Gourmet of Another World

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Panda Novel

The Titan crown prince opened his mouth wide and gasped for air, even though what was rushing into his mouth was the stench from the thing the chef called stinky tofu.

Disgusting? Yes, the smell was disgusting, so bad that it made his soul tremble. However, when he discovered the effect of the stinky tofu, he was extremely excited.

As he watched those Soul Demons explode one after another like fireworks, he felt the pores all over his body open up.

‘So being a chef is so awesome? Maybe after this calamity, I should settle down and study cooking so that next time I face these creatures again, I will be more confident…’

At the same time, the crown prince also told himself never to offend any chef in the future. After all, the food he ate was all prepared by chefs. If he offended them, who knew what might happen to his food…

The crown prince swallowed, looked at Bu Fang who had one hand behind his back and the other constantly pointing at the wok, and then asked, “Why?”

“Hmm? Why what?” Bu Fang gave the crown prince a puzzled look as if he did not understand what he was asking.

“Why did those Soul Demons burn to death when they ate the stinky tofu? Did you hide fire in it?” asked the crown prince with wide eyes. Was this chef really so wicked? But he liked this kind of wickedness!

“Hiding fire in the stinky tofu?” Bu Fang glanced at the crown prince and rolled his eyes. He thought this guy was a fool. “Do I look like that kind of person?”

“Aren’t you? Then why did those Soul Demons burn up after eating your stinky tofu?” the crown prince asked in confusion. He really did not know the reason.

Bu Fang shook his hand. The oil in the wok splashed a little, then a piece of stinky tofu, which had been fried to golden brown, jumped out and hovered in front of the crown prince.

The crown prince’s eyes widened as he studied the stinky tofu up close. He could see dots of black-and-gold light glowing all over its surface, as well as oil that was still boiling and bubbling.

“This is my specially made stinky tofu. I stored the tofu made from the finest ingredients in the land of ice and fire to ferment it, causing the flavor of ice and fire to infuse the stinky tofu before I managed to produce the stench that penetrates deep into the soul… Although it has a stinky smell, its texture and taste are truly delicious.

“I dare say that this stinky tofu is one of the most delicious dishes I have cooked,” Bu Fang said.

“I made a limited amount of stinky tofu, only eighty-one pieces in total. I didn’t want to waste them here, but I didn’t expect the Titan Divine Dynasty to become a kingdom of Soul Demons…

“Stinky Tofu smells bad, but it tastes really good. And I’m sure you have learned by now that the more delicious the food, the more deadly it is to these Soul Demons…

“Stinky tofu smells bad to them, and they like that stench. However, they could not resist its extremely delicious taste, so they were turned into nothingness from the inside out…

“In fact, they were burned by the fire of their hearts, not by my fire. I won’t take the blame for this one.”

Bu Fang said so much in one breath that the crown prince was dumbfounded. He could not believe that that worked. How did those Soul Demons die? They were killed by the unpleasant taste of the stinky tofu. This was the first time he had seen this kind of death!

With a popping sound, the last piece of stinky tofu flew out. The Soul Demons were already very afraid of it, but they could not resist its temptation.

When the last piece of stinky tofu was eaten by a Soul Demon, he—like all the others before him—started to burn from his stomach and was completely incinerated into nothingness.

What was a top-notch delicacy for humans was poison for these Soul Demons… The crown prince did not know what to say anymore.

Bu Fang snapped his fingers, and the wok faded away at once. “Let’s go… We must go to the Divine Temple now,” he said.

The crown prince suddenly came back to his senses.

While the other Soul Demons were still immersed in the temptation of the stinky tofu, the two Numbered Soul Demons who had possessed the Keepers of the Divine Temple were fighting against it. They did not want to be burned to death like the others. Of course, because they were of a higher rank, they were much more resistant to the stinky tofu.

They thought the chef was too sinister, for he could make something that smelled so delicious to them but tasted so bad that it could kill them! A chef like this must be completely torn apart!

“They’re running away!” said one of the Keepers.

That woke the surrounding Soul Demons at once.

“Get them!”

Whistling immediately filled the air as one figure after another sped away and flew in the direction of the pagoda.

