A Bite of Douluo Continent

Qi Han had never witnessed the strange phenomenon on Dinghu Lake before, so he took this opportunity to see it.

Everyone clearly realized something, and their gazes all turned to the sky above Dinghu Shangsu.

With a fluctuation of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, a large amount of primordial energy surged in and began to gather in the sky above Dinghu.

...

Outside of the Cold Food Festival, Tang Qianqiu and Qi Poxiao simultaneously narrowed their eyes.

As Limit Douluos, the two of them noticed something was wrong inside Hanshi almost instantly.

"It seems... there will be purple-tier dishes among the new dishes this time." Qi Po-xiao murmured, his expectant expression growing even stronger.

"Not bad, I wonder what kind of magical effects it will have this time." Tang Qianqiu said with a smile, "This purple-label dish is somewhat similar to the alchemy techniques of my Tang Clan's medicine hall, but even my Tang Clan cannot refine such magical pills."

Qi Po-xiao wholeheartedly agreed and nodded in agreement.

Not far behind the two in the group, Yu Lianxin slightly raised her head, glanced at the sky above the Cold Food Festival, and felt a little more expectant.

Is he... about to launch a new purple-brand dish?

I wonder what the special effects will be this time?

And we'll have hot pot tomorrow!

Since leading the team back from Xingluo City, it seems like I haven't had hot pot for almost two months. Now I can finally satisfy my craving.

Breakfast and late-night snacks are also available…

I don't know what it is, but I really want to eat it!

I'm going to take tomorrow off and enjoy a day of good food!

Chapter 362 Strange Phenomenon: Yun'e Dances with Startling Beauty! (Bonus Chapter 3/10 for Alliance Leader Yue Zhuoshuo)

All the Title Douluo level experts and some Soul Douluo experts with even higher talent who were waiting outside the Cold Food Festival Gate noticed the familiar anomaly within the Cold Food Festival. Inside the Cold Food Festival, the strange phenomenon belonging to Dinghu Shangsu was also fully revealed.

As the primordial energy of heaven and earth gradually gathered into tiny droplets, coalescing into familiar clouds of primordial energy, a fairyland lake appeared before everyone's eyes. The lake shimmered with light, and clouds rose faintly above the surface. Golden lotuses bloomed amidst the clouds, and the moonlight was quietly concealed amidst the radiant light.

Nineteen beams of light gradually materialized from the illusion, revealing graceful and beautiful fairies dressed in light gauze gowns. They gently stepped on the lotus petals with their smooth jade feet and danced lightly to the ethereal music that seemed to come from nowhere.

Dressed in white robes with clear faces and flowing black hair, the nine fairies, like water sprites, seemed to have stepped out of a dream. Amidst the radiant light, they would sometimes raise their wrists and lower their brows, sometimes gently extend their hands like clouds, as if painting dragons with ink. Their jade sleeves would flutter in the wind, charming but not seductive.

Unexpectedly, a fleeting visitor performs a breathtaking dance.

Strange Phenomenon: Yun'e dances like a startled swan!

Only after the radiance faded and the fairy maiden vanished as light and shadow did the people in the dining area slowly come to their senses.

"What a beautiful dance..." Ji Yunruo couldn't help but murmur.

“Yes, I have never seen such a beautiful dance before.” Fuya nodded, her eyes sparkling with bright light.

Qi Han suddenly fell silent, realizing that this phenomenon was different from the previous ones.

Each of the previous strange phenomena, though lifelike and seemingly real, was actually still an illusion. But this time, the light and shadow of the nine fairies almost solidified into a tangible form, which was no longer a simple strange phenomenon.

This must be related to the fact that Dinghu Shangsu itself is of near-four-star quality.

"Ruyi, will the four-star phenomenon eventually solidify completely?" Qi Han couldn't help but ask Ruyi in his heart.

"Once you reach the Fifth Ring Road and learn how to make peony fish slices, you'll understand." Ruyi didn't directly tell Qi Han the answer.

Okay, anyway, the Fifth Ring Road is almost here.

"Ling Qing, you should also have a serving of Dinghu vegetarian food," Qi Han said as he walked towards the kitchen.

"Huh?" Ye Lingqing was still immersed in the beautiful dance she had just witnessed when she suddenly came to her senses. "Teacher, I only have level three soul power. I don't need to."

"Because your soul power is low, the effects of Dinghu Shangsu will be better."

Although the special effect of this dish is to break through the bottleneck.

However, the special effects do not conflict with the essence of heaven and earth contained in the dish itself.

Ye Lingqing's soul power level was only level three. After consuming the Dinghu Shangsu, which was made from more than twenty kinds of rare and precious herbs that were hundreds and thousands of years old, he persisted in cultivating and absorbing it. The essence of heaven and earth in it alone was enough for him to increase his soul power by several levels.

"Yes, teacher." Although Ye Lingqing, who had just embarked on the path of cultivation, did not understand this principle, he subconsciously chose to obey his teacher's request.

"Your soul power level is lower, so after you consume the vegetarian food from Dinghu, try to cultivate and absorb it more in the next few days. This can increase your soul power by several levels."

Ye Lingqing didn't understand, but Ying Shuangshuang did.

Seeing that Ye Lingqing was unaware of the reason, she couldn't help but remind her, "Look at the description on the menu. This Dinghu dish uses more than twenty kinds of rare and precious ingredients, one of which is a thousand years old. The essence of these rare and precious ingredients alone can be absorbed by you for quite some time."

Ye Lingqing nodded in realization, her face showing gratitude. "Thank you, Shuangshuang!"

"It's nothing." Ying Shuangshuang's pretty face flushed slightly, and she casually pinched her ponytail. "When your cultivation level is higher, you will understand these things too."

