The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 190 Capturing a Sea King

Jiang Yan raised his palm and gave a low shout.

"knife!"

The thoughts all over his body began to surge wildly.

In the blink of an eye, a phantom kitchen knife over a thousand meters long materialized beside Jiang Yan.

The sea eel beneath it seemed to sense a deadly danger. Its massive body suddenly began to writhe uneasily, its enormous head swaying from side to side, causing the surrounding seawater to surge wildly.

The vertical pupils of the sea eel were full of vigilance, yet the source of that sense of crisis remained elusive.

Just then, Jiang Yan's hand suddenly slashed down.

Without a sound, the illusory kitchen knife sliced ​​through the sea eel's tough skin and firm flesh as easily as cutting tofu, and even its incredibly hard skull did not pose the slightest obstacle.

Ultimately, the illusory kitchen knife pierced through the brain of the sea eel king.

Its massive body stiffened abruptly, and the previously restless sea eel king instantly lost all its strength, crashing to the surface of the sea. Its enormous body slammed into the water, creating a giant wave tens of meters high, and crimson blood began to slowly spread.

Such a commotion naturally alerted all the sea kings in the vicinity.

But before these sea kings could react, Jiang Yan had already made his move.

He gathered his thoughts at his feet, touched the eel's corpse with his toes, and launched himself out like a cannonball, leaving a nearly invisible afterimage in the air.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Yan had already appeared above the head of that manta ray sea king.

Without the slightest hesitation, with the same slashing motion, the illusory kitchen knife fell again, precisely piercing the manta ray sea king's vitals.

After succeeding again, Jiang Yan didn't stop. He used the manta ray sea king's body for leverage, turned around, and shot towards the blue frog sea king.

To Jiang Yan's surprise, this frog-like sea king possessed a far more acute sense than other sea kings, seemingly having extremely strong dynamic vision, just like ordinary frogs.

Just as Jiang Yan rushed toward it, the frog-like sea king's cheeks suddenly bulged out, and then, a tongue tens of meters long, covered in sticky mucus, shot out like lightning!

At this moment, Jiang Yan was in mid-air, his old strength exhausted and new strength yet to be generated, leaving him with no room to dodge or use leverage.

In an instant, the frog-like sea king's tongue tightly wrapped around his body.

Before he could react, the immense force yanked Jiang Yan into the gaping maw of the frog-like sea king.

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Darkness descended instantly, and the stench was almost suffocating.

But Jiang Yan showed no panic whatsoever, and suddenly swung his hand.

The next moment, the illusory kitchen knife burst forth from the frog-sea king's body.

The sharp blade sliced ​​through the frog-like sea monster's hard skull and thick chest and abdominal muscles, leaving a huge wound that stretched from its lower jaw all the way to its abdomen.

Jiang Yan shook off the slime clinging to his body and jumped out through the cut wound.

But in that brief moment of delay, the remaining twenty-odd sea kings around them had fully realized what was happening.

The killing of three sea kings made the remaining sea kings realize Jiang Yan's terror, but it also completely aroused their ferocity.

One by one, the sea kings swayed their bodies and surrounded them, their huge mouths open, revealing menacing fangs.

Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at the sea kings that were surrounding them, and secretly wanted to catch them all.

If he could get all these high-quality ingredients, it would be enough for him to eat for a long time.

Jiang Yan was well aware that if he were to confront these twenty-odd sea kings head-on, even if he could defeat them all, it would still take some effort.

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And this can only be done if these sea kings don't escape.

Furthermore, if the battle is too large-scaled, it will definitely cause trouble if it attracts more sea kings.

Jiang Yan naturally didn't care about sea kings that were a few hundred meters long, but if they were several thousand meters long, it wouldn't be so easy for him to deal with them, even if he wanted to.

After weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Yan abandoned the idea of ​​wiping out all these sea kings at once.

"Get out of here!"

A low shout came from Jiang Yan's mouth, and the next moment, the terrifying aura of a top predator suddenly erupted.

At this moment, a ferocious and enormous phantom faintly appeared behind Jiang Yan.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and even the churning sea calmed down instantly.

Those sea kings that were originally baring their fangs and claws, ready to launch an attack, froze on the spot the moment they sensed this imposing aura.

These sea monsters gave Jiang Yan a deep look before beginning to sink.

