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“Master Jiro, do you know anything about Earth?” Sani asked.

I originally intended to ask the reborn family member, but now that Jiro is here, I can't suppress my curiosity.

“I know, I know where the entire Acacia menu is, but even if I told you, you still wouldn’t be able to get it right now,” Jiro said with a smile.

Although those ingredients did taste very good, Jiro wasn't that enthusiastic; he preferred the ingredients on his entire menu.

"Hehe, young man, don't be too ambitious. If you want to capture ingredients of that level, strength is an essential factor."

"Do you now have the resolve to confront the Eight Princes directly?"

Toriko and the others were taken aback. The Eight Kings were super beasts with a level of over 6,000. Could it be that Acacia's complete menu was near the Eight Kings' habitat?

“If you are qualified, I don’t mind telling you.”

"Xiao Zhou, Xiao Jie and I are leaving now."

Jiro stood up and left with Setsunori. Qin Zhou hurriedly went out to see them off.

"Xiao Zhou, next time you come to your master's wife's shop, she'll cook for you. If you want to try Kojiro's complete menu, I'll have him go to the culinary world to find it for you," Setsuno said with a smile.

"I'm fine with either, but that would require some time to prepare."

Jiro's expression remained unchanged. A trip to the culinary world was nothing to him; he could just treat it as a chance to stretch his muscles.

"Master's wife, do I need to make an appointment?" Qin Zhou joked.

"Hehe, you're Kojiro's disciple, no need for an appointment," Setsuno said with a smile, giving Qin Zhou a sidelong glance, since they were all family.

Unlike Yi Long's other disciples, Qin Zhou was much closer to him, so he could come whenever he wanted, as long as she was in the shop.

"After I return from the culinary world, I'll visit your shop, Master's Wife," Qin Zhou said with a smile.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

"Master, the acupoint techniques you taught me are indeed effective, but if the damage is sealed inside the body for a long time, it will accumulate over time. Once it is all released, the body will not be able to withstand the massive damage accumulated." Qin Zhou intended to remind Jiro.

Acacia held back a trick when teaching Jiro pressure point techniques.

“Master, there must be a lot of damage sealed inside your body. Find a way to release it to avoid this kind of hidden danger.”

Acacia, when you see Jiro in peak condition and without any internal injuries, you'll be so happy you'll "fly" away.

"You're right."

Jiro's expression shifted slightly; he was all too aware of the immense damage accumulating within his body.

If released all at once, even someone as powerful as him would explode and die instantly.

Since it's a type of acupressure, there must be a way to undo it.

Over the years, no one has been able to threaten him, not even a small lizard like Blue Netero, whom Jiro has not taken seriously.

Therefore, he never considered the issue of acupressure points causing injury and subconsciously ignored it.

Setsunori knew how much harm Jiro had sealed away back then, and just thinking about it once it was released sent chills down her spine.

That's a massive amount of damage that could destroy a planet.

"The hidden danger of acupoint injury is indeed very deadly, and it's all thanks to your reminder, Xiaozhou."

Better safe than sorry, Jiro had to take this seriously. The damage sealed within his body couldn't be left untreated; it had to be released little by little.

He certainly wouldn't remove it all at once, otherwise even God couldn't save him.

Chapter 50 The Waterfall of Life

Qin Zhou arrived at the checkpoint on Zebel Island a day early with the fighting wolf Lota.

“Lord Qin Zhou, although this should be your first time entering the culinary world, since you are the 0th habitat employee selected and invited by the Chairman, I don’t need to advise you to think twice before proceeding.” Elber, with a pipe in his mouth, returned the identification to Qin Zhou.

"The culinary world is truly a wild place, but its ever-changing climate has also made it a graveyard for gourmets." Qin Zhou raised an eyebrow, a hopeful smile on his handsome face.

Acacia's entire menu is a culinary discovery; aside from a few key ingredients, all the others are worth exploring.

The culinary world is a vast, unexplored territory, meaning that many ingredients are unknown to most people. Therefore, the culinary world is also known as a paradise of food.

Many food connoisseurs, aiming for this "paradise," resolutely venture into it.

If I go and never return, then I will never return.

The mortality rate is so high that even top-notch gourmets might end up buried here.

Seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered by vast culinary landscapes, and due to unusual weather and special magnetic fields, even satellites struggle to capture clear images of these culinary wonders.

Therefore, before entering the culinary world, those food critics knew nothing about it.

In the sea area bordering the human world, flows the deadly current known as the "Poison Tide."

At the horizon, there is a wall formed by a huge low-pressure cyclone.

"Although the beasts in the culinary world are powerful, many who enter end up dying in the extreme climate. Compared to that, the human world is paradise," Elber laughed.

"The Gourmet World is even more dog-eat-dog than the Human World. If you can't adapt, you'll die before you even begin," Qin Zhou said.

He had heard Jiro mention the environment of the culinary world before, but this was his first time entering it, so he couldn't help feeling a little excited and apprehensive.

"Every year at the 18th checkpoint, hundreds of people enter, but none of them return; they all die inside. They encounter ferocious beasts of level hundreds of levels, and the dangerous and deadly environment makes the culinary world full of unknowns and dangers."

"However, the ingredients in the culinary world still attract many fearless gourmets. Every time I try to dissuade them, they still jump in headfirst as if it's their own death."

Elber shook his head. These checkpoints were set up by President Yilong to isolate the human world from the food world, and the effect was indeed quite good.

This route is alright; not many ferocious beasts from the culinary world come up here. Each checkpoint is guarded by top-notch gourmets, mainly to intercept the beasts from entering the human world.

Because once a ferocious beast leaves the food world, its capture level is either several thousand or several hundred, and the destruction it causes to the human world is enormous, such as the Four Beasts.

"Since you've made the decision, it means you're not afraid to die."

"Ghana--"

"Let's go."

Qin Zhou waved his hand and sat on Lota's back. Perhaps it was the aroma of the gourmet world that made the wolf's eyes flash with excitement.

Using their flight abilities on Lota, the two of them, one human and one wolf, floated down at a leisurely pace.

Elber was somewhat surprised by this way of entering.

The previous entrants at least brought parachutes and hang gliders, but Qin Zhou was wearing a white shirt and black capri pants, without any equipment.

Elber wasn't worried; anyone selected as a staff member for Habitat 0 was eligible to enter the culinary world.

During their descent, an air cannon suddenly aimed at Qin Zhou and his companions and fired, but they easily dodged it, and the cannon shot crashed into the cliff behind them, creating a large crater tens of meters in diameter.

The creature firing the air cannon is a Breath Dragon that resembles a long-necked dragon in the distance. It is level 219 and can fire a super-powerful air cannon through its nostrils.

When Toriko first entered the world of gourmet food, he was subjected to a baptism (a painful blow) by his opponent.

He wasn't like Toriko when he first entered the culinary world, where he was blasted so badly he coughed up blood and almost died there.

Qin Zhou turned his head and glanced at the cliff wall, which had many circular pits, with a human-shaped pit in the middle.

After descending 20,000 meters, Qin Zhou arrived at the Angula Forest in the Gourmet World. He could feel that the gravity here was several times that of the human world, and his movements became somewhat sluggish.

Qin Zhou's physical abilities were extremely strong, and with the operation of his gourmet cells, he quickly adapted to the gravity here.

Lota the Wolf didn't feel any discomfort. As a top predator in the culinary world, the rules for survival in the culinary world were engraved in their DNA.

While remaining vigilant, Qin Zhou began to observe the Angula Forest, where the thick, intertwined tree trunks were covered with a layer of green moss.

"...The gourmet from before?"

Qin Zhou saw pieces of clothing in some corners, but they were all tattered and stained with dried blood, indicating that they had entered the place some time ago.

Those who die here either fall to their deaths or are eaten by the wild beasts. Those who manage to leave this forest are all quite strong.

This confirms what Elber said: these people are destined never to return to the human world; some may have been killed directly by the breath of the dragon on the rock wall.

Qin Zhou found a place to set up camp and rest, and then explore the area a bit to see which employee would be coming, so as not to miss the deadline.

"Crunch, crunch..."

Three red scorpions, each four meters long, appeared. Their carapaces were as if covered in red armor, and their stingers gleamed coldly. Their large pincers were as sharp as guillotines, capable of easily cleaving a person in two at the waist.

"Oh, could it be that the food movement has started?"

