No strange things are allowed to evolve!

The bureau chief smiled but said nothing.

"This kid is different." Mentioning Jiang Shu, the president couldn't help but reveal a hint of envy: "If that's the case, it means he doesn't care whether the diagram is suitable or not. As long as he simulates it once, any kind of sublimation will be a perfect fit for him, and the losses will be almost nonexistent..."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "And you can acquire any kind of characteristic."

"Hmm..." the bureau chief sighed, "It's fortunate that he was born in a good era."

"That's true." The president nodded. "These instruments didn't exist in the past."

Upon hearing this, the bureau chief changed the subject: "So, if this weren't available, how much do you think his losses would have been?"

"How would I know?" The president chuckled. "I don't know him that well, but if my daughter were here, she'd probably think he could definitely surpass me, right? Daughters grow up and leave home."

"Hehe." The bureau chief chuckled. "Perhaps your daughter is right?"

"Oh?" The president became serious.

His current feelings of goodwill towards Jiang Shu, well... maybe not goodwill, but at least you could say preferential treatment, are almost entirely due to the Snow King.

In his view, the things Jiang Shu accomplished, while remarkable and enough to prove he was a top figure, were things he himself could do as well.

Perhaps [Town of Lies] will be a bit more difficult, and he's not so confident, but that's normal. After all, everyone has their own expertise. If he were to hatch a hero with the same level of courage, he would be quite confident that he could conquer it under the same conditions as Jiang Shu.

Therefore, he didn't value Jiang Shu much, and could even be said to be somewhat dissatisfied with him.

Because the other party cannot compare to oneself, or at least cannot surpass oneself.

Therefore, he had always viewed Jiang Shu with a certain degree of superiority over inferiority.

But now, the bureau chief's ambiguous attitude made him somewhat uneasy.

The director's judgment is far superior to that of his own daughter, who is biased and biased. Even if he only says one sentence without any evidence, no one will suspect anything.

Thinking of this, the president asked suspiciously, "You mean he can surpass me?"

The bureau chief shook his head.

"So what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, they might even surpass me."

"?" The president was stunned for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Doesn't that mean he's surpassed me?"

"Oh," the bureau chief said calmly, with a hint of innocence, "it seems so."

"asshole!"

The president picked up his teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"So, why do you think that?"

If I had to put it in a word, it would be my feeling.

Upon hearing this, the president nearly lost his composure: "Are you the kind of person who draws conclusions based solely on feelings?"

"Sometimes it's fun to make random guesses without taking responsibility, isn't it?"

The bureau chief, unusually, joked:

"Isn't that the situation now? We'll never know the outcome anyway, and my words won't have any impact, so there's nothing wrong with relaxing like this."

"But I care a lot..." the president muttered.

“You,” the bureau chief could see right through his thoughts: “He’s not as good as you, so you look down on him. But if he really does surpass you, you’ll be unhappy again. Sometimes, it’s not a bad thing to try to accept things.”

"That's what they say..." The president seemed to want to say something more.

But the director interrupted him: "Alright, he has entered the ritual array, and the formal sublimation is about to begin."

Is it truly without loss? What would sublimation without loss look like? I'm genuinely curious.

Meanwhile, Jiang Shu had listened to all the precautions and then continued to take the elevator down from the testing area to the official sublimation site.

Looking down from above, Jiang Shu felt as if this place was a gladiatorial arena.

Now that you've actually come down and are looking around, the feeling is even more immediate.

This made him feel like a warrior in the abyss, and he felt an urge to climb upwards and tear the sky apart.

Before he even began to evolve, he already had the mindset to begin transforming.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Shu sat down inside the massive magic array constructed from countless catastrophe-level artifacts he didn't recognize.

Jiang Shu took out the catalyst stone, the essence of love and desire, and the boundless sand, and inserted them into the three holes that had been reserved in advance.

The instant the Boundless Sand was placed inside, the entire Ascension Array was finally activated. A faint pink light emanated from the dark purple hue, instantly engulfing Jiang Shu…

Chapter 201 Possession?

Seeing Jiang Shu engulfed by the strange substance emitted by the ritual, Qin Lang, who had just stepped off the testing equipment, paused briefly before saying to the minister, "Then, I'll go too."

"Okay." The minister nodded. "I'm sorry to trouble you this time."

"It's alright, as long as the Bureau of Different Principles gets better and better." Qin Lang smiled.

Then they took the elevator to the bottom and arrived at the sublimation altar on the other side. It was the sublimation ceremony that the minister had secretly prepared for Jiang Shu after his ceremony was completed.

As Qin Lang placed the catalyst stone, spiritual root essence, and guide into the container, azure energy quickly enveloped him.

This strange, azure substance was noticeably more turbid than the ginger-infused substance; its color wasn't as pure, and it didn't appear as clear.

However, this is only because it is compared with Jiang Shu. If we only look at it from the perspective of the people present, this is already a rare and excellent improvement.

After all, Qin Lang had already reached level twelve at a young age, joining the ranks of advanced evolvers. In terms of both ability and aptitude, he was far beyond ordinary people.

