As soon as Takumi finished speaking, a halo appeared on his body, and the light quickly integrated into him.
During the process, Takumi only felt a warm sensation, as if he were soaking in a hot spring with a moderate temperature. After a while, Takumi felt that some changes had occurred in his body. But before he could analyze the changes carefully, a familiar warm current emerged and began to circulate within him.
Seeing this, Takumi couldn't help but laugh: "Sure enough, the body has integrated new things, and it is impossible for the Perfect Body to be unresponsive."
This is the passive ability of the Perfect Body: Adaptability! It began to target the Gourmet Cells and carry out a sublimation and evolution of Takumi.
Just as Takumi was thinking this, he suddenly felt darkness cloud his vision. When his sight was restored, he found himself in a void, and a huge entity appeared in front of him. Takumi took a closer look and found that this behemoth didn't seem too familiar at all.
It had antlers like a deer, a head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, a neck like a snake, a belly like a mirage, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, palms like a tiger, and ears like an ox...
"Dragon?!"
Takumi's eyes widened, looking at this extremely familiar mythical creature, although it was the first time he saw it with his own eyes. Isn't this the Eastern Dragon!
"So... this is my Gourmet Demon?"
Takumi reacted immediately. He had fused with Gourmet Cells, came here in the blink of an eye, and saw this dragon. The identity of the entity was naturally self-evident. This was the Gourmet Demon he had awakened!
"Ah... can this kind of non-humanoid creature also serve as a Gourmet Demon?"
Takumi really didn't expect that his Gourmet Demon would actually be a divine dragon, and he couldn't help but be a little confused. But when he thought about it carefully, he realized it seemed possible. Not to mention the protagonist Toriko and the other Four Heavenly Kings; the IGO President Ichiryu had a slime as his Gourmet Demon.
This proves that not only humanoid creatures can become Gourmet Demons. The threshold is probably just their strength in life and whether they possessed Gourmet Cells.
"But having said that..." Takumi looked at the dragon in front of him. "Isn't this guy really a mythical dragon?"
This was a real possibility. After all, these Gourmet Cells were given by the system, and the Gourmet Demon information contained within them might be completely different from the Toriko world. It wouldn't be impossible if the system stuffed information about other creatures into it to enrich the prize pool.
"It's a pity that it has no self-awareness; otherwise, I could just ask it directly," Takumi said with some regret.
Before he knew that such a dragon would be awakened, Takumi thought that the system had done a good job in optimizing the Gourmet Cells. But after seeing this dragon, Takumi felt that the system's optimization was a bit too much. After all, if this was really a dragon from a mythical world, then the things in its memory would also be valuable assets. Maybe there was a method of cultivating immortality suitable for humans. Wouldn't it be better to just ascend on the spot?
But it's a pity that this Gourmet Demon has no self-awareness, let alone memory, and is just an empty shell.
Just as he was sighing, Takumi's eyes flashed again, and his consciousness returned to the surface, arriving back in his familiar bedroom.
"Is it over yet?"
Whether it was the light of the system or the warm current of sublimation and evolution, they had all disappeared by this time, and the fusion had obviously ended. Takumi went to a floor-to-ceiling mirror and carefully checked the condition of his whole body. He had not forgotten that a Gourmet Demon's awakening often not only brings abilities to the host but also has a certain impact on their physical appearance.
Takumi couldn't help but worry a little about whether he would grow dragon horns or scales. Not that he cared much about it, but he mainly didn't want to ruin the handsome face that made readers feel connected to him. Fortunately, after careful inspection, except for his eyes which had turned into golden dragon pupils, there were no other changes—nothing more, nothing less.
Well, if he had to mention a change, it was probably that he looked even more handsome.
"Then it's the ability's turn. Let me see what interesting abilities this Gourmet Demon has brought me."
After checking his appearance, Takumi quickly started to check internally. Then, Takumi was a little confused and discovered...
"Hiss~! There are quite a lot of abilities!"
After checking, Takumi found out that under the influence of the Perfect Body, he had completely integrated the newly awakened Gourmet Demon—the dragon. Well, after understanding its abilities, Takumi determined that this guy must be a mythical dragon.
Not to mention the basic abilities of soaring into the clouds and mist, calling for wind and rain, and overturning rivers and seas, there were also things like: commanding the sea, commanding aquatic tribes, suppressing luck, controlling the climate, etc. At the same time, it was also in charge of the laws of Time, Space, Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, etc.
It had all the abilities that dragons in mythology have! It even had some abilities that dragons in mythology do not typically possess! If this is not a mythical dragon, what else could it be? It is not even an ordinary one; it belongs to the elite dragon clan from the period when the three clans competed for hegemony at the beginning of creation. The Four Seas Dragon Clan, after being continuously suppressed in later periods, did not possess so many abilities.
Its physical ability is also very powerful, and its dragon scales are indestructible. At the same time, its magic resistance is extremely high, and its claws are sharp enough to cut through space. To be more specific, let alone a starburst, a star is just a small candle in front of it, and maybe a normal breath could blow it out.
If you move your body casually, the solar system and several surrounding star systems will be smashed. If you seriously try to destroy it with all your strength, even a whole universe will not be enough for it.
Super Single Universe Level!
And Takumi has inherited it now. With all these abilities, you can even transform directly into a dragon if necessary.
"The only problem is that the current strength is a bit weak..."
After testing these abilities for a while, Takumi's pleasant mood was suddenly dampened by a bucket of cold water. The abilities were inherited, but with the current strength of his Gourmet Cells, he could not exert much power at all, and it was not even as strong as his own original strength.
For example, the time ability can only pause time for two seconds within a radius of ten meters at most. It is not as good as the pseudo-time stop of Mahapadma, which he stole from Esdeath. The space ability can only transfer things under ten kilograms for the time being, and the distance is not very far. The same is true for the Five Elements ability, which is not as good as his elemental power.
Only the strengthening of the physical body and the skill of transforming into a dragon, which can increase combat power, barely make it pass.
"For a pure novice, these abilities can already make them a strong person, but for me, who is already very strong, they are of little use for the time being."
Unless he eats a lot of high-end fantasy ingredients and raises the level of his Gourmet Cells, these abilities will be practically useless for the time being.