Food: I found Eri Nakiri in the world of Food Prisoners

After their Gourmet Cells awakened, their appetites increased significantly. Furthermore, Erina Nakiri discovered that the side effects of the God Tongue had been repaired by the Gourmet Cells.

This was indeed something to be happy about for her. Although the God Tongue was of little use in this world, being able to repair it was undoubtedly the best thing.

After they finished eating, Chef Jin went to arrange other things, while Xu Yong called the two of them to the other side.

"I'm going back to the Land of Healing next, and after that I should be going to the First Ecological Zone. Since you've awakened your gourmet cells, come with me then."

"There are also some things I need to teach you..."

Xu Yong explained to the two how to enter the consciousness space and instructed them to keep the same story: that they were born with a natural talent for food, but it had only just awakened.

Another point is, don't tell anyone about the fact that the Gourmet Demon is unconscious.

"So the reason we were able to acquire gourmet cells so quickly is because..."

Erina Nakiri shut up before she could finish speaking. After hearing so much from Xu Yong, anyone with a brain could see the problem.

They had previously learned from Xu Yong just how difficult it was to obtain gourmet cells.

But as a result, they acquired gourmet cells so quickly. As for whether they were born with gourmet cells, others may not know, but don't they know themselves?

They come from another world, and gourmet cells are a specialty of this world. Where did they come from, born with gourmet cells?

Furthermore, Xu Yong knew that their food demons were mindless and completely under their control, and he told them not to tell anyone else.

Xu Yong said all this just because they are different from others, right? However, they themselves don't even know about their own food demon status, yet Xu Yong does.

If you still can't guess that this awakening of culinary cells is related to Xu Yong, then you really have no brains.

"You can keep this secret to yourselves. I used some rather special methods. Just remember what I told you."

Xu Yong also admitted it directly, after all, what happened to the two of them was indeed beyond the comprehension of common sense.

So the two of them will find out sooner or later, so it's better to make things clear now.

Upon hearing this, the two nodded quickly. Although they didn't know what method Xu Yong had used, they were very clear about one thing: if this matter got out, the whole world would be in turmoil.

As they gained a deeper understanding of the world, they became very clear about just how precious gourmet cells truly are.

There are very, very few people in the human world who possess the ability to create gourmet food cells, and even fewer who can successfully awaken them.

The human realm has never given up on researching how to perfectly transplant gourmet cells into other people's bodies.

This is like someone suddenly being able to mass-produce superpowers in the Food Wars world; that would be a huge shock to the entire Food Wars world.

Xu Yong then parted ways with the two, but left behind a lot of food before they did.

Although Xiao Mo emptied his food supply several times during the incubation process, he still replenished it after Xiao Mo successfully hatched.

Therefore, Xu Yong left some food for the two of them. Although it couldn't directly activate their cells continuously, as long as they ate the food, their cell levels would be raised by several levels before heading to the first ecological zone.

Xu Yong had also considered taking the two to the First Ecological Zone. With his current strength, those GT robots that went to the First Ecological Zone would be easy prey.

Nothing unusual happened there, after all, the IGO is stationed there.

The food festival only dared to send some GT robots to cause trouble on a small scale, and dared not send real people over.

Xu Yong couldn't guarantee safety in dangerous places, and he certainly wouldn't dare take these two there to cause trouble.

Xu Yong's return to the Land of Healing was also purposeful, and it was because of Xiao Mo.

The machine in his hand could only measure Xiao Mo's cell level, but could not determine Xiao Mo's potential.

Therefore, he needed to seek Yu Zuo's help. As one of the two strongest regeneration masters in the human world, Yu Zuo had never seen a mutant like Xiao Mo before, but at least he could find the most perfect way to help Xiao Mo grow.

So the main reason for returning to the Healing Country this time is to let Yuzaku see Mo, before Yuzaku goes to the Gourmet World. After all, before the Four Beasts Incident, the members of the Zero Ecological Zone will be gathered in the Gourmet World.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Shock and Composition

Once Yosaku and the others are summoned to Zone Zero, it means they can no longer find Yosaku in the human world and must go to the Gourmet World.

In the original work, after a great battle, the strong members of the Gourmet Club and IGO were either killed directly, severely injured and killed and entered a state of suspended animation, had their bodies taken over by Gourmet Spirits, or stayed in the Gourmet World to do what they needed to do.

In short, once they enter the culinary world, these powerful beings will not return to the human world, even if they are not severely injured.

In particular, Yosaku will stay in the aging cave on the fourth continent to regenerate and nurture the flower field of EARTH. It is estimated that Yosaku will only return to the human world after the final battle.

Upon returning to the Land of Healing, Xu Yong immediately took Xiao Mo to Yu Zuo. At this time, Xiao Mo's body had grown to over five meters tall, but it was still much smaller than a normal demon serpent.

Of course, this is only in terms of size. In terms of strength, Xiao Mo is a demonic serpent that can crush many adult individuals.

