Wang Lei and the others were shocked to see Yang Zhai here.
Why was he here?
However, the ka in his hand was the answer.
Behind Yang Zhai stood The Last One and a corpse. Yang Zhai had three corpses left that he got from the inheritance battle.
The Last One and the Corpse guarded him from the cultivators and the hounds behind him.
Yang Zhai slowly sat down.
When Yang Zhai did that, it took the breath out of Wang Lei and the others.
"No, don't!!!!"
Wang Lei was the only one free among the Luo Sect cultivators here. As such, he activated his Ka and ran towards Yang Zhai.
He also activated another ka and dust began to form into another cone-shaped structure.
Yang Zhai touched the head of the rank 5 water hound and the ka in his hand entered its head.
As for Wang Lei's attack, the corpse behind Yang Zhai jumped to the front and took the full brunt of the attack.
A hole appeared in its torso. The corpse disappeared and The Last One appeared from behind it, kicking Wang Lei right in the face, smashing him to the ground.
Because of the constant use of Strength Ka for the previous few months, his strength had increased to nineteen bulls. As a result, The Last One also had the strength of 19 bulls now.
Right after The Last One smashed Wang Lei into the ground, Yang Zhai followed suit and kicked Wang Lei in the stomach, sending him flying.
Wang Lei was too tired and exhausted from the fight with the water hounds.
Yang Zhai and The Last One landed on the ground.
"Handle this for a bit. Defend me for a while,"
After saying this to The Last One, he released another corpse. Thereafter, he pulled the sharp rock out of the water hound's stomach.
Then he activated the Deep Heal Ka and extended his hand toward the water hound. It started to slowly get healed. Deep Heal Ka was used for healing beasts. The sacrifice it required was Ice Petals.
Yang Zhai had already bought the Ice Petals along with the sacrifices required for his Kas, except for a few as they required unique sacrifices such as the Second Life Ka.
"No, you know how dangerous it is, right?!" Wang Lei shouted.
The Mastery Path, though not as complex as the body path, was no less dangerous. Just like how the Body Path needed a good foundation and constant practice, the Mastery Path also needed good mental fortitude.
This was the reason that even though Wang Lei and the others tried to defeat the rank 5 water hound, they didn't try to enslave it.
Even many cultivators having great mental strength sometimes didn't prefer and avoided enslaving beasts.
Just a single mistake or a little bit of hesitation could cause death.
This was the reason it was called Mastery Path. Great control was needed to do anything in this path.
Ophio Unila, said to be one of the most dangerous kas to exist among the rank 5 kas. This was the reason even Yang Zhai didn't dare to directly store it in his body without enslaving it first.
This was another risk involved in this path.
Cultivators had to enslave a Ka first in order to control it. However, enslaving a ka whose forte was enslaving? Many people would face severe backlashes and, at worst, die.
Even touching them alone was dangerous. In a battle of wills, it had the advantage. As a result, it was a path just as dangerous as the body path, some even considered it even more dangerous.
Ophio Unila entered the hound's brain and rested there.
All the Mastery Path Kas had only one task to do: that was to give the cultivator a chance.
Beasts had very chaotic thoughts. If a cultivator directly tried to control it, they would end up going crazy.
What Ophio Unila had to do was act as a battleground for the rank 5 water hound and Yang Zhai. If Yang Zhai's will was strong enough to dominate it, he would win.
After that, Ophio Unila would keep a firm grip on it and move it according to Yang Zhai's thoughts. Its will would not be able to ever rise again or even develop any thoughts of freedom. It would become his slave.
If he had used Ophio Unila on a rank 4 hound, Yang Zhai would have a slight advantage over the beast, only a slight.
If Yang Zhai failed, he could end up facing a severe backlash.
This was the Mastery Path.
He chose two of the most dangerous paths. One affected his body, the other his brain.
This was the reason that not even for a second did Wang Lei think that Jaen Fen, a mere kid, would try to enslave the rank 5 water hound when Yang Zhai asked for Ophio Unila.
The battle continued; he not only went against the water hound but was also healing it. After a while, he succeeded.
He stood up along with the rank 5 water hound.
It stood beside him and growled at Wang Lei and others.
"He… enslaved it?" A rank 4 cultivator muttered.
Even though Wang Lei and the others had tried to stop Yang Zhai from enslaving it, fearing that he might succeed, they, too, were surprised.
The moment this happened, the hounds stopped attacking and became quiet.
While the others were shocked, he jumped into the air with The Last One. As he soared, he activated the Galewing Ka, boosting his jump.
Once in the air, he used The Last One's body as a stepping stone, pushing off with force to dash in a specific direction. The moment his feet touched The Last One, the Galewing Ka activated, propelling him even faster.
His legs were stronger to begin with because of using the Earth Speed Ka in the past.
As a result, he managed to push himself quite far from here.
Just as he did that, he absorbed The Last One.
He landed in the army of the hounds, however, they didn't attack him.
But, that wasn't the case for Wang Lei and the others. This time, the assault was even more fierce and organized.
As for the rank 5 Water Hound, it managed to retreat as well with the help of the low-rank hounds after being healed.
He used the whole Luo Sect to subdue an army of hundreds of thousands of hounds. Along with Extorting many other benefits, especially Seraphic Essence Ka.
As the army was now being controlled by Yang Zhai, its attack became organized, putting the Luo Sect cultivators in a tight spot.
However, there was something strange,
"Why is there a scent emanating from my body…" Wang Lei said.
Wasn't it the smell that attracted the Water Hounds onslaught to begin with?
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