Above the gray fog

Lin Shan luckily passed this round of screening again.

There is still a long line of chefs behind him

Lin Shan returned to his kitchen position and waited boredly for other contestants to finish the selection.

In the end, there were only twenty or so people left on the field.

"The screening stage is over, and the Abyss Chef Competition officially begins."

The voice from nowhere announced again.

Lin Shan realized that the previous ones were just appetizers.

The voice continued to announce:

"The Abyss Chef Association will increase the star rating of the chefs based on the ranking."

"The top three have the opportunity to receive special rewards from the indescribable."

"The final chef will be jointly decided by the five judges and the indescribable."

"The time is 24 hours, and the finished dishes can be presented at any time. Five judges need to taste a dish together. After the five judges unanimously pass it, it will be presented to the indescribable for tasting."

"Dishes, free choice."

"The final begins."

Lin Shan thought there were still a few more games, but he didn't expect that the third game was already the final.

Just as he was organizing his thoughts, a creature next to him suddenly spoke to him. This creature had a human-like body, but its skin was a strange green, its eyes were deep black holes, and there was a strange smile on the corner of its mouth.

"Friend, I'm curious about the dish you just had. Do humans really like to eat that thing?" He asked in a low and slightly hoarse voice.

Lin Shan looked at him and didn't answer.

If his bribery was known, there might be bad consequences.

Seeing that Lin Shan didn't answer, the creature sat on the ground directly, facing Lin Shan, as if he wanted to chat with him.

"There's still a lot of time. I'll teach you a trick." He said with a hint of mystery in his tone, "Let others finish first, and we'll go on stage last. Often the later ones have a better chance of getting a high score, and the first ones have a high probability of not having a chance."

As he said that, he casually threw out a card.

Lin Shan caught it and sensed the information on it with his mental power.

[Abyss Chefs Association - Five-star Chef - Moluya]

"Abyss Chefs Association?" Lin Shan muttered this name. He had heard it many times. It sounded like a very powerful organization.

"I don't think you know what the Abyss Chefs Association is." Moluya said as a matter of course, "What the Abyss Chefs Association is. I can't explain it to you clearly. You just need to know that the real organizer of the food competition you are participating in now is not the Unspeakable, but the Abyss Chefs Association. The Unspeakable is the invited party, and the referees are all from the Chefs Association."

Lin Shan nodded slightly, still without speaking.

This creature seemed to be trying to trick him. Although Lin Shan was confident that he would not be tricked by him, it was safest to remain silent.

Seeing that Lin Shan had not spoken to him directly, Moluya also felt a little bored. He turned his head and dozed off, as if he was sure of winning the final.

Lin Shan stared at the parchment sleeping in his mind, "It's the final, why don't you wake up?"

The surface of the parchment was still a dead gray, obviously unwilling to pay attention to Lin Shan.

In desperation, Lin Shan could only use the old method.

He took out the Star Fruit, Void Scale Fish, Shadow Mushroom, Time Leek, Dragon Honey and Doomsday Pepper one by one.

After thinking about it, Lin Shan took back the Doomsday Pepper.

The Doomsday Pepper was not on the list of ingredients given by the parchment, and in addition to its special abilities, it was also extremely spicy, and not all creatures liked spicy food.

Finally, Lin Shan took out a small bottle filled with sparse particle powder.

"These materials... Do you want to..." Moluya stared at the materials Lin Shan took out with wide eyes, "Do you want to poison the judges?"

"?"

Lin Shan glanced at him, without saying a word, put all the materials in the pot, and started to stew in a big pot.

The cooking process was a bit weird.

The ingredients in the pot quickly melted into liquid, and the liquid gradually became viscous, and skull-shaped bubbles appeared in the darkness, as if countless undead souls were surging in it.

This scene was also seen by the female referee who had been observing Lin Shan.

Seeing her frown, she probably had similar thoughts as Muluya.

After nearly ten hours of boiling, the black liquid was still bubbling.

Lin Shan didn't know when to turn off the fire because he was unsure.

Since he had left the parchment alone, Lin Shan also began to be casual.

After another hour, the liquid in the pot changed. In the originally pitch-black liquid, there were sparkling colorful spots.

These spots increased rapidly and soon became like the starry sky in the night.

Lin Shan only took a glance and seemed to be trapped in it.

When he came to his senses, Muluya next to him had already walked up with his dishes.

Lin Shan immediately turned off the fire and stared at the wonder in the pot.

"Is this... Xinghe Cui?"

Lin Shan wanted to pour the liquid into a plate, but was afraid of ruining the wonderful scene above, so he picked up the pot together.

