Ominous?
What did ominous mean?
Literally, it meant something inauspicious: misfortune, sudden disaster beyond one's ability to resist, or strange and horrifying phenomena that were difficult to understand.
In short.
It meant a situation that was unpleasant and made people uncomfortable.
Then.
How was one supposed to make a Half-God item sense an ominous aura?
"Heh heh."
"For different beings."
"What they consider ominous is different."
"In my eyes, if you long for something and like something, only to discover that things are turning in the opposite direction."
"That is ominous."
Ba Mu did not explain how to use the item clearly.
Instead, he began discussing the topic of ominousness.
Obviously.
He was stalling for time.
He deliberately provided some genuinely useful information, but wrapped it in empty rhetoric and vague, roundabout phrasing, making it seem as though one were trying to admire flowers through a fog.
However.
Jiang Qiao still managed to seize some useful information from it.
"Long for something?"
"Like something?"
"The main material of this item is an arm from the Nether Era. What does it long for?"
"What would count as ominous to it?"
Jiang Qiao pondered.
Some details from before Shela had used the item suddenly came to mind.
With the help of the "Mad Scientist" talent.
A bold conjecture gradually began to emerge.
"Of course."
"After all, it is an existence from the Nether Era. It is different from every supernatural phenomenon in our current world."
"It will inevitably have some side effects as well."
"These side effects are hidden very deeply. If they are not dealt with, they will definitely cause major problems."
Ba Mu made a feint.
He skipped over the specific method of use.
Instead, he began talking about the taboos of the "Heaven Measuring Staff."
Normally speaking.
Anyone would