Outsiders watch the excitement, insiders watch the technique.
Flender and the other teachers saw something more profound.
Grabbing dead objects through the air was simple.
As long as one's soul power was thick enough.
Ordinary hun di could do it, but Zhuge Lan was talented enough, perhaps he had some special gongfa.
Let's leave that aside for now.
But to control objects from a distance, and so precisely…How strong did one's control need to be?!
At least, none of the hun sheng or hun di present thought they could do it.
So—
[Emotion Points +11111]
[Emotion Points +11111]
Meng Yiran looked at the dazzling Zhuge Lan, lips gently pressed.
Handsome was truly handsome.
Just that…He was too flirtatious!
If only he were single, how good would that be…
Glancing at Ning Rongrong, whose eyes were sparkling at the side, Meng Yiran was speechless again.
You are the dignified young miss of the Qibao Liuli Sect, and you're not even the main wife?
How did you accept this?!
While Meng Yiran was stunned—
Zhuge Lan had already finished grilling the first skewer, and under everyone's expectant gazes, he handed it to Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong proudly accepted it, blew on it, and took a small bite.
(ω)
She chewed quickly, then directly swallowed the whole skewer in one go.
Her little mouth was stuffed full.
Zhuge Lan's eyes squinted with amusement.
—He had underestimated her talent after all!
'Find a chance to test her depth!'
With Ning Rongrong's eating performance,
there was no doubt about the taste of the skewers.
"Lan-ge! Are they done yet?" Ma Hongjun urged impatiently, "I want to eat a hundred skewers!"
"Such precious ingredients, can you just eat them casually?" Flender glared. "We should distribute according to age—"
"Why?" Ma Hongjun protested. "Don't rely on age here, this is 100,000-year soul beast meat!"
"You—"
As the two were about to quarrel again—
Zhuge Lan's lips curved subtly.
This made Zhao Wuji narrow his eyes — a bad feeling rising.
He quietly retreated behind the group and met Oscar's eyes.
They exchanged a look.
Heh!You sensed the trap too?
"Alright, don't argue, there's enough for everyone."
Zhuge Lan handed a skewer to Flender and to Ma Hongjun.
They ate without thinking, full of expectations…
(ω)↓
o((⊙﹏⊙))o↓
＿|￣|PP
"Urgh—!"
"Urgh—!"
Both knelt on the ground vomiting violently, as if trying to turn their stomachs inside out.
[Emotion Points +15155]
[Emotion Points +14144]
Everyone instantly retreated, staring at Zhuge Lan in horror.
What?!The mood was completely ruined!
But—The strong aroma of grilled meat made everyone swallow subconsciously…
Automatically ignoring Flender and Ma Hongjun.
"Hey! What did you do!" Ning Rongrong complained. "My appetite dropped a tiny bit! What's going on?!"
Zhuge Lan smirked.
"This is a little tradition of my family."
"We add a special seasoning into the food. Tastes horrible. Results look like…"
He glanced at the two kneeling men.
Everyone shuddered with disgust!
What?!Your family is sick?!
A grand feast, and you—!
"But although it tastes awful, it increases soul power."
Zhuge Lan smiled—
"Because the main ingredient is kujiaoguo, a primary ingredient for high-grade dan yao. If you manage to swallow a full piece without vomiting, a hun zun or hun zong can easily gain half a rank."
Everyone froze.
(_)
You could have said so earlier!!
Kujiaoguo was mentioned in the Immortal Herb Encyclopedia. It was considered low-tier among immortal herbs.
But even low-tier immortal herbs were immortal herbs!
A herb that could increase soul power without backlash!
"I'll try!" Tang San volunteered. "I've eaten more bitterness since childhood than Fatty has eaten salt!"
—With two lifetimes of suffering, he had that confidence.
"I'll try too!" Dai Mubai said excitedly. "I'm level 39, can I also increase half a level?"
—How could he miss such a chance?
"Would Zhuge harm us?" Li Yusong said sternly. "Since you don't believe, I'll go first!"
—Even a hun di wanted to improve!
Everyone scrambled to try the "evil fruit".
And Flender and Ma Hongjun, who had vomited half of it, were now covering their mouths.
Trying to keep the "medicine effect".
But…
Their soul power didn't move at all — they must have thrown it all up.
After all—Something that was never real could not create any effect.
However…
The two looked at the meat lying in the filth, falling silent.
Maybe…
Maybe…
Maybe—!!!
Facing everyone's enthusiasm, Zhuge Lan chuckled darkly.
He whispered devilishly—
"According to our future tradition, each party only prepares three surprises."
"Two are already wasted."
"The last one—I'll hide in the meat. Whoever gets it, depends on luck."
He glanced at Flender and Ma Hongjun, who were picking food from the filth and eating with closed eyes.
He frowned in disgust.
And reminded—
"The kujiaoguo powder is only on one single piece of meat. So the whole skewer doesn't taste bad."
Flender and Ma Hongjun froze!
Huh?!
Then they—
＿|￣|PP
"Urgh—!"
"Urgh—!"
[Emotion Points +55555]
[Emotion Points +44444]
Zhuge Lan pressed his lips to hide the grin, but everyone could see it.
A chill ran down their backs!
—He did it deliberately!!!
But…
The temptation of half a level in soul power made everyone grit their teeth.
Thus—
A simple tasting party turned into nervous torture.
Because nobody knew whether a bite would taste heavenly…Or make them vomit.
With this mindset—
Every bite produced an Emotion Point.
And because expectations were lowered, the already delicious meat tasted even more precious.
Until—
The final piece was eaten by Ma Hongjun.
His expression changed!
He clutched his mouth tightly, trying to swallow the whole chunk whole.
But it was too big, and the pipe too small—
He choked and his eyes rolled white!
[Emotion Points +19595]
Flender punched his back, helping it go down.
'System, raise Ma Hongjun half a level.'
[Spent 50,000 Emotion Points — Ma Hongjun Soul Power +0.5 Level]
The system could raise soul ring years, naturally it could raise soul levels.
But it cost ten times more for others than for himself.
However, Ma Hongjun alone earned over fifty thousand Emotion Points.
Everyone else's points were pure profit!
Plus the entertainment — very worth it.
Feeling Ma Hongjun's soul power rise, everyone finally relaxed.
Then… emptiness.
Even knowing only one person could win…
After the result, discovering it wasn't themselves still stung.
'A small barbecue, and I earned 300,000 Emotion Points.'
'I truly am a genius!'
'Jie jie jie jie jie!!!'
'Ga?'
'Why did I laugh like that?'
That night.
Zhuge Lan pulled Ning Rongrong aside and… tested her "capacity" and "depth".
He discovered she truly had extraordinary talent — she managed to handle everything without failing.
—Even Zhu Zhuqing had never managed that.
It felt extremely satisfying!!!
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