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

After the Old Ancestor Dugu withdrew, shrinking in size, Di Yan Qingfeng, standing on Zhou Heng's left shoulder, couldn't help but ask, "Father, didn't you accept the Yan family's surrender after you took their resources before? Why did you accept the Dugu family's things this time, but not their surrender?"

The Returning Void Divine Dragon retorted, "Accepting resources means accepting surrender? You underestimate your father. Not to mention that your father is the only disciple of a tenth-tier supreme beast tamer in the universe, his status as the young master of a large aristocratic family is already extraordinary. If your father were to spread the word that offering all the family's resources would make anyone willing to become your dog, I guarantee that the number of families willing to be your dog would stretch from Crimson Armor Star to Profound Cloud Star."

Zhou Heng nodded: "Fei Hong is right. We can accept the Dugu family's surrender or not, but I just don't want to accept it for the time being."

The Titan Lord was cautious by nature: "But if we do this, won't the Dugu family hate us? Although the Dugu family are just a bunch of ants, my father once said, 'A hundred-foot house can be burned down by a wisp of smoke from a crack.' We must be on guard."

Zhou Heng remained calm: "These resources were offered voluntarily by the Dugu family, not forcibly confiscated by me. What right does the Dugu family have to hate me? Moreover, the reason the Dugu family offered 70% of their accumulated resources was simply because they saw the Yan family siding with me and were anxious. They were afraid that with me as their backer, the Yan family would rise rapidly and then become a threat to them. My acceptance of the Yan family was mainly related to Yan Dongliang as a pawn. As for not accepting the Dugu family, I felt it was unnecessary."

The Devouring Star Kunpeng casually remarked, "It can only be said that the Dugu family lacked this opportunity."

Guixu Shenlong was calm and composed, yet decisive: "If the Dugu family is truly unreasonable and resents Father for not accepting them as his dogs, then we can simply wipe them out."

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and then instructed, "Feihong, go to the Dugu family quietly and see how they react."

The Void Dragon leaped from Zhou Heng's wrist, its tail lashing out and tearing through the void: "I'm going now."

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In the Dugu family's ancestral lands, the Dugu Patriarch and a group of high-ranking members wore solemn expressions.

When the high-ranking members of the Dugu family hold meetings, they always place an antique palace lantern on the table. This palace lantern is a precious artifact that can prevent others from peeping and also serve as a warning.

But today, the Ruins Dragon is lurking in the void, and even though it's right under their noses, the Dugu family is completely unaware of it.

Because the Guixu Divine Dragon is of mythical quality and its level has reached the sixth rank.

Besides the fifth-tier warrior beast tamer, the Dugu family has eleven fourth-tier grandmaster beast tamers in this generation, and several of them have already reached the peak of the fourth tier in beast taming.

The Dugu clan chief was utterly perplexed: "Ancestor, our Dugu family is clearly stronger than the Yan family, so why did the garrison commander accept the Yan family's offer of allegiance but refuse to accept ours?"

The old patriarch Dugu sighed deeply: "You ask me? Who can I ask? How can we possibly fathom the thoughts of such a great figure?"

The eldest elder of the Dugu family remained relatively calm: "Now that it's a fait accompli, we should consider what to do next. The Yan family has pledged allegiance to the garrison commander, so we absolutely cannot touch them. However, it's also unacceptable to sit idly by and watch the Yan family grow stronger."

Chief Dugu hung his head dejectedly: "With the Guardian behind the Yan family, how dare we cause trouble? Although we have the City Lord behind us, the City Lord is ultimately just a vassal race. The alliance will always belong to humans. Even the City Lord has to be cautious when facing the Guardian, let alone us."

Old Ancestor Dugu mustered his spirits and said, "Lord Guardian, we can't reach him for now, but there is still someone else we can choose."

The eldest patriarch of the Dugu family tentatively asked, "Ancestor, are you referring to Chairman Li?"

The old ancestor Dugu nodded: "Chairman Li also comes from a prestigious family and has a close personal relationship with the garrison commander. By siding with him, we won't suffer any losses."

The Dugu clan chief was somewhat distraught: "Although the Golden Crow Li family, to which Chairman Li belongs, and the Divine Dragon Zhou family, to which the Guardian Lord belongs, are both large aristocratic families, the Guardian Lord possesses unparalleled SSS-level talent, while Chairman Li only has A-level talent. The Guardian Lord has taken the Supreme Alliance Leader as his master, while Chairman Li doesn't even have a master. I heard that Chairman Li wasn't originally born into the Golden Crow Li family, but rather a member of a collateral branch, and was separated from the family since childhood. He only returned to the Golden Crow Li family thanks to the Guardian Lord's influence."

The elder of the Dugu family echoed, "With such a distinguished status as the Garrison Commander, if we pledge allegiance to him, we will reap endless benefits in the future. Although Chairman Li is also a talented young man, even if he pledges allegiance to him, he will not be able to surpass the Yan family, who have already pledged allegiance to the Garrison Commander."

The old patriarch's tone was quite defeated: "Do you think we still have a choice now? Whether facing the garrison commander or Chairman Li, we are just ants, only able to survive in the cracks. Joining forces with Chairman Li is not for any benefit, but simply for self-preservation. Chairman Li is ultimately a close friend of the garrison commander. Even if the Yan family becomes stronger than us in the future thanks to the garrison commander, out of respect for Chairman Li, the garrison commander will not allow the Yan family to harm us. And that is enough. As for the city lord, we should keep in touch with him. The city lord was once the tamed beast of our Dugu family ancestor. Although the vassal race has low combat strength, it has a long lifespan, and we will still need his protection in the future."

He tried to salvage the situation, saying, "While temporary glory may be enviable, only those who laugh last are the true winners."

The Dugu clan chief quickly understood everything: "We understand what the ancestor means. If we were to pledge allegiance to Chairman Li, how much should we offer?"

The Dugu Patriarch had already planned ahead: "Our Dugu family has already given 70% of its two thousand years of accumulation to the Guardian, and we will give 20% of the remaining 30% to Chairman Li! The last 10% will be kept to maintain the family's operation."

"Yes, sir..." The high-ranking members of the Dugu family immediately began to act.

……

The Guixu Divine Dragon coiled around Zhou Heng's wrist and told him what it had heard from the Dugu clan.

Zhou Heng's expression was unreadable: "The Dugu family certainly knows how to scheme. Seeing that they can't rely on me, they're about to go and rely on Alang."

The Titan Lord stepped forward and volunteered, "Father, should I go and teach them a lesson?"

Zhou Heng was not an evil person, and he immediately raised his hand to stop the Titan Lord: "There's no need. It's a good thing that they want to pledge allegiance to Alang. Twenty percent of the Dugu family's two thousand years of accumulation is nothing to me, but it's quite a lot to Alang. Moreover, after pledging allegiance to Alang, the Dugu family will have to continuously pay tribute to Alang. If Alang wants to go further in the future, the more resources the better."

The Demonic Dragon of Slaughter, however, was eager to try: "If we wipe out the Dugu family, won't the resources be ours?"