Clone Ascension

“Why are you two only coming back now?Everyone else has been waiting for you!”

Warren Pierce stood before Evan and FangBro, scolding sharply.

Yesterday, he had gone out searching for them,but found no trace.Naturally, he had been worried.

Evan lowered his head.“Director Warren, we chased a beast too far and got lost.Sorry.”

Warren Pierce exhaled, waving his hand.“Fine. Just be careful next time.Get back in formation.The military training mission is complete.We’re heading back to campus today.Don’t run off again.”

Evan and FangBro obediently slipped to the back of the formation,following the other freshmen back to Fengshui Pass.

After lunch and farewells to the instructors,they boarded the plane home.

Both Evan and FangBro were eager to return—they had a mountain of loot waiting to be appraised.FangBro was especially excited to begin his Dung‑Eater raising plan.

Dongli UniversityThe moment they arrived,Evan and FangBro rushed straight to Wendy Lewis’s laboratory.

Naturally, Evan didn’t forget to buy milk tea.He also called Yvonne Hart over.

Dongli University had provided Wendy with a private lab—even more luxurious than the one Evan had seen at Rovan Academy.

Yvonne was already waiting at the door.The moment she saw them, she snapped:

“You two brats dragged me here and made me wait half an hour.You’d better give me a reason not to beat you.”

Evan grinned.“Aunt Yvonne, don’t be mad.I brought something good for you.”

Wendy opened the lab door and waved them in.

Inside the experimental area,she dismissed the assistants, closed the door, and smiled.

“So? What’s the big secret?”

Evan handed her the milk tea,then took off his backpack—the storage earring was occupied by the Dung‑Eater,so everything else was stuffed into the bag.

“We got lucky during military training,” Evan said.“Picked up some evolution items.We want you to appraise them.”

He reached into the bagand pulled out a handful of extracts—five or six tubes.

Yvonne and Wendy glanced at them—Tier‑1 and Tier‑2 extracts.Nothing special.

But Evan kept pulling.

Two more handfuls.

This time, several Tier‑3 extracts appeared.In total, more than a dozen tubes.

Yvonne’s eyes widened.“You hunted this many beasts?And Tier‑3 ones too?!”

Evan smiled—then pulled out a glowing green tube.

A Tier‑4 extract.

Wendy’s eyes widened instantly.What kind of “little brother” had she adopted?

Yvonne froze as well.Evan was only Chrysalis‑tier—yet he kept bringing back Tier‑4 extracts.

Maybe…maybe she should just adopt him.

If she succeeded in her fourth evolution,she could compete for the “mother” position.If she failed…well, she’d die anyway.

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“Wendy, can you check if this Tier‑4 extract is still usable?”Evan handed it over.

Wendy examined the glowing green liquid.“You think it’s fake?”

“No.It might be over five hundred years old.I’m worried it degraded.”

“Extracts don’t expire,” Wendy said,but still placed it into the analyzer.

Moments later, the screen lit up:

【Abyss Shadow Lord Extract】 Tier: 4 · A‑grade Skills: Shadow Clone, Shadowmorph, Night Assault

A Tier‑4 A‑grade.

Evan and FangBro grinned.Wendy and Yvonne were stunned.

Another Tier‑4 A‑grade.The last one Evan brought—the Wind Tiger—was also A‑grade.

His luck was terrifying.

Evan recalled the “Abyss Shadow Demon” extract he once obtained.This Abyss Shadow Lord was clearly a higher‑tier relative.

The key difference was obvious:

Shadow Clone Summon a ten‑second clone.The clone cannot attack,but can use all non‑offensive skills.The user can freely swap positions with the clone.While the clone exists,the user’s offensive skill power is reduced by 50%.

Evan turned to FangBro.

“It’s yours.”

Without the damage penalty,Shadow Clone would be a god‑tier combat skill.But with the penalty,it became a pure survival skill.

Perfect for FangBro.

FangBro didn’t pretend to refuse.He knew this extract suited him far more than Evan.

“This is the most valuable item,” he said.“Since I’m taking it,I won’t take anything else.Everything else is yours.”

Evan waved him off.“Let’s appraise everything first.”

Wendy scanned the remaining extracts—mostly Tier‑1 to Tier‑3.One surprise:a Tier‑3 S‑grade extract.

But it didn’t suit Evan,so it would be sold.

All these came from the storage earring—its previous owner must have been powerful.

Evan labeled each extract carefully.

Then he reached into the bag again.

Wendy and Yvonne both twitched.

More?

Evan placed three relics on the table:

A leaf

A claw

A translucent hide

Yvonne gasped.“Did you two go to military training or grave robbing?Five‑hundred‑year‑old extracts, piles of relics—”

“Well…we did go to the Thousand‑Hero Mound.”

Evan explained the Gravity Demon huntand the discovery of the storage earring.

Wendy leaned forward, intrigued.“Anything inside the earring that reveals the owner’s identity?”

Evan thought for a momentand pulled out a metal token.

“I found this inside.Almost threw it away.”

Wendy examined it.

Front: a birch leaf.Back: the number 27.

“This is from the Evolution War era—over five hundred years old.The birch leaf is the emblem of the Linhua Army,a force that rose near the end of the war.The number 27 means the owner was the 27th‑ranked officer—a high‑ranking commander.”

Evan wasn’t too interested in the dead owner.He pushed the relics forward.

“Wendy, help me identify these.”

Wendy took a sip of milk teaand picked up the leaf first.

“This is a defensive Tier‑3 relic: Spiked Chestnut Leaf.It grants Nut Armor—a thick, spiked shell around the user.”

Evan pictured it.

“So…you turn into a chestnut?”

“Pretty much.”

Next, the claw.

“That’s a Tier‑2 relic: Bearform Claw.It grants Bear Strength—temporary transformation into a bearwith basic bear‑type attacks.”

Finally, the translucent hide.

Wendy frowned.“This is from a marine beast.”

She searched the database.

Then she suddenly placed the hide on her face.

Her appearance shifted instantly—wrinkles, white hair—she became Yvonne Hart.

Evan stared at the two identical Yvonnes.

Wendy removed the hideand returned to normal.

“This is a Tier‑3 relic from a Shapeshift Octopus.The skill is Mimicry—you can change your appearance and body shapeto match another person or similarly sized beast.”

Evan’s eyes sparkled.“That’s insanely useful.”

Wendy warned,“Saint‑tier beings with strong mental powercan see through it.”

Still, it was a powerful disguise tool.

Evan reached into the bag again.

Yvonne nearly fainted.“You STILL have more?!”

Evan pulled out several jars of viscous, sweet‑smelling liquid.

“Aunt Yvonne, these are for you.”

“What is this?” she sniffed.

“Honey‑Pot Ant evolution honey.Probably Tier‑2 and Tier‑3.”

Wendy tested them.

One jar was Tier‑3.The rest Tier‑2.

Tier‑3 evolution honey—exactly what Yvonne neededto increase her chances of surviving her fourth evolution.

Yvonne stared at Evan,eyes softening.

She had no family left.Her only disciple had died.Evan had already become the closest person in her life.

Now…he was basically her son.