“Hmph!”

Another arrogant cold snort, and the claws turned back into human arms.

“…You… can transform into a beast form… So, were you the one who saved me earlier?”

Xie Cheng quickly connected the dots and guessed the truth. The man snorted again in response, which was an indirect admission.

However, Xie Cheng’s mindset immediately underwent a dramatic change:

Ah, he wasn’t going to hold a grudge anymore. The man was powerful, so being aloof was perfectly normal.

He quickly expressed his sincere thanks. It turned out there were actually humanoid beast that combined both strength and intelligence, and they looked so perfect! But the wildness… that was probably too much.

“Uh, great warrior, what’s your animal form?”

Once Xie Cheng had fully adapted, he almost started seeing stars. The ability to transform, it was just so badass, wasn’t it? Absolutely perfect, wasn’t it?

In the vast universe, there were few species that could transform, and even fewer who could seamlessly shift between human and beast forms. This kind of ability was only found in legends.

What’s more, many transformations weren’t even complete ones—either only strength changes or partial body transformations—but this kind of full transformation was almost god-like, like ancient gods! If he could bring back a specimen to Earth and cultivate this kind of gene, with an army like this, it wouldn’t take long before they could sweep through the universe, would it?

Earth could rise again, right? In the interstellar universe, they’d be unstoppable!

“Wyvern Tribe.”

The man lifted his head proudly and answered. The Wyvern Tribe was one of the most powerful beastman tribes, second only to the true Dragon Tribe.

“Oh… Wyvern Tribe… Wow, that’s amazing!”

Xie Cheng sincerely complimented, his eyes wide. It turned out he was from the Dragon Tribe, an actual dragon! No wonder he was able to rescue him from the volcano. He really wanted to bring one back—what should he do? Dragons were top-tier in any space-time, weren’t they?

Tsk, tsk. Xie Cheng kept thinking to himself while conflicted: I wonder if I could bring back the genes? Hair, nails, stuff like that—oh, and scales…

His earnest daydreaming expression made him seem so sincere that the beastman across from him couldn’t help but be taken aback. He suddenly found this seemingly clean but scruffy female a little more bearable.

“Is your tribe here?”

Xie Cheng asked again, looking up at the sky but feeling a bit disappointed when he didn’t see any dragons flying around.

This time, the beastman lowered his gaze and shook his head, telling him that he was the only Wyvern beastman around. He said this while observing Xie Cheng’s reaction carefully.

However, Xie Cheng’s blank expression only confirmed the beastman’s suspicions even further: This idiot was definitely a female with limited intelligence. Otherwise, anyone from a nearby tribe would have immediately recognized his species from his beast form. The beastman now felt a bit sorry for this seemingly decent-looking female.

“Oh, um, what’s your name?”

Xie Cheng asked, feeling it was only polite to know the name of the person who saved his life.

“Geno.”

Geno answered and then waited for Xie Cheng’s response.

“Geno? Hmm, nice name. I’m Xie Cheng. Thank you for saving my life.”

Xie Cheng politely responded, instinctively reaching out his hand before quickly pulling it back. The sight of those claws earlier still gave him lingering fear, so he opted for a bow instead.

However, as soon as he spoke, Geno’s expression changed, and his gaze became more complicated. Xie Cheng quickly realized what was going on, remembering what Ada had said earlier. But after thinking it through, he didn’t give it much attention. After all, he wasn’t one of these barbarians, so he wasn’t going to overthink things. He hurriedly explained:

“I’m not making a romantic advance, don’t misunderstand. I’m not a female. I’m just telling you my name out of courtesy, to thank you for saving me.”