A Bite of Douluo Continent

“No…” Fuya’s expression turned a little strange. “It’s because there are both sweet and savory tofu puddings. Now, diners who support both flavors are arguing in the queue, and the impact is getting bigger and bigger.”

Good grief, a sweet vs. savory debate?

Qi Han immediately became interested.

"Wait a moment, I'll go check on it after I finish making this dish."

He continued cooking as he spoke.

The sweet vs. savory debate in the previous life, though somewhat entertaining, was no small affair, involving hundreds of thousands of netizens who expressed their opinions.

There are no internet or social media platforms on the Douluo Continent, so people can only argue about sweet versus savory flavors face-to-face. Even Qi Han is extremely curious about this kind of sweet versus savory debate.

Seriously... it shouldn't come to the point of a fight, right?

After quickly finishing the dishes, Qi Han washed his hands, took off his apron, and walked out of the kitchen, following Fu Ya towards the shop door.

As he approached the shop door, a heated argument suddenly reached his ears.

Upon stepping outside, Qi Han couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

Good heavens, hundreds of people stopped queuing and stood together arguing heatedly.

Qi Han had seen group fights before, but he had never seen a group fight verbally abused.

Upon seeing Qi Han appear, a diner quickly shouted, "Boss Qi is here! Let's ask Boss Qi!"

Qi Han: "???"

These days, even eating melons can affect you?

Then a group of people walked over aggressively, and Dan stood in the middle and said loudly, "Boss Qi, you're the one who cooked the tofu pudding, so tell me, is savory tofu pudding better or sweet tofu pudding?"

Ah this...

Although Qi Han doesn't mind eating either kind of tofu pudding, if he had to choose, he might prefer the savory kind.

But faced with hundreds of pairs of eyes staring intently at him, he felt a chill run down his spine and made a decisive decision.

"Ahem." Qi Han coughed lightly and said, "As a professional chef, I treat all dishes equally. In my heart, there is no difference between savory tofu pudding and sweet tofu pudding."

Seeing that Qi Han remained neutral, the diners looked at each other again.

Fight, heretics!

The diners started arguing again, but Qi Han watched for a while and, after confirming that no one intended to fight, breathed a sigh of relief and turned to go back into the restaurant.

He hadn't finished preparing the dishes the customers had ordered.

However, just as he stepped into the shop, he suddenly heard a slightly immature voice shout, "We are all Soul Masters, and Soul Master matters should be resolved using Soul Master methods. I suggest that those who support savory tofu pudding and those who support sweet tofu pudding have a Soul Battle! Let's solve the problem with a Soul Battle!"

Qi Han stumbled and turned around abruptly to look behind him, giving a deep look at the hothead in the crowd who was shouting.

Ye Haoran, right?

You fucking...done great!

Chapter 403 Seven vs. Seven Soul Battle Spectator Invitation

After Ye Haoran shouted those words, the atmosphere in the queue in front of the store froze for a moment.

Under Qi Han's tense gaze, the heated argument quickly resumed.

He then quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Haoran is just a reckless child; people probably won't take his words to heart, right?

Reassured, Qi Han returned to the kitchen and continued cooking during business hours.

What he didn't notice was that several leaders in the crowd, after hearing Ye Haoran's words, had a subtle flicker of interest in their eyes, exchanged glances, and nodded almost imperceptibly.

Although the debate was intense, it was clear that they hadn't forgotten about eating. When it was their turn, the diners would enter the restaurant in an orderly manner, leaving the opportunity to debate to others. This situation put Qi Han at ease, and a smile appeared on his face.

What's wrong with arguing, as long as you don't fight?

This kind of sweet vs. savory debate is at best a larger-scale discussion.

So, it's not a big problem!

However, it wasn't long before Qi Han stopped laughing.

...

The next day, when breakfast service ended, a group of more than a dozen people, led by Daen and Yunqing, walked into the store together.

"Mr. Qi, are you free right now?" Yun Qing asked loudly.

"What's the matter?" Qi Han, who had just washed his hands and came out of the kitchen, was taken aback when he saw so many people coming to find him. He then walked towards the crowd.

"Here's the thing, we've formed two teams, preparing for a battle of wits between sweet and savory tofu pudding!" Yun Qing's purple pupils seemed to burn with a youthful, almost childlike, fervor. "This time, there will definitely be a result!"

Ok?

Qi Han's face showed surprise. "You really want to have a soul battle?"

No wonder Qi Han was so surprised. He had always thought that Soul Fighting was an industry similar to underground boxing in his previous life, belonging to the gray industry. So even though it was very close to the Shrek City Great Soul Fighting Arena, he had never been there.

On the other hand, he would occasionally visit the Shrek City Grand Auction House and attend a few auctions.

“Excellent!” Dan nodded. “We’re all Soul Masters, let’s have a Soul Battle to decide the winner of the sweet and savory tofu pudding contest. I can’t think of a better idea than that.”

