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

Zhou Heng looked at Ancestor Wanbao with admiration: "I heard that the ranking of the senior elders in the Alliance's official council is determined by actual combat strength. You and Ancestor Linglong occupy the positions of First Elder and Second Elder, which means that your combat strength ranks first among the eighteen senior elders in the Alliance, and Ancestor Linglong's combat strength ranks second. You and Ancestor Linglong are truly amazing!"

Patriarch Zhou's face showed admiration: "Our ancestor has five beasts: one of mid-level mythical quality, one of low-level mythical quality, and three of high-level overlord quality. Senior Linglong also has five beasts, similarly one of mid-level mythical quality, one of low-level mythical quality, and three of high-level overlord quality. Such a configuration is top-tier among eighth-tier monarch beast tamers, so naturally no one can surpass our ancestor and Senior Linglong."

Ancestor Wanbao said calmly, "It's nothing. It's just that the others are too weak. There are even a few elders in the alliance whose strongest beasts are only of the quality of a high-level overlord. Naturally, they are no match for me."

Zhou Heng was surprised: "I checked the information before. If a beast of superior quality enters the ultimate form, it can indeed reach the eighth level, but it should be quite difficult. I didn't expect that someone could actually use a beast of superior quality to advance to the eighth level of King Beast Master."

Ancestor Wanbao was extremely patient with Zhou Heng: "How far a beast tamer can go depends on their talent and the beasts they contract. As long as you have SS-level talent, even if you only contract beasts of superior overlord quality, you still have a chance to advance to the eighth-tier monarch beast tamer, because SS-level talent provides an extraordinary boost to the growth of your beasts."

However, if an S-level talent beast tamer only contracts with beasts of superior overlord quality, unless the beast can enter the legendary transcendent and limit-breaking stage, the S-level talent beast tamer paired with a superior overlord beast has virtually no hope of advancing to the eighth-tier monarch beast tamer.

The reason for this is that, although the beasts of the overlords can reach the eighth rank after they grow to the ultimate form, there are differences in the speed at which they can achieve this.

Some reach the ultimate form in two hundred years, while others take two thousand years to reach the ultimate form.

To put it bluntly, if a beast tamer's talent is insufficient, it will slow down the beast's growth rate.

In addition, the lifespan of a beast tamer is limited; a seventh-rank noble beast tamer can only live to be three hundred and sixty years old.

According to the patterns summarized by the alliance, a beast of superior quality, if paired with an S-rank talent, cannot grow into an ultimate form within 360 years, and therefore cannot advance to the eighth rank.

For example, Zhou Heng's grandparents have S-level talent and have contracted beasts of superior quality. They are not even a hundred years old yet, but they are already seventh-level feudal lord beast tamers.

However, if they want to become eighth-tier monarch beast tamers in their lifetime, they must at least cultivate their beasts, the Sky-Supporting Overlord and the Nine-Heaven Wind Roc, to the lower-level mythical quality.

Furthermore, they must allow their tamed beasts enough time to grow.

Otherwise, no amount of resources could help them advance to the eighth-tier King Beastmaster.

Even for those from prestigious families, achieving these two things is extremely difficult.

Therefore, even though the East has a total population of one trillion, the number of eighth-tier monarch beast tamers has always been very small, remaining at around thirty people per year.

Zhou Heng said with great pride, "If you calculate it this way, under normal circumstances, an eighth-tier monarch beast tamer would be considered quite powerful if he had one low-level mythical-quality beast. But our ancestor has two mythical-quality beasts, and one of them is even a mid-level mythical-quality beast. This shows that the foundation of our Zhou family is truly extraordinary."

Ancestor Wanbao smiled and said, "You're quite quick to learn. The Zhou and Li families have truly extraordinary heritage; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to pass down their lineage for over three thousand years."

Zhou Heng asked curiously, "Ancestor, what race is your other mythical-quality tamed beast?"

