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The young chef hesitated slightly upon hearing this but still took a sip, then immediately showed a pained expression.

After a long while, he regained his senses but kept his head down without speaking.

The elder then placed the young chef's Abyssal Thick Soup in front of a massive dog more than 4 meters tall, covered in black fur, with a blood-red vertical pupil on its forehead.

The Red-eyed Dog Demon, the elder's Spiritual Beast.

This Red-eyed Dog Demon opened its gaping maw and extended a tongue covered in backward-facing spines to gulp down the thick soup in one go, its vertical pupil shining with a captivating light, its tail swaying incessantly.

The Red-eyed Dog Demon is also a type of Abyss Giant Beast, with a preference for dark cuisine.

It was somewhat satisfied with the pot of thick soup.

However, the elder was not pleased.

"Not enough! Still not enough! This level of quality wouldn't even make it into the top 100 of the last Abyss Emperor Feast!"

The elder sighed.

The Abyss Emperor Feast is the Abyss Spirit Realm's annual "Dark Cuisine Banquet," intended to please the Abyss Emperor and various powerful Abyss behemoths.

The ruling forces of the Abyss Spirit Realm are the many Abyss Giants, the most powerful of which is the "Abyss Emperor," the owner of the tentacles that enshroud the Abyss Imperial City.

The area guarded by the Abyss Emperor's city and surrounding region is considered the safest place in the Abyss Spirit Realm.

At the Abyss Emperor Feast, various Giant Spirit Chefs and Spirit Chefs will craft all kinds of "dark cuisine," which the "judge panel" of Abyss Giants will evaluate. The most delicious food is then fed to the "Abyss Emperor," who will score it personally.

High scorers will receive the Abyss Emperor's blessing.

The reason humans can survive and maintain a position in Abyss Imperial City is not only due to some powerful Spirit Masters but also significantly because among humans, there are some highly skilled Spirit Chefs.

From time to time, a human Spirit Chef will create an "exquisite dish" at the Abyss Spirit Feast that makes the Abyss Emperor "overjoyed," granting great benefits to humanity.

Unfortunately, no human has managed to make a dish satisfactory to the Abyss Emperor for five consecutive feasts.

"If no one from our side secures a top 10 rank in this Abyss Emperor Feast, I fear humans may no longer be able to stay in Abyss Imperial City."

The elder sighed.

"Master, I apologize. My control over the flame was just a bit off; I couldn't fully integrate the flavor of the Demon Worm Spirit into the Abyssal Nutrient Soup. I'll try more in the next two days and strive to make an epic Abyssal Nutrient Soup for the competition!"

The young chef hastily said, and beside him, a translucent, purple, elongated beast also twisted its body in assurance.

This was his Spiritual Beast, the Demon Worm Spirit.

"Enough, don't put too much pressure on yourself. We can only hope that one of the other three families will produce a decent talent."

The elder sighed again.

He knew the limit of his disciple's skills; it was impossible to make significant progress in just two days.

Back in the day, when he was researching and improving dark cuisine, he nearly poisoned himself to death from too much tasting, before producing food that satisfied the Abyss Emperor.

The young people nowadays no longer have that reckless courage.

At that moment, he suddenly heard a young voice from outside:

"Hello, is Master Liao here?"

"Who are you?"

Liao Fan, the elder, walked out of the kitchen and saw a young man in a black jacket.

Beside him was a tall, beautiful woman with black wings, and in his arms was a white fox exuding an extraordinary demeanor.

The youth seemed out of place with the restaurant's environment, but strangely, other patrons, whether Abyss Giant Beasts or humans, seemed not to notice him, still dining as usual.

What was more terrifying was that his Spiritual Beast, the Monarch Level Red-eyed Dog Demon, was now curled up at his feet shivering.

Clearly, this young man was very powerful!

The strength of his Spiritual Beast was at least at the Overlord tier or even... stronger!

