She couldn't hold back the curiosity and excitement in her heart. Carefully, she opened her eyes and looked down below.
The sight that entered her view made Sara gasp sharply.
Below, the ground was laid out like a massive smelting workshop. There, a large group of people with sallow faces and emaciated bodies were gathered.
Their hands and feet were all shackled with heavy chains, and they were straining with great difficulty to push a huge metal winch positioned at the center.
Each push required tremendous effort, yet they still clenched their teeth and endured it painfully.
All so they could continuously provide the enormous furnace in the middle with the power it needed.
With a closer look, it wasn't hard for Sara to tell that these pitiful people were very likely the family members of Muku and the others.
Their bodies were filthy from head to toe, pitch-black all over. Their once bright, lively eyes had now become dull and numb.
Just from their lifeless expressions and utterly exhausted bodies, it was clear enough.
They had obviously suffered through a long period of inhumane enslavement.
Beside this gigantic furnace, three long production lines were actually arranged neatly in a row.
Like tireless mechanical beasts, they continuously manufactured puppet soldiers one after another.
Sara stared wide-eyed at the scene before her, disbelief written all over her face. The shock in her heart was simply beyond words.
She murmured to herself, "This… this is just too horrifying. I never imagined that Anrokuzan would dare to enslave my people so cruelly just to create these terrifying weapons!"
At the same time, Rengoku's sharp gaze was searching all around.
He knew very well that there had to be a crucial Dragon Vein hub hidden somewhere here.
As long as he could find it and shut it down, this massive furnace would immediately stop operating.
After carefully observing and probing for a while, Rengoku's eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Found it!", He discovered his target not far away. A small, delicate ancient altar covered in mysterious sealing runes.
When Rengoku brought Sara down to the ground, the scene below had already fallen into chaos.
Countless puppet soldiers surged out from nearby passages like a tidal wave.
The laborers who had been struggling to work moments ago had no power to resist such an overwhelming force.
They were knocked to the ground one after another, only able to curl up in corners in terror, trembling uncontrollably.
"This is bad, they're coming at us!"
Seeing more and more puppet soldiers closing in on them, Sara couldn't help crying out in panic.
However, Rengoku appeared exceptionally calm. He gently waved his hand, signaling Sara not to panic.
Immediately after, his figure flickered slightly, and a black shadow slowly rose up from within his own shadow.
In an instant, an inky-black light burst forth, and a towering Susanoo over ten meters tall appeared before everyone.
That Susanoo swung its massive palm violently, and a powerful force swept out like a raging gale.
Those puppets that had looked indestructible a moment ago instantly became fragile beyond belief, like children's toy blocks.
They had no resistance at all before this power and were directly torn apart into scattered components, strewn everywhere.
Watching this scene, Sara was completely stunned. Her mouth fell open unconsciously, and after a long moment she murmured, "So… so strong!"
Yet just as she was still immersed in shock, Rengoku had already strode to the center of the altar and began focusing intently on studying the small seal before him.
In just a short span of time, Rengoku had fully grasped the mysteries of this miniature seal.
He rapidly formed a series of complex and mysterious hand signs. With his movements, one glowing rune after another flew continuously from his hands, like a swarm of nimble butterflies, rushing toward the seal and merging into it without pause.
Only then did Sara snap back to her senses. When she turned and saw that Rengoku was attempting to seal this Dragon Vein sub-hub, she panicked, and she hurriedly shouted, "No, it won't work! You don't have our family's bloodline. There's no way you can successfully seal the Dragon Vein…"
However, before she could finish her sentence, something completely unexpected happened, the entire sealing array suddenly erupted with a dazzling light. Immediately afterward, all the light seemed to be pulled by some powerful force, violently collapsing toward the center, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, the furnace beside it, which had been roaring and supplying energy nonstop, seemed to suddenly lose its power source. The flames went out instantly, and the entire space fell into dead silence.
Rengoku slowly raised his head and looked at Sara with a puzzled expression, asking, "What did you just say?"
At this moment, Sara's face was filled with shock. Her eyes were empty, and she looked completely dazed.
After a long while, she finally came back to herself as if waking from a dream, and said in a trembling voice, "You… how could you seal the Dragon Vein hub? How is that even possible…"
Hearing this, Rengoku couldn't help laughing softly and asked back, "Did you really think the Dragon Vein belongs to your family?"
"Although your bloodline does make sealing the Dragon Vein relatively easier for you."
"In reality, as long as one's research and understanding of sealing techniques is deep enough, anyone can completely accomplish this task."
The reasoning was actually very simple. Sara's bloodline had a special method for sealing the Dragon Vein.
But Rengoku himself was already a master-level sealing expert.
The fact that he had successfully analyzed the structure of this seal in just a few dozen seconds was proof enough.
Clearly, this was no real challenge for him.
Just as the puppet soldiers below, who had been moving freely moments ago, had all come to a complete stop,
something unexpected happened. From another pipeline, a massive number of chakra threads suddenly shot out.
These threads spread out like an inescapable net, precisely connecting to all the puppet parts scattered across the ground.
Immediately afterward, accompanied by a faint sound of mechanical operation, those once-disassembled puppets reassembled themselves at an astonishing speed and once again stood upright.
Just as Sara was stunned by this sudden change, hurried footsteps suddenly rang out from above.
Following the sound, they saw a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat, his face covered in a thick beard, slowly step into view.
This person was none other than Anrokuzan.
When he saw the people before him, a trace of surprise flashed across his face, followed by a malicious smile, "Your Majesty, why have you come here personally? Don't you know this place is full of danger?"
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