Chapter 635 Foxes like rabbits, it's their nature

"Master, this was sent over by the Phoenix God herself, insisting that I personally deliver it to you."

At the Genesis Origin, Bi Ji lifted a large cauldron and brought it before Xia Yi. Inside the cauldron, starlight shimmered, and suspended within the light was a roasted rabbit, golden and translucent.

Compared to the pure starlight Xia Yi had before, the starlight inside this cauldron seemed almost sentient, full of vitality and divinity.

Within the cauldron, the starlight condensed into forms—little figures that performed various divine techniques: the Phoenix God, the Dragon God, the Goddess of Life, the God of Destruction...

One after another, these powerful beings appeared within the starlight, unleashing their strongest divine powers, which then all merged into the rabbit's body.

"The Phoenix God's creative power includes a great ability to simulate—she can simulate the existence of any power, wrapping it with divine techniques. She has infused all the divine powers she's ever simulated into this roasted rabbit." Gu Yue turned to Xia Yi with a sly smile, asking, "So this is the secret you two were discussing yesterday? She bakes a rabbit for you and puts so much effort into it. No wonder when I asked, you never told me."

"It's not fair! She's obviously mocking me—my stellar roasted rabbit from yesterday is nothing compared to this!" Xia Yi ground his teeth. Indeed, compared to the Phoenix God's roasted rabbit, his own was a complete joke.

"I'm leaving this to you. I have some business to attend to." Xia Yi stood up, annoyed, and left the Genesis Origin. Damn Phoenix God—just dumping all the soul beast issues of the Origin on him wasn't enough, now she was humiliating him too.

He had to reclaim his dignity.

Watching Xia Yi leave, Gu Yue's lips curled up with a confident smile. "Phoenix God, haha, it seems from now on I'm destined to outdo you."

Leaving the Genesis Origin, Xia Yi headed straight to the Great God Circle.

Now the Great God Circle had become the Human God Star, standing alongside the Origin of Creation.

In the Douluo Dimension, many peak Douluos ascended to godhood through the Great God Circle.

Xia Yi's divine awareness swept through the Great God Circle and quickly located his target.

"I heard you are the God of Food. Your cooking should be excellent, right?" Xia Yi appeared before the God of Food.

"Your Majesty, although I am the God of Food, I don't actually cook. My divine power only makes food taste better," the God of Food answered cautiously.

"If you don't cook, then what kind of God of Food are you?" Xia Yi's expression soured. He thought that by acting as a hands-off manager, he could enjoy the respect of others without lifting a finger. He hadn't expected there were gods with even thicker skin than him.

If the God of Food doesn't cook, what's the point of being God of Food?

Seeing Xia Yi's reaction, the Nine-Colored Divine Maiden beside the God of Food quickly spoke up. "Your Majesty, the God of Food's cooking skills aren't that great, but I heard the God of Emotions has excellent cooking skills."

With that, Xia Yi stepped forward and appeared before the God of Emotions, Huo Yuhao.

"What do you want?" Huo Yuhao looked at Xia Yi. After losing his fortune and three major souls, he had fallen to the level of a first-rank god.

Xia Yi didn't make things difficult for Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao was just a pawn in Tang San's plans, never deeply hated by Xia Yi. Although Tang San schemed against soul beasts and the entire Douluo Dimension, Huo Yuhao did not participate.

The original purpose of the Spirit Pagoda was to ease the conflict between humans and soul beasts, but Huo Yuhao left the Douluo Dimension too early and underestimated human nature. He didn't expect the tower to become corrupted.

"Where is your wife?" Xia Yi asked curiously, since his scan had found no sign of Tang Wutong.

"Dead." Huo Yuhao lowered his head.

"Who killed her?" Xia Yi asked.

For such a minor character, Leng Yaozhu probably didn't bother with him.

"I did." Huo Yuhao said quietly.

"Why?" Xia Yi asked, more curious.

"No reason. She wanted to reincarnate, I was just fulfilling her wish." Huo Yuhao clenched his fist.

He knew Tang Wutong must have suspected something, which was why she wanted to reincarnate.

"I see." Xia Yi shook his head, not caring much, then asked, "I heard from the Nine-Colored Divine Maiden that your cooking is good."

"I can roast fish and bake flatbread," Huo Yuhao replied honestly.

"What else?" Xia Yi asked.

"That's all," Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Though I only know those two, my master is a real chef. If you want to pick a chef for yourself, I believe no one is more suitable than my master."

"The Previous God of Emotions, Rong Nianbing, who died by Tang San's hand..." Xia Yi raised an eyebrow. He knew Huo Yuhao wanted to use him to help resurrect Rong Nianbing. Xia Yi was not angry, and turned to leave.

"Wait, can I ask you something?" Huo Yuhao suddenly called out to Xia Yi as he was about to leave.

"What?" Xia Yi asked.

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and asked, "Qiu'er, is there any chance she can come back to life?"

Xia Yi could sense that Huo Yuhao's breathing became more hurried.

"Well, I don't know either. I can ask around for you later?" Xia Yi shrugged. He had already handed over the imperial beast's luck and fate skull to Gu Yue. He never asked how Gu Yue would handle it.

"One more thing—about Wutong's reincarnation. I want to ask if there's any way to let her reincarnate as Dong'er, not Wutong." Huo Yuhao's voice was low.

"I haven't studied reincarnation, but as the founder of the Spirit Pagoda, if you find Zhu'er, I think she might be able to help you." Xia Yi said, then left.

Xia Yi arrived at a mountain peak, where he saw an old man with the rank of God Official.

The teacher of Rong Nianbing, the ghost chef Cha Ji.

"I thought a first-rank god can only bring two people into the God Realm. Aside from wife and children, Rong Nianbing even brought her teacher in. How did she manage that?" Xia Yi wondered silently.

Though Xia Yi never experienced the Douluo God Realm era, his status in the Great God Circle was not lower than in the Origin of Creation, so he knew some matters of the Douluo God Realm.

But it was just curiosity. It wasn't his business—it was an event long past.

...

"Still roasting rabbit? Aren't you afraid Xia Yi will get tired of it?" At the Genesis Origin, the Goddess of Life looked at the Phoenix God curiously.

"You don't understand. Xia Yi is a fox. I asked the soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest—foxes love to eat rabbits by nature. Even when they become god kings, that doesn't change." The Phoenix God smiled, plucked a few leaves from the Life Ancient Tree, and tossed them into the cauldron.

"What are you doing?" the Goddess of Life asked unhappily.

"Making soup!" The Phoenix God replied confidently.

The Life Ancient Tree was a plant—plants could definitely be used for soup.

"Do whatever you want with your courting, but don't lay a hand on my Life Ancient Tree. Its divine power is meant for healing the sick and saving lives, not for your gluttony." The Goddess of Life's eyes were wide open. She felt she had to stop the Phoenix God before she stripped the tree bare.

"Didn't you tell me to learn how to cook?" The Phoenix God didn't care at all, showing no sign of stopping.

"I feel like you're already enjoying it," the Goddess of Life said coldly.

"So what if I am?" The Phoenix God tossed her long hair over her shoulder and said with flair.

"Whatever. I'm just asking—can't you use a pot or something else instead? Why must it be a cauldron?" The Goddess of Life asked curiously.

"He likes cauldrons," the Phoenix God answered.

"Forget it, never mind." The Goddess of Life shook her head and left.

(End of chapter)