Chapter 955: Chapter 954: Chaos (Part 3)

“An unidentified ingredient! GET!”

Xia Yu smiled slightly.

So, hasn’t the minimum goal been achieved? He’s not in a hurry to let the system appraise the ingredient, better to wait until the event is over and then hide under the covers to tally the harvest.

Anyway, he’s guaranteed to win. Will he transform into a stubborn couch potato, quietly watching the big shots from various realms show off, or should he push himself further?

A choice stood before Xia Yu.

“Whoosh”

Outside, a colorful-haired hand disappeared without a trace after retrieving the severed tongue.

The air was filled with twisted colorful rays.

Not only did the colorful hand vanish, but the severed tongue was also gone.

Acting, Luo Tiangang stood in a daze, while Tulip and Jintan Shun abruptly halted, cautiously assessing the mysterious IGO guest who still had his head bowed.

Around him, radiant colors overflowed, dyeing the air like a post-rain rainbow.

Until a certain moment, when the last thread of colorful light slipped into the mysterious person’s hood and completely disappeared, those previously burning and yearning gazes shifted to bewilderment: “Where’s the severed tongue?”

“Did it disappear into thin air?”

“Could he have gulped it down?”

Many Hunters thought about the possibility of eating it raw, their expressions changed entirely, drawing a sharp breath.

“Boom!”

On the other side, the hunt against the giant frog had just started.

Apart from Tiqie Ji, who was blown away into a black spot, the remaining seven giants of the Gourmet Meeting surrounded the giant frog, the scene and combat effects recorded and edited would make an amazing sci-fi epic of superhumans battling alien beasts.

In reality, Gourmet Hunters only rarely activate their ‘gourmet cells’ to transform into superhumans during hunts.

Why is that? It’s quite simple.

Awakening gourmet cells is akin to borrowing the extraordinary power of the cells, and such power lending comes at a cost, equivalent to making a deal with the ‘Demon within.’

What’s the currency for the deal? Food!

Or rather, it’s energy food that can satiate the Demon’s appetite. Just like Andrea who consumed a strange candy, taking a bite to replenish herself before the battle.

Otherwise, being in a state of severe exhaustion, if the Demon’s greed and appetite are not satisfied, ‘Demonization’ would be disastrous. If a Gourmet Hunter mishandles it, the result is being consumed by the strength, losing sanity, and becoming a complete monster.

“Bang——”

The battlefield moved to Benchagan Lake, where columns of water over several meters high continuously burst forth.

The seven giants of the Gourmet Meeting each had distinctly different fighting styles.

The first seat, Lin Qingfeng, emphasized “one strike,” and with each swing of the cyan scythe, it inflicted significant damage on the giant frog.

The second seat, Catherine, was true to her title, relying on her pet to fight. Her pet was a snake, possessing combat power not inferior to top-tier Qilin Hunters. The most unimaginable part is this snake could swell and grow, surprisingly capable of entangling the giant frog layer by layer.

While the snake wrestled with the frog, ‘Dragon Tamer’ Sta grabbed one of the frog’s kicking legs, shouting, “Break it——”

He clung tightly to the frog’s rear leg, scales-covered fierce palms and claws were like shackles.

“Snap!”

A whip made of flames fiercely struck down, instantly creating scorched black marks at the frog’s leg joint, followed by the pervasive aroma of roast meat, the black marks deeply penetrating into the flesh.

Andrea, who controlled the flames, laughed like a seductive demon queen.

“Break!”

Lin Qingfeng’s scythe strike.

Tear.

Blood spurted, Sta let out a triumphant laugh, hurling the severed frog leg far away. This severed leg landed in the shallow water area close to the shore, the waves returned, dyeing the water red.

A piece of severed tongue had already attracted greedy eyes from many Hunters, let alone such a large frog leg.

A whole giant frog rear leg!

“Gulp——”

Huang He’s throat moved as he discreetly swallowed, but the greed and desire in his eyes couldn’t be hidden. Why was he here? Pursuing premium ingredients, succeeding through culinary supremacy, and once again challenging his old rival Xia Qing, seeking revenge for past grievances!

“Tiangang, we must obtain this frog leg!” Huang He’s lips were dry.

Luo Tiangang nodded, “Master, let’s join forces!”

“At this point, I can’t hold back anymore…” Huang He removed his hood and charged towards the large frog leg in the water with his disciple.

Meanwhile, Xia Yu——

“Uh!”

Xia Yu watched as the frog leg landed directly in the shallow water area, very close to the lakeshore, and was rendered speechless. He couldn’t help but cast a highly skeptical look toward the distant battlefield and those few Gourmet Society bigwigs.