Looking at the colorful spots flashing in the black liquid, Lin Shan almost fell into it again.

Lin Shan controlled his sight and looked forward, walking towards the referee's seat.

The last round of the game in front of him had already finished, and he had received a high score, and was walking back with full confidence.

Without even looking at the food in Lin Shan's pot, he patted Lin Shan lightly, "Don't poison the judges."

After saying that, he hummed a weird tune and returned to the kitchen to wait.

Lin Shan approached the judges' seat.

The referees all looked at the Hop Sing Tsui in Lin Shan's hands, scrutinizing it.

Lin Shan placed the plate on the referee's bench and prayed silently in his heart.

Although he has some confidence, what he hopes more is that the soup is not really poisonous.

The judges looked at a pot of gorgeous black soup. Although they had watched the cooking process, the soup that had become so beautiful still made them reluctant to take the spoon.

In the end, it was the female referee who took the lead.

She gently put it into her mouth, her expression changing instantly, from an initial frown, to then wide eyes, and finally shock.

A terrifying aura suddenly spread from her body, and when she was about to destroy the competition venue, she immediately reacted to restrain the aura.

"What's wrong?" asked the referee next to him.

The woman was in shock and wanted to take another scoop, but was stopped by the referee next to her, "Yana, don't forget the rules."

The female referee named Yana glanced at the referee next to her.

"Seven points."

"7 points? Are you sure? You should know the consequences of giving false points." The referee next to him reminded.

Yana was very sure, "I'm sure."

The rest of the judges took a bite each.

Every referee who drank He Xing Cui couldn't control the energy in his body, and they looked at each other.

"This is?"

"Well, it's a buffing dish, and it can buff us. At least it's a seven-star dish that only a chef from the Seven-Star Abyss can produce."

"It's still the top overall gain."

"Seven points." Crystal Life said.

"Seven points."

"Seven points."

"Seven points."

All five judges gave it seven points.

A dark shadow appeared next to the referee's bench.

"Now that the scoring is over, I will give the rest to the Unspeakable."

"Please." Facing this dark shadow, the referees were all respectful.

"You go back and wait for the results first." The robot referee said to Lin Shan, "Although I feel that you are stable, there are still a few chefs behind you."

Lin Shan nodded, walked to the kitchen, and sat down calmly.

"How's it going? What's your score?" As soon as Lin Shan sat down, Moluya next to him asked.

The referee's seat in the finals has a cover-up mechanism, and the ranking will only be known when the final announcement is made.

"Not tall." Lin Shan looked at him, "How old are you?"

"20.5 points." Moluya said with a smile.

Lin Shan nodded slightly, seemingly stable.

Not long after, a huge light black list fell from the sky, and the top ten lists were announced.

The sky then turned into color, as if in celebration.

First place, Lin Shan - 35 points.

Second place, Sophie Nile - 34.9 points.

Third place, Elluya - 20.5 points.

...

Moluya stared at the list with wide eyes, how could this be possible?

Lin Shan looked at the second place on the list.

Sophie Nee——, 34.9 points.

Only 0.1 points difference.

This purchase is really worth it.

Mo Luya still couldn't believe his eyes. He walked up to Lin Shan, complex emotions intertwined in his eyes, "It seems that I underestimated you."

If he loses by one or two points, he may still be unconvinced.

The gap is so huge that even the feeling of dissatisfaction is gone.

"Luckily." Lin Shan nodded.

At this time, another soul came over.

The creature's appearance was very unique, with four strong horse legs walking underneath, and spider-like limbs stretching out from behind. Her eyes shone with a strange light, and her long black hair fell on her shoulders like a waterfall.

"Hello, I'm Sophie Neel." She said.

Sophie Neel's eyes glanced around Lin Shan, and her voice had a sinister tone, which seemed to be hinting at something, "Congratulations, your name is Lin Shan, right? You are very capable, not just in cooking." on.”

Lin Shan smiled and nodded, "Thank you, you are also very good."

A meaningful smile appeared on Sophie Neel's lips, "I hope I will have the opportunity to compete with you in cooking in the future."

After saying that, she turned around and left, the spider legs behind her swaying slightly, looking particularly weird.

Lin Shan watched Sophie Nier leave, but he became wary. This guy might have noticed.

At this moment, various energy beams were suddenly stimulated in the sky, intertwining and flashing in the air, forming a magnificent feast of light and shadow.

The next step should be to wait for the award ceremony.

Can you help him climb the ladder?

After climbing the ladder, is there still a gap compared with the king level?

With all kinds of doubts in mind, Lin Shan waited quietly.

