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"What incredibly precise pressure point techniques!"

A man walked slowly over, dressed in a black bodysuit with green bandages wrapped around his head, arms, wrists, abdomen, and legs. He clapped his hands and exclaimed in admiration.

"Coco, you're finally here! It's been a long time, isn't it? You're one of the Four Heavenly Kings, the gentle man." Toriko said with a smile.

Coco smiled slightly: "Yes, Toriko, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, the gluttonous little boy."

Who are these two?

Coco looked at Qin Zhou and Xiao Song. Xiao Song was quite ordinary, but the super strong electromagnetic waves emanating from Qin Zhou indicated that his strength was ridiculously high.

His eyesight allows him to see electromagnetic waves that are invisible to ordinary people, and he can use electromagnetic waves to determine a person's strength.

The electromagnetic waves emitted by Qin Zhou were terrifyingly strong, many times stronger than those emitted by Toriko, and rarely seen among the powerful individuals he had ever encountered.

"Let me introduce you. This is Qin Zhou, and this is Xiao Song. They are friends I've recently met," Toriko said with a smile.

"Hello, I'm Coco." Coco smiled and nodded, giving off the same gentle and kind vibe that Toriko had described.

"Sir...you are...one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Mr. Coco?!" Komatsu exclaimed in shock.

In this era of gourmet food, the Four Heavenly Kings are undoubtedly very famous gourmets.

"Hello, Coco, you can just call me Qin Zhou." Qin Zhou smiled and nodded.

Coco is a poisonous human with five hundred kinds of antibodies in its body. Its main attack method is to use various potent toxins produced in its body. Unless you have antibodies, it is definitely a very troublesome enemy.

However, Coco's ranged attacks have a rather low hit rate; for example, her poison cannons rarely hit enemies.

Qin Zhou released the pressure point, and the Keton Dragon instantly tucked its tail between its legs and fled.

It now clearly knows that Qin Zhou is someone it cannot afford to offend.

The cocoa that arrived later also gave it a very dangerous feeling, as if touching it would mean certain death.

If it weren't so unpalatable, it would probably be food on a cutting board by now.

Coco was full of praise. Qin Zhou's acupressure skills were among the best she had ever seen. He had reached a state of returning to simplicity and authenticity. He didn't even use the acupressure gun and casually applied the acupressure points to her.

If he were to perform acupressure without any equipment, it would require careful observation before making a precise strike.

Don't think that acupressure can only be used to paralyze enemies. For those who have mastered acupressure techniques, it is an effective means of attack.

For example, Jiro, the master of pressure point manipulation, is a super strong person who is famous throughout the world for his pressure point manipulation.

"Oh no, come with me right now!"

The next second, Coco seemed to sense something, her expression changed instantly, and she turned and ran towards the edge of the town, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Where is Lady Coco?

"Wait a minute, Lady Coco was just here."

"Disappointing, I was hoping to have my fortune told by Lady Coco."

Men, women, young and old—a whole bunch of people ran out of the surrounding houses, all calling out Coco's name.

Qin Zhou and the others now understood why Coco had run away; they hadn't expected Coco to have so many enthusiastic fans.

Qin Zhou and the others wiped their sweat. Luckily, Coco ran fast, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to leave today. The group quickly caught up with Coco.

"Coco, you really have a lot of die-hard fans."

Upon arriving outside the town, Toriko saw Coco looking relieved and couldn't help but tease her.

"There's nothing I can do about it." Coco smiled helplessly.

Perhaps his divination was too accurate, so he unknowingly accumulated a lot of fans, and they were all quite enthusiastic.

Having been blocked a few times before, I've learned from experience and am now able to leave before being surrounded by fans and return home.

Chapter 22 The Emperor Raven

"Mr. Coco's popularity is truly astonishing," Komatsu exclaimed.

Toriko was also one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and he had gone out with Toriko a few times, but he had never seen such a fervent fan.

"I'm currently doing fortune telling; many people have consulted me. Being a food critic is more of a side job for me," Coco said with a faint smile.

"The old man will be heartbroken," Toriko said with a smile.

Compared to other professional identities, Yi Long might prefer to see them become powerful gourmets, but he doesn't force them to do anything specific.

"For the time being, my job is fortune telling, but the future is uncertain." Coco slowly shook her head.

"Being a gourmet is quite impressive; it doesn't hold a low status in this era," Qin Zhou said.

In the world of Toriko, most of those who starve to death are ordinary people, while the deaths of gourmets are often due to their overestimation of their abilities in challenging food creatures stronger than themselves, becoming desserts for wild beasts, or dying in harsh environments.

The ingredients are mostly grown in the wild where they are at risk.

"By the way, how's that Zebula guy doing now?" Toriko asked.

“He’s been arrested and is currently being held in the Gourmet Prison,” Coco said with a smile.

Toriko laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Haha, Zebula, that problem child, has finally been caught!"

He showed no sympathy whatsoever, because Zebra would be fine. After all, Zebra was one of the Elite Four, and putting him in jail was just a formality. Otherwise, if nothing was done and he was left to his own devices, IGO would be affected by public opinion.

Zebula is a very special one among the Elite Four. As for why he was imprisoned in the Gourmet Prison, it's entirely because of his eating habits. He has even managed to eat some dangerous creatures to extinction.

