Douluo Continent: Gourmet Prisoner

After eating the Rainbow Fruit Pudding, all the soul beasts in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest closed their eyes and immersed themselves in the wonderful changes that were happening to their bodies.

The previously sluggish soul power became increasingly pure and smooth, as if the muscles and bones were being soaked in warm water. Every cell was greedily absorbing the energy left by the pudding, and there were faint signs of a breakthrough in the level of life.

They keenly observed an astonishing pattern: the more exquisite the flavor, the more significant the power boost it brings; and a top chef can push the potential of ingredients to unprecedented heights, perfectly blending flavor and power.

Not only the soul beasts, but Tang Ya also felt the warm current surging within her body.

His previously weak physique became strong and powerful, and his meridians were like widened and reinforced river channels, with his soul power surging within them, circulating several times faster than before.

She could clearly feel that the bottleneck in her soul power that had been troubling her for so long was loosening, and she was only one step away from breaking through to level 10.

This visible progress gave her a completely new understanding of Shi Yu's saying that "food is power".

Shi Yu stood there, the sweet scent of rainbow fruit lingering on his fingertips, his mind racing. While the rainbow fruit pudding was undeniably delicious, he felt there was still room for improvement.

As he was tasting it, a wonderful inspiration flashed through his mind—the cloud cake that floats in the sky all year round.

The cloud cake has a soft, cotton-like texture and no flavor of its own, but it has an exceptional ability to absorb and amplify the flavors of other ingredients, achieving a peak taste experience.

"But the drawbacks of cloud cake are equally obvious." Shi Yu looked up at the sky, where a white cloud shimmered softly in the sunlight.

"It is formed from the condensation of clouds and is extremely difficult to preserve at room temperature, so it is fleeting." His gaze unconsciously fell on the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm beside him, and the low-temperature production method of Rainbow Fruit Pudding once again came to mind.

"Yes, low temperature is the best way to preserve freshness! But what temperature can make the cloud cake fall while perfectly locking in its absorbed flavor?"

A bold idea took shape in his mind: only the critical temperature that would make the cloud cake fall from the sky could be the key to activating this ultimate delicacy.

He abruptly lifted his head from the soft embrace of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, his eyes shining as he stared into her icy blue eyes, his tone urgent and earnest: "Sister Tianmeng, if you use your full strength, how much can you lower the temperature?"

Attracted by his sudden seriousness, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm abandoned her coquettish manner and answered just as solemnly, "It's almost -150 degrees Celsius. Although I'm not an ultimate ice-attribute soul beast, with my millions of years of cultivation, I'm enough to touch the edge of ultimate ice."

"Enough! That's enough!" Shi Yu clapped her hands excitedly. "Sister Tianmeng, you're truly my lucky star! I need your full cooperation later to make the ultimate dessert that surpasses pudding!"

"A taste even better than Rainbow Fruit Pudding?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes lit up instantly, her mouth involuntarily watering. Just imagining the scene made her tremble. "No problem! I'll cooperate fully, even if it costs me all my soul power!"

Shi Yu turned to look at Di Tian not far away, her tone filled with unquestionable expectation: "Uncle Di Tian, ​​could you please bring a Rainbow Fruit, fly to the top of the cloud cake in the sky, and crush it?"

"Oh? What kind of mischievous idea do you have now?" Di Tian raised an eyebrow. Judging from the amazing effect of the pudding just now, every idea of ​​Shi Yu's could bring unexpected surprises. He didn't ask any more questions and immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay, I want to see what tricks you can come up with."

Before he finished speaking, Di Tian's figure blurred, transforming back into the massive form of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King. He grabbed a plump rainbow fruit with his dragon claws, flapped his wings, creating a gust of wind, and sped towards the cloud cake in the sky.

When he reached the top of the cloud cake, he exerted a little force with his dragon claw, and the rainbow fruit exploded instantly.

The colorful juices fell like a meteor shower, drawing dazzling arcs in the air. Wherever they passed, the sweet aroma in the air became richer and more mellow, even forming brief rainbows.

The crowd below looked up and saw that all the colorful juices had been absorbed by the cloud cake. The originally white clouds were quickly dyed into dreamy rainbow colors, like giant fireworks blooming in the sky, breathtakingly beautiful.

"So beautiful...it's like a scene from a fairy tale." Tang Ya stared at the sky, her eyes filled with awe. This was a breathtaking sight she had never seen before.

"Now! Sister Tianmeng, lower the temperature with all your might!" Shi Yu's voice rang out at the right time, with a hint of urgency.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm dared not be negligent and immediately activated all its soul power, releasing its million years of ice-attribute soul power without reservation.

A chilling aura emanated from her, freezing the surrounding air instantly and causing a thick layer of frost to form on the ground.

The temperature plummeted like a rollercoaster: -10℃, -30℃, -60℃... When the temperature dropped to -80℃, the rainbow cloud cake in the sky finally began to move.

It no longer floated as lightly as before, but began to sink slowly. Its originally fluffy texture gradually solidified at low temperatures, yet it still retained a soft luster.

"This is the temperature! Sister Tianmeng, keep it up!" Shi Yu shouted, his eyes shining with excitement.

The rainbow cloud cake, like a frozen nebula, slowly descended to the ground.

