Chapter 573: Chapter 572: Three Skills Combined

“Let me do it—”

Xia Yu took a deep breath as he raised his right hand.

At that moment, the wide noodles filled with stuffing, much like a handful of thin white braids, were grasped in his hand.

“It’s not just ‘Bursting Flame’!”

His mind flooded with culinary technique information.

And his body, through day and night training, had memorized these culinary skills.

With a single thought, his body coordinated perfectly with his brain, the error rate was virtually nil, and there would no longer be a tiny black spot to ruin the uniformity of the cooking temperature.

“‘Heavenly Hero Bursting Flame River’!”

He kicked out.

Thud!

The clay pot before his heel flew up toward the man-made pond of fire, and with a loud bang, the pot shattered, releasing all the remaining animal fat fuel, causing the sea of fire to boom and expand dramatically!

The hand holding the clustered noodles weighed slightly.

He estimated in his heart.

These noodles roughly equaled the total weight of several mackerels.

It’s worth noting that half a year ago, Xia Yu could already smoothly execute the culinary technique ‘Heavenly Hero Fire Wheel’ with mackerels bound by iron chains, and now, half a year later, let alone ‘Bursting Flame’ advancing to the Golden Frame, both these techniques had reached another level of mastery.

So, let’s show the self-proclaimed orthodox Li Family—

The perfect Golden Frame ‘Bursting Flame,’ when combined with these two ultimate techniques, would have such an imposing presence!

Crack!

QI Force surged through his right arm, which swelled at least a whole size larger than his left.

“Begin—”

His gaze sharpened.

With a powerful shout, Xia Yu’s raised right hand began another kind of culinary “spin.”

Whish—

Countless thin white braids, tossed up by his right hand.

In an instant, the sea of fire was sliced open by the white streaks!

The young head chef reappeared on camera.

The sea of fire, inflamed by the sudden influx of fuel, circled around the young chef like a magical wall of fire. Yet, even amid the flames, when the high-definition camera focused on him, the chef’s expression remained calm and unfazed.

The air roared as the young head chef inevitably began to sweat.

Yet his sweat-stained face, seen through the camera, exuded a masculine aura, sharp and distinct.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The tossed noodles didn’t lose their form from the force. On one hand, they were exquisitely woven during preparation and not so easily unraveled; on the other hand, the ‘Heavenly Hero Fire Wheel’ technique had reached a state of almost effortless control.

Though they appeared to swing wildly and spin tightly, about to burst apart at any moment, Xia Yu was actually keeping a tight grip on the balance of that “force.”

This so-called “force” was the essence of the ‘Heavenly Hero Fire Wheel’ culinary technique indeed.

Brute force was the most superficial application; Xia Yu used to be oblivious to this, but with advances in martial arts and culinary skills, he could now skillfully control the deft power.

“Roar!”

The ancient Hokkaido Shrine Pavilion seemed filled with the roar of a Flame Dragon.

The white “braids,” as they were flung about, slowly took on a tinge of gold.

From the audience’s perspective, they saw white snakes shedding their old skins, their bodies beginning to take on the golden hue of noble scales.

Below the stage, Eriina, Makki, and others covered their mouths.

In their wide eyes, within the flames, there seemed to be at least a dozen dragons swirling around the young chef.

At that moment, the young man’s right arm was like the Dragon Nest itself!

“This, this is like a dragon dance, isn’t it!”

The venue fell deathly silent as everyone’s eyes bulged.

“Is this a new way to stir-fry noodles with big fire? Compared to Li Han, Chef Xia Yu’s skills seem superior!” Regular audience members noticed the difference between the two competitors on stage.

“Xiao Han is being suppressed!”

Li Quan’s heart skipped a beat, and he couldn’t help but stand up, his facial expression vivid.

“It’s not just ‘Bursting Flame’!”

Zhu Qing murmured to herself.

Dojima Yin opened his mouth and said, “It feels a bit familiar—”

Suddenly, he clapped his forehead.

