197: 【Chef Lion】Completed!

However, for these Calamity-level Beasts, Chen Mo advancing to the Legendary Realm and becoming the Dominator of the Poisonous Territory was naturally a good thing.

As Calamity-level Beasts who had followed Chen Mo earlier, they had a significant advantage.

They had already masterfully learned the Greater Rain Spell!

In less than half a day, the remaining Calamity Creatures of the Poisonous Territory had all rushed to the vicinity of the Netherworld Secret Realm.

Upon learning that the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion had fallen and a new king had appeared in the Poisonous Territory, they immediately set out to pay their respects to the new king, not daring to delay in the slightest.

Although the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion was actually killed by the Poison Algae Crocodile King, the news many Calamity-level Beasts received was that the new Dominator of the Poisonous Territory had killed the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion in an instant and then became the new king.

Moreover, the rumors became increasingly exaggerated; in the hearts of these Calamity Creatures, the new king had already become an existence far more powerful than the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion!

When these Calamity-level Beasts arrived one after another at the jungle near the Poisonous Territory, Chen Mo was still near the entrance of the Netherworld Secret Realm, comprehending the power of space and completing the self-discipline challenge for the [Space-Time Traveling Lion].

The entrance to the Secret Realm was actually a wormhole; near the entrance, spatial energy was relatively active.

While waiting in the jungle, many Calamity-level Beasts couldn't help but begin to converse.

"Emerald King, what is Your Majesty Lion King's personality like? Is he much gentler than the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion?"

A low-Rank Calamity giant python with colorful patterns nervously asked the Emerald King Snake.

Hearing this, the other Calamity-level Beasts also turned their gazes toward the Emerald King Snake.

The Emerald King Snake's massive body lay across the group of beasts, its emerald-like eyes scanning the surrounding Calamity-level Beasts.

Wherever its gaze landed, the Calamity-level Beasts lowered their heads, not daring to look it in the eye.

"Your Majesty Lion King's strength far exceeds that of the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion."

The Emerald King Snake spoke with a tone of pride:

"Furthermore, you can rest assured that Your Majesty is very friendly to his kin and never kills the innocent. As long as you remain respectful and loyal to Your Majesty, he will grant you treasures beyond your imagination. For example, Calamity-level divine medicine!"

Hearing this, the Calamity-level Beasts erupted into a commotion, their hearts surging with excitement.

But they couldn't help but feel a bit skeptical.

Could there really be such a good lord?

"I can prove that what the Emerald King says is true. This is the Calamity divine medicine bestowed upon me by Your Majesty!"

At this moment, the Poisonous Chimera among the beasts spoke up.

It was the central head that was speaking.

Because Chen Mo required all Calamity Realm creatures in the Poisonous Territory to arrive, the Calamity-level Beasts from the Mist Forest had naturally come as well.

As it spoke, the Poisonous Chimera spat out a Soul Severing Grass that emitted a dense Poison-type Origin spiritual power.

"Back when I was young and foolish, I even had a conflict with Your Majesty. Not only did Your Majesty forgive me, but he also gave me this Calamity divine medicine, the Soul Severing Grass."

The Poisonous Chimera spoke with an excited and fanatical tone.

Once, it was the head among the three that was most dissatisfied with Chen Mo.

But after Chen Mo taught them the "Greater Rain Spell" and bestowed Calamity seeds upon them, this head's attitude toward Chen Mo underwent a 180-degree transformation.

Especially last month, because the Poisonous Chimera had cultivated the largest number of divine medicine and Spiritual Plants, out-competing the other Calamity-level Beasts in the Mist Forest, it was awarded the title of "Planting Model" and Calamity-level divine medicine. Since then, the Poisonous Chimera had become increasingly fanatical toward the Suanni.

The gene for "farming" also flowed in its blood.

After experiencing the wonders of the Greater Rain Spell, the Poisonous Chimera suddenly felt that fighting and killing were completely uninteresting.

Isn't a life where one gets stronger every day by farming much better?

If Chen Mo were to check his faith points now, he would find that the Poisonous Chimera's faith points had already reached a staggering 92, making it a "Fanatic."

"More importantly—every month from now on, we will have the opportunity to obtain Calamity divine medicine or even more precious treasures, as long as we work hard enough."

The Poisonous Chimera stated.

The other Calamity-level Beasts from the Mist Forest also nodded in agreement.

This life of being able to gain rewards just by planting divine medicine made them simply unable to stop, which was why very few Calamity-level Beasts had been willing to go on the Secret Realm adventure with Chen Mo before.

Only the Seven-Colored Butterfly went alone.

The news of the Seven-Colored Butterfly's fall in the Secret Realm further solidified their belief that "everything is Low Grade, only farming is superior."

"Really? That's great!"

"Your Majesty Lion King is actually so benevolent!"

