# E16 - River of Fire
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***SIGN*** True Cooking Master Boy
**[01:39] Chef**
What? They took the third utensil?
**[01:43] Chef**
Li Yan, Lei En, and Shao An may be talented,
**[01:46] Chef**
but they're still fools lacking in training.
**[01:48] Chef**
Acquiring the legendary utensils
is our great ambition.
**[01:50] Chef**
It's time for us Kirin Chefs
to deal with them!
**[01:53] Chef**
Yeah!
**[01:58] Yakan**
Ten Feet of Blue Xiang,
**[02:00] Yakan**
if you had a tighter grip on Shao An,
**[02:03] Yakan**
you could have predicted
his failure at Shanghai.
**[02:07] Yakan**
It seems we can no longer
rely on you Kirin Chefs.
**[02:11] Kaiyou**
Enough, Ya Kan.
**[02:12] Yakan**
Kai You.
**[02:19] Kaiyou**
Look at the poor girl.
**[02:21] Kaiyou**
Her beautiful face trembles so.
**[02:25] Kaiyou**
There must be something
you want to say, Xiang.
**[02:27] Kaiyou**
Go ahead. Speak.
**[02:29] Xiang**
I-I have a suggestion.
**[02:32] Kaiyou**
I see.
**[02:34] Kaiyou**
Enlighten us.
**[02:36] Xiang**
The little chef Liu Maoxing...
**[02:39] Xiang**
He may be young, but he
possesses god-like power.
**[02:43] Xiang**
He is also accompanied
by Xie Lu of the Steel Staff
**[02:45] Xiang**
and Lei En of the Seven Star Knives.
**[02:48] Xiang**
They are not only talented chefs,
but mighty warriors, as well.
**[02:52] Xiang**
They're far stronger than we imagined.
**[02:56] Kaiyou**
And?
**[02:57] Xiang**
Therefore, we should make
separating them our top priority.
**[03:06] Kaiyou**
You just don't get it, Ten Feet of Blue.
**[03:09] Kaiyou**
It's true that Liu Maoxing has mastered
the use of the legendary utensils,
**[03:14] Kaiyou**
and also that he has
acquired them before us.
**[03:19] Kaiyou**
It's as though the utensils
drew Liu Maoxing to them.
**[03:24] Kaiyou**
Furthermore, he even calmed
the villagers in the Jiuhua Mountains
**[03:30] Kaiyou**
who had become agitated
by a legendary utensil.
**[03:33] Kaiyou**
He controls people's hearts with cooking.
**[03:36] Kaiyou**
Don't you sense in him
a similar nature to ours?
**[03:39] Xiang**
What do you mean?
**[03:43] Kaiyou**
Who knows?
**[03:45] Kaiyou**
Things were difficult for you
in Shanghai. Drink this.
**[03:50] Xiang**
Yes, sir.
**[03:51] Xiang**
*Is this lamb and green onion soup?*
**[03:55] Xiang**
*It has such an acrid smell.*
**[03:57] Xiang**
* I can't believe I'm getting*
* to taste Lord Kai You's cooking.*
**[04:00] Xiang**
*What does it taste like?*
**[04:07] Xiang**
It burns!
**[04:09] Xiang**
My chest is on fire...
**[04:10] Xiang**
It's like my body is burning!
**[04:17] Kaiyou**
The leaves of the green onion are hot.
**[04:19] Kaiyou**
They work by emanating heat.
**[04:22] Kaiyou**
Lamb is hot as well.
**[04:24] Kaiyou**
When consumed with liquor,
it confounds the mind.
**[04:29] Kaiyou**
Green onions and lamb are both hot foods.
**[04:32] Kaiyou**
Drinking this concentrated soup that was
simmered for seven days and seven nights
**[04:37] Kaiyou**
causes extreme perspiration.
**[04:39] Kaiyou**
With the absorptive power of alcohol,
its effects are amplified.
**[04:45] Kaiyou**
This is love.
**[04:47] Kaiyou**
Your skin looked a little warm,
and your neck was swollen as well.
**[04:53] Kaiyou**
Keep sweating until you're healthy again.
