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

Fourth Senior Brother Rongtu Wang sighed, "Li Xiang went from being the Frost Condensation Marquis to the Frost Condensation King, and the number of eighth-tier Monarch Beast Tamers in the universe also increased from thirty-three to thirty-four. He's only two hundred and forty years old this year, earlier than when I became an eighth-tier Monarch Beast Tamer. He's truly remarkable. If he hadn't married into the Mingdie Huo family, he could have already established a large clan on his own."

Zhou Heng objectively commented: "Elder Li's background is ordinary. If he hadn't married into the Huo family of the Underworld Butterfly Sect, he wouldn't have had a large supply of resources. Even with his SS-level talent, he wouldn't have been able to advance so quickly. Moreover, his main beast was only of Overlord quality at first. The reason he was able to reach Mythical quality is also thanks to the Huo family of the Underworld Butterfly Sect."

Fourth Senior Brother Rong Tuwang nodded slightly: "That's true. Although they both have SS-level talent, the time it takes to advance to the eighth-tier Monarch Beast Tamer varies greatly depending on the circumstances. Some can advance to the eighth-tier Monarch Beast Tamer in their two hundred years or so, while others have to wait until they are over three hundred years old. These two are completely different concepts. One still has a slight possibility of advancing to the ninth-tier Emperor Beast Tamer in the future, while the other has absolutely no chance of advancing to the ninth-tier Emperor Beast Tamer."

The reason why there is such a big difference in the age of advancement for people at the same level is firstly due to resources, and secondly due to the quality of the beasts they tame.

Zhou Heng found it relatively easy to evolve his own beast taming ability, but he knew the difficulty others faced: "Even with an SS-level talent, if you can't rely on a powerful family, even if you can directly obtain a dominant beast taming ability from the Primordial Ancient Tree, it's still very difficult to evolve it to mythical quality."

Fourth Senior Brother Rongtu Wang nodded: "What you said makes sense. Generally speaking, Ning Shuang Wang's marriage into the Mingdie Huo family is a win."

As is well known, evolving mythical-quality beasts is extremely difficult.

Although SS-level talent can be used to advance to the eighth-tier Monarch Beastmaster by relying on superior overlord-quality beast tamers, it is generally only possible to advance to this level when one is around 350 years old.

Limited by the laws of the universe, seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamers have a lifespan of only 360 years, and eighth-tier monarch beast tamers have a lifespan of only 600 years.

Even if a beast tamer with SS-level talent becomes an eighth-tier monarch beast tamer by taming the beasts of a superior overlord, he will only have a lifespan of a little over two hundred years left.

It is impossible to cultivate a superior overlord's beast to the quality of superior mythology in such a short period of time.

For a Beastmaster to advance to the ninth-tier Emperor Beastmaster, they must cultivate their main Beastmaster to the superior mythical quality.

Therefore, since the beginning of the Beast Taming Era, so many years have passed, and no SS-level Beast Tamer has been able to barely advance to the eighth-tier Monarch Beast Tamer and then to the ninth-tier Emperor Beast Tamer by relying on a superior overlord-quality beast.

Of course, even if a beast tamer with SS-level talent advances to the eighth-tier monarch beast tamer by using a lower-tier mythical-quality beast, the hope of advancing to the ninth-tier emperor beast tamer is extremely slim.

Zhou Heng pondered for a moment: "Besides Emperor Xuepo, the Huo family of the Underworld Butterfly now has an eighth-rank monarch beast tamer, making a total of three eighth-rank monarch beast tamers. Their overall strength has visibly increased."

Fourth Senior Brother Rongtu Wang scoffed: "Let alone just having one more eighth-rank Monarch Beast Tamer, what if we had one more ninth-rank Emperor Beast Tamer? This era belongs to our Master."

Zhou Heng smiled brightly: "Senior brother is right. A tenth-tier supreme beast tamer is indeed powerful enough to dominate the universe for centuries. Master is a true dragon, and no matter how powerful the others are, they can only be lucky koi fish."

