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

Several days later, news came from the Yan Yang plane that the first evolution ritual initiated by the Linglong Ancestor, who was the main force in controlling the Sky-Patrolling Golden Crow, had failed.

No one reacted strongly to this, as it was quite normal.

The Sky-Patrolling Golden Crow is of mid-level mythical quality. It is extremely difficult to evolve it to high-level mythical quality. It would be strange if it could be successful on the first try.

Even after ten or eight attempts, it might not be successful.

Linglong Ancestor failed to evolve into the Sky-Patrolling Golden Crow and suffered some backlash, so she stayed deep in the Flaming Sun Plane to recuperate.

Meanwhile, Ancestor Wanbao finished protecting Ancestor Linglong and returned to the Canglan Plane. He made a special trip to see Zhou Heng and praised him highly.

Ancestor Wanbao looked at Zhou Heng with eyes full of admiration: "You are now not only a sixth-level commander-level beast tamer, but also a mid-level diamond-level breeder. 'Dragon among men' is not enough to describe your talent and aptitude. Heng'er, you are simply the greatest genius of all time! Compared to those tenth-level supreme beast tamers in history, you are probably even slightly superior."

Zhou Heng was delighted to receive the approval of Ancestor Wanbao, but he still modestly replied, "Ancestor, you flatter me. Not to mention the immense achievements of Supreme Wuyou in leading humanity to defeat the evil race! Supreme Dinghai alone is an all-around genius, skilled in everything from concocting potions to forging magical artifacts. As for Supreme Miaoyi, although her life is quite mysterious, she was first the leader of the Heavenly Principle Sect and later the president of the Beast Tamer Guild. Her experiences are, in some ways, even more legendary. And then there's my master, the fourth tenth-tier supreme beast tamer in history, who is equally extraordinary. As for me, I still have much to learn from my master and the three sages."

Ancestor Wanbao grew increasingly satisfied with Zhou Heng: "He remains humble and composed, unperturbed by honor or disgrace; truly a promising talent destined for greatness!"

Zhou Heng then asked, "Ancestor, this time Ancestor Linglong's beast failed to evolve towards the higher mythical quality and suffered a backlash, requiring some time to recover. When do you plan to initiate another evolution ritual for the Purple Heaven Divine Dragon?"

Ancestor Wanbao waved his hand, a look of exhaustion on his face: "Wait a minute, no rush, let's wait until Linglong has recovered from her injuries."

Zhou Heng nodded immediately: "I understand."

Afterwards, Zhou Heng returned to Hanyue University. He did not deliberately hide the fact that he had been promoted to a mid-level diamond cultivator, so many people came to Tiangong Space to congratulate him.

The first one to arrive was the fourth senior brother, Rongtu Wang. As soon as Zhou Heng returned to Hanyue Cave, he came to Zhou Heng's side.

Fourth Senior Brother Rongtu Wang stepped forward and patted Zhou Heng's arm, beaming with joy: "Junior Brother, you're really amazing, you've given Master and me another surprise."

Zhou Heng smiled broadly: "Thank you for the compliment, Senior Brother."

Fourth Senior Brother Rongtu Wang waved his hand and took out a pile of sixth, seventh, and eighth-tier resources: "The further you progress as a cultivator, the more resources you consume. I know you don't lack spiritual items, but these are my tokens of appreciation. Keep them safe and strive to make further progress."

Zhou Heng did not refuse and immediately accepted all the resources that his fourth senior brother, Rongtu Wang, had given him: "Don't worry, senior brother, I won't let you down."

Fourth Senior Brother Rongtu Wang said solemnly, "Junior Brother, I believe in you."

Next was Li Xiang, who had a long-standing friendship with Zhou Heng. Two years ago, he was promoted to an eighth-level Monarch Beastmaster and became the vice president of Hanyue University. He and Zhou Heng had never lost contact.

As a top-tier nurturer, upon seeing Zhou Heng, his expression was one of both admiration and satisfaction: "Yu Heng, to have advanced to the mid-level diamond nurturer at such a young age, your future is bright and limitless! When I was your age, I was far inferior to you."

"Mr. Li is too modest."

Zhou Heng smiled and made a few perfunctory remarks, after which Li Xiang took his leave.

Not long after, Kunling King of the Qiongqi Meng family arrived at the Heavenly Craft Space.

As the Kunling King approaches his six-hundredth birthday, it is not necessarily true that an eighth-tier monarch beast tamer will die on his six-hundredth birthday. Some may die a few years earlier, and some may die a few years later.

However, the Kunling King's condition was visibly decrepit, and his whole body exuded a deathly aura.

His gaze as he looked at Zhou Heng was extremely bright: "Young Alliance Leader, truly a hero emerges from among the young! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that someone could become a mid-level Diamond Nurturer at the age of twenty-five."

Zhou Heng remained calm: "Seventeenth Elder, you are already a Mythical Breeder. Even if I have progressed a little faster on the path of a Breeder, it's nothing. At least compared to you, a Mythical Breeder, I still have a long way to go."

The Kunling King of the Qiongqi Meng family had a resolute expression, his cloudy pupils gleaming with a sharp light: "Young Alliance Leader, your rapid progress on the path of a trainer is what other trainers envy most. It's just a pity that my lifespan is coming to an end, and I will probably only be able to see you advance to the rank of Upper Diamond Trainer, but not to the day when you become a Hegemon Beast Tamer."

Zhou Heng raised his eyebrows: "Elder Seventeen truly has confidence in me."

Kunling King has at most five or six years left to live. He said he could see Zhou Heng advance to become a high-level diamond nurturer, which means that Zhou Heng could advance to become a high-level diamond nurturer within five or six years.

The voice of Kunling King of the Qiongqi Meng family was not loud, but his tone was firm: "It's not that I have confidence in you, but that you truly have this ability."

Zhou Heng deliberately probed, "The aptitude of a breeder is different from the talent of a beast tamer; it can't be quantified, and there's a bottleneck at every step. Don't be fooled by how fast I seem to be progressing on the path of a breeder; I might be stuck at the mid-level diamond breeder forever, unable to advance any further. Seventeenth Elder, what methods did you use to be so certain that I would make rapid progress?"

In his several encounters with Zhou Heng, Kunling King of the Qiongqi Meng family had almost figured out Zhou Heng's behavior logic: "There is no special method. It's just that I think, given your personality, if you were really worried about being stuck in the bottleneck of becoming a nurturer, you certainly wouldn't be so high-profile in publicizing that you have been promoted to a mid-level nurturer."

Zhou Heng paused, holding his teacup, and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "Seventeenth Elder, you are truly wise beyond your years."

The Kunling King of the Qiongqi Meng family revealed a shrewd smile: "Thank you for the praise, Young Alliance Leader."

Zhou Heng chatted with Kunling King for a long time. Before leaving, Kunling King gave Zhou Heng a lot of resources as a congratulatory gift, which Zhou Heng accepted without hesitation.

Subsequently, Yu Wuhou, the dean of the Hanyue University's Instructor Training Academy and a member of the Bingjiao Yue family, also came to meet Zhou Heng.

He was also a master cultivator, and many others wanted to meet Zhou Heng, but most of them failed to enter the Heavenly Craft Space or even meet him.