"Since Eleme is delivering to my door, I won't be polite."

“Angula Red Scorpion, capture level 81.” Qin Zhou used the food detector given to him by IGO to scan the creature in front of him.

The red carapace on its body contains a special metal. The Angula Red Scorpion lives in caves containing metal minerals, so its carapace is extremely hard and its defense can easily withstand the bombardment of cannonballs.

The venom in the stinger is a mixed, deadly neurotoxin; it is extremely potent and can corrode and create pits instantly if dripped onto the ground.

Even so, in this Angula Forest, they are at the bottom of the food chain, and there are many creatures more powerful than them.

The meat of this red scorpion must be extremely delicious, especially its claws, which are like those of a lobster. I can't even imagine how plump the meat inside must be.

"Let's just grill it."

High-end ingredients often require only the most basic cooking methods.

Qin Zhou controlled the heat, and the almost transparent flames completely surrounded the red scorpion. Even this special scorpion had a fear reaction to flames.

The slowly rising temperature gradually rendered the red scorpions unable to move, and a fragrance began to waft from the ring of fire.

Because of the protective outer shell, there's no need to worry about the internal structure burning.

Using the shell of a red scorpion to roast its meat ensures nothing is wasted and makes the most of everything.

Chapter 51 A hero saves a beauty?

"I'm gonna start now!"

This was Qin Zhou's first time tasting ingredients from the culinary world, and he wondered how they would differ from those from ingredients from the human world.

"Not bad, the subtle oiliness is fragrant but not greasy, even sweeter than lobster meat, and the texture is as smooth and tender as jelly." Qin Zhou's eyes lit up.

The meat from the body parts is quite tender, melting in your mouth and sliding directly down your throat to your stomach. The meat from the claws is very chewy and bouncy, but without any rough or hard-to-chew fibers, so it won't get stuck in your teeth while chewing.

The ingredients in the culinary world do indeed have a flavor that is different from that in the human world, which may be due to regional characteristics.

The red scorpion isn't of a very high grade; its trump card is the potent venom contained in its stinger.

"Lota, how does it taste?"

Qin Zhou was just trying it out; most of it went into Lota's stomach. He still had plenty of energy stored in his body, so he didn't need any more.

Lota nodded, letting out a joyful and satisfied roar. As a race from the Gourmet World, she preferred the ingredients from the Gourmet World, not only because they tasted better, but also because they had higher energy.

The physical damage caused by cloning and reproduction is recovering rapidly, but it will still take some time.

When her body is at its peak, Lota can reach levels several hundred, and eating some good food can quickly make up for the damage to her body.

Perhaps because of the aura of bloodline emanating from Lota, no ferocious beasts are currently approaching.

The camp was very quiet, but Qin Zhou could feel many eyes on him.

As a race standing at the top of the food chain in the culinary world, the fighting wolves are all brave and skilled in battle.

Since it's his adopted pet, Qin Zhou will raise Lota to be someone who surpasses even the wolf king, Ginness.

Besides the delicacies on Earth, there are endless ingredients in the universe waiting to be discovered.

The next day, as noon approached, Qin Zhou did not see anyone come over.

It seems they've encountered some trouble.

Although employees of Habitat 0 can enter the culinary world, it's not entirely safe from accidents.

In the human realm, the capture level of ferocious beasts is generally below level 100.

In the culinary world, level 100 beasts roam freely, while level 20 beasts are less valuable than dogs.

Even encountering levels in the thousands is perfectly normal.

Staff members of the 0th habitat can enter the culinary world, but they don't have the same strength as Yi Long.

Aside from Yi Long, Qin Zhou speculated that the strongest staff member of the 0th Realm could only deal with beasts of two to three thousand levels, while those with lower strength could probably only handle beasts of several hundred levels. In the human world, this would be considered a powerful figure.

After all, not everyone is like Yilong, who can cultivate to that level without the aid of gourmet cells. Very few people have eaten the full menu of ingredients from Acacia, and none of them have lived for hundreds of years. It would be strange if they could fight creatures of level four or five thousand.

In the Gourmet Pyramid storyline, although Mansam said that Zebula was no match for Lapp, even if Lapp could only deal with beasts of the hundreds level in the Gourmet World, he could still defeat Zebula at that time.