On the Beast Spirit Continent, magic and cuisine are equally important, and beastfolk live alongside humans. Magic academies abound, training students in both magic and the culinary arts.
Luo Jiuxuan is a beastfolk youth with a mysterious bloodline. He's chuunibyou, lazy, and naturally goofy. By chance, he gets into a top magic and culinary academy.
When he first arrives, he spends his days lazing around. Then a fortuitous encounter unexpectedly grants him a golden finger: the awakening of the ancient Taotie power within him.
This power lets him gain ingredient experience by hunting magical beasts, unlock secret recipes, and absorb the magical essence of monsters.
He originally just wants to coast through life, but gradually starts to stand out in one cooking showdown and battle against magical beasts after another, leveling up as he fights monsters while honing his culinary skills.
As his strength grows, he is drawn into aristocratic power struggles and the mystery of a thousand-year-old seal, uncovering the shocking truth that he is a dragon-Taotie hybrid.
He uses food to resolve crises and sweeps aside his opponents with his Gluttony Domain, growing from a culinary-world slacker into a legend who commands the power of the Taotie.
He makes friends with dragonkin, a saintess of the fox tribe, and other companions. Together, they unravel ancient forbidden texts, purify rampaging magical beasts, expose a marriage alliance conspiracy, and awaken the memories of the Taotie King.
In the end, he fuses the powers of the dragon and Taotie, launches a cross-dimensional gourmet starship, and embarks on the path to godhood, rewriting the fate of the beastfolk.
