After flying Evalyn to the beach, the emperor returned to Immortal Skye, where thousands had gathered, standing around fish strewn out on the training grounds.
They were processing fish that day instead of taking classes. However, they weren't getting away from training.
"Kaze...." Fey eked out, seeing him approaching her, "Why did you put in charge of this? I've never even touched a fish before!"
"Because you're a marvelous professor, Fey Roybock." Kaze smiled charmingly, watching her pass a machete between her hands nervously, "Those with specialized skills are rarely teachers, so you must translate their teachings. No one's expecting you to be the specialist."
The professor blushed as usual, biting her lip and turning away. She always felt so helpless around the man before her. "I-I see.... About the preserving, how are we going to get enough--"
"Salt?" Kaze asked charmingly, dropping two potato sacks with a loud thud, "This should be enough for now.
I will preserve half on ice and Soul Qi treatnt, as we'll eat the other half within the week."
Fey blinked twice and turned around, looking at the two-acre patch of land covered in massive sea creatures. There were tens of thousands of pounds of food there! She could only imagine how much people would hate fish after that week!
"Worry not, Lady Roybock." He said chivalrously, turning around, "Once everyone tastes Soul Qi at, they will forever love you without reservation."
While his words were charming, the mysterious statent felt ominous. It sent an icy breeze through her body, giving her goosebumps.
"What does that an?" Fey swallowed nervously.
"Observe." Kaze smiled, flying to an electric eel and hovering above it.
The Immortals imdiately stopped their conversations and watched him intently.
"Soul Beasts are no different than normal animals!" He explained from the air, "They only beco bigger, stronger, and more durable through eating Soul Qi in other animals.
Humans are animals. So if you eat the flesh of a Soul Beast--you'll also get its Spirit Qi."
While humans are technically animals, people are usually off-put by the explicit connection. However, his words were t with excitent from thousands of Immortals.
"Eating Soul at will harden your body, increase your stamina and healing, and increase your ntal acuity." Kaze smiled mysteriously, "Accelerated healing is the backbone of physical strength.
It will act like anabolic steroids constantly healing your muscles after they rip. However, it will do so increntally, ensuring that you beco toned and proportionate instead of large and grotesque.
So with healing alone, you'll increase strength, stamina, endurance, agility, and perception. That's the value of Soul at--and you will be eating a lot of it this week."
While many were grossed out or terrified by the fish initially, they were now cheering excitedly. Everyone was hooked on power in Immortal Skye, and the emperor gave them a cheat code.
"More importantly...." Kaze said mysteriously, capturing everyone's attention, "If you eat the flesh of a Soul Beast with a natural elental affinity, like this electric eel, you'll gain physical resistance to the elent."
He flicked his finger and an invisible torrent of Qi snaked down the eighty-foot Soul Beast, breaking through its scales. Once it was opened, he cut out a thin, pri cut of eel at and lifted his hand.
A simple silver with engravings lit up with golden light, his hand disappeared into a spatial rift, and he pulled out a lemon. Then he cut it, squeezing it onto the massive monster.
The scene was so fluid, effortless, and surreal that the Immortals cried with laughter, spreading positive vibes through the crowd like wildfire.
"What? Soul Sashimi of this grade must be treated with respect." Kaze smiled cheekily, "And what better respect can we give it than with a lemon?"
Countless people cheered at his statent by reflex, unconcerned by his actual words.
When he finally ate the piece, his body's color changed, becoming more vibrant. He then cultivated for a mont to readjust and summoned a technique.
Cackling blue electricity shot over his arm, spreading over his shoulder. It made his body twitch, but he grinned fearlessly, making Immortals cheer and shout in excitent.
"This technique, Martial Catalyst, wraps the cultivator's body in sacred electricity." Kaze explained, "It turns every touch into an attack that stuns strong enemies and kills weaker ones.
However, few can use it because beasts with natural affinities to electricity are rare, and tempering one's body with electricity is lethal. Therefore, you're looking at a legendary specin with a gateway to using unique techniques. Its value of this beast's at is imasurable."
Silence spread through the area, each person looking at the beast in a different light.
"Therefore, I suggest you showcase your talent and treat Lady Fey Roybock with respect." Kaze grinned, watching the poor woman's heart nearly explode, "For only the best will taste this legendary creature over the next few months."
An eruption of determination and desire spread through the land, lighting everyone's hearts afla.
"Today, we'll be processing these nourishing creatures in place of training." He continued, "The regular students will cut the at with precise Slash Attacks."
The emperor waved his hand multiple tis, cutting through the beast with straight cuts.
"Qi Wall students will create a table for the fish to go on." He continued, putting the at onto an invisible table of raw Qi, "And the Wind Blade students will process the at into steaks and salt them."
Kaze flicked his hand a dozen tis. Each ti cut through the fish on the table, creating perfectly cut steaks. He then dumped sea salt onto the Qi Wall, and a light breeze sprinkled it on the fish.
Thunderous applause t his surreal demonstration, spreading excitent and anxiety through the group.
"Combustion students cook the at by creating a continuous fla and heating the pan to the right temperature." The emperor smiled, materializing a frying pan, adding oil, and waving his hand, creating a fla under it.
SizzZzzZzzZzzle...
A satisfying searing sound filled the Immortals' ears, and an inexplicably heavenly aroma spread through the area. Everyone started salivating, wanting to taste the fish.
"Lastly, the jesters and fools will clean the equipnt." Kaze smirked, addressing those that had gotten in trouble or spent all of their RP or Skye, ending up in the encampnt, "They will only taste the leftovers."
Those Immortals groaned, regretting their decisions. Staring down a passive power-building activity, they suddenly felt the full weight of their poor decisions.
"Those who do the most or provide other value will eat the best cuts." The emperor explained, "But everyone will eat their fill! You stand before free, effortless power, so seize it greedily!"
Explosive cheers rocked the area. Every Immortal was brimming with passion and excitent.
Fey blushed furiously, seeing a hundred faces turn to her intensely, thinking of ways to help her and treat her like a queen. "That man!"
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Immortal Skye brimd with energy as a thousand Immortals took turns cutting through the sea creatures and sending it to the Qi Wall specialists, creating tables in rotation.
It looked like witchcraft, with at suspended in the air and invisible knives cutting through it and sprinkling it with salt.
While Kaze made the demonstration look simple, many other processes were going on simultaneously.
Immortals with fishing backgrounds worked with Fey to teach people how to descale fish and debone them. Despite their massive size, the fish were physiologically the sa as their smaller counterparts. So the descaling and deboning remained the sa.
Cooks worked around the clock with large pots, creating various dishes to feed to the Immortals as they worked. Naturally, they worked in shifts so they could practice and learn as well.
Kaze walked around, giving his students pointers and trying their wares.
Kiera and the cabinet mbers arrived with Martha and enjoyed lunch together.
It was a day-long endeavor, but no one complained. With every al, the Immortals physically felt stronger and gained energy. Their aches and ailnts disappeared as the Soul Qi flushed out their system, and their minds beca clear.
Approaching sunset, Kaze had the cooks work on steaks he flayed and processed personally, coming from ten fish he separated from the rest. They cooked various dishes, creating sushi, sashimi, steaks, breaded filets, and chowders under his guidance.
The emperor thanked them and disappeared through a spatial portal to surprise a special person.
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