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This level tests the combination of the Way of Wind and the Way of Void, but the content is still within the scope of the World Realm, so Yunhua easily found the path to the higher levels.
Yunhua then rushed through the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh floors without spending much time.
However, these trials are essentially combinations of the Void Path with other paths. Furthermore, they are all at the World Realm level. For a World Realm cultivator to pass the first seven levels, the most likely candidate is someone who cultivates the Void Path, or someone with a profound foundation and extensive knowledge of various paths.
Clearly, Yunhua belongs to the second type. While observing the traces of the myriad paths in the Myriad Gods Palace, he accumulated a foundation no less than that of any Dao Lord on the verge of merging with the Dao. What he lacks now is only some high-level methods to help him progress faster.
The first seven levels were naturally no challenge for Yunhua, and he quickly passed them.
The eighth level is significantly more difficult than the first. This level is filled with endless puppets, and these puppets are clearly stronger than those in the Millstone of Life and Death in the Myriad Gods Palace. Each one is at least at the peak of the World Realm, and some of them are even more powerful, with their strength reaching the level of the Dao Lord of Life and Death.
This stage requires a battle.
"Boom!"
Yun Hua casually unleashed a jet-black flame that struck a puppet. Instantly, the puppet, which had four wings on its back and was at the level of a Dao Lord of Life and Death, froze in mid-air before slowly turning into ashes.
"Om!!"
The scorching flames were filled with endless destructive power. Then, the flames split into countless arrows, which instantly pierced through a large group of puppets around them, causing the puppets to tremble and then slowly disappear into the void.
In this level, Yunhua killed the puppets time and time again, but the further he went, the more powerful the puppets became.
In this challenge, Yunhua once again used only the Flame of Destruction. He wielded this flame, which was full of destructive power, with unparalleled skill, precisely burning each puppet to ashes without wasting a single bit of its power.
"I can't go on like this. I've already cultivated the Flame of Destruction to its limit. What I need next are other flames, or even some other methods to refine fire..." The further Yunhua went, the more he felt that he couldn't continue like this.
Although he could easily defeat all the puppets, such battles were meaningless and did not have any positive or beneficial effect on his improvement.
"A puppet... Speaking of which, could my Flame of Destruction be transformed into a puppet?" Yun Hua's mind stirred, and this thought came to mind.
Yunhua was also very knowledgeable about the art of puppetry, as it was described in detail in the books collected by the Myriad Gods Dao Lord; however, transforming flames into a real puppet would be extremely difficult.
Yunhua will also call this step "fire refining," which involves refining the flames into something else.
Within the Star Tower space, Yun Hua walked alone, accompanied by a humanoid figure almost identical to him. The biggest difference between them was that Yun Hua's hair, eyebrows, and other parts were entirely made of flames—black flames.
This is the fire puppet that Yunhua created.
The puppet, wielding a flaming blade in one hand and a flaming sword in the other, followed closely behind Yunhua.
"Boom!!" A puppet wielding a battle axe charged towards Yunhua.
"Clang!" A stunning flash of fiery sword light streaked across the sky.
The fire puppet that had been following Yunhua wielded its sword like a fiery meteor, blocking the axe with a clang. Then, the fire blade on its other arm slashed out, splitting the puppet in two.
"It's still a little short. The sword in the puppet's hand is damaged!" Yun Hua pondered for a while, deducing in his mind. After a moment, he inscribed divine runes in the void. As soon as these runes appeared, they immediately merged into the flame puppet.
"Boom!" Instantly, the flames on the fire golem surged, but quickly subsided again, and everything seemed to return to calm.
However, Yunhua sensed that something unusual had happened to his fire puppet.
"Is there a sign of life emerging?" Yunhua thought to herself.
The highest achievement in the art of puppetry is to create life, making the puppet a true living being; however, for many cultivators at the World Realm, creating life is not actually a difficult problem. For example, Nuwa created humankind in the Three Realms using the Way of Life.
