Chapter 190 - Chapter 190: Chapter 185: Struck It Rich_1 (1/2)
Chapter 190: Chapter 185: Struck It Rich_1
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You should know, his Blade Qi was capable of slaying even the King of Pigs that had cultivated an inner core.
Toads and frogs possessed a unique ability known as Toad Skill. They could absorb air to swell their body, which would then become full of elasticity and possessed an unimaginable level of physical defense.
This Golden Toad was as large as a human head, which was already quite exaggerated.
Its body was covered with granular bumps.
The larger ones were the size of fingernails, while the finer ones were only as big as mung beans.
It looked extremely disgusting to the observer.
The skin on its back was predominantly golden yellow, with vertical stripes.
When Qin Niu had attacked Old Master Huang, it had actively blocked the attack with its body to protect its master. By rights, it should have been subdued by Old Master Huang.
Only a subdued pet would shield its master with its life at critical moments.
But strangely, after Old Master Huang’s death, the Corpse Bee Qin Niu had trapped in the Insect Jar, along with the Bee General, all died silently. Yet this Golden Toad was unscathed.
Instead, one could see the return of its wild nature in its gaze.
It lay on the ground, desperately opening its mouth and ceaselessly scraping its own head with its front paws, as if trying to vomit something out.
There were two types of contracts.
One was an equal contract, somewhat similar to a mutual defense alliance.
In the force of the contract, the master and the pet were equals, with no master-servant relationship. The master could not fully control the pet, only coexist with it as friends.
When encountering enemies, the pet might help or might ignore the situation entirely.
If the pet died, it would cause minimal soul trauma to the master. Similarly, if the master died, the impact on the pet would also be very minor.
If either party died, the force of the contract would automatically dissipate.
A contract was more like a lock that linked the souls of two creatures together.
If one side died, the lock would lose its function.
The most overbearing was the master-servant contract.
When a master died, the pet would also die. This was not only overbearing but also somewhat vicious.
However, some masters, in consideration of their master-servant affection, would dissolve the contract actively before dying. This way, the pet could avoid the misfortune of dying along with its master.
Even though masters might have this intention, sometimes they were killed before they could dissolve the contract.
Therefore, when forming soul contracts with insects, beasts, or birds, they would fiercely resist.
Apart from not wanting to lose their freedom, they were even more unwilling to willingly become servants to humans. That innate threat to their life would uncontrollably cause them to resist.
No creature wanted to place its life in the hands of another.
Qin Niu stared intently at the Golden Toad.
“Could it be that this Golden Toad wasn’t subdued, but indirectly controlled by Old Master Huang using insects?”
That was indeed a possibility.
Because the Golden Toad was a unique creature of heaven and earth, subduing it was extremely difficult.
At this moment, the Golden Toad was likely trying to vomit out the insects in its stomach.
Logically, when Old Master Huang died, the insects inside the Golden Toad’s stomach should have died as well.
If that were the case, why was the Golden Toad in such a hurry to spit out the corpses of the insects?
And judging by its appearance, it seemed very anxious.
There was only one possibility, not spitting out the corpses of the insects would threaten its life.
“A gentleman should be open and upright, a petty person loves to take advantage of others’ misfortune, and today I must play the part of the petty person!”
Qin Niu eyed the human-head-sized Golden Toad, intensely desiring to make it his own.
However, it was an opportunity granted by heaven.
It was like a rogue anticipated to have a chance with a beautiful woman; under normal circumstances, there would be no chance. But if something happened in the beauty’s home requiring borrowing a large sum of money, or if her brother was about to be arrested and needed rescue, the rogues would then see their opportunity.
As for taking by force, that was intolerable to heaven and a breach of the law of the land.
Qin Niu always acted calmly and decisively.
Without a second thought, he directly took out that Advanced Contractual Talisman.
This thing was worth a Hundred Taels of Silver Money, after all!
When the price of land was cheap, that was enough to buy more than ten acres of fertile land. Even in a normal year, it was no problem to buy six or seven acres of fertile land.
Without the slightest hesitation, he bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood onto the activation area of the Talisman.
The Golden Toad saw this human before it, with a gaze filled with ill intent and even pulled out an item that it was extremely wary of. This instinctively made it feel fear and urgency, wanting to escape.
But with the insect still inside its stomach, it couldn’t run.
This thing could cost it its life.
It chose to speed up its vomiting, trying to expel the contents of its stomach as quickly as possible.
Qin Niu, however, didn’t give it that time.
Once the Advanced Contractual Talisman was activated, a ray of solid golden light shot forth. It was very spirited, constantly changing in the air, and actually formed into the vague shape of a golden snake.
Countless intricate talismans rolled across the surface and within the body of the golden snake.
When this golden snake appeared, Qin Niu felt his soul tremble and almost couldn’t maintain control.
“Go!”
Under his mental command, the golden snake shot straight towards the Golden Toad.
The golden snake directly engulfed the Golden Toad in one bite.
Then it coiled on the spot, continuing to wriggle.
One could vaguely see the Golden Toad struggling within, faintly visible.