The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 284 Azure Drizzle

"Did you make it in time...?"

Seeing the blood-red energy completely disappear from the mouth of the leaping fish, Qin Lang breathed a sigh of relief and stopped running.

Standing on the ground and looking at the berserk leaping fish in the sky, the sense of oppression was far stronger than what he had felt in the ancient ruins. This made Qin Lang extremely nervous, but he was also surprised that he had the courage to stop such a creature.

However, there is only one problem now.

How can he return the power belonging to the leaping fish to the other party?

"How...did you do that?"

The sound beside him reminded Qin Lang of something. He quickly turned his head and saw Zhong Lingyun looking astonished and bewildered.

Although Qin Lang missed the peak moment when Zhong Lingyun fought the Leaping Fish alone when he came out of the ancient ruins, he could guess that before that, the regional champion must have stopped the Leaping Fish's madness.

"Mr. Zhong Lingyun, I'm counting on you from now on!"

Without hesitation, Qin Lang handed the blue-purple pearl in his hand to Zhong Lingyun, saying, "This is the key to restoring the Leaping Fish to its senses."

"As long as we return it to the Leaping Fish, everything will be resolved."

"You mean... to bring the Leaping Fish back to its senses?" Zhong Lingyun's eyes widened suddenly.

He knew, of course, that the best way to solve the problem right now was to bring the crazed leaping fish back to its senses, but no one knew how to do that.

Unexpectedly, a young boy brought a solution.

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded emphatically, looking at the leaping fish in the air whose aura seemed to have become volatile again. "Mr. Zhong Lingyun, we'll explain the rest later. Now, please do as I say!"

“…Okay!” Zhong Lingyun took a deep breath and decided to believe the boy in front of him who had miraculously stopped the leaping fish.

"Flying Spirit!"

"Yo-"

Zhong Lingyun's second food spirit, the four-winged food spirit, responded and quickly flew out, taking the blue-purple pearl from Zhong Lingyun's hand.

The surging, powerful energy within the pearl made Fei Ling take another look. Then, it flapped its two pairs of wings and, without hesitation, transformed into a streak of light, swiftly heading towards the direction of the leaping fish.
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"Stop! Stop!"

A joyful exclamation from the crowd drew Li Yuantu and the others' attention back to the leaping fish in the air.

The opponent's terrifying attack, which seemed capable of destroying the world, has now completely dimmed and has not actually landed.

"Why didn't it land?" Zhuo Hong asked subconsciously, then realized he had misspoke when he saw Sang Ran and Li Yuantu looking at him. "Um, I mean... what caused the Leaping Fish to stop attacking?"

"Could it be that it's about to regain consciousness?"

“If that’s really the case, then we are truly blessed.” Sang Ran took a deep breath and looked at the leaping fish in the air. “But I don’t seem to see any signs of this big guy regaining his senses.”

"In any case, it's a good thing that it stopped attacking," Li Yuantu said in a deep voice. "Zhong Lingyun's Spirit Renewal is just over, so what we need to do now is to avoid provoking it as much as possible."

"If we can buy some time, we can save more lives..."

Before Li Yuantu could finish speaking, he suddenly saw a golden streak of light rapidly flying towards the Leaping Fish, and his expression changed drastically. "Damn it!"

"It seems that Zhong Lingyun took the initiative to attack the Leaping Fish!"

The Leaping Fish had finally stopped its attack, and now Zhong Lingyun was taking the initiative to attack. For the Leaping Fish, which was already in an unstable state, this was tantamount to a provocation and could very likely cause further damage! But based on his understanding of Zhong Lingyun, the other party did not seem like such a reckless person. Why would Zhong Lingyun do this?

Just as Li Yuantu's mind raced, the golden rainbow stopped very close to the leaping fish, and the outline of the four-winged food spirit became clear.

Equally clear was the precious jewel in its hand.

“It doesn’t seem to be attacking proactively,” Sang Ran suddenly said.

The next instant, a melodious low murmur suddenly resounded.

"Woo——"

That was the voice of the leaping fish, but unlike before, there was no longer any frenzied emotion in the voice of the leaping fish.

Blue-purple light intertwined with seven colors rapidly bloomed on its massive body, while the blood-red mist was dissipated at a visible speed.

The Leaping Fish's strength increased at an astonishing rate, but its mad and brutal nature seemed to be completely suppressed until it disappeared.

It lowered its head and looked down at the destroyed city below, a trace of sadness appearing in its eyes. Then it looked up at the sky and slowly opened its mouth wide.

Blue-purple light rapidly gathered in its mouth, eventually transforming into a cannon shot far more powerful than before, which blasted into the dense dark clouds in the sky. Soon after, a light blue rain fell from the clouds, enveloping the entire ruins.

Li Yuantu stretched out a hand and caught a blue raindrop. Watching the raindrop merge into his palm, transforming into a cool and gentle force to heal the wound, a smile finally appeared on his tense face.

"Everyone, you don't need to evacuate anymore!"

Qi Bing raised her hands high, letting the azure raindrops mingle with the tears in her eyes, and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Our home is safe!"

"We'll be able to go home soon!"

The evacuating crowd stopped, and then more and more cheers rose from all directions. In the light rain, countless people cheered and hugged, shedding tears of excitement.

The rain, imbued with the apology of the leaping fish, did not last long. After the rain, the dense clouds in the sky also dispersed.

The sunlight shone again on this land, falling on every bright, smiling face.

"Qin Lang!" Cao Dongdong, Zhao Qian, and Zuo Ge quickly walked to Qin Lang's side. "You've left us all behind."

“So that’s the Leaping Fish…” Cao Dongdong glanced at the Leaping Fish hovering in the air. “It withstood multiple attacks from the Leaping Fish head-on and remained unharmed. I feel like I can brag about this for the rest of my life.”

"You rascal..." Qin Lang said, both amused and exasperated, "Can being sprayed with water by Xiao Cai be considered a direct hit from the Leaping Fish's attack?"

"Just tell me, isn't Xiao Cai a leaping fish?" Cao Dongdong raised his head, looking smug.

"So, does that mean I also took a direct hit from the Leaping Fish?" Zuo Ge stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

He was also sprayed by Xiao Cai on the "Leaping Fish" cruise ship.

However… thinking of the details of being scolded that time, Zuo Ge’s expression changed, and he couldn’t help but shrink his head back.

If you criticize Leaping Fish and Silver Oriole in front of them, won't Leaping Fish hold a grudge and kill you?
"Woo——"

A low, guttural hum silenced the group.

The leaping fish glanced at the crowd from afar, then flapped its large, wing-like fins and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

(End of this chapter)