Chapter 193: The Great Chef Lion—Completed!

However, for these disaster giant beasts, Chen Mo's ascension to the Legendary Realm and becoming the ruler of the Poisonous Domain is naturally a good thing.

As disaster giant beasts that followed Chen Mo earlier, they have a great advantage.

They have already mastered the Great Spirit Rain Technique!

In less than half a day, the remaining disaster beings of the Poisonous Domain all rushed to the vicinity of the Yellow Springs Secret Realm.

Upon learning that the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion had fallen and a new king had appeared in the Poisonous Domain, they set out at once to pay homage to the new king, daring not to delay.

Although the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion was actually killed by the Poison Algae Crocodile King, many disaster giant beasts received the news that the new ruler of the Poisonous Domain instantly slayed the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion and then became the new king.

Moreover, the rumors grew more outrageous, and now in the minds of these disaster beings, the new king has already become a far more powerful existence than the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion!

When these disaster giant beasts gradually arrived at the jungle near the Poisonous Domain, Chen Mo was still near the Yellow Springs Secret Realm, comprehending spatial power and completing the self‑discipline challenge of the Time‑Space Travel Lion.

The entrance to the secret realm is actually a wormhole, and near that entrance the spatial energy is relatively active.

During the waiting, in the jungle, numerous disaster giant beasts couldn't help but start conversing.

"Jade King, what is His Majesty the Lion King's temperament? Is he much milder than the Three‑Eyed Poison Scorpion?"

A low‑rank disaster giant python with colorful patterns asked the Jade King Snake anxiously.

Upon hearing that, the gazes of the other disaster giant beasts also turned toward the Jade King Snake.

The massive serpentine body of the Jade King Snake spanned across the middle of the beasts, its emerald eyes surveying the surrounding disaster giant beasts.

Where its gaze fell, the disaster giant beasts all bowed their heads, daring not to meet its eyes.

"His Majesty the Lion King's strength far surpasses that of the Three‑Eyed Poison Scorpion."

The Jade King Snake said in a proud tone:

"Furthermore, you can rest assured; His Majesty is very friendly to his own clan and never kills innocents indiscriminately. As long as you maintain respect and loyalty to His Majesty, he will grant you unimaginable treasures—such as Disaster‑level Divine Pills!"

Hearing that, the disaster giant beasts erupted in excitement, their hearts swelling.

But they couldn't help but feel some doubt inside.

Could there really be such a benevolent lord? "I can prove it; the Jade King is telling the truth. This is the Disaster Divine Pill Soul‑Cutting Herb bestowed upon me by His Majesty!"

At that moment, the Poisonous Chimera in the herd spoke up.

The speaker was the head in the very center.

Because Chen Mo demanded that all disaster beings of the Poisonous Domain arrive, the disaster giant beasts of the Mist Forest naturally came as well.

While speaking, the Poisonous Chimera spat out a Soul‑Cutting Herb radiating a strong toxic primal spiritual energy.

"When I was young and reckless, I even clashed with His Majesty. Not only did he forgive me, he also gifted me this Disaster Divine Pill Soul‑Cutting Herb."

The Poisonous Chimera said excitedly and fervently.

In the past, it was the head most displeased with Chen Mo among its three heads.

But when Chen Mo taught them the Great Spirit Rain Technique and granted them disaster seeds, that head's attitude toward Chen Mo underwent a massive 180‑degree shift.

Especially last month, the Poisonous Chimera, having cultivated the most divine plants, outcompeted the other disaster giant beasts of the Mist Forest, was awarded the title "Planting Model" and a Disaster‑level Divine Pill; since then, it has become even more fervent about Suanni.

Its blood also carries the "farming" gene.

After sensing the wonders of the Great Spirit Rain Technique, the Poisonous Chimera suddenly found fighting pointless.

Isn't a life of farming every day to become stronger delicious?

If Chen Mo checked the faith value now, he would see that the Poisonous Chimera's faith value has already reached an astonishing 92, making it a "Fanatic".

"More importantly—each month we will have a chance to obtain Disaster Divine Pills or even more precious treasures, as long as we work hard enough."

The Poisonous Chimera said.

The other few disaster giant beasts of the Mist Forest also nodded in agreement.

A life where planting divine pills yields rewards is simply irresistible to them, so only a handful of disaster giant beasts were willing to adventure into the secret realm with Chen Mo before.

Only the Rainbow Butterfly was alone.

The news of the Rainbow Butterfly's fall in the secret realm further cemented their belief that "All else is inferior; only farming is supreme."

"Really? That's great!"

"His Majesty the Lion King is so merciful!"

