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

Soon, it was February, the end of the lunar year.

According to custom, all direct descendants of the Shenlong Zhou family must perform ancestral rites.

This year's ancestral worship is particularly special because it marks the 3,200th anniversary of the Zhou family's lineage, a day of grand ancestral rites.

Zhou Heng changed back into his silver Star Dragon suit, which was unique to him, and led a group of relatives to the ancestral hall. He stood at the head of the hall with Ancestor Wanbao and, under the watchful eyes of all the direct descendants, conducted a complex and solemn ancestral worship ceremony.

The spirits of blessed lands, grotto-heavens, and planes, all formed from the will of the ancestors, manifested and formed illusory eyes on their respective ancestral tablets.

They focused all their attention on Zhou Heng, because they knew that Zhou Heng was the greatest hope for the future of the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon.

Although those who can be placed in the main hall of the ancestral temple are at least seventh-level feudal lord beast tamers, not all of them have illusory eyes appearing on their tablets. This is because only seventh-level feudal lord beast tamers and above can live on indefinitely after their natural death, thanks to the will of the realm they created during their lifetime.

If it is an accidental death, then even one's will cannot be preserved.

The Zhou family has a history of three thousand years and has experienced many bloody battles. Not every high-level beast tamer in the Zhou family can die a natural death.

The most recent instance was when the Dragon Cult rebelled, causing the Zhou family to lose several seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamers, as well as a large number of lower-level elite beast tamers.

Midway through the ancestral worship ceremony, accompanied by a powerful aura, two purple-gold divine dragons, each nearly ten thousand kilometers long, flew out from the depths of the Canglan Plane.

This is the strongest fighting force that the Zhou family currently possesses: two Lingxiao Emperor Dragons left behind by the Zhou family's ancestors, both of which have reached the ninth rank.

Two soaring imperial dragons stretched across the sky of the Canglan plane. Although they were far away from everyone, they still brought a strong sense of oppression. After all, their size of nearly 10,000 kilometers was really too frightening.

Behind these two ninth-tier Lingxiao Emperor Dragons were dozens of eighth-tier beasts and hundreds of seventh-tier beasts, all of which were the legacy left by the Zhou family ancestors.

As for sixth-tier beasts, they are countless, numbering in the tens of thousands.

If the Dragon Cult hadn't caused chaos back then, consuming a batch of the beasts left behind by the Zhou family ancestors, there would be even more high-level beasts hidden deep within the Canglan Plane.

These beasts, left behind by the ancestors of the Zhou family, soared and danced in the sky under the guidance of two soaring imperial dragons, causing the void to tremble. Many direct descendants of the Zhou family solemnly watched this scene and bowed even more devoutly to the ancestral hall.

Zhou Heng and the old patriarch of the Zhou family held incense and candles in their hands and placed them together in the largest golden cauldron in the center of the ancestral hall.

"Heng'er." A faint voice suddenly came.

Zhou Heng looked in the direction of the sound and saw that at the highest point of the ancestral hall, on the tablet of the only ninth-order Emperor Beast Tamer in the history of the Zhou family, the silver eye that had appeared suddenly emitted a dazzling silver light, flashing back and forth.

Zhou Heng bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Ancestor of Creation!"

The ethereal voice of the Creation Ancestor carried undisguised admiration: "In just a few short years, you have already become a mid-stage fifth-tier warrior beast tamer. You have not disappointed us. In the future, the Zhou family will surely become incredibly prosperous under your leadership, and we who have passed away can finally rest in peace."

Zhou Heng immediately declared, "Please rest assured, Ancestor, it is our responsibility to ensure the continuation of the family line. I will make the Zhou family even more prosperous and enduring in my hands! Furthermore, I will never miss the seasonal sacrifices, ensuring that the incense offerings of our ancestors will continue forever."

The Creator Ancestor was increasingly pleased: "It is a blessing for the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon to have such an outstanding member as you in the future generations, and it is even more a blessing for us who have passed away."

Zhou Heng replied sincerely, "It is my blessing to be born into the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon."

Afterwards, Zhou Heng chatted with some other ancestral wills for a few more minutes, and then the eyes formed by these ancestral wills disappeared one by one.

If they hadn't lost their physical bodies, and even their souls had ceased to exist, leaving only a will that prevented them from manifesting for long periods, Zhou Heng would have loved to talk to them more.

Because each of these ancestral wills was a powerful being in life, and all of them died of old age, living for a relatively long time, each of these wills is equivalent to an ancient book.

Afterwards, Ancestor Wanbao took Zhou Heng to the two Lingxiao Emperor Dragons and had a conversation with them.

Although the beast tamers of these two Soaring Emperor Dragons have passed away, they have a very deep sense of belonging to the Zhou family because they were raised by the Zhou family's beast tamers from a young age.

Upon seeing Zhou Heng, the SSS-level genius who had finally emerged after more than three thousand years of Zhou family tradition, the eyes of the two Lingxiao Emperor Dragons, as large as stars, revealed a human-like loving expression. They encouraged Zhou Heng and placed high hopes on him in their words.

Finally, Wanbao Patriarch and Zhou Heng stood on the high platform outside the ancestral hall and delivered concluding speeches to the direct descendants of the Zhou family, bringing this centennial grand ceremony to a successful close.

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Once the Lunar New Year is over, another half month has passed in the blink of an eye, and it's now February 20th, which happens to be the Lantern Festival in the lunar calendar.

Zhou Heng made a special trip to Bixi Island, where the Zhou family patriarch and matriarch lived, to celebrate the festival with his relatives.

The direct descendants of the Zhou family, led by the old patriarch, all gathered together, with dozens of tables set up. Zhou Heng, the old patriarch and his wife, along with Zhou's parents and tenth uncle, sat at the main table.

Other uncles, aunts, cousins, and even younger relatives sat in places a little further away.

Everyone enjoyed the delicious food and fine wine, creating a lively and joyful atmosphere.

Midway through the banquet, Zhou's mother suddenly seemed to sense something. Before she could make a move, a colorful stream of light flew out from the storage watch on her hand, transforming into a two-meter-long flower.

The flower was completely transparent, radiating a colorful halo. It floated three feet off the ground, and its originally closed petals began to gradually extend outward, as if it were about to bloom.

It was the Qianling Yuanyan Life-Generating Divine Flower that carried Zhou Heng's essence and blood.

At first, this tenth-tier Yuan Yan Life Nurturing Divine Flower was only the size of a palm. Later, it gradually grew to the size of a watermelon, then to the size of a pot lid, and now, as Zhou Heng's child is about to be born, it has reached its current size.

Overjoyed, Zhou's mother said to Zhou's father, "That's wonderful! Our grandson is finally going to be born!"

Mr. Zhou beamed from ear to ear: "After waiting so long, Heng'er's son is finally about to be born!"

Even the usually composed Tenth Uncle showed a look of anticipation: "Yes! Our grand-nephew is finally about to be born. He has been in the womb since the end of August, almost 180 days. We've been waiting impatiently for him."