The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 459 Tang Yu's New Food Spirit!

"Qin Lang, you're amazing!"

As soon as Qin Lang stepped off the stage, Zhao Qian rushed up to him and gave him a thumbs up, "Sister Tang Yu's tornado is a Lv48 Food Spirit!"

"I never expected you to be able to fight to this extent."

"It's mainly thanks to the two legendary gifts," Qin Lang said with a modest smile. "Their role was even greater than I thought."

"A legendary gift?" Tang Yu, who was standing to the side, looked surprised when he heard Qin Lang's words. "You actually obtained something like that?"

"I was fortunate enough to encounter two legendary creatures and helped them a bit." Qin Lang briefly explained his connection with the Leaping Fish and the Silver Oriole, then couldn't help but become curious.

"Sister Tang Yu, you also know about the legendary gift?"

“Of course.” Tang Yu nodded slightly. “Some larger official Food Spirit battle tournaments will use legendary gifts as rewards.”

"Among high-level spirit chefs, almost everyone has one of these items."

"Top-tier spirit masters even possess multiple legendary gifts with different effects, choosing different buffs for their food spirits on different occasions."

At this point, Tang Yu chuckled, "I knew your two food spirits' speed and stamina were so abnormal..."

"Is this the effect of your two legendary gifts?"

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded.

"Without the increase in speed, Lala would never have been able to use so many combat techniques in a row in front of Tornado. Without the increase in stamina, Egg would also likely not have been able to withstand the first wave of water cannons."

"Don't underestimate yourself." Tang Yu shook his head. "Even in the battles of Food Spirits, legendary gifts are allowed."

"Such props are rare and hard to come by. Being able to obtain one is a testament to the skill of a Spirit Chef."

"So there aren't so many 'ifs,' this is your strength."

"I was really fired up after that battle," Tang Yu said, turning to Zhao Qian beside her. "What about you?"

"Sister Tang Yu, me too!" Zhao Qian straightened her back abruptly. "I'm ready to fight anytime!"

"Then let's go." Tang Yu smiled.

The battle between the two began quickly. Tang Yu's second Food Spirit, Lie Lie, could counter the attributes of both of Zhao Qian's Food Spirits and also had a level advantage, so the battle was almost one-sided from the start.

However, Zhao Qian's tactics were quite underhanded; she almost never engaged in close combat with Lie Lie, but instead constantly used maneuvering tactics to delay him.

Finally, Agate's [Shallow Sleep Fragrance] took effect, successfully putting Hunter, who was two stars higher than itself, into a [Sleep] state, giving Bubu a chance to attack. Bubu's charged attack dealt a considerable amount of damage, instantly severely injuring Hunter.

Although Bubu was also hit by the awakened Lie Lie and lost his ability to fight, the battle against the opposite attributes and levels was still of great value, which made Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong in the spectator area cheer.

"That's fantastic!" Cao Dongdong gave Zhao Qian a thumbs up. "You and Qin Lang are both amazing!"

"Both of Sister Tang Yu's food spirits are severely injured, so let Tuan Tuan and I pick up the scraps next!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but feel extremely fortunate for his initial decision to go on stage last.

However, upon hearing this, Tang Yu's expression immediately turned strange. "Who said I was going to spar with you using these two food spirits?"

“…Eh?” Cao Dongdong’s smug expression froze on his face.

Immediately afterwards, the three saw Tang Yu summon a food spirit they had never seen before from the Tianji Star Vein.

It was a food spirit that looked like a snowball, with an ice cream cone on its head and two sticky cookies stuck on its back. It was very cute.

"Beep—" [Type: Food Spirit]

[Level: Lv15]

【Taste attribute: salty】

[Elemental attribute: Ice]

[Culinary Techniques: The Reversal of Cooking]

Combat Skills (excluding self-learned combat skills): (Ice) Sweeping Snowflakes, (Ice) Frosty Blade

[Experience Value: 28/100]

"This is my third Food Spirit, named Bai Ji," Tang Yu introduced softly. "It was born after I activated my third star vein after restarting my journey, so it's still a bit immature."

"Fu Na~"

Bai Ji gave a weak smile to Qin Lang and the others before quickly hiding behind Tang Yu.

"It's actually salty?" Qin Lang was somewhat surprised. "Judging from Bai Ji's appearance, I thought its origin food was ice cream."

“It is indeed ice cream.” Tang Yu smiled. “However, it’s not quite the same as regular ice cream. It’s my improved sea salt ice cream.”

"Perhaps it's because I added a little too much sea salt when preparing the Origin Food..." Tang Yu's expression became slightly awkward as she said this, "But in any case, the salty attribute is also very good."

“That’s true.” Qin Lang nodded in deep agreement. “Moreover, Bai Ji’s culinary skills are quite unique.”

As the saying goes, "once a move is made, it cannot be taken back," and the same applies to cooking; once ingredients or seasonings are added, they can never be completely separated.

However, the cooking technique 【Cooking Reversal】 can directly reverse the previous cooking step, giving a chance to "undo" a cooking step that has made a mistake. This is a cooking technique that left a deep impression on Qin Lang.

"What makes Bai Ji special isn't just her food skills," Zhao Qian said with a grin. "Among ice-type food spirits, those whose initial battle skill is [Snowflakes in Full Bloom] are extremely rare."

"This combat skill is exclusive to ice-type combat skills, and even among ice-type food spirits, not every one can learn and master it."

“Plus the [Frostbite Blade]…” Zhao Qian couldn’t help but give Cao Dongdong a sympathetic look.

The ice-type combat skill [Snowflakes], although not very powerful, is a near-instantaneous AOE damage skill, and like [Froststorm], it can inflict the [Frostbound] effect.

Moreover, unlike [Froststorm], [Snowflakes] has a 100% chance of [Frost Formation].

The ice-based combat skill [Frosty Blade] is a close-range combat skill that can instantly perform multiple combos. Even frost and snow cannot pass through its dense blade. More importantly, its power increases with the speed difference between the two parties.

There's no need to consider whether Bai Ji has any other self-taught combat skills; the combination of these two skills alone is enough to give Cao Dongdong a run for his money.

"It's alright!" Cao Dongdong remained optimistic. "Tuantuan is already a two-star Food Spirit, so the advantage is in our hands!"

"Dongdong," Qin Lang couldn't help but remind him, "Ice beats earth, salt beats sweet, are you sure the advantage is on your side?"

"Huh?!" Cao Dongdong's expression changed.

"Come up on stage!"

Tang Yu chuckled and strode back to the battle platform.

Cao Dongdong gasped, but seeing Tang Yu already on stage, he knew there was no way to escape, so he could only grimace and slowly shuffle onto the stage.

(End of this chapter)