Mu Tang has already begun to race against time to prepare the ingredients needed for cooking.

Sea lobster, Wenwu fire clams, large Luo sea cucumber, butterfly pattern abalone, Luo skirt kelp...... The same ingredient passed under his knife, and in an instant, it turned into a very small grain. If ordinary people only look at it with the naked eye, they can only see Mu Tang's knife sliding left and right, and then the materials on the table collapsed in an instant, turning into small squares, and then he swept them, and a bunch of small squares on the board disappeared - they were reclaimed into the "storage relics", only in this way can the freshness of the ingredients be guaranteed.

This is the material needed to prepare the soup base. A discerning person can find that the materials used by Mu Tang cannot be considered bad, but they are not very good. One is that Mu Tang doesn't have so many excellent seafood ingredients in his hands, and the temporary preparation time is definitely not enough. Second, the more excellent the ingredients, the more delicate the cooking, which is more time-consuming. Anyway, cooking is never about the finer the ingredients, the better, and the most delicious ordinary food is the real thing, isn't it?

At this time, the ingredients that Mu Tang had previously purchased for the "Kitchen Conference" also came into play, such as the "Bloody Tooth Black King Snake", whose poison sac and skeleton can provide the ultimate umami flavor to the soup base. There is also the "Thyme Mushroom", which is most suitable for adjusting the soup base, although there is only a small one, but Mu Tang can use a special method to maximize its magical effect.

It took half an hour for Mu Tang to prepare all the ingredients needed to make the soup base. Then the ingredients for consumption begin. The main thing is still seafood, all kinds of fish, shrimp, shellfish, etc., under the knife of Mu Tang, it has become a variety of forms, such as silk, slices, or strips. At this time, the knife in Mu Tang's hand has been changed from a "dead knife" to a "raw knife", directly cutting at the cell level to ensure the freshness of the ingredients to the greatest extent.

At this time, Zhou Yanli can also help, she is responsible for arranging the ingredients cut by Mu Tang. Although Zhou Yanli is not a professional chef, she is also a top gourmet, and her cooking skills are average, but it is more than enough for her to set the plate. So, under her amateur hands, those seafood were arranged in various delicate and exquisite shapes, with a small fresh poetic sense.

Almost an hour, Mu Tang needed the copper pot was sent up, he carefully checked the inside and outside of the copper pot, and after making sure that there was no problem, he poured the hot pot base materials that had been cut and prepared layer by layer into the copper pot, and then slowly poured water along the wall of the copper pot until the water was almost full, and finally closed the lid of the pot.

Then, Mu Tang held both sides of the copper pot with both hands, closed his eyes, and with a movement of his heart, two orange-red flames erupted from his palms, like a huge mouth, swallowing the copper pot in one bite, as if condensed into a round and rolling flame. However, the miraculous thing is that the temperature of the flame should be very high, but Zhou Yanli, who was close at hand, did not feel the slightest heat.

In Mu Tang's concentration on preparing the hot pot, time passed quietly, and during this period, someone's dishes were selected by the judges one after another, and some of the "food points" in their hands were consumed. It's just that none of the chefs who were "ordered" got too many points, plus the most basic ten points, and no one got more than 30 points from a single judge.

Although it was only the first day, more than half of the participants were impatient. Especially those people who are close to the "Tianhe Palace", because they can't accurately control the temperature of the "Soul Qi Flame", they are already a little crazy, throwing things and smashing the table to scold the assistant, and some people eat "yellow card warnings" and face the dilemma of being disqualified.

Some people are impatient, and some people are calm. It is located twenty meters away on the Mutang side......

Ah Ling was distracted again, she looked at Mu Tang and said, "Look, look, he's starting to use fire." ”

Ah Long knocked on the door of her head and said, "Tell you to desert." Senior Brother's 'Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon' is about to be completed. What are you yelling for? If you disturb Senior Brother, see if I don't tear your mouth. ”

"Humph!"

At this time, Ren Xingyou didn't know what magic he had cast, and a cloud of colored mist suddenly filled the plate, undulating, gathering but not dispersing, and then he cleanly covered the plate with a lid and said with a smile: "It's okay." My second course is done. "He has his own pace, and he doesn't cook multiple dishes at once, but one at a time, trying his best to make each dish the best.

The current Ren Xingyou looked a little tired before, as if this second dish had consumed some essence, qi, and spirit. However, his efforts were not in vain, as his hand left the lid of the plate, this pot of freshly baked "Caiyun Chasing the Moon" flew up, flew straight to the judges' seat, and landed on Wan Hailong...... Next to him, in front of Athena from the "Wu/Tu Continent" Delicious Alliance.

I only heard Athena say slightly apologetic: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wan Hailong, I am one step ahead of you." I'm never willing to wait a second longer for my favorite food. 'Silver Moon Fish' happens to be one of my favorite fish. Wan Hailong said: "It's okay. Please enjoy as much as you like. Athena said, "Hehe, thank you." With that, she unfastened the lid of the plate.

In an instant, a pillar of colored light rose into the sky, reaching into the sky, immediately attracting the attention of the people around it - however, in the next second, this pillar of colored light disappeared without a trace, but it was just a flash in the pan, and it was gone before people could even see it clearly.

Ren Xingyou's expression froze.