"Poisonous Chimera, what must we strive for to earn His Majesty's reward?"

After receiving confirmation from the other disaster giant beasts of the Mist Forest, the disaster giant beasts from other regions of the Poisonous Domain seemed to have swallowed a calming pill, their hearts beginning to anticipate the new king's arrival.

"You will soon learn exactly what effort is required. His Majesty will teach you a special spell."

The Jade King Snake said.

Finally, after waiting another half hour,

Near the entrance of the Yellow Springs Secret Realm, an energy fluctuation appeared, and a snow‑white, over‑30‑meter‑long Ice Lion, holy in appearance yet dignified, slowly walked out of the entrance.

Seeing the Ice Lion appear, all the disaster giant beasts dared not look further, bowing their heads in worship to show submission.

But at a fleeting glance, these disaster giant beasts' hearts simultaneously formed a similar thought—

This Ice Lion is unbelievably handsome! In terms of looks alone, it's countless times better than the previously misshapen Three‑Eyed Poison Scorpion.

More importantly—this Ice Lion exudes an aura as deep as an abyss and as vast as a sea, stronger than the Three‑Eyed Poison Scorpion!

The Jade King Snake did not exaggerate; this Ice Lion is a Legendary Realm being! It is a Legendary Realm being far stronger than the Three‑Eyed Poison Scorpion!

Seeing that the herd before him numbered fewer than fifty, and most were still low‑rank disaster‑realm beings, Chen Mo sighed inwardly.

There are few remaining disaster beings in the Poisonous Domain.

Most disaster giant beasts have now become nourishment for the Yellow Springs Fruit Tree; the previous secret‑realm expedition consumed too many.

However, the problem is not serious; as long as Disaster Divine Pills are continuously cultivated, new disaster giant beasts will appear, and their extraordinary ranks will gradually rise.

"You all likely already know the purpose of gathering you here today."

Chen Mo said.

"The Three‑Eyed Poison Scorpion is dead; I am now the ruler of the Poisonous Domain. From now on, you are all part of the Ice Lion Kingdom."

"Next, I will divide the territorial ownership of the Poisonous Domain."

"Jade King Snake, Lord of Mist Forest. Poisonous Chimera, Lord of Poisonous Forest. Venom‑winged Salamander, Lord of Poison Mist Valley."

Chen Mo glanced at the faith values of these calamity giants and, combined with the share of divine pills they cultivated last month, re‑divided the dozen‑plus territories of the Poisonous Domain.

Upon hearing Chen Mo allocate territories, the calamity giants who became lords were naturally overjoyed.

In the previous great war, many lords of the Poisonous Domain fell in the Yellow Spring Secret Realm, suddenly leaving many vacancies.

In addition, Chen Mo appointed several deputy lords.

The calamity giants who received no allocation were naturally a bit disappointed; among them were two high‑rank calamities that were not even appointed as deputy lords. They felt some confusion, but they dared not harbor any resentment toward the Lion King's distribution.

"The above arrangements are provisional, not set in stone."

"From now on, performance reviews will be conducted each quarter; lords who fail to meet the standards will be replaced. As for the scoring, it will be determined by multiple factors."

Chen Mo spoke again:

"In the future, to become a regional lord in the Poisonous Domain, one does not merely need to raise one's transcendent rank and sheer combat strength; more importantly, it depends on completed performance and contributions to the Ice Lion Kingdom."

To Chen Mo, the transcendent ranks of these calamity giants held little significance.

Anyway, none are as strong as him; there isn't even a calamity giant that can withstand a single move of his.

"Roar~"

"Sss!"

Under the absolute suppression of his power, the calamity giants all voiced their agreement.

Although they do not understand what "performance" is, they know it is something very important!

"As for obtaining performance, it mainly comes from the quantity of cultivated divine pills and the number and rank of cultivated transcendent livestock."

"Next, I will teach you a spell called Great Spirit Rain Technique. Watch closely! Learn carefully!"

Upon hearing this, all the calamity giants involuntarily held their breath, focusing intently on Chen Mo.

Jade King Snake, the wondrous spell from the mouth of the Poisonous Chimera.

It's finally coming! Immediately after, Chen Mo reproduced the process he previously used to teach the calamity giants in Mist Forest, imparting the Great Spirit Rain Technique to

After witnessing the marvel of the "Great Spirit Rain Technique," the calamity giants' eyes turned fervent and excited, as if they could not wait to plunge into the "cultivation of divine pills" enterprise.

"Next, each beast should go to Jade King Snake to receive the corresponding divine pill seeds."

Chen Mo said.

