Amon urged, even pushing his body practically. Yang Chen had no choice but to go through with it. He had heard about battle companions, demonic beasts who have formed a soul connection with a practitioner.
Once a soul connection is formed the practioner and the demonic beast become a companion of sorts helping each other and fighting together.
Suppose in a situation where one is fighting against their opponent and is at a back foot of sorts, they can summon their battle companion and quickly turn the situation into a 2V1 for the other party.
Thus pulling them into a disadvantage. There are many other advantages to having a battle companion like using it as a mount or as a guardian when you are at a critical juncture of your cultivation and so on.