Chapter 814: Chapter 813: Giants and Whales (Part 2)

“Ah——”

The overlapping screams, the three female judges on stage seemed to have been mysteriously controlled, and the highly synchronized sound was amplified through the microphone, immediately forming a terrifying sonic boom magic.

Plop!

Mu Xiaoyue’s head spun for just a moment, as if falling from the sky, landing in some kind of water pool, the splashing water drenching her whole body, the icy sensation rushing to her limbs making her teeth shiver. The wet feeling on her body told Mu Xiaoyue that at this moment she was definitely scantily clad, oh no, she was stark naked.

However, the point wasn’t about how shamefully exposed she was beneath the sky, but rather her mouth, stretched as wide as possible and stuffed full, couldn’t close no matter what.

“Whoa——”

Ahead was a pillar of water, and Mu Xiaoyue was astonished and horrified to discover that she had transformed into a giantess towering over the deep sea, and the character she played was clearly a marine subspecies, living by eating fish with a unique fishing skill. Her mouth, hugely open from eating noodles, at this moment generated a terrifying suction force; with a casual inhale, she drew a waterspout into her mouth.

Pat pat pat pat…

The fish struggled.

The column of water was filled with fish, a variety, from ugly deep-sea anago to lanternfish with eyes flashing like flashlights, and even bizarre fish with slimy tentacles wriggled and plummeted from the water column, falling onto the giantess’s ample bosom, resulting in the sinister tentacles entwining upwards, the tingling shameful touch making Mu Xiaoyue’s face blush a bright red.

“Go away——”

She swatted off the undesired adornments on her chest.

Suddenly, the giantess’s hand stiffened, switching to clutching her abdomen tightly with both hands, her face a picture of surprise, mixed with a faint hint of pain.

The fish she had sucked into her belly had abruptly been digested inside her, not a single bone was left, transformed into fish powder carrying a strong fishy odor.

It felt like having taken in an excess of wasabi, the swarming taste surging intensely up to her mouth and nose.

The giantess felt as if her entire body was on fire, tears streamed from her eyes, these were tears of joy and ecstasy, “Ugh! So choking! But why can’t I stop…did I truly devour a magnificent deep-sea world?”

Her mouth, not yet closed, opened again to its widest extent.

Lightly exhaling a blast of hot air, Mu Xiaoyue’s pupils shrank abruptly, and in the gust, she saw a golden Xuanjing, flapping its wings, slowly ascending to the sky!

“I ate the fish and then spit out a whale?” Mu Xiaoyue’s face was filled with an inexplicable strange expression.

Moreover, seemingly hearing the giantess’s movements, the slowly rising giant whale glanced playfully at the giant figure standing on the ocean, the whole world faintly echoed a voice:

“Thank you for nurturing!”

Nurturing?

Mu Xiaoyue’s expression became even more twisted.

In reality, Mu Xiaoyue’s hand holding the chopsticks froze in mid-air, her round face tightly knit in concern.

Afterwards, she exchanged glances with the other two female judges.

Regardless, the three female judges in the footage, currently drenched in sweat, looked utterly mismatched with the winter scene. Their sweaty, blush-faced, glistening oily faces shouldn’t be something seen when drinking spicy soup in midsummer, right?

“Ah——”

The main judge, who came off as a tough woman, simply opened her mouth to the camera, revealing her white teeth and little pink tongue, her mouth thus exposed directly in front of the lens, the tender meat contracting in rings.

“In… and out again!” A nonsensical, baffling statement.

The female celebrity chef spoke, unbuttoning her shirt with a snap, her hand fanning her greasy chest like a small fan, her face deeply conflicted, “Hot and spicy, yet cool and refreshing. In the study of spices, the most classic flavor descriptors are probably chili and mint, right? Yet this bowl of noodles…”

The judge cast a complicated and slightly bashful glance at the empty glass bowl in front of her, then asserted confidently, “Its flavor is contrasting, like two spiraling upward air currents!”

Hot against cool?

The audience fell silent instantly, including both Wei An and Kong Chun, who were a bit dumbfounded.

Is there a spice formula that can encompass both these flavors, wait a minute…

Just as the Dragon Chef was about to search his memory, the second female judge spoke up.

