Seen It All, Pybara Enslaved the Golden Horned Beast?

"Hum!"

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Following a low shout from Pybara.

The massive Black Hole behind him, over sixty meters in diameter and locked in a stalemate with the devouring power of the Golden Horned Beast.

Its direction of rotation suddenly underwent an abrupt reversal!

What was originally spinning clockwise, frantically devouring all things, now violently shifted to high-speed counter-clockwise rotation!

This change in direction was not merely a simple shift in orientation.

It triggered a subtle yet violent transformation in the fundamental nature of the entire Black Hole force field!

If the previous clockwise rotation represented "devouring" and "inhalation," the ultimate form of "contraction."

Then this counter-clockwise rotation instantly switched to "repulsion" and "release," the ultimate form of "expansion"!

Yet, what it released was not matter, but a portion of the "characteristics" belonging to the Golden Horned Beast's law of devouring, which had been forcibly analyzed and stripped away while it was absorbing the beast's power.

Mixed with the Black Hole's own violent energy and the power of spatial distortion.

It formed an extremely bizarre counter-current, imbued with intense interference and backlash properties!

"Hum--!!!"

The counter-clockwise spinning Black Hole, like a turbine driven in reverse, instantly erupted with a chaotic and violent energy storm!

This force did not directly attack the physical body of the Golden Horned Beast.

Instead, it precisely "collided" with the connection line of the devouring law that was locked in a standoff with Pybara's Black Hole!

"Awoo?!"

For the first time, a clear look of astonishment and a hint of panic appeared in the Golden Horned Beast's scarlet giant eyes!

It felt its own devouring power, usually stable and domineering.

As if it had suddenly crashed into a vortex filled with turbulence and spikes!

Not only was its follow-up power forcibly interrupted and disrupted, but a chaotic force—bearing its own aura yet filled with hostility—surged back up the connection line of the devouring law and recoiled into its body!

It was akin to two people competing in internal energy, where one suddenly reverses the nature of their own energy.

By mixing in a portion of the opponent's own energy characteristics and surging it back, they caught the other off guard!

The massive body of the Golden Horned Beast shuddered violently, and the dark golden secret patterns flowing across its skin flickered with momentary disorder and dimmed!

The devouring power it emitted stalled, its potency greatly diminished!

"Good chance!"

Pybara seized this fleeting opportunity, his mind moving once more!

The counter-clockwise spinning Black Hole suddenly stopped, and then... reverted to clockwise rotation!

But this time, the speed of rotation and the intensity of the devouring force.

After that momentary "buildup" and disruption of the opponent, it suddenly increased by nearly double!

A low roar seemed to emanate from the depths of the universe at the center of the pitch-black vortex!

Strike while the iron is hot!

The violent devouring force, like a burst dam, instantly overwhelmed the Golden Horned Beast's disordered and waning devouring power.

It brutally broke through the equilibrium point of the standoff and swept toward the main body of the Golden Horned Beast!

"Ssh, ssh, ssh--!"

This time, it was no longer just "scraping" off a bit of powder.

The powerful suction of the Black Hole, like countless invisible cutting blades, began to frantically tear at the dark golden scales on the Golden Horned Beast's body!

Large swaths of scales vibrated and twisted violently amidst a teeth-grinding sound, and the connections to its flesh began to rupture.

It looked as if they were about to be stripped away and devoured in sheets!

The Golden Horned Beast let out a roar of extreme pain and fury.

It desperately channeled its bloodline power, trying to stabilize the situation and reorganize its law of devouring.

But the interference and backlash effect from Pybara's counter-clockwise rotation continued to persist.

It caused the energy within its body to flow poorly, making its reactions half a beat slow!

When experts clash, the difference lies in a single line!

It was this half-beat of sluggishness that caused it to fall completely into a passive state!

The devouring power of the Black Hole had already latched onto its body like a maggot on a bone.

It began to frantically plunder its flesh and energy!

[Ding! Absorbed Golden Horned Beast life essence (rich in gold and space origin), energy +50,000!]

