Chapter 19: I'm Afraid the Chef Can Fight
Chapter 19: I'm Afraid the Chef Can Fight
Jiang Tian held the pot and started eating.
Although his eating posture wasn't particularly wild, the speed at which he consumed food was astonishing—the level of rice in the pot dropped rapidly.
Huang Xing, sitting across from him, followed Jiang Tian's instructions and carefully tasted both portions.
After finishing both bowls, he looked up just in time to hear Jiang Tian let out a long sigh of satisfaction, as if he'd just had the most fulfilling meal of his life.
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"You... already finished eating?"
Huang Xing couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the clean bottom of the pot.
He carefully compared his own bowl with Jiang Tian's pot and nearly popped his eyes out in shock.
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"I already saw Jiang Tian's appetite last time when he ate the blood beef."
"But seeing it again today… I'm still just as shocked."
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However, Huang Xing noticed something unusual.
Jiang Tian's brows furrowed occasionally, as if he was in discomfort.
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"Lao Jiang, what's wrong? Did you eat too much?"
Huang Xing asked directly, concerned.
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Jiang Tian shook his head.
It wasn't that he had eaten too much—he had eaten too well.
After digesting all that high-quality food, his blood surged, and the Blood Abyss Furnace Technique started operating automatically, tempering his body.
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While this technique brought significant strength improvements, it also came with intense pain.
His body would tear apart and then rapidly heal itself, constantly repeating this excruciating cycle.
Thanks to his abnormal recovery ability, he didn't need rest like ordinary people.
But the process was still agonizing—the kind of pain that words couldn't describe.
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Jiang Tian could only grit his teeth and endure it.
There was no such thing as effortless power—if he wanted to grow stronger, he had to push through the suffering.
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"Forget about me. How was the taste?"
Jiang Tian gestured for Huang Xing to focus on the food review instead of worrying about him.
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Huang Xing's Evaluation
Huang Xing coughed twice before pointing at the bowl on the left.
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"This one tastes better, and the nourishing effect is more obvious."
"After eating it, I could feel my blood surging—my whole body felt warm, as if it was being roasted inside a furnace."
"Lao Jiang, it seems like you really do have a talent for cooking."
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Huang Xing wasn't an idiot—he understood why Jiang Tian wanted to compare the two portions.
Even though Xue Ruyan's ingredients were top-quality, just having good ingredients wasn't enough to bring out their full potential.
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A Divine Cooking Gift?
After getting Huang Xing's confirmation, Jiang Tian was now completely certain.
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"The amazing effects of the red pig meat and the ginseng-infused pig trotter noodles…
"...weren't just because of the ingredients themselves."
"It was because of me."
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When Jiang Tian used his own blood and flames to cook, he maximized the nutritional value of the ingredients, enhancing their natural effects.
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Alien flesh is normally toxic to humans, but his blood and flames seemed to purify it completely.
And for spiritually nourished livestock, he could unlock their full potential as superfoods.
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A Chef's Divine Path?
With such a unique gift, wasn't this a heaven-sent opportunity to pursue his dream of becoming a top chef?
More experiments were needed, but Jiang Tian was getting more and more excited.
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Now, he was even more eager for the awakening assessment.
If he could combine his talents with the Flame Bird Clan's spices and use their meat as ingredients, what kind of divine dishes could he create?
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Just imagining it made his mouth water.
Jiang Tian couldn't wait—he rushed to the living room, turned on the projector, and started watching videos again.
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Huang Xing: "Wait… What?"
After throwing the dishes into the automatic washing machine, Huang Xing followed Jiang Tian into the living room, curious about what kind of information he was researching.
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At first, he thought Jiang Tian was watching combat training videos.
But then, he looked closer.
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And his eyes nearly popped out.
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"Lao Jiang, we have the awakening assessment soon.
"Why are you watching… cooking tutorials??"
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The video title flashed across the screen.
"108 Ways to Cook Chicken."
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Wait a Second…
Huang Xing suddenly realized something horrifying.
Their awakening assessment was in the Flame Bird Clan's world.
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And now…
Jiang Tian was watching chicken recipes.
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He doesn't want to fight them…
He wants to COOK them?!
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Huang Xing stared at his best friend in shock.
Just when he thought Jiang Tian was finally getting serious about combat and wanted to prove the strength of the human race…
It turned out he was still thinking about cooking.
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Huang Xing slapped his forehead.
Why didn't he think of this before?
He should have used cooking to persuade his good brother instead of combat!
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"Train Your Body First"
Jiang Tian, still watching and learning from the video, casually gave Huang Xing an order:
"You just had a good meal, and the spiritual energy from the food is still inside you. Use this time to train your body."
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He didn't even look up.
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"Go strengthen yourself. When you're done… we'll continue the special training."
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Huang Xing: "Why Did I Shiver Just Now?"
For some reason, hearing Jiang Tian's words made Huang Xing's body tremble slightly.
Why did it feel like his fate was sealed?
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Customizing Weapons… For Cooking?
Suddenly, Jiang Tian remembered something.
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"By the way, didn't you say you knew someone who customizes weapons?"
"Can you help me order something?"
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Huang Xing nodded.
"Sure, but do you have enough money?"
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Jiang Tian smirked.
"More than enough. I'll send you my specifications."
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After reading Jiang Tian's request, Huang Xing looked up in disbelief.
"Lao Jiang… are you serious?"
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Jiang Tian: "Any problem?"
Huang Xing hesitated.
Logically… it didn't seem wrong.
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He forwarded Jiang Tian's request to the custom weapons merchant.
At first, the merchant thought he was joking.
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But after repeated confirmation—and with money already transferred—they accepted the order.
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However, even the merchant couldn't help but be confused.
"Why would someone use high-grade weapon materials…
"...to forge a kitchen knife and a cooking pot?"
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The Fear of a Fighting Chef
As the order went through, Huang Xing sat in silence.
He could already imagine the nightmare.
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In the awakening assessment, while others fought bravely…
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Jiang Tian would be chasing down Flame Birds with a giant kitchen knife.
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"I'm not afraid of a chef's cooking skills…"
"I'm afraid the chef can fight!"