Goodbye, Dilisies

Gu Ding and Liliath had no idea that this new member possessed such terrifying combat power, managing to kill the Eighth Order Gene Body Golden Crocodile in the water in less than five minutes.

Given Gu Ding's current strength, he estimated that he could only fight against Seventh Order Gene Body. If he encountered Eighth Order Gene Body, he would only be able to run for his life. Not to mention encountering Golden Crocodile in the water, Gu Ding would probably only become dessert after the meal.

After Bigge got ashore, an invisible surge of energy rose from his body, and in just a moment, his wet clothes were completely dry.

Dragging the giant crocodile's tail, he walked up to Gu Ding. With a slight exertion of his arm, the more than 30-meter-long crocodile carcass was propelled high into the air by a peculiar force, and then landed steadily in front of the three of them.

With a series of swift movements of his hands, invisible blade -Blade Force shot out from between his fingers and palms, quickly dismembering the giant crocodile's corpse.

The huge tail alone was cut into more than three thousand pieces by Bigge, then into the limbs, torso, and head.

Finally, an Energy Crystal Orb the size of a fist was taken out and handed to Gu Ding by Bigge.

The entire process took less than twenty minutes, leaving all the chefs present dumbfounded. That was Golden Crocodile with Eighth Order Gene Body. There was probably no knife on this planet that could cause any damage to its tough Pigge, but that powerful defense, which was like an emperor's armor, crumbled like tofu in Bigge's hands.

"So powerful!" Gu Ding and Liliath exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes. They also determined that Bigge's genetic level was at least ninth-order.

While checking the recipes that Sea Emperor had sent to his wristwatch, Bigge happily busied himself with preparing his feast.

"To be honest, I didn't expect this guy to be this strong." The Sea Emperor was also completely surprised that the newcomer recruited by Gu Ding and Liliath would be so terrifying. To him, whether or not there was a chef was actually irrelevant, but he also knew that a chef would be needed sooner or later, because everyone else besides himself and Robert needed to eat, so he did not raise any objections when recruiting Bigge.

"Sea Emperor, do you have a method for cultivating Source Power?" Gu Ding asked, his eyes gleaming with excitement as he watched Bigge's movements.

"Yes, but you can't cultivate now. Your Cell Comprehensive Index must be above 1000 points. Otherwise, bearing Source Power will only damage your cells." Although the Sea Emperor gave a positive answer, the cultivation plan he devised for Gu Ding stipulated that this aspect of cultivation would only begin once Gu Ding's Cell Comprehensive Index reached 1000 points.

"Although my Cell Comprehensive Index is only 300 points, I told Regeneration that the cell recovery speed is roughly equivalent to someone with Cell Comprehensive Index of 3000 points. I don't need to wait until it reaches 1000 points, right?" Gu Ding continued to plead, somewhat unwilling to give up. He didn't even know when his next advancement would be. Seeing how strong Bigge had become while using Source Power, he really didn't want to wait another second.

"Your recovery speed is indeed ten times faster, but the essential strength of your cells is still only 300 points. No matter what you say, I won't teach you. Also, I will block all search results related to Source Power cultivation on Liliath and Bigge's watches, as well as search results on the spaceship. You don't need to worry about this issue until your Cell Comprehensive Index reaches 1000 points."

"Gu Ding, the Sea Emperor is right. Cultivating Source Power requires the cells in the human body to have sufficient carrying capacity. 1000 points of Cell Comprehensive Index is the minimum standard." Liliath, who was standing to the side, saw that Gu Ding still wanted to continue to try, and dissuaded him. "Actually, I also want to cultivate Source Power as soon as possible, so that as a gunsmith I won't be so passive, just like the Masked Man that day, who could cause such a powerful effect with a single shot."

"Alright then..." After hearing what Liliath had said, Gu Ding finally gave up.

Meanwhile, Bigge's first dish was ready— Teppanyaki Crocodile Meat.

The aroma of meat wafting from the red-hot iron plate was incredibly tempting. Big handed two portions of condiments to Gu Ding and Liliath Bigge, saying, "First dish, have a taste!"

"Wow, it's so delicious!" Gu Ding praised it after just one bite and immediately filled his bowl to the brim.

Liliath nodded repeatedly, her chopsticks never stopping.

The onlookers were drooling.

"Everyone, come and have a taste!" Bigge waved to the crowd and called out.

The crowd immediately surged forward, grabbing their own bowls and chopsticks and starting to fight over them.

Then came the second dish, the third dish... Bigge prepared a total of twelve dishes. Each dish was met with a frenzy of grabbing from the crowd.

By the time he took off his scarf, the food was almost gone, leaving only a pile in front of Gu Ding. Many people were watching, but no one dared to grab it, because someone who had tried earlier had already been beaten up by Gu Ding.

"Bigge, come here quickly, we saved one for you, hurry up and eat yours. These people are crazy, they're even stealing from other people's bowls!" Gu Ding shouted at Bigge.

Looking at the huge crocodile that had been reduced to a skeleton, Bigge knew that his meal had been a success.

He sat down next to Gu Ding and Liliath and devoured all the food they had left for him.

"So full..." Bigge's stomach was bulging from eating.

"Lily and I are full too. We've finally achieved our goal of attending the Food Festival today." Gu Ding grinned. "We should head back to the port now."

The three of them stood up and walked towards the parking lot, where they had parked their rented car.

"Hey, don't go yet! The Food Festival isn't over! The awards ceremony hasn't started yet!" the organizer shouted at the three of them.

"For us, it's over!" Gu Ding shouted without turning his head.

"But Bigge is the Champion Chef of this year's Food Festival. Could you please wait a moment until we finish presenting the trophies before you leave?" the organizer called out.

Upon hearing the words "Champion Chef, "Bigge's expression clearly froze for a moment.

"Since there's a prize to be won, let's take it before we leave!" Gu Ding suddenly stopped in his tracks, thinking that Bigge might need it.

"Let's go, it's just an empty title." Bigge shook his head, feeling that the award was unimportant.

"This trophy commemorates the friendship that was born here and also carries the blessings of our hometown for you. We can put it in the kitchen!" Gu Ding grinned at Bigge.

"Alright then." Bigge hearing what Gu Ding said.

It was called an awards ceremony, but all that was really done was give out a champion's trophy. After everyone had tasted Bigge's food, no one wanted to try any of the other dishes.

After receiving the trophy, the three returned to the spaceship.

"Let's go, Sea Emperor!" Gu Ding shouted.

The spaceship rapidly ascended, Dilisies grew smaller and smaller in the window. Bigge waved to the green planet in the window, "Goodbye, Dilisies!"

Just then, the spaceship suddenly shook.

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