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

As Zhou Heng listened to the excited voices of the six beasts beside him, he carefully observed the fish-dragon covered in golden scales in mid-air.

This fish-dragon, evolved from the Top Pearl Dragon Carp, is seven parts dragon and three parts fish. It is fifty meters long and already has a dragon head, horns, and body. However, its dorsal and caudal fins are more like those of a fish. It only has one pair of forelimbs and no hind limbs. The forelimbs have three toes, and the hind limbs are replaced by a pair of red ventral fins.

Zhou Heng heard the three Azure Phoenixes urging him to quickly give the fish-dragon a name. He took the opportunity to speak, saying, "As the old saying goes, 'A golden scale is not meant to stay in a pond; it will transform into a dragon when it encounters wind and clouds!' Its golden scales are quite pleasing, so let's call it the Golden-Scaled Fish-Dragon."

The Lucky Qilin King was the first to chime in: "Golden-scaled Fish-Dragon? That sounds quite pleasant."

The three phoenixes flapped their wings in approval: "Dad is truly talented!"

Guixu Shenlong objectively stated, "Although the race name 'Golden Scale Fish Dragon' is common, it is very fitting."

Zhou Heng simply smiled upon hearing this.

Although the Golden Scaled Fish Dragon was bred by him, it was essentially just an experimental product, so he naturally wouldn't put too much thought into naming it.

The Golden Scaled Fish Dragon circled around the Frost Dragon Gate for a while. Seeing that it could not break through the Frost Dragon Gate, although it was only at the third level at this time, its bloodline had reached the lower diamond level and its intelligence was not low. It immediately flew away into the distance, subconsciously wanting to escape from this place.

With a single glance from Zhou Heng, Feng Zhong and Feng Yong immediately led their tamed beasts forward and captured the Golden Scaled Fish Dragon. They then moved the Golden Scaled Fish Dragon to an area specially prepared by Zhou Heng for cultivating extraordinary creatures, where they observed it carefully and recorded data.

The Devouring Star Kunpeng asked, "Father, after so many failures, we've finally succeeded. Should we continue with the evolution ritual for the remaining Top Pearl Dragon Carp?"

Zhou Heng shook his head: "There's no rush for now. It has been proven that the evolution ritual I researched is working correctly and can successfully evolve the Top Pearl Dragon Carp into the Golden Scale Fish Dragon. However, I feel there are still areas for improvement, and the success rate is still relatively low."

He explained, "More importantly, for the Dragon Carp to evolve into the Golden Scaled Fish Dragon, a True Dragon needs to be present to control the Dragon Ball and release its primordial dragon energy. True Dragons are at least of the quality of overlords. For someone of my status, with Fei Hong by my side, it's very convenient, but not everyone has my conditions."

The Abyss Demon Dragon was filled with doubt and utter confusion: "But Old Deng, this evolutionary path is something you planned to keep for your family, not something to be passed on to outsiders. The Zhou family of the Divine Dragon has quite a few true dragons. Moreover, the higher the level of the treasure required for the ritual of evolving the Top Pearl Dragon Carp into the Golden Scale Fish Dragon, the less likely it is to be copied. In a way, it can effectively prevent this evolutionary path from being leaked and causing widespread dissemination."

Zhou Heng considered things from a longer-term perspective and was extremely broad-minded: "For large clans like ours, we have no fear of revealing evolutionary paths below the Overlord level. Although the evolutionary path I'm researching is for the clan, not every member of the clan has the same esteemed status as me. There are many marginal members whose talents are extremely poor. Although they are respected outside, their status within the clan is not particularly high. If they contract with the Top Pearl Dragon Carp in the future and want to evolve into the Golden Scaled Fish Dragon, the evolutionary ritual should naturally be as simple as possible."

San Shou Qingfeng nodded repeatedly: "What Father said makes sense."

The Demon Dragon of the Abyss remained steadfast in his opinion: "The problem is that the Dragon Pearl is a crucial element. Without the Dragon Pearl, these Dragon Carp with the Dragon Pearl on their heads cannot lose their minds and desperately try to crash into the Dragon Gate, nor can they abandon their old bodies, break through and rebuild, transform from carp into dragons, and become Golden Scaled Fish Dragons."

Zhou Heng's lips curled into a confident smile: "I've got a pretty good idea of ​​what's going on. The reason the Dragon Carp with the Dragon Pearl crashes into the Dragon Gate is mainly because it's attracted by the primordial dragon energy released by the Dragon Pearl. Essentially, it needs a special treasure that can contain pure primordial dragon energy and continuously release it, thus effectively stimulating and deeply enticing the Dragon Carp with the Dragon Pearl."

Devouring Star Kunpeng expressed his support: "I think Father's idea is perfectly sound."

The Titan Lord nodded and said, "After hearing what my father said, I also think it's entirely feasible."

The Three-Headed Azure Phoenix didn't care what Zhou Heng said at all; it would only unconditionally support him: "Anyway, Dad is always right, and I will always support Dad."

Guixu Shenlong followed suit, stating, "I also think it's feasible."

The Lucky Qilin King chimed in, "I think so too."

Seeing this, the Netherworld Demon Dragon naturally had nothing to say.

Marquis Tianyin and Marquis Qianren had been observing the movements on Zhou Heng's side.

When they saw that Zhou Heng had actually cultivated a brand new extraordinary creature of lower-grade diamond quality and successfully advanced to diamond cultivator, they all widened their eyes in astonishment.

The two quickly escaped from the void and flew to Zhou Heng's side.

Marquis Tianyin was incredibly excited: "Junior Uncle is truly a genius! His talent is extraordinary! To advance to Diamond Cultivator so easily is simply unprecedented!"

Zhou Heng maintained a calm attitude throughout: "It's not easy to say but it's not easy either. It takes a lot of resources to advance all the way to Diamond Cultivator, and I've put in a lot of effort in this area."

Looking at Zhou Heng, Tianyin Hou subconsciously revealed an expression of admiration: "The key is that most of the trainers come from good backgrounds and spend no less resources than Junior Uncle, but their achievements are far inferior to Junior Uncle's."

Qianrenhou was equally impressed: "It's no exaggeration to say that many cultivators struggle to advance to the diamond level throughout their entire lives. I remember that Junior Uncle will not officially turn twenty-three until May of this year. Strictly speaking, Junior Uncle is only twenty-two years old now, yet he has already achieved results that many people cannot obtain in their entire lives."

Zhou Heng raised an eyebrow: "That's an exaggeration. The Overlord Breeder is the real dividing line; the Diamond Breeder is nothing compared to that."

Tianyin Hou's face was plastered with a fawning smile: "Junior Uncle is too modest. Actually, Diamond Breeder is a watershed. Below Diamond, you can still become a Gold Breeder by relying on a lot of resources and spending more time, and maybe by sheer luck. But it's different from Diamond onwards."

He remarked with a sigh, "Even within Cold Moon University, a Diamond Breeder can become a formal lecturer without considering their Beastmaster rank, holding a status equivalent to a regular Rank 6 Commander Beastmaster. Within the major aristocratic families, the status of a Diamond Breeder is equally high. Especially in some smaller families, the highest-ranking breeder is often only at the Diamond level."

Zhou Heng had lofty ambitions: "Above diamonds are overlords, above overlords are myths, and above myths are chaos. My journey is still long. Today's advancement to Diamond Cultivator is just the beginning; you don't need to be surprised."