God of Pets

Looking at the figure that had fallen back onto the head of the Ghost-Eyed Python, battle spear dragging behind like a Demon King descending to the world, even the fleeing soldiers couldn't help but pause.

"So strong... This person actually stopped the Blood Qilin..."

"This guy... When did he become this powerful..." Xiu Haofeng stared at the figure on the python's head, his eyes involuntarily flickering, the impact on his heart unimaginable.

Ji Nanhong's emotions shifted from worry to surprise. The fluctuation was so extreme that her body slightly trembled; she never expected Chen Guan to stand out at this moment and forcibly repel the Blood Qilin.

"Goodness... Has he become this strong... Should I hurry and upgrade too..." Duan Shulin murmured to himself.

However, Jiang Qiemo seemed to think it was only natural and was not surprised.

"He only stopped the Blood Qilin. The Blood Qilin's eyes seem injured but are actually unharmed. However, the Emperor Vein Ghost-Eyed Python has suffered internal injuries, greatly reducing its combat strength. It still can't stop the Blood Qilin, but with his charge, it can allow the main troops to retreat safely. Even if we don't act, we should be able to preserve most of the combat strength..." Zhang Yujian said.

Lin Yushen and the others agreed with this reasoning, but as soon as Zhang Yujian finished speaking, they heard Chen Guan issuing commands from the battlefield.

"Vanguard Team... follow my commands... summon your pets... form ranks... charge..."

Almost immediately, all the Vanguard Team soldiers summoned their pets and formed ranks to charge into battle.

Unlike before, where pets were simply used as cannon fodder, the Vanguard Team operated with human-pet collaboration. Soldiers and pets complemented each other; there was no separate pet zone or troop zone, the two had merged into one.

Previously, the Blood Qilin could directly charge into the human troop zone and slaughter, but now, with soldiers and pets mixed together, even if it charged in, the pets could immediately protect their masters and serve as meat shields.

"What's he trying to do? Use these people to stop the Blood Qilin... that's impossible... that's sending them to their deaths..." Zhang Yujian was a bit dumbfounded.

"He's not; he's trying to use human-pet collaborative combat to stop the Blood Qilin." Zhu Hongzhi, with his sharp insight, immediately saw what Chen Guan intended to do.

Zhu Hongzhi was extremely experienced in battle, and since Black Tiger Corps was a pet corps, he was already quite adept at human-pet collaborative combat.

Back then, Black Tiger Corps could hold off a million-strong Secret Spirit Tide, with the pets being the biggest contributors. However, in that battle, both people and pets of Black Tiger Corps were almost all wiped out.

"It's a pity... He has too little time... Such a short time... it's not enough for him to train a team that can truly achieve human-pet collaborative combat..." Zhu Hongzhi sighed gently.

For Chen Guan's decisiveness and capability on the battlefield, Zhu Hongzhi was still very appreciative. In such adversity, stepping forward aligned perfectly with the spirit of the Black Tiger Corps.

"A good person, with abilities, but too idealistic." Bai Yueguang said softly.

Among these Third Awakening Cultivators, none believed Chen Guan's thousand-man team could really stop the Blood Qilin.

But Leng Zhe abandoned the idea of ordering a retreat and wanted to regroup the corps to fight the Blood Qilin once more.

However, in such a situation, the command flag's role was very minimal; almost no teams were listening to the command flag anymore.

"Is there still a chance?" Xiu Haofeng retreated to Leng Zhe's side and asked, looking at the battlefield with a complex expression.

"Yes, there definitely is." Leng Zhe said firmly.

But almost no one believed it. Even Ji Nanhong, after her excitement, immediately thought about how to ensure Chen Guan's safe retreat.

The Vanguard Team today did not want this battle to end just like that.

While others feared the Blood Qilin, they were not afraid because they had already slain a Blood Qilin.

So what if this Blood Qilin was stronger? Since their captain Chen Guan believed they could kill it, there was no problem at all—they surely could.

This belief was not born from thin air but accumulated through repeated battles.

They trusted Chen Guan more than they trusted themselves.

An unbelievable battle thus unfolded. The Blood Qilin, which had smashed two thousand soldiers, was forcibly held back by merely a thousand-man team.

Though pets were continuously falling, the raging Blood Qilin was indeed being contained.

Even as the commander, Chen Guan did not personally join the battle. Instead, he issued orders and directed the team in an array of maneuvers against the Blood Qilin.

Everyone found it incredible. The fleeing soldiers gradually halted their steps, while Xiu Haofeng and others bore complex expressions.

Watching the battlefield, Zhu Hongzhi's eyes grew wider because he saw the shadow of Black Tiger Corps in this team. Initially, he thought Chen Guan's idea of using human-pet collaborative combat to restrain the Blood Qilin was nothing but a fool's dream.

However, now, the human-pet collaborative combat ability exhibited by this team did not seem like that of a team that had only trained for a month; it resembled more of an experienced veteran corps like Black Tiger Corps on the battlefield.

Although in many places, it was apparent that this team was not particularly mature, and even Chen Guan's command seemed somewhat rough.

But the cohesion and execution erupted by this team far exceeded that of an ordinary corps.

"Such a corps... with a bit more training... could become another Black Tiger Corps... maybe even surpass Black Tiger Corps in the future..." Zhu Hongzhi's eyes turned fervent.

Bai Yueguang's eyes also revealed astonishment; she could not fathom how Chen Guan's team could achieve such a level.

"This guy... a master of both martial and scholarly arts... Where did he find the time to form such a team in just one month..." Zhang Yujian couldn't help but admire, knowing full well that these people were transferred from different corps in the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm and had only trained together for about a month.

Ji Nanhong could no longer use words to describe her current excitement; Chen Guan had actually led his Vanguard Team to hold off the Blood Qilin, as if she were dreaming.

At this moment, in Ji Nanhong's eyes, Chen Guan looked like a peerless hero descending from the heavens to save her from fire and water.

Through Leng Zhe's relentless efforts, he finally regained control of the corps, once again forming battle power to assist the Vanguard Team in the great battle against the Blood Qilin.

This battle raged on until heaven and earth went dark, and it paved the way for the mighty reputation of the Blood Qilin Vanguard Team.

From then on, wherever a soldier from the Blood Qilin Vanguard Team went, they were regarded with more respect, a unique honor belonging to them.

"Indeed, he is the strongest. I said so, didn't I? We should have chosen him from the start; why waste so much time?" As soon as Chen Guan donned the Profound Celestial Infinite Divine Armor, Gu Shan immediately recognized it and said with a smile.