Chapter 223
byIn just thirty breaths, Yang Kai chopped off Jin Hao’s pair of ghost claws with a single sword strike. Losing his most important hands, Jin Hao had no possibility of resistance and fled in a panic. He couldn’t even fly in the air and was killed by Yang Kai and that fifth-order monster beast working together.
As soon as Jin Hao died, the other two monster beasts that had been watching from the side as if they had received some kind of order fled together.
Yang Kai had been vigilant about their movements from beginning to end. Knowing that these were the subordinates enslaved by the warriors of Tianlang Country, although he had the intention to kill them, their speed was too fast. I’m afraid he couldn’t catch up with them for a while. To prevent any changes, he could only let them leave.
Taking a light breath, looking at the fifth-order monster beast standing aside, the slightly wrinkled brows of Yang Kai gradually relaxed, and a touch of joy rippled between his brows.
This battle was even easier than the battle with that disciple of the Jiuxing Sword Sect that day.
The existence of the Earth Demon and the defection of this fifth-order monster beast during the battle were the keys to Jin Hao’s death.
Jin Hao probably couldn’t figure out until his death why the monster beast he brought here would attack him.
The root cause of everything lies in the Beast Soul Technique.
This was also a usage that Yang Kai had inadvertently discovered. A few days ago, he encountered a fifth-order beast. Originally, he just wanted to use the Beast Soul Skill to summon two beast souls to assist him, but for some unknown reason the two beast souls actually merged into one, turning into a ray of dim light and scurrying into the body of that fifth-order beast.
Subsequently, this fifth-order beast actually obeyed Yang Kai’s orders！
This inadvertent discovery made Yang Kai a little overjoyed. During this recent period, he had been constantly exploring and seeking the mystery within, but he still couldn’t quite get the hang of it. Even when to perform this move, it was sometimes effective and sometimes not, often causing some misunderstandings.
Moreover, the number of beasts he encountered now was getting fewer and fewer, leaving him with very few test subjects, which was quite a pity.
However, he had already come up with a name for this move.
When the White Tiger Seal and the Divine Ox Seal merged into one, the formed martial skill was called the Servant Beast Seal！
Youdaoplaceholder0, it could summon two beast souls to assist, and together, it could form a new martial skill.
In the battle with Jin Hao, the Servant Beast Seal had played an enormous role. If it weren’t for the surprise attack by that fifth-order beast at the last moment, with Jin Hao’s means and strength he most likely would have escaped.
If this move was used well, its power would definitely be much greater than that of the White Tiger Seal and the Divine Ox Seal. Although the attacks of the two beast souls were also remarkable, their overall strength was still a bit weak. Together, they were only equivalent to the combat power of this fifth-order beast in front of him, but they had the advantage of having one more in number.
Thirty miles away, Zi Mo, who was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes. The astonishment that flickered in her beautiful eyes was even stronger than before.
And Leng Shan, who was standing not far behind her, was the same. Her pretty face was full of surprise. She stared blankly in the direction where Yang Kai was, with some grief and sorrow in her eyes, as well as some pleasure and the sadness of a sense of sympathy for a similar fate.
After all, Jin Hao was her senior brother. Although his promise to Zi Mo’s request made Leng Shan disgusted and hateful before, now that he was dead, like a lamp going out, and he would no longer come back to possess her, there was no need to care so much anymore. Instead, she herself was now alone, controlled by this moody woman of the Tianlang Kingdom. Her future was uncertain.
At the moment when Jin Hao died, both women sensed it through different means.
“Your senior brother… is dead.” Zi Mo slowly stood up and glanced at Leng Shan indifferently.
“Good riddance！” Leng Shan sneered.
“Hehe… indeed, what a useless man. He really disappoints me.” Zi Mo giggled, then furrowed her beautiful brows and pondered for a moment. “But he still had some skills. To be able to kill him in such a short time, he is indeed a master！”
As she spoke, Zi Mo’s eyes lit up. As if she had discovered some new and interesting toy, her pretty face was filled with excitement, and even her breathing became slightly urgent.
With a light shift of her steps, Zi Mo walked towards the direction where Yang Kai was. The dozens of prostrate demonic beasts hurriedly stood up and followed Zi Mo’s steps.
Leng Shan took a look and said nothing, also following.
She knew that she had no possibility of escaping. Not to mention that she couldn’t deal with these dozens of demonic beasts, just the thing that Zi Mo had planted in her body was enough to control her life and death.
Yang Kai put away the blood bead that condensed after Jin Hao’s death, and then turned his head to look at the fifth-order demonic beast beside him.
This was a Yasha Golden Shadow Leopard, looking rather majestic. Its body was vigorous and its body shape was smooth. Every muscle in its body contained terrifying explosive power. The claws on its four limbs were sharp enough to break through three inches of fine steel.
Yang Kai could feel that this fifth-order demonic beast was much stronger than the few he had killed a few days ago. It was probably at the mid-fifth-order level.
Equivalent to the fifth or sixth level of the True Yuan Jing .
That being said, in a real battle, it definitely wouldn’t be the opponent of a warrior at the fifth or sixth level of the True Yuan Jing . A warrior at the second or third level of the True Yuan Jing would be enough to kill it.
What made Yang Kai slightly puzzled was not its strength, but its current state.
There was always a feeling that he couldn’t completely control it.
This feeling is very wrong. It is impossible to be like this after being hit by the Slave Beast Seal. And this Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard is also in a manic state at the moment, constantly shaking its head and tail, and growling continuously.
