At this moment, shatter the dimensional barrier

In front of home screens on various planets in the solar system, in front of holographic projections on personal terminals of passengers in private spaceships, in front of public channels in the leisure areas of human exploration fleets outside the solar system, and in star cities already in the regions of civilization exploration on extrasolar planets.

Countless people watched the live broadcast with a variety of excited feelings.

"This year's Chef Competition is truly grand, with an unprecedented number of participants, including even sixth-level chefs."

"Yes, there weren't any sixth-level chefs participating in the last Divine Chef Competition. Times have changed so fast; there are too many fifth- and sixth-level extraordinary individuals now."

"This is the normal situation. All the former fourth-tier superhumans have unleashed their potential."

"Chef Xiangling and Chef Aikefei have already advanced to the eighth level of divine chefs! That's incredible, they're true demigods!"

"Even though there are many more fifth- and sixth-tier extraordinary individuals, only a handful have truly reached the realm of gods. I believe that the two master chefs can truly become gods."

"Haha, you're talking as if the two master chefs aren't gods now. To us ordinary superhumans, even demigods are gods."

"That's right, even a demigod is a god. An eighth-order demigod is said to have a lifespan of 30,000 years. 30,000 years! According to the 'ape-man evolution theory,' one of the theories of human origins studied by some scholars, it only took 30,000 years for humans to go from the cognitive revolution to the information revolution. That's the time from the origin of civilization to entering the space age."

"I wonder how many times we ordinary superhumans have to reincarnate before we can outlive an eighth-order demigod."

"Heh, ordinary superhumans? Even the lifespan of a hero at the peak of ordinary superhumans is only five hundred years. It should be said that it takes many fifth-tier superhumans to die before one can reach the end of a demigod's lifespan."

"Why not talk about sixth-tier legends? It would take about six or seven sixth-tier legends to outlive a demigod."

The entire pan-human civilization was chatting and exchanging opinions on the 'interstellar internet' during the live broadcast.

The live broadcast continued, and the grand spectacle filled the parallel world's humans, who were experiencing the 'Pan-Human Civilization Grand Gathering' for the first time, with excitement.

It was so grand that, to them, it was a heavenly gathering.

Human imagination is rich, but the sheer awe of seeing an entire planet used as the venue for a grand event is overwhelming and beyond the capacity of most people to handle.

Not to mention, you can see countless powerful beings from other civilizations at once, and even fantastical races such as beast-eared girls and elves that only exist in fantasy.

"Look, look! Two divine chefs have made their appearance! They're eighth-tier demigods! Beings who have stepped into the realm of gods!"

Wow! They are goddesses! So dazzling, so beautiful!

"I wonder how many years they have existed as incredibly powerful beings."

【Now, please welcome the President of the Pan-Human Civilization Chef Association, the perfecter of the chef training system, the true divine chef, Ms. Xiangling, Ms. Ai Kefei!】 Coral Palace Xin Hai excitedly shouted, and his voice was transmitted to the ears of all humans within fifty light-years through the news media of various Pan-Human Civilizations.

Amidst the varied emotions of countless gazes, Xiangling and Aikefei appeared at the head of the referee's seat.

Finally, this year's Chef of the Year competition welcomed two unexpected 'gourmets'.

[We cordially invite His Majesty Arthur Pandragon, the 'God of Knights,' the 'Eternal King of Britain,' and the 'Gourmet Critic of Britain'!]

"Roar roar roar roar roar roar—"

The moment the sound spread throughout human civilization, the world fell silent for a second, but the next moment, a frenzied roar like a tsunami echoed wherever there were humans.

"Your Majesty King Arthur!"

"King Arthur himself has become this year's 'Gourmet'!"

"A divine being has descended upon this tournament! Unprecedented! My God!"

"Look! That's our King Arthur of Britain!" The faces of the British people in various parallel worlds turned red with fervor, shouting hysterically, trying to spread their frivolous voices throughout the world.

On the big screen, Artoria, dressed in blue and white knight's armor and wearing a thick blue cloak, walks down from the sky with sharp eyes full of heroic spirit, exuding a faint divine aura of knightly virtues.

This time, she made a special appearance in a knight's outfit, marking her first appearance on the big screen around the world.

Moreover, she voluntarily became a 'foodie,' not at someone else's request. The main reason was that the chefs at this grand event were of such high quality that she simply couldn't resist the dazzling array of delicious food.

"King Arthur!" Among the hundreds of millions of contestants, the unremarkable Erina Nakiri opened her mouth wide, staring up at the big screen in disbelief, her hands involuntarily covering her lips.