"Poisonous Chimera, what kind of effort is needed to receive Your Majesty's reward?"

After receiving confirmation from the other Calamity-level Beasts of the Mist Forest, the Calamity-level Beasts from other areas of the Poisonous Territory felt as if they had taken a reassuring pill, and their hearts began to look forward to the appearance of the new king.

"You will find out what specific efforts are required in a moment. Your Majesty will teach you a special Spell."

The Emerald King Snake spoke.

Finally, after waiting another half an hour.

An energy fluctuation appeared near the entrance of the Netherworld Secret Realm, and then an Ice Lion over 30 meters long, with pure white fur and a sacred yet majestic appearance, slowly stepped out from the entrance.

Seeing the Ice Lion appear, all the Calamity-level Beasts did not dare to take another look and lowered their heads in worship to show their submission.

But from that brief glimpse, a similar thought occurred to all these Calamity-level Beasts—

Isn't this Ice Lion too handsome?

Just in terms of looks, he's simply countless times better than the previous, hideously deformed Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion!

More importantly—the aura emanating from this Ice Lion was as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea, even more powerful than the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion!

The Emerald King Snake had not exaggerated; this Ice Lion was a Legendary Realm creature! A Legendary Realm creature even more powerful than the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion!

Seeing the group of beasts numbering fewer than 50 before him, most of whom were still at the low Rank of the Calamity Realm, Chen Mo sighed inwardly.

The number of existing Calamity Creatures in the Poisonous Territory is a bit low.

Most of the Calamity-level Beasts had now become nutrients for the Yellow Springs Fruit Tree; the previous trip to the Secret Realm had taken too heavy a toll.

However, it wasn't a big problem. As long as Calamity-level divine medicine was continuously cultivated, new Calamity-level Beasts would always appear, and the Ranks of these Calamity-level Beasts would slowly increase.

"I presume you all have a general idea of the purpose of gathering you here today."

Chen Mo spoke.

"The Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion is dead; I am now the Dominator of the Poisonous Territory. From now on, you are all a part of the Ice Lion Kingdom."

"Next, I will divide the regional ownership of the Poisonous Territory."

"Emerald King Snake, Lord of the Mist Forest. Poisonous Chimera, Lord of the Poisonous Forest. Poison Winged Salamander, Lord of the Poison Mist Valley."

Chen Mo glanced at the faith points of these Calamity-level Beasts and, combined with the share of divine medicine they had grown last month, redistributed the dozen or so regions of the Poisonous Territory.

Hearing Chen Mo assign territories, the Calamity-level Beasts who became Lords were naturally overjoyed.

In the previous great war, many Lords of the Poisonous Territory had fallen in the Netherworld Secret Realm, leaving many vacancies all at once.

Additionally, Chen Mo appointed several Deputy Lords.

The Calamity-level Beasts who did not receive an assignment were naturally somewhat disappointed. Among them were two high-Rank Calamity beings who didn't even make it to Deputy Lord.

They were somewhat confused, but they didn't dare to harbor any resentment toward the Lion King's distribution.

"The above arrangements are all provisional and not set in stone."

"From now on, performance evaluations will be conducted every quarter, and Lords who do not meet the standards will be replaced. As for the performance score, it will be determined by multiple factors."

Chen Mo spoke again:

"In the future, to become a Lord in the Poisonous Territory, it won't just be about raising your Rank and pure combat power; more importantly, it will depend on the performance achieved and your contribution to the Ice Lion Kingdom."

To Chen Mo, the Ranks of these Calamity-level Beasts didn't have much significance.

After all, none of them were as powerful as him; there wasn't even a Calamity-level Beast that could withstand a single blow from him.

"Roar~"

"Hiss!"

Under the suppression of absolute strength, the group of Calamity-level Beasts all expressed their agreement.

Although they didn't quite know what "performance" was, they understood it was something very important!

"As for obtaining performance, it mainly consists of the quantity of divine medicine cultivated and the number and Rank of extraordinary livestock raised."

"Next, I will teach you a Spell called the Greater Rain Spell. Pay attention! Learn carefully!"

Hearing this, all the Calamity-level Beasts couldn't help but hold their breath, focusing intently on Chen Mo.

The miraculous Spell that the Emerald King Snake and Poisonous Chimera had spoken of.

It was finally coming!

Next, Chen Mo replicated the process of teaching the Calamity-level Beasts in the Mist Forest, imparting the Greater Rain Spell to them.

After witnessing the miraculous nature of the "Greater Rain Spell," the eyes of these Calamity-level Beasts became fanatical and excited, and they couldn't wait to immediately throw themselves into the cause of "cultivating divine medicine."

"Next, each beast go to the Emerald King Snake to receive the corresponding divine medicine seeds."

Chen Mo stated.