However, the creation of life in this way is different from the creation of life through puppets. The life created by Nuwa is no longer under her control, and its future reproduction has no impact on her; but the life of puppets is different. This kind of life only has the ability to think and adapt, but is still under the control of its master.
Imagine a puppet that has broken free of control—can it still be called a puppet?
Being controlled is what makes someone a puppet; if they break free of control, they become other life forms.
Chapter 1077 Exploration of the Ultimate Fire Path
"I created the body with the flames of destruction and then gave it life with the flames of life, but I haven't yet grasped the most crucial aspects of it!" Yunhua thought to himself.
The art of fire refining is all about application and transformation. It's about using and transforming flames to their fullest potential, making them powerful enough to construct puppets, weapons, and elixirs...
"Keep moving forward." Yunhua continued forward with the newly repaired and reconstructed puppet.
As Yunhua progressed, he continuously improved his fire puppet, making rapid strides and proving its shortcomings in a series of real battles.
"The combination of the Flame of Life and the Flame of Destruction is somewhat similar to my original Nirvana Divine Body, and it can incorporate the profound mysteries of my method into it."
"The key to refining fire lies in the fusion of life and death, and the perfect balance between life and death in the flames."
"Hmm, this kind of puppet does have some reference value..."
With each improvement, his fire puppets became stronger and stronger, his various uses of fire became more and more masterful, and his understanding of fire refining became more and more profound.
Moreover, as he progressed, the power of the fire puppet beside him grew stronger and stronger. In the later stages, his fire puppet was able to reach a level close to that of the Dao Lord of Life and Death.
But that’s all.
Because he only used two kinds of flames: the Flame of Destruction and the Flame of Life. The Flame of Life provided the puppet with life and the power to regenerate; while the Flame of Destruction provided the fire puppet with unparalleled destructive power.
In terms of resilience and destructive power, this puppet is comparable to the Dao Lord of Life and Death; however, it is far inferior in other aspects, such as explosive power and endurance.
During his journey, he encountered some cultivators who launched sneak attacks and the corpses of some cultivators who died here, but he never encountered the fortune left behind by the powerful being who created this star tower space.
"It seems there aren't many treasures left in the first ten levels. The Star Tower Space has existed for so many years, and so many powerful figures have searched here. The first few levels probably don't have any treasures left." Yun Hua shook his head. He decided to stop thinking about it and continue to test his Flame Puppet Dao.
The first ten levels of the Star Tower space correspond to the World Realm. The first seven levels can be explored by ordinary World Realm cultivators, but the last three levels are generally only accessible to monstrous World Gods, because some of the dangers require the combat power of a Dao Lord to overcome.
However, starting from the eleventh floor, many of the dangers within this pagoda require the strength of a Second-Step Dao Lord to deal with.
However, Yunhua was clearly not subject to these restrictions. He ventured into the eleventh floor alone.
"Kill!!" As soon as they entered this level, a warrior clad in golden armor brandished a golden divine blade, his entire body transforming into a beam of light as he descended from the sky, slashing fiercely downwards.
"Boom!!" The fire puppet beside Yunhua rushed forward, but collapsed the moment it was struck by the blade, turning into a raging inferno that engulfed everything around it.
The fire golem, which had been perfected to its current state, vanished into thin air at this moment.
The blade of light only paused for a moment before continuing to press down like Mount Tai.
"The fusion of swordsmanship and earth power, and a trace of destructive power... Indeed, having only the flames of life and death is not enough. To refine fire, at least three or four kinds of flames are needed."
Yun Hua's eyes were cold and his mind was extremely calm. He analyzed his own fire puppet while observing the moves used by the golden-armored warrior.
"Boom!" The Divine Bow of Calamity appeared in Yun Hua's palm, the bowstring snapped, and a jet-black light pierced through the terrifying blade of light, and then continued to pierce through the golden-armored puppet.
As you can see, everything turned charred wherever the flames passed through. Whether it was the sword or the body of the golden-armored warrior, everything melted into a black hole the instant the black light passed through.