Bu Fang and the crown prince were very fast. In just a split second, they had approached the Divine Temple. They landed beneath it and looked up. Its top was not visible from the ground—the building stretched one story after another into the sky…

“This pagoda is the center of the Divine Temple. Only those with the imperial bloodline can open its doors…” said the crown prince. He took a deep breath, glanced over his shoulder, and saw that the Soul Demons were closing in fast.

Although Bu Fang’s stinky tofu had killed a lot of Soul Demons, there were just too many of them. ‘Has the Titan Divine Dynasty really become the paradise of the Soul Demon? Dammit…’

The crown prince’s eyes were a little red. He could not understand why his father, the Divine Emperor, was sitting on his hands and ignoring this situation. ‘Has even Father turned into one of them? Impossible! Father’s strength is mighty, and he is one of the top existences in the Chaotic Universe! How could he be devoured by these Soul Demons?!’

“Open the entrance so we can enter it… Quickly,” Bu Fang urged. He could not help but frown when he saw that the crown prince was still in a sad mood.

That woke the crown prince, and he wiped away a teardrop from the corner of his eyes. ‘That’s right, now is not the time to be sentimental. All I have to do now is to survive!’ he thought to himself.

The next moment, he raised his hand and laid his palm on the bronze doors of the pagoda. He instantly felt the blood in him begin to boil.

A deep rumbling sound filled the air as the bronze doors trembled and slowly opened.

“Stop right there!”

“You can’t escape!”

Countless Soul Demons were closing in, roaring at the top of their lungs. As the top Numbered Soul Demons, the two Keepers were the first to approach. Their scarlet eyes shone with cruelty as they stared fixedly at the crown prince and Bu Fang standing in front of the pagoda’s bronze doors.

“Oh? So you want to enter the Divine Temple?! Don’t even think about it!” one of the Keepers roared. The next moment, a huge halberd appeared in his hand. As the barbaric glyphs on his arm squirmed eerily, the halberd shot forward at top speed.

“Die!”

Standing in front of the pagoda, Bu Fang turned around. Then, with an indifferent look in his eyes, he lifted his hand. The Power of Law immediately surged around him, and four Wheels of Law emerged at the same time, causing his aura to climb. Even though he was just a Demigod, his fighting prowess at this moment was as good as a top-grade God King!

Rumble!

The halberd slammed down with a violent blow, but it was blocked by a shield that Bu Fang’s Power of Law had materialized. Rumbling filled the air as the ground around the pagoda burst apart, causing countless rocks to shoot in all directions at a terrifying speed!

The crown prince shuddered. When he was about to give up, however, Bu Fang’s voice rang out beside his ear. “I’ll hold them back. Just focus on opening the door.”

The crown prince took a deep breath. ‘Open up! Open quickly!’ he cried out in his mind. At this moment, his eyes turned red, and his blood began to boil! Soon, his bloodline resonated with the Divine Temple, and the doors slowly opened.

Rumble…

The two Keepers looked at each other. The next moment, countless insect-scaled bone spears emerged in front of them and shot toward Bu Fang and the crown prince like arrows.

Bu Fang frowned. Although the four supreme Laws of the Universe had significantly boosted his strength and skyrocketed his fighting prowess, he was at most on par with a Keeper. If he used the Divine flame, he might be able to suppress one Keeper, but he was facing two Keepers…

He let out a breath. As his divine sense surged, the Divine flame made its appearance. The silver flame burned brightly, emitting scorching heat that caused the temperature of the whole area to rise rapidly. Then, under the control of his divine sense, the Divine flame transformed into numerous flaming lotuses and flew toward the two Keepers.

Boom!

A violent collision erupted in midair, producing a terrifying explosion! At this moment, the bronze doors finally opened with a creak!

“Come in!” the crown prince cried out joyfully, then took the lead and stepped into the divine temple.

Bu Fang turned around and followed.

As the Divine flame went out, the Keeper’s halberd fell again and viciously smashed on the pagoda’s doors. However, no matter how hard the halberd struck, the pagoda did not budge.

The two Keepers landed on the ground and roared like ferocious beasts. Suddenly, black shadows appeared behind them, then they charged fiercely toward the pagoda at the same time. As soon as they closed in on the door, however, an invisible restrictive force spread out from inside the pagoda and knocked them away.

