Genius Beast Taming: Starting from Awakening an S-Rank Talent

"It really is Xiao Gao."

Zhou Heng's eyes narrowed: "His Black Fiend Wolf is of high-grade silver quality, second tier, fourth level, while his opponent is a high-grade bronze quality Shield Rhinoceros, second tier, sixth level. If we don't consider the talent bonus, the two are evenly matched."

Li Lang picked up the handbook that Manager Zhao had given him earlier: "Here's the information about Xiao Gao's opponent. His talent is an E-rank talent that can't provide any boost to beast taming in direct combat, making it quite useless. Xiao Gao's talent is A-rank, but it also can't provide any boost to direct combat. In this respect, it's relatively fair between the two."

Zhou Heng speculated about this: "The Star Arena must have been arranged this way on purpose."

Li Lang analyzed the situation: "I think Xiao Gao's chances of winning are relatively low, because the Shield Armor Rhinoceros is known for its strong defense among low-level beast tamers. Although the Black Fiend Wolf is of higher quality than the Shield Armor Rhinoceros, its level is relatively low, so it will probably be difficult for it to break through the Shield Armor Rhinoceros's defense."

Zhou Heng held a different opinion: "I don't think so."

Li Lang quickly asked, "You're so confident, you must have something to be sure of, right? Does Xiao Gao really have some extraordinary talent?"

"The combat power boost brought by the difference in the quality of the beasts should not be underestimated. Moreover, I observed Xiao Gao in the practical class. He and his Black Fiend Wolf cooperated very well, and their combat awareness was also very good. Most importantly, although the Shield Armor Rhinoceros focuses on defense, it does have weak points."

Zhou Heng explained, "Moreover, this arena match is not a life-or-death duel. Beast tamers are not allowed to attack the opposing beast tamer. The Black Fiend Wolf can rely on its outstanding mobility and endurance to slowly wear down the Armored Rhinoceros's stamina."

"How about we bet a bottle of Tier 3 potion?"

A sly glint flashed in Li Lang's eyes: "Although what you said makes a lot of sense, I'm still betting on Xiao Gao to lose."

"make a deal."

Zhou Heng readily agreed: "I bet he'll win."

Then, Li Lang pressed a button next to the seat.

Manager Zhao rushed in and asked the two to place their bets.

The odds for Gao Wenwu and his opponent are both 1 to 1.6.

Zhou Heng bought 1,000 bets, while Li Lang bought 100 bets.

On the stage, the referee has already announced the start of the match.

Besides its thick hide and tough flesh, the armored rhinoceros also has three sharp horns on its nose. Its twenty-meter-long body causes the arena to tremble with every step it takes.

Gao Wenwu's voice was calm and clear: "Zhan Sha, flank and wait for an opportunity to use the Black Fiend Ball."

The Black Wolf instantly transformed into a streak of black light, rapidly circling the Shielded Rhinoceros, its speed so fast it almost left a blur.

The armored rhinoceros turned around clumsily, but was always a beat too slow and couldn't lock onto its target at all.

The burly, dark-skinned man roared, "Don't be fooled! Ironclad, use Earthquake Tremor!"

The armored rhinoceros raised its front hoof and slammed it heavily onto the arena. A brownish-red shockwave spread out from it, clearly affecting the Black Wolf's movements and slowing it down.

The burly, dark-skinned man shouted coldly, "Now! Rhinoceros Horn Charge!"

The armored rhinoceros lowered its head, its sharp horns aimed at the black wolf, and charged forward like a high-speed chariot carrying immense force.

A gasp rippled through the audience.

Although they had already witnessed a battle between fourth-tier grandmaster beast tamers, they still found this battle between second-tier veteran beast tamers quite fascinating.

Zhou Heng and Li Lang also watched the battle on the arena intently, after all, Gao Wenwu was their friend, unlike ordinary second-tier senior beast tamers.

"Battle Fiend, Black Fiend Clone!" Gao Wenwu's command rang out promptly.

At the critical moment, the Black Wolf's figure suddenly split into three, and the Shield-Armored Rhinoceros's horn only pierced through the middle phantom.

The phantom on the right disappeared, and the black wolf on the left seized the opportunity to pounce on the armored rhinoceros. Its sharp claws gleamed with a cold black light, leaving several wounds on the relatively soft belly of the armored rhinoceros.

"Excellent, excellent!"

Zhou Heng couldn't help but clap his hands: "The clone skill was used perfectly."

Li Lang's eyes lit up: "Ordinary Black Fiend Wolves don't have the Black Fiend Clone skill among their innate abilities. This skill must have been learned later."

Zhou Heng's eyes were full of admiration: "It must be! Xiao Gao is usually so quiet, I didn't expect him to have this trick up his sleeve. He's never shown it in the class's practical lessons before. If I hadn't seen him play today, I wouldn't have known!"

Li Lang also showed an expression of admiration: "Although beast taming can learn skills later, it is very difficult, especially for low-quality beast taming in the early stages. It is even more difficult for them to learn any powerful and practical skills. I wonder how much effort Gao Wenwu put in when no one was around to teach the Black Fiend Wolf such a powerful skill as Black Fiend Clone."

Zhou Heng said seriously, "His hard work will surely pay off in the future."

Li Lang nodded, and then the two of them turned their attention back to the arena.

Although the armored rhinoceros suffered a minor loss, its wound was shallow. It quickly adjusted its posture, angrily snorting as it relentlessly attacked the black wolf.

Over the next few minutes, the two sides exchanged blows.

The Black Wolf used its speed advantage to constantly harass the enemy, while the Shielded Rhino relied on its powerful defense and strength to find an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.

Eventually, the armored rhinoceros was gradually exhausted.

Black Wolf, relying on its nimble movement and relentless attacks with Black Fiend Balls, barely managed to win.

"Match over!"

The referee announced loudly: "The winner is Gao Wenwu and his tamed beast, the Black Fiend Wolf!"

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers.

Li Lang took out a bottle of third-tier healing potion and handed it to Zhou Heng: "You have better judgment than I do."

Zhou Heng took the medicine from Li Lang: "Xiao Gao usually doesn't show off, so it's normal that you misjudged him."

Manager Zhao walked in and presented Zhou Heng's winnings of 160,000 yuan with both hands.

As for Li Lang, he bet on the wrong horse, so he lost 10,000.

Li Lang, of course, wouldn't care about this.

His daily allowance far exceeds 10,000 Alliance Coins.

Li Lang suddenly lowered his voice: "Speaking of which, do you know what Xiao Gao wants to evolve the Black Fiend Wolf into?"

Zhou Heng looked away: "Oh? You know?"

"The last time I went to the library to look up information, I happened to see him flipping through 'The Advanced Evolution Guide for Gold-Quality Wolf Beast Tamers'."

Li Lang didn't keep him in suspense: "Then I asked him a few questions, and he told me that he wanted to evolve the Black Fiend Wolf into a lower-level gold-quality Mystic Soul Fiend Wolf."

"Evolving from a high-grade silver quality to a low-grade gold quality requires a large amount of fourth-grade resources and a small amount of fifth-grade resources. This is a fixed rule summarized by our predecessors."

Zhou Heng looked thoughtful: "The Xuanhun Shalang has high potential for further evolution and can evolve all the way to the upper-level diamond. Therefore, if the Black Shalang wants to evolve into the Xuanhun Shalang, it will consume more resources than evolving into other lower-level gold-quality wolf beasts. The evolution ritual is also quite special, requiring the hunting of wolves to steal their souls. In short, it's quite troublesome."