The Tide Sound Turtle belongs to a highly aquatic species of turtles.
They feel incredibly comfortable in places abundant with water elements.
Although Yin Hong's home has a spacious swimming pool for the Tide Sound Turtle to play in on regular days, it pales in comparison to a place like Tidal Island.
After Su Muchen and his companion left the camp with their two Beast Tamer Creatures, the Tide Sound Turtle's usually lazy little eyes suddenly widened with a human-like excitement.
Its short legs began to paddle quickly on the ground, heading straight for the seaside.
But after a few steps, it seemed to feel that it wasn't fast enough.
It stopped and affectionately rubbed its head against Yin Hong's pant leg, emitting a series of "gulu gulu" sounds.
Seeing this, Su Muchen looked at Yin Hong and laughed, "Let the Tide Sound Turtle have some fun first."
"Overtraining can often backfire. Everyone worked so hard on their training the past few days."
"Relaxing and playing now might actually help with future training."
Yin Hong looked down at the Tide Sound Turtle circling his feet.
Listening to Su Muchen's words, he agreed wholeheartedly.
He nodded, bent down to pick up the Tide Sound Turtle, and strode forward.
In Yin Hong's arms, the Tide Sound Turtle continued to squirm restlessly, its head stretching desperately in one direction.
Before long, led by the Tide Sound Turtle's head, the two men and two creatures arrived at an incredibly beautiful place.
There were mountains and water, and wild Spirit Beasts.
Most importantly, there was a sense of relaxation here that was hard to experience in urban life.
Most of the wild Spirit Beasts on Tidal Island were Tide Sound Turtles.
They had long been accustomed to human visitors.
Seeing Su Muchen and Yin Hong arrive with their creatures, many Tide Sound Turtles paused their "leisure activities,"
tilting their heads, their small bean-like eyes curiously and friendly looking at the Tide Sound Turtle in Yin Hong's arms.
Yin Hong squatted down and set the Tide Sound Turtle on the ground.
"Go on, play with your companions."
Before the words were out, the Tide Sound Turtle seemed to break free from some kind of restraint.
It abandoned its usual slow turtle pace, happily swinging its short but powerful limbs, quickly heading toward the lake.
When it reached its kind, in an instant,
"gulu gulu."
The "gulu gulu" sounds rose and fell.
It was as if every Tide Sound Turtle was introducing itself to its new friend.
As the lively gulu sounds gradually faded, a particularly large Battle Sound Turtle, with a slightly bloated yet majestic shell, slowly swam out from the lake.
It raised its head high, letting out a deep and resonant "gulu gulu" sound.
When the sound disappeared, the originally scattered Tide Sound Turtles quickly and orderly lined up.
With another gulu command from the Battle Sound Turtle, splash, splash.
A series of sounds like dumplings dropping into water echoed by the lake.
The calm lake surface instantly splashed with moderate-sized water droplets.
One by one, the Tide Sound Turtles happily dived into the water, playing and frolicking.
Su Muchen looked down at the Young Qilin by his feet and asked, "Do you want to go play?"
"Roar roar!"
The Young Qilin was very tempted by the suggestion.
But when it moved forward, it only cautiously put half of its body into the water.
Perhaps because of its unique appearance, it was worried that its distinctive look might attract strange gazes in the water.
Or maybe it was fearful of the unknown experience of diving into the water.
Until the Battle Sound Turtle surfaced and issued another enthusiastic gulu invitation, the Young Qilin hesitated before finally submerging its entire body into the water.
As a divine beast that could perfectly adapt to almost any attribute, diving was a minor issue for it.
In no time at all, thanks to the Qilin's innate auspicious affinity, the Young Qilin was having a blast with a group of Tide Sound Turtles, completely losing itself in the fun.
Taking advantage of its mastery of numerous water skills, the Young Qilin showcased its talents in the water.
It would create a small water tornado one moment, and then form a crystal-clear water ball the next.
It could even simultaneously push seven Tide Sound Turtles, taking them on a drifting ride.
After a round of dazzling displays, it immediately garnered envious gazes from a large group of Tide Sound Turtles.
They surrounded the Young Qilin, emitting 'gulu' sounds of amazement.
Su Muchen and Yin Hong sat on the grass by the lake, quietly watching the scene.
They fully enjoyed the pure joy brought by the harmonious coexistence of Spirit Beasts and nature.
"Brother Chen, do you think the significant reduction in many powerful Spirit Beast species is due to human environmental pollution?"
Yin Hong's voice broke the tranquility.
Su Muchen frowned slightly, gazing into the distance, lost in thought.
After a moment, he slowly spoke:
"Early human destruction of nature indeed caused the extinction of many Spirit Beasts."
"Although everyone is now aware of the severity of the problem and is trying to make amends,"
"the fact remains, and it cannot be denied."
"Of course, there's another factor that cannot be ignored."
"Nature follows the principle of survival of the fittest, not survival of the strongest."
"No one would dare say that the Gluttonous Divine Ox is weak."
"But what happened?"
"Because it was too gluttonous, it often ate all the food in its territory, leaving nothing behind."
"This led to the collective hostility of other powerful Spirit Beasts, essentially playing itself to death."
"That's true." Yin Hong nodded seriously, agreeing with Su Muchen's view.
"What made you think of asking this?" Su Muchen asked, somewhat surprised.
"Nothing, just a thought." Yin Hong shrugged.
Then, with a face full of envy, he said, "By the way, Brother Chen, your Sacred Qilin Beast is amazing."
"It just displayed over a dozen water skills, right!"
Su Muchen's lips curled up, half-jokingly teasing:
"Ah, it's all about talent. Outstanding people always attract outstanding Beast Tamer Creatures."
"I have no words for that." Yin Hong smiled helplessly, shaking his head.
"And you, did you notice any differences in the spiritual power operation tracks of those skills?"
Su Muchen looked at Yin Hong with bright eyes, a hint of anticipation in his gaze.
Yin Hong's talent was not just about predicting skills.
"Wow, Brother Chen, you know about my talent?!"
Yin Hong's eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Su Muchen.
"I originally just guessed, but now I'm sure." Su Muchen nodded slightly, a mysterious smile on his face.
"......."
Yin Hong was stunned for a moment, then blurted out a word: "Awesome!"
"I'll have the Young Qilin slow down and demonstrate for you again."
"Record the spiritual power operation methods of these skills."
"Not only will it help you better predict your opponent's moves, but it will also make it easier to teach your Beast Tamer Creature the corresponding skills."
"Luckily, the spiritual energy of water elements is abundant here, making learning water skills twice as effective with half the effort."
As Su Muchen spoke, he issued a command to the Young Qilin in the water.
Upon receiving the order, the Young Qilin happily swam to the shore, ready to demonstrate those water skills once more.