Chapter 232: House of Wondrous Abilities

When everyone entered Heracles' Treasure Trove, they felt as though they had returned home. It wasn't an illusion, but an atmosphere that Heracles' Treasure Trove had gone to great lengths to create. Whether it was the air, the gravity, or even the scent, everything was adjusted to imitate the sensations each customer was most familiar with.

Zhang Shou frowned and asked the others, "Why does it smell like dirty socks?"

Shui Yuetian immediately moved a little farther away from him. "Heracles' Treasure Trove automatically releases an odorless molecule called 'Home Scent.' Anyone who inhales it will perceive the smell of their home. Do you often have... unwashed socks lying around at home?"

Everyone fell silent, then simultaneously looked down at Zhang Shou's shoes.

Zhang Shou took a deep breath and laughed awkwardly. "I was just kidding. There's no smell of dirty socks at all."

Little Nora quipped. "Big Brother Shou, you just made it even more obvious. "

Zhang Shou finally gave up trying to defend himself and shamelessly said, "Isn't it perfectly normal to have dirty socks at home? Salted Fish, you have them at your place too, right?"

Yu Xian smiled. "I don't wear socks."

As Yu Xian grew stronger and stronger, he could easily rip through normal clothes. This was especially true during battle, where even the slightest rough movement reduced his clothes to shreds. That was why all the clothes and shoes he wore now were made from blood. It was just like the clothes Zhang Shou and the others were wearing at the moment. He had created them by turning his blood into threads and weaving those threads into clothing.

Yu Xian had already learned how to make this ability persist indefinitely. Even if he fell asleep or lost consciousness, it would not deactivate.

Zhang Shou glanced at Yu Xian's shoes and realized that Yu Xian no longer wore ordinary clothes. He turned to Gong Qian and Bluebird, but the two women merely glanced at him, and he immediately lost the courage to say anything.

Yu Xian had never really intended to let Zhang Shou stay embarrassed forever. His nose twitched, and he directly changed the subject. "That smells amazing. What is that?"

Little Nora excitedly shouted, "Meat! Delicious meat!"

Xiong Da had originally shown little interest in Crescent Bay and had only tagged along, but the moment he caught the aroma of meat, he immediately perked up. "That smells incredible. There's definitely nothing on the Blue Planet that smells this good. Let's hurry over and see what it is."

Shui Yuetian chuckled. "I know what you guys are talking about now. Follow me."

Everyone followed her, and before long, they arrived at a strange shop. Customers were entering and leaving nonstop, yet they didn't see a single customer inside.

Yu Xian looked up at the shop's name, and a question mark practically appeared over his head. "House of Wondrous Abilities?"

The name has absolutely nothing to do with food. Is this really a restaurant? And why did that delicious aroma disappear now that we are standing right outside?

Shui Yuetian walked into the shop and immediately vanished. Yu Xian instantly understood what was going on and followed her inside. The entrance wasn't particularly large, but beyond it lay a separate dimension roughly the size of three football fields.

Despite the enormous space, this dimension was remarkably empty. The only people there were Shui Yuetian and a waiter who resembled an octopus.

Shui Yuetian sat down at one of the dining tables, and Yu Xian took a seat beside her. The others soon sat down as well.

Shui Yuetian handed each of them a holographic screen. "Take a look at the menu first."

Everyone turned their attention to their respective screens. Yu Xian looked at the dishes and couldn't help asking, "Shuishui, can these things really be eaten?"

She confidently replied, "Of course they can. Trust me. Once you've tried them, I guarantee you'll come back again."

She tapped the holographic screen. "Let's start with an appetizer. We'll have the Surprise Chain Lightning, then another... Wondrous Fireball. You guys order something too. Don't be shy."

Little Nora immediately shouted, "I want the Dragon Breath Set Meal!"

Zhang Shou reluctantly said, "Then I guess I'll try the Healing Lightwave Blast."

Everyone ordered a few dishes that caught their interest. Yu Xian went along and ordered a Mist Soup.

The waiter brought out the first dish through a ripple in space. It really was an actual bolt of lightning, and its shape was particularly unusual. Numerous small golden spheres were embedded throughout the lightning, and they seemed rather unstable, occasionally emitting sharp sizzling sounds.

Shui Yuetian urged. "Don't be shy, everyone. Dig in."

She picked up a pair of blue energy gloves from the table and put them on. Reaching out, she pinched one of the golden spheres and pulled. The moment it separated from the chain lightning, the sphere trembled violently. Under everyone's watchful gaze, Shui Yuetian opened her mouth, bit down on the golden sphere, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

The instant she swallowed it, golden lightning erupted from her body. She closed her eyes and revealed a blissful expression. Only after the lightning subsided did she say, "Delicious. This is so good."

Unable to contain his curiosity, Xiong Da immediately put on the gloves and plucked off a sphere. "I want to try one!"

When he swallowed it, golden lightning likewise erupted from his body. Everyone could clearly see all the fur on his body standing on end as he trembled violently. Then he opened his eyes, looked at the spheres on the plate, and immediately reached out to grab another. By now, everyone naturally understood that this really was a delicious dish, so they all put on the gloves and began plucking off golden spheres.

Yu Xian picked off a golden sphere and placed it in his mouth. At first, there wasn't much flavor, only a slightly numb and prickling sensation. But the moment he bit through the sphere, a peculiar taste burst forth.

He couldn't find words to describe the sensation. It was as though he had been transported deep into a thundercloud during a storm, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring all around him.

As he swallowed the golden sphere, that sensation reached its peak. With his strength, he could have easily prevented the lightning inside him from erupting outward, but he chose not to. Instead, he allowed the golden sphere to discharge freely as he savored the strange and wondrous flavor.

Just moments ago, he had thought the shop's name, House of Wondrous Abilities, made absolutely no sense. But right now, all he could think was how perfect the name was. This really was something wondrous.

Zhang Shou's hair stood on end, and he exclaimed in delight, "Delicious! This is so good!"

For inhabitants of the Blue Planet, this was undoubtedly a flavor they had never experienced before. The sensation was extraordinarily unique, and it tasted far more delicious and refined than anything they had ever eaten.

Shui Yuetian said with a smile, "This is a supernatural cuisine. If you haven't tried many other supernatural delicacies before, then this is definitely the best thing you've ever eaten."

Gong Qian nodded. "That's true. I can't remember ever eating anything better than this."

Bluebird nodded. "Same here."

Curious, Shui Yuetian looked at Yu Xian. "What about you, Fish God?"

Yu Xian replied with a smile, "The flavor really is unique, but for me, it can only rank second."

Zhang Shou and the others looked at him in surprise, while Little Nora asked curiously, "Big Bro, what else have you eaten that was even better?"

Yu Xian proudly said, "The blood of an Ancient Cosmic Dragon!"

Back then, he had killed the Ancient Cosmic Dragon with an Overdrive World-Shattering Bubble, causing it to explode. Naturally, there had been no way for him to drain its blood afterward, but the blood had stained some of the dragon scales scattered in all directions. It was the blood that had seeped out when the skin beneath the Ancient Cosmic Dragon's scale armor split open before the armor disintegrated.

When Yu Xian found those scales, he had sucked up the remaining blood on them. To a vampire, the blood of a Star-rank powerhouse was naturally a supreme delicacy, far more delicious than this Surprise Chain Lightning.