Dragon Blood Kitchen

Cross went inside and started making food, making it extra fragrant to lure big fis- Ahem, Customers inside. It worked and some people came in, they saw the prices and left directly. Cross had no problems, he was using top quality goods! He was a top quality chef! Are you kidding? His prices were reasonable.

The day passed, not a single customer.

A few days passed

Finally a woman walked inside and sniffed before saying "So fragrant!?" Cross was expressionless and pointed to the menu. The woman saw the prices and was blown away, she said "So expensive!?" Cross was silent and ate his food with wine, wishing he had a Tv.

Maybe he could make one that plays photo jades? Eh? This seemed to be a good idea!

The woman said with gritted teeth "Fine! I'll pay! Get me a Qilin Steak!" she took out 1000 silver coins and Cross took them right away, are you kidding? This was a rich man! He went to the kitchen and took out a beast corpse, before cutting out a tender piece of meat and placing it on the pan with spices, oil, and vegetables.

He put the corpse away and flipped the steak before adding a drop of Purity Dew, the meat sparkled and sizzled beautifully and a lush aroma spread from the kitchen. The woman was salivating and Cross came out with a steak on a plate and vegetables piled up in a flame arrangement.

He placed a fork and knife on the table and walked back to his chair in front of the kitchen, before fiddling with a big photo jade. The woman looked at the fork and knife in confusion, Cross said flatly "The fork is for holding the meat and the knife is for cutting the meat." The woman was stunned and Cross demonstrated before handing her the utensils and sitting back down, ignoring her again.

The woman ate the food and her eyes widened, she devoured the rest and patted her stomach before feeling her cultivation flaring up. She was just a Divine Flame Realm cultivator, the materials were from World King existences, plus the Purity Dew and the Vegetables. It was basically a heavenly treasure for her.

The woman said quickly "You're the best, boss! I'll be back later with my friends! I'm Xing Lu!" before rushing out of the restaurant. Cross didn't even lift his head, but he suddenly heard a mechanical voice say "Suitable Host found, would you like the Cooking God system?"

Cross said directly "No." The mechanical voice said "Affirmative. Good bye." before disappearing. Cross shook his head, systems nowadays. He got a few more customers who saw the prices and left after throwing a few bad words at the prices.

Cross ignored them and sat in his chair, working on a Tv.

Night rolled around

Cross closed up shop and started forging a Tv with a slot for Photo Jades. Basically the Tv would play the Photo Jades that were in the slot over and over on repeat. It was in it's base form at the moment, but Cross was hopeful for a Tv that could cycle through Photo Jades.

Really it wasn't a Tv, but more of a DVD player with a screen.

He held the big flat screen TV and fixed it on the wall, putting the slot next to the Tv with a shelf that held several Photo Jades with labels on them. Cross looked around and felt something was missing.

He snapped his fingers and pulled out a Shenmu Divine Wood Tree from the Forest of Trees. Not the Taiyin or Fusang, and not the Pseudo Tree of Life either. It was still a strong tree from the Ancient Inheritance Realm he absorbed a long time ago at Lingxiao Academy.

He also took out some beast bones, tusks, and horns. That were white and black, along with some tendons, but forging an entire Piano. He placed the Piano in a corner of the shop and smiled to himself before going upstairs to sleep.

The next day

Cross was sitting in front of the Kitchen and walked over to the Tv before placing in a Photo Jade of a battle between Jiuyou Luosha and Ji Wuming from the 3000 Worlds Realm. He disabled the volume and sat on a chair outside the Restaurant, watching the people walk by.

A few hours later

Xing Lu showed up with a group of people. She jumped over excitedly saying "Hello Boss! I'm back!" Cross nodded in greeting and walked into the restaurant. A boy with Xing Lu muttered "So rude." Xing Lu replied "It's the boss' special charm!" as she walked inside.

Xing Lu saw the Tv and was amazed, she said "Boss, what is this?" Cross said "Tv." Xing Lu was even more confused and Cross didn't bother explaining as he said "Eat or not." Xing Lu sat down immediately saying "A Qilin Steak please!" the rest of her friends sat down before seeing the prices and erupting into complaints "So expensive?! Xing Lu, are you sure you didn't get cheated!?"

Xing Lu said quickly "Sister Zhang, let me tell you I advanced last night because of the food here! It's absolutely worth it!" The group was skeptical and the boy who muttered before said "I'll have a 4 symbol soup then!"

Cross shook his head and said "No." the boy frowned and said "Why not?! You're supposed to make what I order!" Cross said "Too much for you. You'll explode." The boy sneered and slammed 4000 silver coins down saying "Give it to me!"

Cross collected the money and the rest ordered, he went to the kitchen and started cooking.

Xing Lu said hesitantly "Brother Wu... I think you should listen to the boss. He seems very knowledgeable..." The man named, Renjia Wu, said "Bah! I don't believe it! Maybe you were cheated sister Lu. Let me tell you, come shops make the first meal amazing to draw in customers and then the rest are terrible."

Xing Lu said "Impossible, the boss wouldn't do such a thing!" This girl was conquered on her first meal, quite spectacular. Cross came out with plates hovering around him, they gently placed on the table and a bowl of soup was placed in front of Renjia Wu.

All the cutlery was placed there was well and Cross said "One spoonful only, or you will explode." Renjia Wu sneered and picked up a spoonful of the 4 Symbol Soup. He ate it and dropped his spoon.