In a short while, all the sea kings vanished without a trace, leaving only churning seawater and the corpses of three sea kings floating on the surface.

As the last sea king's shadowy form disappeared completely into the deep sea, Jiang Yan slowly withdrew his aura.

He turned around, looked at the three sea king corpses floating on the sea, and a smile of excitement appeared on his face.

"Even though we only caught three, their size makes it a great haul!"

After admiring his spoils, Jiang Yan used the "Food Restaurant" to store the three sea kings.

Jiang Yan then took out a Poké Ball again, and with a flash of red light, Charizard appeared in the sky above the sea.

With a leap, Jiang Yan landed steadily on the broad back of the fire-breathing dragon and patted its neck.

"Let's go, keep moving forward."

The Charizard let out a roar and flew forward again.

After flying for more than an hour, Jiang Yan landed on the sea again, preparing to capture some more sea kings.

With his first successful experience, Jiang Yan became adept at capturing sea kings.

After attracting a group of sea kings using the same method, they successfully captured four sea kings this time, reaping a great harvest before setting off again.

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To Jiang Yan's dismay, when he flew a distance and tried to hunt sea kings for the third time, no matter how hard he slapped the surface of the sea or how much tremor he created, the sea remained quiet. There were no sea kings, let alone groups of them, not even a single one came out to explore.

This situation is clearly abnormal.

In Jiang Yan's view, the most likely explanation is that these sea kings have some kind of special way of communicating with each other.

Jiang Yan would not underestimate the intelligence of sea kings.

Of course, although he couldn't continue capturing sea kings, he was still a little disappointed, but Jiang Yan wasn't one to dwell on things.

The world of One Piece is so vast, besides Sea Kings, there are countless strange and wonderful ingredients, and many things he hasn't tried before, so there's no need to worry too much.

Having abandoned his plans to capture the Sea Kings, Jiang Yan instructed Charizard to focus on their journey.

What Jiang Yan didn't expect was that the Charizard flew for most of the day, from high noon until sunset. The Charizard was almost too tired to fly anymore, but looking around, all he could see was the vast ocean. There were no islands, not even a passing ship.

What's more troublesome is that once the sun sets, it becomes impossible to determine direction.

As for the logging pointer I bought in Loguetown, since it had never recorded the magnetic field on any island, it couldn't provide any useful directional guidance at this moment.

Jiang Yan had no choice but to release a small wooden boat so that Charizard could return to its Poké Ball to rest.

"This is really troublesome."

Sitting on the small wooden boat, Jiang Yan looked at the boundless sea all around and sighed helplessly.

At this moment, Jiang Yan touched his stomach, feeling a little hungry.

We can find a direction later; right now, the most important thing is to fill our stomachs.

Jiang Yan then went directly into the "Food Restaurant".

Cut off the hind legs of the frog-sea king; the meat in this part is firm.

First, carefully trim the meat with bones and remove any excess fascia.

Mix the salt, tree pollen, and other seasonings from Saltstone Treasure, apply the mixture evenly to the surface of the meat, rub and massage repeatedly, and then let it marinate to allow the aroma of the seasonings to slowly penetrate.

The marinated bone-in meat is placed in an orange-smoked wood smoker and slowly smoked at a low temperature. The subtle aroma of fruitwood permeates the meat, locking in the juices and giving the bone-in meat a unique smoky base color.

The smoked bone-in meat is then placed in the oven and slowly roasted at a low temperature of 120℃, which allows the meat to become tender as the temperature rises slowly.

As the golden oil slowly seeps out, the aroma begins to permeate the air.

When the meat easily separates from the bone with a gentle poke of chopsticks, and glistening juices seep from between the bones, remove it from the meat.

After filtering the meat juices from roasting, add Wuzhixing fruit, tomato fruit, Moo Moo milk, and a spoonful of honey from three bees, and simmer over low heat to create a bright red, amber-colored sauce.

Cut open the roasted pork bone to reveal a pink cross-section. The scalding juices instantly gush out from the blade, releasing a rich aroma of caramelized meat and fat.

Then drizzle with warm amber sauce, which slowly flows along the grain of the meat and spreads in a circle on the bottom of the plate.

Finally, top with sliced ​​wild apples, blackberries, and berries, and the Amber Smoked Pork Bone with Fresh Fruit Platter is complete.