A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

First, there's the sky. In the area connecting the culinary world and the human world, there's a 'natural' barrier blocking the way. Tornadoes and hurricanes fill the sky, making it impossible for anyone to pass easily unless they're of a higher level than the Eight Kings.

In addition, the same applies at sea, where an extremely venomous 'line' separates the two worlds, preventing the ferocious sea monsters of the Gourmet World from coming to the human world.

In fact, even without the obstruction of this poisonous sea, the ferocious beasts of the food world would not come to the human world, because the human world is too low-level, and they would only become weaker and weaker after they came out.

However, the law of nature is survival of the fittest, so there is no need to worry about the human world being invaded by the food industry.

In comparison, the barriers on land are much 'gentler', and right there at 'Life Waterfall Pool', there is a high cliff that seems to be as far as the sky and the earth, with the human world above and the food world below.

This route is also known as the safest route for humans.

However, Yang Lei did not choose the safest route, but instead came to another entrance.

"A port for evil spirits?"

Yang Lei stood in front of a very remote port, looking up into the distance. His eyes, which were always open, were flashing with a sharp light. In fact, he was searching for the ingredients he needed in the sea.

"After the Gourmet Cells evolved to level seven, the required ingredient level was also upgraded again, becoming between level one hundred and level two hundred."

As Yang Lei continued to gaze at the situation in the sea, he muttered to himself, "Although those above level 100 have transcended the realm of the human world, it's still very difficult to find ingredients below level 200 in the culinary world, isn't it?"

"Fortunately, there are always some sea monsters in the culinary world who accidentally wander over here, and then can't go back because of the existence of the poisonous sea. In this way, maybe on my way into the culinary world, I can evolve my culinary cells to another level."

Yang Lei revealed his true intentions: he planned to fish in this sea area before entering the culinary world.

"found it."

Before long, Yang Lei found his target: a large fish leisurely swimming in the deep sea. How big was this fish? How can I give you an idea? It was about the size of a warship.

In fact, besides this big fish, there are many other sea beasts in this ocean. However, Yang Lei found that the other sea beasts were either too high a level, exceeding 200, or too low a level, just over 100.

After searching high and low, I only found this one path, and it seems like there's only a target of around level 170 or 180.

"Let's go."

Yang Lei laughed heartily. Now that he had found his target, he naturally wouldn't hold back. He took a step forward, jumped, and then ran wildly across the water.

Where is this? This is one of the three roads leading to the culinary world. Normally, no fishermen or fishing boats would dare to operate here.

Not to mention the water, there wasn't a single house around, and in the distance, there were only some IGO members guarding the area.

In other words, Yang Lei had no means of transportation for this trip to sea, and had to rely entirely on himself.

Fortunately, he can not only fly and swim, but after gathering chakra under his feet, he can easily achieve the ability to 'walk on water,' so there is no need to worry about transportation.

"Whoosh."

At that moment, Yang Lei shot off like an arrow, faster than a rocket. No known watercraft could match his speed; even a rabbit was no match for him.

In just five seconds, he had already left the port and was now standing on the sea that was almost reaching Yuto Island.

"Get me up here."

Yang Lei didn't pause at all; he made his move as soon as he arrived at the target's location.

"Get up for me."

He shouted "Rise!" and with his right hand, he channeled water chakra to control the sea beneath him and lifted it up sharply.

"Whoosh!"

The seawater surged and rose, and from the middle emerged a huge hand made of seawater, which held in its palm a huge fish that looked like a warship.

If it were caught by something else, the big fish might struggle, but this time it was seawater that was holding it, which left it confused, wondering whether it should struggle or not.

While the big fish was still in a daze, Yang Lei's side had already made another move.

"Shh."

A flash of light shot out from Yang Lei's left hand. The big fish was completely unaware of what was happening, and in an instant, Yang Lei had removed all the fish meat from its body, leaving not even any edible internal organs.

What's strange is that even though all that's left of this big fish is its white skeleton, it's still alive?

And when Yang Lei let go and 'released' it, it actually wagged its tail arrogantly and swam away?

This is too bizarre! A large fish that was just a skeleton swam away? It even went to hunt for food elsewhere because it was hungry, but it just couldn't swallow the other fish. All the other fish that it swallowed swam out of its skeleton, looking bewildered.

Yang Lei looked at the big fish, raised his hand and scratched his cheek. After a while, he muttered, "Although it looks quite interesting, from another perspective, it's still very cruel."

