Chapter 374: Submission

Long Tianxi suppressed the fear in his heart and threatened Lin Bai: "Do you know that I am a professor at Shengshi Academy? If I go missing, once the academy launches a tracking investigation, you will never escape death..."

"Professor Long, let's talk in a moment." Lin Bai looked at him with a smile in his eyes; there was nothing more delightful than a Star Diamond Realm expert blindly crashing into his trap.

It was only because Lin Bai didn't need to sleep now, otherwise, he would have woken up from his dreams laughing.

The kitchen knife in the hands of the Zhanshen Xingtian danced up and down without a moment's pause.

Before long.

The odds and ends on Long Tianxi's body were stripped away cleanly.

Lin Bai had experience this time and saved his storage bracelet first.

He was a kind-hearted person; he decided to remove the restrictions on the bracelet only after Long Tianxi was taken into the card, so that his Puppet would suffer less damage.

Lin Bai's perfunctory attitude made Long Tianxi increasingly terrified. He widened his eyes: "Lin Bai, we can talk. My Disciples are all over the world. If you want to become a Heavenly King, I can lend you a helping hand... Ah... stop... quickly stop..."

A scream rang out.

His arm was severed by the Zhanshen Xingtian.

"Stop, you cannot treat a teacher like this." Nan Lingtian's forehead veins were throbbing with anxiety, but because his movements were restricted, he was anxious with no way to act.

Lin Bai hardened his heart and watched the Zhanshen Xingtian operate; whether he could complete the Chef God System's task depended on this one time, and being stuck by tasks was not a way to live.

Qingyun remained calm and composed.

Different species, different stances; there would be a great war with the Immortal World sooner or later, so she would not sympathize with these Celestials!

Besides, she also knew that Long Tianxi could not die; once sealed in a card, he would be a lively, jumping hero again...

Without the need for threats and negotiations, the speed of processing the ingredients did not need to slow down.

The Zhanshen Xingtian possessed the Blade Technique of the Dismemberment of the Butcher, and the kitchen knife roamed flexibly over Long Tianxi's body. In the blink of an eye, Long Tianxi's other arm and both legs were dismantled...

Nan Lingtian's eyes were splitting with rage.

"Stop... quickly stop, I am willing to submit to you, to be made into a Puppet like Nan Lingtian. I am in the Star Diamond Realm, my utility is far higher than Nan Lingtian's..."

Long Tianxi did not understand the process of being sealed by a card. Watching his limbs being neatly placed to the side, his fear was evident, and his voice had turned hoarse from shouting.

But soon.

As the Zhanshen Xingtian further decomposed him, Long Tianxi's voice grew weaker: "... Lin Bai, I am at odds with you... I curse you to die without a burial place... may your Soul fall into the Nine Nether and never rise again... Nan Lingtian, you traitor to the Celestials, I curse you to be controlled by others, never to be free for generations to come..."

Even an expert of the Star Diamond Realm, when his Spiritual Power was sealed, could not endure the agony of death by a thousand cuts.

The moment Long Tianxi's heart was removed from his body, his voice stopped abruptly, and the light in his eyes dimmed in an instant...

The Zhanshen Xingtian released the Absolute Control at the first opportunity.

A golden card flew out from Lin Bai's hand, enveloping Long Tianxi's remains.

A golden light flashed by.

Long Tianxi was taken into the card.

Lin Bai backhanded and released him again. The squeaky-clean Long Tianxi stood to the side in a daze, restored as before.

Nan Lingtian was dumbfounded, unable to say a word.

He hadn't felt much when he was made into a Puppet, but watching from the perspective of an outsider, Lin Bai's card-sealing technique was simply too terrifying.

Was the golden card also a Law Sacred Artifact?

Just how many control-type Law Sacred Artifacts were there?

At this moment.

The Zhanshen Xingtian did not stop his operations. He waved his hand to cut off a section of a tree trunk, the kitchen knife flying as he fashioned it into a wooden plate. He then reached out, drew a column of water from the forest stream, and cast a Dao Method with his other hand, freezing the water into ice. Crystal-clear ice cubes were sprinkled onto the wooden plate.

Subsequently.

The kitchen knife in his hand swept across the severed limbs of Long Tianxi, and slices of meat as thin as cicada wings were trimmed from every part.

Red and white intertwined.

Crystal clear.

They were placed one by one onto the crushed ice on the wooden plate...

Gulp!

Nan Lingtian swallowed his saliva subconsciously.

Immediately after, he sobered up, recalling the essential process of culinary arts that Lin Bai had once mentioned, and his soul nearly left his body: "You... what are you doing? You aren't going to turn the teacher into a dish, are you?"

"Making a fuss over nothing." Lin Bai was mesmerized and couldn't look away. Resisting the discomfort in his heart, he snorted, "Isn't your teacher standing right there, perfectly intact? Xingtian is just practicing his Blade Technique..."

The Zhanshen Xingtian was also being controlled by him.

But by letting the Zhanshen Xingtian perform this task, Lin Bai could convince himself.