At the next table, Ping Xinyan took a deep look at the neatly piled-up Dinghu vegetarian dishes, divided into different layers and covered with a slightly thick broth. As the tempting aroma of meat slowly filled her nostrils, she couldn't help but swallow.

"Xinyan, hurry up and taste what it tastes like?" Sitting next to Ping Xinyan, Ji Yunruo also smelled the enticing aroma and couldn't help but urge her.

Although she wasn't eating it now, Ji Yunruo was very curious about what this dish, made with more than twenty kinds of rare and precious ingredients, would taste like.

Ping Xinyan glanced at Ji Yunruo, then at the three people at the next table who were also looking at her with curiosity. She nodded emphatically, then gently picked up a thin slice of the outermost layer of Dinghu vegetarian food with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth.

Those were the bamboo shoots that Qi Han had laid out on the outermost layer.

As Ping Xinyan picked up a slice of bamboo shoot and brought it close to her mouth and nose, an increasingly rich and fresh aroma filled her nostrils.

The bamboo shoot slices were soft and trembled as Ping Xinyan picked them up. The half that wasn't held in place by the chopsticks bent slightly under the force of gravity. A few strands of glistening light brown broth coated the surface of the bamboo shoot slices, shimmering slightly under the light as the chopsticks moved.

Even now, Ping Xinyan still doesn't recognize what it is, but that doesn't stop her from decisively putting the bamboo shoots, which look exceptionally delicious, directly into her mouth.

"Well!"

The moment the bamboo shoots entered her mouth, the rich and flavorful vegetarian broth, as fresh as meat soup, immediately captivated Ping Xinyan's taste buds. Her bright eyes sparkled, and she began to chew gently.

The bamboo shoots are crisp, but not in the kind that makes a "crunch" sound when you chew them. The extremely thin bamboo shoot slices are on the outermost layer that comes into contact with the small bowl first, so they are the first to absorb heat and are heated for the longest time.

At the same time, it has the largest contact area with the vegetarian broth poured into the bowl.

As the bamboo shoots are heated, they slowly absorb the vegetarian broth and become soft and tender. The crisp texture remains unchanged, but the taste is surprisingly wonderful.

Ping Xinyan didn't encounter much resistance when she opened and closed her jaws. The tenderness of the bamboo shoots made them easy to bite through, while the crisp texture provided her lips and teeth with a satisfying chewing sensation.

A study indicates that the stress feedback from chewing food can bring a certain degree of mental pleasure.

This is why gourmet food not only pursues taste but also texture.

After finishing a slice of bamboo shoot, Ping Xinyan's eyes brightened even more, and she couldn't resist picking up her chopsticks to have another bite.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Ji Yunruo quickly grabbed her. "Tell us what it tastes like!"

This…

How can I describe this?

Ping Xinyan looked at the pairs of eyes staring at her with some difficulty, hesitated for a while, and then asked, "Delicious?"

"That's it?" Ji Yunruo's face fell.

“It’s especially delicious!” Ping Xinyan nodded and added.

Everyone: "..."

After sharing her thoughts, Ping Xinyan continued to savor the vegetarian dish from Dinghu.

The soft yet crunchy texture of white fungus, the tender and glutinous texture of golden fungus, the fresh and smooth texture of bamboo shoots, and the delicious and bouncy texture of button mushrooms...

Ping Xinyan initially thought that bamboo shoot slices were the pinnacle of Dinghu vegetarian cuisine, but she soon realized that she was wildly wrong.

Each ingredient here, while sharing the delicious flavor of the vegetarian broth, has its own unique and wonderful taste and texture. For Ping Xinyan, every bite is a completely different and fresh culinary experience.

She couldn't help but recall the strange phenomenon she had just witnessed.

The sensations of these dishes on the palate and the harmonious, perfect image of the fairies in the vision overlapped completely at this moment.

Chapter 363 Full of Malice (Bonus Chapter 2/10 for the Alliance Leader who wants to be lured away by a rich woman)

"Mmm~ It's so delicious." Ping Xinyan sighed softly and patted her stomach.

After finishing a plate of vegetarian food from Dinghu, the warm feeling spreading from her stomach made her feel exceptionally comfortable.

Becoming a food delivery driver at Hanshi Festival must be the best decision I've ever made in my life. Otherwise, where would I get to eat so much delicious food?

"Ok?"

Ping Xinyan's hand, which was touching her belly, stiffened slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

The previously intractable bottleneck was easily shattered by the soul power within her body, as if it were a thin sheet of paper. Ping Xinyan's cultivation also broke through the bottleneck of level 48 at this moment, reaching the level of level 49.

Amazing!

Ping Xinyan hadn't cultivated at all, yet the bottleneck that had been troubling her disappeared so easily.

"Xinyan, you broke through?" Ji Yunruo, sitting next to Ping Xinyan, was the first to feel the soul power fluctuations of the breakthrough, and her eyes showed a hint of envy.

I wonder if it will be just as easy when I reach my own plateau?

It seems there's only a 50% chance of success...

"Mmm!" Ping Xinyan smiled excitedly.

Fuya and Ying, who were standing to the side, couldn't help but widen their eyes.

You broke through so easily?

How amazing is the vegetarian cuisine at Dinghu!

"Sorry to keep you waiting, everyone, let's start eating." While Ping Xinyan was enjoying the vegetarian dishes from Dinghu, Qi Han had already prepared all the other dishes and, with Gulu's help, brought them up one by one.

Everyone's attention was quickly drawn to the dishes in front of them, which they had never seen before but looked exceptionally novel and delicious.

Eat rice! Eat rice!

...

Half an hour passed quickly. After everyone finished their meals and cleaned up their dishes and chairs, the first business day after the 20-day Cold Food Festival holiday officially began.