Earlier in the Yellow Spring Forest, Chen Mo obtained a large number of calamity divine pills, and naturally still possessed many seeds of calamity divine pills.

"After receiving the seeds, you may leave; all the lords, stay a moment."

Chen Mo kept all the lords.

"Next, I will allocate the areas of the Yellow Spring Secret Realm to you. Besides planting divine pills in your own territories, you must also be responsible for cultivating divine pills within the realm."

Through telepathy, Chen Mo said to the remaining lords.

After giving further details on planting and cultivation, Chen Mo finally sent the calamity giants back.

Time flew.

In the blink of an eye, another two weeks passed.

During these two weeks, the Poisonous Domain underwent a dramatic transformation.

Conflicts and frictions between territories almost vanished; beings of different races, led by the calamity giants, began a frenzy of planting divine pills, focusing on cultivating divine‑pill spirit plants, with no intention of causing trouble.

Whether it was performance assessment or a merit‑based system, it made these calamity giants go into a frenzy.

Regarding the development of the Poisonous Domain, Chen Mo was not particularly concerned; he returned to the Ice Phoenix Temple to cultivate.

After all, one's own power is fundamental; clans, territories, and influence should all serve one's own strength!

Clans and territories are merely accessories of strength.

Without sufficient power, one cannot possess the corresponding status, authority, or territories.

After advancing to the Legendary Realm, Chen Mo discovered that the spiritual energy required for his next promotion would be an astronomically huge number.

Even if he took calamity‑grade divine pills daily, it would still take a long time to complete the promotion!

In response, Chen Mo pursued a two‑pronged approach, improving his transcendent rank from two different angles.

One side naturally involved large‑scale cultivation of divine pills; although calamity‑grade divine pills have little effect on Chen Mo now, the sheer quantity can trigger qualitative change.

Only with enough calamity‑grade divine pills, combined with the powerful digestion granted by the 【Gluttonous Lion+】, can one accumulate little by little for steady growth.

Moreover, once he completes the 【Master Chef Lion】, he will likely be able to craft extraordinary dishes with special effects, likely some that boost spiritual power.

On the other hand, Chen Mo naturally intends to exploit the effect of the 【Lord Lion+】.

【Lord Lion+】 has an effect whereby for every 10,000 square kilometers of land occupied, one source‑vein energy is obtained.

Advancing from low‑level Legendary Realm to mid‑level Legendary Realm requires 1,000,000 source‑vein energies, meaning Chen Mo must occupy 10,000,000,000 square kilometers of land!

For reference, the entire surface area of Blue Star is only 510,000,000 square kilometers.

After occupying roughly twenty Blue‑Star‑sized planets, Chen Mo can ascend to mid‑level Calamity Realm.

To reach the peak of Calamity Realm, he would need to occupy two hundred Blue‑Star‑sized planets!

Currently, Chen Mo has become the Lord of the Poisonous Domain.

As for Blue Star, aside from the eastern summer region that Chen Mo did not occupy but chose cooperative development, the other areas have essentially become the territory of the Ice Lion Kingdom.

Calling Chen Mo the Lord of Blue Star is not an exaggeration.

The Snow Realm's area is far larger than Blue Star's; the Poisonous Domain alone equals about one‑third of Blue Star's surface area.

And territories like the Poisonous Domain are countless across the Snow Realm.

Theoretically, if Chen Mo becomes the Lord of the Snow Realm and occupies all its territories, his transcendent rank could reach the peak of the Legendary Realm! Of course, this is only theoretical.

Putting aside the existence of peak Legendary Realms or Totem Realms in other areas, even if Chen Mo forcibly occupies other low‑level Legendary territories, he would inevitably incur the hostility of neighboring lords.

They might even unite to wipe out Chen Mo outright.

Chen Mo planned to first complete the self-discipline challenge of the 【Time-Space Travel Lion】; after being able to travel between different worlds, expanding territory would be a simple matter.

Find some relatively barren or planets without strong experts, directly conduct reclamation! At that time, collecting divine medicine will definitely become easier!

【Great Chef Lion】 Day 23.

Chen Mo prepared 25 different dishes early in the morning, and at the fastest speed completed the final day's 【Great Chef Lion】 self-discipline challenge.

【You have completed the self-discipline challenge 【Great Chef Lion】 (Purple), equip?】 "Equip!"

At the moment Chen Mo confirmed with his consciousness, countless knowledge about food surfaced in his mind.

Recipes for extraordinary cuisine, methods of making extraordinary cuisine, various extraordinary ingredients—truly increased knowledge.

"Not bad, now I'm also a Chef Lion."

Chen Mo felt somewhat excited.

(End of chapter)