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

Soon, Hanyue University went on summer vacation, and Zhou Heng led a large group of people back to the Canglan Plane.

Following their previous plan, Marquis Tianyin and Marquis Qianren once again initiated the evolution ritual for their main beast tamers.

A year later, two completely different strange phenomena appeared in the sea areas to the east and west of Ruilin Island.

……

August arrived in the blink of an eye.

That day, Zhou Heng did not continue his research on the subject of animal breeders, but instead took his six tamed beasts to play in a quiet bamboo forest on Ruilin Island.

Suddenly, a dazzling, dark green beam of light, over a hundred meters in diameter, shot into the sky, disrupting the rolling clouds above Ruilin Island.

A sixth-order beast taming aura suddenly appeared.

Zhou Heng soared into the air and gazed into the distance. As far as he could see, dozens of kilometers away, a high-grade diamond-quality, two-thousand-meter-long, dark green, and swirling black mist-covered Corrupted Soul Python was frolicking in mid-air.

The Corrupted Soul Poisonous Python, Feng Zhong's main beast, has finally broken through to the sixth rank today, and Feng Zhong himself has also successfully advanced to the sixth rank Commander Beastmaster.

Several days later, a gray beam of light shot straight into the sky. Feng Yong's main beast, the Xuan Ying Ghost Sable of high-grade diamond quality, had also successfully advanced to the sixth rank.

The Xuan Yin Ghost Sable is relatively small among sixth-tier beast tamers, measuring only 300 meters in size, but its aura is comparable to that of the Corrupted Soul Poisonous Python that broke through a few days ago.

After Feng Zhong and Feng Yong both broke through to the next level, they hurried over to pay their respects to Zhou Heng.

Both of them are over 140 years old this year. Originally, they looked like they were in their seventies or eighties. Now, after advancing to the sixth-level Commander Beast Tamer, they have gained 20 to 40 years of lifespan. The two of them suddenly look much younger and look like two middle-aged men.

Zhou Heng said, "Congratulations, Elder Zhong and Elder Yong, on becoming sixth-tier Commander Beastmasters. From now on, you can also serve as honorifics within the family."

Feng Zhong and Feng Yong knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to express their gratitude to Zhou Heng.

Tears welled in Feng Yong's eyes: "Our advancement to sixth-tier Commander Beastmasters is entirely due to your grace! If it weren't for your family helping us evolve our main beasts to high-grade diamond quality, we probably would never have been able to do so in our lifetime. In addition, you had Yu Wuhou from the Alchemist Academy prepare a large number of custom-made potions for us, forcibly breaking through the bottleneck from the peak of fifth tier to the early stage of sixth tier for the Corrupting Soul Poisonous Python and the Mystic Shadow Ghost Sable. Otherwise, we would never have been able to advance to sixth-tier Commander Beastmasters so quickly."

Feng Zhong's eyes also reddened: "Your kindness to us cannot be described as heavy as a mountain, it is as deep as the sea! We don't want to make any offerings, we only ask to stay by your side and serve you, to be at your beck and call, only then can we feel at ease."

They only had B-level talent, yet they were able to advance to the sixth-tier Commander Beastmaster level thanks to Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng gestured for the two to rise, saying, "Get up! It's a long-standing rule that outsiders who advance to the sixth-tier Commander Beastmaster can become family retainers, even if you were previously Heaven-level assassins. As for you wanting to serve me, that's even simpler. Obtaining the position of retainer simply means better treatment; it doesn't mean you can't be at my beck and call."

Feng Zhong and Feng Yong kowtowed three more times to Zhou Heng before rising, saying, "This old servant thanks the young master for his grace! Long live the young master!"

Zhou Heng then instructed, "Now that you are all sixth-tier Commander Beast Tamers, you no longer need to refer to yourselves as 'old servants' in front of me. Just call yourselves 'subordinates'."

Feng Zhong and Feng Yong were deeply moved: "Thank you, young master, we understand."

……

Half a month later, Tianyin Hou and Qianren Hou failed to evolve again.

Their main beasts, the Light Dragon and the Dark Dragon, will likely need to spend several more years evolving from lower-level overlords to mid-level overlords.

Zhou Heng didn't have too many thoughts about this. Although Marquis Tianyin and Marquis Qianren were almost 180 years old, seventh-level feudal lord beast tamers had a lifespan of 360 years, so Marquis Tianyin and Marquis Qianren could wait.

Several days later, Feng Zhong and Feng Yong suddenly brought Liu Yao, whom they hadn't seen for many days, to Zhou Heng.

Liu Yao immediately bowed to Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng casually asked, "Why did you come alone today? Where are the rest of the Qingyang Society members?"

Liu Yao explained, "Young Alliance Leader, I'm not here on official business today. I just thought it's been a long time since we last met, so I came to pay you a visit."

Zhou Heng nodded: "It has indeed been a long time since we last met."

He waved his hand again: "Sit down and let's talk!"

Liu Yao bowed again before daring to sit down: "Thank you, Young Alliance Leader."

Zhou Heng sat at the head of the table, lazily picking up his teacup: "What level is your Thunderflame Flood Dragon at now?"

Liu Yao replied, "It's the seventh level of the fourth rank."

Zhou Heng nodded slightly: "Not bad, keep up the good work, I have high hopes for you."

Liu Yao hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "Young Alliance Leader, there is something I want to tell you."

Zhou Heng looked up: "What is it?"

Liu Yao tentatively asked, "You should know about the Dragon Cult, right?"

Zhou Heng immediately put down his teacup, his expression becoming much more serious: "Why did you suddenly bring this up?"

The Dragon Cult can be considered the greatest enemy of the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon and the Li family of the Golden Crow.

Although the Dragon Cult has been eradicated, the influence it had on the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon and the Li family of the Golden Crow has not completely disappeared.

Liu Yao dropped a bombshell: "I encountered remnants of the Rulong Cult during a mission some time ago. The Rulong Cult may not be completely wiped out as the Alliance officially claims."

Zhou Heng wasn't shocked by the news. He spoke frankly: "You guessed right. The Dragon Cult wasn't completely wiped out. However, it was destroyed by a combined force of numerous powerful families and the Four Religions and Three Societies. These remnants generally don't dare to show their faces, which is why there's been no news of the Dragon Cult for decades. How exactly did you make contact with the remnants of the Dragon Cult? What is their strength?"

Liu Yao recalled, "That day, I accompanied my master, Protector Qin, to an unfamiliar planet to collect some special spiritual materials. We encountered a man completely shrouded in a yellow robe. His aura was clearly stronger than my master's, but he didn't harm either of us. Instead, he introduced himself and preached the doctrines of the Dragon-like Sect before leaving. We didn't get a clear look at his face. Later, my master and I investigated the planet and guessed that this remnant of the Dragon-like Sect had been hiding there. We had unintentionally disturbed him, and luckily he didn't attack us directly, otherwise, my master and I would have been in serious trouble."