"Well, in the future, try to be as straightforward as possible."

Yang Lei secretly made a plan, then turned and flew forward. He could already see Yuto Island not far ahead. He wanted to go there to eat the delicious food he had just obtained.

(PS: Happy May Day everyone! I completely forgot it was May Day, since we don't get a holiday... Damn it, I want paid leave too...)

May 0519th, the encounter on Yuto Island

Yang Lei was quite satisfied that he had caught the ingredients he needed right away. He didn't linger, because he already knew that there were no more ingredients he needed underwater.

"However, there are some more interesting ingredients ahead."

Yang Lei was not disappointed. Instead, he looked up and smiled expectantly, then stepped onto the water and walked forward.

After walking a short distance, a thick fog gradually appeared in front of Yang Lei, but he ignored it. His pupil technique, which had been activated, had already seen through the fog, and he even had a clear understanding of the situation on Youtuo Island.

Chapter 611

Why did Yang Lei feel that he could evolve his culinary skills to another level before officially entering the culinary world?

That's because, besides the big fish he just caught, there are other ingredients he needs waiting to be caught on Yuto Island.

"However, quite a few people have died here."

Walking in the thick fog, Yang Lei couldn't help but turn around and look at his surroundings. He saw a large number of wrecked ships drifting around, all of which were wrecked fleets.

"Is it the hallucinations from 'Soy Milk Road' that are playing tricks on us?"

16 Yang Lei muttered to himself, his feet never stopping as he continued walking toward Yuto Island, which was not far away.

Soon, Yang Lei finally arrived at Yuto Island and took a step forward to step onto the island's ground.

"puff."

Suddenly, the spot he stepped on turned into a wisp of blue smoke and disappeared.

"Boring."

Yang Lei snorted softly, showing no sign of falling. In fact, his other foot left the sea and landed on the 'disappeared ground'.

"Ok?"

A soft exclamation of surprise suddenly came from the sky, and someone asked in bewilderment, "What's going on? Aren't you affected by us?"

As the words fell, a dozen or so large heads appeared in the sky. Each head had a different expression and appearance; some were angry, some were dignified, and so on.

"Is that all you have to offer?"

Yang Lei found it amusing and looked up at the large heads floating in the sky.

Those are the soy milk ingredients that Yang Lei mentioned earlier. They are a high-grade ingredient with a level close to 500. Their ability is to use illusions that are difficult to distinguish from reality to confuse the enemy.

In other words, the ground did not actually disappear; it was simply obscured by the illusion created by the Bean Milk Path.

Unfortunately, Dourudao met its nemesis today. Yang Lei's eye technique can easily see through all illusions. In fact, because of his Sharingan, he is an expert in illusion techniques.

In other words, Douru Dao was really just a bunch of soy products waiting for him to taste.

However, the Soy Milk Path is not so easy to solve. Although they do not have their own means of active attack, some creatures have formed a symbiotic relationship with them.

It was like the first prey Yang Lei encountered after arriving in this world, namely the Galapagos.

For example, crocodiles keep a bunch of leeches in their mouths. The leeches need the blood from the crocodiles and their prey, while the crocodiles need the leeches to find prey for them.

Soy milk road also has its own companion animals, of which there are three kinds, one of which is the torpedo sausage with a grade of 195.

Torpedo sausage is named for its taste and meat, which resemble sausage, while its impact and attack power are like a torpedo, making it a delicious yet dangerous creature.

But today they encountered Yang Lei. As torpedo sausages shot into the sky to attack, Yang Lei pulled out his divine gun, and with a whoosh, all the torpedo sausages that appeared were strung together.

"We can try grilled skewers later."

Yang Lei wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, threw the gun that had grown longer but hadn't shrunk back down, along with the torpedo sausage skewers on it, into his personal space, and then looked up ahead.

As mentioned before, there is more than one type of companion animal in the Bean Milk Path. A second type has already appeared. It is a group of terrifying creatures called Leech Beasts, with a level of 300.

The name contains the character for leech, so you can imagine that it is a creature that feeds on blood.

Yang Lei glanced at the group and thought to himself that they were already over level 300 and couldn't possibly eat them.

"Destroy them."

Without any hesitation, Yang Lei wiped out the group of leeches that hadn't even had a chance to taste the food. A huge fire swept over them, and the leeches were burned to ashes in an instant without even letting out a scream.

