Douluo Continent: Gourmet Prisoner

Some have said that there is a desert of yakisoba, baked by the scorching sun and exuding the rich aroma of delicious sauce; in fact, there is a forest of chocolate sauce, overflowing with chocolate sauce and bearing all kinds of sweet fruits. Today is the age of food, an age of exploring unknown delicacies.

Six years have passed in the blink of an eye. For long-lived soul beasts, it is nothing more than the blink of an eye. However, in these short six years, the Star Dou Great Forest has undergone earth-shattering changes.

As the food cells spread and transformed the forest, countless novel creatures emerged, growing at an astonishing rate.

The original batch of roasted whole pigs, which only had a few decades of cultivation and could only produce white soul rings, have now produced individuals with a hundred or even a thousand years of cultivation. Their meat is becoming more tender and their energy is becoming more refined.

The same applies to other gourmet creatures such as the Great Bone Meat Tree and Almond Cabbage, whose strength increases progressively, making them the most beloved "upgrade package" for the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

What's even more interesting is that, influenced by the food cells, the soul beasts have developed a peculiar "social interaction" – upon meeting, they first smell each other's fragrance to determine what top-tier delicacies the other has eaten. "Brother, you smell so good" has become the most popular greeting in the forest, and a food-themed social trend has swept across the entire area.

In this upheaval, Shi Yu and the Imperial Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion, relying on their status as auspicious beasts and their inherent "mischievousness," earned the title of "street hustlers" in the Star Dou Great Forest. With the protection of ferocious beasts such as Di Tian, ​​they stirred up chaos throughout the entire Star Dou Great Forest. The soul beasts both loved and hated them—they loved that the two would occasionally share some top-notch delicacies, but they hated that their own territories were always being ravaged by these two little devils.

"Hey, hurry up and get me something to eat! I'm hungry!" The three-eyed golden lion circled around Shi Yu, its little nose twitching incessantly, clearly craving something to eat again.

Shi Yu rolled his eyes and said irritably, "First of all, my name isn't 'Hey,' it's 'Shi Yu'! Secondly, you're either eating or on your way to eat every day. If you keep eating like this, you're going to turn from a Three-Eyed Golden Lion into a Three-Eyed Golden Pig!"

"You're the one who'll turn into a pig! A whole roasted pig, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!" The three-eyed golden lion bristled, splitting its short legs as it retorted, "Besides, all the energy I gain from eating will be burned off while I'm looking for more food, so I won't get fat at all!"

"You seem quite proud of that?" Shi Yu raised an eyebrow.

"That's right! I am the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Emperor Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest!" The little guy held his head high, looking very proud.

I'm not complimenting you.

"Hmph, I don't need your praise! You wretched, hairless, oviparous ape!"

"Hey! What do you mean by oviparous hairless ape?! I'm a human, a pure human, okay?!" Shi Yu jumped up and down in anger.

The three-eyed golden lion tilted its head, looking completely innocent: "You mean, humans can be born from eggs?"

"Won't……"

"So do you think it's possible for a six-year-old human to hunt and eat a thousand-year-old whole roasted pig, kill it without a scratch, and then gnaw on the bones clean?"

"I used acupressure to anesthetize it! Besides, children are growing, so what's wrong with them eating more?" Shi Yu argued.

"Do you think an ordinary human child could do these things?" the three-eyed golden lion pressed on relentlessly.

Shi Yu was stunned, scratching his head: "It seems... impossible?" (⊙_⊙)

"Are you human?"

"It seems...not?" Shi Yu instantly fell into self-doubt, feeling completely terrible ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞.

At this moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's intelligence surpassed Shi Yu's for the first time—not because it suddenly became smarter, but because Shi Yu had gotten stuck in a rut following its train of thought, completely confusing himself.

"So I'm really not human?" Shi Yu looked bewildered.

"How long have you been agonizing over this?" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion rolled its eyes. "You and I are both imperial auspicious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest. What's there to doubt?"

"This is a very important question, Dog!" Shi Yu emphasized.

"If I were human, I could awaken my own martial spirit; if I were not human, I would not have a martial spirit."

"Get lost! You wretched, hairless, oviparous ape! Who's the dog here?!" The three-eyed golden lion was provoked by the term "dog."

"If you care so much, why don't you just go find Uncle Di Tian to help you awaken your martial soul? If you can awaken it, you'll be a special human, hatched from an egg; if you can't, you'll be a soul beast. It's that simple!"

"Hey? How come you suddenly became so smart, dog?" Shi Yu's eyes lit up.

"I've always been this smart! And I'm not a dog, I'm a three-eyed golden lion!" The little guy jumped up and down in anger.

"Okay, dog, no problem, dog, I'll go find Uncle Di Tian right now!" Shi Yu said and ran off.

