The Spirit of the Cheerleaders completely overturned Chen Guan's understanding of Lifebound Talent; he had never even heard of such a secretive quality. If its existence were known to outsiders, it would inevitably draw jealousy from narrow-minded individuals, posing a significant threat to the safety of himself and his loved ones.
Chen Guan had already made up his mind: even those closest to him must not know about the existence of the Spirit of the Cheerleaders talent, and he must never use it lightly in front of outsiders to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The combat strength of this Evil Adorable Rabbit was far beyond what Chen Guan understood of rare Evil Adorable Rabbits. Even with the cheerleader spirit bolstering the Warring States, it could only manage to keep pace with it.
In terms of sheer power and speed, the enshrined Warring States was still somewhat lacking compared to the Evil Adorable Rabbit. Its ability to match the Evil Adorable Rabbit in battle was mainly due to its higher intelligence. The Spirit of the Cheerleaders not only enhanced the Warring States' power and speed but also seemed to improve its intelligence and other abilities.
The clever Warring States used positioning and guerilla tactics to drive the Evil Adorable Rabbit, whose power and speed surpassed its own, into confusion.
The Evil Adorable Rabbit struck with its saber quickly and fiercely; its black pig-killing saber flashed like lightning. However, the Warring States constantly maneuvered behind it, preventing the rabbit from unleashing its true ferocity.
"Warring States strong... Warring States great... The world's number one watchdog, none but you!" Chen Guan cheered from the sidelines but found it made little difference. It seemed that the Spirit of the Cheerleaders' ability was not reliant upon having many words and loud voices, nor external aid, but rather triggering life's dormant capabilities.
Due to constant back-and-forth motion, the not-so-intelligent Evil Adorable Rabbit became somewhat bewildered. In a moment of inattention, the Warring States seized the chance to ambush and bit its paw.
In pain, the Evil Adorable Rabbit instinctively relaxed its grip on the pig-killing saber while another paw reached for Warring States' neck.
The Warring States was now incredibly clever, reacting at unbelievable speed, as if entering a super state. Seeing the rabbit's paw strike, it immediately let go, dropping to the ground to evade the attack, while one paw slapped the saber handle and sent it flying.
The flying direction of the pig-killing saber was precisely where Chen Guan stood. Seeing it spinning his way, Chen Guan quickly dodged. With his strength and eyesight, it was unlikely he could precisely catch the handle; getting hacked by it would be unfortunate.
The pig-killing saber flew past Chen Guan, chopping into a bone thicker than a thigh, slicing it cleanly in half, although it lost momentum and the saber fell with the severed bone into the pile.
Chen Guan was astonished: "That saber is so sharp. Luckily it didn't hit Warring States earlier, otherwise, it might have been split in two on the spot, without even a chance to use the Spirit of the Cheerleaders."
With hurried steps, Chen Guan approached the pig-killing saber and grabbed the handle, lifting it, instantly feeling weight in his hand.
The saber was short but extremely heavy. With Chen Guan's strength, lifting it was easy, but wielding it lightly as the Evil Adorable Rabbit did was impossible.
The Evil Adorable Rabbit tried to rush over to snatch back the saber, but as it turned around, Warring States charged from behind and bit its snowball-like tail, unexpectedly severing it. Blood immediately flowed out.
The Evil Adorable Rabbit let out a strange shriek, turned to grasp at Warring States but found it had already spun around with the severed tail to the rabbit's other side.
The Evil Adorable Rabbit chased Warring States madly but was played around by Warring States' maneuvering; the rabbit was clearly not clever enough to take it down.
Crack!
As the Evil Adorable Rabbit was driven to madness, the pig-killing saber struck from behind, slashing diagonally into its neck. The sharp saber only buried halfway in and couldn't sever the neck, getting stuck instead.
Successfully ambushing, Chen Guan gripped the handle with both hands, feet bracing on its back in an attempt to pull the saber out, yet it wouldn't budge.
Seeing the rabbit's body motionless but its head slowly turning, eyes virtually aflame with bloody light, Chen Guan abandoned the idea of pulling the saber and turned to flee.
The Evil Adorable Rabbit extended a paw, grasped the handle and pulled it from its neck, launching forward with powerful hind legs, blocking Chen Guan's escape. Its eyes brimmed with rage, almost aflame.
Without giving Chen Guan any time to react, the Evil Adorable Rabbit swung the saber at Chen Guan's head, faster than before, like a black electric arc striking down.
Chen Guan saw it coming, but his body couldn't respond, his mind urged him to flee, but his body remained frozen.
Just as the pig-killing saber was about to strike Chen Guan's head, a red figure flew in from the side, its eyes filled with resolute light, charging ahead, biting the rabbit's forearm holding the saber, diverting the saber's trajectory.
The icy blade almost grazed Chen Guan's arm, slicing away a large swathe of sleeve, exposing an arm with countless broken hairs.
Chen Guan was terrified out of his wits and fled.
The Evil Adorable Rabbit, in greater pain, did not release its hold but flung Warring States away and continued the chase with the pig-killing saber.
Chen Guan crawled and rolled through the bone pile, frantically fleeing for his life while the saber wielded by the rabbit became like a mountain-opening axe, slicing through any skeletal barriers like thick columns with ease.
If not for Warring States occasionally attacking and stalling the rabbit, Chen Guan might have long been slain.
Yet soon, the rabbit's speed slowed—it continuously bled from its neck wound, with the intense actions causing the flow to become like a fountain. It was now too blood-deprived to remain stable.
Bang!
The Evil Adorable Rabbit's body fell heavily, crashing into the bone pile. With its dying breath, it threw the pig-killing saber directly at Chen Guan.
Black light flashed, Chen Guan unable to react, as the saber grazed past his head.
Chen Guan stood frozen, face drained of color, bathed in cold sweat as if his soul escaped.
The rabbit, with glaring blood-red eyes as big as car headlights, watched its last strike miss Chen Guan, holding its gaze until its breath ceased, truly dying with eyes wide open.
Chen Guan couldn't confirm the rabbit's death and dared not approach. At that moment, the rabbit's corpse began releasing red and white particles.
Like countless fireflies, the particles rapidly flew into Chen Guan's body, penetrating him like ghosts, merging inside.