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

Upon hearing Gu Yixuan admit defeat, Zhou Heng immediately deactivated his talent effect and called out to Feng Yi Qingluan, "Jiuxiao, release the Heavenly Fire Demon Scorpion, come back!"

Phoenix and Azure Phoenix immediately released their claws, flew off the back of the Heavenly Fire Demon Flame Scorpion, transformed into a meter-sized creature, and flew back to Zhou Heng's side.

It jumped into Zhou Heng's arms and nuzzled his chin with its head.

Zhou Heng smiled and stroked the feathers on the back of the Phoenix Azure Luan, whispering, "Jiuxiao, you're amazing."

"唳~~"

The phoenix and the blue luan couldn't help but let out joyful cries.

The principal of No. 3 Middle School hurriedly said to the Soul-Sustaining Flower Spirit, "Go quickly and treat Yixuan's beast's injuries."

"Okay." The Soul-Continuing Flower Spirit obediently replied and immediately flew from the Third Middle School Principal's shoulder to the Heavenly Fire Demon Flame Scorpion's side.

Its four small wings emitted a pink light, and a thin, pink beam of light, as fine as a velvet thread, fell from its palm onto the Heavenly Fire Demon Flame Scorpion.

In an instant, the Heavenly Fire Demon Flame Scorpion's injuries were completely healed, and even its severed scorpion tail grew back. As for the slight injuries to its soul, they were also healed.

Gu Yixuan stepped forward and carefully examined the Heavenly Fire Demon Flame Scorpion, then breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Zhou Heng and sighed, "Truly, the older generation surpasses the younger! Junior, I am no match for you."

Zhou Heng disagreed: "I was able to win this round only because my senior went easy on me. After all, I had already used my talent, while my senior hadn't."

Gu Yixuan sighed: "It's not that I don't want to use my talent, but that my talent simply doesn't have any ability to fight in direct combat."

Zhou Heng's heart skipped a beat: "What is your talent, senior?"

Gu Yixuan's tone was somewhat complicated: "My talent is the top-tier S-rank rapid growth, which can greatly increase the growth speed of my beast tamers, but it is obviously unusable in actual combat. It was precisely because of this talent that I was able to cultivate my contracted partner to the third tier, tenth level before the start of my senior year of high school."

Zhou Heng suddenly realized: "I see, I understand now. In fact, senior's talent is quite practical. As long as the level is high enough, you can completely suppress your opponent with it."

Gu Yixuan shook his head: "I used to think so too, but after I met you, I realized how far I am from a true genius."

Zhou Heng was quite modest: "I was just lucky. If the Phoenix and Azure Phoenix hadn't shown signs of autonomous evolution, its speed wouldn't have increased so quickly. After all, like my senior, I only have S-level talent."

Gu Yixuan smiled and said, "Good fortune has come your way, you must have something special about you."

Zhou Heng changed the subject: "There is a classmate in our first-year high school class who also has a similar talent to the senior. His name is Gao Wenwu, and we have a pretty good relationship."

Gu Yixuan rested his chin on his hand: "What kind of talent does he have? You're the only one in your top-tier class with an S-level talent, so he can only have an A-level talent. Could it be a high-level, rapid-growth A-level talent?"

Zhou Heng nodded: "That's right, that's the talent."

Gu Yixuan said meaningfully, "Actually, his talent is the same as mine in some ways. We both grow at an extremely fast pace, but the levels are different. His is high-level, and mine is top-level."

Zhou Heng speculated, "Different levels have different effects. He is a very hardworking person, and his beast taming has now reached the second tier, sixth level. However, he still can't compare to his senior. After all, his senior had already cultivated his beast taming to the third tier, tenth level by the end of the second semester of his junior year. Based on this calculation, his senior's beast taming was probably around the third tier, third level or the third tier, fourth level in the second semester of his junior year."

Gu Yixuan nodded: "When I was in the second semester of my first year of high school, I had indeed reached the fourth level of the third rank. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to cultivate the Flame King to the tenth level of the third rank by the end of the second semester of my second year. It's been almost a year since the Flame King advanced to the peak of the third rank, but unfortunately, even after so much time, it still hasn't been able to break through the shackles and advance to the fourth rank."

The difference between the tenth level of the third tier and the first level of the fourth tier may seem like only one level, but it represents the difference between the peak of the third tier and the early stage of the fourth tier, which is a significant bottleneck.

Many beast tamers with poor talent never break through in their entire lives.

Even for a genius like Gu Yixuan, whose beast-taming talent can accelerate the growth of his beasts, reaching the fourth rank before the college entrance examination is still quite difficult.

Zhou Heng offered a bowl of chicken soup for the soul: "Don't worry, senior. With enough hard work and perseverance, you will definitely become a fourth-tier master beast tamer before the college entrance examination."

Gu Yixuan neither confirmed nor denied this, only saying, "I'd like to get to know your friend sometime in the future."

Zhou Heng promised, "I will introduce him to my senior."

Gu Yixuan smiled and said, "Thank you."

Zhou Heng asked, "Senior, will your tamed beasts be fighting against my other two next?"

Gu Yixuan glanced at the Heavenly Fire Demon Scorpion, his expression resolute: "Of course! Our main focus now is to train our respective beast-taming combat abilities. Your second and third beast-taming beasts are both of mid-level overlord quality. To be honest, even when I competed against the top geniuses on the core planet in my second year of high school, I only encountered beast-taming beasts of lower-level overlord quality. I really want to experience just how powerful mid-level overlord quality beast-taming beasts are. I believe this will also benefit my contracted partner."

Zhou Heng suggested, "How about we have a second round of the competition in half an hour, senior?"

Gu Yixuan readily agreed: "Absolutely."

Then both sides took their beasts off the arena.

After resting for a while, half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Heng politely inquired, "Has the Heavenly Fire Demon Scorpion recovered?"

Gu Yixuan quickly said, "Thanks to the principal's Soul-Restoring Flower Spirit, the Heavenly Fire Demon Flame Scorpion has fully recovered."

Zhou Heng continued, "I'm not just talking about the Heavenly Fire Demon Flame Scorpion's injuries, but also its energy reserves."

Gu Yixuan nodded again: "They're already at full strength."

Zhou Heng made a gesture to indicate that he understood.

Then, the two stepped onto the ring again.

This time, Zhou Heng chose to let the Overturning Sea Silver Dragon take the stage, while the Phoenix Azure Phoenix and the Eternal Night Demon Dragon rested.

Gu Yixuan only contracted one beast, so the Heavenly Fire Demon Flame Scorpion was still the one to fight.

Zhou Heng gazed at the Silver Dragon Over the Sea with full confidence: "Feihong, I'm leaving it to you."

"hold head high!"

As soon as the battle began, the Overturning Sea Silver Dragon roared, its body crackling with lightning, and instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, striking the Heavenly Fire Demon Flame Scorpion.

This is the effect of Extreme Lightning Shadow, which can effectively perform short-range dash attacks.

The Heavenly Fire Demon Scorpion hadn't reacted yet and could only form a dark red flame barrier around itself for defense.

The Silver Dragon's claws shone brightly with silver light. It swung forward suddenly, shattering the dark red flame barrier instantly. The dragon claws, imbued with spatial power, slammed into the Heavenly Fire Demon Scorpion.

"hiss!"

The Heavenly Fire Demon Scorpion screamed in agony as five deep, bone-revealing wounds were torn into its back.

Its sturdy exoskeleton was as fragile as paper before the dimensional claws of the Sea-Covering Silver Dragon.