Chapter 32: The Gratitude of the Isolated Island Spirit (Please Follow)

As a person and a beast were happily eating grilled fish, Chen Mo suddenly heard the sound of rolling waves near his ear, followed by a long whale cry.

"Whooo—" (Friend!)

After saying goodbye to Chen Mo, the Isolated Island Spirit did not leave, but chose to linger in the nearby sea.

Seeing the fires on the shore, it swam over and was delighted to find Chen Mo.

"Want some?"

Chen Mo shook the grilled fish in his hand.

"Whooo!" (Want to eat!)

The Isolated Island Spirit blinked; it had long smelled the aroma of the grilled fish.

Chen Mo walked to the seaside and tossed the crispy golden grilled fish into the mouth of the Isolated Island Spirit.

The Isolated Island Spirit swallowed it in one bite.

"Whoo?" (That's it???)

"It seems... like it was a bit too little?"

The portion of grilled fish was barely enough to stick between the teeth for the Isolated Island Spirit.

"Whooo—" (Friend, wait for me a moment!)

After letting out a whale cry, the Isolated Island Spirit suddenly dived into the water, and its figure disappeared instantly.

Although this big guy was huge in size, it was extremely agile in the water.

"Gone?"

After about half an hour, there was no more movement on the sea surface.

Just as Chen Mo thought the Isolated Island Spirit had left, the sound of rolling waves came to his ears again.

Under the orange glow of the bonfire, the dark shadow of the Isolated Island Spirit could be faintly seen in the distance, water swirling around it, and suddenly, a massive creature was tossed onto the shore by it using a wave.

It was a huge crimson octopus, which Chen Mo had also defeated a similar one earlier in the afternoon.

However, the size of this crimson octopus was much bigger! Its tentacles alone were 7-8 meters long, and its growth level was nearly at the Commander Stage, yet it was easily killed by the Isolated Island Spirit.

The Isolated Island Spirit blinked its deep blue, ocean-like eyes again.

"Friend, do you want me to help you grill the octopus?"

Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"Whooo—"

The Isolated Island Spirit nodded, emitting an excited hum.

"No problem, but my grill can only fit half a tentacle of this octopus, you'll have to wait a bit."

The octopus was too large to fit on a grill.

"Whooo—" (No worries~)

"Chirp!"

The Blazing Flame Fox skillfully cut the octopus and dug out a deep blue Crystal Core from its head.

This was the organ in which the crimson octopus stored its Water-element Spiritual Power; after special treatment, it could automatically absorb the Water-element Spiritual Power from the air, allowing corresponding Spiritual Beasts to quickly replenish their spent Spiritual Power.

"This is a Water Element Crystal Core from a Transcendent 9th Rank Spiritual Beast."

He Siyao stated from the side.

"Such a Crystal Core would have a market price of about 300,000."

Hearing this, Chen Mo silently accepted the Water Element Crystal Core.

Cough cough, let's consider it a food processing fee!

"However, using such a high-quality octopus for charcoal grilling feels a bit wasteful."

Chen Mo regretted that he was not a Spirit Chef, otherwise the ingredients in front of him could have been turned into a very high-quality dish.

But as the saying goes—

Often, the most high-end ingredients need only the simplest cooking methods.

Brushing oil evenly on both sides and grilling until golden brown, then sprinkling cumin and pepper on each tentacle, was already delicious enough.

Chen Mo, Xiao Jiu, and He Siyao shared half a tentacle, and even so, the two people and one beast were very full.

Chen Mo felt a warm and comfortable sensation in his body.

The nutritional value of the Transcendent Rank crimson octopus was high, and continued consumption could slightly enhance physical fitness, which was especially noticeable in Spiritual Beasts.

Chen Mo packed up half a tentacle, and the remaining seven tentacles, after being grilled, were all given to the Isolated Island Spirit.

"Whooo—" (This is too delicious!)

After eating the crimson octopus, the Isolated Island Spirit let out a satisfied hum, and the star patterns under its belly emitted a magnificent glow, like stars in the sky.

