Starting with Food Wars, I'll be sourcing delicacies from all realms.

Suddenly, a red flame burst from his hand, which startled Ximen Yan, but he quickly recovered.

The red flames are his special ability.

Ximen Yan tried to control the flames.

It was brought under control very easily.

Then, under his control, the flames kept changing, transforming into birds, teacups... whatever he could imagine, the flames could become.

After playing with it for more than half an hour, Ximen Yan felt a little tired.

So Ximen Yan simply put away the flames.

Then Ximen Yan opened his personal profile.

Host: Ximenyan

Occupation: Junior Food Procurement Officer

Combat strength: 100

Abilities: Gourmet Cells, Fire

Ingredient space: 17 natural rice balls

Procurement task: Purchase ingredients worth no less than 10 million yen from the Hunter x Hunter world and sell them.

His combat power went from being a complete weakling to a power level of 100.

That's a full twenty times more! I have to say, their culinary skills are truly amazing.

At the same time, Ximen Yan also gained a lot of confidence in his procurement tasks.

While they can't compare to the Nen users in Hunter x Hunter, they're still considered superhuman among ordinary people.

With this level of strength, there's still a good chance they can reach the 200th floor of the Sky Arena.

However, Ximen Yan looked at his own abilities with some doubt.

After all, his abilities are manifested in his culinary skills and his fire abilities.

That's definitely not a problem, but isn't Gourmet Demon considered one of the abilities?

After inquiring with the system.

Ximen Yan then realized just how much he had benefited.

The system's gourmet cells are specially made, containing only the power of a certain gourmet demon, but not the will of that gourmet demon.

After he absorbed this culinary essence, he essentially replaced the culinary demon.

He can now be considered half a food demon.

As for why it's only half, that's because all the Gourmet Demons are dead!

What's alive can't really be called a gourmet demon; it should be called some kind of creature!

However, if he dies, he will definitely become a gourmet demon, which is why Ximen Yan calls himself half a gourmet demon.

Ximen Yan was very satisfied with this.

After all, while the food demon residing in one's body has its advantages, it also has its disadvantages!

While there are usually only benefits, if one consumes the entire menu from the Gourmet Planet, the Gourmet Demon will awaken and fight the host for control of the body.

Success: The Gourmet Demon is reborn.

Failure: means complete integration into the host's body.

His current situation is equivalent to having consumed the entire menu of the Gourmet Planet and successfully defeated the Gourmet Demon.

This will ensure that he will never have to worry about being possessed by the food demon again, and he can eat and drink without worry.

Ximen Yan was naturally very satisfied!

……

After resting for a while, I felt that I had recovered.

Simon began experimenting with his abilities.

After all, the system only displays the basic capabilities by name, so he will need to test them himself to see the specifics.

Simon first tested his current physical fitness.

Because there isn't much specialized equipment.

Ximenyan could only make a rough estimate.

He can now lift about two tons, which is practically superhuman.

Furthermore, his speed and reflexes have also improved significantly, although it is difficult to determine the exact extent of the improvement.

In addition to improving one's own qualities.

What Ximen Yan cared about most was his ability to control flames.

Tests have shown that the temperature of his flames can melt steel, meaning it reaches temperatures above 1,500 degrees Celsius.

Of course, Ximen Yan could sense that the temperature of his flames could continue to rise.

The prerequisite is that you can eat enough delicious food.

Regarding the application of the flames it emits.

In addition to being able to control the projectile attacks of flames.

Ximen Yan also discovered that he had a peculiar perception of flames within a hundred-meter radius.

Through exploration, Ximen Yan developed a skill he named 'Fire Release'.

'Fire Release' isn't a ninjutsu or anything like that; it's a kind of escaping technique, which is basically like teleportation...

However, he needs to use flames to achieve the teleportation effect, and the teleportation range is only a hundred meters.

After all, if he were any further away, he wouldn't be able to sense the flames, and naturally, he wouldn't be able to teleport himself there.

Fortunately, he can use it almost instantly and there is no cooldown, although it does consume a lot of stamina.

