Recaps

Jiang Yao joined the Astral Express for its journey to Penacony, where he recruited Sparkle and gathered rare ingredients while drawing the Stellaron Hunters into his orbit. He treated Firefly, Kafka, Jingliu, and Blade through food, while Hoolay’s restoration brought Yaoshi face-to-face with him and revealed Jiang Yao’s identity as the Voracity Aeon.

• Jiang Yao negotiated with Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan for rare ingredients, supplies, and food distribution in exchange for his cooking’s power to ease or cure mara-struck condition, then brought Jingliu aboard the Astral Express.
• Jingliu joined the crew to learn about the Aeons and help Jiang Yao, while Dan Heng struggled with her presence and her insistence on sharing Jiang Yao’s room.
• Jiang Yao cooked a True Sting roujiamo for the crew, gained Path Power from Dan Heng and Jingliu, and traveled with them to Penacony, where Asta supplied him with rare ingredients.
• Jiang Yao recruited Sparkle and investigated Robin and Firefly, then found Kafka, Silver Wolf, Firefly, and Blade and invited them to a meal aboard Asta’s ship.
• Jiang Yao revealed to the Stellaron Hunters that he was the Voracity Aeon, examined Firefly and Kafka, and went to the Luofu to obtain Hoolay as an ingredient.
• Jiang Yao tricked Hoolay into praying to the Compassionate Medicine King, prompting Yaoshi to restore Hoolay’s strength before Jiang Yao revealed himself and took Hoolay’s meat.
• Jiang Yao brought Hoolay and other ingredients to the ship and prepared a feast, while Blade repeatedly succumbed to mara and Jingliu, Kafka, and Firefly subdued him.
• The Stellaron Hunters and Asta ate Jiang Yao’s braised True Sting and cold-dressed Aberrant Light-Treading Beast meat, then watched in shock as Jiang Yao ate a glowing, burning slice himself.