Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 314 - 303: Teacher Tang, the Ghost Armor Substitute

As a bowl of Body Relaxation and Spirit Awakening Soup, giving off a faint blue medicinal aroma, slid down its throat, the listless Red Carp King’s eyes suddenly shot wide open.

Its once-dull scales suddenly took on a moist sheen, and it joyfully splashed around in its water bubble.

It was as if it had been infused with a spring of life. Its face, brimming with elation, instantly broke free from its languid state, coming alive.

Just then, the sound of steady footsteps echoed from the end of the corridor.

Teacher Tang, having come down from one of the company’s upper floors, appeared in everyone’s view.

He wasn’t particularly burly but was tall and slender. He wore a charcoal-gray, double-breasted overcoat and naturally exuded a calm and steady aura.

Wherever he passed, the Beastmasters seemed drawn by an invisible force field, rising to their feet and nodding their heads in respect.

Even the members of the Blue Flame Task Force did the same. They subconsciously held their breath, and their quiet greetings were tinged with undeniable reverence.

Gu Ming focused his senses to probe the man, but his aura was like a deep pool shrouded in thick fog. He couldn’t detect the slightest fluctuation of his Star Level, only that he was no ordinary Beastmaster.

Teacher Tang merely gave a slight nod in response to the greetings. As his gaze swept over the crowd, it flickered past Gu Ming, invisibly repelling the Divine Sense Sword Qi Gu Ming had sent out.

This secretly alarmed Gu Ming.

’Teacher Tang can even repel Divine Sense. His power is truly extraordinary.’

’This doesn’t feel like the ability of a Six-star Level Beastmaster.’

’Could he be a Seven-star big shot?’

While Gu Ming was lost in thought, Teacher Tang had already reached the Red Carp King’s side.

Lan Ze bowed slightly. "Teacher Tang, could you please give it a massage? We’re about to perform the Brain Domain Array Carving Technique, which requires a high degree of stability in the Pet Beast’s Spiritual Power."

"Mm." Teacher Tang said nothing more, only grunting softly as he slowly raised his right hand.

Just as his fingertips reached the level of the water bubble, a cloud of black mist, as thick as spilled ink, suddenly erupted behind him.

Gu Ming and Lu You both tensed up instantly, their focus absolute. The Sword of Spiritual Sense in their minds trembled slightly.

The three Pet Beasts also grew tense. This formless pressure was definitely not from an ordinary Six-star; it had to be a level above that.

However, the man had concealed his energy fluctuations, so he wasn’t exerting any tangible pressure on the Pet Beasts present. There was only a faint sense of crisis flickering in everyone’s hearts.

Amidst the roiling black mist, a one-meter-tall, illusory figure emerged—a translucent phantom wearing half-body Profound Iron Armor.

Eerie blue will-o’-wisps clung to its shoulder plates, and a dark purple light could be seen flowing within its translucent torso.

Teacher Tang made a grasping motion with his right hand. The Ghost Element Pet Beast behind him mirrored the action, clenching its right fist. Its arm transformed from a semi-corporeal state to one as solid as a real object, the Arm Armor it wore reflecting a metallic sheen under the lights.

Before Gu Ming could get a clear look, the floating ghost’s hand surged forward like a tide and covered Teacher Tang’s right hand.

The metallic texture of the armor and the ethereal nature of the ghost blended at the moment of contact, ultimately forming a layer of flowing, illusory shadow that adhered to his arm.

It was as if a giant, invisible hand had reached through his flesh to grip his very bones, causing even the air to ripple faintly.

’Could this be...’

Gu Ming’s eyes widened. He remembered Teacher Zhang mentioning a type of Possession-style Pet Beast during a private tutoring session on advanced Pet Beast knowledge.

The Skill this Ghost Element Pet Beast was using was the legendary Pet Beast Armor.

Teacher Zhang had explained the armored armaments of Magnetic Element Mechanical Pets and substitute-type Pet Beast Skills that allow a Pet Beast to possess a human and enhance the Beastmaster’s physical abilities.

