Um... more precisely, the bloodthirsty vine that emerged from the wound on the head of the golden armored giant beast below is, in fact, a bloodthirsty vine sapling that has transformed from the seed of the bloodthirsty vine.

With that thought, Song Chi couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.

"Is this the Bai Family’s final trump card? It’s somewhat unexpected, but indeed effective. As long as the golden armored giant beast cannot completely uproot the seed of the bloodthirsty vine within its body, I’m afraid these saplings will continuously siphon the flesh and blood within it until eventually, it devours all of its flesh and blood," he said.

Inside the Furious Lion, Song Mingsong was also full of surprise.

At this moment, Song Shan’s voice came through on the separate communication channel.

"Bloodthirsty vine saplings, their trump card is actually this... but tell me, are they also going to use this to extract the primordial blood from the corpse of the golden armored giant beast?" he asked.

Song Mingsong first shook his head, then nodded lightly, before speaking:

"It’s impossible to extract the primordial blood directly; the bloodthirsty vine saplings don’t have that capability. However, they can certainly take away all the flesh and blood from the corpse of the golden armored giant beast through these saplings. Later on, they can employ someone to refine these flesh and blood, which could also allow them to extract the primordial blood," he explained.

Upon hearing this, Song Shan’s projection nodded lightly.

...

While everyone had their own thoughts, the golden armored giant beast below also sensed a great threat.

It no longer focused on breaking free from the chains, but instead began to mobilize the power of laws throughout its body, aiming to cut and deal with the bloodthirsty vine saplings on its head.

Roar!

In a fit of rage, infinite Blood Qi Energy surged throughout its body, and the golden laws on its surface transformed into blades of law, flying swiftly around it, indiscriminately slicing through everything they touched, including those special chains.

Clang, clang, clang!

Amidst the sound of metal clashing, numerous fine nicks started appearing on the special chains.

Seeing this, Bai Chongwen hurriedly retracted the chains, and his flagship also rapidly ascended, pulling up towards the sky.

He had absolute confidence in the bloodthirsty vine saplings; he had been fortunate enough to find several sealed bloodthirsty vine seeds in his early years, and they had helped him kill many alien species. The seed of the bloodthirsty vine had always felt like an unbeatable advantage to him.

But just as his flagship began to ascend, the radar on the side suddenly emitted an urgent beeping alert, and people in the warship holographic group chat also began to cry out in alarm.

Seeing this, instincts honed over more than five hundred years led him to activate the main defense feature of the warship armor without hesitation.

As a special alloy defense layer enveloped the outer hull of his flagship, the next second brought a violent tremor from the warship below.

Meanwhile, Bai Chongwen, still somewhat dazed and not having understood the sequence of events, heard the frantic warning of the shipboard AI by his ear.

[The hull is under attack, warship armor is damaged 84%, hull is damaged 67%, please repair immediately!!]

This sudden alarm made Bai Chongwen quickly focus, too late to be shocked that the hull armor, which was strengthened to the fourth rank and had the main active defense feature, had taken over sixty percent damage in one strike.

His mind raced, and he immediately activated a ship hull repair component onboard.

But before he could ponder further, the next second brought an image on the forward display screen that sent a chill down his spine.

A streak of gold light tinged with a hint of blood shot past above his flagship and struck another cruiser in the sky above.

Although the cruiser had also made a precautionary response, activating the protective feature of the warship armor, it did not have the fourth rank, enhanced warship armor like Bai Chongwen’s flagship.

Crack!

The cruiser, which was unscathed a moment earlier, was now severed in two, splitting apart right down the middle.

And this cruiser was none other than the Bai Family’s second most senior cruiser besides his own, the captain of which was his direct grandson. As for the fleeting golden afterimage that passed by, what else could it be if not the ferocious barbed tail of the golden armored giant beast?

Bai Chongwen didn’t have time to mourn for his direct grandson; he quickly maneuvered his flagship to race upwards into the sky.

Yes, he sped towards the sky; his choice was to flee.

