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

Zhou Heng rejected the suggestion from the Demon Dragon of Slaughter to annihilate the Dugu family without hesitation: "The Dugu family hasn't offended me; they even offered me 70% of their family's resources. I didn't accept their surrender, and they didn't hold a grudge. They just want to find someone else. Frankly, their choice is only human nature. If they keep bothering me, it will most likely backfire. Going to Alang is the best option."

He wasn't some compassionate saint, but he wasn't an irredeemably evil person either: "Furthermore, given my status, although I can act with impunity in the Eastern Alliance, I can't be without principles. I am the junior leader of the alliance, and I will succeed as the future leader, and one day even become the supreme leader like my master. I must set an example and maintain order within the alliance. The Dugu family hasn't offended me. If I were to arbitrarily eliminate them, it would set a bad precedent. This would lead to everyone living in fear, and how could the people below be expected to diligently collect resources and pay tribute to the powerful families?"

The Dugu family is like a peach tree that can produce peaches indefinitely. Cutting down the peach tree may yield a lot of peaches in the short term, but in the long run, it will result in fewer peaches.

Zhou Heng himself didn't care about the peach tree from the Dugu family, so he might as well give it to Li Lang.

Guixu Shenlong instantly understood Zhou Heng's meaning: "I understand. Father's intention is to maintain a steady flow of resources, keeping those smaller families around to continuously provide financial support to the aristocratic families."

"That's one of the reasons."

Zhou Heng is relatively concerned about his reputation: "Besides, as the leader of the minor alliance, although I don't necessarily have to set a good example and become a role model for all beast tamers in the East, I can't be too cruel and violent, lest I attract criticism."

Di Yan Qingfeng looked at Zhou Heng with bright eyes, showing both respect and love: "Daddy is so kind-hearted! It's a blessing for all the beast tamers in the alliance to have a little leader like Daddy."

The Lucky Qilin King echoed, "Father is kind and benevolent, self-disciplined and respectful. As the role model for all beast tamers in the universe, with Father leading the way, the atmosphere of the alliance will definitely get better and better."

Zhou Heng reached out and stroked the feathers of Emperor Yan Qingfeng, then patted the head of the Lucky Qilin King, his tone quite indulgent: "You two, why are you talking so sweetly today?"

Titan Lord said from the side, "It's probably because Jiuxiao and Chengrui were expressing their true feelings that they spoke out of emotion, which proves that what they said was the truth."

The Demon Dragon Slaughtering Saint thought that Emperor Flame Azure Phoenix, Fortune Qilin King, and Titan Grand Monarch were all sycophants, rolled its eyes, and thought disdainfully, "If they're all telling the truth, does that mean we're all lying?"

The Star-Devouring Kunpeng flicked its tail and gently patted the Saint-Slaying Demon Dragon twice: "Tyrant, don't spout nonsense here. Father has never said you're lying."

Zhou Heng said earnestly, "Tyrant, I know there's a conflict between you and the God Emperor, but frankly, it's just a minor friction. The God Emperor has never bothered you before, yet you always provoke him from time to time. You should learn more from Wuji and strive to become as broad-minded and magnanimous as him."

The Demonic Dragon of Slaughter, with a defiant and reckless attitude, declared: "I'm just petty and narrow-minded!"

Zhou Heng chuckled, "You don't even like hearing a few words of criticism?"

The Demonic Dragon of Slaughter, with its neck stiff, said, "That's just how I am."

Zhou Heng didn't want to get entangled with the Demonic Dragon of Slaughter, so he turned around and said, "Alright, let's leave it at that. There's no need to keep an eye on the Dugu family."

The Demonic Dragon of Slaughter deliberately said, "A mere Dugu family, wiped out directly, what can anyone do about it?"

Although Zhou Heng's attitude was gentle, his tone was very firm: "Precisely because the Dugu family is weak, we don't need to wipe them out directly. They pose no threat to us, so there's no need for us to rush into being the bad guys."

Guixu Shenlong was the first to agree: "Father is right. The Dugu family is just a bunch of ants. Their rise and fall, honor and disgrace, are just a matter of your mind. There is no need to spend too much time on them."

Di Yan Qingfeng said with a touch of pity, "The Dugu family has a fifth-tier battle general beast tamer, which, according to human classification, would be considered a powerful family. However, in the face of even more powerful beings, they can only tremble with fear. It's truly pitiful. Their skill in scheming is essentially nothing more than a way to survive in the cracks."

The Demonic Dragon of Slaughter couldn't help but mock Emperor Yan Qingfeng: "You're pitying others now? If you hadn't met Old Deng, you'd still be diamond quality. What right do you have to pity others?"

Di Yan Qingfeng retorted sarcastically, "You were initially only of Hegemon quality, and now we are both of Mythical quality, we are the same kind of beings, what do you have to be so arrogant about?"

The Demonic Dragon Slayer grew increasingly agitated: "My initial qualities were superior to yours! You disagree?"

Zhou Heng broke the argument with a smile: "Tyrant, you are quite similar to the ancients from more than six thousand years ago."

The Demonic Dragon of Slaughter subconsciously said, "I'm not like the ancients! I'm a mighty dragon."

Zhou Heng joked, "More than 6,000 years ago, people in the 21st century cared a lot about their first degree, just like you do now, you care a lot about your initial qualities."

The Demonic Dragon of Slaughter scratched its head with a claw, somewhat confused: "What does 'first degree' mean?"

Zhou Heng's purpose was merely to mediate the dispute between Di Yan Qing Feng and Lu Sheng Mo Long. Now that his goal had been achieved, he naturally didn't want to say more: "Things from six thousand years ago are no longer popular. You wouldn't understand even if I explained them."

"Hmph~" The Demonic Dragon of Slaughter pursed its lips, somewhat displeased.

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A day later, Li Lang came to find Zhou Heng and told him about the Dugu family's surrender to him.

Zhou Heng asked, "You accepted?"

Li Lang bluntly stated, "Why wouldn't we accept? That's a lot of resources. And they've even promised to give me 50% of the family's resources every year from now on."

Zhou Heng expressed his approval: "That's good. With the surrender of the Dugu family, you can say that you have gathered a force under your command."

Li Lang changed the subject: "I know they will turn to me because of you, so I want to thank you especially."

Zhou Heng raised an eyebrow: "Why thank me? I didn't do anything."

Li Lang put his arm around Zhou Heng's shoulder, smiling broadly. "If I weren't your good brother, I, a mere fourth-tier Grandmaster Beast Tamer, would never have been able to persuade a family with a fifth-tier Battle General Beast Tamer to surrender so readily and offer so many resources, even though I already have the status of a scion of a noble family. Moreover, I obtained this status through you."

Zhou Heng spoke sincerely and earnestly: "You said it yourself, we're good brothers. We should be inseparable, so there's no need for thanks."

Li Lang then said, "I plan to perform another evolution ritual for Xiao Bing this month, hoping that Xiao Bing can advance to the upper-level diamond rank."

Zhou Heng immediately said, "I will designate an area for you deep within the Heavenly Craft Space. You can evolve in peace, and I will absolutely not allow anyone to disturb you."

Li Lang beamed with joy: "I have a feeling that this time we will succeed."

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