Naturally, Basil didn't possess the power to subjugate the Qilin. He was powerful but still would have to sacrifice his life to take down the Qilin. The reason why he could easily subjugate the Qilin was his Dragon Slayer Intent coupled with his Dragon Intent. They suppressed the Qilin's power enough to make it powerless before him. Of course, it wasn't that easy taking it down as one would have to possess a certain expertise to land a hit on it, no matter how much it was weakened.
"He told you that we would pick you up, didn't he? To where exactly?" Yang Tian Long asked hesitantly.
"He said that something interesting would happen by the time you picked me up. Just bring me to wherever this interesting thing is," the Qilin replied nonchalantly.