Chapter 39

The Ox Demon King and the Peng Demon King were sweating profusely—how could they still dare to call themselves demon kings in front of such mighty seniors?

"Senior, you can just call me Little Ox." The Ox Demon King wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and smiled obsequiously.

Although he is now a great demon king, imposing and formidable, he was at least a mount raised by the Heaven-Reaching Holy Person on Jin Bi Dao, and facing those senior brothers and sisters every day, fawning is necessary.

The Peng Demon King also came to his senses and said: "Senior, I am Little Peng Peng!"

Seeing the two infamous demon kings behaving so respectfully before him, Chen Nuo felt like laughing a little.

"Since you are my disciple's friends, don't stand on ceremony!" Chen Nuo called out, then turned to Sun Wukong and said: "Wukong, why are you back so early?"

"It's not that I missed Master, is it?" Sun Wukong scratched his head and gave a hehe laugh.

"Don't pretend—you can't fool me."

Having been exposed by Chen Nuo's words, Sun Wukong could only say helplessly: "It was when I was entertaining these two friends of mine that I said your culinary skills are top-notch in the Three Realms, so today I brought them here to open their eyes."

"Fine, but the rules cannot be broken!" Chen Nuo said.

Sun Wukong grinned and nodded: "Understood, Master—I already made it clear earlier."

After speaking, Sun Wukong skillfully approached the counter and picked up a menu.

"You two brothers, take a look and see what you'd like to eat."

The Ox Demon King and the Peng Demon King stared at the dishes on the menu, and their appetites were instantly whetted.

After a moment's thought, the Ox Demon King said: "Senior, just give Little Ox a plate of roasted lamb leg."

The Peng Demon King was slightly hesitant and quickly nodded: "I'll have the same as Brother Ox."

After ordering, Sun Wukong led the two demons to the front of the crystal ball. Hearing Sun Wukong's description, the two demons gasped in amazement.

"I never thought there would still be such a miraculous thing in this world!" they exclaimed, then placed their hands on it to contemplate.

"What? You actually want a drop of Old Ox's essence blood?!" The Ox Demon King was startled at once. Ordinary blood wouldn't matter much, but essence blood is no trivial thing.

Normally, he only has over twenty drops of essence blood in his body, and losing even one drop requires immense mental effort to recondense.

Just from the fact that Pangu the Great God left twelve drops of essence blood that incarnated into the Twelve Ancestral Witches, one can see how precious essence blood is. Still, considering his situation, the Ox Demon King gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and produced a drop.

Now it was the Peng Demon King's turn to step forward.

"I go—actually demanding half of my magical power?!" The Peng Demon King exclaimed, though, like the Ox Demon King, he dared not protest inwardly.

After honestly handing it over, his originally handsome face turned deathly pale, his body swayed as if about to collapse, and the whole bird looked utterly drained.

"Master, give me a portion too—I haven't tasted your cooking in ages." Sun Wukong also stuffed ten strands of monkey hair into the crystal ball.

Sun Wukong thought that since he spends a day in Chaos Residence, whether doing anything or studying, tuition must be paid.

No wonder, compared to ordinary monkeys, Monkey Brother's fur is relatively sparse—originally, the problem lay here.

The sharp-eyed Peng Demon King noticed the clue: paying like this every day, Monkey Brother seems to be in real danger.

"If Monkey Brother's Master treats him the same way, then I definitely won't come again!" The two demons silently vowed in their hearts.

But when they saw the roasted lamb leg, they didn't think that way anymore. As demon kings, they eat fish and meat daily, have big appetites, and eating a whole roasted sheep is no problem.

Yet they had never seen such a finely crafted, richly colored roasted lamb leg before—just looking at it made them drool, the aroma filling the air.

"Go ahead, the condiments are on the side." Chen Nuo said calmly.

Even in the world of Journey to the West, culinary culture remains scarce, and many seasonings are simply unavailable.

"Thank you, Senior, for the reminder."

The Ox Demon King nodded.

However, Chen Nuo forgot to tell them how to eat elegantly, so the two demons reached out, grabbed the lamb leg, opened their mouths, and bit—next moment, the two demons were shocked.

The lamb leg was fat, tender, and juicy, the meat fresh and delicious, roasted to a crisp outside and tender inside, with a hint of spiciness, making the demons unable to stop, sticking out their tongues and shouting how refreshing it was.

Their earlier restraint was thrown aside, and they began to eat heartily.

"Tsk! Country bumpkin, just making Old Monkey lose face!"

Sun Wukong pouted, skillfully put on his gloves, and then began to eat slowly and composedly.

But he might have forgotten how wildly he looked when he first ate this dish.

To the two demons' appetites, the lamb leg was nothing at all. They sipped their lips, feeling an aftertaste, and all their earlier doubts vanished like smoke.

Monkey Brother was absolutely right—this senior's culinary skill is truly top-notch in the Three Realms, with no one able to match it!

The Ox Demon King secretly thought: The sign on this kitchen wall really lives up to what Monkey Brother said—truly deserved, and moreover, it seems quite humble.

Chaos Residence—truly not bad!

"Senior, this is too good to be true!" The Peng Demon King wore an expression of worship. His lingering in the human world was never due to wind, flowers, snow, or moon, but because he is a total foodie.

Every time he goes to the human world, he has to eat until he can barely fly back. Originally, he thought Monkey Brother was the pinnacle of culinary skill in this world, but he never expected to witness today what it means to say "your Master is still your Master!"

Strong, too strong!

The Peng Demon King felt that even if it weren't just half his magical power, as long as they didn't drain him completely in one go, anything could be said!

However, although the dishes Chen Nuo made are exquisitely delicious, their effects are not that simple.

Suddenly, the two demons' eyes shifted—something appeared in each of their minds, their bodies trembled, they closed their eyes, and hurriedly guarded their primordial spirits.

Sun Wukong could say he was very familiar with this scene, for over these ten years he has already experienced much.

"Master, are they about to awaken?" Sun Wukong mumbled while chewing lamb meat, his words unclear.

"Hmm." Chen Nuo nodded, also unaware what divine abilities these two renowned demon kings might awaken.

Having received the answer, Sun Wukong no longer paid attention, continuing to devour the food. He felt no envy, for he had already awakened from this dish, and would not get a second chance to awaken from it.

After a while, finally...

"Ding, the Ox Demon King awakened Divine Power Mountain-Shaking Shock via the roasted lamb leg—synchronize awakening?"

"Ding, the Peng Demon King awakened Divine Power Feather Flash via the roasted lamb leg—synchronize awakening?"

Two system prompt sounds, one after another, echoed in Sun Wukong's mind.

Mountain-Shaking Shock: Can shake all things, producing multiple kinds of unimaginable effects.

Yu Shen: Shooting feathers, the body can disregard any rule's limitation and instantly appear beside the shot feather.

Immediately, Chen Nuo tugged at the corner of his mouth; earlier, Tianpeng had given him a Three Realms version of Wu Se and Ji Yi Fu, and he hadn't said anything, but now it's fine—he directly got another Three Realms version of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the Fei Lei Shen Zhu Shu.

There's something, this Ox Demon King's is still usable, but the Peng Demon King's he has synchronized, yet where to get feathers?

"Just inherit them all." Chen Nuo said in his heart.

Whether it's useful or not, let's try it first.

After the inheritance, Chen Nuo had a realization; originally, it didn't necessarily have to be feathers, as long as it was something handled, it could work, and surprisingly, no imprint was needed—relatively speaking, it's much more convenient.