The faint scent of blood gradually turned into a pungent intensity.
As the people in the arena looked around in alarm—
Shh shh shh—
A series of white smoke began to rise from the Artifact Refining Pool, immediately drawing everyone's attention back to the pool.
At this moment, other channels of the pool were filled with shocking red liquid pouring into it.
It was these liquids, upon contact with the pool's magma, that emitted white smoke and a pungent bloody smell.
"Blood... blood...! It's blood!"
"This, this is human blood! It's human blood!"
"Not good! Divine Iron City is actually performing a blood sacrifice to forge weapons? Such an act defies the justice of heaven!"
Cries of astonishment and horror erupted among the crowd, with faces of terror, disbelief, and anger swaying in distress.
Ka—
Ka—
