Chapter 1268 Spiced Salt Snake Mea
The Dragon Heaven Realm was a first-cla.s.s small world located near the Winged Man Valley. The two of them were friendly to each other, but the former’s overall strength was naturally not as strong as the latter.The Dragon Heaven Realm experts never expected that they would encounter such a calamity in this Netherworld’s Tournament of the Great Path. The Winged Man Valley experts had attacked them without hesitation in order to rob them of their jade plate.
The Winged Man Valley’s jade plate was black, while the Dragon Heaven Realm’s was white.
At first, the Winged Man Valley team was kind enough to travel along with the Dragon Heaven Realm team, but after learning the color of the latter’s jade plate, they didn’t hesitate to kill.
Of the five Dragon Heaven Realm Little Saints, four were killed, and the remaining one was not only seriously injured, but also accidentally intruded on the territory of a one-star sacred beast. Naturally, he was attacked by the monster. If it weren’t for his strength, he might have been devoured by the huge black snake, which was about to transform into a flood dragon.
However, the expert also knew that he could not last for too long, for he had been seriously injured by the Winged Man Valley experts. He even began to feel hopeless.
Suddenly, a sharp whistle rang out. The Dragon Heaven Realm Little Saint’s eyes narrowed, then he sucked in a cold breath.
As the tree branch in the distance exploded, a figure turned into a beam of light, sped across the void, and then fell abruptly on the big black snake’s head, pus.h.i.+ng it to the ground.
The snake was very strong, and as long as it ate the spirit fruit that was about to ripen, it could transform into a flood dragon and gain stronger strength. Even so, it was still thrown to the ground. Its head smashed the earth, producing a loud rumble.
The loud noise caused the Dragon Heaven Realm expert to gasp. When the smoke and dust cleared, he looked up and saw a figure floating in midair, who was wearing a fiery robe with a pair of flaming wings. His black hair waved in the wind. The familiar figure made the Little Saint’s pupils constrict, and he took a deep breath and said in an incredulous voice, “You… You’re that chef from the Immortal Cooking Realm?!”
‘Why is he here?’ the Little Saint thought to himself. ‘Didn’t the Winged Man Valley experts leave one man to deal with him? He couldn’t have survived! Even the weakest Winged Man Valley contestant is a peak One-revolution Little Saint, who is far stronger than this little chef… But he is now standing in front of me and has even saved my life… That means… the Winged Man Valley expert was killed by him?!’
The Dragon Heaven Realm expert sucked in a cold breath. Then, his expression suddenly changed, and he let out a hearty laugh. “Good! Very good! All those cunning people of the Winged Man Valley deserved to be killed!”
He kept laughing and even had tears in his eyes. All four of his teammates died at the hands of the Winged Man Valley contestants, and only he escaped. Therefore, his hatred of the Winged Man Valley was simply indelible.
Bu Fang naturally didn’t know what the expert was thinking. His only target at this moment was the big black snake before him. The snake was very strong, but it was the most suitable prey for him. As long as he killed this savage monster and made it into a dish, he would be able to complete the Little Saint test.
With a thought, one Explosive Meatball after another appeared and floated around him.
The black snake stood up from the ground, supporting its head with its huge and long body. There were some protrusions on its abdomen, which was a sign that it was about to transform into a flood dragon. Unfortunately, it encountered Bu Fang.
The Explosive Meatb.a.l.l.s hovering around Bu Fang emitted hot aroma and bright golden light. He squinted at the snake. With a thought, one meatball after another turned into golden beams of light and shot toward the snake.
BOOM! BOOM!
The sacred beast’s defense was very strong, even stronger than that of the Vajra Realm experts. After all, savage monsters had rough skins and thick flesh, and their defense was inherently stronger than that of human beings. Therefore, the explosion of the meatb.a.l.l.s had only slightly staggered the big black snake.
The Dragon Heaven Realm expert was already stunned. He couldn’t believe that a half-step Saint was beating up a sacred beast. After all, it was known to all that sacred beasts were much stronger than human Little Saints.
