Gourmet of Another World

Chapter 1184 The Great Demon King Who Protects His Apprentice

The sudden appearance of Bu Fang interrupted everyone’s thoughts. His words ripped through the air, making them gasp, and the crisp slap across the face that echoed throughout the room shocked them.

They never thought someone would slap a judge just like that.

Xixi was weeping in the arena. She felt aggrieved not only because of the mocking of the participants from the other layers but also because the judge who scolded her wanted to revoke her qualification to take the test.

Why should she suffer such grievance when she had done nothing wrong?

Therefore, the moment she saw Bu Fang, all the grievances in her heart poured out. Xixi was actually a very strong girl, but no matter how strong she was, she was still a little girl.

“You… How dare you slap me?!” The judge covered his cheeks with both hands and stood in place with wide eyes. He never thought someone would slap him.

He was the judge! Who dared to slap him?!

When he finally came to his senses, he stared at Bu Fang, who was waving his palm, with rage-filled eyes. He thundered, “Do you want to die?!”

At this moment, he felt an urge to kill Bu Fang right then and there. He couldn’t believe that someone dared to slap him! As the son of an aristocratic family, no one had ever dared to offend him when he was at the fifth layer! However, now that he was in the first layer, he was slapped across the face by someone in front of so many people!

“Who the f*ck are you? How dare you scold my apprentice like that? Who let you act so arrogantly in my face?” Bu Fang stared expressionlessly at the judge.

Bu Fang was very upset, not only because of the participants in the arena but also because this judge wanted to revoke Xixi’s qualification. He wondered who gave him the right to do that? When he saw Xixi weep, his anger flared even stronger.

He was a man who would always protect his apprentice. Infuriated by how the little girl was treated, he swept out his hand and slapped the judge across the face once again.

“The purpose of having the Immortal Chef test is to nurture the next generation of talent, not to let you show off your power at will,” Bu Fang said coldly. “Moreover, you bullied a little girl who is also my apprentice. This is unforgivable.”

The people around were stunned and didn’t react at once. Soon, many realized what had happened, and they gasped in horror as they stared at Bu Fang, thinking that he was courting death.

This judge was an immortal chef from an aristocratic family in the former fifth layer! He had such a high status that even the immortal chefs of aristocratic families in the former fifth layer would not dare to slap him, let alone immortal chefs from the lower layers.

Where did this young man find his courage?!

“I’m going to kill you…” the judge said through his clenched teeth as he wiped the blood from his nose. His eyes filled with killing intent, and the warm streams that trickled down his nostrils turned his gaze as sharp as a blade.

BOOM!

A terrible aura exploded out of him.

With a buzz, a knife light flashed and slashed down. He wanted to cut Bu Fang in half!

The people around sighed. When they saw the knife light, many of them felt chills run down their backs.

Although the fifth layer was gone, the aristocratic families from there were now scattered across the other three layers and had regained control. After all, they were the aristocratic families from the fifth layer, and they were still very powerful.

Anyone who offended them would meet a bad end.

No one in the room knew Bu Fang. They had all heard of the name of the Great Demon King, but few of them had seen him with their own eyes.

Although Bu Fang made a name for himself in the Immortal Chef Tournament, only a few people knew about him. Therefore, in the eyes of the people in the room, this young man in a striped white-and-red chef robe was looking for death.

He may have slapped the judge a few times, but he would soon be reduced to ashes!

In the arena, many participants were laughing in low voices. They knew that Bu Fang was standing up for Xixi, and that was exactly what made them laugh. A bumpkin was already enough to make them laugh, and now, a moron was standing up for her. At the thought of that, they laughed even louder, and their mocking gazes shot at Xixi like sharp needles.

Xixi had stopped weeping. With her tear-streaked face, she looked at Bu Fang as she clenched her fists.

Facing the judge’s knife, Bu Fang was calm. He could easily kill this fellow with his current cultivation base.

“Continue with your cooking, Xixi. No one dares to bully you when I’m here,” said Bu Fang as he gave the little girl an encouraging look.

