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

After Ji Chao left, Zhou Heng and Li Lang chatted for a while while enjoying tea.

Unwittingly, Zhou Heng stared at the Titan Lord and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him. He remembered an old story from three thousand years ago that his grandparents had told him.

He held a teacup in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then said to Li Lang, "I might know why the previous beast tamer who made a contract with the Titan Lord was besieged and killed."

Ji Chao, hearing about this for the first time, exclaimed, "Such a dangerous thing happened?"

Zhou Heng gave a brief account: "The previous Beastmaster of the Contract Titan Lord was a leader of the Heavenly Principle Sect three thousand years ago. He was incompetent in managing his subordinates and was betrayed by the Heavenly Principle Sect."

Li Lang loved to get to the bottom of things: "What's the reason?"

Zhou Heng put down his teacup and stated his deduction: "Later records do not explicitly state this, but I suspect it is inextricably linked to the blood oath vassals of the Titan Lords. The leader of the Heavenly Principle Sect probably wanted to use the powerful skill of blood oath vassals to control all the strong members of the Heavenly Principle Sect, but this stirred up a hornet's nest, and he was killed by a group of Heavenly Principle Sect members second only to him."

Li Lang's first reaction was concern for Zhou Heng's safety: "You've also made the Titan Lord use the Blood Oath Vassal technique. Isn't that dangerous?"

Zhou Heng revealed a confident and self-assured smile as he analyzed for Li Lang: "No, the leader of the Heavenly Principle Sect was surrounded and killed because he was only an eighth-level Monarch Beast Tamer, yet he thought he could control all the other eighth-level Monarch Beast Tamers who were slightly weaker than him. That was just wishful thinking."

Seeing that Li Lang was listening attentively, he continued, "I do not rely on blood oath vassals to control others at will. Controlling Ji Chao's crystal giant elephant today was just an experiment. Besides, I have the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon and the Li family of the Golden Crow behind me, and Emperor Xuan Chen, the strongest in the alliance, as my master. Even if I really acted recklessly like that leader of the Heavenly Principle Sect, who would dare to attack me? Moreover, I have figured it out. Even if I use blood oath contracts in the future, I will only control beings far weaker than myself, so that I won't be caught off guard and suffer a setback."

Li Lang breathed a sigh of relief: "Now that you've thought everything through, I'm relieved."

As if struck by a sudden inspiration, Zhou Heng understood many things: "In fact, although blood oath vassalage is a powerful means of control, I think this skill should be used more as a reward than as a form of forced punishment."

Take Ji Chao for example. His Crystal Colossus was originally only at the third level of the third tier, which was not enough to get into the second-tier Beast Taming University. However, Zhou Heng had the Titan Lord feed the Crystal Colossus a Blood Oath Crystal, which directly helped the Crystal Colossus grow to the fifth level of the third tier.

Now, Ji Chao will definitely be able to get into a top-tier beast-taming university.

Li Lang nodded repeatedly, praising, "You're quite good at drawing inferences from one instance to another; you've developed a completely new use for the Blood Oath Contract."

Zhou Heng's lips curled into a pleased smile: "Don't flatter me. Most people with a sound mind would make the same choice as me."

A mocking expression appeared on Li Lang's handsome face: "Are you implying that the previous Titan Lord's contractor was mentally unstable?"

Zhou Heng shook his head and said seriously, "I didn't mean that. Although the previous Titan Lord's contractor was the leader of the Heavenly Principle Sect three thousand years ago, and theoretically an enemy of our aristocratic families, I have no grudge against him. Why would I make sarcastic remarks about him? Moreover, the cause of his death is basically my speculation, and may not be the truth."

Li Lang put his arm around Zhou Heng's shoulder and said with a grin, "I was just joking with you, you actually took it seriously."

Zhou Heng nudged Li Lang lightly with his elbow and chuckled, "All you ever do is talk nonsense in front of me."

Just then, the butler, Old Huang, came over and bowed, saying, "Young Master, Young Master Pang, Young Master Shi, and Young Master Wang request an audience."

Li Lang looked slightly surprised: "The three of them came too?"

Zhou Heng waved his hand: "Bring them over."

"Yes." Butler Huang accepted the order and turned to leave.

Soon, Pang Jie, Shi Jingqi, and Wang Xuchen arrived in front of Zhou Heng and Li Lang.

The three men looked rather reserved as they stood outside the pavilion, about ten meters apart, and said in unison, "Greetings, Young Alliance Leader!"

Zhou Heng flashed a hearty smile: "Pang Jie, Jing Qi, Xu Chen, how come you've become so distant in front of me after only a short time?"

Pang Jie now sports a slicked-back hairstyle, sprayed with hair wax, and meticulously combed his hair, making him appear increasingly mature and experienced: "To us, the Little Alliance Leader is like a celestial being descended to earth. We are merely ants on the ground. In front of the Little Alliance Leader, we naturally dare not be as unruly as before."

Zhou Heng subtly changed the subject: "We've known each other for a long time, there's no point in talking about this, please sit down!"

The three bowed again: "Thank you, Young Alliance Leader."

Then the three of them went into the pavilion and sat down.

Zhou Heng casually asked, "The Beast Taming College Entrance Examination is in a couple of days. What level have the three of you raised your Beast Taming skills to?"

Shi Jingqi, dressed in a black suit, was visually striking even when seated, standing at 2.6 meters tall: "Reporting to the young alliance leader, I have cultivated the Rocky Mountain Rhinoceros to the third rank, tenth level."

Wang Xuchen was wearing a green dress today, and almost all of his male characteristics had disappeared: "I have also raised the Emerald Elf Lord to the third tier, tenth level."

Zhou Heng nodded: "You are all very good. As expected of S-level talents, and with mid-level diamond-quality beasts, you have achieved this level, which is quite remarkable."

Shi Jingqi and Wang Xuchen exchanged a smile: "Thank you for your encouragement, Young Alliance Leader."

Zhou Heng then asked, "Pang Jie, what about you?"

Pang Jie was somewhat downcast and said awkwardly, "I'm far behind. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the little alliance leader, but I've only just raised the Azure Cloud Ray to the fifth level of the third rank."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Heng smiled and encouraged, "You only have an A-level talent, and the Canghai Yunyao is only a lower-level diamond quality. Being able to cultivate it to the third tier, fifth level before the college entrance examination is already the result of your hard work. You don't need to feel ashamed."

Pang Jie put on a fawning smile, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Thank you for your comfort, Little Alliance Leader. I'm really incompetent. Li Lang and I have the same talent, and the quality of our contracted beasts is also the same. Now Li Lang's Frost Bear King has already reached the third tier, seventh level, while my Azure Cloud Ray is two minor levels lower than Li Lang's Frost Bear King. I'm really ashamed to show my face."

He was actually a little jealous of Li Lang. After all, the two had similar talents, similar family backgrounds, and even similar quality of their contracted beasts. However, Li Lang's beast was now two minor levels higher than his.

He could only get into the second tier of Beast Taming Universities at best, while Li Lang managed to get into the first tier.

All of this was simply because Li Lang and Zhou Heng had a particularly good relationship.