This big black snake was very strong. Its skin was rough, and its flesh was thick. Bu Fang was having difficulty dealing with it. After all, his strength had not reached the level of Little Saint, and his damage was a little too low. Therefore, he could only rely on Explosive Meatb.a.l.l.s.
Meatb.a.l.l.s exploded continuously and hit the black snake. Even the ground was blasted into a deep hole, where the snake was struggling.
Bu Fang chose to let the Explosive Meatb.a.l.l.s explode in a very precise position, and that was seven inches from the snake’s head. People said that if you want to kill a snake, you should hit it seven inches from the head. Since the black snake had not transformed into a flood dragon, this method worked equally well for it. As a result, the big black snake struggled under the bombardment.
After throwing more than twenty Explosive Meatb.a.l.l.s in a row, Bu Fang also felt a little weak. However, the snake finally lay motionlessly in the pit. He descended from midair and landed on the broken ground.
The Dragon Heaven Realm expert in the distance was dumbfounded, and so was the audience who watched the compet.i.tion through the light screen. The battle was simply a torture. After witnessing such a terrifying bombardment, the expert now believed that Bu Fang must have killed the Winged Man Valley expert.
“Thank you for saving my life,” the Dragon Heaven Realm expert said and nodded at Bu Fang. He was not an ungrateful person. He opened his mouth and was about to say something again when Bu Fang suddenly raised a finger and stopped him.
Bu Fang gave him an expressionless look, ignored him, and then stepped straight into the deep pit of smoke. After a while, he grabbed the tail of the snake with one hand and dragged the huge black snake out of the pit.
The next moment, the Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife appeared in his hand. With a slas.h.i.+ng sound, he made a cut with the knife and flipped his hand, effortlessly cutting off a piece of meat from the snake. Blood immediately poured out like a fountain, bubbling on the ground.
Grabbing the big piece of meat, he began to prepare it. It was, after all, sacred beast meat, which was full of rich spirit essence and spiritual energy.
Bu Fang ignored the expert and started a fire on the spot. Soon, flames were soaring into the sky. He then took out the White Tiger Heaven Stove, the Black Turtle Constellation Wok, and the Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife.
There was water boiling in the wok. It was the Heavenly Mountain Spirit Spring Water. Bu Fang was not extravagant enough to wash ingredients with the Spring of Life.
He put the snake meat into the wok and cleaned it. After was.h.i.+ng for a while, he took it—all the blood and dirt on it was gone.
All the people who were looking at the light screen were open-mouthed. They were dumbfounded, and their faces were filled with disbelief.
“This… This little chef went through so much trouble to find a sacred beast just to… eat it?”
“He killed a one-star sacred beast for cooking?”
“I feel sorry for that big snake… It was so unlucky to be targeted by a chef…”
All were speechless as they watched Bu Fang start cooking skillfully.
Snake meat was a kind of meat that could provide great nourishment, let alone meat of a one-star sacred beast. The spirit essence, spiritual energy, and true energy contained in it were more than enough to turn this ingredient into delicious food.
The Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife spun in Bu Fang’s hand. With it, he made a cut in the snake’s skin, turned it over, and took out the pink flesh. The black snake was too big, so he only took a piece of snake meat wrapped around its gall, which was tender and full of rich spiritual energy.
Bu Fang skillfully peeled off the skin and dropped it on the ground. He didn’t want to eat snake skin. Although it was rich in collagen, all he needed was the meat. If what he wanted to make was snake broth, he could have kept the skin. This time, however, he didn’t intend to make snake broth.
He put the snake meat, which had been stripped of its skin, into the wok again. This time, the wok was filled with boiling Spring of Life and slices of Son Mother Ginger. He watched patiently as the meat rolled in the water. When the rich life energy poured into the meat and its gamey smell was removed by the ginger, Bu Fang fished it out of the wok.
Spirit essence kept escaping from the meat, and a rich aroma spread through the air, stirring one’s taste buds.
With a thought, Bu Fang put away the Black Turtle Constellation Wok, and then a sheet of metal net appeared in front of him. He placed it over the White Tiger Heaven Stove, with the white flame burning under it. Instantly, the scorching heat twisted the air above the metal net.
