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

Seeing Yun Jianhou of the Qiongqi Meng family cautiously take his leave, Li Lang couldn't help but sigh, "This Yun Jianhou is, after all, a seventh-level feudal lord beast tamer and an eighth-level blacksmith. He has a very high status in Hanyue University and is the undisputed leader in the Blacksmith Academy. I never expected him to be so obsequious in front of you, like a mouse seeing a cat."

Zhou Heng didn't take it seriously: "Normally, although Marquis Yun Jian is respectful to me, he would never be so humble. This time, I caught him red-handed. He's afraid I'll use this as an excuse to make a big fuss and take it to my master. If that happens, not only will he suffer, but the Qiongqi Meng family will also be implicated. That's why he's putting on such a humble act, trying to control the situation and make this a small matter."

Li Lang couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration: "No matter what, this old fellow Yun Jianhou is really daring. He knows you're more compliant to gentle persuasion than force, yet he knelt down without hesitation. He's truly a wise old man."

Zhou Heng smiled calmly: "Anyway, this is in private, and not many people saw it. After he goes out, he will still be the high and mighty dean of the forging academy. It won't affect anything."

Li Lang grinned mischievously, then gave a thumbs-up: "Marquis Yun Jian must be feeling uncomfortable having to apologize to you so humbly. He's probably going to vent all his anger on Meng Lide and the others. You didn't even have to lift a finger; you've already got Meng Lide wrapped around your little finger. That was a brilliant move!"

Zhou Heng explained, "This move isn't particularly clever, but as the minor leader of the alliance, it would be too undignified for me to personally deal with a nobody like Meng Lide, according to established rules. It's more in accordance with the rules to suggest that Yun Jianhou handle the subordinates instead."

Li Lang looked at Zhou Heng, a strange light flashing in his eyes: "I didn't realize it before, but now I see how majestic you are when you're serious. If I were Marquis Yun Jian, my legs would go weak too."

Zhou Heng waved his hand and took out dozens of bottles of various potions: "The backlash caused by the death of a beast directly affects the soul and is very difficult to eradicate. These are potions that can help beast tamers eliminate the backlash. Take them and give them to Senior Yixuan."

Li Lang took the medicine: "Okay."

Then Zhou Heng took out an empty bottle of the treasure-level quality and said to the Guixu Divine Dragon wrapped around his wrist, "Feihong, use the Grace of the Eight Desolations to condense a drop of healing elixir."

"No problem, Father."

The Ruins Dragon immediately rose from Zhou Heng's wrist and instantly restored its size to one thousand meters.

Then, it closed its dragon claws, and a drop of crystal-clear blue liquid was condensed from them.

Because the Guixu Divine Dragon was exceptionally large, this drop of blue liquid was over ten meters in size.

Zhou Heng immediately raised the treasure-level bottle in his hand, creating a suction force that drew in all the healing liquid, which was ten meters in diameter, and contained it in a palm-sized bottle.

Then, the Ruins Dragon shrunk back to one meter in length and flew back to Zhou Heng's wrist.

Zhou Heng handed the healing elixir condensed by the Guixu Divine Dragon to Li Lang: "Take this bottle of healing elixir and give it to Senior Yixuan. The healing elixir condensed by Fei Hong can heal the soul. After it evolved to the quality of a lower-level mythology, its effect became even better. With this bottle of healing elixir, we should be able to eradicate the backlash on Senior Yixuan's body directly."

Li Lang took the healing elixir from Zhou Heng: "With this healing elixir, there's no need for these ordinary healing potions."

Zhou Heng waved his hand: "You should take it with you and give it to Senior Yixuan! I don't need this little something."

Li Lang nodded and said, "Okay."

Zhou Heng then added, "Go quickly! While you're at it, keep an eye on Yun Jianhou and see how he handles this matter."

Li Lang patted his chest: "Leave this to me."

Not long after Li Lang left, Feng Zhong came to report: "Young Master, several people have arrived outside the floating fortress. They are Gu Yixuan's mentor, Professor Zhilan Hou, Meng Lide's mentor, Lecturer Meng Zhouyun, and Meng Lide himself. The three of them want to see you, Young Master."

Zhou Heng stared at the dragon carp with the pearl on its head in the pool, not even lifting his eyelids: "I won't see it."

Fengzhong bowed and took his leave, saying, "This old servant understands."

A short while later, Feng Zhong reported again: "They all knelt outside the floating fortress, causing quite a commotion. It alarmed many instructors and students in the school, who were watching the spectacle openly and secretly."

Zhou Heng said nonchalantly, "Let them be, we don't need to worry about them."

"Yes, sir." Feng Zhong took his leave again.

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Outside Zhou Heng's floating fortress, above the clouds, stood an old man in purple robes, a burly man in blue robes, and a young man in black, all kneeling neatly at the entrance of the floating fortress.

They are Gu Yixuan's professor and mentor, Marquis Zhilan, a seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamer; Meng Lide's lecturer and mentor, Meng Zhouyun, a sixth-tier commander beast tamer; and Meng Lide himself, a fourth-tier grandmaster beast tamer.

The group that ambushed and killed Gu Yixuan in the secret realm that day was led by Meng Lide, along with several other students from the same year.

Most of those people came from minor aristocratic families. After offering Zhou Heng a large number of high-level magical artifacts as an apology, Yun Jianhou of the Qiongqi Meng family became increasingly angry upon returning home. He then annihilated all the members of those minor aristocratic families to vent his anger.

As for Meng Lide, he also received several slaps from Yun Jianhou, knocking out all his teeth.

Meng Lide's mentor, Meng Zhoujun, was also severely reprimanded by Yun Jianhou.

As for Marquis Zhilan, although he was a seventh-rank feudal lord and beast tamer, he was not so humiliated, but he was extremely alarmed when he learned that Zhou Heng had intervened in the matter.

Moreover, this matter was not over, which is why the three of them knelt outside the floating fortress.

At that moment, the three of them felt immense regret.

Meng Lide looked dejected, regretting that he had provoked Gu Yixuan out of a moment of anger, even though he knew Gu Yixuan was Zhou Heng's friend.

Meng Lide's mentor also regretted that when Meng Lide and Gu Yixuan first had a conflict, he was mindful of Gu Yixuan's acquaintance with Zhou Heng and did not personally intervene, but instead observed from the sidelines.

When they discovered that Zhou Heng had not intervened in the matter, they became bolder and began to protect Meng Lide in various ways.

Little did he know that while Meng Lide and Gu Yixuan were locked in a fierce battle, Zhou Heng was evolving his beast in the Canglan Plane and had no time to spare for what was happening at Hanyue University.

He felt even more remorse towards Marquis Zhilan.

As Gu Yixuan's mentor and a seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamer, if he were willing to stand on Gu Yixuan's side after the conflict between Gu Yixuan and Meng Lide, even Meng Lide, who came from the Qiongqi Meng family, would have to take it a step further.

But he didn't. Not only did he not stand on Gu Yixuan's side, but he also sided with Meng Lide, which resulted in him being implicated in this matter that originally had nothing to do with him.