Although it felt like trying to cover up a mistake, it was psychologically more comfortable; the act of turning a humanoid creature into a dish was not done by himself!

Practicing Blade Technique?

He was clearly plating the dish!

Nan Lingtian's brow twitched. Looking at the Zhanshen Xingtian calmly preparing the dish, he suddenly lost the will to resist.

This guy was born in the lower realm, yet the Mother Body only birthed him as a Flaw so severe he didn't even have a nameplate among the Celestials, while his remaining brothers were all different kinds of new Celestials. Yet his protective Magic Tool had been snatched away by Lin Bai, he had suffered so many hardships, and he had been instilled with some strange ideas by Lin Bai—his mind must have been twisted long ago!

It was laughable that he had even wanted to cooperate with him to fight against Lin Bai; his head must have been caught in a door...

A small flower picked from the roadside was placed on the wooden plate.

The exquisite dish was instantly formed.

Golden light erupted from the wooden plate, shooting straight into the clouds.

Immediately after.

A delicate fragrance wafted out.

Qingyun couldn't help but twitch his nose; looking at the wooden tray held in the hands of the War God's Body, his gaze could no longer move away.

How could it be so fragrant?

Nan Lingtian swallowed his saliva again; he knew that what was placed on the tray was his master's flesh, but for some reason, he simply couldn't restrain the impulse to go over and taste a bite.

Why would it be like this?

Is this also a Law of control?

Control over the sense of taste?

The Tenth Heavenly King's Law of control seems exceptionally overbearing!

……

【……Use culinary arts to defeat an enemy of the same level (Completed); Cooking Sacred and Inviolable (Granted)】

"Congratulations, you have overcome your psychological barriers, passed all the assessments of the Kitchen God, and become a true Kitchen God. In the days to come, I hope the skills of the Kitchen God can help you continue to grow, and I also hope you can carry forward the culinary arts in this world, letting everyone fall in love with cooking and fall in love with making meals. Wishing you a bright future, smooth sailing, goodbye."

The moment the dish took shape, a notification of mission completion echoed in Lin Bai's mind.

And then.

He did not wait for a new mission, but instead waited for the end of the Chef God System.

After sending the final paragraph, the Chef God System dimmed, and immediately vanished from his mind.

However.

The skills rewarded by the system remained: knife skills, recipes, Extraction and Butchery Technique, and so on. Those skills were thoroughly mastered by Lin Bai, as if he were born with them; they were at his fingertips, ready to be used at any time.

Just this?

What about the promised Soul Possession invasion!

It was just gone!

In other words, there wouldn't be any problems with those Heavenly Demon Hearts or the master's heart either?

Was the system truly a golden finger, meant to help him grow?

The Chef God System's clean and decisive exit left Lin Bai somewhat bewildered; for a moment, he felt empty inside, and even a little disappointed……

However.

The full set of skills rewarded to him by the Chef God System was quite useful.

The final reward, Cooking Sacred and Inviolable, increases defense by thirty times while cooking. Although the conditions are somewhat harsh, it is almost equivalent to an Invincible Golden Body. It seems that in the future, kitchen knives and ingredients should be standard equipment.

Thinking of this, Lin Bai waved his hand and stored the ingredients prepared by the War God's Body into his storage bracelet.

Cooking doesn't necessarily require catching enemies; making any dish should be fine. Although the style of cooking on a battlefield is a bit strange, as long as it's practical, who cares about that much!

Seeing Lin Bai's perverted behavior of putting away the severed limbs, Nan Lingtian's eye twitched. He decided to keep his head down and behave from now on, no longer thinking about becoming a Heavenly King or wanting any Law Sacred Artifacts. He couldn't afford to provoke such a ruthless person……

……

The golden light and fragrance of the finished ingredients alarmed the Celestials of Songshi City.

Swarms of Celestials rushed out, following the scent.

Seeing this scene, Nan Lingtian's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "Alliance Leader, why don't you avoid them first? Let me deal with these Celestials. If your whereabouts are exposed prematurely, it will inevitably affect your plan to become a Heavenly King! Don't worry, I will not betray you again!"

"No need." Lin Bai looked back at him, took out an Enlightenment Pill, and stuffed it into Long Tianxi's mouth to help him recover his sanity. He said with high spirits, "Being timid is not my style. From the moment I decided to send millions of new Celestials into the Immortal World, I decided to let go and go all out."

"……" Nan Lingtian was stunned.

"Professor Long, you keep your word, you will help me, right?" Lin Bai turned to Long Tianxi and asked with a smile.

As their eyes met, Long Tianxi shuddered violently. When a Puppet recovers its sanity, its memories are not lost.

Long Tianxi had taught countless students, so he naturally understood that Lin Bai had used various means to torture him in order to make him submit.

But understanding is one thing; overcoming this kind of psychological barrier is too difficult.

The scene of having his abdomen sliced open and his heart dug out was deeply engraved in Long Tianxi's memory.