Ancestor Wanbao did not hide anything and said directly, "The Yellow Spring Demon Dragon is named Youxuan."

Zhou Heng's eyes lit up: "So it's the Yellow Springs Demon Dragon! I've heard that the Yellow Springs Demon Dragon is extremely powerful and can be considered the best among lower-level mythical creatures. I really want to see the prowess of Ancestor Youxuan."

The old ancestor Wanbao meant something: "You will naturally see it in the future."

He had long ago sent the Yellow Springs Demon Dragon to Zhou Heng's side to protect him, but Zhou Heng was unaware of it.

Zhou Heng looked on with anticipation: "I'm really looking forward to it."

Ancestor Wanbao then sighed again: "Unfortunately, the Yellow Spring Demon Dragon is already the highest evolutionary form known to Youxuan, and the path to further evolution is completely cut off."

Zhou Heng was very good at speaking: "You also have Ancestor Lei Huang. Ancestor Lei Huang is the Purple Heaven Divine Dragon, and in the future he can evolve into the Lingxiao Emperor Dragon, which is of superior mythological quality."

Ancestor Wanbao waved his hand: "I just told you about the difficulty of evolving from a mid-level myth to a high-level myth. The Zhou family has been passed down for three thousand years, and only the Creation Ancestor evolved his contracted partner into the Lingxiao Emperor Dragon while he was alive. I'm afraid I don't have that blessing."

Zhou Heng quickly said, "As the saying goes, you never know who will win until the very last moment. Ancestor is in his prime, like the sun at its zenith. He will surely be able to evolve Ancestor Lei Huang from Zixiao Divine Dragon to Lingxiao Emperor Dragon in the future."

The wrinkles on the face of the old patriarch Wanbao smoothed out: "You're quite the talker, child. I'll take your kind words."

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Tianqian Ancient Star, the headquarters of the Eastern Alliance, the residence of the Qiongqi Meng family.

Emperor Lu Xie sat high above, while Emperor Ming Hui sat to the side.

Although both are ninth-tier Emperor Beast Tamers, Emperor Lu Xie is Emperor Ming Hui's direct elder, and Emperor Lu Xie is stronger, so Emperor Ming Hui has always respected Emperor Lu Xie.

Ancestor Wanbao and Ancestor Linglong flew into the main hall and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Alliance Leader, Greetings, Supreme Elder."

The Demon Slayer Emperor looked straight ahead and said, "Elder, Second Elder, there's no need for such formalities."

Ancestor Wanbao and Ancestor Linglong said in unison, "Thank you, Alliance Leader."

The Demon Slayer Emperor's eyes held a probing look: "What brings the two elders here today?"

Ancestor Wanbao cut to the chase: "We've heard that the Alliance Leader possesses a Heavenly Crystal Jade. We wonder if the Alliance Leader would be willing to part with it?"

The Demon Slayer Emperor's eyes flickered: "You should understand the preciousness of the Heavenly Crystal Jade."

Ancestor Wanbao offered his bargaining chips: "We are willing to exchange thirty top-grade eighth-rank treasures and two low-grade ninth-rank treasures with the Alliance Leader."

The Demon Slayer Emperor said expressionlessly, "Not enough."

Linglong Ancestor then took out another bunch of chips: "Add another favor and eight low-grade ninth-rank treasures."

The Demon Slayer Emperor was utterly perplexed: "The Celestial Crystal can raise a beast's tamed beast by one minor level at any of the eighth tiers, but it can only be used once. You two should have used it before, and your strongest beasts have already reached the tenth level of the eighth tier, so obtaining the Celestial Crystal is useless to you. Why insist on exchanging the Celestial Crystal?"

Linglong Ancestor countered, "We've contracted more than one beast. While we don't need the strongest beast anymore, the others are still useful. How can the Alliance Leader be so certain that the Heavenly Crystal Jade is useless to us?"