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

Upon hearing the news brought by Liu Yao, Zhou Heng immediately made a judgment: "Your master, Protector Qin, is a sixth-tier Commander Beast Tamer. Anyone stronger than him is most likely someone who has progressed further in the sixth-tier Commander Beast Tamer realm, and may even be a seventh-tier Lord Beast Tamer. The high-ranking members of the Dragon Cult were basically all killed off back then, yet now such a powerful figure has emerged, and is even publicly promoting their Dragon Cult's doctrines. This shows that although the Dragon Cult has been dormant for fifty or sixty years, it has already shown signs of resurgence."

Liu Yao added, "I don't know much about the specifics of the Rulong Sect. I only know that the Rulong Sect is the mortal enemy of the aristocratic families, especially since many members of the Shenlong Zhou family died at the hands of the Rulong Sect back then. That's why I thought this information was important to you, so I came here specifically to remind you."

Zhou Heng then asked, "Where did you find that remnant of the Dragon Cult?"

Liu Yao immediately took out a star compass, and after injecting his mental energy, a three-dimensional map of the universe appeared, with a very conspicuous red coordinate floating in it.

He pointed to the red coordinates: "This is the place."

Zhou Heng took the astrolabe: "Thank you for the news."

Liu Yao said sincerely, "You don't need to be so polite with me. The reason I was able to get over the blow of losing my family so quickly back then, and later receive the full support of the Qingyang Society, was largely due to your help. I've been looking for an opportunity to repay you, and this time I've finally managed to do so."

Zhou Heng solemnly reiterated his promise: "Liu Yao, I won't say more. I'll say it again: as long as you're willing, you can leave the Qingyang Society at any time. I will definitely make proper arrangements for you and will not let the Qingyang Society retaliate against you. In short, this place will always be your way out."

Liu Yao quickly replied, "Thank you for your kindness. I'm doing very well in Qingyang. If I ever find myself unable to make a living in Qingyang, I will definitely come to you as soon as possible."

Zhou Heng understood that everyone has their own aspirations, so he didn't force him: "As long as you feel it's good, that's fine."

After seeing Liu Yao off, Zhou Heng immediately found Wanbao Patriarch and told him what Liu Yao had said.

Ancestor Wanbao showed no surprise, only his gaze became slightly solemn: "The Rulong Sect was once hailed as the number one sect in the universe. Even if any of the current Four Sects and Three Societies were chosen, their ferocity would be far less than that of the Rulong Sect at its peak. It's normal that there are still remnants of the Rulong Sect after only fifty years. It would be strange if there were no remnants. I just didn't expect them to dare to show themselves up so openly."

Zhou Heng casually asked, "I wonder what kind of strength that remnant of the Dragon Cult that Liu Yao and Protector Qin encountered is."

Ancestor Wanbao explained the organizational structure of the Dragon-like Cult to Zhou Heng: "The Dragon-like Cult's doctrine is extremely unorthodox, advocating that everyone should be like a dragon. Therefore, there is no detailed division of ranks within the cult, only the distinction between the cult leader and the followers. Members wear robes of different colors according to their strength, with ten colors from lowest to highest: gold, silver, purple, blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, red, and white. These correspond to the ten realms of our Beast Tamer ranks: Apprentice, Senior, Elite, Grandmaster, Warrior, Commander, Lord, King, Emperor, and Supreme. Those wearing yellow robes are Beast Tamers whose strength is equivalent to a seventh-level Lord Beast Tamer."

Zhou Heng frowned deeply: "This classification method is very strange. Why does it feel like the Dragon Cult is deliberately opposing our aristocratic families from all sides?"

Ancestor Wanbao took a deep breath, a hint of gritted teeth in his voice: "Your intuition is sharp. The alliance represented by our aristocratic families has a clear hierarchy, but the Dragon Cult insists on blurring it. Our aristocratic families value beast-taming talent most, with the outward manifestations of spiritual light ranging from low to high as red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, silver, and gold. But the Dragon Cult insists on doing the opposite, elevating red, representing F-level talent, to a high position, while degrading gold, representing SSS-level talent, to the dust. They even added an incongruous white, just trying to contradict us in form!"

Zhou Heng handed the star chart map that Liu Yao had given him to Ancestor Wanbao: "The Rulong Sect previously caused heavy losses to our Shenlong Zhou family and Jinwu Li family. Now that we have traces of the remnants of the Rulong Sect, shouldn't we take action?"

Ancestor Wanbao took the star chart map and nodded, saying, "The remnants of the Rulong Sect are particularly adept at concealing their tracks, and they may even be among our own people. Although you have the coordinates of that remnant's previous hiding place, it's definitely too late to chase after them now. However, as you said, the Rulong Sect and we have a deep-seated hatred for each other, and the Rulong Sect is different from the Four Sects and Three Societies. Their threat is too great, and we really cannot let the remnants of the Rulong Sect go easily."

Zhou Heng asked, "What does the Ancestor intend to do?"

The cunning and calculating Ancestor Wanbao said, "I'll go to the Alliance headquarters later to find Emperor Minghui and ask him to send people to search. Although there's a high probability we won't catch that remnant, we can still try our luck and maybe catch a big fish or two."

Zhou Heng bluntly asked, "Would Emperor Minghui be so obedient?"

Ancestor Wanbao wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work: "The Dragon Cult is the common enemy of all the aristocratic families. Emperor Minghui is now handling many affairs within the alliance on behalf of Emperor Luxie. He knows priorities and will definitely take this matter very seriously. Apart from that, there's nothing else we can do for the time being."

Zhou Heng complimented, "Ancestor, your plan is brilliant!"

Ancestor Wanbao sighed, his gaze icy cold: "Alas! What brilliant plan? I had no other choice! That damned Dragon Cult, they're like a persistent ghost!"

Clearly, the damage that the Dragon Cult caused to the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon still lingers in the mind of Ancestor Wanbao.

Among these deceased clansmen were many of Wanbao Laozu's closest relatives.

There is even a successor carefully cultivated by the patriarch Wanbao.

If it weren't for the good fortune of the Zhou family of Shenlong, which later produced Zhou Heng's tenth uncle, a clansman with an SS-level talent, and Zhou Heng himself, a clansman with an SSS-level second talent, the Wanbao Ancestor would have been heartbroken.

Zhou Heng suddenly raised a question that had been on his mind: "Ancestor, I didn't notice anything wrong before, but recently I've been very puzzled. What exactly happened between us and the Dragon Cult back then? The information I found says that the previous leader of the Dragon Cult was only a ninth-tier Emperor Beast Tamer. If that's true, how dare he directly challenge the Alliance? More than fifty years ago, although the Alliance didn't have any living tenth-tier Supreme Beast Tamers, there were more than one ninth-tier Emperor Beast Tamer. Moreover, the Xuanwu Ling family and the Huofeng Yan family both had tenth-tier beast tamers left behind by Supremes."

When facing Zhou Heng, Ancestor Wanbao did not hide anything: "In fact, the Dragon Cult did not intend to directly challenge the Alliance back then."

Zhou Heng was even more puzzled: "Then where exactly did our conflict with the Dragon Cult originate back then?"