Through the rear images displayed by the warship, massive volumes of blood-colored mist were steaming off the body of the Golden Armored Giant Beast below. With this continuously burning Blood Qi Energy, it not only rapidly suppressed the Bloodthirsty Vine Sapling above its head but also freed up its limb to attack the multitude of Torch Warships above.

Right after that initial strike, it was already launching its second whip-like attack.

Thus, whoever was slowest to flee would undoubtedly become its next target.

"Damn, how can this creature possess a life-burning secret technique? Such a technique is not something an ordinary Golden Armored Giant Beast can control—quick, hurry up and get out of here!"

Within the Song Family group chat, Song Mingsong roared. This sudden turn of events had ignited a fire in his heart. After such an incident, this operation was clearly a failure; nobody had expected that the Golden Armored Giant Beast’s genetic bloodline would include a secret technique that burnt vitality.

At this moment, he no longer cared whether the mission was a success or a failure; what he cared more about was how many of his family members would suffer casualties after this ordeal. Chased by a Fourth Rank Golden Armored Giant Beast that burns its life, it was feared that most of these Torch Warships would end up being left here. This thought made his heart bleed internally.

You should know that those who came were his children and grandchildren; the loss of even one was unacceptable to him.

Thinking of this, Song Mingsong clenched his fists tightly, and in the next second, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Boss, you take Hongxue and the others and go first. I’ll cover the retreat. You think you can kill the descendants of Song Mingsong? No way!!!"

Without waiting for Song Shan’s reaction, he abruptly changed the Furious Lion’s direction, heading straight towards the golden hook-tailed whip that was coming from below.

Below, seeing Song Mingsong’s reaction, Bai Chongwen, whose face had originally been pale, suddenly felt a surge of joy. While increasing the flagship’s engine power, he hurriedly said:

"Young Song, this time it was my Bai Family’s intelligence failure. I swear, once we return, I will ensure that Xiuqin receives ample compensation!!"

Song Mingsong did not respond to his words. His eyes were bulging, and he stared down at the Golden Armored Giant Beast, enveloped in infinite Blood Qi Energy, with a look of madness.

Though his face showed extreme madness, deep down, he was filled with profound regret, but his nature didn’t allow him to show it.

He regretted how he had so readily agreed to the Bai Family’s invitation.

He regretted how he dared to underestimate a Fourth Rank Starry Sky Behemoth with a genetic bloodline listed in the fifth tier.

He regretted realizing too late that if a Fourth Rank unit was so easy to overpower and kill, then how could it possibly bring a tribe into the ranks of a mid-level civilization by its own strength?

He regretted why he had brought his family on this dangerous mission, only to end up harming them all.

However, just then, another unexpected development happened below.

A 120-meter Torch Warship suddenly appeared above the head of the Golden Armored Giant Beast as if out of thin air and without hesitation plunged into the maw of the Beast, which was coincidentally roaring.

"Little Chi, come back!!!!"

Within the Furious Lion, Song Mingsong yelled, his eyes already moist.

The Escort Ship that appeared out of nowhere was the Cangqiong.

As for why Song Chi would make such a choice, it goes without saying.

Equipped with the component "Void Escape Orb" and with Zhu Tian Ruins Market available to him, Song Chi could leave safely any time he wished with Cangqiong, but obviously, he couldn’t just do that when his grandfather, father, mother, and uncle were all in danger, potentially facing the same fate as that Cruiser before.

Therefore, he couldn’t flee.

Being able to escape easily didn’t mean he could easily rescue someone from the claws of the Golden Armored Giant Beast, unless he killed it outright.

That’s why Song Mingsong witnessed the scene that just occurred.

Song Chi found the right moment, and while the Golden Armored Giant Beast was bellowing with its head thrown back, he teleported near it using the "Void Escape Orb" and then unhesitatingly directed the Cangqiong into its open mouth.

The moment Cangqiong charged into the maw of the Golden Armored Giant Beast, he activated the feature of the "Neutron Star Core Armor."

"Neutron Star Fission!!!"

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay Read