Actually, Yang Lei could also store these leech beasts temporarily, and perhaps he could enjoy them after the food cells evolve to the next level?

He just found it disgusting, which is why he went to such lengths, burning them to ashes with the hottest flames, until they were beyond dead.

At this point, there is only one type of companion beast left in the Bean Milk Path.

"Gah."

Just then, a strange cry came from afar, followed by a strange bird flying over at an extremely fast speed.

This strange bird is called the One-Armed Beaked Pterosaur, and its level is a full 200 (I reduced it by 51 levels).

As its name suggests, this creature has only one claw, but that claw has five toes, allowing it to easily grab its prey.

Especially since this strange bird was enormous, it was comparable in size to the big fish that Yang Lei had caught before.

"The delicious ingredients are here again, quickly put them in my bowl."

Yang Lei laughed heartily. He had easily wiped out even a level 300+ leech beast, so this was just a strange bird, which was no problem at all.

He even took the initiative, soaring into the air to meet the attack.

The fact that Yang Lei could fly startled both the strange bird and the Douru Dao people.

As you can see from the situation, the companion beasts of the Bean Milk Path are of three types: sea, land, and air. Don't underestimate the one-armed beaked pterosaur just because it is not of a high level. Its value lies in its ability to fly. If it encounters a strong enemy, it can carry the Bean Milk Path away from danger quickly.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these 187 soy milk creatures are currently suspended high in the sky. They can't actually fly; they just use some special methods, such as using fog to lift themselves up. That's all.

Now, the enemy they encountered could also fly, and they took down the one-armed, beaked pterosaur in just a few moves, even removing its feathers and cleaning up its internal organs. It seemed ready to enjoy it at any time.

"My lord, please spare us."

The Soy Milk Path members immediately gave up. There was no way to fight them. Their illusions were completely ineffective, and their three companion beasts had been wiped out. Two of them had even become the other side's reserve food, and they were even about to start eating them now. What could they do? They were desperate too.

Chapter 612

"Spare you?"

Yang Lei laughed, looking at the soy milk, and asked in return, "Do you think that's possible? First of all, you attacked me first, and secondly, all those ships that ran aground outside were because of you, right? How many people have you killed? It's only natural for me to eat you."

"Alright, stop resisting. Hurry up and put them in my bowl. Once I eat them and upgrade my food cells to level eight, you'll be of some use."

As Yang Lei spoke, he swiftly took action, giving the Douru Dao members no chance to beg for mercy or resist, and quickly subdued them all.

As for the possibility that A-Lü and his friends might take this path to the culinary world, Yang Lei didn't consider it at all. Right now, he only cared about his stomach; he'd deal with the future later.

0520 Gourmet Cell Evolution Level 8

"Oh? I didn't expect this big fish to be so delicious, especially after it was made into boiled fish. It's not oily or greasy at all, and the freshness of the fish is perfectly preserved. Plus, the boiling temperature and spicy flavor make it amazing."

"Wow, torpedo sausages are really good for grilling! There's not a trace of fishy smell. They taste just like real sausages. Especially with my superb culinary skills, the perfect grilling temperature brings out all the oil. They smell so good."

"And the taste of that strange bird is just as good. I have to say, it really lives up to its reputation as a level 200 ingredient. This is just too 'sparashi'."

On Yuto Island, Yang Lei was seen enjoying the freshly cooked delicacies by himself, gesturing wildly and praising them loudly.

It's no wonder he lost his composure; it was the first time even he had ever tasted such high-grade ingredients.

In the world of gastronomy, while grade doesn't guarantee deliciousness, there's no doubt that high-grade ingredients are never unpalatable.

Unless it's turned into a culinary disaster, then that's a different story.

Fortunately, Yang Lei's cooking skills are not strange; he is a true chef. He doesn't have a heavy palate and knows which dishes are delicious and which ones shouldn't be made.

. . . . . .

He quickly devoured the three kinds of high-grade ingredients he had caught.

It's actually quite strange. He's just an ordinary person who's 1.9 meters tall and not particularly muscular; you can only see some muscles.

However, the first big fish caught was as big as a warship. Although the torpedo sausages that followed were smaller, each one could fit more than a dozen Yang Leis, and there were dozens of them in total.

The last one-armed, beaked pterosaur, though not as big as the large fish, wasn't much smaller.

But at this moment, Yang Lei ate all of these ingredients by himself, and his figure remained the same, with his belly not even bulging out, which was really strange.