Ah Ling couldn't believe it and wondered: "How could this be...... how did the 'Light of Colored Clouds' disappear?" ”

Ah Long was also stunned for a while, and then scolded: "It must be because of you, the senior brother who harmed me didn't succeed!" ”

Ah Ling pouted, with a look of grievance.

Ren Xingyou shook his head, patted Ah Ling's little shoulder, and said softly: "'Caiyun Chasing the Moon' is definitely a success, but I don't know for what reason, 'Caiyunguang' can't be formed......" As he spoke, he looked at the "Tianhe Palace" from afar, thinking in his heart.

Since the "Pillar of Colored Clouds" has disappeared in a flash, it naturally can no longer attract the attention of others. However, some people guessed that the dish failed, and secretly gloated in their hearts: "See how many points you can get?" ”

If one looks closely, they will find that Athena is not at all surprised or surprised by the appearance and disappearance of the "Pillar of Colored Clouds", and then she picks up the knife and fork and tastes it elegantly......

The so-called "colorful clouds chasing the moon", in the simplest description, is actually a smoked "silver moon fish" wrapped in a variety of sauces, but the mystery is that through the combination of different sauces, a variety of wonderful tastes are presented, and the sauces of different colors are injected with emotions such as joy, anger, sadness, and happiness by the chef.

It can be seen that Ren Xingyou is also an extraordinary soul chef who has comprehended the "way of cooking"!

Athena forked a piece of fish meat, dipped it in the sauce infused with "joy", and put it into her mouth with an elegant movement......

At this time, in the southwest corner of the "Tianhe Palace" square, Mu Tang opened his eyes, followed by a violent shock of his hands, and the raging fire wrapped in the copper pot seeped into the copper pot in an instant, and then everything fell silent. The copper pot with the lid on it was quiet, and nothing changed.

"That's ...... All right? ”

Zhou Yanli, who was staring at the whole time, was a little stunned.

Mu Tang smiled: "Of course not. ”

After speaking, he took out some charcoal, and as soon as he thought about it, he injected a stream of "soul energy" into it, changing their physical properties, making them more resistant to burning, and at the same time releasing a more scorching temperature, so as to wake up the copper pot and continue to heat it.

"OK, that's it!" Mu Tang stuffed the charcoal that had been transformed by "soul qi" into the integrated stove under the copper pot, smiled, and slapped his face, "Let this 'unify the four seas pot' end this boring game." Really, a final will take seven days, I really don't know what the people of the 'Kitchen Organizing Committee' think. It was a smoky miasma here for seven days, and it didn't pollute the 'Qin Forbidden City'. We have to cherish the cultural relics. ”

While speaking, Mu Tang's heart moved, and he took out all the hot pot side dishes that had been cut and plated from the "storage relics" and placed them around the copper pot, and each stack of side dishes was wrapped in a layer of ice mist to ensure their freshness.

Then, Mu Tang leaned aside, waiting for the judges' orders.

But......

“……”

Five minutes later, there was still no movement.

During this period, the thirteen judges ordered four more dishes. Among them, Ren Xingyou's "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon", which was selected by Athena, scored the highest score, with a high score of 85 points, second only to "Brother Salt" in a single score!

Ah Long in the twins said: "Hehe, Ah Ling, look, it's finished over there, but his hot pot was not selected by any of the judges." The cowhide is blowing up, and now it's been slapped in the face, right? ”

Ah Ling said: "You deserve it...... Whoever made him so embarrassed and said that he wanted to end the game in one day, it was funny to think about it. ”

"Isn't it?"

"Ahem!" Ren Xingyou, who had already devoted himself to the cooking of the third dish, coughed twice, and the two girls glanced at each other and stuck out their tongues embarrassedly.

At the same time, a reporter who paid attention to Mu Tang actually stepped forward at this time, asking questions, annoying - in fact, this reporter was arranged by Bai Jingqi, who came to block Mu Tang and fall into the well, he saw that Mu Tang's cooking had been completed, but no one cared, so he immediately came over to make trouble.

"Hahaha, little sister, have you seen it? There are no judges to bother him at all! ”

In front of the film and television set, Bai Jingqi pointed to Mu Tang on TV and laughed, not to mention how happy he was.

Bai Jingyun also gloated and laughed, and said, "Hmph, let him ...... in the whole country No, it's embarrassing to be in front of the whole time. ”

Bai Jingqi couldn't stop laughing, and said, "Hehe, I still want to let Ren Xingyou make trouble for him." Now it seems that this is simply redundant. Chafing dish? It's a shame he can think of it. ”

On the spot......

"Alas," Mu Tang sighed wistfully, "I seem to have overestimated the judges' abilities. ”

"......" Hearing this, Zhou Yanli almost fell to her head, and for the first time she had some complaints in her heart: Why, the judges didn't choose your hot pot, could it be that they "have eyes and don't know gold and jade"?

"Then there is no way," with a sigh, Mu Tang gently lifted the lid on the copper pot, and immediately a mist came out of it, and at the same time, a flowing golden light flashed.

Jury Bench......

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

One by one, the judges suddenly changed color, or surprised, or suspicious, or strange...... Then they looked at each other, as if they wanted to get an answer from someone else, but each of them looked puzzled.

"You didn't perceive it either?"

"No ......"

"That's weird, how could it be?"

Athena turned her head to look at Wan Hailong and said with a smile: "Maybe, it's really interesting...... Why don't you give it a try? ”

Wan Hailong also frowned and said, "Well, I want to see what the door is." ”