Su Mu picked up a large black pot from the stone house and with a wave of his hand, the stones on the ground automatically formed a stand. He placed the dry firewood he had recently collected during patrols, using only a small piece.
Because he found that the dry firewood along the riverbank burned very efficiently; even a small piece could burn for days and nights without extinguishing, needing to be snuffed out manually.
After lighting the firewood, he placed the black pot on top, added water to the bottom, then put in a steaming rack to steam the crabs, capturing their original flavor.
Once everything was ready, he began steaming.
Such a big crab, it would take at least half an hour to steam, right? While waiting, Su Mu took a nap nearby.
Half an hour later, Su Mu opened the lid, only to find three crabs staring at him with big eyes.
Not only were they not cooked, they were lively and full of energy, almost like giving them a sauna!?
Su Mu put the lid back on, increased the heat, planning to steam them for eight hours first!
During crab steaming time, Su Mu didn't remain idle. He grabbed a hoe and a sickle, put on a straw hat, and went out for patrol.
[Congratulations, you discovered three breaches on the riverbank and repaired them in time, Favor Points +30]
[Congratulations, the riverbank was overgrown with weeds, you have cleaned them, Favor Points +10]
[Congratulations, you saved a small fish entangled in a broken net, Favor Points +20]
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After a busy day, returning to the stone house, Su Mu opened the pot lid and was met with three pairs of big eyes looking directly at him.
Their gaze seemed to say, what's up my dude, turn up the heat!
Su Mu was dumbfounded; judging by this, these three crabs must be treasure crabs, no doubt.
Steaming for so long, and nothing happened.
Instead of being annoyed, Su Mu was rather excited, fantastic, fantastic indeed.
He knew that ordinary fire couldn't possibly cook them thoroughly.
Standing before them, he activated his cultivation technique, releasing an immense spiritual power that transformed into blue spiritual fire to start burning the treasure crabs.
With the spiritual fire added, the three crabs finally changed their leisurely expressions, looking a bit flustered.
Su Mu continued supplying the spiritual fire, thankfully his foundation was solid enough to sustain high intensity for three hours without feeling exhausted.
For two whole days, Su Mu did not rest for a moment, finally starting to feel a bit exhausted; for an average Divinity Transformation Cultivator, maintaining such high-intensity fire would be unsustainable for more than three hours.
On the third day, a peculiar fragrance wafted from the pot, awakening Su Mu's spirits, indicating that it was finally done.
Su Mu stopped feeding the spiritual fire, lifted the lid, and saw that the family's three pairs of eyes finally closed.
Hmph!
Weren't they quite bold a moment ago?
Big eyes staring down small eyes, daring to provoke me?
Feeling good now, aren't you?
Su Mu took out the family of three, placed them on a smooth cobblestone in sequence.
The rich aroma was spilling out, just a sniff made him feel refreshed and invigorated.
Treasure crabs, oh treasure crabs!
The time has come, I'm going to feast!
He started with the plump mother crab. Due to its sheer size, Su Mu grabbed a big knife and chopped off all four claws.
"Wow?"
"The meat is golden!"
After extracting all the claw meat, Su Mu found the crab sticks to be golden in texture.
Finally, he prepared to smash open the crab shell with a punch!
One punch landed, feeling as if he had struck a block of Ten Thousand Year Profound Iron, leaving his hand stinging in pain.
Not crab, bro?
You've been steamed well, yet your shell is this hard?
This reminded Su Mu of playing games with brothers before crossing over, where everything was only hard-set in words. Even if cremated, the hardness remained because it was too stubborn!
Besides, I'm this supreme powerful being in the Divinity Transformation Realm, yet why is opening a crab shell so demanding?
At this moment, familiar doubt resurfaced, was my cultivation truly not fake immortal?
After several attempts at cracking it, Su Mu opted to start from the bottom.
Indeed, the abdomen was the softest part of the crab, with a firm pull, it ripped open.
Revealing the crab roe.
Wait, why is this crab roe black?
Not only was its color black, but it also had a crystalline texture, giving off a Black Crystal feel.
After extracting the complete crab roe and placing it on the cobblestone, it increasingly resembled a rhombus-shaped Black Crystal.
Finally, preparing to handle the male crab.
Strangely, the shell of this male crab was fragile, shattering with one punch.
However, its claws were sturdy, resisting every technique Su Mu tried to extract the claw meat, leaving him resigned to give up.
Opening the abdomen, he found not a hint of crab roe inside, completely empty!
With crabs, you can only eat the claw meat and crab roe.
This male crab had no crab roe, and the claws were too solid to crack, ending up with nothing to eat.
Su Mu vented his frustration on the little crab.
Easily, he entirely extracted both the claws and crab roe from the little crab.
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Very good, the whole family is neatly together!
The esteemed Mr. Su is ready to enjoy his afternoon tea!
A bite of crab claw meat at a time, causing Su Mu's eyes to widen.
So delicious!
This level of deliciousness had transcended mere taste buds satisfaction, reaching every cell in his body.
After finishing all the claw meat, Su Mu sensed an immense energy consolidating in his abdomen.
He planned to finish eating everything before slowly digesting it.
The Black Crystal-like crab roe crunched delightfully as he ate, fortunately having strong teeth, but still taking him a whole hour to finish it all.
After finishing, Su Mu's entire face turned red, as the tremendous energy in his abdomen was becoming uncontrollable; if he didn't find a way to digest it soon, he felt he might explode from within.
Seated, Su Mu practiced his cultivation technique to digest the energy little by little.
This session lasted a full day.
Suddenly, Su Mu's eyes shot open, his aura skyrocketed several times over!
Spleen Divine Treasure, achieved!
Su Mu hadn't expected that just by eating three treasure crabs, he could achieve his Spleen Divine Treasure!
Now that he had perfected Heart Divine Treasure, Spleen Divine Treasure, and nearly completed Kidney Divine Treasure.
With the Five Divine Treasures almost three completed, who in the history of eternity could compare to such cultivation speed??
Despite Su Mu's growing cultivation, the more he cultivated, the more he felt something was off; he didn't possess the commanding presence and prowess an ultimate power in the Divinity Transformation Realm should.
Should a normal divinity transformation powerhouse find eating crabs so challenging?
Maybe these crabs were simply extraordinary, Su Mu could only comfort himself this way.
Su Mu picked up the unbreakable crab claw and the indestructible shell.
These claws and shells could actually serve as weapons!
Just then, Su Mu sensed a faint life pulse from the mother crab's shell. With furrowed brows, he flipped the shell over and looked into one of the corners inside.
"Huh?"
"This... what is this?"