However, these are all problems that can be overcome.

In developing this ability, Ximen Yan directly borrowed the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' from Naruto.

After all, the Flying Thunder God Technique requires the use of chakra seals, and he needs to use fire.

However, in Ximen Yan's opinion, his 'Fire Release' was much more convenient than the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Because he can generate flames himself.

Furthermore, Ximen Yan had experimented with the flames he produced, and found that if left unattended, they could burn for about a minute even on a rock.

To complement his 'Fire Release', Ximen Yan developed another technique called 'Fire Meteor'.

Of course, the term 'fire meteor' sounds impressive, but it actually just creates a large number of flames and launches them out.

This is simply to create a suitable environment for using 'Fire Release'.

Although it's simple, the effect is still very good.

It possesses the ability to attack with fire.

In addition, they combine the top-tier life-saving techniques 'Fire Release' and 'Fire Meteor'.

Ximen Yan was instantly filled with confidence regarding the procurement of materials from the Hunter x Hunter world.

Next, naturally, we'll go into the Hunter x Hunter world to make some purchases!

Chapter 9 First Visit to the Hunter x Hunter World

Look up at the sky.

Ximen Yan was somewhat stunned.

He was just in his rented room a moment ago, and in the blink of an eye he was on the street.

Of course, considering that he used the Hunter x Hunter world purchase card before, he should already be in the Hunter x Hunter world now.

"I don't feel anything at all!"

Ximen Yan muttered something about his vision going black or feeling dizzy; there was no such thing.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in the world of Hunter x Hunter.

Ximen Yan felt that this was actually quite good.

After all, he doesn't have any masochistic tendencies.

I patted my face to calm myself down.

"Alright, it's time to proceed according to plan."

Without hesitation, Ximen Yan immediately began to gather information.

After all, he only had ten days, and he couldn't afford to relax at all.

Before coming to the Hunter x Hunter world, Simon Yan had exchanged one million Jenny.

Under the onslaught of money.

Well, to be more precise, it was thanks to the contributions of those clueless thugs.

Ximen Yan finally figured out where he was.

His current location is Saba, on Dori Island.

It doesn't take long to get from here to the Republic of Dabatochia, where the Sky Arena is located; it only takes eight days by airship...

Well, eight days had completely made Ximen Yan give up on the idea of ​​going to the Sky Arena to farm gold and buy ingredients.

But there is always a way out.

There is a restricted area near Saba.

Its name is 'Shimeile Wetlands', and it also has another name: 'The Nest of Fraudsters'.

When Ximen Yan first heard the name "Shimeile Wetland", he felt that it was somewhat familiar.

Upon hearing the alias 'The Nest of Deceivers', Simon suddenly realized what it meant.

Isn't this the venue for the first test when the protagonist and his group took the Hunter Exam? Of course, it's also the venue for the second test.

Thinking of the high-end ingredients from the Shimeile Wetland.

Ximen Yan felt like his mouth was about to water.

Originally, Ximen Yan was planning to head to Shimeile Wetland immediately.

However, I'm thinking about the Hunter Exam.

Ximen Yan suppressed his restless heart.

After inquiring again, it turned out that the Hunter Exam had indeed begun this year.

Then Ximen Yan learned that during the last hunter exam, a candidate had seriously injured the examiner.

Needless to say, it must be Hisoka, that 'fruit farmer,' so this Hunter Exam should be the one that the main characters and their group are going to participate in.

In other words, the Shimeile Wetlands have been requisitioned by the Hunter Association as a venue for hunter exams.

If he were to barge in so recklessly...

They might face pursuit from professional hunters.

He came to buy ingredients, not to fight.

Therefore, such behavior, which could potentially provoke a fight, is clearly undesirable.

Therefore, he needs to get in through legitimate channels, or at least through channels that appear legitimate.

Without a doubt, the way to get there is the Hunter Exam!

As long as he blends in with the examinees, he can enter the Shimeile Wetland without any hindrance.

As for how they managed to sneak in!

Looking at the barbecue restaurant he had spent some time finding, Ximen Yan smiled.