"I am a traveler from afar, looking to participate in this Abyss Emperor Feast. Could Master Liao help me? Any conditions can be discussed."

Chen Mo politely inquired.

He actually wanted to participate in the Abyss Emperor Feast.

Liao Fan looked at the young man before him, feeling that although he was powerful, his age seemed quite young, not quite resembling the appearance of a chef skilled in culinary arts.

The elder hesitated for a moment, but eventually spoke slowly:

"I'm sorry, but we have already finalized our participants for the competition."

Although there was no limitation on the number of entrants from the four Chef God sects for the Abyss Emperor ceremony, if the food prepared displeased the Abyss Giant Beast judges or even the Abyss Emperor, the contestants might very well be eaten on the spot.

"Are you worried that my cooking skills will not suffice and might anger the Abyss Emperor?"

Chen Mo saw the expression of the elder and roughly guessed his thoughts.

He had also obtained a general understanding of the Abyss Emperor ceremony before.

"Why not give me a chance? I will prepare a dish right here. If you are not satisfied, I will leave."

Chen Mo continued.

Liao Fan looked at Chen Mo's confident demeanor and finally nodded.

"Please! Feel free to use any ingredients in the kitchen."

"Thank you."

Chen Mo expressed his gratitude, glanced at the ingredients around him, and then started making the simplest "Dark Glutinous Rice Dumpling" with Tuantuan.

"Ying!"

The pitch-black, sticky glutinous rice flour mixed with the powdered Ghost-faced cockroach was quickly turned into a series of eerie black Glutinous Rice Dumplings under Tuantuan's manipulation.

These dumplings exuded a haunting glow and the surface was adorned with frightening ghost faces.

Tuantuan itself was quite knowledgeable about dark cuisine.

And with the enhancement of the Dark Chef, any cuisine it made would become a dark dish.

About 10 minutes later, as the lid of the steamer was lifted, a dazzling golden light flashed by.

With the blessing of the "World-class Pastry Master" and "Pastry God," the quality of this dark Glutinous Rice Dumpling barely reached the epic level.

"Epic-level cuisine!"

Master Liao had yet to react, but his apprentice couldn't help but exclaim.

The young man before them could make an epic-level dish in just 10 minutes time - this was something even his master couldn't achieve at the peak of his career!

"Let me taste it."

Liao Fan, looking at the dark Glutinous Rice Dumplings, felt that aside from the unbearable stench, they didn't seem very "dark," so he decided to taste it for himself.

Even if it was an epic-level dish, if it wasn't dark enough, it still wouldn't satisfy the Abyss Emperor.

Chen Mo, however, intervened:

"This Dark Glutinous Rice Dumpling is too heavy for human consumption, Master Liao, you may want your Spiritual Beast to taste it first."

Even a Spirit Master with strong constitution might pass away on the spot after tasting this dark dumpling.

"Fine."

Liao Fan heeded the advice, nodded, and then said to the Red-eyed Dog Demon:

"Red Eyes, you try it first!"

The Red-eyed Dog Demon on the side couldn't wait any longer.

The ultimate stench perceived by humans was, for the Abyss Giant Beasts, the ultimate fragrance.

Red-eyed Dog Demon swallowed the dark dumpling in one bite, and immediately an indescribable stench bloomed in its mouth.

Tuantuan had used "Taste Blending Master" to simulate the flavor of super-ancient durian, one of the stinkiest foods in the world.

Red-eyed Dog Demon had never tasted this flavor before, so it was intoxicated in an instant.

As a type of Abyss Giant Beast, it had a low sensitivity to taste, which is why it favored dark cuisine for stimulation.

And the Dark Glutinous Rice Dumpling in front of it was a flavor it had never tasted before, a stench so overwhelming that even it struggled to handle it!

Amazing! Absolutely amazing!

If the Abyss Soup that Qin Fan had just prepared was rated at 80 points, then the Dark Glutinous Rice Dumpling casually made by the Food Spirit was a perfect 1000 points!