"You're saying this is a demonic serpent?"

Yu Zuo and the others reacted similarly. They were also shocked when they saw Xiao Mo. Although he had seen many mutated creatures, this was the first time he had seen one that had mutated so thoroughly.

Without Xu Yong saying anything, who would have thought that Xiao Mo was actually a mutated demon serpent?

"That's right, it is indeed a mutated demon serpent, although the mutation is indeed a bit too thorough!"

Xu Yong nodded at Xiao Mo, and then told Yu Zuo about the whole process of Xiao Mo's birth.

If it were someone else, they would need to be more cautious, but for [the person in question], there's absolutely no need for that.

"It absorbed the power from the original remains of the Demon Serpent and also absorbed so many ingredients before it was born. This is probably not just a simple mutation. Perhaps it also reverted to its ancestral form while mutating!"

Yu Zuo put forward his own conjecture, because Xiao Mo's strength made him think that if it was just a simple mutation, then even if the potential was increased, it would not be possible to increase so much at once.

This is what he summarized from other mutated creatures. Xiao Mo has only been born for a short time, but its strength is already enough to overwhelm some adult demon serpents.

This increase in strength is completely abnormal, so it must be a mutation based on atavism.

"So, Xiao Mo isn't just a simple mutated Demon Serpent, but a mutated original Demon Serpent?!"

Xu Yong hadn't thought about this before, but now that it's mentioned, it seems to be true. Xiao Mo's strength improvement speed can be described as rocket-like. Xiao Mo's strength improvement speed is even faster than Terry, who has the potential to become one of the Eight Kings.

"There's a high probability, of course, it could also be a pure mutation, but the probability of that is so small as to be almost zero. Is it okay if I need to draw some of its blood?"

Yu Zuo looked at Xu Yong. He was also very curious about Xiao Mo, so while helping Xu Yong, he also planned to study it himself.

"Of course, Xiao Mo!"

Xu Yong called out, and Xiao Mo could now understand the basic meaning of their conversation. Although it required a blood draw, it knew very well that it was for its own good, so Xiao Mo readily agreed.

After taking the blood sample, the two began the research phase and conducted a series of tests on Xiao Mo over the next few days.

Half a month later, on a plain outside the land of healing, Yu Zuo and Xu Yong were both there, not only Xu Yong, but also Tie Ping.

Tieping returned after the two had been researching for several days, and after learning about Xiao Mo's situation, he also joined the research.

In half a month, the three of them had roughly figured out Xiao Mo's situation.

"Unbelievable, its gourmet cell devouring ability is too strong. Although people and creatures with gourmet cells are almost bottomless pits, its level seems to have almost no limit."

After half a month of various tests, everyone discovered Xiao Mo's terrifying ability to devour and transform.

The food that Xiao Mo swallowed was almost completely digested without leaving any residue, and the energy was quickly converted into his own body.

This resulted in Xiao Mo's growth rate being comparable to that of the best humans.

It is important to know that this world has been very kind to humanity. Although humans were very weak when they were first born, they were able to allow the Gourmet Demon to parasitize them.

So, while the human race is indeed weak, some of its strongest individuals are truly powerful.

Moreover, humans grow very quickly, especially those with exceptional talent, such as Xu Yong or the Four Heavenly Kings.

Their growth rate reached an unbelievable level, even surpassing that of the powerful Terry, the Queen, and Keith.

During the Four Beasts incident, Terry and the others could still help, but by the time of the Gourmet World arc, their growth rate had completely fallen behind Toriko and the others, and they could only play minor roles on the sidelines.

Of all living things on Earth, humans grow the fastest. However, due to this special circumstance, Xiao Mo's growth rate is now even able to catch up with Xu Yong and others.

In other words, Xu Yong doesn't need to worry about his strength improving too quickly and causing Xiao Mo to fall behind; Xiao Mo will also become a powerful companion by his side.

During this period, Xiao Mo's growth rate has allowed it to exceed level 40, and its cell level is almost catching up with Xu Yong's.

Its size has grown to over ten meters, and Xiao Mo is changing almost every day.

The key lies in Xiao Mo's combat power. The sharp horns on Xiao Mo's head can release lightning, and it can spew out venom similar to that of a demon serpent, only more toxic and corrosive.

In addition to its extremely strong defensive capabilities, each of its scales is also a sensory organ, making it far more powerful than the previous demonic serpents.

In other words, Xiao Mo has no blind spots; it can detect any enemy attacking from any direction immediately.

Although Xiao Mo's cell level is only slightly over 40, after testing, it was found that his combat power is at least comparable to a level 50 beast.

It's no easy feat for a beast at this level to fight against a beast of a higher level, since this isn't a capture level determined by humans, but rather a genuine cellular level.

Although ferocious beasts can also master various skills, such as the ape warriors of the Seventh Continent, it is almost impossible for someone at level 30 or 40 to master any skills.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for a creature of this level to exert combat power beyond its cellular level, but Xiao Mo has now done so.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Heading to the First Ecological Zone

"To encounter such an outrageous creature and even take it as a companion, Xu Yong, you should nurture it well!"

