Gulp!
A plume of white smoke rose from the cauldron, and the fragrance it carried tickled Lin Fan’s nose.
Four rocks were placed under the square feet of the Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River while dried wood crackled underneath it.
“Who knew that I would find dry wood in the lifeless lands of the Door of a Thousand Caves!? Could it be that there were flowers and trees here before? Or is it that someone placed them here to add a sense of life to it?”
Lin Fan couldn’t figure it out, but he didn’t rack his brain to see if he could. He wasn’t afraid of anything here.
The Diamond Rhinoceros’s meat might’ve been so hard that it was a bit difficult to chew, but Lin Fan was from a poor family. And as a matter of fact, poor kids managed their families from a young age and weren’t picky about their food. They would eat whatever they could find.
The Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River sure is a precious artifact. It was wasted on He Tu. It has its own water source and is refined as well. It’s just perfect to cook food. It can maintain the deliciousness of the meat. And the most important of all, it’s sweet.
Lin Fan tasted the water when he was putting the Diamond Rhinoceros’s meat in it and was left completely speechless.
The meat in the Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River started boiling, and its fragrance wafted into Lin Fan’s nose.
Lin Fan promptly took out some seasonings and added some onions and pepper to remove the fishy smell.
The Magnificent Flame Sect had a rich variety of food and seasonings. It was very much similar to Earth. Is the Magnificent Flame Sect located where Huaxia is on Earth?
[TLN: Huaxia is the ancient name of China.]
After all, the seasonings, the food, and everything is really alike.
Croak, Croak!
At this moment, Lin Fan noticed a colorful, palm-sized frog sitting on a rock some distance away. It flung its tongue out, hesitated for a long time, then finally jumped toward Lin Fan.
Croak! Croak!
The frog croaked again.
Lin Fan had grown stronger and was very happy. He asked the frog, “Do you want to eat too?”
Croak, Croak!
The frog appeared to have understood Lin Fan’s words. It kept nodding its head and jumping in its place a few times.
Lin Fan looked a little embarrassed. His eyes radiated a bright glint. “Actually, I want to eat you more.”
It didn’t seem to have understood what Lin Fan meant, and suddenly, a hand came down and grabbed it in the next moment.
“There are frogs here too, how surprising! If I put it into the soup, maybe it will become more delicious,” Lin Fan muttered to himself, holding the frog in his hand.
The frog immediately started thrashing its limbs upon hearing this as if it had heard something terrifying.
Splash!
Lin Fan threw the frog into the pot without any hesitation or mercy, but the frog in mid-air cursed just as it saw the boiling water.
“You f****** brute!”
Just as it uttered this, it shut its mouth.
Lin Fan was taken aback. Did someone just speak!?
He looked about but couldn’t find anyone. He threw the matter to the back of his head. It seems I have grown nervous after killing too many monsters.
It seems I have to give myself a rest. But first, I have to enjoy this delicious meal first.
“Hmm, you still want to run!?”
Lin Fan then saw the frog trying to jump out of the Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River. How could he let it leave? This was the only rich meal he was able to have after entering these lifeless lands.
He took out the pan and smacked it back down.
Splash!
The frog was smacked back into the pot just as it jumped out. It felt dizzy and started seeing stars circling around its eyes.
Damn it, this guy wants to eat me, the frog cursed in its heart as it jumped out again.
Bang!
And it was smacked back yet again.
Lin Fan stood before the Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River with the frying pan in his hand for a long time. He seemed to be playing whack-a-mole; as long as the frog jumped out, he smacked it back.
These are surely the dangerous lands of the Door of a Thousand Caves. Even a frog can hold on in a boiling pot for so long, how outrageous!
But the essence of everything in the world will never change, no matter how strong it is. As long as it’s an animal, it can be eaten.
“If you jump again, I’ll chop you into pieces. I don’t need you alive, I just need your meat,” Lin Fan said, pointing at the frog in the Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River.
The frog, feeling that it couldn’t jump anymore, swam around in the water and even dove. But as far as the frog was concerned, it was confused.
Who the hell is this human, who is willing to take out refined and mystical artifacts just to cook? How does this guy’s mind actually work? Is he a fool!?
It’s too dangerous!
If he came to know that I can talk, I would be doomed.
But it was impossible to escape from this situation like this. In the end, the frog’s body started to transform with a flash of its thought.
“What’s going on!?” At this moment, Lin Fan also felt the change in the Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River. He became vigilant. Suddenly, a huge frog shot out from the Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River and kicked the cauldron in the process as well, flipping it.
Lin Fan blew his top seeing the delicious soup spilling on the ground. He looked at the frog that was jumping into the distance and roared in anger, “You actually wasted my food! I am going to peel your skin and roast you!”
Without another word, he took back the Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River and chased after the colorful hill-sized frog straight away.
The frog glanced back and noticed the human chasing after it. It immediately sped up. It was also very angry. It had seen many humans, but this human was the stupidest one he had ever seen.
Lin Fan’s figure turn into a streak of light as he chased after the frog. He hadn’t expected a frog to suddenly grow bigger. There was no record of it in the sect. Obviously, it was unique.
At this moment, he had only one thought lingering in his mind, and that was that this guy must be caught.
But surprisingly, the colorful frog was too fast. It could jump miles away with one leap, which was indeed weird.
In the frog’s opinion, this human could never catch it. More importantly, it was impossible to recover one’s earth energy in these dangerous lands of the Door of a Thousand Caves without taking pills.
It despised this human. He actually wants to eat me, how poor is he!? I’m afraid he got the Imperial Cauldron of the Heavenly River by chance!
You want to chase me? Keep on chasing. After a certain amount of time, you will know how stupid it is to chase me!
After a day and night…
“Stop right there, I’m gonna chop you into pieces!” Lin Fan lashed out with a thunderous roar as he chased after it.
The frog was confused. Where did this guy come from!? He has been chasing me day and night without a moment of rest!
Damn it, this is really frustrating!
Had I not promised my daughter-in-law that I won’t kill any human in the future, do you think you would be able to have survived this long?
The more it thought about it, the angrier it grew. In the end, the frog decided to teach this human a lesson – to let him know this frog wasn’t easy to mess with.
Lin Fan was hot on its tail. Right then, the frog stopped and opened its mouth, aiming at Lin Fan. Suddenly, its tongue appeared before him instantly as if it had teleported.
“Hmph, you are looking to die!” Lin Fan activated Violent Body at once and grabbed the tongue with his huge hand.
The frog could not help but sneer. How ignorant! You actually dare to grab my tongue!? Just watch how I roll you in my tongue. But suddenly, the frog felt a tremendous force pulling it as it flew straight toward the human.
“How is this possible!? How does this human have this much strength!?” The frog in the air was shocked and horrified in its heart. It croaked as its body fell before Lin Fan.
Lin Fan, holding its tongue, took out the frying pan and started smacking it straight down on the head of the colorful frog.
Bang!
Bang!
The pan in Lin Fan’s hand left afterimages as it smacked the frog’s head with thunderous claps. The frog immediately started seeing stars before its eyes.
How can he be so strong? How can someone in Earth Star Border Stage Five be so strong!? the frog roared in its heart; it couldn’t believe this. If this continues, I will really be beaten to death.
“Hero, please forgive me!
“Hero, please forgive me!
“Don’t hit me, I surrender!”
The frog couldn’t bear it anymore. It started speaking and asked for mercy.
Lin Fan was enjoying himself, but suddenly, he discovered that the frog could speak. He was dumbstruck. The pan in his hand stopped in mid-air as if he couldn’t believe that this frog could actually speak.