219: Catching Pets

After fixing the entries, Qin Shilei instantly learned the Beast Taming Art cultivation method.

Only then did he realize that the Beast Taming Art was not simple either.

Although the contract scroll could contract pets, the success rate was actually not high. Even when contracting beasts of equal strength, often the success rate was less than one-third.

However, if combined with the Beast Taming Art, the success rate could be increased to over eighty percent.

He could even contract pets using the Beast Taming Art without a contract scroll.

The Beast Taming Art could also increase the number of contracted pets.

Although Qin Shilei was a warrior, he possessed the spiritual power of a magic user, but he could at most contract five Silver Realm pets.

But because he had learned the Beast Taming Art, he could now contract at least over ten Silver Realm beasts.

Upon understanding this situation, Qin Shilei suddenly decided to contract a few more beasts; at the very least, he could have a few more cannon fodder.

He carefully re-examined the ice house and Xu Leyou's corpse, collected everything of value, and then turned to leave the Ice Secret Realm.

As soon as Qin Shilei emerged from the secret realm, he found that Xu Jun and Xu Hongyu had also entered the cave.

Most of the people he and Kong Qingshu had knocked unconscious earlier had been revived by them, while a small portion had died simultaneously due to the death of the sub-Gu worms within their bodies.

"Qin Dage, are you alright? What happened to that terrifying giant snake?" Kong Qingshu asked with a worried expression.

"I'm fine. I killed that snake too," Qin Shilei comforted her.

He paused, then took out the Gu Insect Scripture. "Xu Jun and Xu Hongyu, come over and look at this secret manual. See if it's possible to refine a Holy Spirit Gu?"

After obtaining Qin Shilei's permission, the two first took photos of the Gu Insect Scripture with their phones to save it, then began to meticulously study it.

Xu Hongyu was the first to master the cultivation method for the Holy Spirit Gu. Then, accompanied by Qin Shilei, she went around and captured over ten types of caterpillars that could transform into butterflies.

She fed those caterpillars special ingredients, then imbued them with the corresponding incantations, and then made them fight each other.

Finally, only one caterpillar remained.

"Big brother, now we can only wait slowly for this caterpillar to grow up, and then there's a one-tenth chance of getting a Holy Spirit Gu."

Xu Hongyu explained, holding the caterpillar in her hands.

"It needs to grow up? Won't that take a long time? Do you have any way to accelerate its growth?"

Qin Shilei asked, frowning.

"Feeding it nutrient-rich flesh can accelerate its growth and also increase its chance of becoming a Holy Spirit Gu. Feeding it crystals should also have some effect."

Xu Hongyu quickly provided an answer that satisfied Qin Shilei.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shilei swiftly took out several kinds of flesh.

Xu Hongyu immediately controlled the caterpillar to devour the flesh.

The tiny caterpillar devoured tens of pounds of flesh in less than an hour, yet it didn't seem to grow much, only becoming slightly transparent.

Qin Shilei then cut a large piece of snake meat from the Two-Headed Crested Snake and handed it to Xu Hongyu.

Under the ample feeding of flesh and crystals, the caterpillar was rapidly undergoing Evolution.

Xu Hongyu guessed, "It will take at least two or three days for it to Evolve into a Holy Spirit Gu."

Qin Shilei thought for a moment and then suddenly asked, "I wonder if you two would be willing to join Hope City?"

After discussing with her family, Xu Hongyu nodded and replied, "Thank you for taking us in, big brother. I will definitely cultivate a Holy Spirit Gu and then awaken big brother's pet."

However, it was already five in the afternoon, so everyone could only wait until tomorrow to return to Hope City together.

Leaving Xu Hongyu in the cave to cultivate the Holy Spirit Gu, Qin Shilei took Kong Qingshu to the surrounding mountain forest.

There were many beasts in the mountain forest, and he hoped to subdue a few here.

"Qin Dage, what kind of pet are you planning to contract?" Kong Qingshu asked as they walked.

"First, I'll just casually catch a few Silver Realm or higher beasts as a transition, and then replace them later when I find something suitable."

Good pets were not so easy to come across, so Qin Shilei temporarily only planned to get a few cannon fodder to guard him while he slept at night.

As they walked, Qin Shilei suddenly felt as if something was staring at him.

He gently tugged Kong Qingshu's hand, signaling her to be careful, while also focusing and becoming vigilant.

Suddenly, a sound of rushing air came from their right rear.

Qin Shilei turned and punched out.

Bang!

A faint figure was sent flying by his punch.

Before Qin Shilei could pursue it, the figure hid under the shade of a tree and quickly disappeared from their sight.

Name: Shadow Leopard

Description: A mutated beast that can become invisible by using shadows, skilled in sneak attacks. If an attack misses, it will hide in the shadows and wait for another opportunity to strike. Its strength is Silver Realm three-star. Aside from its head, it has no particular weaknesses.

As soon as Qin Shilei received the information about the opponent, he lost sight of the Shadow Leopard.

He looked around, and with the Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple, he quickly discovered the Shadow Leopard hidden in the shadow of a large tree.

Qin Shilei used instantaneous movement to instantly appear beside the Shadow Leopard.

His right hand clenched into a fist, and he fiercely slammed it towards the Shadow Leopard's head.

Bang!

The Shadow Leopard was knocked to the ground by a punch.

Qin Shilei flashed over and continuously smashed his fists down on the dazed Shadow Leopard.

The stunned Shadow Leopard couldn't offer any resistance and quickly fainted.

"Qing Shu, come here and contract this Shadow Leopard." Qin Shilei handed her a few contract scrolls.

"Okay." Kong Qingshu took the contract scrolls with a joyful expression.

Even though the Shadow Leopard was unconscious, Kong Qingshu still used three contract scrolls to successfully make the Shadow Leopard her pet.

The drop rate of contract scrolls was actually very low. As the lord of a city and with An Qian, who was a lucky emperor at opening treasure chests, Qin Shilei had only collected over ten contract scrolls.

Therefore, it was simply impossible for ordinary people to build a pet army using contract scrolls.

Qin Shilei then caught another Silver Realm two-star Fanged Tiger for Kong Qingshu as a pet.

The Fanged Tiger had good defense and strong offense, making it suitable as a meat shield to block attacks.

After contracting two Silver Realm beasts, Kong Qingshu felt that she temporarily couldn't continue contracting Silver Realm beasts.

By this time, it was completely dark.

However, both of them were bold due to their high skills, so they decided to continue searching for suitable pets.

Soon, Qin Shilei successively contracted two Silver Realm one-star and two-star Shadow Leopards as pets.

Just as Qin Shilei was about to return to the forbidden area, he suddenly saw over a dozen massive figures appear by the small river ahead.

Name: Mammoth Giant Elephant

Description: A Silver Realm seven-star mutated beast, incredibly powerful, and unstoppable when charging.

The largest Mammoth Giant Elephant was five or six meters tall, and its two jade-like tusks were nearly two meters long, clearly possessing astonishing destructive power.

The other dozen or so Mammoth Giant Elephants were also nearly three meters tall, with cultivation levels of Bronze Realm seven or eight-star.

As soon as Qin Shilei saw these Mammoth Giant Elephants, he had the idea of making them his pets.

"A group of Mammoth Giant Elephants charging together, that scene must be magnificent."

Just as this thought flashed through Qin Shilei's mind, the group of Mammoth Giant Elephants charged towards him.