Its shape resembles a ball of white ice crystal, with colorful filaments flowing slowly inside, as if sealing the entire starry sky within, so beautiful that one cannot bear to touch it.

"Oh, it looks like a frozen white nebula with seven-colored filaments flowing slowly inside," Tang Ya exclaimed, her voice trembling slightly.

"Alright, stop just looking, everyone come and have a taste!" Shi Yu took out several specially made silver spoons from his bag and distributed them to everyone. "I call this dessert 'Rainbow Cloud Whale Fall - A Taste Singularity.'"

Everyone could no longer contain their desire and picked up their silver spoons to gently scoop out the dreamy dessert.

The moment the spoon touches the tongue, an indescribable and wonderful texture explodes on the tongue—it has the silky smoothness of mousse, the dense and sandy texture of ice cream, and the chewy texture of agar. The three textures blend perfectly to create a completely new taste experience that cannot be defined by existing vocabulary.

What's even more amazing is the explosion of flavor. From the very first second of tasting it, everyone experienced a "taste singularity."

The seven flavors of rainbow fruits—the sweetness of strawberry, the tartness of raspberry, the richness of mango, the freshness of lemon, the elegance of honeydew melon, the depth of blueberry, and the mellowness of grape—explode simultaneously in every corner of the taste buds, without any particular order. It's as if the moment of birth of the entire taste universe is here, an extreme richness that is also incredibly harmonious, leaving you momentarily mesmerized.

Just as everyone was immersed in this ultimate taste sensation, a second change quietly arrived.

The seven flavors no longer bloom simultaneously, but begin to flow and recombine in the mouth.

The sweetness of strawberries gradually transforms into the slight tartness of raspberries, the richness of mango is washed away by the freshness of lemon, and the elegance of honeydew melon brings out the depth of blueberries. The seven flavors alternate and regenerate like tides, as if experiencing a grand taste cycle, with each change bringing a brand new surprise.

Everyone was reluctant to swallow the dessert in their mouths, savoring this rare delicacy.

Finally, just as the dessert in your mouth is about to be swallowed, the third change occurs: all the flavors suddenly recede like the tide, leaving only an extreme sense of tranquility in your mouth, as if you were in an empty valley, with only a faint, lingering fragrance of fruit and wood on your tongue.

This huge sense of disparity, which Shi Yu calls a "black hole of lingering taste," immerses people in endless aftertaste and a faint sense of loss, and stirs up a strong desire to experience it again immediately.

This "Rainbow Cloud Whale Fall: A Taste Singularity" has long transcended the realm of ordinary desserts. It is a one-time, unrepeatable culinary miracle, Shi Yu's ultimate and most reverent presentation of the power of the Rainbow Fruit, with each bite containing a perfect combination of ingredients.

The crowd could no longer maintain their composure, and they began scooping away with their spoons at lightning speed, reducing the enormous rainbow cloud cake at a visible rate.

As they immersed themselves in the delicious food, a soft white light emanated from their bodies. This was a sign of the evolution of the food cells and a leap forward in their life level.

Xiong Jun's muscles became more solid, and his soul power fluctuations became more violent; the flames around Chi Wang became purer, and the temperature increased several times; Bi Ji's aura became more gentle, and her healing power became more powerful.

Tang Ya, on the other hand, felt somewhat helpless. She only ate two bites before feeling full. Her body's energy had reached saturation, and she could no longer absorb any more.

She could only watch helplessly as others devoured their food, her heart filled with envy and resentment. Only Tang Ya's sorrowful world was achieved.

Unable to continue eating, Tang Ya could only close her eyes and focus on sensing the changes within her body. A surge of energy coursed through her, and her soul power, which had been stuck at the peak of level 9, instantly broke through the bottleneck, directly reaching the level of innate full soul power level 10.

But this was far from over. The excess energy did not dissipate but continued to transform her body, strengthening her bones, meridians, and muscles, giving her physique a qualitative leap.

She could clearly feel that the age limit of her first spirit ring was now far beyond that of an ordinary level 10 spirit master, and could even be compared to some geniuses with innate full spirit power.

She opened her eyes and looked at Shi Yu, who was enjoying his meal not far away, her heart filled with gratitude.

Remembering Shi Yu's words that she would work for him for the rest of her life, a smile appeared on her lips, and she whispered in a voice only she could hear, "It seems I made the right decision back then. I will work for you for the rest of my life, dedicate everything I have to you, and never regret it."

However, compared to Tang Ya's "pitiful" state, there is an even more regrettable existence—the Silver Dragon King, who sleeps at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

She remained deep in slumber, completely unaware of what was happening on the lake's surface, and utterly missing this culinary miracle that could alter the very essence of life. Perhaps when she awoke, she would never know that she had once been so close to such an exquisite feast of flavor and power.

When Shi Yu swallowed the last bite of "Rainbow Whale Fall - Taste Singularity," everyone showed expressions of satisfaction. They were satisfied with the ultimate deliciousness and the improvement in their strength.

Looking at the people around him who were savoring the taste, Shi Yu secretly made up his mind: there must be more rare ingredients on the Douluo Continent waiting for him to discover and cook. He wanted to pass on the power of food to more people and create more culinary miracles.