Chapter 274: Food Atlas, Advent

Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Food Atlas, Advent

Looking at the Splitting Demon Rabbit before her, now powerless to resist,

Seraphina Sullivan thought, ’If I kill it myself...’

’Wouldn’t that be a direct slap in the face to the God of Magical Beasts? Killing his underling?’

’The probability of being targeted, or even provoking retaliation, is extremely high!’

The mere thought of being marked by an entity of that level made Seraphina’s scalp tingle.

"What a pain!"

She rubbed her temples in frustration.

’I can’t just kill it, but letting it go is absolutely out of the question. Keeping it is unsettling, and the risks are unknown.’

Just then, there was a soft knock on the door of the RV in the real world.

Seraphina Sullivan immediately exited the Space and opened the door. Sean Chandler was back.

"How did it go? Any news from the award ceremony at the safe zone?" Seraphina asked.

Sean Chandler answered concisely, "Besides the cold-weather gear they already gave out, there’s an additional special item as a reward. We’ll have to wait for the logistics department to organize and distribute it."

Seraphina Sullivan nodded, unsurprised by this outcome.

After a moment’s thought, she said to Sean, "Come in for a second. There’s a problem we need to discuss."

She brought Sean Chandler into the [Scavenger’s Farm] Space as well.

Pointing at the Splitting Demon Rabbit hanging upside down from the vines, the picture of despair, she explained her worries about it being a Beloved and the possibility of provoking retaliation.

Sean Chandler listened in silence, his gaze unwavering as he looked at the rabbit.

After a moment, he looked up at Seraphina and calmly proposed a solution.

"How about I kill it?"

His tone was as placid as ever, yet it carried an undeniable finality.

"That way, if a Divine being really does take notice, any ’mark’ or ’curse’ will fall on me."

He would shoulder all the risk himself.

Seraphina Sullivan fell silent.

Sean Chandler’s proposal had shaken her.

Just then, Sean took out the [Receiving Card] that he had never managed to use successfully.

"This card has to be used on the main body to activate. The ones I dealt with before were probably its split forms, which is why it never worked."

"’Activate... main body...’"

Those two words were like a key, instantly unlocking another door in Seraphina’s mind.

A flash of inspiration struck!

She waved her hand.

The thick, ancient [Food God’s Gourmet Atlas], its cover adorned with tempting delicacies, appeared at her summons, floating before her.

The ancient book radiated a warm, strange light.

"How could I have forgotten about this!"

Seraphina’s eyes gleamed with excitement.

She remembered how, in the Death Arena, the power of this Food Atlas had effortlessly nullified the rule-based suppression from Maxim, the God of Slaughter’s Divine Favored.

This meant that the [Food God’s Gourmet Atlas] itself was likely the creation of another Divine being’s power.

Its level was high enough to counter the rules of other Divine beings.

Since the Splitting Demon Rabbit was a Beloved of the [God of Magical Beasts]...

...what if she used this Food Atlas, also a Divine creation, to "appraise" it? Might it produce an unexpected Effect?

Having never killed a Divine Favored before, Seraphina had no idea if there would be a backlash.

But with this book, perhaps she could discover something different.

Or even... a way to make the most of it?

Seraphina no longer hesitated.

Focusing her mind, she aimed at the restrained Splitting Demon Rabbit and activated the Food Atlas’s [Food Appreciation] Ability!

The Food Atlas flipped open on its own, its pages rustling as they turned, finally stopping on a blank page.

A soft light emanated from the page, enveloping the Splitting Demon Rabbit.

In the next moment, new words and images appeared on the blank page, as if sketched by an invisible brush.

[Ding! Special ingredient detected: God’s Favored of Magical Beast · Splitting Demon Rabbit!]

[Verdict: Edible!]

[Generating recommended recipes...]

[Recipe Name: Hundred Flavors Magical Beast Pill]

[Main Ingredients: Flesh and blood from the main body of a Splitting Demon Rabbit, Pure Energy Crystal x3, Calming Flower x1...]

[Effect: Upon consumption, there is an extremely low chance of comprehending a [Split] Skill fragment; a relatively high chance of permanently increasing constitution and mental resistance by a small amount; an infinitesimal chance of stripping and absorbing the ’Power of the Beloved’ to become the new Beloved of the God of Magical Beasts.]

[Recipe Name: Demon God’s Favored Soup]

[Main Ingredients: The source of power of a God’s Favored of Magical Beast, Energy Cleansing Crystal, Soul Flower, Death Herb...]

[Effect: Upon consumption, one can obtain the source power of a God’s Favored of Magical Beast, remodel one’s body, and become an ultimate lifeform!]

Looking at the recipes that had appeared in the Food Atlas,

Seraphina was so stunned by the final effect of the [Hundred Flavors Magical Beast Pill]—the part about "absorbing the Power of the Beloved"—that she couldn’t help but gasp.

"It... it can actually generate a recipe directly related to the [Power of the Beloved]?! This recipe... is just too domineering!"

This was no longer just cooking.

It was more like an analysis, plunder, and conversion of Divine Power!

If she succeeded,

Seraphina might not only eliminate the threat of the Demon Rabbit,

but also gain immense benefits from it.

She might even... have a chance to touch the mysterious and unfathomable "Divine Power"!

However, before Seraphina could get excited about this astonishing discovery,

something unexpected happened!

The [Food God’s Gourmet Atlas] floating in front of her trembled.

As if pulled by an invisible force, it abruptly shot out of Seraphina’s control, flying up to hover above her head!

A low hum filled the air!

The Food Atlas erupted with an unprecedented, brilliant light.

The light wasn’t a harsh, blinding glare.

It was a warm, rich, golden radiance that seemed to contain all the delicious flavors and Life Force in the world!

The light was so intense that it instantly filled the entire [Scavenger’s Farm] Space, forcing Seraphina to instinctively shut her eyes, unable to look directly at it.

’What’s going on? What’s happening?’ she thought frantically.

Immediately after,

a cold and grand system notification echoed deep within her soul, as if descending from the highest heavens:

[Ding! High-dimensional information disturbance detected! Due to unknown factors, Player Seraphina Sullivan is being watched by an unknown Divine being!]

Seraphina: "??!"

Her heart nearly leaped out of her chest!

’Being watched by a Divine being?!’

’At a time like this?!’

The light gradually receded, no longer blinding.

Seraphina struggled to open her eyes a crack, and her pupils immediately contracted.

It felt as if all the blood in her body had frozen at that very moment.

A figure, Its majesty and holiness impossible to describe in words, yet hazy and indistinct, had silently appeared within the Space.

Its very existence seemed to be the center of the entire Space; rules warped and light bent around It.

Seraphina, Sean Chandler, all the pets, and even the Splitting Demon Rabbit were frozen in time, as if someone had pressed pause. Even their thoughts had nearly solidified!

Only Seraphina’s eyes could still move, and only with great difficulty.

She tried to get a clear look at this uninvited guest.

But all she could see was a silhouette enveloped in warm, Holy light and a hazy fragrance. Any specific features became blurred and indistinct to her senses.

The only thing that was clear was Its divine might—as vast as a sea of stars, yet tinged with a lazy, carefree air.

It pressed down on her every nerve as if it were a physical weight.

"Hmm..."