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

Time flew by, and it was already the end of February. Zhou Heng went to the Eternal Order Holy Realm again and listened to a lecture by Emperor Xuan Chen.

In early March, it was time for the start of the new school year at Beast Taming High School.

Although Zhou Heng didn't have to go to No. 3 Middle School to register in person, he missed his classmates and friends on Xuanxiao Star.

So he took Tianyin Hou and Qianren Hou back to Xuanxiao Star and settled in Qianyin Blessed Land.

At the same time, Li Lang was called over.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two summoned their respective beasts and let them go off to play on their own.

The two then strolled around a garden in the blessed land.

Zhou Heng saw a bench formed by intertwined Bauhinia vines, sat down, and asked about everyone's recent situation: "What grade is Senior Yushu in now? I haven't heard from him in a long time."

Li Lang also sat down and casually said, "Fang Yushu's Illusory Light Butterfly has advanced to the fifth level of the third rank."

Zhou Heng nodded and continued, "Where are Wang Xuchen and Shi Jingqi?"

Li Lang sighed, "Wang Xuchen's Emerald Elf Lord and Shi Jingqi's Rock-Suppressing Mountain Rhinoceros, with its astonishing defensive power, both advanced to the fifth level of the third tier half a month ago."

His tone was tinged with a sigh: "The difference in talent really becomes more apparent as time goes on. Fang Yushu is a year older than us and will be taking the college entrance exam this year, but he's only at the same level as Wang Xuchen and Shi Jingqi. That's the advantage of having high talent."

Zhou Heng analyzed, "The two of them have S-level talent and have contracted mid-level diamond-quality beasts, so their advancement speed isn't particularly fast. Senior Yu Shu has A-level talent and has only contracted low-level diamond-quality beasts, so his current speed is already quite impressive, considering how hard he's worked."

"That's true." Li Lang nodded in agreement. Sometimes, the gap in talent is indeed difficult to bridge simply through hard work.

Zhou Heng changed the subject: "And you? Has the Ice Bear King advanced to the second level of the third tier?"

When Li Lang mentioned his tamed beast, a smile appeared on his face: "My little ice beast successfully advanced to the second level of the third tier more than ten days ago."

Zhou Heng patted Li Lang on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Not bad, your progress is already quite fast among A-level talents. Just keep going steadily."

Li Lang looked sincere and extremely grateful: "Thanks to the resources you gave me, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to advance to the second level of the third rank so quickly."

Zhou Heng's lips curled into a smile: "We have such a good relationship, why bother with all this? You don't need to be so polite with me. By the way, how's Ji Chao?"

Li Lang teased, "Ji Chao's Crystal Elephant has also advanced to the eighth level of the second tier. That kid's been smug these past few days. Everyone knows he's your dog, but no one dares to look down on him, at least not on the surface. Who knows what they say behind his back? On the contrary, quite a few classmates are particularly envious of him, and some have even gone to him specifically to learn from him!"

Zhou Heng raised an eyebrow: "Going on a pilgrimage? Going on what kind of pilgrimage?"

Li Lang grinned mischievously: "I'm going to ask him for advice on how to please you, get on your good side, and cling to your powerful backer."

Zhou Heng didn't seem to care much about that, and instead asked, "What about Xiao Gao and He Hongmei? How are they doing?"

"Gao Wenwu's Black Fiend Wolf advanced to the third tier, first level a month ago. Under his training, the Black Fiend Wolf also learned a rather powerful skill."

Li Lang's tone was full of admiration, and he then added, "He Hongmei's Savage Stone Ox also successfully advanced to the eighth level of the second tier a couple of days ago, and Chen Hui's Azure Demon Tiger has long since advanced to the ninth level of the second tier, and is not far from the tenth level of the second tier."

Upon hearing Gao Wenwu's good news, Zhou Heng couldn't help but exclaim, "Gao is indeed hardworking. He has cultivated the high-grade silver-quality Black Fiend Wolf to the third rank so quickly. His fighting spirit is truly admirable."

Li Lang also sighed, "Gao Wenwu's talent is exceptional, so it was expected that he could advance to the third rank so quickly. It's just unexpected that Zhang Yunfeng and the others, who had a good start, were surpassed by He Hongmei, who came from behind."

He recalled for a moment, then rattled off a series of names and ranks: "Zhang Yunfeng's Blackwater Serpent, Pei Ge's Illusionary Oriole, Li Shiliang's Sword Shadow Mantis, Zou Lei's Lava Dragon Lizard, Nangong Cuiyi's Blue Flame Ice Demon, and Yan Shouzhen's Azure Soul Deer. They all advanced to the seventh level of the second tier more than two months ago, but have not yet advanced to the eighth level of the second tier."

Of these people, only Zhang Yunfeng has a C-level talent and has contracted a diamond beast tamer.

The rest are all B-level talents, and all have contracted Golden Beast Tamers.

Zhou Heng wasn't surprised by this, explaining, "Pei Ge and the others' talent levels are what they are; their progress will slow down as they advance. I just didn't expect them to start running out of steam before even reaching the third-tier elite beast tamer level. Although He Hongmei's talent is at the bottom among A-level talents, it's still an A-level talent. Its boost to the basic growth of beast taming far exceeds that of B-level and C-level talents. It's normal for her to surpass Zhang Yunfeng and the others, even though the quality of Zhang Yunfeng and the others' beasts is higher than her Savage Stone Bull."

"That's true." Li Lang agreed wholeheartedly.

Talent is sometimes even more important than resources.

Zhou Heng then asked another name: "Where's Pang Jie?"

Li Lang replied, "Pang Jie's Canghai Yunyao just advanced to the third rank, first level a few days ago, so it's still a bit weaker than mine."

Although Pang Jie's parents are both fifth-tier warrior beast tamers, Pang Jie is not lacking in ordinary resources at this stage.

However, many of the resources Zhou Heng provided to Li Lang were exclusive to aristocratic families and could not be bought outside even with money.

Therefore, both Li Lang and Pang Jie have A-level talents and their beast taming quality is low-level diamond, but Li Lang is still able to firmly surpass Pang Jie.

Zhou Heng smiled and finally asked, "Where's Xiao Luo? I remember he was the leader of the first year of high school."

Li Lang also paid attention to this junior: "His Ice Thorn Seal was trained to the sixth level of the second tier a couple of days ago, and his combat strength is quite impressive among his peers."

Zhou Heng commented, "This speed is quite fast among A-level talents, considering that the Icethorn Seal is a lower-level Diamond Beast Tamer."

At this moment, Li Lang finally couldn't contain his curiosity and asked, "You've only asked us, what level is your beast taming now? Stop hiding it."

Zhou Heng didn't hide anything and calmly said, "Fei Hong and Tyrant recently broke through to the third level of the fourth rank, while Jiu Xiao is still at the fourth level of the fourth rank and needs to accumulate more experience. As for Wu Ji, he is already at the eighth level of the fourth rank."

"What?! Fourth Rank, Eighth Level?!"

Li Lang abruptly sat upright on the Bauhinia bench, his eyes wide, his voice rising abruptly: "This is too shocking! How much time has passed?!"

Seeing Li Lang's shocked expression, Zhou Heng smiled, maintaining his calm and composed demeanor: "Wuji, as a Star-Devouring Kunpeng, is of superior mythical quality, with an extremely high growth ceiling. My second talent is also an SSS-level Spirit Source Master, which can greatly accelerate its growth. Therefore, its current speed is completely within the normal range."