Is That A Wisp?

Krune acted like he had transformed that day. Even Oclo wondered if that was the same Krune he knew. During the first fifteen days, Krune's control of Fire Element and Godly Energy was relatively low. The only reason Oclo thought highly of him was his passion for food, which all Spiritual Chefs believed to be the most crucial point. But now, it was like he was in front of an unparalleled Spiritual Chef genius!

'I see, he mastered the Major Law of Fire. However, his improvement is way too drastic. We both can use the Major Law of Fire, but his control over it is several times better than me. Also, how come his Godly Energy control increased so much in a single day? It was definitely related to the fact that he left yesterday.'

Oclo pondered if he should ask what happened, but he decided to not do so. All in all, it was a good thing for Krune that he reached such a level so soon. The most important thing is that his passion as a chef didn't disappear. If anything, Krune seemed to be even more concentrated on his job now.

The other chefs also noticed Krune's change, which left them shocked. Especially the Major Law of Fire. Even them could tell that Krune's control over it was above Oclo himself. In the end, Oclo decided to teach Krune about the Spiritual Chef occupation. Krune, of course, accepted it gladly.

"The key to subduing the ingredients' berserk energies is to harmonize them with your laws. You will then use your laws to bring the energy under your control. It seems pretty much like when you use an elemental attack. During the attack, you will harmonize the Elemental Power, the Laws Power, and the Godly Energy Power as much as possible. It is the same thing for the Spiritual Chef. It's just that instead of using only your Godly Energy, you will also harmonize the energy in the dish."

Oclo then proceeded to show it in front of Krune. As time passed, Krune couldn't help but feel impressed. Although the theory seemed simple, Krune could tell that it was anything but that. The Heavenly Tastes Restaurant has several chefs, but Oclo is the only Spiritual Chef. More orders for Oclo came in, and more dishes were prepared. Krune then began to help Oclo with whatever he could.

Suddenly, they receive an order for a Star Path Dish, which was quite common. That meant it would need the Spiritual Chef to be able to harmonize the energies of ingredients at the Divine Path Realm level. Oclo then looked at Krune while pointing at the order.

"You go ahead and try. This is a simple Grilled Star Bruk Kraktu. It should be a good place for you to start."

Krune's eyes lit up! He could finally try his first Spiritual Dish. He skillfully prepared the ingredients and lit up his Godly Fire. Soon, the cooking process started. The cooking part was pretty much the same as what any chef would do. However, a Spiritual Chef couldn't let the Godly Energy escape while transforming it so that the customer could absorb it. 

At first, Krune was being quite cranky. Unlike the Mortal Realm, all the meat and plants from the God Path Realm were rich in Godly Energy. Still, Krune adapted to the changes as the cooking progressed. One must not forget the cooking itself either. You had to be finished with the change of the energy by the time the dish was ready. Otherwise, you might overcook it, which is not what the customer desired.

Unfortunately, Krune failed his first attempt. Krune hates to waste food, so seeing the unedible dish in front made him quite sad. 

Oclo, on the other hand, was even more shocked by Krune's first attempt. He was able to harmonize over 70% of the Bruk Kraktu Meat in his very first try! However, he could see that Krune didn't seem the least bit happy. Of course, he understood very well why that is. As a Spiritual Chef, he also felt bad every time a dish was wasted. This is a common trait between all Spiritual Chefs. If anything, he was happy to see Krune being gloomy at the loss of food.

"Hahaha! Don't worry, don't worry. Every single Spiritual Chef hates to waste food, but there is no helping it. If you want to prevent the wastage, just make sure to put your heart into the practice. The faster you learn, the less will be the amount of food lost. The order had just come a few minutes ago, so you still have time to try it again."

Krune shook his head, though.

"Please give me a few minutes. I need to ponder over what happened first. I don't want to try before I'm sure I can show a better result than the last time."

Oclo nodded.

