The very next second, Chen Shu teleported to the entrance of the Spirit Chef Association headquarters.
"Dali! Dali! Hei Opu! Hei Opu!"
He strode into the building, appearing in a frantic hurry.
"Stop right there!"
The staff member at the entrance frowned and barked:
"This is the Spirit Chef Building, no one is allowed to be noisy!"
But when he looked up and saw Chen Shu's appearance, his expression abruptly froze. His eyes widened, and his mind went blank.
The person before him was the foremost powerhouse of humanity!
"Han... Brother Han..."
"Sorry, I was a little loud, I have something urgent."
Chen Shu smiled, not taking offense.
"Not loud at all! Not loud at all!"
The staff member beamed, and then, from beneath the counter, produced a giant megaphone...
"Shout with this, it'll better match your aura!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "Just tell me where Dali is, and I'll find him myself."
"I'll take you!"
After a while, Chen Shu saw Dali, who was engrossed in studying ingredients. However, he didn't interrupt, instead watching quietly.
Thanks to Chen Shu, Dali's ingredient supply was now incredibly abundant, which allowed his skills to continuously improve. He was truly worthy of being called humanity's number one Spirit Chef!
"So dedicated..."
Gazing at Dali's passionate demeanor, a hint of a smile appeared in Chen Shu's eyes.
For Dali, cooking was akin to what urea and nuclear bombs meant to him. He could naturally understand that.
Half a day later,
On Dali's cooking station, a dish of utter blackness appeared. It was impossible to discern what ingredients it was made from...
"Chen Pi, you're here? Want to try it?"
"..."
Chen Shu recoiled several steps with a look of disgust.
"Is this stuff fit for human consumption?"
"Of course not."
Dali shook his head and said, "This is for fierce beasts!"
"Then why the heck are you asking me to try it?"
"I just figured your physical condition was good."
Dali shrugged. "This is my latest research, it's called 'Manic Meatloaf.' Its effect is to induce mental confusion in the consumer, making them unable to distinguish friend from foe. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have much effect on legends."
"Mental confusion?!"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched.
Looking at Dali, whose eyes were gleaming, he instantly felt that this guy's creations were no longer mere dishes...
"Are you sure you're still a Spirit Chef? What kind of effect is this for food to have?"
"Of course it is!"
Dali nodded. "All things are food. In a sense, potions are also food, and even the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is food. Your thinking is too limited!"
"..."
Chen Shu gave a thumbs-up. "Keep up the research, aim to make your dishes effective on legends."
"No problem, I'll poison all those legends sooner or later!"
"..."
"By the way, what did you come here for?"
"Help me research the best way to consume these things."
Chen Shu took out the various treasures he had acquired. While he knew their properties, using them in conjunction with other resources would naturally yield better results.
These were rare and unrepeatable items; their maximum potential had to be unleashed.
"Let me study them."
Dali immediately took them all, saying, "I'll notify Xing Ling once I have the results."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Chen Shu nodded, then glanced at the dark cuisine on the table, praising:
"Your criminal research is quite good..."
With that, Chen Shu teleported back to the Starry Sky Cultivation Ground, appearing somewhat flustered...
He was worried that Dali might actually ask him to taste-test.
At the same time, the Great Cat King had been urging him to run...
As a gourmet from another world, the Great Cat King had considerable insight into food. Anything that could make it this terrified was undoubtedly no simple matter...
...
"Now that there's nothing else to do..."
Chen Shu lay amidst the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, feeling a moment of clarity and exhilaration.
He looked at the mist-like spiritual energy before him and a sudden idea struck him:
"Why don't I cultivate as well?"
He currently had no targets for plunder, and his own strength was still insufficient. Cultivation was naturally his first choice.
After careful consideration, Chen Shu's mind calmed down, and he felt motivated to cultivate.
"Heaven rewards diligence!"
He muttered to himself, resolving to cultivate for a period.
Thanks to the system's two massive rewards of beast-taming power, he was now not far from King level two stars.
In an instant, his mind moved, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him surged, even surpassing the location of A Liang and others.
His level was the highest, so he could naturally withstand a considerable amount of spiritual energy. Moreover, he was the one who set up the formation, so it was only reasonable for him to give himself some preferential treatment...
In that moment, Chen Shu entered a rare state of cultivation...
...
As Chen Shu withdrew from public view, the entire world fell into a state of peace...
All factions were recuperating, preparing for future battles...
The Great Fiends were fully engaged in breaking through the limitations of the Fog Barrier, even aiming to absorb the power of the Heavenly Fog and make it their own.
The Fierce Emperors of the new era were continuing to recover from their origin injuries, while also ordering their subordinates to accumulate resources from various异空间 (other dimensions).
As for humanity, they were silently increasing their strength levels by utilizing countless resources.
Two years passed in the blink of an eye.
Time had arrived at the 992nd year of the Resurrection Era...
This was also the most peaceful period between the Blue Star and the 异空间 since the great war, with no conflicts, no deaths,
and most importantly, no roar of nuclear bombs.
In two years, several new 异空间 had appeared on the Blue Star, as continental fragments were still drifting in the starry sky.
New 异空间 meant new resources, but they were all occupied by the Beast Emperors of the new era.
Three years allowed the heavily injured Beast Emperors to recover and descend upon the Blue Star once more.
The Great Fierce Emperors did not target humans or the Great Fiend of the Fog Barrier first.
Instead, they sought out the Heavenly Knight of the [Altar of Death]!
That guy's desertion behavior back then had left a deep impression on all the Beast Emperors.
The Chaos Giant Ape had long said that if anyone dared to flee midway, they would be severely settled afterwards.
If they did not act on the ape's previous words now, the same situation would inevitably arise in the future great war against the Great Fiend of the Fog Barrier, which would be quite fatal.
A group of legendary fierce beasts marched majestically towards the [Altar of Death], preparing for a reckoning.
The other Beast Emperors wore expressions of schadenfreude, as the Heavenly Knight had been slacking off from the beginning and hadn't contributed at all.
If they hadn't been pressed for time, they would have already sought an explanation.
Shortly after,
They arrived at the Black Continent and passed through the spatial portal.
As soon as they stepped onto the Altar of Death, two terrifying auras suddenly emanated from the distant horizon.
The majestic silhouette of the Heavenly Knight stood between heaven and earth, his expression indifferent yet filled with pressure. The undead warhorse beneath him also exuded a terrifying aura, causing heaven and earth to change color!
The Heavenly Rabbit's expression froze, shock in his eyes as he muttered to himself:
"Both have broken through to mid-tier legend?!"