Rudder of Heaven

After sending the villagers away, Owl began processing the Sky Rudder.

Despite the Sky Rudder's enormous size, most of that bulk was its skeleton. There was hardly any meat inside.

If the Sky Rudder had truly been that huge and densely packed, it probably would not have been able to fly.

Owl cut through the Sky Rudder's tough outer hide, then spent some effort chiseling through its bones. A vast network of blood vessels crisscrossed inside them. He sliced through the vessels without difficulty, and blood gushed out.

None of this was the ingredient he wanted. Although the Sky Rudder's blood could also be used in cooking, processing it was particularly troublesome, and it tasted little different from other beasts' blood. There was no need to collect it separately.

After cutting through a layer of blood vessels, Owl slowly entered the Sky Rudder's skull through the large opening. He took out a spotlight, sliced through a particularly disgusting lump of flesh, and made his way deeper inside.

Ninety percent of the Sky Rudder's meat tasted bad. It was not inedible, merely far less tasty than other meat, and it offered no additional effects.

Owl's goal was simple: a special piece of flesh inside the Sky Rudder's skull. Similar to a fish's swim bladder, it was a vital organ that allowed the Sky Rudder to maintain its balance and fly.

This flesh was called Sky-Flying Flesh, and it could be considered the very essence of the Sky Rudder.

Owl cut through the flesh blocking his path and kept climbing upward, his entire body drenched red with blood. Finally, he broke through a membrane and saw the Sky-Flying Flesh.

The Sky-Flying Flesh rested above the membrane and was shaped like a droplet. Owl jumped up and wrapped his arms around it, only