Clone Ascension

Elias Storm replied first:

“Don’t let Evan hear you say that.

Otherwise, whether your granddaughter marries him or not,

he’ll treat you as his grandmother for life.”

General Ethan Graves:

“Hahahaha!”

Elias Storm:

“If he keeps being this talented,

I wouldn’t mind recognizing him as a grandson.”

Graham Sterling:

“I’m considering something…

What do you think about letting him represent Dongli

in the Dice of Divinity?”

President Winston Hale:

“Are you sure?

Dongli only has one slot this time.”

General Ethan Graves:

“Weren’t you planning to give that slot to Yue’er?

Not going to take care of your own granddaughter?”

Graham Sterling:

“The Dice of Divinity concerns the Blood Crystal.

If Evan shows greater talent than Yue’er,

I have to consider him.”

Elias Storm:

“There’s only one year left before the Dice opens.

Are you sure he can complete his third evolution by then?”

President Winston Hale:

“He should be able to.”

General Ethan Graves:

“Not a big problem.”

Graham Sterling:

“That’s not what I’m worried about.”

Elias Storm:

“You all seem very confident in him.”

Graham Sterling:

“My concern is his background.

Even though Professor Lewis trusts him…

there are still unanswered questions.”

He didn’t finish the sentence,

but everyone in the group understood.

Betting heavily on someone with an unclear origin

required courage.

The group fell silent for a moment.

Finally, President Winston Hale spoke:

“Based on our intel,

Evan is likely not Liam Zhao.

of the Muke Republic’s Zhao family.

But he is definitely connected to him.

Besides Elias Zhao,

perhaps General Yeh Muni and the Muke King

know something.”

Graham Sterling:

“Forget Elias Zhao and Yeh Muni.

You won’t get anything out of them.

As for the Muke King…

he’s dangerous and unpredictable.

Best not to approach him rashly.”

Elias Storm:

“Evan just happens to look like that Zhao kid.

Skills, artifacts, evolution drugs—

even cosmetic surgery or cloning

can explain that.

None of that matters.

As long as he truly sees himself as a Dongli citizen,

why wouldn’t we bet on him?”

Graham Sterling:

“I agree.

Let’s keep observing for now.”

Graham Sterling:

“By the way, Winston—

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he won first place in the freshman assessment, right?

So he gets a Tier‑3 S‑grade extract?

Since we’re giving it anyway,

don’t be stingy.

Pick the one that suits him best.

If not, let him choose.”

President Winston Hale:

“Fine.

Since the Chairman has spoken,

we’ll put the cost under the People of Dongli Council.

Our university budget is already tight…”

System Notification:

Graham Sterling has left the group chat.

…

🛋️ Evan — A Well‑Deserved Break

After winning first place,

Evan finally felt relieved.

He could rest for a moment.

After returning home that morning,

he lay on the sofa like a salted fish,

scrolling through his phone.

He browsed the Dongli University forum first.

Almost every post

was about him winning the freshman assessment.

The hottest threads were all related to him:

“Shocking! Evan crushes Master‑Class Ethan Frost!”

“This freshman is insane—he beat the examiner!”

“Evan dominates the freshman assessment!”

The video of Evan defeating Ethan Frost

was spreading wildly across campus.

Views quickly surpassed ten thousand

and were already leaking outside the university.

As the protagonist,

Evan happily read the comments,

enjoying the praise.

💬 Campus Forum Comments

Dorm 506 Richest Man:

“Who said Evan failed his second evolution?

Spreading rumors over 500 times is illegal!

Turn yourself in!”

Evan’s Leg Hair:

“I said he had the aura of a supreme being!

Everyone called me a bootlicker!

Well? Who’s slapping who now?”

EvanIsMyHusband:

“I was there today.

My husband was so handsome.

I want to feel his power…”

Dragonfly Captain (Admin):

“Yellow card warning.

Three yellow cards = one‑month mute.”

PinkMilkHead:

“Not exaggerating—

Evan’s strength is mid‑to‑upper tier

even among the Master Class.

Anyone disagree?”

YangDingtian:

“Suddenly I understand

why Evan didn’t join the Combat Department.

He didn’t need to.”

…

Evan indulged in the praise

until noon,

then finally got bored

and switched to international news.

🌍 Global Turmoil — Evolution Church Scandal

The mutated human experiments

conducted by the Evolution Church

had new developments.

Following Dongli and Gu’an,

the Desert United Kingdom

and the Peninsula Nation

also expelled the Evolution Church.

Especially the Peninsula Nation—

they discovered evidence

of human experimentation

during the expulsion.

Just like in Dongli,

the Evolution Church infiltrated orphanages and hospitals,

kidnapping rare‑disease patients

and sending them to secret labs

for mutation experiments.

Public outrage exploded again.

The Evolution Church

was once more pushed

to the center of global criticism.

The Church blamed everything

on the executed Archbishop—

easy to scapegoat a dead man.

Across six nations,

a wave of Anti‑Evolution Church sentiment surged.

Yet the Rovan Federation

remained silent.

Even more puzzling—

the Muke Kingdom

also did nothing.

It was as if both nations

were tacitly allowing the Church’s crimes.

Evan frowned.

What was the Muke King thinking?

Rovan was deeply tied to the Church—

their silence made sense.

But the Muke King?

What did he gain from this?

The Evolution Church’s influence in Muke

was moderate at best—

not something impossible to eradicate.

“The Muke King knows

the effect of the Evolution Grace skill.

Yet he pretends it doesn’t exist.”

Evan felt heavy.

He was increasingly certain

the Muke King was hiding something.

🔔 Ding‑dong

Just then,

the doorbell rang.

Evan opened the door

and saw President Winston Hale standing outside.

“Grandpa Hale.”

Evan smiled.

He knew the extract had arrived.

Normally,

the president wouldn’t deliver it personally.

But a Tier‑3 S‑grade extract

was worth tens of billions.

Only Winston Hale

had the authority to retrieve it

from the national treasury.

And since he was free,

he came himself.

Winston Hale teased:

“You call me Grandpa,

and call Chairman Sterling ‘Uncle’.

Doesn’t that make me a generation older than him?”

Evan replied:

“They say a teacher is like a father.

You’re the teacher of many teachers at our university.

Calling you Grandpa is perfectly reasonable.”

Winston Hale laughed,

clearly pleased.

“I’m about the same age

as Graham Sterling’s father anyway.

So you’re not wrong.

“You already know why I’m here,

don’t you?”