Cross grabbed him and flashed outside and Renjia Wu's cultivation explosively increased right away. Cross already walked back into the Restaurant and sat back down on his chair, thinking about making coffee. Maybe he would use something else for beans?

This required more research.

Xing Lu and the others were stunned and looked at Renjia Wu, who had fanatical eyes as he walked to Cross and kneeled down saying "Boss! I'm sorry for doubting you, please forgive me!" Xing Lu and the rest's eyes widened in shock, Renjia Wu was an extremely arrogant individual! He would never apologize!

Cross nodded at him and Renjia Wu was ecstatic saying "Boss! If someone bad mouths your shop, they'll have to get through me! I swear!" Cross ignored him and Renjia Wu went back to the table happily, looking at the soup longingly.

Cross suddenly said "Take it home." Renjia Wu was thrilled and thanked Cross profusely. Cross ignored him and the group left with happy smiles, vowing to tell their other friends.

Days passed

Long Chen came back and his mouth twitched looking at the bustling restaurant and Cross sitting at a chair, fiddling with a small machine. He walked over and said "You started a restaurant?" Cross nodded and Long Chen's eyes twitched as he said "Why?"

Cross replied "Bored." Long Chen shook his head and said "I got scammed into fighting the Princess, so I'm moving into her palace." Cross shook his head and said "Idiot." Long Chen sighed and said "I didn't read the fine print."

Cross just said "Kill her." Long Chen laughed and went upstairs saying "Then, we'll really have a problem." everybody looked at Cross in shock and Xing Lu said "Boss, that's..." Cross said "Brother." Xing Lu and the rest of the girls in the restaurant let out breaths of relief and sweet smiles.

Cross felt his eyes twitch looking at them.

The days passed

Cross closed up and sat in the restaurant alone, suddenly the Dragon guy's voice boomed in his head angrily "What are you doing setting up a shop?!" Cross replied "Aiyo! You're back! Listen I hate this place, make me stronger so I can beat up the Emperor." he paused and added "And steal all the Royal treasures!"

The Dragon guy almost spurted out blood and said "You! Argh! Don't you have any sense of panic? The Tree is being attacked on all sides and you're sitting here opening a shop. You know if I didn't owe the Tree a favor, I would ignore you!"

Cross replied "The Tree is good for right now, what will come will eventually come. Take it easy, when I find the Tree it will be purging time. Slaughter the spies, collect the loose sand, make a castle and slaughter across the 9 Heavens and 10 Hells. Now teach me something good! I promise I will try hard!"

The Dragon guy almost came down from where he was and smacked Cross to death in anger. He said "What slaughter? There's countless people who can slap you into your next life!" Cross clicked his tongue and replied "So? They are stronger now, what about later? When I reach their level they can only kneel in defeat! Even if God came down to fight be, I would tear the hairs off his beard before I die!"

The Dragon guy sighed and said "Your Will is incredible, it's a real shame you only care about certain people." Cross scoffed "Others, what do they have for me to care about them? I don't bother them, they don't bother me. They bother me, I send them to meet Lucifer. Simple, easy, efficient."

The Dragon laughed and said "Maybe you can succeed...." Cross didn't even bother asking in what, because this mysterious old fart of a Dragon who just say 'The cause and effect is too much for you to bear' The Dragon felt he was being insulted and said "You thinking bad things about me, boy?"

Cross said "Yes." The Dragon choked and grumbled "At least your honest... Anyway, remember this well. This is the Dragon God Body Refining Technique! Long Chen already got it and has succeeded in practicing it."

Cross read the Technique in his mind and had a crazy idea as he said "It's dangerous?" The Dragon God sighed "Countless Dragon supreme seedlings have died trying to practice it." Cross hummed and circulated the technique.

Golden Flames erupted around his body and his teeth clenched in pain as his bones started shining gold. Cross grinned and roared, his entire skeleton started shining Gold and Black at the same time! The Dragon guy shouted "Are you crazy!?" Cross laughed and gritting his teeth, millions of little gold dragons started swimming over his black shining bones and the bones had black a black dragon army of it's own.

The Black and Gold dragons started fighting inside Cross' body, intertwining and biting at each other on a microscopic level.

A while later

The Black and Gold Dragons all smashed together and Cross' entire skeleton shined Black and Gold. The light dimmed and his Skeleton was Crystalline Black with Golden Dragons swimming along, around, in, over, the black bones. It was a mixture between Black and Gold!

Cross collapsed to the ground and laughed weakly, The Dragon Guy was stunned and looked at Cross' bones before saying in shock "This... Impossible! How? What? Why?" he was truly shocked, Cross had taken his Dragon God Body Refining Technique and turned it into something else, even more terrifying!

Cross crawled into a crack and fell into a lake in the Inner World, refreshing his spirits. The Dragon Guy said "You! You're really crazy, you know that?! Even crazier than Long Chen!" Cross chuckled and said "I know. But this is better, my Supreme Skeleton evolved."

The Dragon Guy said "Against Heaven! It's surpassed the Void body completely! All your missing is-" he cut himself off and Cross grinned, knowing exactly what he was missing. He said "I will get it sooner or later." The Dragon guy was stunned before he started laughing crazily as he said "Good! Good! I picked up 2 treasures this time! Hahahah!"

Cross smirked and fell asleep, floating in the Golden Lake. Unbeknownst to him, the Golden water was seeping into his body and being devoured by his bones.