The messenger smiled and said, "Why, do you have to go head-to-head with nature?"
Immediately after, the messenger performed a series of extreme maneuvers. The carrier pigeons weaved back and forth in the violent airflow, each time narrowly missing the tornado-like Worldly Winds.
Zhang Wei could even see the tips of the pigeons' wings being ground into powder by the turbulent winds.
This carrier pigeon had a capture level of around 90, already quite a powerful existence. However, with just a slight touch of the Worldly Winds, its wings would be instantly decomposed. These winds were even more terrifying than he had imagined.
As the messenger had said, the power of the Worldly Winds was such that even those at level five hundred could not resist it. This time, Zhang Wei truly believed it.
"Everyone, hold on tight! This is no place for casual games!"
With that, the messenger's expression grew even more serious!
The carrier pigeons' elegant trajectory wove through the tornado. Fortunately, the wind wall was not thick. After traveling several dozen kilometers, they burst through.
The messenger let out a sigh of relief, feeling as if they had narrowly escaped death.
Mr. Luo said with lingering fear, "These Worldly Winds are too terrifying. I once thought about entering the Gourmet World from the sky... just thinking about it sends a shiver down my spine."
"Speaking of which, how did such strange phenomena form on Earth? The Earth's Lung..."
The messenger explained, "Legend has it that the Earth's Lung was once a massive landfill, where the abundant kitchen waste from the Gourmet World was piled up. Countless disgusting and powerful demons were born here. Later, in order to maintain its ecosystem, the Earth evolved lungs."
Earth?
Evolved?
It sounded so absurd.
However, in this universe, there were still planets like the White Jade Dumpling Planet and the Spaghetti Nebula. It didn't seem strange for Earth to have a purification organ like lungs.
Just then, another messenger emerged from the wind wall. Upon seeing Zhang Wei and the others, he immediately greeted them.
But Zhang Wei's attention was all on the messenger's mount.
"This... so you don't all fly carrier pigeons."
To Zhang Wei's astonishment, the messenger was riding a flying carpet! The carpet was rolled at the front and pointed at the back, made of velvet on top and silk underneath, adorned with rubies and sapphires, and decorated with gold and silver. It had a luxurious, Arabian noble feel to it.
What a curious and unique item!
The messenger added, "That thing is called a magic carpet. It requires human stamina to fly, and it's difficult to control. It's not a great item."
Zhang Wei completely disagreed. That thing was so cool!
The two groups traveled together in the same direction, and soon, more messengers joined them, forming a long line.
"These are all chefs participating in the Global Gourmet Ranking Competition, including all races and factions from both the mortal world and the Gourmet World."
This included familiar names to Zhang Wei like Olympus, Titans, Devourer World, and so on.
"We've arrived at our destination. I solemnly introduce to you, this is the city floating in the sky, the proud Cloud City of the Pinnacle of the Myriad Gods!"
What was with this strange name that lacked any Japanese flavor!
In the distance, above a rainbow, a city resembling the sun's radiant disc stood tall, looking like a glowing Potala Palace at first glance.
Floating around were flowers and plants, dandelions as grand as buildings, and various exotic birds and beasts frolicking on the rainbow.
From the southern gate of the Lingxiao Palace, a stone-paved road extended outwards. To call them stone slabs was an understatement; each one was over a thousand square meters, and their weight was unknown, as these slabs floated entirely in the sky, forming a staircase-like structure.
Completely anti-gravity!
The rainbow bridge was filled with guards clad in golden armor, white cloaks fastened with red ropes, and ceramic-like masks and helmets integrated into a single piece. They uniformly held golden spears, exuding an imposing aura!
At the center of Lingxiao City was a fountain, perpetually emitting mist and rain, yet it did not obstruct the sunlight. Under the fine water droplets, the light shone even more brilliantly, creating a clear feeling, much like after rain on a sunny day.
Directly below Lingxiao City was a vast garden, resembling a paradise, estimated to be over a million square kilometers, already the size of an ordinary country.
The art of landscaping was perfectly embodied here. Compared to this place, all buildings in the mortal world seemed crude, and even the magnificent Gourmet Pyramid was less than a tenth of this.
This was the gathering place for intelligent races in the Gourmet World, and also the headquarters of humanity's highest culinary association.
In the largest plaza within Lingxiao City, all races gathered, and every word spoken would determine the future destiny of this planet.
Coming here, one truly felt they had broadened their horizons.
The messengers landed. At the very bottom of the rainbow was...
A giant clay pot?
It was a giant clay pot filled with gold coins, each coin... seemingly half a meter thick, with a diameter of at least seven to eight meters.
"This is..."
Mr. Luo speculated, "In fairy tales, beautiful maidens find pots filled with gold coins at the end of the rainbow."
"Could this be the origin of the legend?"
Before Mr. Luo could finish his exclamation, a massive rumble echoed from Lingxiao City!
A gate of indescribable size opened, and a colossal beast slowly emerged...
[Discoverable Ingredient: Modern Giant Horse]
[Edible Level: 300]
[Capture Level: 1300]
[Description: One of the powerful descendants of the Horse King, possessing royal blood! Shoulder height of 35,000 meters, body length of 68,000 meters (excluding tail). This is a horse that can effortlessly drag mountains, possessing endless strength!]
Thirty-five thousand meters!!!!!!!!
This was an indescribable height!
Back then, the Cloud Country only had an altitude of 300,000 meters!
Even a legally recognized mammoth of 1,500 meters was not as tall as its ankle.
The rainbow bridge was incredibly wide and remarkably sturdy, even allowing the Modern Giant Horse to frolic on it without seeming crowded.
"By the way, the width of the rainbow bridge is a hundred thousand meters!"
A bridge one hundred kilometers wide!
An ordinary person would need two days to walk across it!
With one step on the ground, the hundred-meter-deep footprint left behind when the leg was lifted could easily accommodate half a residential complex! With a slight modification, it could house tens of thousands of people.
And this horse was here to ferry the contestants.
From this, one could see the high social status of chefs in this world.
Even so, many chefs felt a sense of timidity and profound inferiority, feeling that their culinary skills were completely unworthy of such a luxurious venue.
It was like a country chef arriving in a royal banquet kitchen, that feeling of inferiority born from powerlessness was making these contestants struggle to breathe.
The Modern Giant Horse neighed loudly. From a tower atop its head, a man, using a wide-range communication device, shouted with a hint of joy, "Welcome to humanity's gourmet homeland!"
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