Already a mother, yet still exquisitely preserved, Yuan Lanzi, her eyes misty, that face full of the gentle charm of a water town now even softer to the point of melting hearts. She spoke with a slight quiver in her voice, “It feels like the first time…”

“Ah?”

“Which first time?”

Yuan Yun widened her eyes to look at her mother from the stage.

“The first time I encountered it,” Yuan Lanzi didn’t mind the sound of a breaking heart, she smiled gently, her lips curled into a tenderness that made hearts tremble, “I’m talking about spices. When I first touched upon culinary arts, and was able to vaguely see the deep and magnificent landscape of spice studies, my mood was probably as surprising and joyful as it is now.”

After speaking, Yuan Lanzi opened her mouth, gently sticking out her pink tongue, her fingers pinching it, and the lingering surprise in her eyes turned into emotion, “It still exists on my tongue!”

“Heh, heh, heh…”

Mu Xiaoyue suddenly let out a delightful laugh, “Yes, it’s still there, this whale will probably linger on my tongue for a long time, until something stronger comes to drive it away and replace it.”

Upon hearing this, some of the professional guests and the audience who understood had already turned solemn.

The spice memory on the tongue!

“Memory!”

Li Han sighed, looking around, “Without saying more, we Five Talents in the field of spices have long been left far behind, without even a shadow in sight!”

Meanwhile, on the Loulin Ship, Yan Qi nodded and said, “If it’s just spice memory, that’s nothing.” He watched the screen depicting the emotional and surprised close-ups of the three female judges, “But if it comes with vividly emotional memory, then it becomes difficult to dispel and replace. Even more frightening, such spice memory could accompany a diner for life. Each time they taste a dish associated with spices, this memory is activated and brought out for comparison…”

Yan Qi hit the nail on the head, pointing out the frightening aspect of “spice memory.”

All things fear comparison, especially in cuisine.

With precious memories cherished for a lifetime as a constant reminder, is there still any heartfelt enjoyment in trying other dishes?

So Yan Qi, Xia Qing, and even Elder Lan, Elder Li, and other Dragon Chefs who were watching the live broadcast, including Wei Qinglian, all cast looks of complete sympathy towards the talented peers reduced to mere background in the screen.

What constitutes a beautiful memory for diners turns out to be an unshakable shadow and nightmare for other chefs.

“Who on earth opened the fence and let this fierce tiger into the sheepfold?”

Countless people in the Chinese Realm lamented with their heads in their hands.

At the scene.

Standing very close to the judges’ table, Zhao Qi watched as the three female judges simultaneously stuck out their tongues towards the camera, describing the touch of spice memory with emotion, and he stared intently at their pink tongues, shocked.

“Am I seeing things…” He rubbed his eyes hard.

Yet, on those three pink tongues, faint golden stardust continued to sparkle.

“This is absolutely not just memory!” Zhao Qi’s heart shouted frantically, wanting to scream this truth, “It’s surely some mysterious, yet-to-be-dissolved spice, this guy’s violating the rules, isn’t it unnecessary to employ such a secret culinary weapon for an external qualifier insignificant to him? But what on earth is it?”

He turned his head to look left and right, the foreheads of the young peers surrounding him were all dripping with sweat.

The “Whale’s Scallop” had been completely consumed, yet at this time, the aroma of spices was just starting to spread beyond the judges’ table like the aftertaste of aged wine.

Boom!

Zhao Qi’s face trembled.

In a daze, he saw the ocean, saw giants fishing in the deep sea, one of the giants stepped forward, his upper body bare, with two horns on his head, looking like a Demon King. The giant held a huge fishing net in his hand, full of vibrant fish from the deep sea.

Enormous noise!

It was the giant tossing the fishing net onto the stage like a burden, and countless deep-sea fish escaped from the net.

“Ah——”

Screams resonated once again across the city’s sky, but this time it was a group of young boys and girls shouting.

Suddenly, a towering giant foot crashed down onto the venue, and Zhao Qi, who could barely maintain his composure under the assault of the fish swarm, almost fell to the ground due to the violent shaking.

Supporting himself on the kitchen counter, Zhao Qi surveyed a scene of chaos.

A black shadow rapidly expanded on the city ground, quickly covering the buildings and this entire commercial plaza, Zhao Qi looked up, and in his sight were aquatic wings shimmering with golden stardust. He was filled with awe.

“The whale has arrived!”

This was the only thought in his blank mind.