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

Ancestor Wanbao took the infant Zhou Hongzheng from his swaddling clothes and examined him closely. He nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good, this is a good name. The birth of Heng'er's offspring is a great joy, representing the continuation of our Zhou family line for thousands of years."

Zhou Heng invited, "We're planning to go to the ancestral hall to add this child's name to the family genealogy. Would you like to come along, Ancestor?"

Ancestor Wanbao was very accommodating: "Since your child is being added to the family genealogy, I naturally cannot be absent."

Zhou Heng immediately led everyone to the outside of the ancestral hall, and then they went inside together to offer incense to the ancestral tablets.

Afterwards, Zhou Heng's fourth uncle, who was the current head of the family, summoned a golden bead the size of a watermelon from the depths of the ancestral hall.

This bead is a top-grade ninth-tier treasure called the Soul Gathering and Fortune Extending Bead.

Fourth Uncle instructed, "Heng'er, drip Zheng'er's blood onto the paper!"

Zhou Heng immediately condensed his spiritual power into an invisible needle, took a drop of blood from Zhou Hongzheng's fingertip, and dripped it onto the Soul Gathering and Fortune Extension Bead.

The blood seeped directly into it, and the golden light emitted by the Soul Gathering and Fortune Prolonging Pearl flickered twice before returning to calm. It then flew back into the depths of the ancestral hall and disappeared.

Every direct descendant of the Zhou family can drip their blood onto the Soul Gathering and Fortune Prolongation Bead after birth. If they die unexpectedly in the future, they can use this to transmit the scene before their death back to the Soul Gathering and Fortune Prolongation Bead.

Although it's difficult to bring them back to life, at least it will reveal who harmed the Zhou family members and serve as a deterrent to outsiders, preventing them from easily targeting the Zhou family.

The collateral relatives used eighth-tier magical artifacts, and after their deaths, they could only generate a single sensation, informing their family members of their death.

Fourth Uncle then took out an old-fashioned purple book. When the book appeared in his hand, it was only the size of a palm, but when he gently tossed it, it grew to several meters in size. This was the Zhou family genealogy.

He used his mental power to flip through the pages and quickly found the location of Zhou Heng's grandfather's lineage. He took out a cyan jade pen and wrote Zhou Hongzheng's name below Zhou Heng's name before putting the genealogy away.

Afterwards, as the clan head, Fourth Uncle prayed to the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall, implying that Zhou Heng, the most outstanding genius of the Zhou family, had an heir and that the Zhou family had a successor.

He had only uttered a few words of prayer when many illusory eyes appeared in the ancestral hall.

Leading the group was the embodiment of the will of the Creator Ancestor, who cast a satisfied glance at Zhou Heng.

Finally, after another complicated ceremony, everyone returned to Bixi Island.

In fact, for ordinary direct descendants, there is no need to make such a big fuss, and it is not even necessary for the head of the family to intervene. It is even less likely to disturb the family patriarch or the will of the deceased ancestors.

You can easily get your child listed in the family genealogy by finding any clan elder or deacon.

But Zhou Hongzheng was different; he was Zhou Heng's son, so he naturally received special treatment.

On Bixi Island, Zhou Heng personally picked up a baby bottle and fed his son milk.

After drinking his fill of milk, the baby boy, still in swaddling clothes, fell into a deep sleep.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the day of Zhou Heng's son Zhou Hong's third-day celebration. Bixi Island became very lively.

In aristocratic families, the third-day celebration for a child is quite elaborate. A large treasure bowl is used, and the guests who come to witness the ceremony throw all sorts of treasures into the bowl, offering their blessings.

Zhou Heng did not invite anyone outside the Shenlong Zhou family. Most of the attendees were direct descendants of the Shenlong Zhou family, but the number was still very large, reaching over 100,000 people, filling the entire Bixi Island.

The old patriarch Zhou took out a giant golden treasure basin containing spatial laws and threw in hundreds of thousands of treasures of different qualities, without splashing a single drop of water.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Old Madam Zhou and Zhou's mother personally washed the dirt off the child's body, while a special person stood by, constantly saying auspicious words. The whole scene was extremely lively.

After the third-day-old ceremony was completed, Zhou Heng arranged a banquet, where the old patriarch of the Zhou family and his father entertained the guests.

He then went to the backyard, took his swaddling son from Zhou's mother, and played with him for a while.

The colorful-winged phoenix shrank to the size of a palm, its eyes gazing tenderly at the son in Zhou Heng's arms: "Daddy's son is so cute, just like a chubby little angel."

Zhou Heng shook his baby son in his swaddling clothes: "He is indeed very cute. I hope he will be as sensible as you when he grows up."

Caiyi Qingfeng flattered, "With such a good father as Dad, little brother Hongzheng will definitely be very filial when he grows up."

The Lucky Qilin King, now shrunk to three meters in size, approached and asked, "Father, now that you have a son, will you have less time to spend with us?"

The Eternal Night Dragon deliberately retorted, "Is that even a question? We're not Old Deng's biological children. He says he treats us like children, but how can we compare to his own?"

Zhou Heng said solemnly, "Beast tamers will always be the closest people to a beast tamer. Only you can accompany me forever, until the end of my life. Although this child has my blood in him, he will have his own life and his own children when he grows up. I cannot accompany him forever, and he cannot accompany me forever either."

The Eternal Night Dragon smiled slyly: "So, are we more important, or is your son more important?"

Zhou Heng retorted directly, "Am I more important, or is greater power more important?"

The Eternal Night Dragon couldn't give an answer. Looking at Zhou Heng, it said sullenly, "Old Deng, you win. I'll never ask this kind of question again."

The Star-Devouring Kunpeng in its divine Kun form flicked its tail and jumped out to smooth things over: "We have formed a beast-taming contract with Father, a bond of souls that can never be severed. And Father's child has inherited Father's bloodline and will continue the glory of Father's family in the future. I think Father would not want to lose either of them."

Zhou Heng nodded: "That's right, each and every one of you is very important to me."

Fu Hai Yinlong said thoughtfully, "We understand what Father means. We will follow Father forever, until the end of time."

The Titan Lord nodded and said, "Yes, we will always follow Father."

Zhou Heng encouraged the six beast tamers, saying, "The word 'follower' doesn't apply to our relationship; it's more like mutual support. I help you become the strongest beast tamers, and you help me become the strongest beast tamer. As long as we work together, our future will be bright."

"Dad is absolutely right!"

"Father is right."

"Mutual support and mutual benefit—this is indeed the best state between beast tamers and beast masters. Dad and I will definitely support each other."

"I will do whatever Father says."

"That's right, that's right."

"Old Deng's talkativeness is getting better and better. He can make promises one after another. Even I'm getting envious."

The six beasts reacted differently, but even the most mischievous Eternal Night Dragon couldn't help but be moved.