"Get out of here! Don't let me see you again!" The three-eyed golden lion, completely losing its temper amidst the repeated cries of "dog," roared at Shi Yu's back.

"Alright! I'm off!" Shi Yu ran even faster, secretly pleased: Finally, I don't have to cook for this little glutton!

Watching Shi Yu's figure gradually disappear into the distance, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion suddenly calmed down, slapped its forehead, and exclaimed, "Wait a minute! Get back here right now! You haven't cooked for me yet!"

But Shi Yu seemed not to hear him, and ran faster and faster until he disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion wondered if it was just its imagination, but it felt that the other person sped up even more after hearing the word "cooking".

"Damn it! I have to find food myself again!" The three-eyed golden lion stomped its feet in anger, but could only resign itself to its fate and head towards the nearest whole roasted pig habitat.

Behind a large tree not far away, the Red King watched this scene and shook his head helplessly: These two little devils really can't stand not causing trouble for a day.

Shi Yu ran at breakneck speed and soon arrived at the Lake of Life. Di Tian was sitting on a giant rock by the lake, his eyes closed in meditation, his body radiating a faint dragon's might.

"Uncle Ditian! Uncle Ditian!" Shi Yu ran to the boulder, tilted his head back and shouted.

Di Tian slowly opened his eyes, his golden vertical pupils looking at him: "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"

"Uncle Di Tian, ​​can you help me awaken my martial soul?" Shi Yu asked expectantly.

Di Tian was taken aback for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Why do you suddenly want to awaken your martial soul? You are a soul beast, and soul beasts cannot awaken their martial souls."

"What if I'm human?" Shi Yu persisted.

Di Tian raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in his voice: "You mean, humans can be born from eggs?"

"No..." Shi Yu said dejectedly.

"So you think that a human can kill a thousand-year-old soul beast in an instant at the age of 6 and even eat it whole?" Di Tian continued to ask.

"Stop! Uncle Di Tian!" Shi Yu quickly interrupted him, "The Three-Eyed Golden Lion has already told me all of this, and it's making me dizzy!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Di Tian's eyes: "It can possess this kind of intelligence?"

"Uncle Ditian, you also think it's pretty silly usually, right?" Shi Yu instantly found a point of agreement.

"So, the fact that it told you to use your awakened martial soul to verify whether you're human was also something it told you?"

"right!"

Di Tian pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Awakening your martial soul isn't urgent. In a couple of days, I'll take you to the Heavenly Dou City in the human world to awaken it, where the awakening ceremony is more formal."

Just as Shi Yu was about to feel happy, he heard Di Tian change the subject: "The most important question now is whether the Imperial Beast has been possessed by an evil human soul master? It doesn't usually have such clear logic."

Shi Yu looked at Di Tian, ​​who had instantly transformed into a spinal dragon and whose dragon aura surged, and was speechless (||๐_๐): "Uncle Di Tian, ​​did you lose your mind because of the pressure on your guardian star?"

"The Three-Eyed Golden Lion only occasionally shows a bit of intelligence, is your reaction really that serious? It's always been with me and the Crimson King. We're so close to the core area, what human soul master would dare to try and possess us!"

Upon hearing this, Di Tian thought about it carefully and realized that it made sense. The dragon aura around him gradually subsided, and he coughed somewhat awkwardly, "It seems I really should take a rest."

He raised his paw, and a scale radiating a warm luster fell off his body and slowly floated to Shi Yu's front: "Here, this is my reverse scale. It can help you conceal the aura of a soul beast. If you are a soul beast, you won't be discovered if you take it to the human world."

"If you are human, it can also provide some protection. In a couple of days, I will take you to awaken your martial soul."

Shi Yu reached out and caught the Reverse Scale. The Reverse Scale was slightly cool to the touch and contained pure dragon power, which made him feel comfortable all over.

"Thank you, Uncle Ditian!" Shi Yu smiled broadly, carefully putting away the Reverse Scale. He was already looking forward to his journey to the human world—not only could he verify whether he was human, but he could also taste the delicacies of the human world. Just thinking about it made him happy!

It's known that Huo Yuhao has the highest culinary skill ceiling in the Douluo Continent II world, so I've decided to gender-bent Yuhao and make him the protagonist's chef. My friends, you know that a qualified Gourmet Hunter always has a chef by his side. Unless you like Nanliang Yuhao, there's another reason. Huo Yuhao's martial soul is the Spirit Eye. His original martial soul is a very interesting thing. If you put this in the Food Wars movie next door, and you make a tongue martial soul, an ear martial soul, a nose martial soul, an eye martial soul, then it becomes the tongue of a god, the ear of a god, the nose of a god, and the eye of a god.