Xixi paused for a brief moment. Then, she nodded and resumed cooking on the chair.

“Instead of looking elsewhere, you should look at what’s coming at you! You really are looking for death!”

The knife light fell with a slash, accompanied by the judge’s voice. At that moment, a gust of wind blew over and ruffled Bu Fang’s hair.

Suddenly, Bu Fang raised his head, stared coldly at the judge, and lifted his palm.

Buzz…

His divine perception surged in his spirit sea.

The next moment, a wave of terrible mental force exploded out of him, spreading across the room like ripples.

The expressions of all the people in the room changed drastically. The pressure on their shoulders was so heavy that they could hardly breathe.

“What a terrifying aura!”

All eyes shrank as they stared at the young man’s overly youthful face…

“Who is this young man? Why is he so strong?”

The judge felt his knife had been caught by someone, and then he saw…

Bu Fang slowly reached out a hand, grabbed the kitchen knife, and clenched his palm. In an instant, the blade cracked with numerous lines, while the immortal energy contained in it leaked and dissipated. It had gone from an immortal tool to scrap metal!

“This… How’s this possible?!” The judge sucked in a cold breath as terror filled his eyes.

His kitchen knife was a high-grade immortal tool that even a five-star True Immortal could not destroy with physical strength!

‘Who exactly is this guy?!’

It was at this moment that he knew he hit a snag.

“You…” The judge opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Bu Fang didn’t give him the chance. The latter closed his palm into a fist and punched the judge’s nose with it.

The judge’s face was blank as the punch threw him flying backward. Blood sprayed out of his nostrils while the tastes of sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy all rushed up into his head in an instant.

Bu Fang was unreasonable, and he didn’t want to reason with the fellow at all. No one could bully his apprentice.

At the thought of Xixi’s pitiful look, he didn’t stop his movements. He punched over and over again while suppressing the judge with his divine perception. The latter simply didn’t have the strength to resist.

The people around felt chills run down their backs at the sight of such a crazy scene.

They knew that the judge was an immortal chef from an aristocratic family in the fifth layer, that he had a strong cultivation base at the level of a Five-star True Immortal. However, he didn’t even have the strength to resist this young man… Could it be that this young man was a Nine-star True Immortal?!

In the Immortal Cooking Realm, who else was a Nine-star True Immortal besides the city lords of the various layers?

When that thought occurred to them, all the people in the room froze.

They thought of someone…

At this moment, the door creaked open, and a graceful figure stepped through it.

City Lord Meng Qi was curious as to why Bu Fang went into this room, so she followed. When she entered, however, she found that the atmosphere in the room was somewhat strange, and the next moment, she was baffled by the sounds of punching.

In the distance, Bu Fang raised his fist and smashed it down expressionlessly.

The punching sounds sent a chill through everyone.

“This young man is… is… the Great Demon King?!”

“For sure? He really is that Great Demon King?! You mean that bumpkin is the Great Demon King’s apprentice?!”

“Heavens… He’s the Great Demon King! He’s so domineering!”

The judges and the audience finally recognized Bu Fang, and they all went into an uproar.

Nowadays, the name of the Great Demon King was known to all. After all, he was the hope of the Immortal Cooking Realm and the hero who saved the realm from its demise.

“What are you doing?” Meng Qi furrowed her brows and asked softly. Her gentle voice echoed throughout the room.

“City Lord Meng Qi… Save… Save me!” A faint, sobbing voice rang out after Meng Qi asked the question. The judge, who was pressed to the ground and beaten by Bu Fang, finally cried out for help.

Bu Fang paused for a moment, glanced at Meng Qi, and then smashed the judge’s head deep into the floor before standing up. Waving his hand, he looked calm as if nothing had happened.

“Get out of here. You are not qualified to be the judge,” said Bu Fang in a serious voice as he gave the judge, who was sprawled beneath him like a dead dog, an indifferent look.

Meng Qi clasped her hands behind her back and stared at the surly Bu Fang. At the same time, a curious look emerged on her face.

