Improve strength!
It sounds easy, but for any Gourmet Hunter, it's as difficult as climbing to heaven.
For their level, every advancement in strength requires them to consume a massive amount of delicious food! Not to mention the top-tier delicacies needed to break through a bottleneck.
Gourmet Cells are haughty; simply increasing quantity is meaningless.
Food, once it enters the body, is consumed in two ways.
The first is as fuel, like gasoline or diesel, providing consumables for the body's machine.
The second is as building material, becoming gears, bearings, and levers, fortifying the body.
Which form it takes is entirely determined by the taste of the food.
The better the taste, the more nutrients become building material, leading to a greater increase in strength!
If anyone else had said this, the three would have scoffed, but facing Zhang Wei...
Skin Doll: "Mr. Zhang Wei... are you serious?"
"I'm just making a suggestion. If there's any difficulty, just pretend I didn't say anything!"
"No, no, no, you can't go back on your word once you've said it!"
Skin Doll said urgently, "I encountered a bottleneck three years ago. I've tried many renowned chefs' dishes during that time, but all ended in failure."
"The current top chef promised me that as long as I accumulated enough merit, he would ask Master Lou Ming to personally take action... Now that Master Lou Ming is dead, you are the only one I can rely on!"
Zhang Wei pondered, "A bottleneck, huh..."
Skin Doll anxiously said, "I know the uncertainty of breaking through a bottleneck, and the probability of failure is high! But as long as Chef Zhang is willing to act, I won't have any complaints, whether it succeeds or not!"
"No, I mean, it's just a mere bottleneck."
Zhang Wei spread his hands. "If I can't even break through a bottleneck, what right do I have to propose a trade?"
"You mean, you guarantee a breakthrough?"
"Of course."
The three held their breath!
No chef would dare to say such a thing!
Breaking through a bottleneck can be achieved in two ways: continuously impacting it with endless delicious food, forcing it open!
Or by using ingredients that perfectly match one's physique, like using a key to open a safe.
Of course, even a slight match is beneficial.
But no matter which method, it's extremely difficult.
The first consumes a vast amount, challenging a chef's financial and physical resources.
The second is ethereal and abstract, with no way to measure it.
*Clang~~*
Skin Doll knelt on the ground.
"Sir, if you can help me break through this bottleneck, I... if you ever need anything in the future, I will repay you with my life!"
"No need to be so serious. This is just a trade. We each get what we need."
Skin Doll was overjoyed!
The ragged clothes on his body billowed without wind, and on his entire face, only a wide, grinning mouth remained.
The atmosphere became somewhat delicate.
Qing Cheng and Ju Feng's eyes revealed extreme jealousy!
Their gazes were as if they wanted to devour Skin Doll alive!
It was an immense stroke of luck to be associated with a chef like Zhang Wei, but why did all the benefits fall to him alone?
It's just a unique skill, right?
Who among the top ten on the Black List doesn't have some trump card?
Ju Feng immediately stepped forward and said, "Mr. Zhang, this Skin Transformation technique is, after all, just a minor trick, used to deceive and engage in despicable acts. In fact..."
Skin Doll roared in anger, "Shut your dog mouth!"
As he spoke, a pair of blood-red claws extended from his chest and abdomen, reaching dozens of meters and fiercely grabbing at Ju Feng.
The Wind Taming Youth was incredibly agile, and with a mere shift, he evaded the attack.
Floating in the air, he continued, "Chef, you see, my Qi Convergence Wind Control technique is elegant and nimble, with a celestial aura. Isn't it much better than that unsightly method?"
"It's not just about dodging and weaving; the attacks are also sharp! It can achieve both large-scale destruction and pinpoint explosions, and even has control effects!"
Saying this, Ju Feng raised his hands.
"Wind Control Technique: Wrath of the Wind God!"
A massive, explosive tornado rushed towards Skin Doll, covering everything in its path!
"Wind Control Technique: Invisible Blade!"
Invisible streams of air pierced through.
Wherever they passed, whether it was rocks, dust, or Skin Doll's body, transparent holes appeared.
The destructive power was evident!
"And there are control effects!"
"Wind Control Technique: Oppression!"
Ju Feng plummeted from the sky, forcefully pushing his palm downwards!
The air seemed to stagnate, as if bearing ten thousand tons of gravity.
Where Skin Doll stood, a pit several hundred square meters wide and several meters deep spontaneously appeared!
At this moment, Skin Doll was controlled by the oppression, his entire body pressed to the ground, but he still managed to roar.
"Ju Feng!"
"I will kill you!"
"Prepare to face my assassination!"
"I will hunt you for twenty years! Twenty years!"
For Skin Doll, direct confrontation was his weakness.
Infiltration, stealth, assassination, and ambushes were his forte.
"You think you're capable of that? You'll have to catch me first!"
Ju Feng turned around, immediately putting on a smile, and said, "Sir, you see, this Skin Transformation technique has many flaws and isn't very useful. What do you think of my Wind Control Technique? I guarantee it's teachable, and I will reveal all my experience, word for word!"
To attract Zhang Wei's attention.
Ju Feng immediately showcased his strongest and most spectacular three moves!
"This... it does seem quite good."
"Of course! Sir, look, look at my footwork! Isn't it agile!"
"Once you learn it, you'll be like the free and unfettered wind, going wherever you please~"
Ju Feng moved as if he had ADHD, weaving and dodging within the limited space.
He left a trail of afterimages in his wake.
Most importantly, each of his afterimages struck a pose, incredibly flashy!
Zhang Wei was wavering...
Although Ju Feng's performance was a bit eager and comical, his skills were indeed excellent!
Zhang Wei gave him a thumbs-up: "Hmm, good stuff!"
Ju Feng was pleasantly surprised: "Really? Then you agree? To change the trade partner to me?"
"Wait a moment!"
Skin Doll roared frantically!
Just as Zhang Wei was about to say something, he was interrupted by Skin Doll.
"Ju Feng... let me show you my power!"
"Release!"
"Abomination Mode!"
With a furious roar!
The tattered rags on Skin Doll's body stretched and writhed wildly!
His entire body transformed into a massive pile of tattered cloth, from which countless hands, feet, and heads extended, breaking free from the control of the oppression!
"This is all the human skin I've collected over twenty years!"
"I'm releasing it all at once to act as my temporary limbs..."
"At this moment, I possess more than ten times my original strength!"
Ju Feng snorted, "Ten times? Just brute strength! You must have sacrificed a lot more!"
This kind of skill had never been seen from Skin Doll before; it must come at a considerable cost!
Zhang Wei, watching the spectacle with amusement, continued to give a thumbs-up: "It can even transform, nBnB!"