Chapter 879

"What's the point of a bunch of Foundation Establishment little demons kneeling to you?" the Decayed Fairy said disdainfully, feeling that the Second Master truly had no ambition.

"Wait, when we find the Qilin Immortal one day, this Immortal will make him kowtow to you. As the Senior Brother of Little Ling and Lianyi..."

"No, no, no, Fairy, what I meant just now was that this kid Song Tianjing has poor fortune; how could he compare to me?"

"Is that what you meant?"

"That is exactly what I meant!" Lu Yang nodded vigorously to save his life.

"Alright then, it seems this Immortal misunderstood."

Lu Yang took two deep breaths, clearing his mind. He stopped paying attention to the commotion on Song Tianjing's side and stopped thinking about his own time of death. What he needed to do now was focus on demonstrating his blade skills.

He could just experience the other rounds casually, but he had to fight with all his might in this first round.

As the saying goes, blades and swords are not separate; often, the effect of a sword cultivator using a blade is not bad either. As a dignified Sword Spirit Root holder and the number one sword cultivator of the same tier, he could not lose face in this round!

The five-star spirit chef group was also in the beast-fighting arena, where Spirit Transformation stage demonic beasts broke free from their cages, wantonly releasing their pressure.

The pressure alone was enough to scare off some spirit chefs, making them afraid to act, their hands holding the blades trembling.

And Lu Yang was definitely not among them!

Other five-star spirit chefs all had their own unique equipment, but Lu Yang was different; a simple, ordinary kitchen knife was enough for him.

The five-star spirit chef group's competition was slightly different from the two-star spirit chef group's in that there was an additional requirement for the topic.

"Just now, Vice Alliance Leader Liu Xing said that 'benevolence' must be embodied in the knife skills."

Lu Yang was still pondering what "benevolence of knife skills" meant, while other spirit chefs already had their own ideas and were drawing their blades one after another.

"Look quickly, there's a small sun!" The audience noticed the anomaly in the five-star spirit chef group.

"No, no, that's not a small sun, it's the Golden Blade Master; his golden blades are cutting too fast!"

The Golden Blade Master took the lead and chose a Fei Yi. The Fei Yi is a type of snake clan with six feet and four wings, ranking fifth in status among the crowd of Spirit Transformation demonic beasts!

The Golden Blade Master used his old trick, stomping his feet on the ground, muscles bulging, and with a fierce toss, threw the Fei Yi into the sky.

"Bone-Removing Blade Technique!"

Two golden blades flew rapidly, like a great sun. Wherever the great sun shone, clean snake bones would be left behind, along with the white snake meat falling down.

"The benevolence of knife skills lies in not letting the demonic beast feel pain. I concede." The Golden Blade Master hung his two golden blades on his chest and said calmly. He was the first to land, and subsequently, the white snake meat fell like rain into the plates.

In fact, the Golden Blade Master also had the strength to defeat the top four demonic beasts, but he couldn't kill them instantly. If he couldn't kill them instantly, the demonic beast would feel pain, which wouldn't count as the benevolence of knife skills.

"Why is there such thick fog over there?"

"There are figures in the fog, the dance is so beautiful. Is a fairy dancing?" The audience became excited again.

When the fog dissipated, it was discovered that there was no fairy; it was clearly Poison Granny dismembering a poisoned nine-headed lion.

Yun Mengmeng looked at the audience with a strange expression. Was there something wrong with these people's eyes? Seeing small suns and then seeing fairies dancing.

During the competition, Poison Granny didn't have to wear handcuffs and shackles for the time being, and she felt much lighter.

She let out a cold, sinister laugh. She had chosen the nine-headed lion, which was a powerful existence ranking in the top three.

Poison Granny let the nine-headed lion bite her and tear off a piece of meat. Poisonous blood flowed out, and upon touching the air, it turned into poisonous fog, causing the nine-headed lion to fall into a wonderful dreamland.

"The benevolence of knife skills lies in letting the demonic beast die in happiness!"

Except for Lu Yang, there was one other person who had not acted from beginning to end, and that was Ma Bin.