Boom!

Countless Soul Demons hovered in midair around the pagoda, their scarlet eyes gleaming fiercely and their bodies exuding terrifying auras.

“Soul Six, what do we do now…” One of the Keepers looked over his shoulder at his companion.

Soul Six was also a Keeper. He took a deep breath as the insect scales on his face slowly receded. At last, he took the form of an old man.

“It’s alright… They can’t get away. When Soul Thirteen comes here, they all have to die, especially that chef! Soul Thirteen will never let him go!” Soul Six said.

He was now very loyal to Soul Thirteen, for the latter was the existence that had the best chance of becoming a Soul Overlord among so many Soul Demons who had invaded this world.

‘The news that the Titan Divine Dynasty had become a kingdom of the Soul Demon can not be hidden for long, but it doesn’t matter. As soon as Soul Thirteen becomes a Soul Overlord, even the Immortal Spirit Divine Dynasty and the Xiayi Divine Dynasty will be slaughtered by us! By that time, this Chaotic Universe will truly become our paradise!

‘Instead of a kingdom, we, the Soul Demon, will have an entire universe!’

At the thought of this, the corners of Soul Six’s mouth curled up slightly.

“Moreover… Once Soul Thirteen becomes a Soul Overlord, he will be able to contact the Soul God… And as long as the Soul God strikes, we, the Soul Demon, will win!”

When Soul Six thought of the legendary supreme Soul God, he could not help but become thrilled!

The pagoda glowed brilliantly, but when it was surrounded by so many Soul Demons, it appeared to be… somewhat dull.

…

Inside the palace, the Titan Divine Emperor slowly rose to his feet. “You’re really stubborn… Is this the so-called pride of the emperor? What a ridiculous pride…” He grinned, and a touch of icy fierceness came over his face.

“Soon… I will completely devour the Titan Divine Emperor’s soul, and by then, I will become a Soul Overlord! No one can stop me! Humans are nothing but our food!”

With hands clasped behind his back and eyes shining brilliantly, the Titan Divine Emperor took a step. The gates of the palace burst open, and then his body turned into a stream of light and sped through it. In just a short while, he arrived high in the sky, looking down at the pagoda with a gruesome smile.

“So that chef is in this pagoda? He can’t get away, and neither can that Cursed Goddess!”

Hovering in midair, Soul Thirteen burst out laughing. The next moment, he abruptly transformed into a ten-thousand-foot-tall giant. He decided to use the Titan’s proudest means to destroy them!

“Aren’t you proud, Titan Divine Emperor? Let’s see if you can still keep your pride after your divine dynasty is reduced to rubble at your own hands!”

The Titan Divine Emperor threw back his head and let out a roar. That sound shook the soul of everyone who heard it. Then, he threw out his palm, which was as huge as a house, and slapped it down toward the pagoda!

…

In the pagoda, the bronze doors closed with a thunderous crash. The crown prince gasped violently. Although only a few seconds had passed, his forehead was already covered with cold sweat. He leaned his back against the door and slowly slid down to the ground.

“So this is your holy place?” Bu Fang’s voice rang out.

The crown prince paused for a moment, then raised his head. The next moment, his pupils constricted sharply.

Placed in the Divine Temple were the life lamps of the experts of various clans in the Titan Divine Dynasty. At this moment, the corridor that was once beautifully lit with numerous life lamps was pitch black, with only a few life lamps pulsating slowly.

The crown prince felt as if his throat was being held by a hand. Suddenly, with a shudder, he raised his head and looked at the other end of the corridor. There, a life lamp was still shining. Staring at it, he breathed out a sigh of relief. “The Divine Emperor of the Titan Divine Dynasty is still… alive.” He suddenly felt the urge to burst into tears of joy.

That gave Bu Fang pause. “The Divine Emperor’s life lamp?” Looking at the bright life lamp, his tense mood relaxed a little. ‘Perhaps… the Titan Divine Emperor is really still alive. In this case, the Titan Divine Dynasty can still be saved.’

Phew…

Bu Fang exhaled, spitting out a puff of suppressed air in him. However, as he breathed out, the wick of the Divine Emperor’s life lamp swayed a little, then… the flame went out with a poof.