Suddenly, Henry Carter's gaze sharpened. He saw a green object, over a foot long, resembling a blade of grass, lying among the wild weeds. If one didn’t look very carefully, it would be mistaken for an ordinary blade of grass—no one would ever imagine that it was actually a Gale Mantis, capable of splitting a human skull with a single strike.

Looking closely at the Gale Mantis’s pair of scythe-shaped, serrated forearms, they were even longer than its body and appeared dark green. Unlike its fragile body, these mantis arms gleamed with a metallic luster, and their hardness was definitely not inferior to the highest-grade Alpha alloy.

Henry Carter was in luck—he spotted the Gale Mantis first, rather than being discovered by it. He slowly approached the spot where the Gale Mantis was hiding, roughly estimating the distance at which he might be detected.

When he was about two meters away from the Gale Mantis, Henry Carter dared not get any closer, fearing that if he was discovered, he would lose the chance to launch a sneak attack.

Gripping the dagger tightly in his hand, Henry Carter suddenly burst out from the grass, slashing fiercely at the Gale Mantis’s waist with a swift and ruthless strike.

However, Henry Carter still underestimated the speed and reflexes of the Gale Mantis. He had just leapt out of the grass when the Gale Mantis already sensed his presence. Its wings suddenly spread, lifting it several meters into the air. It glided down like a gust of wind, and in an instant, it was right in front of Henry Carter, its mantis arms slashing down hard on Henry Carter’s head, giving him no time to react.

Startled, Henry Carter instinctively took a step back, but the mantis arm still struck his head. There was a sound like metal clashing, and Henry Carter felt as if a stone had hit the top of his head—just a slight discomfort. The divine-blood beast soul armor he wore didn’t even have a single mark left on it.

Henry Carter was overjoyed. Seizing the opportunity, he swung his dagger fiercely, the blade slicing into the Gale Mantis’s slender waist, cutting it cleanly in half. Greenish-blue mantis blood splattered all over Henry Carter.

But Henry Carter didn’t care at all, happily listening to the voice that sounded in his mind.

“Killed primitive creature Gale Mantis. No beast soul obtained. Eating Gale Mantis may randomly grant 0 to 10 points of primitive gene.”

“Haha, with this armor in hand, the world is mine! With this beast soul armor, I can kill whoever I want—only I kill others, no one can kill me. Even if I encounter a mutant creature, there’s nothing to fear.” Henry Carter touched the helmet that had been struck by the Gale Mantis. There wasn’t even a single mark, and he was filled with excitement.

Feeling a surge of pride, Henry Carter no longer bothered to hide himself. Holding his dagger, he strode boldly into Gale Valley, immediately attracting several Gale Mantises to attack.

But those mantises’ strikes on the divine-blood beast soul armor couldn’t harm Henry Carter in the slightest. Instead, Henry Carter took the opportunity to kill them one by one, and in the blink of an eye, he had slain four or five Gale Mantises, each with a single blow.

“Killed primitive creature Gale Mantis. No beast soul obtained. Eating may randomly grant 0 to 10 points of primitive gene.”

“Killed…”

The continuous notifications echoed in Henry Carter’s mind, making him even more excited. He charged through Gale Valley, and in no time, had slain more than twenty Gale Mantises.

……

Sophie Brooks made his way to Gale Valley, inwardly lamenting his bad luck.

After all, his parents ran an interplanetary corporation and held both celebrity and noble titles. Yet, he had randomly ended up at this wretched place, Steel Armor Shelter. His parents had made inquiries everywhere, but not a single friend or contact was at Steel Armor Shelter.

In order to obtain a noble title, Sophie Brooks had no choice but to serve under Emily Bennett, hoping to collect one hundred mutant gene points to evolve and earn a noble title from the Alliance.

There are two types of titles in the Left-Spin Interstellar Alliance. One is “celebrity”—as long as you become a surpasser, you can go to the relevant Alliance agency for certification and receive the celebrity title.

The other is the noble title. As long as you can evolve with mutant genes or higher—including mutant genes—you can be certified by the Alliance and receive a noble title.

Whether it’s a celebrity or noble title, both grant considerable benefits in the Interstellar Alliance. Most importantly, they are symbols of status and rank. Nowadays, the hierarchy in the Alliance is becoming more pronounced. Without even a noble title, many upper-class people won’t bother to interact with you, and even in business, you’re considered a notch below.

Sophie Brooks didn’t dare to dream of a high-level title like divine-blood noble. As long as he could collect one hundred mutant gene points and complete an evolution to obtain an ordinary noble title, he would be satisfied—that was also his parents’ requirement for him.

But relying on himself alone, it was just too difficult to obtain one hundred mutant gene points. Although he had brought plenty of money to Steel Armor Shelter, money could only buy ordinary and primitive creature flesh. Few people were willing to sell mutant creature flesh.

Only someone like Emily Bennett, who aimed for god genes, might be willing to part with mutant creature flesh, but the price wasn’t money—it was that you had to serve her.