This Ghost Pet was demonstrating a similar effect.

The next second, Teacher Tang made his move on the Red Carp King in its tank.

Though he was over half a meter away, his fingertips neither touched the water’s surface nor released any Energy Fluctuation; he was simply massaging it from a distance.

Yet the Red Carp King inside the bubble felt as if it were being gently cradled by a pair of giant, invisible hands. Its scales quivered with pleasure, fanning out and then closing, as a stream of tiny bubbles escaped its mouth.

In less than ten seconds, the Red Carp King was so comfortable that the whites of its eyes showed. It wore an expression of pure ecstasy as its tail fin waved languidly behind it, its mental state having reached an absolute Peak.

Seeing this, Gu Ming projected his Sword Qi Divine Sense to probe the Red Carp King and perceive its mental state.

Two seconds later, Gu Ming nodded.

At this moment, the Red Carp King’s mental state had not only recovered to its Peak but was even continuing to improve.

Gu Ming could sense that even if it underwent high-intensity training now, the Red Carp King wouldn’t feel much pain.

Teacher Tang’s massage was no longer an ordinary one; it was a special Technique infused with the Power of a Daoist Skill.

Those hands combined multiple therapeutic effects—pleasure, mental nourishment, and recovery—all into one. The result was several times better than the Elixirs advertised on the market that boasted of "restoring a Pet Beast’s Spiritual Power in seconds."

「Five minutes later.」

Teacher Tang stopped the massage and flicked his wrist. The Ghost Armor covering his arm detached and floated back behind him.

"I have other matters to attend to. I’ll be leaving now."

Teacher Tang silently used his Divine Sense to check the Red Carp King’s mental state one last time, then gave a slight nod.

Gu Ming also noticed that the man seemed to glance at him out of the corner of his eye.

After seeing Gu Ming give a slight nod, he turned and left, not giving Lan Ze and the others a chance to speak.

Team Leader Lan Ze, beaming, bowed a full ninety degrees and shouted, "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Tang!"

Along the way, the two rows of Beastmasters in the workshop also rose to their feet and shouted in unison, "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Tang!"

Just as when he arrived, Teacher Tang exuded a calm and steady aura. He waved to the crowd with his back to them, then turned and vanished.

Watching everyone’s exaggerated and fawning display, Gu Ming wondered to himself:

’Even a Seven-star Beastmaster probably wouldn’t command this much pageantry. Could he be an Eight-star Level?’

’But I don’t think this company could afford to hire someone of such a High-star Level.’

’After all, in the Great Zhou, an Eight-star Level Beastmaster is the kind of person who can do whatever they want. There’s no need for them to stay at a company and work themselves to the bone, let alone personally handle such a trivial matter.’

’An Eight-star Beastmaster is usually the person an entire company revolves around.’

’For example, most of the nation’s top 500 companies have an Eight-star Beastmaster as their founding boss, controlling countless resources with thousands of Beastmasters at their service.’

’At that Star Level, why would he ever need to personally handle trivial matters?’

’Besides, the Cultivation Technique development I’m currently working on is of a very low Level.’

’The fact that I’m using a Three-star Pet Beast as a test subject is enough to show that this Cultivation Technique isn’t anything impressive; it’s only viable in the market for Low-star Beastmasters.’

’All things considered, he’s probably still a Seven-star Beastmaster.’

’Perhaps Teacher Tang is one of those exceptionally talented Beastmasters who has mastered a unique ability that no one else possesses.’

Gu Ming used his Divine Sense to probe the Red Carp King, savoring the lingering aura of the Daoist Skill. The aftertaste was endlessly fascinating.

Those invisible, giant hands had roamed through the Red Carp King’s bloodline, danced across every bone, and even delved into the unseen Domain of its soul.

’I can’t see through it. The secrets of this technique run far too deep.’

’Fortunately, the System reacted to this. Teacher Tang has left his mark on the System’s storyline.’