Not long after, a shadowy waiter appeared in front of Lin Shan. The shadow was shrouded in a robe, only revealing a pair of deep eyes.

"Lord Lin Shan, please come with me, and I will take you to meet the Unspeakable."

Lin Shan nodded and followed the shadow waiter.

After walking for a while, the parchment that was pretending to be dead suddenly came to life.

Parchment: [What did you do?]

Lin Shan: 【What...what? 】

Parchment: [There was an accident. You shouldn't have won first place this time. 】

Parchment: [The variable is on you, what did you do?]

Lin Shan: [If I want to say something different, the fragments of Heavenly Punishment’s soul evaporated, and I used my own. 】

Parchment: 【......】

Lin Shan: [Actually, this is how it should be, right? The creature with "extremely evil" human nature you mentioned was me, but I was forced to do so for some reason, or cause and effect, that you didn't say clearly. 】

Lin Shan: [Actually, it’s easy to guess. When you first obtained the soul fragment of the cult leader, your reminder may have been the limit. The second time you said it was a punishment, you didn’t say it was right or wrong. If I join the punishment, Fragment, He Xing Cui will definitely not be able to complete it. 】

Parchment: [These things have no logical connection in nature. 】

Lin Shan: [But I understand you, the fragments of Heavenly Punishment must be wrong, so I can only take a gamble. 】

No more writing was produced on the parchment.

Lin Shan followed the shadow waiter and came to a dream-like place.

The ground is composed of lights of various colors, and a huge twisted black mist floats in the sky and earth in front of it.

There were faint lights flickering in the black mist, full of mystery and majesty.

In addition to him, the other two have also arrived.

The second Sophie Neel and the third Melua stood aside with different expressions.

Sophie Neel was still smiling, with an elusive light shining in her eyes, while Melua looked a little lost, but still maintained her grace.

The shadow waiter walked up to the black mist and bowed respectfully, "The first three are already here."

A low and strange voice came from the black mist, as if coming from another time and space, with indescribable terror and majesty, "Now that we are all here, let's follow the procedures of the kitchen meeting."

The sound seemed to come from all directions, and seemed to echo directly in the mind, making it difficult to distinguish its source.

An invisible pressure hangs over everyone's heart, making people shudder.

The black shadow nodded, waved slightly, and a card was suspended in front of each of the three people.

A soft light emitted from the card, and golden words appeared.

Sophie Nee is promoted to a six-star abyss chef.

The last one to be promoted is the five-and-a-half-star abyss chef.

Lin Shan is newly promoted - a five-star abyss chef.

The black shadow waiter looked at the three of them and said, "The Kitchen Club would like to offer its blessings to you and the other three - I look forward to your cooking skills blossoming in other Kitchen Club activities."

Then, he turned to Lin Shan, with a bit of solemnity in his tone, "The first place, Lin Shan, will be rewarded with the right to use the horn bell once for ten years. It will be returned automatically after use. The reward will be an opportunity to make a wish to the unspeakable person. A reward will be given to Lin Shan." A complete set of six-star kitchen utensils, 108 pieces in total, with a reward life of 300 million years.”

When Lin Shan heard this, his mind roared. The increase in life span had deprived him of his perception.

By the time Lin Shan came to his senses, the balance of his life span had increased to more than 400 million years. More than 100 million were left for him by the parchment, and the extra 300 million was just added.

He raised his eyes and saw that Sophie Neel and Melua were floating in the air with their eyes closed, surrounded by a faint light. They were obviously receiving some kind of reward, perhaps an extension of their lifespan.

At this moment, the parchment in his mind trembled slightly.

Parchment: [Make a wish, perceive the ultimate mystery of space and time. 】

At the same moment, the voice of the nameless person sounded again, this time more ethereal and terrifying, penetrating the barriers of time and space, "Say your wish."

Lin Shan stabilized his mind and said slowly, "I want to perceive the ultimate mystery of space and time."

As the words fell, Lin Shan felt an inexplicable force pouring into his mind, as if the door to another dimension had opened.

His consciousness expanded instantly, and everything in front of him became extremely clear. The levels of space and the flow of time became concrete and real in his perception.

This place is obviously void, Lin Shan doesn't understand why there is such a clear time and space.

"I give you the opportunity. Whether you can reap the rewards depends on your own understanding."

Lin Shan disappeared from where he was.

"Where did he go?" Moluya, who woke up, looked at the place where Lin Shan disappeared.

"The other side." Sophie Neel said with a solemn expression, "He wants to get the chance to climb the ladder to heaven."

"He also wants to become the Unspeakable?"