The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 122 Capturing the Pufferfish Whale

Looking at the pufferfish and whale pod before him, Jiang Yan's heart couldn't help but beat faster, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

This is a rare delicacy from the deep sea – a pufferfish whale. Each one is priceless, and if they could all be caught, it would drive countless gourmet hunters crazy.

Although Jiang Yan had the urge to "catch them all in one fell swoop," reason quickly suppressed that thought.

Pufferfish whales are extremely timid and will become poisonous if disturbed.

With his current strength, it's impossible for him to capture them all at once; he can only calm down and slowly capture them one by one.

Jiang Yan took out a delicate acupoint gun, which was small and lightweight.

Then Jiang Yan unleashed his ultimate technique, completely concealing his aura and even his presence, as if he had merged with the surrounding seawater.

Having made all the necessary preparations, Jiang Yan cautiously approached the pufferfish pod, moving gently and slowly to avoid causing any disturbance.

The pufferfish pod remained completely unaware of Jiang Yan's approach, continuing to swim leisurely. Their round bodies looked particularly cute in the seawater, oblivious to the danger that was quietly approaching.

Jiang Yan's gaze locked onto one of the pufferfish whales, and he slowly moved closer.

When they got close to the target pufferfish whale, Jiang Yan first stretched out one hand and gently supported the whale's round body. With his other hand, he held the acupoint gun, slowly raised it, and aimed the muzzle at the gap between the whale's gills.

At this moment, Jiang Yan concentrated all his energy, cleared his mind of all distractions, and stared intently at the pufferfish whale in front of him.

The surrounding seawater seemed to freeze, and time slowed down considerably. Then, Jiang Yan gently pressed the activation button of the acupoint gun with his fingertip.

The next second, the needle of the acupressure gun swiftly pierced the acupoint below the brain of the pufferfish whale through the gap in the gills.

Jiang Yan withdrew the acupoint gun and stared intently at the pufferfish whale's reaction, silently praying in his heart.

Fortunately, he succeeded!

The pufferfish whale, having been acupunctured, fell into a state of anesthesia. Its fins stopped moving, and its round body floated quietly in the seawater, no longer making any movement.

Jiang Yan's face broke into an uncontrollable smile of excitement.

Although he had made many preparations, Jiang Yan was still excited to be able to capture it successfully on the first try.

However, Jiang Yan quickly suppressed his smile and forcibly calmed his excitement.

This is just the first pufferfish whale; we still need to keep working on it.

-

Jiang Yan carefully took the acupunctured pufferfish whale into the "Food Restaurant" and then set his sights on the next pufferfish whale.

One, two, three —

Jiang Yan's movements were steady and his techniques became increasingly skilled, and he successfully captured seven pufferfish whales in a row.

It was only because of excessive tension and holding one's breath underwater for a long time that the capture of the seventh one almost failed.

Jiang Yan then stopped moving and slowly floated towards the surface of the water.

The moment he surfaced, cool air rushed into his lungs, and Jiang Yan took deep breaths of the fresh air.

After moving his limbs slightly in the water and making some adjustments, Jiang Yan took a deep breath, gripped the acupoint gun in his hand, and dived back into the water without hesitation, slowly approaching the still leisurely pufferfish pod.

Inside the underground cave, Coco and Toriko also found Komatsu, who had been captured earlier.

Toriko and his companions then sped up, as they had already wasted a considerable amount of time fighting the demon serpent and searching for Komatsu.

If the delay continues, the pufferfish whale will probably have to leave.

------

Fortunately, Toriko and his companions did not encounter any further trouble on their journey and soon arrived at the shallow beach.

At this moment, Jiang Yan was sitting on the beach eating Yanlong jerky to replenish his energy.

Although capturing a pufferfish whale does not require fighting, it consumes just as much energy as fighting at full strength.

Previously, the excessive energy expenditure even led to a failed capture, resulting in the pufferfish whale becoming poisoned.

Therefore, Jiang Yan had no choice but to stop and rest on the beach.

Unexpectedly, after taking only two bites, I saw Toriko, Coco, and Komatsu arrive at the shallow beach.

Jiang Yan looked at Aru and the other two and was the first to greet them.

"Toriko, Komatsu, you've arrived!"

"And this is Coco, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Gourmet Food, right?"

"I am Jiang Yan, a chef, and also a part-time food hunter."

Upon hearing Jiang Yan's voice, Toriko and the other two snapped out of their reverie about the beautiful scenery of the shallow beach and noticed Jiang Yan.

Looking at Jiang Yan, Xiao Song's face lit up with surprise, and he quickly stepped forward.

