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

The news that Zhou Heng's main beast, the Star-Devouring Kunpeng, had broken through to the second level of the sixth rank gradually spread from the Heavenly Craft Space, shocking many people.

Because the Devouring Star Kunpeng broke through to the first level of the sixth rank a year ago, and now, only a year later, it has broken through to the second level of the sixth rank, far exceeding the growth rate of ordinary sixth-rank beasts.

But Zhou Heng himself had set many records and was a walking legend. Considering Zhou Heng's previous achievements, coupled with the mythical bloodline of the Devouring Star Kunpeng, they were not so surprised.

However, many people still came to Tiangong Space to congratulate Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng then went to see Xuan Chen Supreme again, and Xuan Chen Supreme praised Zhou Heng once more.

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May 22nd arrived, and it was Zhou Heng's 26th birthday.

Since his birthday wasn't a multiple of five or ten, Zhou Heng didn't have a big celebration. He simply had a meal with his parents and others, which would be considered a luxury even for a high-level beast tamer.

Li Lang, who was already working, also came to Tiangong Fortress on this day to offer his birthday wishes.

After finishing their meal, Zhou Heng and Li Lang flew out of the hall and arrived at a secluded spot in the Tiangong Space, where birds sang and flowers bloomed, and they chatted as they strolled.

Li Lang couldn't help but sigh, "Although I knew you were growing up incredibly fast, I've still learned something new. In just one year, your main beast has already advanced to the second level of the sixth rank. My main beast, on the other hand, is still only at the first level of the fourth rank, and I'll have to wait a while longer to advance to the second level of the fourth rank."

Zhou Heng used the powerful Titan Lord skill, Insightful Observation, to scan Li Lang. A large amount of Li Lang's data appeared in front of Zhou Heng: "Don't pretend to be modest in front of me. You've quietly evolved your low-level diamond Ice Bear King into a mid-level diamond Extreme Ice Giant Bear."

It's clear that the Arctic Giant Bear isn't far from reaching the second level of the fourth tier.

Li Lang was well aware of Zhou Heng's abilities and was not surprised that Zhou Heng could immediately identify his beast-taming level: "The Titan Lord is indeed a mythical-quality beast tamer. The skill you shared is really useful. I wanted to give you a surprise, but I couldn't hide anything from you."

Zhou Heng glanced at the Titan Grand Lords following behind them, a smug look on his face: "Of course."

Li Lang looked at the three-headed azure phoenix on Zhou Heng's shoulder and said, "Actually, I'm not being modest. Although Xiao Bing became a little stronger thanks to the energy provided by its evolution into the Extreme Ice Giant Bear, its energy utilization efficiency is too low. It couldn't directly advance to the second level of the fourth rank and can't compare to you at all. I remember when you successfully initiated the evolution ritual for Jiu Xiao for the first time, Jiu Xiao immediately broke through several minor levels on its original foundation. At that time, Jiu Xiao was also at the fourth rank."

Zhou Heng explained, "It's different. You only evolved Xiao Bing from a lower-level diamond to a mid-level diamond, so the quality difference isn't significant, and the energy gained is naturally less. When I first showed the evolution ritual to Jiu Xiao, it was a direct leap from a higher-level diamond to a mid-level overlord, which was a much larger jump, so the energy gained was naturally more."

Li Lang then added, "Later, you initiated another evolution ritual, allowing Jiuxiao to evolve from a mid-level overlord to a high-level overlord. That time, Jiuxiao was already at the fifth rank, but it still broke through its original level."

Zhou Heng understood what was going on: "The quality of a hegemon is different from the quality of a diamond."

Li Lang suddenly realized: "I understand now, it seems that Xiao Bing's quality is not high enough."

As usual, Zhou Heng asked, "When did you evolve Little Ice into the Arctic Giant Bear?"

Li Lang replied, "Just two days ago."

Zhou Heng casually asked, "How many times did you fail before you succeeded?"

Li Lang broke into a hearty smile: "I failed four times in a row, and only succeeded on the fifth try. Haha, it was easier than I expected, quite a surprise!"

It only took five attempts to evolve successfully, which is actually quite lucky. It's most likely thanks to the Blessed Qilin King and Zhou Heng's influence.

Zhou Heng's eyes were full of encouragement: "No matter how many times you fail, it's good that you succeed in the end."

Li Lang stopped and sincerely thanked Zhou Heng: "I still have to thank you for the resources you gave me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to perform five evolution rituals for Xiao Bing in a row and evolve her to the mid-level diamond quality through continuous trial and error."

Zhou Heng continued walking forward at a leisurely pace, without stopping: "The mid-grade diamond quality is still a bit insufficient. When do you plan to initiate the evolution ritual for Xiao Bing again, so that it can evolve into a high-grade diamond quality Arctic Bear King?"

Li Lang caught up and told Zhou Heng his plan: "You said before that you would start the evolution ritual for Jiuxiao and Tyrant when they break through to the fifth rank, tenth level. This way, they would have a chance to directly advance to the sixth rank with the energy provided by the evolution stone. I also want to start the evolution ritual for Xiaobing when she reaches the fourth rank, tenth level. This way, Xiaobing might also be able to directly advance to the fifth rank."

Zhou Heng immediately shook his head and analyzed the pros and cons for Li Lang: "You'd better not do that. You're different from me. I did this because I've already made Jiuxiao and Tyrant show signs of autonomous evolution. After initiating the evolution ritual for them, they can evolve successfully in one go. But you can't make Xiaobing show signs of autonomous evolution, and it's unlikely to succeed in one go after initiating the evolution ritual for Xiaobing. More importantly, Xiaobing is currently a mid-level diamond quality. Even if she evolves successfully, she will only evolve to a high-level diamond quality, providing limited energy. It's unrealistic to expect her to directly break through the bottleneck between the peak of the fourth tier and the early stage of the fifth tier."

Li Lang listened to the advice: "What you said makes sense. I'll think about it again."

Zhou Heng offered his advice: "Your best option is to start continuously performing evolution rituals for Xiao Bing from now on, increasing the success rate through trial and error, so that Xiao Bing can advance to the upper-level diamond quality as soon as possible. This way, Xiao Bing will grow faster."

Li Lang was enlightened: "Okay, I'll listen to you. When we get back, I'll find an opportunity to continue the evolution ritual for Xiao Bing."

Zhou Heng planned a bright future for Li Lang: "Once Xiao Bing evolves to the high-level diamond quality, along with the Hexagonal Flying Dragon King and the Thunderous Wave Turtle, you will have three high-level diamond quality beasts. When you go out, no one will dare to underestimate you."

Li Lang smiled calmly: "It's just a high-grade diamond, nothing special."

Zhou Heng's gaze could see both the distance and his feet: "A high-grade diamond-quality beast is rare even among small aristocratic families. Outside of aristocratic families, it is even more extraordinary. Even on a first-level planet like Xuanxiao Star, only a few people can contract a high-grade diamond-quality beast, so its value is quite high."

Li Lang chuckled to himself, "Spending so much time by your side has raised my standards. I've even stopped caring about high-tier diamond-quality beasts. But thinking about it carefully, just as you said, high-tier diamond-quality beasts are indeed quite extraordinary."

Zhou Heng encouraged Li Lang, saying, "Keep up the good work! I believe Xiao Bing will evolve to high-level diamond quality sooner or later."

Li Lang said confidently, "Don't worry! It will definitely happen."