"The benevolence of knife skills, so that's what it means."

Ma Bin raised his hand and called over Vice Alliance Leader Liu Xing.

"What is the matter?"

"I withdraw."

Liu Xing revealed a surprised expression: "You withdraw?"

"Yes, the benevolence of knife skills lies in not killing. Only by withdrawing can one not kill!"

"Have you really thought it through? Is this your answer?"

"Yes!" Ma Bin nodded.

"Alright then, you may go."

"Did I pass the test?"

Liu Xing rolled his eyes and pointed to the audience seats, saying: "You've already withdrawn and you still want to pass the test? Go sit in the audience seats."

"..."

This shouldn't be right. Shouldn't Vice Alliance Leader Liu have revealed a meaningful smile, saying that only you understood the purpose of this test, and then let yourself pass?

My "Blade of the Imperial Kitchen" hasn't even made a name for itself yet, so why is it over?

Ma Bin was sent to the audience seats, and the competition continued.

Lu Yang finally made a move. He stood up slowly, carrying his ordinary kitchen knife, and strolled toward the Beast King Kui Ox.

The Kui Ox faced a formidable enemy; its bloodline's instinctual reaction told it that this was a great enemy capable of killing it!

Lu Yang raised his blade and brought it down, and the Kui Ox stood blankly in place, completely unharmed.

"What's wrong? What happened?" The audience was extremely puzzled. Was he just trying to scare the Kui Ox?

Is the successor of the Immortal Chef only at this level?

"No, look at what he's holding in his hand!" Ma Bin, who truly had real skills, quickly saw the anomaly.

At some point, Lu Yang was holding an extremely thin piece of paper in his hand, which was nearly transparent under the sunlight.

"Let me see." Liu Xing teleported over and picked up the paper, feeling absolutely no weight.

He spread the paper out and discovered that it was shockingly in the shape of the Kui Ox!

"You are..."

"I split the Kui Ox from the middle and made another cut along the cross-section, and I got this piece of beef paper."

"And the Kui Ox didn't even react before the wound healed."

Lu Yang tore a small piece off the beef paper and chewed it in his mouth; the aroma of the Kui Ox meat filled his mouth.

"I think Fellow Daoist Ma Bin is right; the benevolence of knife skills truly lies in not killing. Vice Alliance Leader Liu, would you like to taste it too?"

This piece of beef paper was so thin that it cooked just by being shone on by the sunlight!

"No, your knife skills are exquisite, but the beef paper is too thin; it's not even enough for a single dish. Even though you embodied the benevolence of knife skills, you are not a qualified spirit chef." In terms of spirit cooking, Liu Xing was very strict.

"How is that difficult?" Lu Yang laughed heartily, knocked the Kui Ox unconscious with the back of his blade, raised the blade and brought it down again, and a strip of meat with snowflake marbling appeared in his hand!

Liu Xing's pupils shrank, revealing an expression of "this is impossible."

This time he saw clearly. To an outsider who didn't know the trade, this was just one cut, but he clearly saw Lu Yang make eighty-one cuts!

After Lu Yang knocked the Kui Ox unconscious, he sliced open the Kui Ox's skin with one cut and dug out the "three-flower toe" part. After taking out the three-flower toe, the Kui Ox's skin healed just right!

The Kui Ox is a Spirit Transformation stage demonic beast with extremely strong healing power. By the time it wakes up, the missing part will have long since grown back!

And the Kui Ox is completely unaware of this!

"Vice Alliance Leader Liu, if you feel it's not enough to eat, you can find a few more Kui Oxen. I'll cut a portion from each of them, and piecing them together will be enough for one Kui Ox."

"You, you pass." Vice Alliance Leader Liu said blankly. This was more than just passing; it was practically setting a record. Since the Spirit Chef Competition was held, it had a history of sixty thousand years, and such blade skills had never appeared in the five-star spirit chef group!

"By the way, how many cuts did you make in total just now?" Vice Alliance Leader Liu suddenly asked before leaving.

Lu Yang smiled calmly and cupped his hands:

"One hundred and eight cuts. I concede."