This is a preliminary round venue, so she can only watch it on a holographic screen.

"Besides the God of the Hearth overseeing fairness and justice, I never imagined that the 'Gourmet' was also a god!"

"That means the dishes made by chefs who make it into the top 100 will be tasted and scored by the gods! This, this is simply!!!" Erina Nakiri's body trembled with excitement.

"No matter what, I will definitely make it into the top 100! I will deliver my dishes to the gods' table!!!"

A chef may hope that his dishes are recognized by the vast majority of people, but he also hopes to be praised by the famous. If even the gods praise a chef's dishes, then they will be recorded in history, no, they will be recorded in mythology!

[Respectfully inviting! The Supreme Goddess of Fontaine! Goddess of Water, Goddess of Justice! Archangel of Water! Her Majesty, Frinina de Fontaine!] The host, Coral Palace Heart Sea, continued in her voice.

On the big screen, Funina, dressed in a classic light blue outfit, wearing a small top hat and holding a gentleman's cane, walks out of a dreamy light blue bubble. With each step she takes, bubbles appear under her feet, pulling her out and forming a bubble staircase behind her.

"My beloved, all humans of the pan-human civilization! Rejoice! Cheers! This is a grand celebration for all humanity, all subhuman races, and all intelligent life!"

"All chefs, please raise your hands and congratulate all the viewers cheering for you in front of the big screen!" Funina raised her hand, and her cheerful voice was transmitted to everyone through the big screen.

"To all the spectators who cheer for your chefs, please raise your hands and give them 200% enthusiasm! Let them present an unprecedented culinary feast as a gift!"

The moment the superstar Funina appeared, the atmosphere reached its peak.

"Roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar—"

The cheers were even louder than when Artoria appeared. The audience in front of the big screen were so excited that they forgot to breathe, their cheeks turning red.

The two deities took their seats at the highest 'gourmet' position.

'Gourmet' is an unconventional and extraordinary profession that appears alongside chefs. Although gourmets are not as skilled at cooking as chefs, they are able to analyze all the flavors and extraordinary effects of food with extreme precision.

Some people can even tell how many ingredients were used, the order in which they were cooked, and the process just by the aroma of the food. The most idealistic thing is that they can taste the chef's emotions, mood, will, and even the desires they had when cooking the dish.

However, virtually no superhumans make being a gourmet their main profession; for most, it's a side job.

[Now, please welcome the renowned 'gourmets' from various civilizations! Only dishes prepared by chefs who have entered the official competition will be served to the gourmets!]

[Please welcome! The Emperor of the Roman Federation of Europe! His Majesty Nero Claudius, the 'Taste of the Roman Gods,' who has reached the pinnacle of the extraordinary, the ninth-order quasi-god, and is known as the 'God among Men'!]

"Hahahaha, even if the sun sets three times! I will criticize every dish that is served to me! Cowardly chefs, prepare to be criticized by me until you cry your eyes out!" Nero, dressed in a red and white imperial palace robe, waved his hand with utmost confidence.

[Please welcome! The legendary Zhuge Liang from the Xia Kingdom, the 'Sage of Wisdom,' the 'Infallible Calculator,' the 'Inventor of Buns and Steamed Buns,' who has reached the seventh rank!]

"Haha, hello everyone. I never expected to be invited to be a 'gourmet' in this year's Divine Chef Competition. I'm sure even the audience in the East Asian civilization region of the parallel world is familiar with me." Zhuge Kongming appeared calmly in the gourmet's seat, with a gentle smile on his face, and gently fanning himself with a brocade feather fan in his hand.

When Kongming appeared, civilizations throughout East Asia, whether in the Xia Kingdom, Japan, or Southeast Asia, reached a fever pitch, with shouts even more enthusiastic than when King Arthur appeared.

The world under one person.

At this time, the world of Under One Person had already connected with the main world five years ago, and had long since introduced communication technologies that enabled parallel worlds and interstellar travel, including a series of high-tech features.

Zhuge Family

"Oh my god! Ancestor! It's the ancestor! Look, the ancestor is alive!" Zhuge Gong, the current head of the Zhuge family, grabbed his son Zhuge Qing's shoulders and shook him frantically.

"Dad! Stop shaking me! I'm going to throw up! I can't see what our ancestor Zhuge Liang looks like anymore!"

Other extraordinary families and sects, upon seeing Zhuge Liang's appearance, felt not only excited but also filled with resentment.

