Chapter 2574: Don't treat chefs as non‑people

Because of a moment's carelessness, these ingredients actually rushed out.

And those few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons that broke out of the encirclement, without the slightest hesitation, immediately headed straight for the entrance light gate.

The present situation is so clear that even a fool can see it: the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons' side is already at the end of its rope.

Even the Demon God was about to be slain by Zhao Tianqing.

Indeed, there was no chance left to turn the tables; now that there was an opportunity to escape, how could these few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons still have any hesitation?

It wasn't that they simply lowered their heads and rushed toward the entrance light gate.

After all, as long as they break out of this Mining Domain, they still have a sliver of hope, which is certainly better than staying here to wait for death.

Therefore, facing the pursuit of the Heavenly Family cultivators, those few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons sped up a bit more.

For a while, they actually couldn't catch up.

They could only watch helplessly as those few captured fish each dove into the entrance light gate and then vanished.

"Oh no, hurry and chase!"

Seeing this, the face of the leading Heavenly Family Elder darkened; they even deployed the Mìfǎ, but still couldn't stop those few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons.

Letting them successfully escape the Mining Domain, the thought that the other side of that entrance light gate was the Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessel where Ye Zhangqing was made his heart clench instantly.

If Ye Zhangqing were hurt, the consequences would be serious.

By then, our own ancestor would probably have to skin him alive.

Therefore, the Heavenly Family cultivators, without the slightest hesitation, immediately pursued and entered the light gate.

On the other side, those few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons that had rushed out of the entrance light gate.

At a glance, they saw a Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessel blocking their way ahead.

They didn't even have time to think much; their first reaction was the Human Race's obstruction, and having come this far, facing such a situation, there was naturally nothing to hesitate about.

The leading Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon immediately let out an angry roar.

"Charge forward."

Right now, there's definitely nothing else to do but charge forward; whether we live or die, there's no reason not to give it our all.

And the commotion at the entrance light gate quickly drew the attention of the many Immortal Chefs aboard the immortal vessel.

Don't think Ye Zhangqing has no one beside him; the Cooking King Immortal City, as well as the Immortal Chefs who followed from the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens, number in the hundreds.

These people had previously never gone to the battlefield; they stayed beside Ye Zhangqing to lend a hand.

First, because it wasn't necessary; second, because eating is the top priority, naturally they couldn't be careless.

But now, facing the impact of those few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients, these Immortal Chefs were first taken aback, though they harbored doubts in their hearts.

What are those other people eating? Didn't they all rush into the Mining Domain? How could the ingredients still run out?

But they quickly came to their senses, and more than ten Immortal Chefs volunteered, not waiting for those few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons to charge onto the immortal vessel, they directly went forward to meet them.

"Kill."

Facing the ten-plus Immortal Chefs rushing head-on, the few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons revealed their ferocious appearances.

"Don't treat Immortal Chefs as non‑people."

However, regarding this, the ten-plus Immortal Chefs were utterly unafraid.

Immortal Chefs, Pill Masters, Artifact Masters—these cultivators of special professions indeed lack strong combat power.

But lacking strength does not mean having no combat power, especially these ten-plus Immortal Chefs, who mostly come from the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens.

Once in the Beyond the Heavens, no matter whether you are an Immortal Chef, Pill Master, or Artifact Master, you more or less have to fight.

After all, the situation in the Beyond the Heavens is more complex, completely different from the Immortal Realm.

When encountering extraterrestrial races in the Beyond the Heavens, those extraterrestrial races don't care whether you are an Immortal Chef or Pill Master; they say kill and they kill.

Therefore, under duress, these Immortal Chefs in the Beyond the Heavens can be said to have fiercely boosted their combat power.

I wouldn't say they are extremely strong, but they are definitely stronger than the Immortal Chefs of the Immortal Realm.

This is due to the great environment; it's entirely being forced to become stronger.

So, facing just a few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients, these ten-plus Immortal Chefs had not the slightest bit of fear.

The two sides collided head‑on; wielding kitchen knives, with each rise and fall of the blade, those few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients were quickly chopped down to the ground.

As Immortal Chefs, they naturally knew the vital points of these ingredients and where to cut for the quickest kill.

The battle ended quickly; by the time the Heavenly Family cultivators chased out, those few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons had already been chopped to death.

"Phew, all right?"

Seeing this, the leading Heavenly Family Elder stepped forward, his face still filled with lingering fear, and asked.

It looks like they didn't disturb Ye Zhangqing.

In response, one of the Immortal Chefs furrowed his brows and said.

"What's going on with you? You already went into the Mining Domain to kill, so how could you still let these ingredients run out?"

"I……………………… it's our negligence."

He wanted to explain, but after opening his mouth, he momentarily didn't know what to say.

How could he put it? It's indeed their fault that let those few Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons break out of the encirclement.

But as long as Ye Zhangqing is unharmed, everything can be discussed.

Furthermore………………………………

With the crisis lifted and that rich aroma wafting again, the leading Heavenly Family ancestor grinned and said.

"Hey, since we've come all this way, let's have a bowl of food before we leave."

Saying that, he immediately quickened his steps to the food‑serving area, preparing to enjoy a good bowl, anyway we're already here.

The ensuing battle, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons can be said to be left with only a desperate last stand.

And such a desperate last stand didn't last long either; as the Demon God was slain by Zhao Tianqing, the remaining Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons utterly lost their will to fight.

Even the Demon God has been slain; what's the point of them continuing to fight?

Moreover, after fighting to this point, they discovered that the Human Race's casualties are so small as to be negligible.

Those Human Race cultivators who were originally wounded even give the impression of becoming more spirited the more they fight—this is absurd.

This makes no sense.

Nowadays, the numbers are not proportional at all; the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon side suffers heavy casualties, while the Human Race side shows hardly any decrease.

In the end, as far as the eye can see, it's all people.

How can we keep fighting?

After the battle ended, the Human Race won a great victory; inside the Fire Room, Xu Jie informed Ye Zhangqing of the news.

At that moment, Ye Zhangqing just happened to walk down from the stove, preparing to rest.

「Not bad, after this battle, third Shī xiōng, you can go to the Heavenly Pool. 」

He smiled at Xu Jie; upon hearing that, Xu Jie also returned a smile, without any ceremony.

Between the two brothers, no need for such superficialities; treating each other sincerely is enough.

Soon, the Mining Domain was taken over by the Human Race; any Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons hiding were quickly found and eradicated.

As for this spirit crystal mine, everyone naturally didn't give it much thought.

After all, it had been agreed beforehand that this spirit crystal mine would be returned to the Heavenly Spirit Tribe in exchange for allowing Zhao Zhengping and Xu Jie to enter the Heavenly Pool.

On the Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessel, the victorious crowd was all excited.

This time they gathered a lot of ingredients, and Ye Zhangqing also promised that, once they returned to the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens, he would let everyone eat their fill for several days, as long as there were enough ingredients.

This made everyone eagerly anticipate it.