**[04:56] Kaiyou**
You won't be able to move for a while,
**[04:58] Kaiyou**
so you'll have time to
reflect on your failures.
**[05:01] Yakan**
Possessing mastery over
all manner of disciplines,
**[05:04] Yakan**
including military arts,
feng shui, divination,
**[05:07] Yakan**
and of course, medicinal cooking,
**[05:09] Yakan**
we are the wondrous Underworld Specialists.
**[05:11] Kaiyou**
You don't need to worry anymore, Xiang.
**[05:14] Yakan**
It seems the time has come for Zhu Qi,
Mi La, Yan Xian, you, and I to act.
**[05:22] Xiang**
What did you say?
**[05:26] Chef**
C-Could it be?
**[05:27] Chef**
It's them!
**[05:33] All**
Dragon in the Clouds, Kai You!
***SIGN*** Dragon in the Clouds
***SIGN*** Kai You
**[05:36] All**
Panther Head, Ya Kan!
***SIGN*** Panther Head
***SIGN*** Ya Kan
**[05:39] All**
Sky Soaring Great Sage, Zhu Qi!
***SIGN*** Sky Soaring Great Sage
***SIGN*** Zhu Qi
**[05:42] All**
The Wanderer, Yan Xian!
***SIGN*** The Wanderer
***SIGN*** Yan Xian
**[05:45] All**
Green Eyed Tiger, Mi La!
***SIGN*** Green Eyed Tiger
***SIGN*** Mi La
***SIGN*** Five Greatest Underworld Chefs
***SIGN*** The Five Tiger Stars
**[05:50] Chef**
They're the five most powerful chefs
of the Underworld, the Five Tiger Stars!
**[05:56] Yakan**
I, Ya Kan, shall be our vanguard.
**[05:59] Like**
I shall accompany you, Lord Ya Kan.
**[06:03] Like**
I'd like to see the power
of the Flaming Chef again.
***SIGN*** Jade Arrowhead
***SIGN*** Li Ke
**[06:09] Yakan**
Your presence gives me confidence.
**[06:16] Xielu**
The fourth utensil, huh?
**[06:20] Xielu**
According to legend, a mysterious
utensil is hidden in Szechuan.
**[06:24] Xielu**
We heard similar rumors
in Shanghai and Jiuhua.
**[06:27] Leien**
Yes. It's likely that
it's a legendary utensil.
**[06:31] Meili**
I've always wanted to visit Mao's homeland.
**[06:36] Shirou**
The Chrysanthemum Tower where you
were born and raised is there, too.
**[06:39] Shirou**
What's Szechuan like?
**[06:40] Mao**
It's foggy and humid,
but it's rich with nature.
**[06:43] Mao**
Once you get used to it, it's a nice place.
**[06:47] Shirou**
Huh...
**[06:48] Mao**
I haven't been back in forever.
I've missed it.
**[06:52] Like**
Would you like a ride?
**[06:56] Xielu**
What a cute ferryman.
**[07:03] Shirou**
The weather is nice.
**[07:05] Xielu**
But the wind is strong.
**[07:07] Mao**
The boat's swaying a lot.
**[07:14] Yakan**
So hot.
**[07:24] Yakan**
So hot. My body is on fire.
**[07:28] Mao**
Is it that hot?
**[07:30] Like**
Excuse me.
**[07:32] Like**
It's past noon. Shall I prepare something?
**[07:36] Mao**
You're going to cook here?
**[07:37] Like**
Yes.
**[07:38] Mao**
That sounds a little dangerous.
**[07:42] Mao**
The boat is swaying quite a bit.
**[07:44] Mao**
I don't think you can cook
with fire on a boat this small.
**[07:47] Yakan**
Is that the best you can do, Liu Maoxing?
**[07:55] Leien**
What's this massive column of fire?
**[07:58] Mao**
What?
**[08:05] Mao**
He quelled that massive flame in an instant.
**[08:09] Shirou**
It's that ferryman who was
chugging water earlier.
**[08:12] Yakan**
Fire is the essence of Chinese cuisine.
**[08:15] Yakan**
But you can't even control it.
