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

After swallowing a hundred crystal cores that simultaneously possessed both holy and light attributes, the Abyss Demon Dragon waited a moment, then its enormous blood-red eyes revealed obvious confusion: "What's going on? I don't feel anything at all!"

Zhou Heng was speechless: "You're a fifth-tier beast tamer of superior overlord quality, and all you have are a hundred dual-attribute crystal cores of varying grades. What could you possibly feel about that?"

The Abyss Dragon started throwing a tantrum again: "Didn't you buy ten thousand? Feed them all to me."

Zhou Heng refused outright: "I can only eat one hundred a day. If you want more, we can talk about it tomorrow."

The Abyss Demon Dragon pondered for a moment, unusually showing no rebellion: "Fine, I'll listen to you."

Zhou Heng was surprised: "Why are you being so obedient today?"

Even at the crucial moment, the Abyss Dragon remained clear-headed: "This concerns my evolution to mythical quality, so of course, there can be no mistakes."

Zhou Heng laughed and scolded, "At least you have a brain."

The Abyss Demon Dragon sneered, "I'm smarter than you, you old fool!"

After playing around for a while, the Netherworld Dragon shrank in size and returned to Zhou Heng's right shoulder.

The Devouring Star Kunpeng asked from the side, "Father, when are we going back to Cold Moon Cave Heaven?"

Zhou Heng said softly, "I'll go back tomorrow."

The next day, Zhou Heng fed the Netherworld Demon Dragon another hundred crystal cores that contained both holy and light attributes, and then returned to Cold Moon University with his parents, son, and others.

He also casually brought Feng Zhong, Feng Yong, Ji Chao, and Wu Liu along.

At the start of this semester, Zhou Heng officially became a graduate student. His life was not much different from before, and he spent most of his time in the Heavenly Craft Fortress researching things related to trainers.

Zhou Heng has some idea of ​​how the Golden-Scaled Fish Dragon should evolve, and he just needs to verify it step by step to perfect it.

October arrived quickly, and with the Alliance Anniversary Festival scheduled for half a month, Zhou Heng took the opportunity to return to his family home with his parents and son.

This year, another group of family members have officially awakened their talents.

Last year, the Zhou family awakened an S-level talent, while this year the best talent is only A-level.

Zhou Huijing, who just started his second year of high school this year, is the same person who awakened his S-level talent last year. In terms of seniority, he is Zhou Heng's great-grandson.

Upon seeing Zhou Heng, he greeted him warmly: "Great-Uncle, you're back!"

Zhou Heng looked Zhou Huijing up and down: "Haven't seen you for a while, you've made great progress! You've already cultivated your initial beast taming to the third tier, seventh level. It seems you're not far from the third tier, eighth level."

Even with S-rank talent, a beast tamed of lower-tier overlord quality, and ample resource supply, the progress is still relatively fast.

Even among talents of the same level, there are often subtle differences in strength.

Clearly, Zhou Huijing's talent is quite strong among S-level talents.

Zhou Huijing was extremely humble in front of Zhou Heng: "No matter how much progress I've made, it's not as great as yours. You're only six years older than me, yet you've already become a sixth-level Commander Beastmaster. I can't compare to you at all."

Zhou Heng's expression grew even more amiable: "It's different. You only have S-rank talent, and to reach the seventh level of the third tier when you were just starting your second year of high school is already quite impressive. When I was your age, I was only a fourth-tier Grandmaster Beast Tamer. How many people in your year have S-rank talent who have contracted with a Hegemon Beast Tamer?"

Zhou Huijing answered respectfully, "Four."

Zhou Heng encouraged him gently, "It's similar to my year. If you don't count me, there were four S-level talents in my year who had contracted with the Overlord Beast Tamer. If you work hard, you might become the top scorer in the college entrance examination."

Zhou Huijing looked at Zhou Heng with eyes full of admiration: "Even if I become the top scholar, I can't compare to you. You were the top scholar who broke records back then. You were the most prestigious top scholar in the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination. No one has been able to compare with you for thousands of years."

"Don't think so much. As long as you've tried your best, that's enough." Zhou Heng gave Zhou Huijing a pep talk, and then took out a bunch of resources and gave them to Zhou Huijing.

After thanking him, Zhou Huijing chatted with Zhou Heng for a while, his words full of admiration and praise for Zhou Heng.

He took his leave half an hour later.

As in previous years, the Zhou family of Shenlong held a small internal martial arts competition during the Alliance Anniversary holiday.

On the high platform, Zhou Heng's six tamed beasts surrounded him, while Zhou Heng held Zhou Hongzheng, who was over three years old, in his arms.

After the martial arts competition, Zhou Heng had a deep impression of the three people.

One of them was named Zhou Yongkang, who was Zhou Heng's great-grandson by seniority, and had a C-level talent.

One of them is named Zhou Yongyao, who is Zhou Heng's great-granddaughter in terms of generation, and has a C-level talent.

These two individuals are from the direct line of descent.

There is another one named Zhou Huirui, who is the great-grandson of Zhou Heng in terms of generation, has a B-level talent, and comes from a collateral branch of the family.

The most notable characteristic of these three individuals is that they have all contracted with a low-grade diamond-quality Golden Scaled Fish Dragon.

Seeing that Zhou Heng had focused his gaze on the three of them, Fourth Uncle said, "After these years of breeding, especially with your experience of successfully breeding a natural golden-scaled dragon carp, the golden-scaled fish dragons in our Divine Dragon Zhou family have now begun to produce offspring steadily. In the future, more clansmen with suitable talents will contract with the golden-scaled fish dragons you have researched."

Zhou Heng gave his fourth uncle a heads-up: "This is great. My research on the Golden Scaled Fish Dragon has reached a new level, and my Breeder level may soon be promoted as well. Maybe it won't be long before I can push the Golden Scaled Fish Dragon's evolutionary path to the mid-level diamond quality."

Fourth Uncle was immediately taken aback: "Heng'er, you're about to be promoted to a mid-level Diamond Nurturer so quickly?"

Zhou Heng remained calm and composed: "It's been several years since I was promoted to a lower-level diamond nurturer, so that's not considered fast."

Fourth Uncle was both surprised and delighted, praising Zhou Heng endlessly: "This isn't even fast! Many cultivators struggle to advance to the Diamond level their entire lives, and even those who do often remain at the Lower Diamond level forever, unable to progress further. For you to advance from Lower Diamond to Mid-Diamond in just a few years is simply genius among geniuses! No wonder you're the youngest Diamond cultivator in thousands of years!"

Zhou Heng said gently, "I'm about to be promoted, but I haven't officially been promoted yet. Fourth Uncle, please don't rush to praise me."

Fourth Uncle teased, "Do you think I don't know you? You never make baseless accusations. Since you dare to say you're about to be promoted, it proves that your promotion to a mid-level diamond nurturer is a done deal."

Zhou Heng smiled but remained silent.

Zhou Hongzheng, who had been sitting quietly on Zhou Heng's lap, shifted his body and suddenly asked in a childish voice, "Daddy, Fourth Grandpa, what is a trainer?"

Zhou Heng explained with a smile, "A cultivator is a special, extraordinary profession."

Zhou Hongzheng then asked, "What is a supernatural profession?"

Fourth Uncle thought for a moment, trying to use language that a child could understand: "An extraordinary profession..."

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