Toriko: Gourmet Chat Group-Chapter 365 - 364: Grilled Giant Octopus

Chapter 364: Grilled Giant Octopus

"Who is it?!"

Gourmet God Old Black returned. That hit had almost knocked him into another Gourmet Universe. The force was immense.

"It’s me."

Kenji raised his right hand, sizing up Old Black. He seemed to see the shadow of an old friend in him.

Is that you, Boss?

Especially Old Black’s elbows... they were exceptionally strong. It felt like they could unleash black lightning effects.

"Since when can humans run around here?" Old Black frowned. (Of course, you couldn’t actually see his eyebrows.)

"Oh? Old friends, too."

"Old White Ghost, haven’t seen you in over 10 billion years. You came back too?"

"Hahaha! And you’re hiding inside a human? Do you have to rent a body now?"

The aura of the White Ogre inside Toriko couldn’t hide from his senses. They had dealt with each other back in the day.

"Haven’t seen you in over 10 billion years... and you still haven’t grown a single hair," the White Ogre’s voice came from Toriko.

You think I don’t know how to mock you?

Old Black’s face darkened (though you couldn’t tell).

His baldness was natural; not a single blade of grass grew on his head. Even Appetite Energy couldn’t make him grow hair. He’d been mocked for it plenty.

"Wait, what are you doing?"

Kenji’s actions caught the attention of the Gourmet Gods. In the previously empty void, countless new stars suddenly appeared. Kenji was the culprit.

Stars were forged in his hands. In moments, he had created brilliant, shining stars.

"This place is too monotonous. Look at your battle... it’s made this place so lonely," Kenji said lazily.

Gourmet Gods could also create stars, but they wouldn’t waste their energy on such things.

"Boring!"

The blue Gourmet God’s hand, like an octopus tentacle, casually crushed a star Kenji had just created. It didn’t care about monotony; this was a provocation.

"Heh. Giving you face, are we?"

Creak... creak...

Kenji sneered "kindly," grabbing the blue Gourmet God’s head. An unstoppable force squeezed the skull, making it creak.

I don’t care if you’re a Gourmet God. You dare destroy what I forged?

"Are you ready? I’m going to bring you... braised noodles (destruction)."

Bai’e: ?

On the train, Bai’e heard the familiar yet strange phrase and fell into thought. Is it Destruction or Braised Noodles? Can you be clearer?

"Starfire—Destruction."

Starfire, filled with a berserk aura, spread from the Gourmet God’s head to its entire body. The Appetite Energy, which could devour everything, couldn’t devour this fire... or could only devour a small part.

Starfire had the power to forge stars, but also the power to incinerate the universe. It possessed two opposing attributes.

Creation after destruction, destruction after creation.

"ARGHHHH..."

The blue Gourmet God wailed in agony. It couldn’t maintain its human form and reverted to its true body—a massive blue octopus.

Not all Gourmet Gods were humanoid. Some were animals that took human form.

Snap—

"Starlight Shackles."

Clatter—

Kenji snapped his fingers. The stars he had just created flickered, and countless chains made of starlight bound the blue octopus tightly, immobilizing it.

From a distance, it looked like it was strapped to a grill.

This was now his domain, his universe. He was the ruler here. The other Gourmet Gods had no intention of intervening.

Sizzle...

Roasted by the Starfire, the blue octopus sizzled with oil, releasing an aroma that hooked the soul.

"Wow, smells so good! This scent..." Kenji twitched his nose, licking his lips, drooling already.

"Atashino! Bring some BBQ seasoning!"

Kenji shouted. Atashino, understanding perfectly, immediately brought out her secret BBQ spice blend and sauce.

"Grilling a Gourmet God... that’s ridiculous." Old Black looked at Kenji warily. A truly unfathomable human.

However, he didn’t sense any "old friend’s" aura from him. The blue Gourmet God was strong, but right now... it looked like roadkill.

"Baldy Old Black, you can’t beat him. If you know what’s good for you, back off," the White Ogre’s voice rang out.

They weren’t here to hunt Gourmet Gods, so there was no need for a big fight.

"Me? Back off?" Old Black pointed at himself, asking incredulously.

Are you kidding me? I’m a Gourmet God!

"They are stronger than Aeons... but Kenji is even stronger." Big Herta looked at her broken scanner, unable to measure the energy levels of the Gourmet God.

She could see it with her eyes. A Gourmet God could stomp an Aeon. That incomprehensible Appetite Energy could devour anything... even more exaggerated than the Aeon of Voracity.

It seemed capable of swallowing most energies, had a divine body that could withstand the Big Bang, and could casually erase a galaxy without charging up.

"As expected of my Godfather! Hurry up and cook that octopus! It smells so good!" Hoshi drooled.

"It does smell good. I’ve never seen such a big octopus."

Son Goku’s stomach rumbled like thunder. It needed food.

"It’s a bit hard to cook."

Kenji found this ingredient tough to cook through. A divine body that could withstand the Gourmet Big Bang was indeed extraordinary. Right now, only the surface was rare.

The Appetite Energy was also hard to refine. If it wasn’t refined away, few people could enjoy this ingredient.

"This is a top-tier Special Preparation Ingredient." Atashino observed.

"Ms. Atashino is right. This is a Special Preparation Ingredient. Just using fire will take a long time," Komatsu said.

"If you two have a way, I’ll leave it to you." Kenji nodded.

He hadn’t used a huge fire, worried about controlling the heat and turning this Gourmet God-level octopus into charcoal. That would be a waste.

The two top chefs took out their knives. Guided by Food Luck, they slashed at the blue octopus’s weak points.

Like opening a valve, Appetite Energy gushed from the tiny wounds, immediately refined by the Starfire.

"Oh? These two humans have strong Food Luck." Old Black was surprised.

Such strong Food Luck in humans was beyond his understanding. It was precisely because of this that they could find the blue Gourmet God’s weaknesses.

"Heh. You’re surprised by that?"

"Look at that ’Mr. Zombie’ over there." Toriko pointed at Zongeh, smiling mysteriously.

Gourmet God Old Black looked over, his eyes widening instantly. He murmured, "That level of Food Luck... how is that possible?"