Gray Cat

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Gray Cat (苍猫)
Alias(es)	Azure Emperor; Lord Cat 595 469
Species/Race	Ancient cat-like being created by the Heavenly Emperor and the Seed 464
Affiliation	Cat Palace; later accompanies Lu Hao and the revived Cat Palace members 595 627
Occupation/Role	Absorbs and contains negative emotions from the Three Realms through its Cat World 464
Status	Active; exploring the Sky Tomb with Lu Hao and Cat Palace allies 626 633
First Appearance	Chapter 360

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Cat World under 1,000 meters	464	Its Origin World is a life-filled realm that has remained below the thousand-meter threshold despite several thousand years of growth.
Minor Cat World expansion	464	By willing its world to grow, Gray Cat slightly enlarges its boundaries, sun, and grassland; the change is nearly imperceptible.
Cat World strengthened by Cat Fruit	599	Cat Fruit enables the Cat World to expand considerably and improves its capacity to conceal and protect those within it.

Background

Gray Cat existed in the ancient era alongside the Heavenly Dog. It and the Heavenly Dog were created to address flaws in Source Land: Gray Cat absorbed negative emotions, while the Heavenly Dog devoured harmful material things. Their intended purpose was to remove the Three Realms’ corruption and leave behind a better world 464.

In its prime, Gray Cat could summon more than a hundred Emperor Venerables—including Saints—by sounding the Heaven-Piercing Gong. Its Cat Palace also had a Supreme Powerhouse serving as captain of the cat guards, while the Heavenly Dog accompanied it; together, these connections allowed Gray Cat to roam the Three Realms without fear 586.

After sleeping for more than a thousand years in Kuocang Mountain, Gray Cat woke to find the Forbidden Sea and Heavenly Realm greatly changed. It had exhausted nearly everything edible in the grotto-heaven, leaving Gong Juanzi struggling to satisfy its appetite 398 417.

Appearance

Gray Cat resembles an enormous orange tabby rather than a gray-furred cat. Its vivid, fiery-red fur and unusual aura mark it as far more than an ordinary feline 415 428.

• Can appear as a human-sized cat or shrink into a palm-sized kitten 416 440.
• Has fiery-red to orange tabby fur that appears sharp and bristly but is exceptionally soft to the touch 416 428.
• Commonly carries snacks or food in its paws 526 534.
• Usually surrounds itself with a mental-power barrier, making it difficult to locate or even see 427 534.

Personality

Gray Cat is indolent, food-obsessed, and easily distracted by the promise of snacks, fish, rare flesh, or high-grade beverages. It has little interest in cultivating or competing for strength, preferring to sleep, fish, watch fights, and enjoy delicacies 464 516 549.

Despite its greed and occasional mischief, Gray Cat is fundamentally gentle. It avoids killing where possible, does not hold grudges for long, and can quickly let go of painful thoughts. Its distress over Little Sword’s change shows its attachment to old friends, while its ability to forget unpleasant memories helps preserve an unusually pure mentality 361 465 560.

Gray Cat is also shrewd in its own way. It can sense danger and benefits, recognizes when Lu Hao has no ill intent, and confidently relies on powerful allies rather than trying to grow stronger itself 414 416 586.

Abilities & Skills

Mental Power and Thought-Sensing

Gray Cat possesses mental power that has undergone a qualitative transformation. Its senses can detect thoughts directed toward it, whether benevolent or malicious.

• Senses unspoken thoughts about itself, including Zhang Tao’s intentions and concerns 414 427.
• Can determine whether a person carries ill intent toward it 414.
• Its mental attacks are described as overwhelming for anyone below Break Eight 526.
• Instantly breached Jiao’s mental defenses and immobilized him after he tried to bite it 418.
• Can create mental-power barriers to conceal itself, Lu Hao, and others from detection 416 424.
• Its greatest known talent is foreseeing danger, seeking fortune, and avoiding calamity 416.

Cat World

Gray Cat’s Origin World, known as the Cat World, is a bright realm of grasslands, small animals, sunlight, and vitality. Its peaceful surface conceals the Black Swamp, where negative emotions from the Three Realms gather 464.

• Can pull others directly into the Cat World using mental power 464.
• Provides concealment and protection for those within it 599.
• Contains fish-headed demons that can be used to widen another being’s Origin Path 469.
• Its growth follows a vitality-focused Origin World path rather than Lu Hao’s slaughter-focused path 465.
• The Black Swamp expands during widespread conflict and accumulating malice; when the burden becomes excessive, Gray Cat falls asleep 464 465.
• Gray Cat refuses to touch the Black Swamp because it instinctively senses danger from it 465.

Healing and Origin Path Support

Gray Cat can use its power to assist other beings’ recovery and advancement.

• Healed Jiao after overwhelming it with mental power 418.
• Sent three fish-headed demons into Jiao’s Origin Path, doubling its width and potential 469.
• Uses Cat Fruit to expand the Cat World and enhance its protective capacity 599.

Fishing and Capture

Gray Cat treats high-level demon beasts as fishing targets.

• Uses overwhelming mental power to catch apex demonic beasts in the Forbidden Sea 474.
• Employs the God-Restraining Staff and a fishing rod to hook or restrain targets 474 471.
• Caught three apex demonic beasts during a single fishing outing 474.

Origin Supreme Arts

Gray Cat retains written copies of powerful ancient arts.