Fourth Senior Brother Rongtu Wang deeply agreed with this, and he went on to say, "That's true, but you are an exception. Master, if it is a true dragon, you are a fledgling dragon."

Zhou Heng remained calm and composed: "My master and I are not exactly from the same era, because our peak periods were most likely different."

"That's true. Although a tenth-tier supreme beast tamer has a lifespan of 1,800 years, your master is already 1,000 years old. By the time you advance to a tenth-tier supreme beast tamer, I'm afraid..."

Fourth Senior Brother Rongtu Wang paused, then steered the conversation back on track: "King Ningshuang is going to hold a coronation ceremony, and they'll definitely send us invitations to attend. Are you going?"

Zhou Heng thought for a moment, "I have a good relationship with Elder Li, so I have to go. Does Senior Brother want to go?"

Fourth Senior Brother Rongtu Wang then said, "King Ningshuang came from our Hanyue University. I still hold the position of president of Hanyue University, so naturally I have to go. Moreover, once a new eighth-tier monarch beast tamer is born, as long as he is from the official alliance camp, the other eighth-tier monarch beast tamers who belong to the official alliance camp will not be able to avoid making enemies if they do not go, unless there is a special reason."

Zhou Heng immediately said, "Then it's settled."

A day later, Zhou Heng received an invitation from the Huo family of Mingdie. The date for Li Xiang's investiture ceremony had been set, and Zhou Heng was invited to attend the ceremony at the Huo family's residence.

Several days later, Zhou Heng, along with his fourth senior brother Rong Tu Wang and two other vice-principals of Hanyue University, Qian Bing Wang from the Bingjiao Yue family and Heng Yi Wang from the Shi Tie Wei family, set off from Hanyue University, traversing many light-years, and arrived at Shenyan Ancient Star, where the Mingdie Huo family was located.

The center of Shenyan Ancient Star is Shendu, one of the four core cities of the Eastern Alliance, and the center of Shendu is the dimensional portal of Qingli Plane, the residence of the Mingdie Huo family.

As soon as Zhou Heng and the other three eighth-tier Monarch Beast Tamers stepped into the Qingli Plane, the Shadow King and the Storm King of the Mingdie Huo family personally came out to greet them.

The Shadow Queen appeared as an old woman in her late fifties or early sixties, with gray hair, cold eyes, and dressed in all black.

She is currently the eleventh elder in the alliance.

Lan Feng Wang was much younger, appearing to be close to forty, a middle-aged man with flowing black hair, a thin figure, and wearing a white robe.

He is currently the fifteenth elder in the alliance.

Upon seeing Zhou Heng, the two immediately bowed in greeting.

Zhou Heng raised his hand in a gesture of support, indicating that the two should refrain from formalities.

Afterwards, the Shadow King and the Storm King of the Huo family of the Dark Butterfly greeted their fourth senior brother, the Rongtu King, as well as the Dry Ice King of the Yue family of the Ice Shark and the Hengyi King of the Shitie Wei family.

Zhou Heng casually asked, "Eleventh Elder, Fifteenth Elder, has my ancestor Wanbao arrived yet?"

The Shadow King of the Huo family smiled and said, "The Grand Elder arrived long ago."

Zhou Heng then asked, "Where is Ancestor Linglong?"

The Shadow King of the Huo family, Mingdie, smiled even more warmly: "The Second Elder has also arrived."

Zhou Heng said to his fourth senior brother, Rong Tu Wang, and the others, "It seems we've arrived rather late!"

The Storm King of the Huo family of the Underworld Butterfly Sect hurriedly flattered, "Young Alliance Leader, your status is so noble, how could you be late? Your personal presence has already brought great honor to our entire Qingli Plane."

Zhou Heng appeared quite amiable: "Fifteenth Elder, you're too kind."