Then, the blue-ringed octopus's head was sliced open, and a clear, fruity aroma filled the air!
It was accompanied by a hint of sourness.
"It hasn't fermented..."
"The head actually contained fruit juice, so then..."
"What was inside the previous octopus tentacles?"
The red-haired monster chuckled, "Naturally, vinegar!"
Everyone was stunned.
That made sense; how could fruit ferment so quickly in just a few dozen minutes?
This meant that all the fruit vinegar they had just tasted was artificially mixed?
They hadn't tasted it at all!
Recalling the red-haired monster's action of squeezing out the fruit vinegar, without creating a gap, it was secreted from the blue-ringed octopus's glands!
"This means..."
"It's digesting!"
"And the fruit juice and vinegar entered the bloodstream together, fused by the octopus's internal organs!"
Zhang Wei found it incredible.
Someone had actually managed to use a living creature as a… cooking tool!
Biological brewing!
What was the difference between this and stewing bird's nest in a swallow's mouth!
Only the Netero family, who could operate corpses, would have the capability to do something like this!
Next, Zhang Wei discovered the vinegar-soaked cloth, which should have been part of the cooking process, within the layers of the octopus meat!
This was likely the source of all the sourness!
It was done by using some sort of surgical technique to stuff the vinegar-soaked cloth into the meat's crevices.
Not only that!
The red-haired monster could control the biological organism's local muscle tissues, and perhaps even used muscle contractions to introduce the vinegar-soaked cloth!
It felt a bit perverted no matter how you thought about it!
Following this, everyone turned their attention to Zhang Wei.
"So, what about your dish?"
"Yeah, I'm still curious how the Abyssal Dragon is handled!"
"What's an Abyssal Dragon? The truly difficult one to handle is the Succubus Spirit, that thing is almost incorporeal, it shouldn't be human food no matter how you think about it."
"Speaking of which, shouldn't this kind of thing be considered a violation?"
The muscular man questioned rather pointedly, and along with the red-haired monster, looked towards the long-bearded immortal, seemingly awaiting an explanation.
After all, whether it was the Abyssal Dragon or the Succubus Spirit, the difficulty far surpassed that of the blue-ringed octopus or the boneless chicken.
In fact, the boneless chicken and the crystal persimmon posed no difficulty at all.
It was just that their grades were too low; the bald, muscular man had merely used his extraordinary memory to elevate the cooking standard.
The blue-ringed octopus was considered quite challenging, but if one's knife skills were superb, it was not impossible to meticulously remove thousands of venomous glands from the flesh!
The only challenge was the method of pairing it with accompanying ingredients!
The long-bearded immortal mused, "Before we taste, there is one thing I'd like to ask you."
"Please, Immortal," Zhang Wei replied.
"Do you have confidence in winning this match?"
Zhang Wei let out a chuckle.
"Is this even a question?"
"Answer me."
"Winning this match? It's not a matter of confidence."
"A matter of strength? I never thought someone like you would one day admit your lack of strength."
Zhang Wei shook his head, "Why wouldn't I admit it? A clear understanding of oneself has always been my strength. I never do things without certainty or promise what I cannot deliver. However..."
"However, what?"
"However, winning this match is a matter of strength, and my strength is unquestionable!"
Zhang Wei paused, then stated firmly, "Without a doubt, I will win!"
"Everyone, please take a look at the dish I've brought, the Abyss-Crossing Dragon!"