Ye Yun looked at He Ao's puzzled expression and paused slightly.
He realized that He Ao most likely had not read the files on the Curse Key.
In other words, He Ao had no idea what this thing was, yet despite knowing absolutely nothing about it, he had easily solved a problem that had plagued the South Capital Research Institute branch for over a decade.
The Curse Key had remained unresolved for over a decade not because it was only difficult enough to take over a decade to solve, but because only a little over a decade had passed since its discovery.
Ye Yun looked at the youth before him and fell silent for a moment.
While he had still been treading water, the person who had once competed with him had already left him far behind.
His previous respectful attitude had largely stemmed from his concern for his younger sister, not from any genuine recognition of He Ao's strength.
Deep down, he had actually wanted to compete with He Ao.
If He Ao could become B-rank, then he believed he could too.
There were as many heroes in the world as fish crossing a river, and he was one of them. There was nothing to fear.
But He Ao had casually subdued the Curse Key, filling him with a powerful sense of defeat.
He knew very well that even if he entered B-rank, he would still have had no way to deal with the Curse Key, much less suppress this Transcendent Item so easily.
He realized that he might never catch up to He Ao in his entire life.
His mindset wavered slightly, but he quickly adjusted himself and took a deep breath.
There were as many heroes in the world as fish crossing a river. Some people were