Unfortunately, at this level, she can only serve as a backdrop for Jiang Shu now.

"Qin Lang's sublimation seems to be very successful. Although it is only at the Calamity level, with this quality, if he obtains a good characteristic, then even ordinary Calamity-level spiritual roots are probably not as good as him."

Shen Mo was very happy for Qin Lang.

Of course, what shocked and surprised him even more was Jiang Shu.

Such a perfect color, such rich energy, and if all goes well, Jiang Shu will absorb it almost without any waste. He doesn't even dare to imagine what Jiang Shu will become after sublimation.

He subconsciously looked at the bureau chief and the president of the Holy Church in the distance.

I guess only those two can see Jiang Shu's future, right?

Shen thought silently.

However, in reality, neither of them could see it completely.

Looking at the exceptional enhancement effect, the Holy Temple President felt himself growing increasingly old and could only force a smile: "It seems my catalyst wasn't wasted."

"Hmm..." The director nodded slightly.

"In fact, it would be more valuable to give it to anyone else than to give it to him."

......

"Success."

Jiang Shu, enveloped in the strange substance, smiled.

Although there was still a tingling sensation, Jiang Shu was not so overwhelmed by the impact of the sublimation that she rolled her eyes and gave a thumbs-up.

Overall, it's just a little irritating, but not to the point of significantly affecting concentration.

And soon, the tingling sensation transformed into a warm and comfortable feeling of being enveloped, unlike anything I had ever experienced before.

It's a bit like having a masseuse help you relax your body while you're taking a bath.

This quickly relaxed Jiang Shu, and the pores all over her body gradually opened up.

"Next, I need to focus my attention, guide this energy into my body, and then digest it completely."

Jiang Shu closed his eyes and then, following the Burning Technique taught by Shen Mo, imagined himself as a budding flower, with his body as the spiritual root.

In order to bloom, it uses all its strength to absorb nutrients from the soil.

The next moment, those strange substances seemed to be attracted by something and began to actively drill into Jiang Shu's body.

Just then.

[The Heart of the Great Wilderness has detected an intrusion of impurities and is seeking countermeasures...]

Jiang Shu was taken aback, and then immediately jumped in fright.

After regaining their senses, they immediately panicked.

"It's over!"

That damned Great Wilderness Heart actually treated precious sublimation energy as impurities?!

I'm trying to conceive right now, why are you forcing me to wear it?

With that in mind, he immediately began to operate, intending to temporarily disable the Great Wilderness Heart firewall.

But suddenly.

The Heart of the Great Wilderness has begun to eliminate impurities and refine all usable energy...

[To safeguard and support its advancement, the Great Wilderness Heart is duty-bound to act!]

"no?"

Jiang Shu blinked, and then immediately felt the sublimated energy that had been absorbed into his body earlier, which was still restless, difficult to digest, and even gave him a slight feeling of fullness, suddenly become docile.

Just like some dry, choking steamed buns suddenly turn into sweet rice porridge.

He doesn't need to digest this energy at all; it's directly chewed up by the Heart of the Great Wilderness and fed into his mouth.

My dearest Heart of the Wilderness, how could you make such filthy sublimation energy so palatable?!

This made Jiang Shu feel extremely guilty.

Damn it, how could I imagine the Heart of the Great Wilderness to be so bad? I'm no human being!

With the assistance of the Heart of the Great Wilderness, Jiang Shu didn't even need to spend energy digesting this energy. He only needed to absorb the energy into his body, and the Heart of the Great Wilderness would take care of the rest.

"The Heart of the Great Wilderness." Jiang Shu murmured emotionally, "I want to fight alongside you, brotherhood, for the rest of my life!"

Time passed by, second by second. As Jiang Shuna seemed to absorb and demand without ever being satisfied, all the calamity-level materials gradually shrank and became smaller.

The catalyst stone continues to push the other materials along.

The essence of the spiritual root gradually loses its essence.

Even the immeasurable sand is not truly immeasurable.

Jiang Shu's energy and spirit were getting better and better, and he fell into a deep sleep at some point.

It is clear that when an evolved being undergoes sublimation, they must maintain focused attention, carefully handle each stage, and cautiously reconstruct each time in order to ultimately achieve transformation.

But Jiang Shu somehow managed to get things done after just one night's sleep.

If sublimation is likened to a sword, then he is now like a sword immortal, having long since become one with the sword.

Even without wielding a sword, one can unleash overwhelming sword intent.

Simply because he has a sword in his heart.

And just like that, three days passed in the blink of an eye...

Jiang Shu gradually felt the energy surrounding him begin to thin out.

Then, he slowly woke up from his sleep.

At this moment, he could see the outside world through the strange substance that had somehow become translucent.

He could sense that now it was just one step away from success.

If we just push one more time, we'll succeed.

But just as he calmed down and prepared for the final charge...

The sparse, strange substance suddenly vanished.

There was no energy left in the vicinity.

Jiang Shu was taken aback.

How is this going?

He subconsciously looked at the cataclysmic materials placed around him, only to find that all the materials had lost their luster and were dried out. When he touched them lightly, they turned into dust.

Jiang Shu's heart sank.