His courage had long been shattered; he never wanted to experience that helplessness of life slipping away bit by bit a second time in this life.

What's more.

Xingtian was still holding the dish made from his flesh, which created an even greater psychological shadow for Long Tianxi, making him unable to harbor a single thought of resisting Lin Bai.

"Of course." Long Tianxi said righteously, "Whatever the Heavenly King commands, I will do without hesitation."

Looking at the sensible teacher, Nan Lingtian felt a wave of depression in his heart. He took a deep breath—fine, his perspective was just too small!

……

"It's the City Lord."

"And that Celestial without a nameplate."

"Why are there two mortals beside the City Lord? Did they just ascend?"

"The City Lord is truly lucky. It's been so long since anyone ascended to Songshi City. This time, getting two ascenders, he can make a big profit again."

"What's with this fragrance?"

……

The Celestials were very fast, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of Lin Bai. However, upon seeing Nan Lingtian, all the Celestials stopped in their tracks.

But the gazes of most Celestials couldn't help but fall on the sashimi held in the hands of the War God's Body, drooling.

Several Celestials of the Golden Realm stepped out from the crowd and bowed to Nan Lingtian: "Greetings, City Lord."

Nan Lingtian looked at Lin Bai sheepishly: "Alliance Leader……"

The Celestials were all stunned.

Lin Bai stepped forward, used his brainwashing skill, and said loudly: "The Tenth Mother Body has descended to the world. I have mastered the Fazhe Zhidao and am the Tenth Heavenly King. From this moment on, the Celestials of Songshi City are under my command. Those who submit will prosper, and those who resist will perish."

The crowd of Celestials was in an uproar.

"The Tenth Mother Body? What kind of joke is this?"

"A mortal wants to ride on our heads? What new trick has the City Lord come up with to toy with these clueless ascenders?"

"Hahaha, Tenth Heavenly King, submit and prosper, resist and perish—you're killing me with laughter."

"Once this mortal learns the cruel truth of ascension, I'm afraid he won't even be able to cry!"

"Quiet." Nan Lingtian stepped forward with a dark face, "The Alliance Leader's words are my words. I have already submitted to the Tenth Heavenly King. I advise everyone to join the Tenth Heavenly King's command with me and conquer the world together with the Heavenly King..."

"City Lord, are you serious?" a Gold Realm Celestial asked in astonishment.

Crack!

A bolt of lightning descended from the sky.

It landed on the head of the Celestial who had spoken. The Celestial let out a miserable shriek and spiraled as he fell from the sky. Long Tianxi unleashed his full aura, stepped forward, and said, "I am Long Tianxi of Shengshi Academy, and I have already submitted to the Tenth Heavenly King. If I hear any disrespectful words toward the Heavenly King from any of you again, this person shall be your fate."

"Star Diamond Realm!"

"Professor Long Tianxi!"

Someone in the crowd of Celestials exclaimed in shock.

More Celestials realized the situation was wrong and snuck away from the ranks to return to Songshi City.

Long Tianxi was even faster; without any visible movement from him, several bolts of lightning manifested out of thin air and struck them, causing them to plummet into the dust.

The Star Diamond Realm is almost equivalent to possessing one's own domain; within the range controlled by his domain, all his attack methods can be cast instantly, and there is no warning before they are launched.

Lin Bai only knew this after sharing Long Tianxi's strength.

Long Tianxi's domain covers a range of about fifty miles; he cultivates the Thunder Law. With his body as the center, no one within a fifty-mile radius can escape his attacks.

If he had used the same methods against him that he used to deal with Nan Lingtian back then, he would likely have suffered a great loss. His recovery ability is strong, so he might have been able to withstand a few rounds and have a chance to escape, but the War God Body would likely have been destroyed...

Within Songshi City, there is no character more formidable than Long Tianxi. With Lin Bai sharing his strength, two Star Diamond Realm experts, plus a Platinum Realm Nan Lingtian, controlling a small Songshi City is absolutely no problem.

Long Tianxi took charge.

Lin Bai naturally did not need to act himself. He looked at the dense crowd of Celestials before him, released his own Star Diamond Realm aura as well, and said indifferently, "I am not a Celestial, and I have no fondness for you. If you insist on not surrendering, obtaining an empty city is the same to me."

Two Star Diamond Realm experts suppressed the restless hearts of the Celestials.

Although having a mortal step on their heads made the Celestials feel deeply humiliated, those who know the times are heroes; preserving one's life is more important.

All the Celestials knew what they had done to the ascenders in the past; the positions of both sides could be said to be irreconcilable.

If the other party insisted on avenging those ascenders, they might truly start a massacre against them.

And as long as they were alive, they would have a chance to see the final end of that mortal.

After all, this was their home turf.

In the past, there was no lack of brilliant and talented individuals among those ascending mortals who had caused quite a stir in the Immortal World, but in the end, weren't they still suppressed and reduced to playthings for the big shots?

The more they jump around now, the more miserable they will be in the future...

Presumably, City Lord Nan and Professor Long are playing the same game!

(End of this chapter)