The mortal realm—beside Mount Lieyang.
Zhang Wei and the others displayed their divine abilities, hurrying along.
Among them, Hurricane was the fastest, leading the way. Zhang Wei followed at an unhurried pace, appearing quite composed.
However, Qingcheng and the Skin Doll had weaker mobility and were gradually falling behind.
Zhang Wei spoke up first, "Let's rest for a while, conserve our strength, and be ready to deal with any unforeseen events."
Qingcheng was covered in glistening sweat, exuding an alluring perfume with the breeze.
She playfully admonished Zhang Wei, "Mr. Zhang Wei, your stamina is truly impressive. My body is weak, and I'm really struggling to keep up."
Zhang Wei: ...
He felt something was off.
Hurricane scoffed beside them, "Alright, stop being so seductive! What kind of woman isn't available to Chef Zhang, with his status? Do you think your third-rate tricks will work on him?"
Qingcheng seized the opportunity, collapsing in front of Zhang Wei and saying, "I don't have any tricks... I only regret my frail body, unable to satisfy Mr. Zhang's desires."
If the pace of travel counted as desire.
Ignoring Qingcheng, Zhang Wei took out some food, saying, "I still have some dishes prepared earlier. Everyone eat while it's hot."
With a flip of his hand, the classic Meat Mountain Barbecue reappeared.
The ingredients for this dish were not of high grade, likely between levels 3 and 8, but it excelled in its ample quantity.
Hundreds of kilograms of roasted meat could greatly replenish consumed energy.
However, for the three of them at their current levels, the energy provided by this dish was somewhat lacking.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...
Zhang Wei directly summoned twenty portions!
The total meat volume was around ten tons!
The Meat Mountain Barbecue's replication time had long been fixed at one day and was no longer stored.
Unlike ingredients, each dish had a limit and could not be spammed through infinite replication.
That would also go against the original intention of the Treasury for storing ingredients.
Even though they now had higher-grade materials, the Meat Mountain Barbecue remained the older version.
"Chef, we won't stand on ceremony!"
Hurricane looked at the steaming roasted meat and praised, "As expected of Chef Zhang, all your dishes are so delicious!"
"Mr. Zhang Wei's spatial equipment is also very impressive, not only having immense capacity but also keeping food fresh and warm. Look at this meat, it's as if it was just cooked!"
Zhang Wei: "Cough cough... My spatial equipment is also passable."
"See, the chef's class is so high! He has no desire to show off at all, unlike the Skin Doll, who's been boasting about his meager possessions for half his life."
The Skin Doll angrily retorted, "Are you trying to flatter him by putting me down! Be careful, I'll skin you alive!"
"You have spatial equipment too? What kind?"
The Skin Doll bowed respectfully, "Mr. Zhang, my spatial equipment is only a semi-finished product, and I've been perfecting it all these years..."
As he spoke, the Skin Doll pointed to his clothes, "This garment is my spatial equipment, it has already merged with me."
"I call it... the Rags."
"Spatial equipment merged with your body? That's incredible."
Hurricane chuckled, "Quick, tell the chef about your treasure."
The Rags.
It was called clothing or equipment, but it was indistinguishable from a limb.
Decades ago, the Skin Doll independently created the Illusionary Form Technique, which spread through the Black List.
But the Skin Doll was not satisfied. He studied ancient texts and found a peculiar type of fabric.
This fabric seemed to have a life of its own, able to change shape according to the user's will, like a wriggling worm.
It sounded impressive, but its limitations were significant!
At best, it could alter the stitching, changing casual wear into sportswear... even the colors were limited to just a few simple shades.
The Skin Doll was naturally dissatisfied. To enhance his control, he sewed these fabrics onto his skin, pioneering the Quick Illusionary Form Technique.
While explaining, the Skin Doll continuously demonstrated.
Zhang Wei, Hurricane, Qingcheng...
He replicated them with ease, incredibly swiftly!
"Amazing!"
Zhang Wei applauded, "This spirit of sacrifice for academics is truly admirable! When I use the Illusionary Form Technique, the most annoying part is taking off clothes, it's a waste of time, and my body is also troublesome to manage."
"This Quick Illusionary Form Technique directly eliminates this trouble, allowing for instant replication of all people and details, enhancing stealth capabilities by more than tenfold!"
Zhang Wei's praise was genuine.
As expected of the original and authentic, it truly had substance!
The Skin Doll said mournfully, "Unfortunately, the Quick Illusionary Form Technique is a failure."
As he spoke, the Skin Doll's body underwent a strange transformation!
His body became stiff and straight, thin and hollow, like a paper effigy from a novelty shop.
The features on his face also became blurred, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth all disappearing...
"To avoid being rude, I've maintained a normal human appearance. In reality, this is my true form."
The Skin Doll continued, "That deformable material has invaded my skin and is connected to my nerves. It's impossible to remove. In the later stages, it even threatened my life."
"To survive, I've tried various methods and consulted countless books, finally finding a way to save myself!"
"What method?" Zhang Wei's curiosity was thoroughly piqued.
"In ancient times, there were methods of using human skin to create storage space, and this material happened to fit that purpose."
"To save myself, when I completed missions, I would carefully peel off the target's entire skin and wear it myself."
"Over time, I earned this nickname."
"From then on, I became more and more like a monster!"
As he spoke, over a dozen hands and seven or eight heads emerged from the tattered cloth on the Skin Doll's chest!
There were men and women, old and young...
All of them had expressions of struggling for survival, as if begging for release!
"This appearance is quite frightening, isn't it?"
"But it's all fake, just changes in my physical characteristics from the Illusionary Form Technique."
"Others think of me as a monster, so I'll be a monster. Does this appearance make me look more convincing!"
The Skin Doll laughed tragically!
His voice grew increasingly shrill!
Hurricane and Qingcheng seemed accustomed to it, even mocking him, "You can be more confident, you are already a monster!"
Zhang Wei really wanted to nod in agreement.
As expected of the Black List.
Everyone here was truly insane!
He seemed so normal earlier...
"This technique... can you teach it to me?"
"It's certainly abrupt to make such a request!"
"Both the Rags and the Illusionary Form Technique, I'm actually very interested in them."
The Skin Doll was taken aback, "You're not afraid of ending up like me?"
"Like calls to like, there's always something to learn from."
The Illusionary Form Technique was truly a divine skill, helping Zhang Wei immensely.
When faced with more advanced techniques, Zhang Wei still wanted to understand them better. As for the side effects, he could try to modify them.
Speaking of which, he still hadn't practiced the Chidori Stream and Rasengan learned from SpongeBob SquarePants and the Sea Star...
Zhang Wei suddenly felt that time was running out again.
The Skin Doll said with a wry smile, "I wouldn't dare to have the King of Northern Chefs as my disciple."
"How about this, you write down all the information for me, and I'll figure it out myself."
"As for the reward..."
"How about I help you enhance your strength?"
Zhang Wei said casually, as if it were a trivial matter.
But the hearts of the three present skipped a beat, completely losing their composure as powerful figures!