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Zhuo Yang: "President Sa, speak up!"
President Sa: "Indeed, two hunters, if they could get past it, it'd be a miracle!"
Wei Dianyuan: "? Alright, alright, colleagues turn out to be foes, huh!"
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It wasn't until the airship neared the Deathclaw Mountains and felt the external deathly stillness and oppressive atmosphere that the Floating City finally quieted down.
"Because of Delmynes, I have some understanding of the Soul Furnace Array."
Veronica began to speak slowly:
"Actually, 'smelting' souls is not the original purpose of this array. Its true power lies in 'offering'—offering all captured souls to the one master, allowing it to grow endlessly, to become an immortal king."
"So you were right not to bring that forging hammer along. Don't listen to his sweet talk about how he can cooperate with us; once the will of the master descends, he would immediately turn against us, a branding etched deep into the soul from long periods of smelting."