[Analyzing Golden Horned Beast bloodline talent [Swallow]... Progress 1%...]

[Obtained special genetic information...]

A dazzling series of system prompts flooded Pybara's mind!

"Hahaha! Yes! That's it! Keep going! Don't stop!"

Pybara was so excited he could barely contain himself, exerting all his strength to maintain the Black Hole's devouring.

"Awoo!"

Finally, the physical pain and the sensation of being suppressed.

Filled the Golden Horned Beast with panic.

This Star-devouring Beast had never dreamed that the tiny creature before it could be so powerful.

It even felt the terror of death.

However, just at this moment.

Babata's voice echoed in his mind.

"Are you crazy? This is a Star-devouring Beast; wouldn't it be a terrible waste if you just swallowed it whole?"

As it turned out, the scarcity of Golden Horned Beasts in the universe was extreme.

Even in all his long years, Babata had only ever seen one or two such creatures.

If this one were to be ground into nothingness right here.

It would be absolutely heartbreaking!

"Then what should I do? Don't tell me you want me to let this guy go?"

Facing Babata.

Pybara truly didn't know what to do.

He had originally intended to simply swallow this Golden Horned Beast.

And plunder its genes while he was at it.

That was all!

"You idiot, have you forgotten how to use the Soul Seal technique to enslave it?"

Babata's voice, filled with exasperation, was like a splash of cold water, instantly calming the excited Pybara.

Right! He had been so focused on "eating" that he had completely forgotten about that!

This was a Star-devouring Beast!

A peak bloodline!

With infinite potential!

Swallowing it would certainly be a great tonic, but if he could take it as a soul slave, the value...

It would be immeasurable!

A future Golden Horned Beast henchman, just thinking about it was thrilling!

"Makes sense! I almost wasted it!"

Pybara's eyes lit up.

He looked at the Golden Horned Beast, which was struggling in agony under the Black Hole's pull, its aura steadily weakening.

His gaze instantly shifted from that of a "glutton" to a "slave owner."

By now, the Golden Horned Beast had already lost a significant amount of life essence and energy to the Black Hole.

Its scales were severely damaged, its aura was withered, and more importantly, its spirit—under the constant pain and the backlash of the laws—had developed massive vulnerabilities. It was the perfect moment to cast a soul enslavement!

"However... the soul of a Golden Horned Beast is naturally powerful and protected by its bloodline; I fear it will be much harder than enslaving Hong and Thunder God."

Babata warned, "You will need a stronger Soul Seal and more precise control."

"Understood! Watch me!"

Pybara took a deep breath, withdrawing most of his focus from maintaining the Black Hole's devouring.

He shifted his full attention to mobilizing his vast mental power, combining it with the profound essence of the Soul Seal secret techniques he had just obtained from the Falling Ink Star inheritance.

The rotation speed of the Black Hole behind him slowed slightly, and the intensity of the devouring was deliberately controlled.

He maintained it at a level that would suppress and weaken the Golden Horned Beast without immediately destroying it entirely.

He wanted a weakened captive with a collapsed mental defense, not a corpse.

"Condense!"

Pybara shouted inwardly. Within his sea of consciousness, his vast mental power began to frantically coalesce, compress, and weave!

This time, the soul seal he condensed was no longer a simple dark gold; at its core, it had faintly integrated a hint of the law-based essence of his own black hole ability, as well as a trace of the ancient aura belonging to a Starry Sky Behemoth, just parsed from the Golden Horned Beast!

A "Black Hole Soul Seal," far more complex and profound than any he had created before, radiating a light interwoven with dark gold and pitch black, as if capable of devouring souls, slowly took shape!

The strength of this soul seal far exceeded those used to enslave Hong and Thunder God!

"Go!"

A brilliant light erupted from the eyes of Pybara, and this special, powerful "Black Hole Soul Seal" instantly departed his consciousness.

Ignoring the distance of space, it plunged directly into the center of the Golden Horned Beast's brow, where defenses had been greatly reduced by pain and weakness!

"ROAR--!!!"