118: The Freshness of Dimensions: The Food Wars Resurge

The allegiance of The Old Glutton, Food Limitless, opened a brand new door for Cloud Court.

What he brought was not only unfathomable culinary skills and an understanding of the Dao of Food, but also the knowledge accumulated over countless eras regarding the various exotic ingredients and culinary cultures of the myriad worlds, greatly enriching Cloud Court's foundation.

The "Curiosity Kitchen" he managed quickly became another place full of wonders and temptations, following the "Curiosity Institute."

On this day, Food Limitless respectfully arrived at the Star Gazing Hall to report a shocking discovery to Yun Feng.

"Master, I, The Old Glutton, have been repeatedly studying that 'source of the hundred flavors' recently, and combined with some fragmented ancestral memories, I have finally made a discovery!"

Food Limitless said with an excited expression, "The Origin of this 'Law of Freshness' does not exist fixedly within any specific substance, but permeates the level of rules. More accurately, it is related to the intersection of energy from different dimensions! The greater the dimensional gap and the more intense the collision of rules, the more likely it is to give birth to the ultimate 'Umami'!"

He took out a set of uniquely shaped cooking utensils that looked like countless transparent crystal prisms stacked together: "This is the 'Dimension Harmonizing Stove' that I, The Old Glutton, modified based on this theory and combined with Cloud Court's rune technology! It can create controlled rule collisions on a small scale to extract Dimension Umami!"

Upon hearing this, a flash of interest crossed Yun Feng's eyes.

He took the cooking utensils, scanned them with his Divine Sense, and immediately understood their principle.

"Interesting. Using Chaos as a base, it can indeed stably guide the rule fragments of different dimensions to collide gently."

With a slight movement of his mind, a wisp of Chaos Sovereign power was injected into the core of the stove.

In an instant, the space above the stove began to twist and fold. Countless tiny specks of rule light from different dimensions gathered as if attracted by a magnet, and under the harmonization of the Chaos power, they underwent subtle and harmonious collisions, annihilation, and rebirth.

An indescribable "Umami fragrance," which seemed capable of awakening the deepest desires of life, began to permeate the air.

This aroma was more vibrant and layered than the previous bowl of Chaos clear soup!

"It's done! Master truly has boundless Divine Abilities!" Food Limitless danced with excitement.

Just as everyone in Cloud Court was immersed in exploring this brand-new field of "Dimension Umami," a crisis arrived quietly.

In the Endless Void Sea, within a remote dimensional crevice shrouded by gray mist, stood a terrifying hall piled up from countless rotten ingredients, twisted kitchenware, and the bones of living beings—the "Annihilation Kitchen."

Above the hall's throne, a massive entity with a twisted form, seemingly stitched together from countless expired foods and grievances, slowly opened its eyes, which resembled rotting black holes.

It was the terrifying existence that The Old Glutton had spoken of, the one who had fought the "Final Battle" against the Food God—the Annihilation Flavor Venerable!

"The scent... of Umami... and... the aura of an old rival..." The Annihilation Flavor Venerable emitted a viscous sound like rotting food, filled with endless hatred and greed, "The ants that stole the 'Law of Freshness'... and... the traitor Food Limitless... all deserve... to be devoured... and return to eternal... decay!"

Its massive body writhed, emitting an Annihilation aura that made the entire dimensional crevice tremble.

"My servants... go! Find them! Destroy that place called Cloud Court! Erase the traces of 'Umami'... completely! Bring Food Limitless... back... I want to personally... pickle him into an eternal... collection!"

Following its command, countless eyes filled with hunger and the desire for destruction lit up in the endless gray mist surrounding the Annihilation Kitchen!

"Annihilation Food Spirits," each with strange forms and emitting an aura of decay and stench, surged out like a tide!

Some of them resembled flowing black grease, with everything they passed withering away; others were like huge chunks of meat covered in mold, constantly dripping corrosive mucus; even worse, some were themselves a strange Law phenomenon, a living curse that constantly spread "loss of taste"!

