A black energy cannon missed its mark, causing Halley to furrow her brows slightly. She then reinforced the black energy shield in front of her by another third.
The black mist dissipated, and as expected, Rope was not among it.
"When..."
Just as Halley instinctively voiced her question, Rope's figure suddenly materialized beside her.
Rope's fire armor solidified, and his fists were engulfed in raging flames. Just as Halley prepared to redirect her shield toward Rope to block the punch, Rope's fire armor suddenly exploded.
The fragments of the armor flew toward Halley at incredible speed. Halley, who had been preparing to defend against Rope's fist, had no time to react.
Just as the fragments of the armor were about to hit Halley, the black mist on her body suddenly swirled upward, completely enveloping her. The fragments of the armor melted away like ice and snow the moment they entered the black mist.
Rope's upper body was bare, dragon patterns appeared, and his crimson-gold hair hung down over his shoulders.
A significant portion of the fire armor fragments did not explode toward Halley, but instead gathered around Rope, eventually forming a long spear.
Rope looked at Halley, whose form had been altered by the black mist, and let out a soft "tsk."
"Your black mist must be some kind of strange object as well."
Rope didn't hesitate; when faced with something he didn't understand, he simply asked directly. Just as Rope spoke, the swirling black mist dissipated, and Halley's figure reappeared before Rope.
"That's right, this black mist is also a type of strange object, though it's inferior to your Sun Flame."
Halley didn't hide anything, after all, such things were only unknown to someone like Rope who had been stuck in the secondary world. In the void, everyone was familiar with these mysterious objects that could enhance one's strength.
Rope nodded in agreement, as he could see that the Sun Flame had broken through the black mist's blockade in an instant.
"What's its name?"
Rope was actually quite interested in this. After all, even if the company had provided a guide to strange objects, he wouldn't have bothered to read it in detail.
There were simply too many of them.
The void is vast and boundless. Even now, they haven't explored the entire void; there are still unknown regions and places waiting to be discovered.
In such a vast space, the number of strange objects is simply unimaginable.
Even if the company's directory were written in tiny script, it would fill a book as thick as the Encyclopedia of the Chinese Language. And it would require paper as long and wide as a person.
"Undersea Mist."
There was nothing to hide, so Halley told Rope directly and clearly.
Rope recalled the information he had seen in his mind. Fortunately, he had indeed seen information about this strange object. After all, it was one of the top 100 strange objects.
Undersea Mist, ranked 97th.
Born from the depths of the Nether Sea, it is a mist formed by the combination of the怨气 (resentment) condensed from the death of the Undersea Flower and the Nether Sea's unique ability to absorb all things.
It is suitable for a relatively narrow group of people. After all, there are very few who can focus all their efforts on the mist. Although its effects are quite strong, they primarily enhance defensive and binding capabilities.
In summary, it is not particularly useful, and its high ranking is primarily due to its rarity.
Whenever someone encounters Undersea Mist, they always feel unlucky because its predecessor, Undersea Flower, is ranked in the top 30 rare items.
If the Undersea Mist doesn't dissipate, it usually means that the Undersea Flower hasn't been gone for too long...
So, even if you're super lucky, you'll still feel unlucky if you're just a step too late to get your hands on one of these rare items.
Even though the Undersea Flower is hard to catch, you still have a chance if you come across it.
As for the Sun Flame, it's also one of the top 30 rare items. It's very precious.
You should know that as long as you have one of the top 30 rare items, you'll have the confidence to try and reach the threshold of the Supreme. Of course, rare artifacts cannot replace natural talent. They also cannot transform mediocre talent into exceptional talent; there are limitations.
This is why rare artifacts ranked 20th to 30th appear every year, but the Supreme Ruler may not appear even once in a thousand years.
Of course, if you are extremely lucky and obtain a rare artifact ranked in the top 10, you can essentially secure the Supreme Ruler title.
Unfortunately… rare artifacts ranked in the top 10 are unique…
Rope doesn't know all these intricacies yet. He does know that the Sun Flame is precious, but he doesn't have a very clear understanding of it yet.
Halley, on the other hand, is already very satisfied with obtaining the Undersea Mist.
After all, as one of the top 100 rare items, the Undersea Mist is already quite precious.
After receiving the answer, Rope pointed his spear forward and said, "Stop now and leave. We don't need to clash."
Halley shook his head with a smile, "Why are you joking like that? My goal is to force someone out. And to make him come out, I need to cause enough destruction, but you won't let me do that."
The two of them don't really have any grudges against each other. Even if they did, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Instigating Katsuhisa to destroy Sennogi's village. But Rope had already rewritten that history. Besides, no matter how you look at it, without doing it himself, the hatred would seem a little smaller.
However, the positions of these two made it impossible for Rope and Halley to get along. One of them was bound to fail in the mission.
"Moreover, the organization behind me is also very interested in this ascended world. Though we have no intention of claiming it as our own, we do hope to obtain priority operating rights here."
Halley spoke helplessly.
Upon hearing this, Rope knew that the two of them could never get along properly. Limited operating rights were the company's sacred domain. They could not be given to others.
The company can sell it, but you can't take it for yourself.
So Rope stopped talking and silently picked up his long gun. His fiery wings flapped, and the long gun stabbed directly toward Halley.
The Undersea Mist around Halley turned into two long ribbons and lashed out at Rope.
After witnessing Halley's move, Rope was a bit dazed.
After all, Halley had the face of a foreigner who would be considered quite beautiful in Rope's hometown. But her movements were truly those of a pure female cultivator.
It was really... quite a mix.
But now wasn't the time to think about that. Rope decisively pushed the ribbons aside, raised his long spear, and slammed it down toward Halley.