Global wonders have descended, and only I possess the treasure-hunting radar.

After seeing Wang Yan easily resolve the six candidates, the observation area fell silent.

All six recommenders saw it very clearly.

Knowing exactly how big the gap is between Wang Yan and others.

An S-rank official remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Is this kid really a newbie?"

Zhang Zhiyan stood beside him, saying nothing, but smiling with satisfaction.

Wang Yan looked at the six men lying on the ground and put away the gun he had just acquired.

The site was then lifted, and medical personnel rushed in.

As the six candidates were carried onto the stretchers, their faces looked increasingly grim.

The six of them worked together, but they never encountered Wang Yan from beginning to end.

This is a huge disgrace for them, who usually consider themselves geniuses.

With the departure of the six candidates on the field.

Zhang Zhiyan walked out of the observation area, faced Wang Yan, and clapped twice.

"That's right, I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"

Wang Yan put away the [Hundred Battles Armory], smiled, and didn't respond to Zhang Zhiyan's words.

Zhang Zhiyan ignored him, walked up to Wang Yan, and said to him.

"Come with me, there are some things I should tell you."

Seeing the other party's mysterious appearance, Wang Yan was somewhat puzzled, but still followed Zhang Zhiyan away.

The two walked into an office deep inside the headquarters.

After the door closed, Zhang Zhiyan didn't beat around the bush.

"From today onwards, you are officially recognized by headquarters as an S-class combatant."

"Your weapon-wielding rank will also be adjusted immediately, and you will receive more and better treatment."

"I won't go into too much detail here; you can look it up yourself."

"Of course, S-class users are different from ordinary weapon wielders. While headquarters provides you with sufficient resources and authority, you also need to fulfill the corresponding responsibilities."

"In the event of a high-risk incident, you must accept emergency deployment."

"High-risk event?" Wang Yan asked.

"For example, the kind of incident that your Jiangdong City encountered, which affected a large number of people and caused great harm."

"Of course, every mission will be rewarded handsomely."

"Those rewards are very attractive even to S-rank weapon wielders."

Zhang Zhiyan explained.

Wang Yan nodded upon hearing this. If it were such an incident, he would certainly do his best to help even without a reward.

Wang Yan nodded.

Seeing that he agreed so readily, Zhang Zhiyan's eyes showed a hint of appreciation, and he continued speaking.

"The second thing is to tell you some things about the S-class artifact."

Zhang Zhiyan then changed the subject and asked Wang Yan.

"I believe you already have a very clear understanding of the difference between S-class artifacts and artifacts below S-class."

"But do you understand the connection and differences between S-class and SS-class artifacts?"

Wang Yan pretended to be thinking and then revealed the little information he knew.

"The difference is that SS-class artifacts can create within a limited scope, while the connection is that S-class artifacts may have a way to be promoted to SS-class artifacts."

After listening, Zhang Zhiyan nodded in surprise.

"Regarding the contact, you've made excellent points. Although I don't know where you learned that an S-rank artifact can be promoted to an SS-rank artifact, the fact that you know this shows that your observation is very meticulous. You must have gotten your inspiration from the Faceless God, right?"

Wang Yan did not respond to Zhang Zhiyan's question.

After asking the question, Zhang Zhiyan continued talking without waiting for Wang Yan's reply.

"However, your understanding of the differences is somewhat outdated."

"Your viewpoint likely comes from reading the paper 'Empirical Evidence on the Boundaries of the Power of Wonders and the Transformation of Calamity' on the internal website, right?"

Wang Yan nodded.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Zhiyan smiled and said...

"That paper was published a long time ago, and the academic community has already updated it several times over."

"The latest and most thoroughly researched paper points out that there are at least four distinct characteristics that differentiate SS-class artifacts from S-class artifacts."

"First, the field allows for limited creation; strange objects, materials, life forms, and even special creations that do not exist in reality can all be created."

"Secondly, SS-level can bring a rule into reality, that is, it can make the rules of the domain effective without expanding the domain."

"Third, SS-level domains already have the framework of small worlds. They no longer only contain rules and suppression, but also spatial layers, resource cycles, and stable environments."

"Fourth, the domain is autonomous. Creations and derivatives can continue to operate even when the holder does not directly control them, and may even leave the domain for short periods of time."

Wang Yan listened attentively and realized that the Calamity who had been chasing him earlier, possessing an SS-level artifact, had an ability that seemed to make words come true, which was probably a manifestation of this second point.

The third and fourth points, however, surprised Wang Yan even more.

It seems that, due to the combined effects of several fields, his domain, "Eighteen Levels of Hell," has already achieved some results.

On the one hand, under the framework of the eighteen levels of hell, the spatial hierarchy has been initially formed.

Furthermore, as the number of imps in Hell continues to rise, and with the addition of several other realms, resource circulation and a stable environment are also ensured.

On the other hand, the existence of Black Impermanence and the Judge perfectly confirms the fourth point.

Does that mean that Wang Yan's current domain, [Eighteen Levels of Hell], is only two steps away from becoming an SS-level domain?

Seeing Wang Yan's serious expression, Zhang Zhiyan continued.

"Of course, while this so-called difference is important, it is not the key to the second matter today."

"The key is that I need to tell you how to upgrade an S-rank artifact to an SS-rank artifact."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan's expression turned serious.

Zhang Zhiyan raised a finger.

"The first method is the most direct, and also the simplest and most brutal."

"A domain that devours other S-class artifacts undergoes a qualitative change due to quantitative change."

"According to headquarters' estimates, even the weakest S-class artifact would need to devour at least thirty complete S-class domains to have a chance of advancing to SS-class."

"The stronger the S-class artifact, the more it needs to devour. It's worth noting that the effects are best in the first few domains it devours, gradually decreasing thereafter."

"Of course, while this approach is simple and direct, it also has significant drawbacks."

"The most obvious problem is that there are simply too many S-level domains that need to be absorbed."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan's heart stirred.

He had long suspected this method of promotion.

After all, he had long discovered that each time he devoured the domain of another S-class artifact, his artifact abilities and domain would be enhanced to a certain extent.

He originally intended to continue in this way to see if he could cause some kind of change in the strange object.

However, Zhang Zhiyan pointed out the number that needed to be devoured, which made Wang Yan hesitate about this method.

The number that needs to be devoured is far too great.

Thirty complete domains are merely the threshold for the weakest S-level.

And none of the S-rank units he has are weak.

If we really want to take this path, it probably won't be enough to have just a few dozen people.