At that moment, Xiao Jin forgot that she was in a train carriage. She reflexively raised her hand, her five fingers forming a claw, and grabbed the 'foreign object' not far away.

At the same time, he pulled out the Shadow Thorn from under the pillow with his other hand and thrust it straight forward.

'Whoosh!'

A chilling glint suddenly shot out, but it abruptly stopped halfway.

Xiao Jin had already opened her eyes. She looked at the beady-eyed creature in front of her, which hissed and then twisted its body, slowly wrapping itself around Xiao Jin's wrist.

Its smooth head gently rubbed against the back of her hand, seemingly completely unconcerned about the iron palm on its body and the short knife in front of it.

"Well……"

Xiao Jin's lips twitched, and she casually lifted the mini snake in her hand to her eyes, even shaking it a couple of times.

"Could this be that pet egg?!"

The snake was entirely black, its scales shimmering with a deep luster in the dim light, each one meticulously arranged.

Its body is slender and flexible. When it curls up gently, it resembles a piece of dark jade flowing with a faint light, full of agility and vitality.

Those two red beast eyes, like two meticulously carved rubies, were set in its head, which seemed capable of devouring all darkness, and shone with a light that was both innocent and cunning.

When it blinks its eyes, the action doesn't show the cold-bloodedness and ferocity commonly seen in snakes; instead, it reveals a childlike curiosity.

Coming to her senses, Xiao Jin remembered that she was in a carriage, and there was no way any other life could intrude here.

Therefore, the 'foreign object' she noticed while sleeping could only have been the pet egg that was placed in the cat's bed.

I've been so busy with other things these past few days that I completely forgot about this little thing.

However, Xiao Jin really couldn't imagine that this little guy, which was about the size of a chopstick, could be trained into a powerful battle pet.

Her pet talent enhancement potion... it won't fail, will it?

"Hiss~ Hiss~"

Xiao Jin rubbed his forehead, then looked at the cat's nest and found that the snake eggs were gone, leaving only a few small pieces of eggshell covered in slime.

Pulling out the panel, Xiao Jin clicked on the system notification.

She then realized that the little snake had appeared the night before, but she had muted the system notification sounds before going to sleep, so she hadn't heard them.

After the little snake came out, it didn't look for Xiao Jin, but instead ate the entire eggshell. Finally, it was so hungry that it sneaked over.

[Ding—Your pet has hatched. Click to view the pet's attribute panel]

Xiao Jin opened the snake's attribute panel.

Name: Black Jade Blood Python

Grade: S

Attributes: Space, Poison

Belongs to: Xiao Jin (currently bound)

Loyalty: 100% (Note: S-rank pets will only be bound to one owner. If the owner dies, the pet will also die, so the loyalty will not decrease.)

Developmental stage: Early childhood (0.02%)

Attack: 1

Agility: 8

Defense: 4

Toxicity: 8

Skill:

1. Spatial Travel: For some reason, the Jade Blood Python acquired spatial abilities, allowing it to perform short-distance spatial travel within a certain range.

2. Devouring: The Jade Blood Python can devour the flesh and blood of other creatures, drawing power from them to strengthen itself.

3. Blood Protection: By mobilizing all its energy, the Jade Blood Python will briefly transform into its mature form, during which all its attributes will be enhanced for 3 minutes.

Under shelter:

Skill:

1. Venomous Touch: The Jade Blood Python is covered in venom, which can penetrate the skin and cause damage to enemies.

2. Rebirth of Flesh and Blood: By burning its own flesh and blood to nourish the host, the Jade Blood Python sacrifices itself to heal all injuries on the bound user. (If the bound user is already dead, they can be resurrected within five minutes.)

(Note: The protective state will cause great damage to pets that have not yet reached maturity. Players should use this skill with caution.)

Xiao Jin stared at the panel, remaining silent.

Is this what an S-rank pet is like?!

Looking at its attributes alone, the little thing is no different from a piece of trash. With only 1 point of attack power, Xiao Jin doubted whether it could even bite through his defenses.

Oh no, whether it has teeth or not is another matter!

But don't forget, the little snake has only just hatched and isn't even a real python yet.

But as it grows, it absorbs more and more energy, and it becomes more and more powerful.

The second skill, Devour, is the prerequisite for everything.

What surprised Xiao Jin even more was that, perhaps related to her own special ability, the Black Jade Blood Python also possessed some spatial attributes.

Xiao Jin's superpowers are still recovering. She has a premonition that once her spiritual power level advances to the third tier, she will be able to use the Spatial Slash.

Spatial abilities—she was most familiar with them!

This also demonstrates the power of the pet growth serum, and the evolution of pets is also tilting towards the owner's abilities.

Immediately, Xiao Jin's gaze fell on the third skill—Blood Protection.

This skill is extremely powerful and will be the main attack skill of the Jade Blood Python in the future. It allows the python to briefly transform into a mature form to assist the player in combat.

Xiao Jin didn't know how big the Black Jade Blood Python would become after it matured, but since it was a python, it couldn't be too weak.

And that final resurrection technique!

When Xiao Jin saw it, her pupils contracted, and a wave of shock washed over her.

No matter how impressive its previous skills are, this one skill alone is enough to earn it the title of an S-class pet.

As for the five-minute time limit, that's normal; after all, this is a resurrection skill!

However, Xiao Jin also noticed the system's final precautions. Once the resurrection skill was used, the pet itself would likely pay a considerable price.

Xiao Jin loosened his grip, changing from a grasp to an open palm.

The black jade blood python coiled half its body in Xiao Jin's palm, while the other half slowly rose up, tilting its head adorably.

Xiao Jin smiled, feeling a strange sense of connection that had inexplicably arisen in her heart.

Although they couldn't communicate verbally, Xiao Jin knew that as long as she thought about it, the little snake would do as she wished.

"Great, welcome." Xiao Jin praised earnestly, "Look at what's written above, you even carry poison?"

As they were talking, Xiao Jin seemed to remember something, so she simply stretched out two fingers and gently pried open the snake's mouth, looking down at it with her fingers.

After a while, she suddenly shook her head and laughed.

The newborn snake's fangs were smaller than a grain of rice; Xiao Jin almost didn't see them.

However, it was only because of himself that he dared to reach out and touch it. As the master, Xiao Jin knew very well that although the little thing's teeth were small, they were quite poisonous.

Looking at the attribute panel, the poison attribute is listed alongside the space attribute, and the poison value is also as high as 8 points, which makes it clear.

However, the venom of the Black Jade Blood Python was useless against its master, Xiao Jin.

"Tsk~ Let me give you a name!"

Xiao Jin rolled her eyes and touched her chin.

“…Amo…”

The person who is bad at naming things says that as long as something has a color, she can quickly come up with a catchy name.

It fits the theme without requiring much thought.