"It's Mr. Jiang Yan!"

Toriko's face also broke into a hearty smile.

"I didn't expect you to arrive before me, Jiang Yan."

2

Toriko wasn't too surprised that Jiang Yan was able to reach the pufferfish spawning grounds ahead of everyone else.

He could sense that Jiang Yan's strength was not bad.

It's perfectly normal that Jiang Yan arrived at the underground cave earlier than them and found the shallow beach first.

Coco glanced at Jiang Yan, her expression shifting slightly for a moment, before greeting him.

"Hello, I'm Coco."

Although Jiang Yan's magnetic field was rather strange, and I had never heard of Jiang Yan before, judging from Toriko and Komatsu's attitude towards him, Jiang Yan must know Toriko and Komatsu.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's catch the pufferfish whale first!"

"I can't wait to taste the pufferfish whale!"

Toriko said impatiently.

He had been looking forward to it for a long time, and because of this, he hadn't even had a chance to taste the demon serpent's flesh.

-

"We really need to hurry, since the pufferfish and whale pods are about to leave."

Jiang Yan spoke up.

At the same time, he quickly stuffed the Flame Dragon Meat Jerky in his hand into his mouth.

Toriko and his crew have arrived now, and they can only capture one more pufferfish whale; they can no longer rest.

However, he had not yet recovered, which left Jiang Yan somewhat helpless.

Fortunately, we should still be able to catch three to five pufferfish whales.

"What! We're leaving soon!"

Upon hearing this, Toriko dared not hesitate any longer and immediately and swiftly took off his shirt, revealing his well-defined, muscular body.

Then, he pushed off the sand with both feet and leaped into the sea, splashing up a spray of crystal-clear water before disappearing beneath the surface.

Coco and Xiaosong exchanged a glance and followed suit, entering the water one after another.

Jiang Yan watched as Toriko and the other two began to move, and then he jumped into the sea and dived towards the pufferfish pod.

Underwater, as soon as Toriko approached the pufferfish pod, he couldn't contain his eagerness and wanted to catch the pufferfish.

But before Toriko could catch it, the pufferfish whale was poisoned and died.

This made Toriko immediately hesitant to make a move.

At that moment, Toriko caught a glimpse of Jiang Yan and Coco out of the corner of his eye.

The two moved as gently as flowing seawater, their aura completely concealed, and slowly approached the pufferfish whale.

This made Toriko realize that he had been too impetuous before.

On the other side, Xiaosong, who was not good at swimming at all, thrashed around in the water for a few moments. Not only did he fail to dive, but he also swallowed some seawater.

Left with no other choice, Xiaosong could only turn around in a sorry state and swim back to shore to wait.

Underwater, Jiang Yan slowly approached a pufferfish whale and then used an acupressure gun to strike the whale's pressure points.

Coco glanced at Jiang Yan.

Judging from Jiang Yan's methods, it can be seen that Jiang Yan himself is quite strong, and he came prepared.

Turning her gaze away, Coco swam toward a pufferfish whale and successfully captured it.

-

After watching Jiang Yan and Coco capture the pufferfish whale, Toriko also mastered the trick to capturing pufferfish whales.

It's not about brute force, but about concealment, gentleness, and precision.

Having grasped the secret, Toriko's previously slightly agitated aura completely calmed down, and his entire aura quickly merged into the seawater.

Toriko then slowly moved his body, silently approaching a pufferfish whale, and directly used his fingers to perform pressure point manipulation, successfully capturing the first pufferfish whale.

Seeing how quickly Toriko mastered the art of catching pufferfish whales, Coco couldn't help but marvel at Toriko's talent as a gourmet hunter.

Then they turned back to continue capturing pufferfish whales.

To eat pufferfish whales, successfully catching one is only the first hurdle.

The second challenge was removing the venom sac from the pufferfish whale's body.

Even though he wasn't entirely confident he could succeed on his first try, he needed to catch more pufferfish whales.

Jiang Yan did not pay attention to the process of Toriko and Coco capturing the pufferfish whale.

At this moment, Jiang Yan was focusing all his energy on capturing the pufferfish whale.

However, he hadn't fully recovered before, which caused Jiang Yan's movements to gradually slow down.

After capturing the fifth pufferfish whale, Jiang Yan felt he had reached his limit.

Moreover, the pufferfish pod has finished spawning and has begun to swim towards the deep sea.

Without hesitation, Jiang Yan immediately floated to the surface of the water.

Shortly after Jiang Yan returned to the beach.

Toriko and Coco also surfaced with the pufferfish whale they had captured and swam toward the shore.

The two men caught a total of ten pufferfish whales.

>