**[08:19] Yakan**
I am one of the Cooking Underworld's
Five Tiger Stars, Panther Head Ya Kan.
**[08:28] Like**
This man can control fire,
the heart of Chinese cuisine.
**[08:34] Like**
He's also known as...
**[08:35] Both**
The Flaming Chef!
***SIGN*** Flaming Chef
**[08:38] Mao**
The Flaming Chef?
**[08:40] Leien**
The Five Tiger Stars have finally appeared.
**[08:42] Xielu**
Lei En?
**[08:43] Like**
The five strongest chefs from
among the Underworld's Kirin Chefs
**[08:47] Like**
chosen to rule over the others
are known as the Five Tiger Stars.
**[08:52] Mao**
*The Five Tiger Stars.*
**[08:53] Mao**
* The strongest chefs of*
* the Cooking Underworld.*
**[08:57] Yakan**
I thought I'd challenge you to a contest
for the legendary utensils,
**[09:03] Yakan**
but it seems I didn't
even need to show up.
**[09:09] Yakan**
They said you were
the youngest Super Chef ever
**[09:12] Yakan**
who defeated Li Yan, Lei En, and Shao An
and mastered the legendary utensils,
**[09:16] Yakan**
so I had high expectations.
**[09:20] Yakan**
But you're a mere beginner who doesn't
understand the basics of cooking.
**[09:25] Yakan**
If you can't even cook with fire
under these circumstances,
**[09:29] Yakan**
then I can already see
the outcome of our battle!
**[09:33] Meili**
Mao!
**[09:33] Shirou**
Mao.
**[09:35] Mao**
*All this over one careless remark.*
**[09:38] Mao**
* At this rate, I'll be letting down Zhou Yu,*
* who trained me in the use of fire.*
**[09:44] Leien**
Wait, Mao. Don't be hasty!
**[09:49] Mao**
It's on, Flaming Chef Ya Kan!
**[09:51] Mao**
I'll show you the fire techniques I learned
**[09:53] Mao**
from Guangzhou Super Chef
Master Zhao Yu himself.
**[09:59] Yakan**
You challenge me to a contest
of fire techniques, Liu Maoxing?
**[10:03] Mao**
I do.
**[10:04] Like**
* He challenged Five Tiger Star*
* Lord Ya Kan without even flinching,*
**[10:10] Like**
*and he's still only 14, like me.*
**[10:13] Like**
*What an interesting boy...*
**[10:15] Leien**
Don't do this, Mao.
**[10:17] Leien**
You're not ready to face him!
**[10:20] Mao**
No.
**[10:22] Mao**
Let me do this, Lei En.
**[10:24] Mao**
Even if he's a Five Tiger Star,
**[10:26] Mao**
as long as I fight with all my might,
I should be able to win.
**[10:29] Mao**
For the honor of my master Zhou Yu,
**[10:32] Mao**
I will win!
**[10:34] Yakan**
Very well. Everything has been prepared.
**[10:38] Yakan**
Li Ke.
**[10:43] Mao**
What is this? More ships?
**[10:49] Shirou**
We're chained together.
**[10:54] Yakan**
We'll conduct our battle there.
**[10:57] Mao**
I see. So we'll fight on the Yangtze River.
**[11:00] Mao**
Interesting!
**[11:01] Yakan**
We'll need someone to judge our dishes.
**[11:05] Yakan**
Liu Maoxing, we'll have
your allies do the judging.
**[11:09] Mao**
What?
**[11:11] Meili**
He's so confident.
**[11:13] Shirou**
He's nothing like Xiang.
**[11:16] Leien**
That's right. The Underworld chefs we've
faced so far can't compare to him.
**[11:20] Leien**
The title Five Star Tiger title is
synonymous with "undefeated."
**[11:24] Yakan**
Lei En of the Seven Star Knives.
**[11:26] Yakan**
As one halfway between both sides
and so emotionally unstable,
**[11:30] Yakan**
you are incapable of judging this contest.
**[11:32] Yakan**
Zhou Yu's daughter Mei Li, and Yang
Spring Restaurant apprentice Shirou,
**[11:37] Yakan**
your tongues are
inexperienced and inadequate.