‘So Owner Bu also has such a domineering side?’

“City Lord Meng Qi… This guy… He… He publicly assaulted a judge! Please punish him!” The judge staggered to his feet. His face was covered in blood, and all his teeth were broken. “City Lord Meng Qi… I… I’m from the Liu family!”

Bu Fang frowned and thought, ‘Is this guy complaining about me?’ He exhaled softly.

“The Liu family? You are so bold… Where do you find the courage to offend the Great Demon King?” Meng Qi glanced at the judge with a half-smile, and the look in her eyes turned fierce.

“Get out of my sight! Go back to your family and ask your family head to beg his pardon at the first layer. If the Great Demon King isn’t willing to forgive the Liu family, there will be no need for the Liu family to exist anymore,” Meng Qi added coldly.

After the Immortal Cooking Realm had gone through a great calamity, Meng Qi had already seen through these so-called aristocratic families. Her tone exuded her disgust for them. How could a bunch of rubbish like them dare to offend Bu Fang?

Meng Qi was now a loyal member of the faction who doted on Bu Fang! If Realm Lord Di Tai and Bu Fang were to fight each other now, she would stand on Bu Fang’s side without the slightest hesitation.

The people around gasped when they heard Meng Qi’s words.

“He is indeed the Great Demon King…”

“But isn’t City Lord Meng Qi going too far? Even though he is the Great Demon King, she doesn’t have to ask the head of the Liu family to personally apologize, does she?”

“Don’t think I’m joking. I, Meng Qi, never joke… You are welcome to try me.” Meng Qi glanced indifferently at the judge as she said that.

The man began to tremble. Then, he covered his bloody face with a hand and fled the examination room.

The people around felt more and more stressed. Both the Great Demon King and City Lord Meng Qi were top figures they could not afford to offend.

A chair creaked as Bu Fang pulled it out and sat on it. Then, he looked at Xixi and said, “Continue with your cooking, Xixi. A good chef’s mood is impervious to outside influences. Cooking is your sole purpose.”

Xixi nodded.

“The rest of you, bring your dishes up here. I’m the judge now…”

When he had finished speaking, he turned around and glanced expressionlessly at the audience and remaining judges. “Do you have any objection if I’m the judge?”

“No, no!”

“It’s up to the Great Demon King!”

“It’s an honor for them to have you as the judge.”

None of the remaining judges dared to say no to him. Instead, they kept waving their hands and smiled at him.

Bu Fang cocked his head and looked at Meng Qi.

A warm smile spread across the city lord’s beautiful face as she said, “It’s up to you. You have my support.”

“Very good.” Bu Fang nodded. Then, he turned his gaze back to the group of participants, who instantly shivered in fear.

RUMBLE!

Xixi’s dish was almost ready, and thunderclaps began to reverberate.

Bu Fang’s mind flickered. An array appeared out of thin air, and the next moment, Whitey’s burly figure emerged in the room.

“Whitey, help Xixi scatter the lightning,” said Bu Fang.

Whitey’s mechanical eyes flickered. The next moment, it dashed away and came next to Xixi.

When lightning struck, Whitey narrowed its eyes. A purple lightning arc darted out of its mechanical eyes and smashed onto the lightning punishment, knocking it back and even scattering the thundercloud.

The people in the room all gasped.

“So this is the Great Demon King’s Heaven Immortal Puppet? It’s so formidable!”

Bu Fang leaned back in his chair and lightly drummed the table with his fingers.

“She is my apprentice. I have no objection to you defeating her in cooking by normal means, but if you dare to bully her, be prepared to bear the brunt of my anger. Now… bring your dishes up here. I want to see what you can cook, since you dared to laugh at my apprentice,” Bu Fang’s indifferent voice echoed throughout the room.

Everyone’s heart trembled.

The Great Demon King was… so protective of his apprentice!

Those teenagers who jeered at Xixi were so scared that they seemed to have trouble holding their dishes…

How did the bumpkin suddenly turn into an existence they couldn’t afford to offend?!