“That title of ‘Flame Magician,’ wasn’t it from that cooking performance at the residency training?” Dojima Yin’s memories were sparked, and he deeply reflected, “But back then, he didn’t have this kind of presence!”

“Momentum and spirit!”

Dojima Yin sighed, “Half a year ago, when he performed his skills, he was walking on thin ice, unable to let loose… But now, what I see is a Flame Master who has a dragon hidden in his heart that has already taken flight!”

Flame Master!

Saito Chiyokuro stared intently at the chef within the ring of flame and couldn’t help nodding.

“Yes!”

The venue fell silent because of Xia Yu’s performance.

Li Han, competing on the same stage with Xia Yu, felt even more directly the overwhelming momentum and presence surging toward him!

The two “man-made ponds” were originally not far from each other, and in the engulfing of the expanding burning flame seas, the few meters of distance ceased to exist.

Therefore.

What the cameras showed were two seas of fire, fiercely colliding!

But clearly, the air presence as Li Han swung and tossed the noodles was heavily suppressed, and the White Dragon in the wall of fire that had been swimming around at first no longer possessed the same spirit and had somewhat wilted.

“Why!”

Sweat beaded on his forehead; he didn’t know if it was cold sweat or hot sweat.

Li Han inhaled sharply and said incredulously, “It’s not just ‘Bursting Flame,’ he has also mastered two other ultimate fiery techniques, especially ‘Heavenly Hero Fire Wheel’… It feels almost like my grandfather’s, doesn’t it?!”

When a chef’s mind harbors distractions, the signs of defeat begin to show.

“Li Han—”

A sudden roar.

Inside the ring of fire, Li Han snapped to attention, only to hear his clan uncle Li Quan shout at him sternly, “Don’t disgrace the Li Family!”

“Disgrace? Impossible…”

Li Han gritted his teeth and once again focused his spirit, immersing himself in the world of cooking.

He had not lost yet!

“Clap, clap, clap…”

From the judges’ table at the edge of the arena came the sound of applause.

“This is the essence of flame cooking, splendid, magnificent!”

‘Burning Purple Rose’ Andrea, with a glowing pretty face and sparkling eyes, exclaimed, “The confrontation between these two is indeed thrilling!”

Sta, with an expressionless face, focused on the right hands of the two contestants as they manipulated their dragons.

“This method of stir-frying noodles with flames, though primitive and rough, once the essence is truly grasped, the stir-fried noodles that will be seared later are sure to possess a top-notch taste that traditional wok cooking cannot achieve…”

His Adam’s apple bobbed; this Qilin-level judge’s eyes suddenly revealed a longing for food.

The two Qilin Judges from IGO commented on the technical aspects of “heat control.”

“Everyone, pay attention!”

Luther, an authority on the subject, reminded, “You have to know, the hardest thing to achieve with fried noodles is even coloring, and this evenness is essentially about control of the flame.”

“Even heat!”

On screen, whether it was Xia Yu’s or Li Han’s noodles flung around in the big fire, all were glistening gold without a hint of impurity.

The audience was mesmerized.

“Perhaps only the techniques of ancient nations could allow a chef to tame and utilize such fierce flames for stir-frying noodles…” Adelaide marveled, “Indeed, worthy of the Li Family, descendants of the world of flame control with Ya Kan’s blood in their veins…”

“Then, what about Chef Xia Yu?” Luther smiled.

Adelaide was momentarily at a loss for words.

Yes!

Puzzlement filled her pupils.

The Li Family had a long heritage, so mastering the essence of ‘evenness’ was understandable.

But that young man with the surname Xia had actually outdone Li Han.

“There’s something even more crucial…”

Li Quan, however, noticed something extraordinary, his eyes wide with alarm, “Could it be that he also possesses the talent of ‘Hyper-Tactile Sensitivity’?”

Suddenly.

The ring of fire on the stage began to shrink and die down.

“Is it about to be completed?”

The audience focused their attention on the two figures, gradually becoming more visible, on stage.