"Hmph, now those old fogies from the Zhuge family will be strutting around like crazy." Lu Jin, the patriarch of the Lu family, said with a sour face, "Seventh-tier high-level legend, I knew that Immortal Master Zhuge must have ascended to the upper realm, and the next step will be demigod."

"When the Zhuge family is no longer allowed to leave the house, they will boast that their ancestor was a god."

"Grandpa, we still have you in our family, right? Once you reach the sixth rank, I can also use your name to show off my power, hehe." The pink-haired girl scratched her head charmingly.

"Sixth rank... Linglong, I'm not that freak from Longhu Mountain anymore. I still have to rely on you younger generations. I'm getting old." Lu Jin waved his hand. He had finally reached the fifth rank and was just about to find a Taoist priest to brag about it when he took a closer look and, wow, he was already at the sixth rank.

Moreover, they received an invitation from the Upper Chefs Association, the kind of invitation for the front row seats.

To be honest, it's just an invitation. Is Lu Jin jealous? That's impossible. Not at all. He doesn't care at all. He doesn't take it to heart. It's no big deal if he doesn't have it.

……

One by one, 'gourmets' from the pan-human civilization took their seats, filling all one hundred seats. The 'gourmets' who took their seats were at least at the sixth level, and most of them had reached the seventh level.

[Finally, let's showcase the prizes for this year's 'Master Chef Competition'!]

All chefs who qualify for the official competition will receive a 'Master Chef Honor Badge' issued by the Chefs Association!

The top 10,000 chefs will receive a month-long culinary workshop from two master chefs, Xiangling and Aikefei.

Chefs who rank in the top 100 will receive ten Tier 5 recipes and one Tier 6 recipe.

[The chefs who make it into the top ten will receive, in addition to the prizes mentioned above, a legendary seventh-tier kitchen utensil personally crafted by the 'God of the Stove'.]

The runner-up and third-place winners will receive two Tier 7 Legendary cooking utensils.

This year's champion will receive a complete set of 18 legendary kitchen utensils, including those for steaming, frying, grilling, boiling, and using knives, forks, spoons, and chopsticks!

As soon as Coral Palace Heart Sea finished speaking, twenty-nine legendary seventh-tier kitchen utensils appeared one by one in the sky above the main arena.

The moment these kitchen utensils appeared, all the chefs gasped for breath and stared intently at them.

For chefs, kitchen utensils are equivalent to ideal vehicles.

Many high-level ingredients cannot be processed with ordinary cooking utensils. For example, the meat of a fifth-level beast is harder than steel. Making high-level meat melt in your mouth is no less difficult than building a star destroyer by hand.

"Legendary kitchenware! Real legendary kitchenware!" Liu Maoxing swallowed hard. This was not like the 'legendary kitchenware' in his world that only had a name; those 'legendary kitchenware' were actually only at the third tier at most.

At this moment, all the chefs resisted the ultimate temptation and looked away, with only one thought in their minds: to break into the top ten and at least get a legendary kitchen utensil.

【So now, I announce!】

The 7th Annual Chef Competition has officially begun!

[Let's invite our two master chefs to present the questions for the preliminary round!]

All the spotlights shone on Xiangling and Aikefei, all the chefs held their breath, and the audience was filled with anticipation.

Xiangling and Aikefei stood up.

"My test is..." Xiangling raised her hand high, elemental power spreading from her palm to form two enormous characters in the sky above the main arena: "Touched!"

"My test question is..." Aikofi raised her hand high, and elemental power wrote two words in the sky: "Memory!"

[Great! Thank you to the two amazing chefs for the quiz! So touching and memorable!]

[All participants are required to create a dish that embodies both emotion and memory within one hour! Regardless of the dish's grade!]

Looking at the questions, some of the participating chefs were immediately lost and scratched their heads, some were full of energy and their faces were full of confidence, some were deep in thought, and some went straight to the ingredient area to look for ingredients.

The audience, meanwhile, were engaged in lively discussions, sharing their opinions on the 'Interstellar Internet'.

"As expected of this year's strongest 'Master Chef Competition,' even the preliminary round questions are so tricky and interesting!"

"Yeah, the qualifying rounds are already this tough, I can only imagine how difficult the official competition will be! I'm starting to get excited!"

"The question of 'being moved and remembering' is both open-ended and tricky. What kind of memories can move people? It must be that the chef incorporates the stories that have moved them into the dishes!"

"To be able to incorporate stories into dishes and immerse diners in the experience, one needs to be at least a level four chef, and not just any ordinary level four chef."

"The chefs participating are all at the fourth level on average, which means that the preliminary rounds are to select a small group of elites."