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

Zhou Heng wanted to argue with the sharp-tongued Eternal Night Demon Dragon a bit more, but then Marquis Tianyin and Marquis Qianren flew over from a distance, both with extremely excited expressions on their faces.

Marquis Tianyin wore a bright and cheerful smile: "Congratulations, Junior Uncle! Congratulations, Junior Uncle! Thousands of years ago, even the Supreme Lord Dinghai could only cultivate his beast to the first level of the fifth rank during the college entrance examination. Yet, Junior Uncle successfully cultivated the Star-Devouring Kunpeng to the second level of the fifth rank just months before the examination, breaking the Supreme Lord Dinghai's record. This is truly a cause for celebration!"

Qianrenhou exclaimed with admiration, "We two have witnessed history today! It took thousands of years for Junior Uncle to break the record set by the Supreme Lord of Dinghai, and who knows how many more years it will take before Junior Uncle sets a new record."

Although Zhou Heng was also very happy, he remained calm and composed on the surface: "As time goes by, each generation is always better than the last. Today I set a record, and in the future someone will definitely break my record."

Marquis Tianyin shook his head repeatedly: "That's probably difficult! What kind of genius would it take to break Junior Uncle's record?"

The reverence on Qianrenhou's face grew even more devout: "To be able to witness Junior Uncle's rise firsthand is truly an immense blessing!"

Zhou Heng, with his long-term goals and lofty ambitions, said, "My two junior disciples are too good at flattering me. My ability to break the Gaokao record set by the Supreme Dinghai back then was merely a coincidence. Besides, it's nothing special; it's just a Gaokao record. For a powerful figure like the Supreme Dinghai, who stands at the pinnacle of the universe, the glorious achievements he has made in his life are countless. A Gaokao record is not worth mentioning at all; it's just that later generations care too much about it."

Marquis Tianyin's eyes revealed a look of reverence: "Perhaps, as Junior Uncle said, the Supreme Lord Dinghai himself may not care at all about the college entrance examination record he set back then. But just because someone like the Supreme Lord Dinghai can not care does not mean that others can not care. For us ordinary beast tamers, being able to witness someone who surpasses the Supreme Lord Dinghai in a certain achievement is truly exhilarating and hard to contain."

Qianren Hou was full of beautiful visions for the future: "Junior Uncle was able to break the college entrance examination record set by Dinghai Supreme today. He will surely create more brilliant achievements in the future. Hundreds of years later, he will be able to rival Dinghai Supreme at his peak and be promoted to a tenth-level Supreme Beast Tamer. It will be just around the corner."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Heng smiled but remained silent.

Marquis Tianyin and Marquis Qianren became even more enthusiastic, uttering a long string of flattering and complimenting words to Zhou Heng before finally stopping.

Not long after, the Venerable Ancestor Wanbao, Venerable Ancestor Linglong, Patriarch Zhou, Madam Zhou, Patriarch Li, Madam Li, Zhou's father and mother, as well as uncles and other relatives, also learned that Zhou Heng had cultivated the Devouring Star Kunpeng to the fifth level, second stage, officially breaking the record set by the Supreme Sea-Stabilizing Emperor.

While everyone was still in shock, they naturally praised Zhou Heng again.

Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already late February.

Zhou Heng once again led his four tamed beasts to the Eternal Order Sacred Realm and met Emperor Xuan Chen.

Emperor Xuanchen was very satisfied with Zhou Heng's progress: "There are still several months until the college entrance examination, and you have already cultivated the Star-Devouring Kunpeng to the second level of the fifth rank. Heng'er, you are very good."

Zhou Heng smiled modestly: "Thank you for the praise, Master. I was just lucky."

Emperor Xuanchen waved his hand: "You are the only person in thousands of years to break the college entrance examination record set by Ancestor Dinghai. If you were just lucky, where does that leave Ancestor Dinghai?"

Zhou Heng became increasingly humble: "I just benefited from having a support-type talent."

Emperor Xuanchen looked at Zhou Heng, his eyes filled with both satisfaction and delight: "You don't need to be modest. Records are meant to be broken! Ancestor Dinghai would be very happy to know that you broke his record. It represents the continuous development of humanity, and even more so, it represents that the aristocratic families have successors. Back then, I also wanted to break Ancestor Dinghai's record, but unfortunately, I only managed to equal it. You have accomplished what I wanted to do but couldn't. You are stronger than me, and I was right about you. It was worth revealing my trump card to take you as my disciple."

He increasingly felt that taking Zhou Heng as his apprentice was a very profitable move, because Zhou Heng's talent surprised even him.

Zhou Heng was full of ambition and excitement: "Thank you for your recognition, Master. I will work harder and take the three supreme beings in history and Master as my role models to strive to become a great beast tamer like you."

Emperor Xuanchen smiled, his words carrying a hidden meaning: "Remember what you said. When you are a thousand years old, recalling this scene today will likely evoke a different feeling."

Ninth-tier Emperor Beast Tamers have a lifespan of only about one thousand years, while only tenth-tier Supreme Beast Tamers can live past one thousand years and have a lifespan of one thousand eight hundred years.

An SSS-level talent guarantees becoming a ninth-tier Emperor Beastmaster, with a considerable chance of advancing to a tenth-tier Supreme Beastmaster.

Therefore, theoretically, when Zhou Heng is a thousand years old, it will either be the time when he is about to perish, or it will be the time when he has become a tenth-order supreme beast tamer and ascended to the pinnacle of the universe.

Zhou Heng's mind stirred: "I understand what Master means."

Emperor Xuanchen's expression immediately turned serious, and he began today's lesson: "Last time, I taught you how multiple beasts can effectively combine to create a combined attack skill. This time, I'll teach you about the interactions between beast tamers..."

After spending a day listening to Emperor Xuanchen's lecture, Zhou Heng left Zichen Star with his four tamed beasts and arrived at his silver palace in the Eternal Order Sacred Realm to rest for a while.

Just as he was about to return to the Canglan Plane, a servant came to report that Ling Yisheng was requesting an audience.

Zhou Heng immediately had someone summon him in.

Ling Yisheng bowed and said, "Greetings, Little Ancestor."

Zhou Heng raised his hand in a gesture of support: "Yisheng, what brings you here today?"

Ling Yisheng gave a fawning smile: "It's nothing serious, it's just that I haven't seen the little ancestor for several months and I miss him very much. It just so happens that the little ancestor finished listening to the lecture in front of the ancestor today, so he must have some free time, and that's why I came over."

Zhou Heng looked Ling Yisheng up and down: "When I last saw you, your Crystal Rock Xuanwu was not far from the fourth rank. Now, several months have passed, and as a lower-level overlord-quality beast, it should have advanced to the fourth rank, right?"

Ling Yisheng said very humbly, "Thanks to the blessing of the little ancestor, my contracted partner did indeed advance to the first level of the fourth rank a few days ago."

Zhou Heng nodded and praised, "Very good. Apart from me, you should be the strongest in this year's class. Yan Haosen, Huo Yanwei, and Zou Huizhen are no match for you."

Ling Yisheng chuckled self-deprecatingly: "The four of us are just chickens fighting each other, the best of the worst. We can't compare to you at all."

Zhou Heng objectively analyzed, "You're exaggerating. While the four of you may not be as good as me, you're still better than the vast majority of your peers."