Yun Qing chuckled, "We found fourteen people last night, which is just enough for a seven-on-seven soul battle. This soul battle will start tomorrow afternoon, which is outside of business hours, so we hope to invite Boss Qi to watch the battle."

Qi Han remained silent for a moment, then glanced at the crowd in front of him.

There were exactly fourteen of them; clearly, that was all the team members they had.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the fourteen team members are standing in two distinct pairs, and each of them looks quite familiar to Qi Han.

These are all regulars at the Cold Food Festival, and there are even a few Tang Clan disciples who have wandered in.

“Alright, I’ll come.” Qi Han nodded, then hesitated for a moment before speaking, “But I have one request.”

"Fighting spirit is fighting spirit, but if anyone seriously injures or harms the opponent's life, Hanshi will blacklist them and never entertain them again."

This is also Qi Han's bottom line. If it's just a friendly spar, he can understand. But if the sweet vs. savory debate leads to bloodshed, that's something no one wants to see.

Upon hearing this, the diners exchanged glances, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Qi, we certainly won't do that."

Their participation in this battle of souls was partly due to the sweet vs. savory debate, and partly because they found it interesting.

Since they have no real grudge against each other, they naturally won't go all out during the battle.

After giving a few more instructions and reminding everyone to be mindful of their behavior, Qi Han watched them leave and sighed softly.

They actually started fighting.

I wonder who will win?

"Teacher, let's go see it together tomorrow afternoon!" Ye Lingqing, who was standing to the side, was eager to try. The idea of ​​the diners having a seven-on-seven battle over whether savory or sweet tofu pudding was more delicious was incredibly interesting to him.

"it is good."

...

Time flew by, and it was time for the two teams to battle it out as agreed beforehand.

The news that fourteen Soul Masters had chosen to hold a grand seven-on-seven Soul Battle Tournament because of the flavor of tofu pudding had spread like wildfire. Thanks to them, almost every customer who came to the store this morning ordered a serving of tofu pudding, and some even tried two servings to see what this food that sparked the Soul Battle tasted like.

As more and more customers tried the tofu pudding, the debate over whether it was sweet or savory intensified once again. During breakfast hours today, Qi Han even witnessed Tang Qianqiu and Qi Po Xiao arguing about this issue...

Tang Qianqiu is a fan of savory dishes, while Qi Poxiao prefers sweet ones.

Fortunately, the two of them won't fight again over this.

After closing for lunch, Qi Han led his disciples and several shop assistants to the Shrek City Great Soul Arena.

Today happened to be Shrek Academy's break time. Fuya and Ying Shuangshuang had no classes, and the other shop assistants were also free. After hearing about the Soul Battle, everyone became very interested and decided to go together.

The Shrek City Grand Soul Arena is even larger than the Grand Soul Arena in the capitals of the two great empires, because Soul Battles are based on the strength of Soul Masters, and Shrek City, as the number one city on the continent, has the highest proportion of Soul Masters in the entire continent, so its Soul Arena is naturally the largest.

Previously, Qi Han had only ever viewed the magnificent exterior of the Shrek City Great Soul Arena from afar; this was his first time entering it.

Completely different from the dark and bloody atmosphere he had imagined, the luxurious decorations and furnishings here were in no way inferior to the grand auction house on the other side.

Among the shop assistants, Ying Shuangshuang and Fuya's Wushuang duo is a Gold Soul Double Team, Ji Yunruo also has a personal Gold Soul Badge, Mo Ran was once a Gold Soul Seven Team, and Ping Xinyan, although she has never participated in Soul Battles here, has also obtained a Silver Soul Badge in the Great Soul Arena of Tiandou City, so everyone is familiar with the Soul Arena.

Upon arriving at the Great Soul Arena, Qi Han and Ye Lingqing quickly found their respective Soul Arena and entered it, guided by several shop assistants.

"So big?"

As soon as he entered, Qi Han couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

The arena in front of us is 500 meters in size, and many people are already seated in the tens of thousands of seats around it.

This is a grand scale, large enough to host a concert.

"Boss, this is a seven-on-seven battlefield for Purple Gold Soul Fighters." Fuya's face was also filled with surprise. "Purple Gold Soul Fighters are a Soul Fighter level above Gold Soul Fighters. Soul Fighters at this level are extremely rare. Could it be that there are Soul Fighters with Purple Gold Soul Fighter badges among the two teams of diners?"

The shop assistants exchanged surprised glances.

This is the Purple Gold Battle Spirit!

Having already endured countless hardships to reach the Gold Soul level, they were acutely aware of the vast difference between the two.

After finding seats, the group began to talk quietly.

More and more spectators sat down around the area, most of whom were regular customers of the Cold Food Festival, while others were passersby who had heard about the event and were curious to see it for themselves.

The dome that had been opened in the auction hall slowly closed, and the lights inside dimmed.

Soon a beam of light fell from the dome, illuminating the entire battle arena.

Seven against seven soul battles, begin!

The update will be a little late tonight.

Busy this afternoon, will update at 8 PM tonight.