Within the Star Pagoda.
Zhou Tong was advancing by himself, with a humanoid figure that looked almost identical to him by his side. The biggest difference between this humanoid figure and Zhou Tong was that this humanoid figure's hair and eyebrows were completely covered in pitch-black flames.
This was the flame golem which Zhou Tong had created.
The flame golem wielded a flaming saber in one hand and a flaming sword in the other as it followed closely behind Zhou Tong.
BOOM!!!
One of the flame golems charged towards Zhou Tong with a hatchet in its hands.
Clang!
A dazzling streak of flaming sword light slashed through the skies.
The flame golem which had been by Zhou Tong's side this entire time swung its sword out like a flaming meteor. With a clang, it blocked the hatchet, then chopped down with the flaming saber in its other hand, chopping the flame golem in half.
"Just a bit off. The flame golem's sword was damaged!" Zhou Tong was silent for a moment as he mentally analyzed the situation. A short while later, he began to draw a series of divine runes into the air. As soon as these runes appeared, they immediately fused into the flame golem.
BOOM!!!
Instantly, the flames on the flame golem's body exploded with light. However, the flames quickly retracted, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.
However, Zhou Tong sensed that there seemed to be some unusual changes happening to his flame puppet.
"Is this a sign of life?" Zhou Tong mused to himself.
The highest level of mastery in the Dao of Constructs was the creation of life, the creation of true life. To many World-level cultivators, however, creating life wasn't that difficult a task. Nüwa, for example, had used her Dao of Life to create humans within the Three Realms.
However, this sort of creation was different from the creation of life in the Dao of Constructs. The life created by Goddess Nvywa was not under her control, and it would not affect her in the future. However, the life of the Dao of Puppets was different. This kind of life only had the ability to think and adapt, but it was still under the control of its master.
Think about it for a moment. Could a golem which was no longer under the control of its master be called a golem?
Only when it was under the control of its master would it be called a golem. If it was no longer under the control of its master, it would be a different lifeform.
"Using the Annihilation Flame to create a body, then using the Flame of Life to give it life. However, there are some critical areas which I have yet to fully understand!" Zhou Tong mused to himself.
The Dao of Flame Refinement actually stressed upon utilization and transformation. Utilizing and transforming flames to the limit, allowing the flames to be sufficient to construct puppets, transform into weapons, transform into medicinal pills …
"Let's continue forward." Zhou Tong led the reconstructed puppet and continued forward.
As he advanced, he continued to improve his flame golem. Zhou Tong advanced at an extremely fast pace, and through the continuous battles, he was able to verify the shortcomings of the flame golem that he had created.
"The combination of the Flames of Life and the Flames of Destruction is somewhat similar to my original Nirvana Divine Body. I can fuse the profundities of my technique into it."
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.... His flame golem grew stronger and stronger. His mastery of the various uses of fire became more and more godly. His understanding of Flame Refinement also grew deeper and deeper.
Moreover, as he advanced, his flame golem grew stronger and stronger. In the later stages, his flame golem was close to the strength of a Samsara Daolord.
However, that was the extent of it.
This was because the flames he used were only the Annihilation Flame and the Flame of Life. The Flame of Life provided the flame golem with life and the ability to regenerate. The Annihilation Flame, on the other hand, provided the flame golem with an unparalleled destructive power.
In terms of regenerative power and destructive power, this flame golem was comparable to a Samsara Daolord. However, it was much weaker in other aspects, such as explosive power, endurance, and many others.
As he advanced, he encountered some cultivators who ambushed him. He also encountered some corpses of cultivators who had died here. The only thing he did not encounter was the fortune left behind by the almighty who had left behind this space in the Star Pagoda.
"It seems as though there aren't many treasures left on the first ten floors. The Star Pagoda has been here for so many years, and so many experts have searched this place. The first few floors probably don't have many treasures left." Zhou Tong shook his head. He decided not to think too much about it, instead continuing to test his understanding of the Dao of Flame Golems.
The first ten floors of the Star Pagoda were meant for World-level cultivators. Ordinary World-level cultivators were capable of challenging the first seven floors, but the last three floors were generally only accessible to freakishly talented World Gods. This was because some of the dangers here required the power of a Daolord to deal with.
Starting from the eleventh floor onwards, however, many of the dangers here required the power of a Daolord of the Second Step to deal with.
Zhou Tong, however, was clearly not one of these restrictions.
He made it all the way to the eleventh floor by himself.
"Kill!"
As soon as he entered the eleventh floor, a warrior dressed in golden armor brandished a divine golden saber. His entire body transformed into a streak of saber light that descended from the skies, chopping down viciously.
BOOM!!!
The flame golem by Zhou Tong's side charged forward to meet the saber light. As soon as it was struck by the saber light, it instantly crumbled apart, transforming into a sea of flames that engulfed everything around it.
The flame golem, which had been perfected to the limits of its current level, suddenly vanished into thin air.
As for that streak of saber light, it only paused for a brief moment before continuing to descend with the force of Mount Tai.
"The fusion of the Dao of the Saber and the power of the earth, as well as a hint of the power of destruction. As expected, just having two types of flames, life and death, isn't enough. Refining flames requires at least three or four types of flames." Zhou Tong's eyes were dark and cold, but his heart was incomparably calm. He analyzed his flame golem while observing the techniques used by that golden warrior.
BOOM!!!
The Tribulation Fire Godbow appeared in Zhou Tong's hands. The bowstring crackled as a streak of pitch-black light pierced straight through that terrifying streak of saber light, then continued to pierce through the golden golem.
One could see that wherever the flames passed through, everything was charred black. Be it the saber or the body of the golden golem, as soon as the pitch-black light pierced through them, a pitch-black hole was melted into them.
BUZZ!!!
After that strike, the golden golem turned into a wisp of green smoke and completely dissipated.
"A golem?" A strange look appeared in Zhou Tong's eyes.
Could the creator of this Star Pagoda space be a golem master? Why were there so many golems on the later floors?
"However … my flaming golems are useless against Daolord golems of the Second Step. Next, I'll have to do it myself. Oh well. I'll just have to stay here and see if I'll be able to produce my third, most powerful flame!" Zhou Tong continued forwards.
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