With the activation of the "Neutron Star Fission" Feature, the Cang Qiong transformed, shrinking from its warship form until it became a miniature neutron star.
Blinding purple pulsing beams emitted from the miniature neutron star, and in the moment of transformation, temperatures in the millions of degrees radiated from its surface.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle!
Almost instantly, intense burning sounds erupted from the mouth of the Fourth Rank Golden Armored Giant Beast, as its blood and flesh began to evaporate rapidly under the millions of degrees of heat.
Gurgle gurgle gurgle!
The pendulous hook tail that had been lashing aggressively upwards suddenly stalled, and a muffled gurgling came from the throat of the beast. The savage light in its scarlet eyes faltered, replaced by fear. It wanted to roar, to howl in pain, but under the several million-degree heat radiating from the surface of the neutron star, it was completely incapacitated.
The body covered in golden scale armor quickly gathered Mysterious Energy, and the tremendous Vitality bestowed by its Starry Sky Behemoth lineage prevented it from dying instantly from the horrific burning of the Neutron Star Fission.
By clinging to its last shred of sanity, the Golden Armored Giant Beast strove to mobilize the Power of Laws within its body, hoping to suppress and fill the gaping wound that had nearly melted away half its head.
However, it was clear that with such injuries, no matter how much it struggled, it was beyond saving; its death was inevitable today.
But then again, although the outcome was determined, it didn't mean it posed no threat at the moment. The quickly gathering golden Law Power, besides suppressing the dreadful injury on its head, was also meant for one last struggle before death.
An endless surge of the Golden Law Power flooded into its mouth, heading straight for the still stationary Cang Qiong inside, slicing towards it. Being an extremely sharp Law, the Golden Law Power madly rushed towards the Cang Qiong, still in its miniature neutron star form.
As for this, Song Chi was not the least bit afraid.
Although the terrifying high temperature on the surface of the miniature neutron star had dissipated and was no longer able to cause damage to the Golden Armored Giant Beast, its defense remained unchanged. The Law Power conjured by the severely injured beast couldn't harm the Cang Qiong then.
But he knew this very well, which didn't mean everyone else did.
Above, the Furious Lion had already bypassed the beast's hook tail and moved closer to the front. Despite the beast's mouth emitting thick black smoke and the instantaneous melting of half its head causing great confusion, it didn't affect his concern for his grandson.
So, a dramatic scene unfolded.
"[Ship Swap Device], activate!!"
As Song Mingsong activated a special purple Component on the Furious Lion, the space around the still-trapped Cang Qiong within the Golden Armored Giant Beast's mouth suddenly changed. By the time he realized what happened, the dark miniature neutron star had already appeared above the beast, and the Furious Lion had taken the Cang Qiong's place, remaining inside the beast's mouth.
Song Chi was taken aback, as he could roughly guess what had just happened.
At that moment, the already melting head of the Golden Armored Giant Beast cracked further, and the first thing to appear in Song Chi's vision was the Furious Lion, returning to its Yuejin Ram Horn form at the bow, and then the entire Furious Lion burst out of the Giant Beast's head, rushing through it.
Under such an assault, the Golden Armored Giant Beast, already on its last legs, could not hold on any longer. The brilliance in its crimson eyes completely dimmed, and the steaming blood mist that enveloped its body dissipated entirely, leaving behind nothing but a corpse.
At the same time, with the absence of the blood mist's suppression, the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling atop its head was no longer restrained. Countless vines scrambled through the crack on the beast's head, burrowing eagerly into its flesh, rapidly drawing from the remains of the Fourth Rank Level Starry Sky Behemoth.
With the nourishment of the Fourth Rank Level flesh, the presence emanating from the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling visibly soared.
Back in Cang Qiong, now reverted to its warship form, Song Chi reflected.
The Vitality of this Bloodthirsty Vine was truly...
To think that half the melted head of the Golden Armored Giant Beast, including the previous rooting site of the vine, did not evaporate in the searing millions of degrees, one could imagine its Vitality.
As he pondered, a streak of brilliance suddenly shot out from the Furious Lion below, aiming straight for the rapidly consuming Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling on the Golden Armored Giant Beast.
Song Chi raised his eyebrows, recognizing the familiar mark immediately.
"Enslavement mark, Grandpa is..."
Before he could speculate further, a communication request specifically from the Furious Lion came through on the warship.
After connecting immediately, his grandfather's urgent voice was the first to sound.
"Little Chi, the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling cannot be enslaved in seed form; it can only be enslaved after it officially takes root. The mother vine of the one below is likely at least Fifth Rank Level. The purple Enslavement Component on the Furious Lion, enhanced to Third Rank, has a very low success rate of enslaving it. Quick, you should try too!!"
Song Chi was somewhat puzzled, but not by much, as he could nearly guess the reason behind his grandfather's actions.
Proactively attempting to contract the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling indeed violated the profit-sharing agreement previously signed with the Bai Family. But the rationale lay in the Bai Family's own misinformed intelligence leading to a near disastrous loss for both families. Hence, the previously agreed profit-sharing agreement naturally need not be honored.