Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 661: Top Score

Chapter 661: Chapter 661: Top Score

Chiye Masao scoffed coldly and sneered, "No matter, it won’t be long before you remember my name! For I will make you one of my defeated opponents, Chiye Masao! It will be an honor for you!"

With that, Chiye Masao did not waste any more words and turned away to leave.

Cui Ruyun approached Chen Xuan with an overcast expression, "Chiye Masao is no simple character, Chen Xuan, are you confident?"

Chen Xuan smiled lightly, "Don’t worry, just wait and see."

Chen Xuan was not any chef and had never learned any culinary skills before. However, Chen Xuan’s mindset had long since moved past the need for such learning, for in this world, as long as one’s comprehension is high enough, then nothing posed a problem.

With Chen Xuan’s current ability, his understanding of food, especially the medicinal properties and flavor combinations of medicinal cuisine, had reached an exceedingly intricate level—a level far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Subsequently, the competition officially began.

All contestants entered their respective booths to prepare, and Chen Xuan and Cui Ruyun went into theirs as well.

Two hours later, all booths simultaneously opened their doors, and the contestants emerged, each carrying their creations out of the rooms.

In the end, all the dishes were collected onto a conveyor belt, and one by one, they were delivered in front of the judges.

The first dish revealed was a spinach and pork liver congee.

The panel of judges immediately concluded, "The combination of spinach and pork liver enhances the nutritional elements of each other, but the dish is too commonplace, only deserving a score of 5.6!"

The second dish was Fritillaria stewed pear.

After ten minutes, the panel of judges delivered their verdict.

"The pairing of Fritillaria and pear serves to effectively nourish the yin and moisten the lungs, but again, it is too plain, scoring only 5.7 points!"

On hearing these conclusions, the faces of the crowd darkened involuntarily.

To them, the dishes that had been revealed, whether in terms of medicinal-food pairing or skills like knife work and control of fire, were already outstanding.

Yet, in the eyes of these judges, they had not even reached the passing mark.

The standards of these judges were too high indeed!

Following that, dozens more contestants’ dishes were scored.

However, the results were not much better than those of the previous participants, mostly hovering around the passing mark, with the highest score among them being only 6.4 points.

Thereupon, everyone present utterly lost heart.

They did not believe that their dishes were better than those shown before, so they, too, had little hope left.

For a time, everyone blamed the low scores on the rigor of the judges’ standards.

But in the next moment.

As another dish was unveiled, a rich fragrance suddenly filled the hall.

With the spreading of the aroma, everyone felt a refreshing sensation permeating their hearts, lifting their spirits as if invigorated!

Then, everyone looked toward the dish in front of them, and their eyes immediately lit up.

Before them was a bowl of golden soup, looking as mesmerizing as the evening glow on the surface of a lake, full of aesthetic appeal!

Everyone was admiring it inwardly.

This dish, whether in terms of color, aroma, taste, or nutritional pairing, was far more exquisite than their own!

Now here was a truly superior creation—by comparison, their dishes were simply inferior!

Not just the crowd, even the judges revealed surprised expressions upon seeing this bowl of soup.

Immediately after, a judge took a soup spoon and tasted the broth.

The moment the soup touched his palate, the judge’s eyes brightened.

He exclaimed, "This is the flavor of Cordyceps! Cordyceps Black Chicken Soup! No, there are other herbs too, at least a dozen different medicinal herbs!"

"The medicinal properties of these herbs complement each other, creating significant health benefits."

"What’s even more impressive is that while promoting health, it has managed to optimize the flavor of the broth to such an extraordinary level."

"This is definitely not something an ordinary person could achieve!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd also nodded in agreement; it seemed that the judges’ opinions matched theirs—the assessment of this dish was very high!

Subsequently, the panel of judges gave their final score to this dish.

8.8 points!

At the mention of this score, everyone present couldn’t help but inhale sharply!

8.8!

This was unquestionably the highest score of the day, leaving the others several leagues behind!

At this moment, everyone finally realized it wasn’t that the judges’ standards were too high; rather, their own abilities were too low!

"Oh my god, that’s incredibly high!"

"With such a high score, it’s certainly going to qualify for the finals!"

"Whose dish is this, after all?!"

Since all entries were anonymous until the final scores were given, everyone was extremely curious about the author of this dish.

At that moment, a figure stood up with an air of arrogance.

Chiye Masao!

"This score isn’t bad; I’m quite satisfied," he said.

"However, you got one thing wrong. The number of medicinal herbs added to this dish isn’t just over a dozen—it’s more than thirty!" Chiye Masao said with a confident smile on his face.

Instantly, the entire venue was abuzz with shock.

By now, they had naturally understood that the Cordyceps Black Chicken Soup was undoubtedly the work of Chiye Masao!

Suddenly, everyone couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

No wonder this Cordyceps Black Chicken Soup was so exceptional and scored so highly—it was created by Chiye Masao!

This was the strength of the Sakura Culinary God; this was the gap between them and a culinary god.

People sighed with a sense of helplessness and self-deprecation.

Some even praised the culinary techniques of Sakura Country to the skies and lamented how Yan Country’s culinary arts had declined and could no longer compare with those of Sakura Country.

Hearing their sighs, Chiye Masao revealed a proud expression on his face.

He looked at the crowd and scoffed, "You’re right. Your culinary arts in Yan Country really can’t be compared with ours in Sakura Country."

"In fact, as I see it, Yan Country’s culinary skills were all learned from Sakura Country a thousand years ago!"

"You people of Yan Country are all garbage!" Chiye Masao shook his head in mock pity, his words laden with scorn.

The crowd was left speechless and humiliated by these remarks.

They wished to argue back, but their lack of ability turned any rebuttal into a pale and feeble effort.

What’s worse, upon hearing Chiye Masao’s words, some even expressed strong agreement.

These people from Yan Country actually believed that Yan Country’s culinary arts originated from Sakura Country, displaying an attitude of servility to the extreme!

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