Are these people intentionally provoking the hunters, trying to ignite a powder keg?

He couldn’t help but think that way because, within just a few seconds of the frog leg landing, the lakeshore was already in chaos like a marketplace.

Unlike the previous scene of competing for the severed tongue, where only a limited few powerful Qilin Hunters stepped forth, this time, the entire crowd surrounding the lakeshore erupted. As Xia Yu scanned over the scene, he took in a sharp breath, “Anyway, I’ve secured the baseline, I might as well sit back and watch like that proverbial fisherman.”

Just as Xia Yu planned to quietly lay low.

“Hmm?”

An elderly man and a young man flashed across his vision. Their agility was impressive, almost like swallows flitting around.

He didn’t recognize Luo Tiangang, who was lightly tapping the water with his toes.

But the old man, Xia Yu had seen him on the spectator stand, watching his and his own grandfather Xia Qing’s food duels, how could he fail to recognize him, “… Huang He?”

After a slight moment of surprise, his gaze cooled down.

The master and disciple pair, Huang He and Luo Tiangang, clearly possessed remarkable martial skills, moving even faster than top-notch Qilin Hunters like Tulip and Jintan Shun.

Thinking about it, it should be expected.

In “The Chinese”, not to mention the ‘Five Tiger Stars’, even high-level side characters like Shao An and Xiang En are rare martial arts masters, not to mention Liu Maoxing’s team roaming the world, Seven-star Saber Ren, Master Steel Rod, they’re all seasoned veterans of the worldly society.

Therefore, in this dimensional world of the Chinese Continent, the Chinese Realm, it’s no surprise to see the so-called ‘Qi’ among China’s elite, since it traces back to the altered background of “The Chinese”.

Xia Yu activated his ‘super vision’, discovering a cluster of cloud-like energy flow at Luo Tiangang’s water-tapping toes.

He checked Huang He’s next.

There was a rotating energy mass under his abdomen.

This should be the ‘Dantian’ location, right? Seeing this, Xia Yu raised an eyebrow, suddenly intrigued.

Is the so-called ancient martial arts powerful, or are gourmet cells more formidable? Thinking this, the brim of his hood let out streaks of colorful glows, activating his gourmet cells, but the usual awkward scene of flamboyant hair didn’t occur. In other words, the results of his special training were quite evident, at least now he knew how to wield and utilize this power rather than previously feeling conflicted about what was punk.

A formidable force at hand, if possessed, why not use it? Xia Yu is not the kind of useless protagonist in manga who waits until a blade is at his throat to start striving earnestly.

Therefore!

Understanding how to precisely control the power of the cells and regulate hair growth, Xia Yu remained composed as hair glowing with color gently extended from the hood and slowly intertwined in front of his chest, gradually weaving together into the shape of a fist, and with the weaving of more hair, the fist grew sturdier.

Soon, a giant fist was formed!

Five thick, long fingers fiercely clutched at the air, humming as if even the air was whimpering and trembling in fear.

“Huang He!”

“Huang He!!”

Hmm? Just as he intended to flee with his disciple Luo Tiangang after fishing up the frog leg from the shallow water zone—after all, holding onto a frog leg as large as a camel, he judged with his wealth of experience it weighed seven to eight hundred kilograms at least. If he managed to transport it back and successfully cross the border, this trip would be like a gift from heaven, delightful.

Amidst the sudden chaos, someone called his name aloud.

Hearing someone shout and looking back is almost an innate human instinct. Huang He and his disciple hesitated for a moment while moving the frog leg, “Who’s calling me?”

He turned around, only to see a rapidly enlarging magnificent fist in his pupils!

“Buzz…” The power of the fist was so immense that it caused the air to vibrate and whistle sharply. Sensing the intense killing intent in this strike, Huang He immediately felt a chill down his spine, thinking to himself: This person wants to take my life!

Bam!

Huang He took a solid punch right in the face.

Like a pebble skimming across the lake’s surface, a splash of water erupted.

Luo Tiangang fell into the water, shouting in alarm at the black dot that was Huang He, “Master——!”

Meanwhile, other hunters rushed towards the frog leg falling back into the water.

The situation became even more chaotic.

Retracting his fist, Xia Yu gave Luther and Adelaide beside him a smile without explaining anything, whispering to himself, “Huang He actually came too. Does he also want to hunt the GOD ingredient?”

Instantly, Xia Yu slightly narrowed his eyes.

A chef desiring to hunt advanced ingredients either wants to create a recipe or… face a significant food duel!

Huang He was undoubtedly the latter.

Tsk!

Xia Yu’s lips curled into a subtle, enigmatic smile, “Still thinking of dueling with the old man?”

“Your opponent…”

“Is me!”