civilwarnovels Chapter 315 - 304: Too Much Inspiration Can Be a Bad Thing
Chapter 315 - 304: Too Much Inspiration Can Be a Bad Thing
["Tang Tianyi, a special honorary elder from the main branch, heard from Elder Ruan that you have a Time Element Pet Beast. Under the guise of a calming massage, he treated the Fish King while secretly observing your Time Dragon."]
["You had the good fortune to observe an expert with Eight-star Combat Power casting their Pet Beast’s Soul Techniques. Your related experience has increased!"]
["Because you are in a state of 1000% inspiration, you have gained extraordinary insight, and your understanding of the Ghost Element has deepened!"]
’Tang Tianyi... a special honorary elder.’
’He’s mentioned by the system, he’s from the Capital, and he’s respected by all the big shots in the company. He must be a key figure.’
’If I interact with him, I’m sure I could get future resources, like large amounts of Spirit Stones.’
But seeing the man’s powerful aura and high status, Gu Ming dismissed the thought.
’I’ll see about it later if an opportunity comes up.’
Moreover, the system’s mention of the Pet Beast’s Soul Techniques and the understanding of the Ghost Element came as a slight surprise to him.
He tried to recall the scene from just now. He found that the image of the Pet Beast had become more profound, exuding an indescribable sense of mystery. It was as if his very soul was being absorbed by it, and he didn’t dare entertain a single thought of resistance in its presence.
Back when he was observing it, he hadn’t felt this extreme fear. He had simply been deeply impressed without fully understanding, eager to explore its principles.
After his inspiration was boosted by 1000%, Gu Ming perceived information that ordinary people could not.
Because of this, a terror not easily detected by others began to creep up on him, much like the delayed onset of a veteran’s PTSD.
A chill ran through Gu Ming’s body. His blood flow slowed, and his soul felt impossibly cold.
At that moment, he activated the Sword Body within his Sea of Consciousness, pushing his Sword Qi to its limits and circulating it throughout his body.
He also activated Old Deng’s Health Sword Array in his Sea of Consciousness, doing everything he could to purge the feeling of extreme terror.
The Beastmasters beside him quickly noticed something was wrong. Seeing Gu Ming’s face turn deathly pale, they all asked him what was happening.
Team Leader Lan Ze was an experienced man. Seeing Gu Ming’s state, he was reminded of those who had previously opposed Teacher Tang; they all ended up looking as if their souls had been drained dry.
Gu Ming was merely a Two-star Beastmaster, so there was no way he could be Teacher Tang’s enemy.
That left only one possibility: Gu Ming’s Talent for Enlightenment was so exceptional that he had actually perceived the hidden fluctuations of Teacher Tang’s Ghost Element Pet Beast.
That thing was incredibly dangerous. Teacher Tang knew that its soul power fluctuations could sweep away the very essence of an ordinary person’s soul, so he always kept it hidden.
As long as others couldn’t see it, they wouldn’t be affected.
But Gu Ming had seen it. Lacking the corresponding Power to defend himself, his very soul had naturally been affected.
Lan Ze immediately retrieved a blue Calming Pill from his Beast Taming Space and had Gu Ming swallow it.
With no other options, Gu Ming treated it as a last-ditch effort, taking the pill and swallowing it directly.
As soon as the pill entered his mouth, it melted into warm currents of soul power that flowed through his entire body.
Soon, Gu Ming could feel the warmth returning to his blood, and his breathing slowly went back to normal.
His tumultuous Sea of Consciousness also came back under his control.
He took a deep breath, then swept through his body with his Divine Sense Sword Qi, finally severing the source of that terror and stopping it from growing and spreading.
["Bursting with inspiration, you captured the lingering echo of the Soul of Death—a terrifying experience beyond the reach of ordinary people."]
["You took a trip to the Ghost Gate but were discovered and saved by your colleague in time. Your experience with the way of life and death has greatly increased!"]
Gu Ming: "..."
’The Soul of Death, is it? Good, good. I’ll remember that name.’
’What a terrifyingly powerful Ghost Element Pet Beast.’
Gu Ming trembled with excitement. If he ever got the chance, he wanted to get one for himself. It just felt too powerful.
