Deities Are All Just My Food
Chapter 808 - 407: The Third Battle, Girls’ Limited Edition!

Chapter 808: Chapter 407: The Third Battle, Girls’ Limited Edition!

Quan Sangin chewed the pufferfish sashimi with big bites, finding it naturally fragrant and sweet, leaving a delightful aftertaste and permeating his entire body.

Delicious!

"God Lin, another plate please!"

Within just five minutes, Quan Sangin had finished a whole plate of sashimi and was still not satisfied. After licking his tongue, he continued to ask for more.

Lin Baici had already prepared the second one and handed it over.

Quan Sangin took the plate and had a hearty meal.

"Damn, watching him makes me hungry!"

Huang Jinxiang licked his lips; after the competition was over, he would definitely have to try a few slices no matter what.

Lin Baici continued processing the pufferfish. Because his fish butchering skills were so proficient, several cameras shooting the big challenge all gathered around him.

Lin Baici was on camera.

This time, even the contestants who couldn’t see Lin Baici directly from afar could watch his performance.

"OH MY GOD, this guy is definitely a Michelin chef!"

An outsider exclaimed.

"Is a Michelin chef that impressive?"

Someone sneered, "Look carefully, that’s a person from the Nine States, a proper Chinese chef!"

"Cheeky, that’s clearly Japanese-style!"

Someone from Cherry Blossom Country complained.

"Shut up already. When the people from the Nine States were sharing big fish and meat, the ’little cheeky’ thing you mentioned was still wrapped in seaweed rice balls, having a dried small fish each day meant living a good life!"

A Korean immediately retorted.

"Damn cheeky, this Jiuzhou man’s knife skills are impressive!"

Lin Yizhen exclaimed.

Even those with no knowledge of cuisine could see the beauty in this technique.

"Is it because of the mask on his face?"

Zheng Jiaren, a quiet girl, guessed.

"No!"

Li Yun’er flipped her short hair, "Look at his fingers, then his eyes. A person like this, even without Taboo things, can become a master with just a year or two of practice!"

Li Yun’er lived by the sea, where her family ran a fish stall; her father was a fisherman, and she and her mother were female divers who lived by catching sea urchins and lobsters.

Li Yun’er accidentally found a Taboo thing on the seabed, absorbed the Divine Grace from it, and became a God Hunter, but she had been catching and killing fish from a young age, adept at the craft.

At this moment, it was she who was processing the pufferfish.

"My father was just like that!"

Li Yun’er’s father had been killing fish his whole life, specializing in making sashimi, and Lin Baici’s demeanor while butchering the fish was very much like her father’s when he did the same.

Plainly put, he had a natural talent, perfectly suited for this job.

"Then why don’t you hurry up and call him Dad?"

Lin Yizhen teased as she picked up a piece of sashimi with chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.

Having just eaten five kilos of raw beef, she continued with the fish sashimi, and indeed, from her still flat stomach, it was clear she possessed some kind of Divine Grace to aid digestion.

Initially baffled contestants, after watching Lin Baici butcher the fish and getting past their initial amazement, reacted and started to learn from him.

Lin Baici’s handling of pufferfish was too textbook-like, the simplest and fastest process.

By the time he had slaughtered three pufferfish in six minutes, everyone had pretty much learned and began trying themselves, but they all got stuck on the first step.

The control of strength was too hard to master.

After all, this was a lively and bouncy pufferfish; to skin it alive,

was too difficult!

After Lin Baici had finished processing ten pufferfish, just as he was about to take a break, Huang Jinxiang already came over with a pleading face.

"God Lin, slice another plate, will you?"

This Cantonese chef was truly craving it.

Everyone stared eagerly at Lin Baici, even Gu Qingqiu and Kim Myungjin, who had grown up tasting every delicacy, were full of enthusiasm.

Lin Baici shrugged his shoulders, sliced another one, then picked up a piece and tasted it.

The flavor,

was very ordinary!

Immediately, Huang Jinxiang and Li Yintong got started.

About a minute later, Lin Baici suddenly noticed his skin becoming sensitive, the wind blowing across the lawn felt comfortable on his skin,

even the friction of his clothes against his body was pleasurable.

"Damn, is there something wrong with this fish?"

Huang Jinxiang noticed his sense of touch had become sharp; he scratched his crotch, which made him shiver almost causing a premature incident.

"Why didn’t you apply for a chef position when you came to my restaurant?"

Han Suying handed Lin Baici a handkerchief, her eyes full of curiosity.

Lin Baici used the live bleeding method to kill the fish, exploiting the struggle of the pufferfish to make the blood drain cleaner.

However, if mishandled, it could lead to internal bleeding and damaged fish skin.

The whole fish would then be unusable because the toxins of pufferfish mostly lie in the dorsal fins, liver, skin, and the blood.

This technique was impressive, with this trick, one could live a worry-free life.

"I like being a waiter!"

Lin Baici casually deflected.

His fish were the fastest killed, but Quan Sangin ate somewhat slowly; the first team to complete the ’Pufferfish Dance’ was still Lin Yizhen’s team.

Followed closely by the Yellowstone Group.

That white fat man could really eat.

Quan Sangin rushed but ended up securing eighteenth place.

Yi Jisheng could have made the top five, but at Gu Qingqiu’s request, he took tenth place; rankings didn’t matter, advancing was the key.

The waiting time was a bit long; Lin Baici, while others were not looking, grabbed some raw beef and also took away about thirty dolphins.