• Possesses the Heavenly Dog’s Heaven-Swallowing Art 429.
• Possesses Little Sword’s Heaven-Slaying Art 429.
• Its copies are self-recorded and less complete than Zhang Tao’s materials, but remain valuable for Lu Hao’s study 429.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heaven-Piercing Gong — An ancient divine artifact capable of summoning powerful allies; in the past, its sound gathered over a hundred Emperor Venerables 586.
• Heaven-Trapping Bell — Gray Cat’s indestructible divine artifact, used to imprison powerful enemies 539.
• Godslaying Blade — A divine weapon in the form of a kitchen cleaver that Gray Cat lends to Lu Hao 422.
• God-Restraining Staff — Used by Gray Cat while fishing and restraining targets 474.
• Fishing Rod — A formidable artifact that even Big Crow instinctively feared being hooked by 471.
• Cat Fruit — Fruit produced by Cat Tree; valuable for restoring and stabilizing Origin Paths and for expanding the Cat World 595 599.
• Pot, mirror, skewers, knife, and small bell — Additional possessions known to Gray Cat, though not all are equally famous or currently available for its use 586 609.

Relationships

• Lu Hao — Protector, companion, and primary source of food. Lu Hao brings Gray Cat out of Kuocang Mountain, shelters it in his home, borrows its artifacts, and repeatedly promises to protect it 416 422 526 626.
• Heavenly Dog — Ancient companion known by Gray Cat as “Big Dog.” Gray Cat misses their former adventures, helps support its revival, and relies on its strength against enemies 417 599 603.
• Gong Juanzi — Longtime caretaker in Kuocang Mountain. Their relationship is strained by Gray Cat’s appetite, but Gong Juanzi entrusts it to Lu Hao when it leaves 398 416.
• Jiao — A demon beast carrying traits of the Heavenly Dog. Gray Cat initially considers eating it, then protects, heals, and assists its Origin Path growth 418 469.
• Cat Tree — Former Cat Palace servant and producer of Cat Fruit. Cat Tree fled Gray Cat in the past but later begs to return after suffering imprisonment and pursuit 594 595.
• Heavenly Tree — Ancient Demon Plant whom Gray Cat encounters in the Divine Cult. Gray Cat accompanies Lu Hao in freeing it from King Kun’s territory 594 596.
• Shi Po / Spring Keeper — Ancient Cat Palace associate revived alongside the Heavenly Dog. Gray Cat provides Cat Fruit for its recovery and joins it in planning future expeditions 598 603.
• Tian Chen / Chief Steward — Former Cat Palace chief steward who remains deeply concerned for Gray Cat’s safety and accepts Lu Hao as its new protector 626 627.
• Bai Qiuyao — Lu Hao’s mother, who quickly grows fond of Gray Cat. Gray Cat promises to protect her and reluctantly accepts her enthusiastic petting 527.
• Zhang Tao — Initially wary of Gray Cat, but attempts to befriend it with food after learning of its thought-sensing ability 427 428.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Leaving Kuocang Mountain

After enduring hunger in Kuocang Mountain, Gray Cat senses that Lu Hao is dangerous but bears no ill intent. Lu Hao wins its trust by bringing vast quantities of food and promises to take it into the outside world when the great tide arrives 398 414 415. Gray Cat ultimately chooses to leave with him, while Gong Juanzi reluctantly entrusts its safety to Lu Hao 416.

Life in the Human Realm

Gray Cat travels with Lu Hao through the Human Realm, discovers modern food, and becomes attached to Lu Hao’s ordinary home. It also becomes part of Bai Qiuyao’s household, though this results in it being repeatedly petted against its wishes 417 526 527.

During this period, Gray Cat lends Lu Hao divine artifacts, helps him conceal breakthroughs, and provides ancient supreme arts for his research 422 424 429.

Cat World and Forbidden Sea Fishing

Gray Cat allows Lu Hao to enter the Cat World, revealing its vitality-filled Origin World and the Black Swamp that stores the Three Realms’ negative emotions 464. It then accompanies Lu Hao and Jiao through the Forbidden Sea, where it fishes for high-level demon beasts and supports Jiao’s cultivation 467 469 474.

Recovery of Cat Palace Allies

Gray Cat helps Lu Hao find Cat Tree in King Kun Hall, securing a renewed source of Cat Fruit and reclaiming a former servant who now regrets ever fleeing 594 595. It witnesses and assists the revival of the Heavenly Dog, Shi Po, and Tian Chen, becoming increasingly confident as old Cat Palace allies return 598 599 627.

Sky Tomb Expedition

Gray Cat enters the Sky Tomb with Lu Hao, the Heavenly Dog, and Shi Po to search for resources and opportunities. Although Initial Martial experts consider it a target because of its connection to the Origin Path, Gray Cat remains more interested in treasure hunting and local food than the danger 610 626 633.

Notable Quotes

“This cat wants the Cat World to be bigger too, but it's so hard.” 464

“Mean One, you're a good person. This cat already misses the happy days with Big Dog. Mean One, grow up quickly, then poke all those bad people to death.” 464

“This cat doesn't eat dog meat.” 418

Trivia

• Despite its name, Gray Cat is visibly an orange tabby with fiery-red fur 428.
• Gray Cat considers three months of waiting to be “many years,” due to its highly unusual arithmetic 509.
• It learned to use human tableware within days of arriving on Earth 433.
• Gray Cat is one of the few beings Lu Hao can openly pet; it immediately avoids Zhang Tao when he tries the same thing 416 428.