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

Faced with Li Lang's teasing, Liu Yao's expression remained unchanged, maintaining an extremely humble attitude: "Young Master Li, please don't joke with me. Back then, I was young and impetuous, too naive, which is why I was so arrogant. After experiencing changes and seeing the truth of the world, I realized how broad-minded and kind-hearted the Little Alliance Leader is. I will always remember the Little Alliance Leader's kindness to me. Moreover, while S-level talent is indeed good in the eyes of ordinary people, it's really not that special. It's not something you can find everywhere, but it's not a rare talent either."

Zhou Heng glanced at Liu Yao and couldn't help but say, "If you were too arrogant before, now you seem a bit insecure."

He continued, "An S-rank talent is a prodigy no matter where you are. For a family to produce an S-rank talent is incredibly lucky. S-rank talents in small families are often groomed as heirs. S-rank talents in large and top-tier families are also groomed as future leaders."

Liu Yao was both humble and modest: "It depends on who you compare me to. Compared to ordinary people, I am indeed not bad, but compared to the Little Alliance Leader, I am worlds apart. I don't even dare to have such a thought."

Li Lang, outspoken as ever, deliberately teased, "You've really been honed in the Qingyang Society; you've become increasingly adept at flattery. Mainly, with your S-rank talent, you're so humble, how am I, with my A-rank talent, supposed to survive?"

Liu Yao instinctively apologized, "Please forgive me, Young Master Li, I didn't mean anything by it..."

Li Lang quickly raised his hand to stop Liu Yao: "Alright, alright, no need to explain, I understand."

Liu Yao breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Young Master Li."

Zhou Heng could tell that Liu Yao was indeed quite repressed in the Qingyang Society: "We are all old acquaintances, there is no need to be so reserved in private."

Liu Yao lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Young Alliance Leader."

The three chatted for a few more minutes before Zhou Heng, Li Lang, and Liu Yao returned to Ruilin Palace.

The old patriarch of the Zhou family arranged a banquet to entertain the group from the Qingyang Society.

The Ghost King of Qingyang Society declined a few times, but under Zhou Heng's strong insistence, he still chose to bring the group of Qingyang Society members to sit at the table.

After everyone had enjoyed a good drink and a hearty meal, the Qingyang Society members finally took their leave.

After the Qingyang Society members left, Li Lang, with great tact, went to rest in a side hall of Ruilin Palace, leaving the space to Zhou Heng, the old patriarch of the Zhou family, and the old lady of the Zhou family.

Zhou Heng immediately took out the three storage bracelets presented by the Qingyang Guild Master Yougui Wang and used his mental power to examine the gifts inside.

The old patriarch Zhou asked from the side, "How was the Three Association's performance this time?"

Zhou Heng truthfully replied, "It's not bad. They sent quite a few seventh and eighth-tier resources, which are all versatile and can be used as a jack-of-all-trades."

Old Madam Zhou also came over and asked, "Which family sent the most?"

Zhou Heng fiddled with three storage bracelets in blue, white, and red: "The Qingyang Society gives the most, while the Baiyang Society and Hongyang Society give less."

Knowing Zhou Heng's character, who always thought about repaying the family, the old patriarch Zhou said directly, "Heng'er, keep all these things for yourself. As your strength increases and the growth rate of your six beasts increases, keeping more high-level resources on you will be of great use."

Zhou Heng did not refuse upon hearing this, and directly transferred all the resources from the three storage bracelets into his own storage watch: "Since Grandpa and Grandma have said so, then I won't stand on ceremony this time, I'll leave all these things behind."

Old Madam Zhou asked kindly, "Heng'er, what did you and your old classmate talk about?"

Zhou Heng replied, "I asked him some questions about the Qingyang Society."

Madam Zhou's face lit up with interest: "Did you get any secret information from your old classmate?"

Zhou Heng shook his head: "No."

The old patriarch Zhou was not surprised at all: "This is normal. His strength is not high, and he has not been in Qingyang Society for long. If he really had any secret information, King Yougui would not have let him speak to you alone."

Zhou Heng said nonchalantly, "Of course, so I never expected to get any useful information from Liu Yao. It's just a matter of taking a shot, no matter how hard I try."

Madam Zhou suggested, "Actually, we could try to recruit him into our own group."

Zhou Heng rejected the suggestion: "It's not very feasible. It's not that we can't make Liu Yao one of our own, but he won't be of much use. The Qingyang Society probably anticipated that we would do this, so although he wasn't mistreated by the Qingyang Society, he will probably never be able to enter the core decision-making level of the Qingyang Society, and he won't even be able to access some key information."

After a moment's thought, Madam Zhou said, "Since the Qingyang Society anticipated our plans, it's likely that they've already planted a seed of evil in Liu Yao."

Zhou Heng nodded and said, "That's what I think too. If we maintain our current relationship with Qingyang Society in the future, he'll be nothing more than a mascot in Qingyang Society for the rest of his life. If our relationship with Qingyang Society deteriorates one day, his life will be even more difficult."

The old patriarch Zhou disagreed: "Being a mascot isn't necessarily a bad thing. Ordinary members of the Qingyang Society often go on missions, and the probability of death or injury is not small. Moreover, you will definitely be promoted to a tenth-level supreme beast tamer in the future. As long as the people of the three societies have any brains, they won't let our relationship with them deteriorate. So, your old classmate actually came out ahead."

Zhou Heng cautioned, "Grandpa and Grandma, you can't be so sure about things. The Four Religions and the Three Societies may seem like they're not all the same, but they're essentially birds of a feather. The Four Religions kill people, and the Three Societies cover it up. The Four Religions draw the attention of the powerful families, while the Three Societies plot in the shadows. If the interests involved become too great in the future, the Four Religions will undoubtedly turn against us, and the Three Societies will certainly become our enemies as well."

Madam Zhou was extremely confident and remained calm: "In any case, at least the three associations have brought us a lot of benefits. Moreover, as long as the four religions and three associations cannot produce a tenth-level supreme beast tamer in your era, they will have no choice but to compromise and appease our Divine Dragon Zhou family."

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Outside the Canglan Plane, in a void casually opened up by the Qingyang Guild Master Youguiwang, Liu Yao looked down at Youguiwang and the others, his face showing just the right amount of respect.

The Qingyang Guild Master, Yougui Wang, remained expressionless: "What did Zhou Heng ask you?"

Liu Yao said calmly, "He asked me how I was doing in the Qingyang Society, and I told him the truth. I said I was doing alright, but I didn't have any close friends and I was very lonely."

The voice of the Qingyang Guild Master, Yougui Wang, remained completely flat: "He didn't ask you about the secrets of the Qingyang Guild?"