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

"The fifth-ranked student in this year's ASEAN college entrance examination is a direct descendant of the small aristocratic family, the Yulu Yang family. The Yulu Yang family is also based in Tiandu. The Qingyun Marquis you met before is from the Yulu Yang family."

Father Zhou gave a high evaluation: "Although the Yulu Yang family is only a small aristocratic family, it was once very wealthy. Unfortunately, it declined after encountering a misfortune. As a result, the family has always lacked beasts of the overlord quality. Therefore, even the S-level talent direct descendants of the Yulu Yang family can only contract beasts of the upper-level diamond quality. However, being able to advance to the fourth rank before the college entrance examination shows that this person is quite capable."

For small aristocratic families, the ability to control a powerful beast is extremely rare.

Because the beasts contracted by the ancestors of these small clans are basically only of the Overlord quality, they cannot easily give an Overlord cub to the younger clansmen to contract.

Zhou Heng pondered for a moment: "Out of more than a hundred small aristocratic families, with so many people, is he the only one who broke through to the fourth rank before the college entrance examination this year?"

Father Zhou patiently explained, "This year in the college entrance examination, he wasn't the only student from a small aristocratic family with S-level talent, but he was indeed the only one to break through to the fourth tier. Generally speaking, to break through to the fourth tier before the college entrance examination, only S-level talent combined with a hegemon-quality beast has a good chance. Without a hegemon-quality beast, even with S-level talent and a high-grade diamond-quality beast, it's extremely difficult to break through to the fourth tier before the college entrance examination."

Zhou Heng couldn't help but remark, "If you calculate it that way, Senior Gu, who's ranked sixth, is really lucky."

Mr. Zhou nodded in agreement, saying, "This Gu Yixuan is indeed quite remarkable. His father is just an ordinary fourth-tier Grandmaster Beast Tamer, and his family background is nowhere near that of aristocratic families. However, he relied on his own efforts to advance to the fourth-tier Grandmaster Beast Tamer before the college entrance examination, becoming the sixth-ranked student in the entire alliance. Although his talent is somewhat of a shortcut, it is still his ability, and his future will definitely not be bad."

"I think so too. Senior Gu will at least be a sixth-level commander beast tamer in the future." Zhou Heng searched through the videos sent by his father and found the scene of Gu Yixuan fighting against others during the college entrance examination.

He discovered that among the six fourth-tier master beast tamers in this year's college entrance examination, Gu Yixuan faced the most challenges.

Because Gu Yixuan was the weakest among the six fourth-tier Grandmaster Beast Tamers.

It has neither the ability to tame beasts nor any talent that provides combat bonuses.

This led to many high school students who were high-quality beast tamers, had reached the third tier and tenth level, and whose talents were among the best in combat among S-level high school students taking turns challenging Gu Yixuan.

Unfortunately, they all failed.

Because the gap between the third and fourth orders is not so easy to cross.

Zhou Heng was able to defeat Gu Yixuan because he had two mid-level overlord-quality beasts; the others were not so lucky.

Therefore, Gu Yixuan ultimately retained his sixth place in the East Asian Association for the college entrance examination.

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Soon, a new week arrived.

On Tuesday, the East announced the rankings of this year's Beast Taming College Entrance Examination to the entire universe and released some scattered videos.

Gu Yixuan, who ranked sixth in the college entrance examination, was repeatedly promoted by Xuanxiaoxing as a positive role model.

Many reporters stormed into No. 3 Middle School, found the teachers who had taught Gu Yixuan, and conducted various interviews with them.

Some people learned that Zhou Heng and Gu Yixuan had a good relationship, and many reporters also conducted special interviews with Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng did not refuse and spoke eloquently in front of the camera, using embellished language to describe Gu Yixuan as he saw him.

In the days that followed, Gu Yixuan became the focus of intense discussion across the entire Xuanxiao Star.

As time went by, the principal of No. 3 Middle School who had accompanied the student to the exam also returned.

Li Lang walked into Zhou Heng's villa: "Heng, I just ran into the principal. He was all smiles."

Zhou Heng sat on the sofa: "Senior Gu has brought honor to our No. 3 Middle School, so the principal is naturally happy."

Li Lang leaned closer to Zhou Heng and said deliberately, "The principal went to the garrison headquarters today to collect his reward."

Zhou Heng looked up: "What reward?"

Li Lang's eyes and brows were full of smiles: "For every college student who excels in the college entrance examination, the garrison headquarters will give corresponding rewards to the principal, homeroom teacher, and substitute teachers. I specifically inquired about it. If a student ranks in the top 2,000 and can get into the first-tier universities, Yao Ri University and Han Yue University, the principal will receive a reward of 1 billion, the homeroom teacher 800 million, the practical course teacher 500 million, and the theoretical course teacher 100 million. If a student ranks between 2,000 and 12,000 and can get into the second-tier universities, Tian Xing University, Emerald University, and Ren Sheng University, the principal will receive a reward of 200 million, the homeroom teacher 100 million, the practical course teacher 80 million, and the theoretical course teacher 30 million. If a student ranks after 12,000 and can get into the third-tier universities, Jian Po University, Gu Teng University, Han Hai University, Yan Guang University, and Liu Li University, the principal will receive a reward of 50 million, the homeroom teacher 20 million, the practical course teacher 10 million, and the theoretical course teacher 5 million."

Zhou Heng didn't care much about the prize money: "I remember that among the 35 senior students who were admitted to university this year, apart from Senior Gu who was ranked in the top 2,000 and could get into a first-tier university, even Ge Lijuan, who was second in the grade, was ranked after 2,000 and could only get into a second-tier university. The rest were basically ranked after 10,000 and could only get into a third-tier university."

Li Lang nodded: "That's right. The prospective college students have already completed their registration today, and the principal just posted the schools they applied to on the honor roll."

Zhou Heng became interested: "I hadn't noticed that. Tell me about it."

Li Lang told Zhou Heng everything he had written down: "Gu Yixuan applied to Hanyue University, Ge Lijuan applied to Emerald University, and two other students applied to Tianxing University and Rensheng University respectively. The remaining thirty-one students all applied to third-tier universities."

Zhou Heng nodded: "That's good. The principal and the teachers of the senior high school's elite class and intensive class have not worked in vain for three years."

Li Lang exclaimed excitedly, "Now I finally understand why the principal is the homeroom teacher for all the advanced classes! He gets two rewards! He makes a fortune from those rewards every year!"

Zhou Heng didn't take it seriously: "That's normal. The principal is a peak fifth-tier battle general and beast tamer. If there weren't enough benefits, why would someone like him become a high school principal?"

Li Lang said arrogantly, "We are Beast Taming High School, which is different from ordinary high schools."

Zhou Heng smiled but remained silent.

Li Lang then added, "By the way, I also heard from my dad that if a student's beast can advance to the fourth rank before the college entrance examination and rank in the top ten during the examination, the alliance will give them a special reward. The principal of any school that produces such a prodigy will receive at least 10 billion alliance coins, and the homeroom teacher, practical course teacher, and theoretical course teacher will also receive rewards."