540 Heavenly Flame Braised Chicken (1/2)

On top of the platform, the Ancient Shura City Saintess' beautiful legs, which were crossed, changed position. She placed her leg down and her eyes narrowed. Taking a whiff, the aroma that was revolving around the entire place entered her nose.

She was slightly taken aback. She didn't think that the aroma in the air would smell that good. It was somewhat out of her expectations.

”Old monster, this aroma is really not ordinary. This chef has some tricks up his sleeves,” the Ancient Shura City Saintess' red lips rose upwards as she turned around and talked to the old servant.

”As expected of the chef who made a name for himself in the Pill Palace. In this place that regards elixirs as sacred objects, how could a chef make a name for himself? His appearance alone tells us that he isn't ordinary,” the old servant's face twitched as he said seriously.

”That's right, this chef really isn't ordinary. How in the world is the alchemist on the bronze platform going to win? Why do I feel that the alchemist is going to lose...” The Saintess said with a disappointed expression.

The old monster became silent for a moment. He wasn't able to predict the result as he had already given all the assistance he could.

However, the old monster felt as though he was pretty accurate when judging people. This Mao Shi had a strong desire to win… He would definitely not obediently accept his loss.

Up till the result was announced, no one would know about the outcome of the match.

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”I cannot lose! How can I lose to this chef?” I am the pride of Heavenly Shine City! My only opponent is Mu Bai, not this chef! I cannot lose!”

Mao Shi's entire body was shaking, and his bloodshot eyes spun. He didn't want to lose and he couldn't lose!

His heart was screaming out as his mental force started to rise to the extreme.

That intoxicating aroma constantly surged forth, becoming denser and denser. As the dish in the Black Turtle Constellation Wok neared completion, the aroma seemed to become even stronger, flooding in from everywhere.

The aroma was too fragrant and was almost irresistible. Everyone unconsciously wanted to sniff the fragrance in the air.

Mao Shi gritted his teeth harshly and his heart almost collapsed. That dense aroma caused his already unstable metal force to sway and his Universal Dark Flame also started to fluctuate. It almost caused his furnace to explode, which would completely waste all his efforts.

The audience were all intoxicated within the aroma. This smell of meat caused countless people to swallow a mouthful of saliva.

It was too fragrant… The smell of meat which was wrapped up in medicinal fragrance was just like a drug. Everyone was unable to resist the temptation of the aroma.

Mao Shi almost couldn't hang on any longer and there were many people who noticed Mao Shi's abnormal behavior. Under the assault of this fragrance, how would an alchemist be able to control his mental force properly? How was he supposed to refine his elixir?

Many began to pity Mao Shi. Meeting such a troublesome chef like Bu Fang would only cause him to feel frustration.

Bu Fang crossed his hands as he slowly walked around the Black Turtle Constellation Wok. Beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.

The next step wasn't simple.

That was because this time he had chosen many ingredients. Furthermore, many of these elixirs had a high grade and it wasn't a simple matter to fuse the essence of so many of them together.

The Heavenly Flame Chicken seemed to have regained its life inside the wok. Its entire body was shaking as waves of dense spiritual energy emerge from within the meat. In the audience's eyes, the chicken was about to ascend to the heavens. There was a spiritual essence which was hard to describe.

The entire chicken was covered in the broth. As it cooked, it seemed to be moving about in the water unceasingly.

Finally, when the water within the wok began to evaporate, the chicken head was finally exposed. In that instant, Bu Fang's eyes gleamed.

He reached out a finger as he pointed at the head of the chicken. His mental force began to surge. The mental force being released at that moment made the entire chicken seem like it was full of energy and vigor.

On Bu Fang's neck hung a black pagoda that was tied up with a velvet string. It seemed to be floating as it gave out a hidden light.

Above the platform, the Shura Saintess and the old servant tensed up. The peaks on the Shura Saintess' chest moved up and down and there was an expression of shock on her beautiful face. She glared at Bu Fang with a serious expression on her face.

”I said he must be a Supreme-Being… How else would his mental force be able to stay on par with those alchemists'? As it turns out, he was relying on the Shura Tower's ability to reinforce himself… Wait a minute, how is he able to use to Shura Tower?” The Shura Saintess deeply breathed in and asked in curiosity.

”Saintess... This chef might have some kind of important connection to our Ancient Shura City. To be able to personally utilize the Shura Tower, this person's body must be hiding some huge secret. It looks like we can't just take away the Shura Tower. We have to take away this chef as well!” The old servant said ominously.

A divine light shone in the old servant's eyes. Even though his eyes seemed like they were going to close, anyone's heart would shiver if they looked into those eyes. That frightening aura caused the people in the surrounding who were secretly observing the Shura Saintess to jump back in terror.

”Yes, make your move immediately when the chance presents itself. This won't do, we won't wait any longer. We are going to make our move during the Magical Hand Conference. We'll use the chance to run away from those old bastards who are barely alive,” said the Shura Saintess with a solemn expression on her face.

Judging from the situation, this chef had a chance to fight for the top spot in the Magical Hand Conference. If she were to snatch him and run away, she would make an enemy out of the entire Pill Palace.

This really was a headache-inducing problem.

The aroma started to get stronger and stronger…

”My Saintess… It has begun.” The old monster's gaze suddenly looked toward the platform Mao Shi was on.

Mao Shi's eyes flashed as he raised his head. Looking at the pillar of light which seemed to be coming from Bu Fang's dish, he finally started to panic.

That was because his furnace was about to explode!

The mental force was about to go out of his control and the furnace was shaking. In one competition, he would explode his furnace twice?

He couldn't embarrass himself like this...

He definitely couldn't let his furnace explode! Mao Shi's eyes became bloodshot. In the next moment, he waved his hand and many people didn't notice that a blood-red elixir appeared in his hand.

Kacha...

Shattering the elixir, Mao Shi's entire bloodstream seemed to boil. He gritted his teeth and felt a mind-searing pain shoot through his body.

However, under his perseverance, that boiling mental force seemed to calm down. After focusing all his attention, he was only able to see his alchemy furnace.

A layer of demonic blood-red radiance was emitted from Mao Shi's skin. It made his entire person look demonic...