These were all special products of the Busan Divine Ruins; chances were he wouldn’t get the opportunity to come here again.

Two hours later, it finally arrived.

Beep!

The cruise ship’s horn sounded again.

"Teams that didn’t finish eating the pufferfish within the allotted time, eliminated!"

"Please leave the stadium as soon as possible."

"Thank you for participating!"

The broadcast came on.

"I checked, and all those eliminated were locals, not a single God Hunter!"

Thanks to Yi Jisheng’s iron stomach, Gu Qingqiu didn’t have to worry about the competition and could afford to pay attention to the contestants, marking those suspected to be God Hunters in her mind.

About half the teams had been eliminated.

"Any God Hunter who managed to reach this stage must be really capable!"

Che Zhengshuo felt there was no problem with that statement.

"Xiba!"

Quan Sangin cursed, feeling that the kid was lucky to not have been used as cannon fodder.

Che Zhengshuo, wearing a brown trench coat and hands in his pockets, gave Quan Sangin a white look.

"Xiba, is this the way you treat your senior?"

Quan Sangin cursed as he walked over, intending to slap Che Zhengshuo on the head, but then a team of staff pushed in a meal cart.

On the cart, there were two black opaque aquariums, one large and one small.

"No way, there’s more?"

Kim Jinsoo felt helpless, the prize money was just too hard to earn.

"The third challenge of the Big Stomach King, swallow the octopus alive!"

"Participants who have already eaten are not allowed to eat again, and this battle is restricted to women!"

"Within half an hour, finish eating five octopuses to advance to the next round!"

"You may bite off the tentacles and swallow them first, but you absolutely must not kill the octopus!"

Everyone listened to the rules and frowned deeply.

"What kind of a sick joke is this by the organizer?"

Li Yintong was very annoyed, "Why make women swallow octopuses?"

"Tsk tsk, if this show was broadcast abroad, wait for the feminists to sue it into bankruptcy!"

Gu Qingqiu joked.

"..."

Quan Sangin stared at Che Zhengshuo, feeling that this guy was really lucky.

He had originally planned to make this kid participate, but now that it was restricted to women, Kim Jinsoo was in trouble.

Kim Jinsoo had thought of this too, feeling a bit nervous, but fortunately, she had eaten octopuses before during barbecues with friends.

Huang Jinxiang opened the two plastic containers.

In the larger one, there was water, housing nine octopuses, the largest the size of a fist and the smallest about the size of a walnut, all alive.

"Be careful, there’s one more on the lid!"

Li Yintong warned.

Huang Jinxiang grabbed an octopus, trying to throw it into the container, but its suckers were so strong, they stuck like glue.

The lady boss opened the other container, which contained twelve cans; upon opening them, they revealed all kinds of pickles.

Spicy cabbage, pickled cucumbers, pickled radish, spicy green bean...

"I know your Goryeo kimchi is famous, but did you have to bring out so much?"

Li Yintong expressed her disdain.

"These pickles must be from a sponsor."

The lady boss guessed.

Indeed, the camera began to focus on the pickles for a stretch, the participants couldn’t see it, but at this moment, these shots were definitely appearing on the TVs of every home in Gwangju.

"You can eat the octopus along with the pickles to enhance the flavor!"

Kim Jinsoo joked sarcastically.

"Start!"

With the command from the broadcast, the local contestants began eating octopuses, they were not very averse to eating it raw, except for the lack of condiments and not being able to remove the innards, it was tolerable.

The foreigners were somewhat dumbfounded.

Of course, the Japanese were an exception, they could eat it too.

Lin Baici would definitely not let Han Suying eat, so he looked towards Kim Jinsoo.

"God Lin, you’ve taken good care of me all this way, I’ll handle this round!"

Kim Jinsoo gave Lin Baici a slight bow, rolled up her sleeves, and reached into the container to grab the smallest octopus.

She was tactful, knowing she couldn’t avoid it, she took the initiative, it might also improve Lin Baici’s opinion of her and keep her on his good side.

"Thank you for the hard work!"

Lin Baici felt it shouldn’t be a problem.

The octopus caught by Kim Jinsoo began to struggle, its tentacles sticking to the back of her hand; she looked at it, grabbed a tentacle, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Crunch!

Kim Jinsoo bit off the tentacle, chewed it a few times, and then swallowed it with force.

She was worried about the octopus sticking to her esophagus if she swallowed it whole.

Nearly every team did the same.

Lin Baici looked over at Gu Qingqiu’s side, where a Goryeo woman was swallowing octopuses alive.

"Lucky you!"

Xia Hongyao patted Gu Qingqiu’s shoulder.

This woman was hired by Gu Qingqiu with money, High Ponytail didn’t understand her intention at first, but now he did.

Plan thoroughly and then act, truly Zhuge Gu Qingqiu Liang.

Aside from this woman, there were three other locals, Gu Qingqiu had talked to them beforehand, the registration fee was on her, but the prize money would be split half and half.

In five minutes, Kim Jinsoo had finished the first one.

"Here, have some water!"

Lin Baici handed over a bottle of water.

"Thank you!"

Kim Jinsoo gulped down two sips and began to pick another octopus.

"Choose this one, it’s smaller!"

Li Yintong advised, "And it’s almost dead, lacking vitality, so it will struggle less."

Kim Jinsoo grabbed the octopus, still using the previous method, first eating the tentacles, then stuffing the body of the octopus into her mouth.