After patting the meat dry, Bu Fang cut it into slices with the kitchen knife and placed them piece by piece on the huge grill.
Sizzle…
The snake meat gave off a rich smell as soon as they touched the grill. White foam was seeping out of the meat, and when the foam burst, a strong aroma filled the air.
Bu Fang sat cross-legged down on the ground and spread his divine will, enveloping the White Tiger Heaven Stove. The snake meat on the grill was slowly changing, constantly giving birth to spiritual energy and beginning to curl slightly as it was scorched by the high temperature. Beads of oil and juice seeped out of it, and a rich meaty aroma lingered around.
In the distance, the Dragon Heaven Realm expert was staring dumbfoundedly at Bu Fang.
‘Is he wasting so much effort to kill a one-star sacred beast during the compet.i.tion just to satisfy his appet.i.te? What a psycho!
‘But why does this snake meat smell so delicious?’
Looking at Bu Fang, who was sitting on the ground, the expert couldn’t help but feel somewhat speechless.
‘Why does he seem to trust me? He’s not worried that I will kill him and take away his jade plate? Although I’m also holding a white one, no one will mind having too many white jade plates…’
Of course, he wouldn’t do such a thing, and fortunately, he didn’t do it. Because once he did it, Bu Fang would instantly use Spirit Possession and kill him on the spot.
The fact that he didn’t make a move won him some respect from Bu Fang.
The Dragon Heaven Realm expert didn’t disturb Bu Fang, and Bu Fang was too lazy to pay him any mind.
With a shake of his hand, many bottles appeared in his grip, and then he sprinkled their contents on the snake meat. A pungent smell immediately wafted from those bottles.
“What is this smell? It’s so pungent…” When the Dragon Heaven Realm expert sniffed the aroma, he sneezed several times in a row. However, there was no denying that the aroma of the spices was really delicious.
The snake meat had curled up and turned golden. Oil seeped out of it, boiling with small bubbles and giving off a rich and mellow fragrance. All of a sudden, the meat floated up and fell into a blue-and-white porcelain bowl Bu Fang had prepared. Then, he took out the Black Turtle Constellation Wok, heated it, and poured some oil. When the oil came to a boil, he added the snake meat.
Sizzle!
Bu Fang tossed the wok and made the snake meat roll in it, then sprinkled spices and added seasonings such as Scale Tail Scallion. Soon, one golden ray after another began to burst from the dish in the wok. The bright golden light made everyone open their mouths and drool.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The sound of the Black Turtle Constellation Wok and the stove clas.h.i.+ng together was clear and melodious. When the ingredients were tossed for the last time, Bu Fang sprinkled the spices one last time before placing the golden snake meat into a bowl.
He sighed softly, then wiped the oil stains around the porcelain bowl with a clean white cloth. The dish was completed.
He put away the cloth and twitched the corner of his mouth. “The Little Saint test dish, Spiced Salt Snake Meat, is completed.” Bu Fang’s faint voice rang out.
The dish with golden light had already attracted everyone’s attention. At this moment, they were staring at the light screen that was showing Bu Fang. No matter how fierce the battles in other light screens were, they couldn’t be attracted. What was more appealing than delicious food?
Gulp.
The Dragon Heaven Realm expert swallowed.
With his hands clasped behind his back, Bu Fang stared at the bowl of Spiced Salt Snake Meat and twitched the corner of his mouth. At that moment, the System in his mind had begun to evaluate the dish.
…
“How fragrant! How can there be such a strong aroma of food in this dense forest?” a figure muttered.
Deep in the forest, a Winged Man Valley expert wearing a white jade mask slowly landed on a tree branch. He then caught a glimpse of Bu Fang and the Dragon Heaven Realm expert in the distance.
He came here to hunt down the Dragon Heaven Realm expert and was attracted by the aroma. However, he didn’t expect to see Bu Fang here. His pupils constricted in disbelief.
…
Bu Fang held a pair of chopsticks and looked at the bowl of snake meat without expression. Then, he picked up a piece of steaming meat and put it in his mouth. The next moment, the System’s serious voice rang out in his mind.