This terrifying army composed of the Law of Annihilation locked onto the unique fluctuations produced when the "Law of Freshness" was activated, tore through the dimensional barriers, and fiercely charged toward the direction of the Demon Spirit Continent!

Cloud Court, Star Gazing Hall.

Yun Feng felt a premonition almost at the same moment the Annihilation army set out.

His gaze pierced through the endless Void Realm, seeing the army of monsters emitting a nauseating aura of decay as they crossed dimensions, and also seeing the terrifying entity sitting on the throne of the Annihilation Kitchen.

"So it has finally come... the Taste of Annihilation." Yun Feng's eyes were calm, without surprise.

When he activated Dimension Umami and subdued Food Limitless, he had anticipated that it might attract the attention of this ancient existence.

"Court Master!" Nie Li, Yun Hao, Yun Qiao, Food Limitless, and others appeared in the hall instantly, their expressions grave.

They also felt that heart-palpitating, terrifying aura that seemed capable of annihilating all life and deliciousness.

"No matter." Yun Feng waved his hand, his tone still indifferent, "It's just as well; let's test whether this 'Dimension Umami' can restrain that 'Taste of Annihilation'."

He looked at Food Limitless and The Old Glutton: "Prepare for battle. This time, our weapon is 'taste'."

A moment later, in the void outside Cloud Court.

The Annihilation Food Spirits army surged in like a filthy tide.

Wherever they passed, even the starlight dimmed, and space itself seemed to be rotting.

That dense aura of annihilation, capable of making living beings lose all sense of taste and vitality, caused the beings of the myriad worlds watching via live broadcast to feel a suffocating fear!

However, what awaited them was not warships and Cultivators standing in battle formation.

On the Cloud Court side, with Yun Feng at the lead, Nie Li, Yun Hao, Yun Qiao, Food Limitless, and others stood in the void.

In front of them floated thousands of modified "Dimension Harmonizing Stoves"!

Above the stoves, Chaos power was stirred, causing countless dimensional rule fragments to collide, evolving into a torrent of ten thousand ultimate umami fragrances!

That torrent was not physical energy, but a pure Law of "Taste" that acted on the level of rules and Souls!

When the rotting tide of the Annihilation Food Spirits collided with this torrent of umami fragrance, an incredible scene occurred!

"Sssss—!" It was like cold water dripping into boiling oil!

The aura of annihilation, capable of eroding all things, encountered its natural nemesis when it met this ultimate Dimension Umami, rapidly dissolving and retreating!

Those hideous Annihilation Food Spirits let out shrill screams, as if burned by "deliciousness."

Their rotten bodies, under the washing of the umami fragrance, dissolved and purified rapidly, like snow under the sun!

Wherever the umami fragrance passed, decay was dispelled, withering was reversed, and even some star regions that had been eroded by the Annihilation aura regained their vitality!

"No! Impossible! How could Umami... restrain Annihilation?!" In the distant Annihilation Kitchen, the Annihilation Flavor Venerable let out a roar of shock and anger, its massive body twisting violently with rage!

Yun Feng stood at the source of the umami torrent, like a deity in charge of the Law of Taste.

He looked in the direction of the Annihilation Kitchen and said indifferently, "The Universe is balanced; all things interact and restrain one another. Ultimate decay will eventually be replaced by ultimate vitality. Your era should end."

As his voice fell, he stirred the Chaos Sovereign power around him, fused it with the ten thousand Dimension Umami, and transformed it into a beam that pierced through countless dimensions—an intangible yet Soul-shuddering Ultimate Umami Impact—which crossed endless time and space and struck directly at that Annihilation Kitchen!

"No—!!!" Amidst the desperate roar of the Annihilation Flavor Venerable, that Umami Impact, representing ultimate vitality and pleasure, was like the light of creation, instantly submerging that terrifying hall built from decay and grievances...