"Very well. The Grilled Bruk Kraktu has to be delivered in at most thirty minutes. I will wait until 25 minutes have passed. If you don't finish by then, I will make it myself."

Krune smiled and nodded. He then closed his eyes and reviewed the entire process in his mind. The Fire Laws, his control over his Godly Energy and the one in the meat, and the Fire Element control itself. Krune had spent 10 minutes in his first try, then he used another 7 or so minutes to rethink his approach. Finally, Krune opened his eyes once more.

"Alright, it should be more or less like this."

Krune quickly prepared another batch of ingredients and began cooking the Bruk Kraktu meat. Oclo looked at it closely and nodded his head as soon as Krune started. Every Spiritual Chef had their own approach. That's because everyone has their own understanding of the Laws, so their cooking also variated. However, he could tell that Krune's start was several times better than the first time.

'I thought he was only passionate and would need massive effort to become a Spiritual Chef. However, it seems like he is a genius between geniuses. His control over the Fire Major Law is really beautiful, I can't compare at all.'

Around seven minutes later, Krune turned off his Godly Fire. Soon, the smell spread around him and Oclo, which made both of them nod satisfied. Oclo quickly called the waiter, who swiftly left to deliver Krune's dish.

"I don't know what happened to you last night that made you improve so much all of a sudden. However, whatever it was, it was a good thing. You have now succeeded in cooking a Divine Path Realm Level ingredient, which means that you became a Star Path Chef. Congratulations."

Krune couldn't help but laugh. He also felt very gratified with his results. Fortunately, he didn't waste too much food. Oclo then looked at the orders before saying.

"I've been the only Spiritual Chef in my restaurant for a long time, so I guess it will be useful to have another one for a change. During the rest of your free working days, you will be responsible for the Star Path Dishes, understood?"

Krune immediately nodded.

"Leave to me, it will be great for my own training!"

Oclo patted Krune's shoulder and returned to his work. The few minutes he spent observing Krune was enough for the orders to accumulate. As an experienced Spiritual Chef, Oclo could cook several dishes at the same time. Of course, as long as they aren't at the limit of his abilities. Otherwise, he needs to focus on them alone.

Krune went in front of the orders' list and quickly grabbed the ones at the Star Path level for himself. Every dish was different, so Krune wasn't impervious to failures. Now and then, a new dish he had never tried to make before would go wrong. However, Krune would simply stop to analyze for a few minutes, and the next one would come out successful. Just like that, the day passed in a flash.

Oclo could have dealt with all the Spiritual Chef orders on his own. However, having the Star Path ones taken made things a lot easier for him. In the end, Oclo made a special dish for Krune after the restaurant closed. 

"Here you go, a Semi-Divinity Star Chef dish. Also, this is my specialty at the moment, Seasoned Thunder Jackal."

Krune's eyes lit up after seeing that.

"It's one of the red-tagged ingredients in the kitchen."

Oclo nodded.

"You earned it with your work, so don't hold back and eat it. See just how marvelous us, Spiritual Ches, are."

The first piece quickly reached Krune's stomach. Immediately after, a powerful wave of Godly Energy several times higher than the Golden Prawn Soup came forth. In fact, just the first mouth was enough to make up for the entire Golden Prawn Soup!

'As expected of a Semi-Divinity Beast meat, the amount of energy simply can't be compared to the yellow tagged ones.'

At Krune's level, such a huge amount of Spiritual Energy would take forever to convert and absorb. But thanks to the harmonization of the Spiritual Chef, it was simply too easy. Krune also has his Godly Meridians, wish made the process even smoother.

Krune could feel his cultivation skyrocketing with every piece. By the time he finished half of the Seasoned Thunder Jackal...

Boom!

8th Stage of Divine Path Realm reached!

Oclo couldn't help but chuckle.

"Congratulations. Hahaha!"

Krune smiled and quickly stabilized the energies in his Wisp Core. After that, he continued eating. He wouldn't leave even a grain behind.