**[11:39] Meili**
What was that?
**[11:40] Shirou**
Hey, wait!
**[11:42] Yakan**
Therefore, this contest will be judged by
**[11:45] Yakan**
the Dim Sum Master familiar
with all the land's flavors
**[11:49] Yakan**
who possesses a dependable tongue
and sound judgment,
**[11:53] Yakan**
Xie Lu of the Steel Staff.
**[11:54] Xielu**
All right. Sounds interesting.
**[11:56] Xielu**
You know what you're talking
about, Flaming Chef.
**[12:00] Like**
You'll have three hours.
**[12:02] Like**
In order to fully demonstrate your skill
with fire, you'll prepare 30 portions.
**[12:06] Like**
Feel free to use any of the
ingredients on the boats.
**[12:10] Like**
Let the Yangtze River fire
technique battle begin!
**[12:23] Mao**
Shirou.
**[12:24] Shirou**
Sure thing. What are we starting with?
**[12:27] Mao**
A set of vegetables and spices.
**[12:29] Mao**
Boil a bunch of water, too.
**[12:32] Shirou**
Got it.
**[12:35] Shirou**
The wind's so strong.
**[12:36] Shirou**
A high flame will fly all over the place.
**[12:38] Shirou**
Mao, you won't be able to cook
with fire properly unless you keep it low.
**[12:42] Mao**
No. Zhou Yu taught me something.
**[12:45] Shirou**
What?
**[12:48] Mao**
The flame isn't the only part
of cooking with fire.
**[12:52] Like**
* Let's see these fire techniques*
* Master Zhou Yu taught him.*
**[12:56] Like**
* I, Jade Arrowhead Li Ke,*
* shall see what he can do.*
**[13:01] Shirou**
The water's finally boiling.
**[13:04] Mao**
Thanks.
**[13:06] Shirou**
Why are you boiling that huge
block of pork right away?
**[13:13] Xielu**
I see. You're trying to make
Szechuan's famous twice-cooked pork.
**[13:18] Mao**
That's right!
**[13:19] Xielu**
Pork that has been boiled once
is sauteed with vegetables.
**[13:23] Xielu**
In other words, it's twice cooked
because the pork is returned to the pot.
**[13:26] Meili**
Since it's already been boiled,
just frying it briefly
**[13:29] Meili**
allows the pork to absorb
the fat and seasoning,
**[13:31] Meili**
producing a rich flavor.
**[13:34] Like**
*But what will he do?*
**[13:37] Like**
* The large amounts of water released when*
* vegetables are cooked will ruin the pork.*
**[13:41] Like**
* In the case of twice-cooked pork,*
* high heat is required*
**[13:46] Like**
*to instantly burn off all the water.*
**[13:49] Xielu**
Hey, Shirou!
**[13:50] Xielu**
It's time to get the pan ready!
**[13:53] Shirou**
But Mao said he doesn't need it.
**[13:56] Xielu**
What? How's he going to
fry his dish without a pan?
**[14:00] Mao**
All right.
**[14:01] Mao**
The pork has been boiled.
**[14:04] Mao**
I'll slice it thinly while it's still hot.
**[14:08] Mao**
I'm ready to go!
**[14:10] Like**
*Time to demonstrate his skill with fire.*
**[14:13] Like**
*He can't use a high flame in this wind.*
**[14:16] Like**
*He's not even using a pan.*
**[14:18] Like**
*What will he do?*
**[14:22] Xielu**
A red-hot pan.
**[14:26] Xielu**
There was a red-hot pan inside his oven.
**[14:29] Xielu**
When did he put that in there?
**[14:34] Mao**
* The flame isn't the only part*
* of cooking with fire.*
**[14:38] Mao**
*Oil, water, steam, air.*
**[14:41] Mao**
* It comes in many forms as it releases*
* the flavors of the ingredients.*
**[14:45] Mao**
* But among them, the pan*
* is the physical embodiment of fire.*
**[14:49] Mao**
*It's a flame-shaped pot.*
**[14:53] Mao**
The Explosive Twice Cooked Pork is done!
