Spiritual Power declines and their Sea of Consciousness withers.’

’Even if he could still form a contract with a Pet Beast, he wouldn’t be able to sustain an extremely powerful one. At most, it would be at the Two or Three-stars level.’

’But looking at Ma Tianba...’

’...this is no longer a matter of Two or Three-stars. It might even be at the Five-star Level.’

Gu Ming was filled with doubt, but now was not the time to confront his family. He could only suppress his questions and continue watching Cyan Treasure’s evolution.

The Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster at the side was also staring dumbfounded, its face full of envy.

Ma Tianba naturally noticed the Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster as well. Its breathing rhythm was very similar to Cyan Treasure’s.

Meanwhile, under the high pressure and heavy energy load, Cyan Treasure’s modern, adaptive Cultivation Technique began to take effect. It gradually increased its breathing frequency, causing the speed of its Mana Refinement to soar once more.

’Twofold, fourfold, tenfold?’

Ma Tianba looked up, seeing Cyan Treasure in a new light.

’Even under this kind of pressure, the efficiency of its Breathing Technique can still increase.’

’This technique is not as simple as it looks. The greater the pressure, the stronger its breathing, and the more Mana it produces.’

’I’ll have to try this out on the Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster later.’

In the eyes of the mighty Ma Tianba, they were all just test subjects. Success was good, but failure didn’t matter.

DONG.

Another Magical Power Cloud Pattern was compressed onto the Inner Core inside Cyan Treasure’s body, reaching the Fifth Transition Realm.

At this point, it was four turns away from the limit.

By now, however, the Magic Power Inner Core within Cyan Treasure was already several times stronger than that of an ordinary Little Cyan Snake.

Within such a high-density Mana Core, Ma Tianba sensed subtle changes in the Power of Evolution.

It was changing Cyan Treasure’s Dantian, making it more resilient and robust.

Furthermore, nourished by the Holy Water, Cyan Treasure’s body was also becoming more attuned to Light Attribute Spiritual Qi.

Seeing this, Ma Tianba went ahead and used the "Holy Apple" for Gu Ming, tossing it into Cyan Treasure’s mouth and attaching it to its Spiritual Root.

Nourished by the Holy Water and influenced by the Power of Evolution, Cyan Treasure’s Spiritual Root quickly transformed, becoming a dual-Attribute Spiritual Root of Grass and Light.

Normally, during an Evolution, the Attribute of the Magic Power Inner Core is already fixed, filled entirely with Grass Attribute Spiritual Qi.

If it were suddenly transformed into a Dual Attribute Pet Beast at this stage, the Attribute of the Magic Power Inner Core should also change.

However, the White Celestial Horse discovered something special about the Little Cyan Snake’s Breathing Technique: it couldn’t absorb Light Attribute Spiritual Qi.

After all, "Light" couldn’t be simply described as Spiritual Qi. It had to be absorbed directly from the essence of the sun and moon by basking in the sun and then converted into Mana. This was outside the scope of the Little Cyan Snake Breathing Technique.

Therefore, the Little Cyan Snake had no Light Attribute Mana in its body, and its Magic Power Inner Core continued to evolve along its original path.

From the Sixth Turn to the Seventh, and all the way to the Eighth Turn.

By this point, the Magic Power Inner Core inside the Little Cyan Snake was approaching its absolute limit.

Even the White Celestial Horse felt that this evolution should have reached its end.

But Gu Ming said, "Cyan Treasure, hold on a little longer! You’re about to complete the Ninth Turn!"

In the martial world, the number nine is revered; it often represents the ultimate limit in Daoist Skills.

Ma Tianba seemed lost in thought.

’Since it has already reached the Eighth Turn, the Ninth Turn is indeed possible.’

’But it probably can’t complete it by relying on its own forging power.’

Thinking of this, Ma Tianba once again increased its power, its aura surging dramatically.

Then, it struck with all its might.

This time, it was a purely external blow, one that far surpassed the limits of the Little Cyan Snake’s control.

With a loud BANG...

...a sound like metal clashing mixed with the roar of thunder echoed, and spiderweb cracks instantly appeared on the core.

Cyan Treasure’s body trembled, its core nearly shattering and its cultivation path ending in ruin.

However, the powerful Holy Light Membrane protected it, saving it from injury.

The Magic Power Inner Core, which had been covered in cracks by the hammer blow, was enveloped in layers of Holy Light and healed.

Both Gu Ming’s and Cyan Treasure’s hearts were in their throats.

’I shouldn’t have let Ma Tianba deliver that final blow. It’s too violent, with absolutely no finesse!’

Fortunately, that ultimate blow had also managed to squeeze a new cloud pattern out of the Magic Power Inner Core, which had seemed impossible to compress any further.

It was the ninth cloud pattern!

「In an instant.」

The extremely dense Mana Power contained within the Magic Power Inner Core erupted with an incomparable light of evolution.

This Power of Evolution was born from the Magic Power Inner Core itself, not induced by medicine. It was Cyan Treasure’s own, most fundamental power. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Like a surging river, it washed through every one of Cyan Treasure’s meridians, flowing throughout its body, reforging the Little Cyan Snake and strengthening it to break through to new heights.

The Mana Evolution was a success!