Previously in the Nether Springs Forest, Chen Mo had obtained a large number of Calamity divine medicines, so he naturally still had many Calamity divine medicine seeds in his possession.

"After you've collected your seeds, you may leave. All the Lords, please stay behind for a moment."

Chen Mo kept all the Lords.

"Next, I will assign the regions of the Netherworld Secret Realm to you. In addition to planting divine medicine in your own areas, you will also be responsible for cultivating divine medicine within the Secret Realm."

Chen Mo spoke to the remaining Lords via telepathy.

After giving a few more instructions on the details of planting and cultivation, Chen Mo finally let these Calamity-level Beasts return.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, another two weeks passed.

During these two weeks, the Poisonous Territory underwent earth-shattering changes.

Conflicts and friction between various territories almost vanished. Under the leadership of the Calamity-level Beasts, creatures of different species all began a mode of frantically planting divine medicine, focusing on cultivating divine medicine and Spiritual Plants, with no intention of causing trouble.

Whether it was the performance evaluation or the mechanism of more work for more pay, it made these Calamity-level Beasts start "competing" with each other.

Chen Mo didn't actually pay too much attention to the development of the Poisonous Territory; instead, he returned to the Ice Phoenix Temple to practice.

After all, one's own power is the foundation; kin, territory, and influence should all serve one's own strength!

Kin and territory are actually just byproducts of strength.

Without enough power, one cannot possess the corresponding status, authority, and territory.

After advancing to the Legendary Realm, Chen Mo found that the amount of spiritual energy he would need for his next advancement would be a staggering figure.

Even if he consumed Calamity-level divine medicine every day, it would still take a long time to complete the advancement!

To address this, Chen Mo took a two-pronged approach to increase his Rank from two different aspects.

One aspect was naturally the large-scale cultivation of divine medicine. Although Calamity-level divine medicine didn't have a significant effect on the current Chen Mo, quantity could lead to a qualitative change.

As long as there were enough Calamity-level divine medicines, combined with the powerful digestive ability granted by [Taotie Lion +], he could still accumulate small amounts to achieve steady growth.

Moreover, after he completed [Chef Lion], there was a high probability he could create extraordinary cuisine with special effects, likely including some that could increase spiritual energy.

On the other hand, Chen Mo naturally planned to utilize the effect of [Lord Lion +].

One of the effects of [Lord Lion +] is that for every 10,000 square kilometers of land occupied, one can obtain one strand of Origin Earth Vein Energy.

Advancing from low-Rank Legendary Realm to mid-Rank Legendary Realm requires 1,000,000 strands of Earth Vein Energy, which means Chen Mo needs to occupy 10 billion square kilometers of land!

To put that in perspective, the total surface area of the Blue Star is only about 510 million square kilometers.

After occupying planets roughly the size of 20 Blue Stars, Chen Mo would be able to advance to mid-Rank Calamity Realm.

And to advance to the Peak of the Calamity Realm, he would need to occupy planets the size of 200 Blue Stars!

Currently, Chen Mo has become the Lord of the Poisonous Territory.

As for the Blue Star, except for East Xia, which Chen Mo did not occupy but chose to cooperate with for development, other regions have basically become part of the Ice Lion Kingdom's territory.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call Chen Mo the Lord of the Blue Star now.

The area of the Snowy Domain is much larger than the Blue Star; the area of the Poisonous Territory alone is equivalent to one-third of the Blue Star's surface area.

And territories like the Poisonous Territory are as numerous as ox hairs on the Snowy Domain.

Theoretically, as long as Chen Mo becomes the Lord of the Snowy Domain and occupies all territories, his Rank could reach the Peak of the Legendary Realm!

Of course, this is only theoretical.

Not to mention that other regions have Peak Legendary Realm or even Totem Realm existences; even if Chen Mo forcibly occupied the territories of other low-Rank Legendary Realms, he would inevitably face the hostility of neighboring Lords.

They would likely unite to wipe Chen Mo out directly.

Chen Mo planned to complete the self-discipline challenge for the [Space-Time Traveling Lion] first; once he could travel between different worlds, expanding his territory would be a simple matter.

He could just find some relatively desolate planets or planets without strong experts and start developing them directly!

At that time, collecting divine medicine would surely become much easier!

[Chef Lion] Day 23.

Early in the morning, Chen Mo prepared 25 different delicacies, completing the final day of the [Chef Lion] self-discipline challenge at the fastest possible speed.

[You have completed the self-discipline challenge [Chef Lion] (Purple). Do you wish to equip it?]

"Equip!"

The moment Chen Mo confirmed with his consciousness, countless pieces of knowledge regarding delicacies emerged in his mind.

Recipes for extraordinary cuisine, methods for making extraordinary cuisine, various extraordinary ingredients...

Truly a wealth of knowledge gained.

"Not bad, now I am a Chef Lion as well."

Chen Mo was somewhat excited.