Chapter 406: Chapter 398: A Cat Has Nine Lives_1

The situation she described could very well be that the cat’s speed was too slow, or that during the battle, the cat anticipated danger and didn’t dare to forcefully attack the snake’s vital spot.

If it failed to dodge in time and got bitten, or if the snake coiled around it, that would be extremely dangerous.

The snake’s most formidable attack methods, besides its terrifying fangs, include its constricting ability.

It can strangle its enemies to death.

Eventually turning from prey into the hunter.

“I have a method to make it stronger, but the process is very risky. It might die, can you accept that?”

Qin Niu asked his wife.

After pondering seriously for a moment, she nodded her head.

“There are always some risks in the process of getting stronger, let it try!”

By saying this, she had already prepared for the worst.

“Don’t feed it anything for now, I’ll give you a fish in a moment.”

Qin Niu walked to the fish pond in the front yard, scooped up a fish, and then based on the cat’s weight, inserted a certain dosage of Ancient Banyan Tree Blood into the fish’s belly.

This was valuable stuff.

Even a Grade Seven Red-eyed Golden Toad would benefit from it.

After he prepared it, he handed it to his wife.

“Just feed this fish to the cat. Make sure to watch it eat the whole thing, and it would be best to lock it in a cage.”

Each pet had a different reaction after ingesting Ancient Banyan Tree Blood.

If this cat went crazy and ran away after eating it, it would really be impossible to find it later.

Moreover, the ranking-up process after eating the Ancient Banyan Tree Blood was very long, during which time it would have almost no ability to defend itself, which was very dangerous.

Wang Wanyan was quite compliant with his words.

She locked the cat in a specially made iron cage.

Then she threw the fish into its feeding bowl.

The cat sniffed at the fish, licked it with its tongue, and started to nibble, beginning with the fish’s head.

The fish was freshly caught and weighed only two ounces.

Quite small.

The scent of the Ancient Banyan Tree Blood belonged to the natural world, and it was quite rare for animals to be alerted to its smell.

Qin Niu watched as the cat finished eating the fish.

In less than fifteen minutes, the cat began to show some abnormal reactions.

It kept scratching its neck and body with its paws.

And it emitted bursts of cries.

The real danger had begun; whether it could survive this ordeal depended entirely on its own fate.

“My cat seems to be in a lot of pain, is there something wrong with that fish?”

Wang Wanyan asked anxiously.

“I added a bit of an extra to that fish. As long as the cat can make it through, it will become stronger. It will at least advance to Grade Three and may even evolve some special abilities. Only then will it be worth further training.

Otherwise, you will eventually discard it.”

Qin Niu was very clear about the process of pet training.

When encountering more powerful pets, one would definitely prioritize training the ones with greater potential.

At this moment, Qin Niu heard what seemed to be a frog croak coming from the backyard.

His heart swelled with joy; it looked like the Red-eyed Golden Toad had finally completed its evolution.

Not an easy feat at all.

These days without the Golden Toad, when dealing with some formidable bugs, he always felt like he lacked a capable assistant.

“Wan Yan, no matter how your cat struggles or howls, never let it out. One of my pets seems to have completed its advancement; I need to go check it out. Watch the cat for me.”

Having said that, Qin Niu headed straight for the backyard.

Upon entering the backyard, he saw two red beams of light shooting out from the hole in the corner of the wall.

The Red-eyed Golden Toad’s eyes were red, and these beams were very likely emitted from its eyes.

“Wart Toad, come out!”

Qin Niu called.

The Red-eyed Golden Toad was already a Grade Seven Golden Toad, and now it had most likely advanced to Grade Eight.

Pets that reached Grade Eight were basically equivalent to human Spirit Qi Realm experts.

Only Qin Niu, its owner, could afford to call it a Wart Toad.

A dark golden figure leaped out from underground.

“Croak!”

Its call was like thunder, startlingly loud.

Electric sparks flickered around its body.

