The moment Xiaohong's mushroom was crushed, Chen Lin's eyes lit up.
The mushroom burst into a ball of light, establishing a connection with an unknown space. A vortex then formed, as though something was about to emerge.
She had answered the summons!
Although Xiaohong was weaker than Niuniu, she was still a Guardian. He did not expect her to do anything to the Gourmet Guardian; he only needed her to take him away.
But to Chen Lin's dismay, before the vortex could fully form, it rapidly faded and vanished.
Everything fell quiet again in an instant.
"Hahaha! Apart from the Little Princess, how would those lowly Guardians dare show themselves before me? If she dares come, I'll have another ingredient to add. Perhaps I can even raise this delicacy another rank."
The Gourmet Guardian laughed heartily, then took some unknown ingredients from his pocket and dropped them into the Black Pot one by one.
Next, he beckoned, drawing a black flame out of thin air and placing it beneath the Black Pot.
Finally, he turned to Chen Lin.
"Are you ready, my little darling? I'm about to begin!"
The Gourmet Guardian licked his lips, his face full of ravenous anticipation, and reached down to seize him.
"Die!"
Chen Lin knew he could not escape this calamity today, but he refused to sit meekly awaiting death. The Burning Heavens Spear transformed into a fire dragon and blasted forward, bearing a terrifying aura of fire attribute rules!
"Heehee, don't embarrass yourself with such low-level tricks. Don't you have prison-suppressing power and an Innate Treasure? Bring them out and let this Guardian have a look!"
The Gourmet Guardian grabbed at the fire dragon. It reverted to a short spear and landed in his hand.
He then used the short spear to stir the