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

First is Gu Yixuan. Although he had a falling out with his original mentor, he turned out to be a blessing in disguise and became a student of an eighth-level Monarch Beast Tamer.

Even if someone is a latecomer to the profession and doesn't have a deep relationship with Li Xiang, having this title already makes them very impressive.

No one can guarantee that offending Gu Yixuan will attract an eighth-tier king-level beast tamer.

More importantly, Zhou Heng had previously helped Gu Yixuan, which carries more weight than the title of an eighth-tier king beast tamer's apprentice.

As for Li Lang, Zhou Heng not only regarded Li Lang as his best friend in his heart, but also mentioned this matter in public on many occasions.

Even Gu Yixuan, an ordinary friend, was protected by Zhou Heng, let alone Li Lang, his best friend.

Therefore, Gu Yixuan and Li Lang were treated like royalty when they came out for their internships.

Even most of their customers are fed to them by the area's managers.

Opening a shop may seem easy, but it's not actually that simple.

Most beast tamers are used to buying potions and magical artifacts from large merchants. Under normal circumstances, no one would patronize a shop run by an intern college student.

Moreover, even in Weidu, there are all sorts of local bullies. Without getting in touch with the inside and outside, it's unlikely that a shop can be opened.

However, since Gu Yixuan and Li Lang were Zhou Heng's friends, and Zhou Heng was the minor leader of the alliance, it meant that they had a direct connection to the emperor. Therefore, no one dared to make things difficult for them, and they even had to do everything they could to flatter them, lest any bad words reach Zhou Heng's ears.

Previously, Gu Yixuan's original mentor, Marquis Zhilan, had a conflict with Gu Yixuan because of the Qiongqi Meng family. He sided with outsiders, and before Zhou Heng could even speak, Marquis Zhilan knelt outside Zhou Heng's floating fortress for a long time.

This matter may not seem like a big deal on the surface, but it is actually a very big deal in the eyes of those beast tamers below the seventh-level feudal lord.

With hundreds of millions of people in the East, including the four religions and three associations, there are only a little over a thousand seventh-level feudal lords who are beast tamers. Therefore, in the eyes of low- and mid-level beast tamers, each feudal lord is a very remarkable figure.

As a result, even such a powerful figure could only kneel before Zhou Heng's door and beg for mercy. This was an unimaginable shock to low- to mid-level beast tamers.

At least in Weidu, Zhou Heng's reputation was terrifying.

Naturally, no one would be foolish enough to mess with Zhou Heng's friends.

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October has arrived in the blink of an eye, marking another year of League Anniversary, with a two-week holiday.

Zhou Heng took advantage of this time to bring his parents, son, and others back to the Canglan Plane.

He approached the Zhou family patriarch and his wife, first inquiring about the situation of Ancestor Wanbao. Upon learning that Ancestor Wanbao's main beast, the Purple Cloud Divine Dragon, was still evolving, he understood the situation.

Zhou Heng then asked, "Did another group of family members officially awaken their beast-taming talent this September?"

The old patriarch of the Zhou family smiled and said, "That's right. The family has been quite lucky this time, gaining another S-level talent from the direct line."

Madam Zhou added, "Heng'er, that child is named Huijing. In terms of seniority, he should call you Great-Uncle."

Zhou Heng then asked, "Which lineage does he belong to?"

The old patriarch of the Zhou family replied, "It's from my cousin's lineage."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Heng understood.

The old patriarch of the Zhou family is only a little over a hundred years old. Beastmasters have long lifespans, so he should have had many uncles and elders. However, during the rebellion of the Dragon Cult, most of the Zhou family's elites perished, and many of the old patriarch's elders also died. This cousin is one of the survivors. He is a sixth-level commander beastmaster and an elder of the Zhou family.

Zhou Heng specifically said, "If an S-rank is properly nurtured, we can have another seventh-rank feudal lord beast tamer in the future. He is also from the direct lineage, so we can invest resources in him without worry."

The old patriarch of the Zhou family said, "The family will certainly not treat him unfairly. We have already contracted a beast of lower-level overlord quality with him."

Zhou Heng nodded in satisfaction: "That's good."

Afterwards, the old patriarch of the Zhou family had someone summon Zhou Huijing.

"Greetings, Great-Uncle!"

Zhou Huijing was very outgoing and showed great enthusiasm when he met Zhou Heng: "I had only seen my great-uncle from afar before. I never expected to be able to meet him in person today. He is even more dignified than in the photos."

Zhou Heng said gently, "Huijing, you are also a very good kid. I can see that you are already a third-tier elite beast tamer. When you take the college entrance examination, you will definitely be able to advance to a fourth-tier grandmaster beast tamer."

Zhou Huijing's expression was solemn: "The beast taming my family gave me was already at the second tier, tenth level from the start. This isn't due to my own ability; it's all thanks to the family. Without the family, even if I had S-level talent, I wouldn't have been able to advance to the third tier elite beast tamer so quickly."

Zhou Heng praised, "It's remarkable that you have such awareness at such a young age. Your family should definitely invest more in nurturing you."

Zhou Huijing was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you for your recognition, Uncle Zeng. I said all this not to show off, but from the bottom of my heart."

Zhou Heng patted Zhou Huijing's arm: "Of course I can see it, you don't need to explain too much to me."

Zhou Huijing became increasingly excited: "Thank you, Great-Uncle Zeng."

Afterwards, Zhou Heng gave Zhou Huijing a few more words of encouragement and also gave him a bunch of resources.

Zhou Huijing then took his leave.

Five days later, Zhou Heng learned from his parents that the family had held a small martial arts competition.

The main purpose is to allow those clansmen who are currently attending Beast Taming High School to have a competition and learn from each other.

Those who rank high will receive substantial resource rewards to incentivize the younger members of the Zhou family.

This small martial arts competition was held on a huge deserted island and was presided over by the fourth uncle, who was the head of the family. Zhou Heng also went to watch it.

Many clansmen were very excited to see Zhou Heng.

They dared not say they took Zhou Heng as their role model, because in their eyes Zhou Heng was a living legend, and they could never do what Zhou Heng did. However, their admiration and respect for Zhou Heng in their hearts were genuine.

Zhou Heng sat at the highest point, his six tamed beasts shrunk in size and kept him company, chatting casually.

Because this small martial arts competition did not restrict talent, only age, and did not distinguish between direct and collateral branches, there were quite a lot of participants.

Moreover, it has everything from first-tier apprentice beast tamers and second-tier senior beast tamers to third-tier elite beast tamers.

As for fourth-tier Grandmaster Beast Tamers, since the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon only has one S-level talent student in high school, Zhou Huijing, who is currently a first-year high school student, there is not a single fourth-tier Grandmaster Beast Tamer among the young clansmen participating in the martial arts competition.

The reason why there are quite a few first-tier apprentice beast tamers and second-tier senior beast tamers is mainly because even in the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon, there are only a few clansmen with beast taming talent, and those with good beast taming talent are even fewer.