“Such a powerful aura.”

Qin Niu saw its remarkable appearance and felt even greater expectations for it.

It seemed that its size had also increased substantially.

Red-eyed Golden Toad

Grade: Grade Eight Tailless Golden Swallowing Toad, experience 100 million/1 billion

Lifespan: 1000 years

Energy: 9 million

Skills: Swimming Grade Seven 1000000/10000000, Qi Gong Defense Grade Seven 2000000/10000000, Predation Grade Seven 1000000/10000000, Hibernation Grade Three 109/1000, Frog Croak Grade One 0/10

Talent: Devouring, Defense, Venom Immunity

The Golden Toad had indeed advanced to Grade Eight, but there was almost no significant change in its skills and talents.

There was an additional Frog Croak.

This skill seemed to be a sonic attack skill.

The specific effects of the attack were not yet clear.

Furthermore, its other skills had also improved.

Only the Hibernation skill remained the same.

It was immune to all venoms, which was a significant improvement.

Previously, it was only immune to some venoms.

From its name, it was not hard to see that it had the ability to swallow gold.

Qin Niu had tested this ability before. It could swallow small pieces of metal, such as black iron, silver pieces.

But it digested them very slowly.

And after eating them, there was no significant improvement in its abilities.

This made Qin Niu stop feeding it metals later on.

Because the input-output ratio was too disproportionate.

“Green-Head Summoning Bee, come out.”

Qin Niu summoned the un-cultivated Green-Head Summoning Bee.

“Wart Toad, try attacking it with your Frog Croak Skill.”

He wanted to see the effect of the Frog Croak Skill.

“Croak!”

The Golden Toad croaked at the Green-Head Summoning Bee.

Without any warning, the Green-Head Summoning Bee dropped straight to the ground.

Like the birds frightened by the mere twang of a bowstring in the legends.

“What a powerful skill.”

Qin Niu was also worried that the Green-Head Summoning Bee had died.

Fortunately, it had only been in a brief injured state after the sonic attack.

It soon took flight again.

Panicked, it fled into the distance, evidently wounded and filled with fear of the Golden Toad.

“In the future, to deal with insects in the air, just have the Golden Toad croak.”

Qin Niu felt delightfully smug about this.

The Golden Toad’s biggest weakness previously was its inability to attack flying insects.

Now that it had evolved the Frog Croak skill, capturing insects in the air would be easy.

“Husband, husband, come quickly, I think my cat is dead!”

Wang Wanyan urgently called out from inside the house.

Qin Niu hurried over, only to see the cat lying stiff and motionless in its cage.

“Even in death, it shouldn’t be like this!”

Qin Niu was well aware that animals, birds, or insects that had consumed Ancient Banyan Tree Blood often exploded upon death.

The cat’s body looked only slightly swollen, not burst.

This struck him as strange.

“Don’t worry about it for now, keep it in the cage and observe for a couple more days. If it’s truly dead, we’ll bury it then. I’ll find you a better pet,” Qin Niu said, wrapping his arm around her shoulder, trying to comfort her.

They say cats have nine lives. Perhaps this cat wasn’t dead after all.

Wang Wanyan looked at the cat she had raised for many years lying lifeless in the cage, motionless, and she was deeply saddened.

Her eyes were red.

With comfort from Qin Niu, she felt a bit better, and Tang Caixian took over to continue consoling her.

But she barely ate anything at dinner.

This pained Qin Niu deeply.

The next day, the cat was still laying motionless in the cage.

Qin Niu stared attentively, noticing there was no rise and fall of the cat’s belly, indicating it wasn’t breathing.

Could it really be dead?

He reached into the cage and touched the cat’s body.

It was somewhat cold.

But oddly, its body wasn’t stiff, still soft.

This gave a glimmer of hope.

“Let’s continue observing for a few more days. If it starts to smell, then it means it’s really dead. If it doesn’t smell, it could be a case of apparent death.”