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

Zhou Heng asked directly, "Brother Yuming, which university did you attend?"

Yu Ming's cousin replied with a smile, "Han Yue University."

Zhou Heng asked curiously, "Why did my cousin go to Hanyue University instead of Yaori University?"

Yu Mingtang explained, "The two vice-principals of Hanyue University have a history with our ancestor, and my grandfather also attended Hanyue University. Many of the professors and tutors at Hanyue University are my grandfather's old classmates. As for Yaori University, it's not that our family can't get involved, but our family's influence at Yaori University is not as deep-rooted as it is at Hanyue University."

Zhou Heng suddenly realized: "So that's how it's related."

Yu Ming's cousin added, "Actually, you can go to Yao Ri University if you want. For example, Uncle Shi went to Yao Ri University back then."

Zhou Heng casually asked, "Cousin, between Yaori University and Hanyue University, which one is better?"

After a moment of contemplation, Yu Mingtang said, "It's hard to judge. Both are top-tier universities, and it's difficult to say which is better, whether in terms of faculty or other aspects."

Zhou Heng's lips curled up: "Thank you for telling me all this, cousin."

Yu Ming, Zhou Heng's cousin, personally poured him a cup of tea and asked casually, "This is all information that everyone already knows, no need to thank me. Yu Heng, my cousin, I heard you've raised all three of your beast tamers to the eighth level of the third tier?"

Zhou Heng picked up his teacup: "That's right."

Yu Ming's cousin raised an eyebrow: "You're only a freshman in high school, right?"

Zhou Heng added, "It's already the second semester of my first year of high school."

Yu Mingtang's eyes flickered, and he tentatively said, "Your speed is truly extraordinary, something that ordinary S-level talents cannot achieve. No wonder Grandpa and Grandma often talk about you in front of me."

Zhou Heng subtly countered, "I might indeed be a little faster than others, but my cousin Yu Ming also has S-rank talent and has also contracted a beast of overlord quality. At my age, he shouldn't be weaker than me, right?"

Yu Mingtang shook his head: "The beast I contracted is only of the quality of a lower-level overlord, which is still inferior to yours."

Zhou Heng took a sip of tea: "I was just lucky to run into a beast cub of mid-level overlord quality that my family had on hand. Otherwise, I would have had to contract a beast cub of lower-level overlord quality."

Yu Ming's cousin said meaningfully, "This is not just good luck. I heard that not only do Grandpa and Grandma look at you with admiration, but even the patriarch is very fond of you."

Zhou Heng did not deny this, only saying, "I'm young, so it's normal that my grandparents and great-grandparents dote on me a bit more."

Yu Ming's cousin's eyes flickered: "That's true."

More than three hours later, the banquet ended and everyone dispersed.

However, they didn't go far; they all basically stayed on Bixi Island.

In the following days, the entire Canglan Cave Heaven became increasingly lively as more and more guests came to congratulate the Zhou family patriarch and matriarch.

Zhou Heng even saw many familiar faces, including Commander Xu and Mu Xuezheng from Xuanxiao Star.

They came with a seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamer, who was a deputy garrison commander of Xuanxiao Star.

As for the Alliance Headquarters and the Beastmaster Guild, they also sent several seventh-tier feudal lord beastmasters, along with a considerable number of sixth-tier commander beastmasters.

Representatives from the ten Beast Taming Universities and various aristocratic families also came, and the strength of the representatives varied depending on the power of their respective factions.

Those who lead are generally no lower than sixth-rank Beastmaster Commanders.

The one with the highest status and the strongest strength is an elder of the Xuanwu Ling family, the head of the four top families. He is known as the Marquis of Longyuan and is a peak seventh-level feudal lord beast tamer.

Because Zhou Heng's grandmother's surname was Ling and she came from the Xuanwu Ling family, she was a descendant of the Xuanwu Ling family's first ancestor, Emperor Xuanchen.

Zhou Heng went with his tenth uncle and a group of Zhou family direct descendants to meet Marquis Longyuan. Although they didn't get to speak, they could tell from afar that Marquis Longyuan was very kind and approachable.

Afterwards, Zhou Heng also met some people his age, most of whom came with their elders to broaden their horizons.

After all, becoming a seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamer is no easy feat, and the enfeoffment ceremony is a rare sight in the Eastern Alliance.

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In the afternoon, Zhou Heng was sightseeing with two assassins by the Golden Wing Lake.

A guard from another family suddenly landed on a flying beast in front of Zhou Heng, bowing respectfully: "Young Master Yu Heng, a few people have arrived outside Bixi Island. The young man leading them is named Wei Qingwen, who claims to be the young master of the Bai Ma Wei family and also says he was your old classmate from junior high school. We have verified that they are indeed from the Bai Ma Wei family. Would you like to see them?"

Zhou Heng waved his hand: "Let them come over!"

"Yes!" The guard from outside the family accepted the order and left.

The Bai Ma Wei family is a newly emerging small aristocratic family. Their ancestor only became a seventh-level feudal lord beast tamer a few decades ago.

Moreover, the clan only has this one seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamer, making it the weakest aristocratic family.

Wei Qingwen is the youngest great-grandson of the Wei family's patriarch.

Zhou Heng and he were indeed classmates in junior high school.

When he was a child, Zhou Heng went to school in Yuandu.

However, because Zhou Heng's parents later killed the daughter of the old patriarch of the Tianhu Su family and the son of a senior elder of the Mokun Zheng family, Zhou Heng transferred from Yuandu to Xuanxiao Star before finishing the first year of junior high school. He was not particularly familiar with Wei Qingwen and could only be considered a nodding acquaintance.

Therefore, Zhou Heng was quite puzzled as to why Wei Qingwen would specifically come to see him.

As he was pondering, a black horse, a hundred meters long with wings on its back, descended from the sky and landed in front of Zhou Heng. Three figures jumped down from it.

It turned out to be Wei Qingwen and his two guards.

Wei Qingwen is petite and only about 1.7 meters tall at the age of nineteen, but he has a rather handsome appearance.

Upon seeing Zhou Heng, he immediately flashed a warm smile: "Yu Heng! How have you been on Xuanxiao Star all these years?"

Zhou Heng nodded: "I'm doing pretty well, and you must be doing just as well, right? You've already become the young master of the family."

Wei Qingwen explained somewhat shyly, "Our Wei family is just the weakest of the small aristocratic families. We can't compare to your Zhou family, which is the most powerful large aristocratic family. After joining forces with the Li family, we can even hold our own against the four top aristocratic families. Therefore, the requirements for the young patriarch of the Wei family are not particularly high. When I entered high school last year, I awakened an S-level talent, becoming the first direct descendant of our Wei family to awaken an S-level talent in forty years. That's why I became the young patriarch of the Wei family."

The Wei family has a short history of development and very few members, making it highly unlikely that a talented individual will emerge from among them.

It's quite normal that only one direct descendant with S-level talent has emerged in forty years.

Zhou Heng smiled politely: "As the saying goes, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix! You have awakened an S-level talent and become the young master of the Wei family. You will surely succeed to the position of the Wei family master in the future. I congratulate you in advance."

Wei Qingwen laughed and mocked himself, "The head of the Wei family isn't even as good as one of your family's stewards!"