1185 Every Dog Has Its Day (1/2)

Was it an enviable thing to be the Great Demon King's apprentice chef?

Of course, it had to be.

The biggest name in the Immortal Cooking Realm today was not the realm lord nor the city lords, but the Great Demon King. Whether it was fighting his way through the Immortal Chef Tournament or preventing the Nether Prison invasion, they made the Great Demon King's fame resonate throughout the realm. There was no one who hadn't heard his name.

It's an honor and blessing to be an apprentice chef of someone so famous.

Xixi was still young and didn't yet understand what an honor it was to be an apprentice of Bu Fang. However, she had always followed his example and wanted to be a chef like him. That's her goal.

Bu Fang's glance was sharp. All participants in the arena trembled with fear as he scanned them with his eyes.

Many people felt their hearts sink when their eyes met with his, and they quickly turned away.

Xixi was the only one who held her head up proudly while carrying her dish with both hands. She believed that her dish would never embarrass Teacher Bu.

”Oh, I forgot to mention that Bu Fang had just been assessed by the Realm Lord, the City Lord, and me. He has passed the Second Grade test, and the Great Demon King is now a... Third Grade Immortal Chef.” With her hands clasped behind her back and a smile on her face, Meng Qi narrowed her eyes and told everyone the piece of news.

That gave the crowd a pause. The next moment, they all gasped.

”The Great Demon King passed the Second Grade test?”

”Wait... How did he become a Third Grade Immortal Chef when the test he passed was the Second Grade?”

”Even though the Great Demon King is a hero, they can't open the back door for him like this!”

”No, they can't... because there is no back door to the Immortal Chef test. Don't forget that the Will of the Immortal Tree is witnessing the whole assessment. Therefore, he can never become a Third Grade Immortal Chef if he doesn't have the corresponding strength.”

”That means...”

”After passing the Second Grade test, the Great Demon King went on to take the Third Grade test and passed?!”

It was beyond their imagination.

The crowd was horrified and couldn't believe that.

Although the Great Demon King was a hero, his cooking skills had always been criticized by many. He had made a name for himself in the Immortal Chef Tournament, defeated many geniuses, and eventually became the champion, but he was still a First Grade Immortal Chef. Compared with a Second Grade or Third Grade Immortal Chef, his cooking skills were still too weak.

In the Immortal Cooking Realm, one spoke with cooking skills.

Even if you had a very strong true energy cultivation base, if your cooking skills were lacking, others would only fear you but not respect you.

It changed everything. In other words, the Great Demon King had become an existence respected by the many immortal chefs of the Immortal Cooking Realm.

”That's right. As you might expect, after completing the Second Grade test, Bu Fang went on to take the Third Grade test and passed it,” City Lord Meng Qi said with a smile on her face.

As soon as she confirmed it, the whole room exclaimed. Everyone sucked in a cold breath in disbelief, and the way they looked at Bu Fang changed.

The participants brought up their dishes and placed them on the table in front of the judges, shivering with fear.

Bu Fang lightly drummed his fingers on the table and glanced at the first participant, who was a boy of eleven or twelve years old and the one who laughed at Xixi the loudest.

The boy stood not far away from Bu Fang. His head was bowed, and he didn't dare to look at him. He had laughed loudly at Xixi and even mocked her, and now her teacher was sitting in front of him. It filled his heart with a grievance.

Every dog had its day... One should never underestimate any potential talent!

”Look up and introduce your dish,” Bu Fang stopped drumming the table and said coolly.

The boy trembled and squared his shoulders.

”Dear judges, this dish is my specialty. It's called Emerald Glaze, which is made from the roe of a kind of sea fish. It is prepared through various processes and stewed at low temperature...” Under Bu Fang's glance, the boy's confidence grew weaker as he introduced the dish.

It had to be said that the dish did have its uniqueness. The idea of cooking with roe was a good one, but the dish's flaws were obvious to Bu Fang.

If truth be told, the boy's knife skill and control of temperature were just average. They were good, but nowhere near as good as that of a First Grade Immortal Chef. The dish was special mainly because of its ingredients—just the roe had elevated its grade significantly.

However, Bu Fang didn't mind. The ingredients themselves could also be an aspect of the chef's skills. Finding good ingredients was a skill by itself, so he didn't say anything.

The judges took out spoons and scooped the Emerald Glaze into their mouths.

There was a slight warm feeling when the food entered the mouth. Bu Fang frowned as soon as he felt that, and he glanced at the boy, making the latter shiver.

The other judges around him furrowed their eyebrows as well.

”Your dish is good only because of its ingredients. Both your knife skill and control of temperature are lacking. My suggestion is that you need to train harder,” said Bu Fang.

The other judges exchanged glances.

What Bu Fang said was true, but wasn't that too harsh? According to normal circumstances, the boy could pass the First Grade test, albeit barely crossing the passing line.

However, since the Great Demon King had said that, they didn't dare object his critique.

Meng Qi covered her mouth with a hand and smiled.

'Train harder?'

Bu Fang was indeed harsh. Although his comments about the boy were accurate, the city lord felt that he was using his position for his own private revenge.

She stared at him with her beautiful eyes. She found that he was a little cute when he said that in a serious face.

”I...” The boy opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. Bu Fang was right—the ingredients were purposely prepared for the test. He knew his weaknesses, so he planned to make up for them with excellent ingredients. However, he never expected that he would have to face Bu Fang...

The first participant was eliminated.

The others trembled with fear.

The second participant served his dish, and the judges gave their comments after tasting it.

Bu Fang would not abuse his power of a judge for his own private revenge. However, now that he was the judge, the requirements for the dishes to pass the test had become much stricter. Many teenagers who tried to push their luck were defeated by his remark of 'train harder.'

After the assessment of dishes was done, only two of all the participants except Xixi passed the test. It was one of the strictest First Grade tests in the history of the Immortal Cooking Realm.

The participants could only swallow the bitter pill in silence because they brought this upon themselves.