There is a problem！
Yang Kai recalled the slave beast means of those warriors in Tianlang Kingdom and secretly speculated that there might be some conflict with his own Slave Beast Seal.
Walking forward, while soothing the Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard, he also stretched out a hand and put it on its forehead, secretly operating the Yuan Qi and injecting it, walking inside its body.
After the Yuan Qi circulated five or six times, Yang Kai finally found a place that was not right.
Inside the head of the Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard, there was actually another thing giving off a life fluctuation.
Yang Kai’s face showed surprise. He took a deep look at the Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard and only felt that it was getting more and more uncomfortable. The Slave Beast Seal that had jumped into its body was competing with this unknown thing for the control of it.
When two tigers fight, there must be one injury. No matter which side wins in the end, the one that is ultimately hurt is this Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard.
Frowning tightly, Yang Kai increased the output of Yuan Qi. Throughout the process, Yang Kai was carefully controlling it and did not dare to be too violent. Because the demon core of the Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard existed here. Once the demon core was damaged, this Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard would surely die.
It was not until the Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard adapted that Yang Kai dared to increase the injection of Yuan Qi.
After repeating this three or four times, the thing in its head finally couldn’t take it anymore and was rapidly drilling outwards. Sensing this, Yang Kai concentrated his mind. He also wanted to figure out what method the martial artists of the Tianlang Kingdom used to enslave the beast.
After a dozen breaths or so, a bug about three inches long suddenly drilled out from the forehead of the Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard.
Yang Kai was quick-eyed and caught it in his hand.
With a quick glance, he saw that this bug was somewhat like a centipede and somewhat like a leech. Before he could take a closer look, the bug actually buries into his body along his finger.
Yang Kai was stunned and quickly urged his Yuan Qi.
The next moment, this bug was wrapped in the scorching True Yang Yuan Qi and directly imprisoned in the meridians, unable to move.
Frowning tightly, Yang Kai didn’t kill it all. He could feel that this bug was very afraid of his True Yang Yuan Qi. If not for this, it wouldn’t have been forced out of the Nightmare Golden Shadow Leopard by him.
Since the True Yang Yuan Qi was its Nemesis, there was naturally nothing to worry about.
Speaking of which, when he was on Hidden Island that day, Yang Kai had been in by the Heaven Devouring Bug but the Heaven Devouring Bug was obviously much stronger than this one in front of him.
Carefully feeling it, the bug was trembling in his meridians and didn’t dare to make any random movements at all, being more obedient than a mouse seeing a cat.
There is a kind of inexplicable energy flowing in the bug, very tiny, and it is impossible to detect without careful exploration.
“Demon Emperor, take a look at this bug. Is there anything strange about it！” Yang Kai frowned and shouted.
The Demon Emperor responded, wrapped the Broken Soul Cone and drilled to the place where the bug was imprisoned. After examining it for a long time, he said, “Young Master, there is a soul thread of that warrior from the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom on this bug.”
“Soul thread？” Yang Kai frowned. “Didn’t they only have the True Yuan Realm？ They haven’t even cultivated their spiritual consciousness. How did they do this？”
The Demon Emperor chuckled lightly. “Young Master, have you forgotten？ You also have a strand of soul thread imprinted on this old slave, but like them, you haven’t cultivated your spiritual consciousness either.”
Yang Kai suddenly realized. “You mean… someone helped them？”
The Demon Emperor said, “That’s right. I’m afraid it’s the experts in their sect who helped them brand the soul thread into this bug, so they can control this bug as they like.”
“They control the bug… the bug gets into the body of the monster beast… so they can enslave the monster beast！” Yang Kai’s eyes lit up, and the confusion in his heart was suddenly resolved.
A few days ago, Chen Xueshu had told Yang Kai that those people in the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom each had hundreds of monster beasts under their command. He had always wondered where those people had such great ability to enslave so many monster beasts.
It was not until this moment that he understood that what they controlled was not the monster beasts, but this kind of strange bug, and they could only command the actions of the monster beasts through the bug.
As he was thinking, Yang Kai hurriedly came to the place where Jin Hao died, pushed aside the pile of powder, and sure enough, as he had guessed, he found another identical bug inside！
He reached out and grabbed it, allowing the bug to get into his body. After being examined by the Earth Demon it was confirmed that a strand of soul thread was also branded in this bug’s body.
“So Jin Hao wasn’t collaborating with the martial artists of Tianlang Kingdom…” Yang Kai muttered to himself.
He was probably forced to collude with the martial artists of Tianlang Kingdom after this bug got into his body.
This could explain why the three demonic beasts that came with him didn’t follow his orders. In a sense, Jin Hao and those three demonic beasts were on an equal footing. Although this was a bit tragic, it was the truth.
Zi Mo…
Jin Hao had shouted this name just now. Was the martial artist from Tianlang Kingdom who controlled him named Zi Mo？
Yang Kai’s mind was racing, and a crazy idea popped up. With a strange smile on his lips, he asked, “Earth Demon, if I use True Yang Yuan Qi to incinerate this bug, will the soul of that martial artist from Tianlang Kingdom also be injured？”
“Naturally. Although there are only two strands of soul thread, being caught off guard can also cause her to suffer a great loss.”
“Hehe！” Yang Kai couldn’t help but chuckle sinisterly, and several exploitable plans quickly flashed through his mind.
The Earth Demon suddenly said again, “Young Master, this old servant has a proposal, Jie Jie Jie…”
“Oh？ Let’s hear it.” As soon as Yang Kai heard his sinister smile, he knew it must not be a good idea.
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