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

Zhou Heng was deeply moved: "I'm really sorry to have troubled Grandpa so much."

Zhou's father patted Zhou Heng's head: "Your grandfather loves you the most. As long as you grow up and can bring honor to the family, your grandfather's care for you will not have been in vain."

Zhou Heng immediately declared, "In the future, I will definitely become the guardian deity of my family!"

Mr. Zhou was even more pleased: "My good son, your grandfather will be very happy to see how sensible you are."

Zhou Heng then voiced his concerns: "Dad, Mom, there's one more thing. Even if we collect enough of the Five Virtues Qi, this is only the first step. For the Phoenix Azure Phoenix to evolve directly from the Upper Diamond quality to the Mid-Tier Overlord quality Rainbow Wing Azure Phoenix, it needs far too many treasures, especially the eighth-tier Yi Tian Crystal Jade and the Heart of the Cave Heaven, which are very difficult to obtain. There are also a large number of seventh-tier and sixth-tier treasures. It will probably take a lot of effort to collect them all."

The eighth-order Cave Heaven Heart is the core left behind after the destruction of a large Cave Heaven. It contains magical power and can be used as the main material for an eighth-order treasure.

Yitian Crystal Jade is a treasure that contains the laws of heaven and earth.

The exact reasons for the low quantity are unknown.

However, after use, it can directly increase the level of an eighth-tier beast tamer by one small level, making it a particularly precious item among eighth-tier materials.

In theory, it is even rarer than the Heart of a Cave Heaven.

Furthermore, using Yitian Crystal Jade as evolution material for a high-level diamond-quality beast, even if the evolution is successful and the beast becomes a mid-level overlord-quality beast, is still not worthwhile.

If used directly on an eighth-tier beast tamer, raising it by one small level can completely save a beast tamer decades, or even hundreds, of years of hard work.

Father Zhou smiled and said, "Our family already possesses the Heart of the Cave Heaven. As for the Heavenly Crystal Jade, it is extremely precious to aristocratic families like ours. But don't worry, our ancestor is already preparing it for you."

Zhou's mother was very optimistic: "Although you are particularly talented in cultivating beast tamers, generally speaking, the speed of advancement will slow down starting from the third-tier elite beast tamer. By the time you break through to the fourth-tier grandmaster beast tamer, it will be at least the second semester of your senior year of high school. By then, the ancestor will definitely have already found the Yitian Crystal Jade for you."

Zhou Heng smiled and nodded: "I understand, thank you, Mom and Dad."

Mr. Zhou paused for a moment, then continued, "My dear son, I have some good news to tell you."

Zhou Heng was surprised: "Mom and Dad have already brought me two pieces of good news today, what other good news is there?"

Father Zhou's eyes were full of affection: "You told us before that Principal Wan learned that Jiuxiao had evolved to the third tier and suggested that you contract another beast. It just so happens that the family obtained a beast cub of the Overlord quality a few years ago. In the last five years, you have been the only direct descendant with S-level talent in the family. According to the rules, you are the only one who can contract it."

The emergence of Beast Tamer talents among humans is random, so even for large clans with many members, it is difficult to have an S-level talent genius appear every year.

The Zhou family even had a period of twelve consecutive years without producing a single S-level genius.

Zhou Heng asked curiously, "Dad, were all the clansmen with S-rank talent before me able to obtain overlord-quality beast cubs?"

After a moment's thought, Zhou's father said, "First, we need to see whether he is a direct descendant or a collateral descendant. Then we also need to see if there are any ready-made beast cubs of overlord quality at the time. If he is a direct descendant and there are suitable beast cubs of overlord quality at the time, then we will definitely give them to him directly."

Zhou Heng looked up at his father: "Dad, what if a genius comes from a collateral branch?"

Zhou's father replied, "If one is a member of a collateral branch, it is not so easy to contract a beast of the overlord quality; one must pass the corresponding test."

Zhou Heng's thirst for knowledge surged: "What if we can't find a suitable candidate?"

Father Zhou didn't hide anything: "Usually, we would directly seal away the young beasts of the Overlord quality and wait for a talented direct descendant to appear."

Zhou Heng pondered for a moment: "What if multiple talented direct descendants of the clan meet at the same time?"

Father Zhou shrugged: "Good son, your question is really tricky. But this kind of situation does happen occasionally. In this case, the allocation of beast cubs of the Overlord quality becomes even more complicated and cannot be explained in a short time."

Zhou Heng put his arm around his father's strong arm and smiled slightly: "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Dad."

Zhou's mother couldn't help but sigh, "Actually, you're quite lucky. With the Dragon Cult's rebellion, too many direct descendants were killed or injured. In the last fifty years, the competition in the Zhou family has weakened a lot. Otherwise, even if your grandfather was the old patriarch, it wouldn't have been so easy for you to get a beast cub of the Overlord quality. After all, the division of interests within the family is very complicated."

Zhou Heng couldn't help but feel fortunate: "Fortunately, I am a direct descendant of the clan and have such good parents as Dad and Mom. If I were a collateral descendant and didn't have Dad and Mom to pave the way for me, I would probably be troubled by trivial matters and wouldn't be able to focus on raising beasts."

Father Zhou sighed deeply, "There's nothing we can do about it. For the sake of the family's long-term development, we have no choice but to make those collateral descendants suffer! Even for a large, ancient family like ours that has been passed down for over three thousand years, with many ancient beasts of the Overlord quality and even mythical quality, it's not easy to obtain Overlord quality beast cubs. This is because these ancient beasts were left behind by our ancestors who have passed away. They are very powerful and do not easily reproduce. Moreover, many of them are no longer interested in reproduction, so the family can't force them."

The distinction between direct and collateral branches within a family is not static.

According to ancestral rules, anyone who is a direct descendant of the ancestor, the supreme elder, the head of the family, or one of the ten great lineage elders is considered a direct descendant.

With enough talent and hard work, one can go from being a collateral relative to a direct relative.

As for Zhou Heng, he belonged to the most direct line of the direct line.

Because Zhou Heng's grandfather was the previous head of the family, and Wan Baowang, the current ancestor of the Zhou family, was Zhou Heng's grandfather's great-great ...

No matter how you look at it, he is a direct descendant.

Taking the opportunity, Zhou's mother explained, "Furthermore, even if two high-quality beasts successfully breed, the quality of the offspring is uncontrollable! For example, a beast that evolves from gold quality to diamond quality, and then from diamond quality to overlord quality, has only a small chance of producing offspring of overlord quality. The greater probability is that they will be diamond quality or gold quality, or even degenerate to silver quality. Therefore, overlord quality and above beast offspring are very rare, even in the hands of super powers like ours."

Zhou Heng nodded: "Mom and Dad, I understand."