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

Ding Muyang's face showed a look of sudden realization: "That makes sense. The beasts of the Overlord quality are far superior to those of the Diamond quality, especially the mid-level Overlord quality, which is even better than the low-level Overlord quality. No wonder Young Master Yuheng's beast level is so amazing."

He looked at Zhou Heng with eager eyes and became increasingly polite.

Even among the top-ranked aristocratic families, overlord-quality beast cubs are rare, and not every S-rank talent member can contract an overlord-quality beast cub.

Zhou Heng travels with a seventh-tier beast companion and has also contracted two mid-level overlord-quality beasts, which undoubtedly makes him very important in the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon Clan.

Ding Muyang immediately felt the urge to curry favor with him.

Soon, the group arrived at their first stop, the Ice Cloud Tower.

After the tour, Ding Muyang led Zhou Heng and Li Lang to other places, and the three of them returned to Huangyan Blessed Land at dusk.

Zhou Heng and the others spent the night in the Radiant Flame Blessed Land.

The next day, the Radiant Flame Bird, along with four sixth-tier commander beast tamers from Ice Cloud Star and a group of fifth-tier warrior beast tamers, personally saw off Zhong Ding Qiu Niu and Zhou Heng's family.

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Beyond the cosmic expanse of Ice Cloud Star, on the back of the Bell and Cauldron, Zhou's father led Zhou's mother, Zhou Heng, and Li Lang to the Purple Palace.

Zhou Heng asked, "Dad, where are we going next?"

Father Zhou had already made arrangements: "I've already discussed it with Ancestor Xiyin. Next, we'll go to a level three planet so you can see how humans and their subordinate races coexist, and then head straight to our ancestral planet. We've come all this way, so we need to broaden your horizons."

Zhou Heng naturally wouldn't refuse: "Okay, Dad."

"Little ones, sit tight, we're about to set off again." Zhongding Qiuniu was in a great mood after seeing his old friend.

Zhou Heng smiled and said, "Ancestor Xiyin, let's set off quickly! We are ready."

With a flick of its claws, Zhong Ding Qiu Niu opened up another spatial tunnel and plunged inside.

The next instant, they appeared outside a level three planet.

Li Lang hadn't even reacted yet: "Have we arrived so quickly?"

Mr. Zhou nodded: "That's right, we've arrived. This level three planet is called Red Armor Star, and it's only two billion kilometers away from Ice Cloud Star."

Zhou Heng was very curious: "Red Armor Star is a level three planet. How many vassal races are there on it?"

Father Zhou explained: "On Crimson Armor Star, there is only one vassal race called the Crimson Armor Clan. The leader is a seventh-tier powerhouse, known as the Crimson Armor Chieftain, or Crimson Armor Clan Chief. The Alliance officially calls him the Crimson Armor City Lord. Although he cannot compare to our Alliance's seventh-tier feudal beast tamers, he is the strongest among the Crimson Armor Clan."

Li Lang asked, puzzled, "Uncle Ting, I remember there are over ten thousand level-three planets in the Eastern Alliance. Does that mean every single one of them has a seventh-tier powerhouse from a vassal race stationed there? Isn't that a bit too many?"

Zhou Heng interjected, "While seventh-tier experts among vassal races cannot directly gain endless lifespans like seventh-tier beast tamers, their lifespans are still extremely long, far exceeding those of beast tamers of the same level. It's quite normal for there to be ten thousand beings above the seventh tier after six thousand years of accumulation. Moreover, seventh-tier experts among vassal races are very weak compared to their peers and cannot be compared to seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamers."

Li Lang asked, "Do the vassal races have eighth-tier and ninth-tier powerhouses?"

Zhou Heng didn't know much about this, so he turned his attention to his father.

Father Zhou immediately chimed in, "There are a few eighth-tier experts, but none ninth-tier experts. On one hand, six thousand years isn't a long time for vassal races. On the other hand, while the suppression of vassal races in our human universe isn't as severe as that of the Ten Great Evil Races, it's still there to some extent. Therefore, according to research from the Eastern Alliance, it's very difficult for vassal races to break through to the ninth tier in this universe, or even possible to break through at all."

Li Lang grew increasingly perplexed: "Even so, ten thousand seventh-tier powerhouses are still a considerable force. Are they truly willing to submit to the alliance and forever remain fourth- or fifth-tier races?"

Father Zhou was very patient: "The seventh-tier powerhouses born from the vassal races are also seventh-tier extraordinary beings with some seventh-tier characteristics, but their combat power is far inferior to the seventh-tier powerhouses among the ten evil races and the seventh-tier beast tamers in our alliance."

Zhou Heng found a sofa and sat down: "Dad, just how big is the difference?"

Father Zhou explained this in detail: "For example, Ancestor Xiyin, as a peak seventh-tier beast tamer, could easily take on fifty or even sixty peak seventh-tier experts from her vassal races, even without the talent support of her contracted partner. With the powerful talent support of her contracted partner, the difference would be even greater. With an S-level combat-type talent, she could at least take on a hundred. With an SS-level talent, taking on a thousand would not be difficult. As for how much of a difference there would be with an SSS-level talent, I don't know, but perhaps she could take on ten thousand."

Li Lang's eyes widened: "The difference in combat power between vassal races and high-level beast tamers is really this large?"

Zhou Heng frowned: "Those who can advance to the seventh rank of Lord Beastmaster generally possess S-rank talent, plus the ability to tame overlord beasts. From this, we can infer that any seventh-rank Lord Beastmaster could easily defeat a hundred seventh-rank experts from vassal races. Add to that the few with even stronger talents, and wouldn't that mean that ten thousand seventh-rank experts from vassal races, bundled together, would only be equivalent to a few dozen seventh-rank Lord Beastmasters from the alliance?"

Father Zhou affirmed, "That's right. Most vassal races are only equivalent to bronze or silver beast tamers of the same rank in terms of combat ability. Although a few special individuals have much higher potential than bronze and silver beast tamers, their combat strength will not change much."

Zhou Heng had a sudden realization: "I understand now, no wonder the difference is so huge! Theoretically, this is equivalent to the difference between a bronze beast that has broken through its limits multiple times and reached the seventh rank, and a hegemon beast that has also reached the seventh rank. It's like the difference between an ordinary rabbit and an ordinary lion. They are both mortal beasts in terms of level, but a lion can easily kill a hundred rabbits."

Father Zhou showed a relieved expression: "Your understanding is completely correct, so even though the number of seventh-tier powerhouses of the vassal races is several times greater than the number of seventh-tier beast tamers of the alliance, they dare not harbor any disloyalty towards the alliance."

Zhou's mother added, "Moreover, the Ten Great Evil Races hate not the allied humans the most, but their vassal races. This is because the vassal races of today were once the Ten Great Evil Races' food and servants. Compared to humans, who have always been their enemies, the betrayal of the vassal races by the Ten Great Evil Races is even more hated by them. Therefore, after the Ten Great Evil Races descend upon this universe, they usually seek trouble with the vassal races first."