***SIGN*** Twice Cooked Pork
***SIGN*** Explosive
**[14:59] Xielu**
The fragrant and glossy oil and juices.
**[15:01] Xielu**
The crisp vegetables.
**[15:03] Meili**
All cooked in strong winds
that prevented high flames!
**[15:06] Meili**
Impressive as always, Mao!
**[15:07] Shirou**
You see that, you flaming jerk?
**[15:08] Shirou**
This is the essence of cooking with fire!
**[15:12] Shirou**
He's still drinking water?
**[15:15] Xielu**
He hasn't started cooking at all.
**[15:17] Xielu**
Is he showing off?
**[15:21] Like**
The Flaming Chef is concealing his power
**[15:24] Like**
and quelling the fire
inside him with cold water.
**[15:27] Like**
It's proof that he's not
taking this contest seriously.
**[15:30] Shirou**
What?!
**[15:31] Yakan**
Clever use of heat and precise knife skills.
**[15:35] Yakan**
I see. Your techniques are first-class.
**[15:40] Yakan**
But you can't cook with a low flame
**[15:41] Yakan**
and call it the essence
of cooking with fire, boy.
**[15:45] Mao**
I know that.
**[15:47] Mao**
You're not the only one
who can use a high flame.
**[15:54] Shirou**
What? The adjoining boat is on fire?
**[16:00] Like**
* Since he can't cook with a high flame,*
* he set the entire boat on fire.*
**[16:05] Like**
* I see. The scale of his techniques*
* is even larger than we heard.*
**[16:08] Like**
*Things are getting interesting.*
**[16:11] Shirou**
Xie Lu, I know you're the judge,
but why are you eating already?
**[16:16] Xielu**
Can't you smell the irresistible
aroma coming off of it?
**[16:20] Xielu**
Sauteed dishes taste best when
they're freshly cooked and piping hot.
**[16:30] Shirou**
W-Well, then! How is Mao's
Explosive Twice Cooked Pork?
**[16:41] Xielu**
Delicious!
**[16:43] Xielu**
Within the spiciness
there's a delicate sweetness.
**[16:46] Xielu**
Instead of the roughness of fried raw meat,
**[16:49] Xielu**
the pork absorbed the fat, producing
a smooth texture that melts in your mouth.
**[16:54] Xielu**
Most of all...
**[16:56] Xielu**
The crispness and
fragrance of the vegetables.
**[16:59] Xielu**
The effectiveness of the red-hot pot
heated to the limit over a low heat
**[17:02] Xielu**
exceeds that of a kitchen's high flame!
**[17:05] Shirou**
Delicious!
**[17:06] Shirou**
The fire techniques Zhou Yu
taught Mao are the real deal!
**[17:09] Mao**
Xie Lu, if you're that surprised
by my twice-cooked pork,
**[17:12] Mao**
your heart won't be able to
handle what's next!
**[17:14] Xielu**
You little...
**[17:17] Like**
* Now then, what kind of treasure has*
* he hidden inside that burning boat?*
**[17:24] Shirou**
This is seriously heavy.
**[17:26] Mao**
Be careful, Shirou.
**[17:28] Mao**
Here we go.
**[17:29] Mao**
We're going to drop this on the bow.
**[17:31] Shirou**
Okay.
**[17:32] Mao**
Ready, and...
**[17:34] Both**
Go!
**[17:39] Meili**
What is that?
**[17:44] Meili**
A cow?
**[17:45] Shirou**
It's a flaming cow!
**[17:49] Shirou**
Mao, this is over-the-top, even for you!
**[17:51] Shirou**
You're cooking a whole cow?!
**[17:54] Xielu**
Hold on, Mao. This cow...
**[17:57] Meili**
Mao, your cow is burnt to a crisp.
**[18:02] Like**
* If throwing an entire cow*
* into a fire counted as cooking,*
**[18:05] Like**
*nobody would struggle with fire techniques.*
**[18:08] Meili**
I can't believe Mao made a mistake...
**[18:11] Mao**
I'm not making a beef dish.
**[18:20] Shirou**
A whole cooked piglet
was inside the cooked cow!