"What’s wrong with you?" The usually quiet Lu You was so frightened by Gu Ming’s appearance that she blurted out the words, on the verge of tears from anxiety.
"He must have seen the true form of Teacher Tang’s Pet Beast," Lan Ze said meaningfully.
Gu Ming waved his hand, the Blood Qi returning to his face. He went along with Team Leader Lan Ze’s words and said:
"I’m fine. I just faintly sensed Teacher Tang’s Pet Beast. I just didn’t expect the aftereffect... to be so strong."
When mentioning Teacher Tang’s Pet Beast, Gu Ming had intended to say its species name.
However, merely thinking of the silhouette the Pet Beast had left in the inspiration in his mind made him shudder involuntarily.
He immediately slammed the brakes on that train of thought, not daring to think further.
’No wonder everyone at the company respects him so much.’
’It turns out Teacher Tang’s Pet Beast isn’t just highly skilled at its job; it’s also a terrifyingly deadly force.’
’If anyone were to annoy him, their life would surely become miserable.’
Lu You wasn’t stupid either. Seeing the reactions of Lan Ze and the other team members, she immediately understood.
Seeing Gu Ming return to normal, the weight in her heart was finally lifted.
However, what she found strange was that the Pet Beast Teacher Tang had just revealed was nothing special—just a translucent phantom attached to his arm.
She could no longer recall its specific appearance.
Her impression of it was very vague; she felt it was something not quite real.
Yet after only a few glances, Gu Ming had reacted as if struck by a terrible illness.
Their two completely different experiences left her feeling dizzy with confusion.
Lan Ze stepped forward with a faint smile and explained:
"Teacher Tang’s Pet Beast is a Ghost Element Pet Beast, which are extremely difficult to capture and raise in the Pet Beast Realm. It’s also a ghost specifically related to Dark Death Power.
"For Teacher Gu to be able to perceive the true form of Teacher Tang’s Pet Beast is equivalent to directly facing the Power of death.
"Teacher Gu is still new. His Divine Sense isn’t strong enough, and he doesn’t have a Spiritual Defense Technique, so of course he couldn’t withstand the aftershocks of Power at that level."
The truth was finally revealed.
Gu Ming and Lu You both nodded, showing they understood.
Cyan Treasure, Ah Kun, and Mouse Treasure all wore expressions of awe-struck confusion.
After resting for a moment, Gu Ming extended his Divine Sense into the Red Carp King’s Sea of Consciousness, intending to instruct it directly, mind to mind.
Divine Sense was an extremely convenient tool for teaching and transmitting information.
Coupled with the experience he had gained from guiding his two Pet Beasts in their Cultivation last night, it would be easy enough to teach the other to inscribe the Sound Transmission Ripple Array on its throat.
Finally, he would inscribe the extremely familiar Memorization Array in its mind, along with another tiny Sub-array used to synchronize with the Mother Array.
However, it being his first attempt, Gu Ming still took quite a bit of time.
He spent a long time drawing on the Red Carp King’s throat with a Top-Grade Talisman Brush; after all, he was no Array Master.
In his dreams, his success rate for inscribing Arrays was close to ninety percent.
But in reality, he just had to run into that ten percent chance of failure.
The aftershocks from the Soul of Death still lingered. A single stray thought flickered through Gu Ming’s mind, and the array line in his hand went crooked.
Gu Ming was already a Two-star Beastmaster, and he had the "Cyan Pine" Spiritual Technique anchoring his Sea of Consciousness. Normally, he wouldn’t even draw a regular picture crooked.
To draw a crooked line could only mean his mind was not calm, his path was not pure, and his intent was not clear.
This meant this part had to be completely redone.
After the Array Points were set, the connecting lines had to be drawn in one smooth motion, a process that demanded the complete manifestation of the intent in his heart.
If he lost his focus midway, the energy within the Array would stagnate, leaving a flaw.
For Gu Ming, who was a perfectionist, this was intolerable.
Seeing this, the Array Beastmaster on the team proposed, "Let me inscribe the Array on its throat. I have a Pet Beast that can assist with array creation."