It wasn't that anything ugly was necessarily a species that had failed ascension.
Rather, Gao Gong had 'smelled' a faint trace of ascension sin-force from it.
After obtaining the String Controller's research data on 'ascension,' Gao Gong had studied it thoroughly.
Especially that 'sin-force collector.' In the field of ascension, it was practically an existence on par with 'gazing at the starry sky.' Everyone else was studying how to succeed, while you were studying how to fail.
Excellent!
So after finishing his research, Gao Gong naturally learned to distinguish the various components of sin-force.
He could also sense the faint wisps of ascension sin-force leaking from these dark elves.
If beings like the Void Lord and Shrek possessed 100,000 units of ascension sin-force, then these dark elves probably didn't even have 0.1.
Gao Gong casually used an inspection skill.
Name: Dark Stalker Race: ?? (formerly the Dark Clan) Level: 75 Personal Attributes... Skills: Dark Energy Sword Handling (Tier Three—Master), Dark Force Tracking (Tier Three—Expert)... Racial Negative Statuses: Species Punishment, Life Reduction Remarks: As the primary race of the former Dark Clan, the dark elves now struggle to survive in the darkness of the stars. One had to say—they deserved it!
"..."
The system was as humorous as ever.
This was the first time Gao Gong had seen a species that came with its own negative status.
Species Punishment: Within the magnetic field range of any living creature, this species suffered negative effects such as weakness, pain, and mutation.
Life Reduction: This species' lifespan -50%.
"Mm—"
With Gao Gong's experienced eye, he more or less understood.
They really did deserve it.
This was the consequence of studying ascension before civilization's development had reached its limits—or even its mature stage.
On the civilization panel, there was something called 'Faction Points.'