**[18:25] Mao**
Liu Maoxing's Special Roast
Suckling Pig is complete!
***SIGN*** Roast
***SIGN*** Suckling Pig
**[18:31] Meili**
The grand champion of Guangdong cuisine.
**[18:33] Meili**
Roast pig. That's my father's specialty!
**[18:39] Mao**
Roasting the pig directly inside
the high flame would burn it.
**[18:43] Mao**
That's why I guarded it with a thick shell.
**[18:45] Mao**
That way, even a high flame can be used
like a low flame to cook meat evenly.
**[18:50] Shirou**
But why did you use beef to guard it?
**[18:53] Mao**
Because among the meats,
beef has the best flavor.
**[18:56] Mao**
I used its juices to give
the roast pig a unique flavor.
**[19:01] Mao**
The fat oozing out of the cowhide
**[19:03] Mao**
produces a fragrance not at all
inferior to a charcoal fire.
**[19:07] Mao**
This is truly a special
roast suckling pig dish.
**[19:11] Leien**
I see. Impressive use of fire.
**[19:14] Leien**
For the twice-cooked pork, you used
a low flame as a high flame,
**[19:17] Leien**
and for the roast pork, you used
a high flame as a low flame.
**[19:20] Xielu**
You made a flaming cow give birth to a pig.
**[19:23] Xielu**
Your techniques are fearless, Mao!
**[19:26] Xielu**
This fragrant smell!
**[19:29] Xielu**
This glossy and dark caramel color!
**[19:31] Xielu**
You prepared this by coating it
in sugar water, didn't you?
**[19:34] Xielu**
And the skin looks ready to burst.
**[19:36] Xielu**
Has this contest been decided
before I even take a bite?
**[19:39] Xielu**
I'll still be eating it, though.
**[19:44] Xielu**
Hey, wait...
**[19:51] Like**
Not bad.
**[19:58] Mao**
See that, Ya Kan?
**[20:00] Mao**
This is the essence of cooking with fire.
**[20:06] Yakan**
So you managed to impress Li Ke's tongue.
**[20:11] Yakan**
No wonder the Kirin Chefs couldn't beat you.
**[20:14] Shirou**
Feign composure all you want.
**[20:16] Shirou**
We know you're so impressed,
you can barely stand.
**[20:18] Shirou**
You're running out of time.
**[20:20] Shirou**
Why don't you start cooking
already, Panther Head?
**[20:26] Leien**
*What is this?*
**[20:28] Leien**
* Mao fought with impeccable techniques*
* that reach to the essence of fire.*
**[20:34] Leien**
*So what is this uneasiness I feel?*
**[20:39] Yakan**
Li Ke, how much time is left?
**[20:41] Like**
Less than ten minutes.
**[20:42] Yakan**
A little more than I need.
**[20:53] Xielu**
Wh-What's happening?
**[20:54] Shirou**
Steam is pouring off his body.
**[20:57] Like**
Panther Head Ya Kan's Explosive Steam.
**[21:01] Like**
The drinking water Lord Ya Kan
always carries with him
**[21:04] Like**
is for suppressing his incredibly
high body temperature
**[21:07] Like**
said to be several times hotter
than a normal human's.
**[21:11] Yakan**
Behold the land's largest fire!
**[21:15] Like**
When he unleashes that heat,
**[21:17] Like**
everything he touches
is enveloped in flames!
**[21:22] Yakan**
I see that you are a chef of an
extraordinary scale, Liu Maoxing.
**[21:28] Yakan**
But that's not enough to defeat me!
**[21:38] Yakan**
Great Heavenly River of Fire!
***SIGN*** Great Heavenly
***SIGN*** River of Fire
**[21:45] Mao**
The Yangtze River...
**[21:46] Shirou**
...is on fire!
**[21:48] Yakan**
I am the Cooking Underworld's
Five Tiger Star Ya Kan!
**[21:51] Yakan**
Liu Maoxing, if you'll burn a boat,
**[21:55] Yakan**
then I shall transform the Yangtze
River into a sea of fire!
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** "At the End of the Yangtze River"
**[23:56] Narration**
*"At the End of the Yangtze River."*