Although Toriko is called a glutton by Coco, Zebula's appetite is even greater.

I wonder who captured Zebula. They must be incredibly powerful, considering Toriko's considerable destructive capabilities.

"How nostalgic those days of training in the courtyard, fearless of life and death." Toriko's mind flashed back to the image of the four of them fighting side by side, and he felt a deep sense of nostalgia.

Coco was the same way. Those days were truly unforgettable, but after leaving the courtyard, they were scattered all over the country, and they didn't see each other as often.

A huge shadow fell on the group, accompanied by the cawing of crows.

"Is that an Imperial Raven? Isn't it supposed to be extinct?" Toriko said in surprise. He hadn't seen this creature the last time he met Coco.

"Toriko, the Emperor Raven isn't extinct; it's just that you can't see it in the human world anymore. In the Gourmet World, there's a population of Emperor Ravens, and their leader, the Bird King, has a capture level of over six thousand," Qin Zhou explained.

The Eight Kings of the Culinary World are arguably the top creatures on Earth. They are not only powerful but also have keen senses, which is why they have been able to escape annihilation many times.

"I think I heard the old man mention it. It's a very powerful creature." Toriko was slightly taken aback. He had heard Ichiryu mention it briefly when he was having dinner with Ichiryu, but he didn't go into details, so he just remembered the name.

"Six...six thousand levels?"

Xiao Song's jaw almost dropped; it was hard to imagine just how powerful a level 6000 beast could be.

I reckon a single breath would be enough to blow him out of Earth's atmosphere.

Believe it or not, it's not impossible to blow it out of the atmosphere. Take King Charles de Gaulle as an example; if you were to touch his breath, not even a speck of dust would remain.

Even when Toriko first fought Horse King, he lost half his body. If it weren't for Gourmet Devil, the story would probably have ended there.

Toriko was shocked by this capture level, but he was also confident that he would definitely be able to reach that level in the future.

The Gourmet World is indeed terrifying; there are creatures with such an absurdly high capture level. No wonder Yi Long didn't want them to go to the Gourmet World to their deaths now.

With their current strength, it seems they really aren't enough.

Although it is dangerous, it also makes people look forward to the ingredients in the culinary world.

Qin Zhou knew that, apart from the Emperor Raven Clan in front of him, the other one of the eight royal races that would soon appear in the human realm was the cloned Fighting Wolf.

I'll go check out that courtyard then; I wonder how dashing the wolf-fighting warriors will be.

"Keith, please escort a few of us over there. Toriko is very heavy."

Toriko is quite heavy. As the glutton among the Four Heavenly Kings, his energy and weight are second only to Zebra among them.

Coco weighs 100kg, while Toriko weighs more than twice that amount.

"I don't need it."

Qin Zhou flew directly over, which surprised Coco slightly, as she hadn't expected Qin Zhou to have this skill.

Keith drove the three of them to Coco's house, which was built on a solitary rock pillar and surrounded by vertical cliffs, a very quiet place.

"Toriko, you've come to ask me to do some work, haven't you?"

Coco sipped her tea, watching Toriko feast on food and drink, and found herself speechless for the first time in a long time.

Just as tasteless as before.

"Mr. Coco, can you remove the venom sac from the pufferfish whale?" Komatsu asked expectantly.

"...I haven't tried it either. Pufferfish whales can only come to the cave beach to lay eggs once every ten years. Many of the pufferfish whales on the market have already been poisoned, but people still eat them because pufferfish whales are so delicious."

You must have the wrong person. I'm not a professional chef, and there's only a 50% chance of catching a pufferfish without poisoning it.

The probability of successfully removing the venom sac from a pufferfish whale is even lower; a success rate of 10% or 20% is considered very lucky. Coco, though she had divined Toriko's intentions, was truly helpless.

"Haha, that's enough. If I were to handle it myself, the probability would be zero, and they would all be poisoned," Toriko laughed nonchalantly.

It's my fortune to have it, and my fate to lose it. Besides, there's Komatsu. Although we've only gone out together a few times, Toriko really appreciates Komatsu's cooking skills. With the rest of them working together, there's definitely no problem.

"Alright, I'll go with you."

Coco said helplessly, "It's been a long time since I've done anything related to food."

In recent years, apart from finding ingredients for complete menus, I've mainly been doing divination work, so I've fallen behind in combat to some extent.

"Wait a minute, I haven't finished eating yet." Toriko began to inhale rapidly; wasting food was shameful.

"Qin Zhou, when did you become a gourmet?" Coco had no choice but to chat with Qin Zhou.

"I just graduated a few months ago," Qin Zhou said with a smile.

Chapter 23 Earth Explosion Star Seals Black Absolute

The group arrived at the cave beach. The cave, as deep as a gaping abyss, exuded a sinister and terrifying aura, making one feel that once inside, one would never be able to come out again.

Besides those visible to the naked eye, there were others hiding behind the rocks, presumably preparing to stalk the cicada while unaware of the oriole behind.

Despite knowing the danger, the value of the pufferfish whale is too high; as the saying goes, fortune favors the bold.

Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle.

"Qin Zhou, Alu, Komatsu... Hello."