"The Hero Furnace?!"
The moment Xiao Ying finished speaking, the atmosphere froze. Gasps rose from the Hojo Clan members present. Some paled and bowed even lower, forcing greater reverence onto their stiff faces.
Who were the people gathered here?!
Even the imperial guards and attendants standing to the side were great adepts of the Loose Immortal Realm. Their cultivation surpassed that of some Hojo Clan castle lords. How could their knowledge be ordinary?
The Hero Civilization's "Hero Furnace" in North America was renowned throughout the world, its fearsome reputation resounding far and wide. Living people or mortal remains-it rejected nothing, turning all into puppet-like fighting machines. More terrifying still, upon reaching hero rank, they would develop their "former" experience, abilities, memories, and more, yet possess no autonomy. It was even more brutal than the legendary demonic methods of refining living people into puppets!
Who was Himiko, Queen of the Eastern Isles? She was, after all, one of Yingzhou's foremost figures, a legendary queen standing at its very pinnacle. An unrivaled beauty whose grace could topple cities and kingdoms, yet the Huan Emperor could not even be bothered to persuade her to surrender. He intended to throw her straight into the "Hero Furnace" as raw material?!
Of course, on careful reflection, Himiko would still belong to the Huan Emperor after being reforged, and would be even more loyal. But who knew what monster, neither human nor ghost, she might become after being remade?!
It was entirely a gamble on luck and karma!
"You wouldn't dare!"
Himiko's lovely face drained of color. Pale as death, she glared at Xiao Ying with venomous fury and snapped at him.
Yet Xiao Ying still wore a smile, utterly unmoved, with a hint of mocking disdain instead. Himiko swiftly changed tack, her eyes taking on a