"It's a pity we can't even fathom its potential limits, but that's a good thing. Maybe it can grow to the level of the Eight Kings in the future, which would be incredible."

Yu Zuo got a little excited as he spoke, knowing that being one of the Eight Kings of the Culinary World is no easy feat.

These eight kings are either unique, such as the whale king and the ape king, whose clans are now reduced to their own.

They either originate from a specific race, such as the Dragon King, Snake King, Crow King, Wolf King, Horse King, and Deer King.

Their race still exists, but it is extremely difficult for an individual of the Eight Kings level to be born.

Although Yu Zuo cannot guarantee that Xiao Mo will definitely stay by Xu Yong's side in the future, as long as there is a connection with Xu Yong, then even if Xiao Mo becomes the Eighth Prince, she will be willing to help the humans in the human world.

This is equivalent to having an additional combat power at the level of the Eighth King, which naturally excites Yu Zuo.

"It's not that exaggerated!"

Upon hearing this, Tieping paused for a moment before saying, "Those are the Eight Kings of the Culinary World!" Just thinking about the information he knew about the Eight Kings made Tieping shudder.

"It's not an exaggeration at all. The probability of this is very high. After all, we can't measure its potential limit. This means that its minimum achievement can reach the original species of the Demon Serpent. If it can go higher, then it will reach the realm of the Eight Kings."

Yu Zuo shook his head; in any case, it was a good thing that the potential limit couldn't be measured.

"The Eighth Prince? Little Mo, you'd better work hard. But Little Mo is getting bigger and bigger. When you get even bigger, it will be difficult to find places to go by transportation."

Looking at Xiao Mo, who had grown considerably larger, Xu Yong said, "Judging from Xiao Mo's potential, it might grow to the size of the original Demon Serpent, or even larger. In any case, it will no longer be able to use the means of transportation in the human world."

However, with Xiao Mo's abilities, he can now travel directly to his destination, and in terms of speed, he is much faster than any other means of transportation.

This also reminded Xu Yong of the female snake queen that Sani had raised. That snake was also very large and could only go to places by itself.

Fortunately, given their strength, the journey to the human world was nothing to them.

After hearing Xu Yong's words, Xiao Mo let out a huge roar. Although she didn't quite understand what kind of existence the Eighth Prince was, Xiao Mo regarded Xu Yong as her everything.

It will naturally strive to fulfill Xu Yong's expectations.

"By the way, Xu Yong, you're going to the First Ecological Zone, right? Your application has been approved, but Toriko and Sani, two of the Four Heavenly Kings, will be going in with you."

"As for Teppei, I have a request for you. The time for the birth of Century Soup is approaching. I went to check out the Food Showcase once before, and I think it will be unable to hold on. I have other things to take care of, so I'm entrusting the task of investigating the Food Showcase to you."

Yu Zuo suddenly assigned Tie Ping a task.

"The food showcase, I remember it's in the Ice Hell, right? Perfect, that's one of my targets too."

Tieping nodded and accepted the commission. As for the target he mentioned, Xu Yong knew that Tieping's target was Hell Bolas.

Bolas of Hell is the overlord of the Ice Hell, a place rarely visited by people. However, after someone discovered the Century Soup, the Ice Hell has been flooded with humans every hundred years.

Jiro Master also visited once, and Hell Bolas was sealed by Jiro Master using pressure point techniques. After Jiro Master captured the Century Soup and left, he did not release Hell Bolas from the pressure point seal.

Such situations occur in many places in the human world. Tieping has been running around for years trying to unseal these creatures that have been acupunctured.

Hell Bolas was naturally one of his targets, while investigating the gourmet window and capturing the Century Soup were just side projects.

Xu Yong was naturally very interested in the Century Soup, but that place was too dangerous, so he didn't plan to go. Besides, Xiao Song would be able to make the Century Soup later, so he could drink it then.

Xu Yong has now taken Xiao Mo to the first ecological zone. Fortunately, Xiao Mo is not too big to fit on the plane, otherwise he would have had to ride Xiao Mo and let it swim across the sea.

Also included are Erina Nakiri and Hisako Shinoto; this time, they also received advance notice from Xu Yong and set off together.

"An island of 500,000 square kilometers, how big is that!"

On the plane, Erina Nakiri and Hisako Shinoto were also looking through information about the first ecological zone. When they saw the size of the island, they exclaimed in amazement.

Although there were islands larger than this in the world before they traveled through time, the problem is that this island is not the largest island in the human world. Islandes of this size are a dime a dozen in the world of Gourmet Devil.

The reason why the first ecological zone is so important is because the wild animals living on this island have a very high capture rate.

"It's not just big; the First Ecological Zone can be said to be the lifeline of the entire human realm. Thirty percent of the human realm's ingredients are produced by the Culinary Research Institute in the First Ecological Zone."