Chen Guan transformed into a Sword Rainbow, piercing through the void in an instant, leaving a wound on the Ink Qilin's neck with his unmatched Sword Aura.

However, its scales were too hard, and as strong as the Pure Yang Sword Immortal was, he could only barely cut through them.

Chen Guan did not pause, turning back into a Sword Rainbow to attack the Ink Qilin, which was blind and lacked Primordial Energy.

The Ink Qilin struggled to adapt to its sightless state, becoming even more panicked as it sustained injuries, attempting to evade Chen Guan's attacks by running.

Unfortunately, without the support of Primordial Energy, its speed could not match the Pure Yang Sword Immortal.

Chen Guan, in the form of a Sword Rainbow, darted swiftly through the air, like streaks of white rainbows crisscrossing the sky. With each pass, another new wound appeared on the Ink Qilin's neck.

The Sword Rainbow continued to intersect, and it took only four or five seconds before Chen Guan was forced to drop from the sky, unable to sustain the attack.

The power of the Pure Yang Sword Immortal indeed consumed a tremendous amount of Primordial Energy, and even one as rich in energy as Chen Guan could only maintain it for four or five seconds.

Luckily, within these few seconds, Chen Guan had inflicted countless Sword Auras on the Ink Qilin's neck, which was now half-cut through, blood gushing profusely.

The Ink Qilin, still frantic, dashed left and right with immense power.

Alas, it was now a beast struggling in vain.

Chen Guan tilted his head back and swallowed a bottle of Qi Recovery Pills, feeling the rebirth of Primordial Energy inside him, nourishing the parched earth like spring rain.

The Secret Technique of One was operating wildly, causing his Primordial Energy to recover quickly.

Once his energy had almost been replenished, Chen Guan transformed back into the Pure Yang Sword Immortal and attacked the Ink Qilin once more.

After three such attacks, he finally severed the Ink Qilin's neck bone, killing it on the spot.

As soon as the Ink Qilin fell, Chen Guan took Zhao Cai out from his backpack, held it facing the Ink Qilin's corpse, and said, "Zhao Cai, it's your turn."

During this period, Chen Guan had been feeding it well, giving it all kinds of Elixirs, letting it eat to its fill, which even his own pets did not enjoy.

Zhao Cai had obviously grown a lot in recent days, the size of a seven to eight-month-old cat, with sleek and shiny black-red fur, like satin.

Held in Chen Guan's hands, Zhao Cai's long tail drooped, and its chubby little face puffed up, seemingly straining itself, its tail gradually raising, eyes fixed on the Ink Qilin's corpse, white smoke emerging from its head.

In an instant, the Ink Qilin's body transformed into countless black particles, converging toward Chen Guan.

Once all particles had merged into Chen Guan's body, Zhao Cai's body suddenly relaxed, going limp like it had no bones, collapsing in Chen Guan's hands.

Chen Guan hurriedly took out some high-grade Elixirs he had bought, feeding them to Zhao Cai, after which Zhao Cai's condition slightly improved, yet it still appeared visibly listless.

"Zhao Cai, you're such a good baby, have a good rest, later I'll get your dear old dad, Warring States, to earn you some money to buy treats." Carefully, Chen Guan placed Zhao Cai back into the backpack, thinking he should get some quality leather later to make a good pet backpack for Zhao Cai, for ease of carrying it around all the time.

Ink Qilin (Unparalleled): Level 23 Spirit Pet.

Qilin True Essence: 44.34.

Growth Rate: 1.97.

Lifebound Talent: Qilin True Blood (Unparalleled).

Secret Technique: Ink Killing Technique (Unparalleled).

Secret Skill: Spirit God Frenzy (Unique).

Secret Treasure: None.

Secret Collection: Beast God Ancient Qilin (Unparalleled).

The resurrected and petified Ink Qilin upgrades to its previous level. Its growth rate is already considered top-notch, and aside from the Secret Skill being unique, its other abilities are of unparalleled quality, making it quite extraordinary.

The Ink Qilin's abilities lean towards dual cultivation of strength and body. The Qilin True Essence can enhance the body and also augment power and speed, a relatively balanced type of Alien Elemental Energy.

The Qilin True Blood allows the Ink Qilin to unleash even greater power, speed, and skill potency. The Ink Killing Technique is a slaughtering Secret Technique, becoming more effective the more deaths occur on the battlefield.

Spirit God Frenzy is also a dual enhancement skill for physical strength and destructive power, with the Secret Collection's Beast God Ancient Qilin offering even more formidable dual strength enhancements.

The Ink Qilin is an extremely powerful and balanced pet, making it an excellent mount or, if necessary, an offensive pet or meat shield, highly versatile.

However, as a meat shield, it is certainly not as effective as a same-level Ghost-Eyed Python.

The main issue is that the Ink Qilin is a resurrected and petified creature, making later upgrades and awakenings quite troublesome.

Similarly, as a resurrected pet, the Ghost Eye has metamorphosis ability, making its upgrades and awakenings not as difficult, being much stronger than typical resurrected pets.

Regardless, the Ink Qilin counts as a very strong Third Awakening pet, and with some substantial enhancements, raising it to level 30 could make it a top-notch Third Awakening mount pet.

However, aiming for a Fourth Awakening might prove not so easy.

"Later, I need to boost Ghost Eye's level. Such a superb offense and defense unit with control skills is utterly invincible at the same level. Even a peer Secret God can't compare in strength." Chen Guan thought he should invest more in cultivating Ghost Eye, as it was incredibly reliable.

Fortunately, Chen Guan was now the Vanguard Team's leader, and when clearing out Secret Spirits later, he could let Ghost Eye feast heartily.

Waiting outside, the Vanguard Team members heard the continual roaring and explosions from within the ravine, leaving them trembling with fright.

When all noise had subsided, many believed that Chen Guan, their team leader, would not be returning.

"Vice Captain, should we report back now..." a team member nervously requested permission from An Zhiqi.

Leaving with the Captain dead, how could they explain upon returning, leaving the Vice Captain to take the blame seemed the only option.

"Stay put and wait for the Captain to return." An Zhiqi saw through his intentions and simply said coldly.

"But it's a Third Awakening World-Defying Secret Spirit, and our Captain has only recently achieved a Second Awakening. How could he possibly return alive..." sighed a teammate.

As panic spread among them, they glimpsed a massive shadow emerging from the fog in the ravine.

At first startled, they quickly saw that the shadow was actually the Ghost-Eyed Python.

The Ghost-Eyed Python appeared unharmed, with Chen Guan sitting atop its head, wearing his standard armor, just as pristine, showing no sign of damage.

"So the Captain didn't go fight the Ink Qilin. Then what was all that noise inside?" the crowd was full of questions.

Returning to the team, Chen Guan merely said calmly, "The Ink Qilin is dealt with, continue the mission, and complete the clearing operation."

All the team members looked at each other in disbelief.

Even after sending scouts to verify, and finding no trace of the Ink Qilin, they were still skeptical, arriving at the scene to witness the terrifying battle scars in the ravine, all were stunned speechless.

Whether or not Chen Guan had killed the Ink Qilin, returning unscathed from such a battle, even just driving the Ink Qilin away, was already an astounding feat.

A Cultivator who had only recently achieved a Second Awakening, able to confront a Third Awakening World-Defying Secret Spirit like the Ink Qilin head-on, was utterly mind-blowing.

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