The Power of Food Spirit within Tuantuan flowed, and in an instant, it created a series of glutinous rice bullets, then aimed at the Thorny Black-skinned Wild Boar’s mouth and fired.
At the same time, the Thorny Black-skinned Wild Boar had already reached Chen Mo. Its massive body leaped high and pounced directly at him.
Equipped with entries like [Swift as Wind] and [Hunter], Chen Mo’s reactions were at their peak. In a flash, he took a step to the side, elegantly dodging the deadly charge of the Thorny Black-skinned Wild Boar like a matador.
Just then, Tuantuan’s glutinous rice bullets were guided by the [Sharpshooter] and sent into the thorny wild boar’s mouth.
This time, the glutinous rice dumplings weren’t of the dark culinary genre but were meticulously flavored by a master of taste pairing to have a meaty aroma.
Stuffed with a mouthful of glutinous rice dumplings, the Thorny Black-skinned Wild Boar involuntarily chewed a bit, and its brown eyes lit up as it eagerly ran in front of the Glutinous Rice Ball Spirit, panting and drooling.
Seeing this scene, Chen Mo sighed in relief.
The little thorny wild boar, easily taken down.
He placed the Crystal Cabbage into his backpack and issued another command to Tuantuan at the same time:
"Tuantuan, use Satiated Full."
As the energy-laden glutinous rice dumplings were continuously fed into the mouth of the Thorny Black-skinned Wild Boar, the massive creature was soon full.
Chen Mo, along with the Glutinous Rice Ball Spirit, took the opportunity to slip away.
"Whoa! Is this even a valid move? What kind of delish are Tuantuan’s glutinous rice dumplings that they can make a thorny wild boar give up guarding its cabbage?!"
"Not bad at all; grabbing a precious ingredient right off the bat, though Crystal Cabbage seems to be just an auxiliary ingredient, still need the main material."
"No one’s talking about the moment earlier when Chen Mo was outplaying the thorny wild boar? It was a Commander Rank Spirit Beast after all!"
After obtaining the Crystal Cabbage, Chen Mo didn’t pause for a moment before heading to the next moving "light dot."
He still needed a gugu chicken and a dazed goose for the soup, and the moving light dot implied a living ingredient. It was very likely among his target ingredients.
After equipping [Swift as Wind], Chen Mo moved at incredible speed and reached the vicinity of the moving light dot in the blink of an eye.
Russle russle russle...
In the dense jungle, a bald man and his Food Spirit, the Octopus Burn Spirit, were chasing a Transcendent Rank dazed goose.
The dazed goose was named so because it had very small pupils, giving it a stupid-looking appearance. Its meat was tender and flavorful, making it a top-quality ingredient just like the gugu chicken.
Just like the gugu chicken, it possessed extraordinary skills in escaping.
Its entire natural talent was significantly inclined towards escaping.
This Transcendent Rank dazed goose ran and flew all the way, even making it tough for the Commander Rank Octopus Burn Spirit to deal with it.
Unsurprisingly, the battle prowess among food-type spirit beasts is the weakest of all attributes.
It’s not unusual for a scene to show a Commander Rank Food Spirit being beaten by a Transcendent Rank spirit beast.
Their abilities are more geared towards making gourmet dishes, with Food Spirits capable of creating countless foods with special effects to improve the overall capabilities of spirit beasts.
Seeing the distance between them widening again, suddenly a dark shadow swept past.
The Octopus Burn Spirit felt a gentle breeze, and then realized it got overtaken by a... human!
After surpassing the Octopus Burn Spirit, the dark shadow maintained its speed, continuously closing in on the dazed goose.
Chen Mo went full firepower.
Thanks to the feedback from several spirit beasts and the bonus from the [Swift as Wind] entry, his running speed was at its peak, bursting with a series of afterimages.
Seeing this, the dazed goose began to panic-strike.
Surrounding it was a breeze, making its steps suddenly much lighter.
Wind-type technique: Riding the Wind.
If it doesn’t panic now, it’ll be done for!
"Tuantuan, glutinous rice dumpling."
Through telepathy, Chen Mo issued a command, the Glutinous Rice Ball Spirit sensed it mindfully, condensing thumb-sized but fragrant glutinous rice dumplings.
Instead of aiming at the dazed goose, they were shot into Chen Mo’s mouth.
The other effect of [Food Hunter]: after consuming gourmet food, there’s a chance to boost strength, speed, or defense.
If the techniques are not enough, rely on the side benefits!
With the consumption of glutinous rice dumplings, Chen Mo’s speed was further enhanced!
Two minutes later, the distance between Chen Mo and the dazed goose was less than 5 meters!
Chen Mo made a sprint and then grabbed the dazed goose barehanded. With a swift hand strike, the dazed goose immediately sank into unconsciousness.
"Dazed Goose, captured successfully!"
"Oh my god, Chen Mo ran so fast! He actually caught up with a Transcendent Level dazed goose with sheer physical power!"
The female commentator exclaimed enthusiastically, her face full of disbelief.
The Neon Cat beside her, however, remained unfazed.
"Relax nyan~ Chen Mo already showed exceptional running speed back in the Daoist School competition nyan~"
Elsewhere, upon seeing this, the Octopus Burn Spirit and its master had to give up and start searching for new ingredients.
The preliminaries prohibited Spirit Chefs from attacking each other.
One could snatch the same ingredient, but once it fell into a Spirit Chef’s hands, no further attack could be initiated.
"Holy cow! Are you telling me humans can explode with such speed?"
"Confirmed! Humanoid spirit beast!"
"While others rely on Food Spirits to get ingredients, you catch geese barehanded, don’t you?"
Seeing Chen Mo catch the dazed goose barehanded, a wave of exclamations erupted from the audience.
Even the well-informed judges were stunned to witness this.
Even a Master Level Spirit Master doesn’t run this fast, right!?
After capturing the dazed goose, Chen Mo, along with the Glutinous Rice Ball Spirit, hurriedly searched for the next ingredient.
The total time for gathering ingredients and cooking was only 4 hours, and making Crystal Cabbage Soup alone took quite some time.
With the help of [Food Hunter], Chen Mo managed to find all the ingredients needed for Crystal Cabbage Soup one after another.
Scallops, gugu chicken, dazed goose, Crystal Cabbage...
Watching Chen Mo gather ingredients at such a pace, the judges besides Chen Meng at the judges’ table were all amazed.
The Island Master of Taoyuan, Tao Ming, quietly talked with the Spirit Chef Association’s Vice President from Qiongya Province.
"He seems to know the locations of these ingredients like the back of his hand..."
"Could it be that he’s been on Golden Shovel Island before?"
"Unlikely. Although Chen Mo manages to find ingredients quickly each time, many are not the ones he needs. It seems more like a Spirit Master talent for sensing or smelling ingredients."
"Doesn’t that make him a born Spirit Chef?"
Half an hour later, Chen Mo, having collected all the ingredients, returned to the cooking area.
This is where Spirit Chefs cook, with everything from pots, pans, and seasonings like green onions, garlic, to ginger all present.
By the time Chen Mo arrived, several Spirit Chefs had already started working.
However, he was also among the earliest to begin cooking.
"Tuantuan, I’ll be counting on you from here on out!"
After handling the ingredients, Chen Mo said to the Glutinous Rice Ball Spirit with a smile.
"Ying!" (Leave it to me ba!)