Restricted Evolution
Just as Huang Yuanli was slaughtering her way through everything with high-tier evolution, yet struggling alone because of the evolution of the Calamity civilization, two high-level beings were watching this Calamity civil war with great interest.
One of them was none other than the Shadow Merchant, who had only recently gotten in touch with Gao Gong.
As for the other, it was an even more heavyweight figure. The dense ascension radiance enveloping its entire body, along with its rational shell devoid of any biological tissue, proved beyond doubt that it was an ascended species.
Moreover, it was that ascended higher-up who had clashed with Gao Gong not long ago.
The two were watching the war from a third-party perspective.
The Shadow Merchant even had time to tease the other.
"According to the council's rules, ascended species are strictly forbidden from interfering in wars between lower-level species."
"Did I interfere?" the ascended higher-up retorted.
"Your gaze possesses an observer effect. Who knows whether you interfered or not?"
"Can't I just turn it off?"
"...That makes sense." The Shadow Merchant was left speechless.
"Although my species discarded every bodily component and chemical element related to emotions, that doesn't mean I won't react when you secretly curse me as a dumbass."
"Haha, haha."
The Shadow Merchant gave two dry laughs and decisively shut up.
However, the ascended higher-up picked up the conversation.
"I don't know why the other party is waiting until now to act, but if he doesn't act soon, he's going to lose."
"What do you mean? Because that new nomadic tribe is about to be refined?" the Shadow Merchant asked in surprise.
"No. It's because the other party's 'god mode' has no means of replenishing divinity."
The Shadow Merchant froze for a moment, then suddenly understood.
"So that's