This is the manifestation of the Isolated Island Spirit when it is extremely pleased.

It has never tasted such delicious food before; this human's culinary skills are truly amazing!

After eating, the Isolated Island Spirit dived into the water, ready to hunt a big fellow nearby.

"Wait a minute, friend! I didn't bring enough cumin or chili powder this time, I can't barbecue a large creature. Next time!"

Seeing that the Isolated Island Spirit was about to take off again, Chen Mo, who realized the big fellow's intent, quickly spoke.

Just this octopus alone exhausted all his spices.

"Woo~"

The Isolated Island Spirit nodded.

"Big fellow, my name is Chen Mo, you can call me by my name in the future. Of course, it's also okay if you continue to call me friend. By the way, do you have a name?"

After a full meal, Chen Mo was ready to talk about life with the Isolated Island Spirit.

"Woo—" (My name is Xinghai…)

It seemed that for the first time, finding someone to confide in, Xinghai then told Chen Mo about its past.

It had originally lived with its parents and tribe in the depths of the Vortex Sea, a place rarely visited by humans.

Since it was young, its vocal frequency was different from ordinary whales, so its parents and tribesmen couldn't hear what it said, thinking the child was naturally dumb!

Although they took care of it in daily life, they neglected the emotional care.

When Xinghai sang, no one heard, and when it was sad, no one paid attention.

So, on a dark and windy night, it left the tribe alone, wanting to find a being who could feel its vocal frequency.

Listening to Xinghai's past, Chen Mo felt a twinge of emotion.

Birds of a feather flock together.

He, Xiao Jiu, and the present Isolated Island Spirit, could all form a trio called "The Orphan Trio."

"To our friendship, cheers!"

"Chirp!"

"Woo—"

Chen Mo and the Blazing Flame Fox clinked glasses, while the Isolated Island Spirit symbolically took a sip of seawater.

At this moment, two bright moons in the sky were corresponding from afar, the beach bonfire emitted an orange glow, and the almost imperceptible whale chants mixed with the rustling sea wind, creating quite an atmosphere.

Of course, for the other trainees on the island, it wasn't so pleasant.

In the middle of the night, hearing such creepy sounds, how could anyone sleep!?

"Woo—" (Friend, want to go for a swim in the sea?)

The Isolated Island Spirit's azure eyes gazed at Chen Mo, hiding an inexplicable emotion.

"Sorry, I can't leave this island for now."

Chen Mo felt somewhat regretful.

The training rules forbid leaving the island; leaving would mean elimination, otherwise, Chen Mo would really like to experience what it feels like to ride on the Isolated Island Spirit.

"Woo—"

Unsure how long they had chatted, there were only dying embers left in the bonfire, flickering once before completely extinguishing.

The night was deep.

"I need to go back to rest now, see you tomorrow!"

"Chirp!" (Big fellow, see you again!)

"Woo—"

The silhouette of the Isolated Island Spirit slowly disappeared into the sea...

The next day, Chen Mo, along with He Siyao, cleaned up the bosses in the southwest and central areas.

After cleaning up, their scores were already several times that of those in third place, making it difficult for others to surpass them.

In the evening, Chen Mo heard the familiar whale chant by the seaside.

The Isolated Island Spirit, as expected, arrived and brought Chen Mo a gift—a colorful conch that produced clear and melodious sounds.

This conch sound could travel very far; as long as it was blown within a hundred kilometers nearby, the Isolated Island Spirit could hear it.

Xinghai told Chen Mo that as long as he blew the conch, it would appear.

Then, one man, one whale, and one fox talked about everything, during which Chen Mo barbecued a big crab for the Isolated Island Spirit, until the bright moon hung high before saying goodbye again.

As for He Siyao and her Lianyan Butterfly, they just quietly listened on the side.

They completely didn't understand what the Isolated Island Spirit and the Blazing Flame Fox were saying and couldn't join the group chat...

Chen Mo initially translated a few sentences, but later found translating sentence by sentence too troublesome, and gradually stopped talking.