Super God Golden Crow Record

Chapter 5 Black Crow Devours the Eagle

Zhao Chen had been flying deep into the mountains for three days without realizing it. The deeper he went, the more treacherous the terrain became.

The mountains rose higher and higher, and the canyons were so deep they seemed bottomless. The rocks on the ground gradually changed from their original gray-black to a deep black, and some of the rock walls even shimmered with a faint, dark red sheen—traces of metal veins. Zhao Chen had probed them several times with his soul perception and could clearly sense that the ores contained a faint energy, but it was several times more concentrated than that of ordinary rocks, and the whole thing exuded a cold, heavy aura.

But he didn't stop.

At this moment, the ore was merely an embellishment to him.

The most important thing now is to find prey, to find a creature that can help him reach a new level of strength.

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On the fourth day, he finally spotted a dark figure on the distant horizon.

This was a giant eagle. Its wingspan exceeded five zhang (approximately 10 meters), and its entire body was covered in jet-black feathers, except for a striking ring of silver-white stripes along the edges of its wings. It perched atop a distant, sheer mountain peak, surrounded by sheer cliffs thousands of feet high on all sides. On this mountaintop, it seemed to be the only creature.

Zhao Chen quietly concealed himself behind a huge black rock in the distance, gently spreading his soul perception to probe the other party's aura.

The giant eagle's aura was terrifyingly powerful, at least three or four times stronger than the three-zhang-long giant snake from before. Its talons were as sharp as steel hooks, its beak as sharp as a curved blade, and its golden eyes were so sharp that they seemed to be able to pierce through rocks and see through the slightest movements several zhang away.

"This thing looks tough to deal with," Zhao Chen thought to himself.

But he did not back down.

In recent days, he had come to understand a pattern: the stronger the creature, the more vast the energy one can obtain after devouring it. If he could devour this giant eagle, his strength would definitely take another step forward.

Zhao Chen concealed his aura, quietly lay in wait, and patiently observed the giant eagle.

For five days straight, time slowly passed under the greyish-black sky. During those five days, he had thoroughly figured out the giant eagle's activity patterns:

Every morning, it leaves its nest on time and hovers over the mountains for an hour, as if to survey its territory. Then, it flies to the valley below the cliff, where a large number of creatures live and it is its main hunting ground. In the evening, it returns to its nest with its prey and rests there for a whole night.

"It's almost impossible to attack during the day; it's extremely alert, and there's no cover in the air," Zhao Chen thought calmly. "The only option is a night raid, striking while it's asleep."

Eagles are diurnal animals, but their night vision and senses remain sharp. Moreover, the isolated peak is surrounded by sheer cliffs with nowhere to land. If the giant eagle is alerted, he would have almost no chance of winning in a aerial battle. But Zhao Chen did not give up. He lay low for another three days and finally came up with a plan to break the deadlock.

He discovered that after each return to its nest, the giant eagle would curl up deep inside and sleep soundly. The nest was built against the cliff face. When the giant eagle was asleep, it would bury its head under its wings, leaving its back and neck completely exposed. Moreover, its alertness would be at its lowest when it slept at night.

More importantly, the howling mountain winds at night could perfectly mask the sound of his flight.

On the night of the operation, the moonlight was dim, and the mountains seemed to be in a deathly silence.

Zhao Chen lay in wait in the shade of the mountain peak, waiting until the night was deep and all was quiet before spreading his wings and silently climbing along the rock face. He concealed all his presence, his wings fluttering as lightly as a feather, like a drifting black shadow, slowly approaching the eagle's nest on the summit.

The distance was a hundred feet, and Zhao Chen proceeded cautiously, not daring to be in the slightest haste.

Finally, when Zhao Chen hovered a few feet above the eagle's nest, he looked down and saw the giant eagle curled up in the nest, fast asleep. Its massive body rose and fell slowly with its breath, its golden eyes were closed, completely unaware that death was approaching.

The time has come.

Zhao Chen slightly folded his wings, his figure like a black arrow released from a bow, silently swooping down, his sharp claws instantly tightening, precisely striking the giant eagle's back!

In an instant, Zhao Chen's claws pierced the giant eagle's flesh, and his beak, like an iron cone, frantically pecked at the vital spot on the back of its neck!

"Gah—!"

The mournful cry of the eagle abruptly ceased halfway through, and the giant eagle awoke with a start, its massive body struggling violently. However, its neck had been severely injured, and blood gushed out. It frantically flapped its wings and lashed out with its sharp talons, but because it had been attacked while fast asleep, its reaction was a beat too slow, and it was completely unable to shake off Zhao Chen on its back.

Zhao Chen gripped the giant eagle's body tightly, his sharp claws digging deep, his beak relentlessly attacking vital points. In a short while, the giant eagle's struggles weakened, its body slumped heavily, and it fell completely silent.

The mountain wind howled outside the nest, silencing all other sounds.

Zhao Chen lay slumped beside the giant eagle's corpse, covered in blood. A piercing pain shot through his left wing, clearly indicating that he had been injured in the earlier struggle and was almost completely exhausted.

But a ruthless smile appeared on his lips.

He won.

After catching his breath, Zhao Chen struggled to begin devouring. As the giant eagle's flesh and blood entered his stomach, a vast and domineering warm current began to sweep through his entire body. This power was far more potent than he had imagined, frantically nourishing and reshaping Zhao Chen's bones and flesh.

He devoured tirelessly until his body reached its limit, at which point he collapsed to the ground. The surging energy within him continued to heal his injuries and prepare for a new transformation.

Zhao Chen slowly closed his eyes, waiting for a new life on this solitary peak platform.

When he opens his eyes again, he will rule the sky above this mountain range.