"Whoosh!" After the attack, the golden-armored warrior turned into a wisp of green smoke and completely dissipated.
"A puppet?" A strange look appeared in Yunhua's eyes.
Was the creator of this Star Tower space a puppeteer? Why are there so many puppets on the later floors?
“However… my flame puppet is useless against a second-step Dao Lord level puppet. I will have to take action myself from here… Oh well, I’ll see if I can cultivate the third and strongest flame here!” Yunhua continued forward.
"When facing these puppets at the second-step Dao Lord level, besides having enough destructive power, the most important thing is speed and explosive power. The explosive flames must also be at their strongest."
"Hmm, I misunderstood a lot before... Controlling fire and refining fire are just the application of flames. The most important thing is the way of melting fire. The stronger and more varied the fire I melt, the closer I am to the ultimate way of fire."
"Those strongest flames are not entirely unnecessary, but essential. Every aspect should possess the strongest flames. Only when combined with fire control and fire refining can one achieve the true ultimate path of fire."
"According to my prediction, I must master the five strongest fires: the Flame of Life, the Flame of Destruction, the Flame of Explosion, the Flame of Heaven-Burning, and the Flame of the Heart. Then, based on these five strongest fires, I must combine them with the methods of fire control and fire refining to reach the ultimate path of fire." Yun Hua had already figured out the path he needed to take next.
Yunhua pondered his path as he moved forward.
Suddenly, a deadly crisis appeared in Yunhua's heart. He immediately stepped forward and was instantly lifted off his original spot. But then, a flash of light appeared, and the area where Yunhua was standing was instantly pierced through.
"Huh? Archers? It's been a long time since I've seen any." Yunhua realized that what happened just now was definitely an archer lying in ambush to snipe at him.
"The arrow's location is over there!" Yunhua had already adjusted his body when he left, and then took out the Calamity Fire Divine Bow. A jet-black arrow instantly pierced through the void, directly piercing a distant location.
However, the arrow missed its mark.
"Failed? Oh right, I forgot, this place suppresses mental energy... My archery skills, which rely on mental energy, are not very useful here."
Moreover, since the opponent is an archer, they wouldn't be foolish enough to miss their shot and remain in place. Yunhua realized that using a bow and arrow in this place was not a good choice.
"In that case, let's switch to a different weapon!" Yunhua retrieved the Calamity Fire Divine Bow, then grabbed at the air with his right hand, and a ball of white flame condensed into a divine sword.
This is Yunhua's most powerful white flame to date.
Yunhua directly used this flaming divine sword as his weapon and charged into this level.
"Bang!!" Just then, another streak of light shot out from a distance. The archer from before hadn't gone far and was now attacking Yun Hua again.
"Hmph!" Yun Hua snorted coldly and immediately swung his Flaming Divine Sword to slash at the streak of light. However, the result was obvious: Yun Hua's divine sword shattered instantly, and the streak of light only changed direction slightly, grazing past Yun Hua.
"His explosive power is no match for a second-step Dao Lord archer!" Yun Hua understood that with his own explosive flame, which was not at its strongest, he was definitely no match for an archer, since archers were also known for their explosive power.
"However, there are ways to enhance explosive power!" Yun Hua felt neither sad nor happy as he comprehended the Dao of Fire while also mentally deduce its explosive power.
Chapter 1078 Exploding Flame
With his whole heart set on approaching the ultimate path, Yunhua unleashed all the profound knowledge he had gained from the Myriad Gods Dao Lord and the profound truths of the Great Dao that he had comprehended in other worlds in his previous life.
"Flame is the most explosive element, but if you want to further enhance it, you must comprehend some principles from other elements and integrate them into it."
For example, the explosive power of archery, and the explosive power of lightning... I already know a lot about archery, and this archer helped me find..."
"The power of the arrow is integrated into the flame, which increases the explosive force, but also adds unnecessary penetrating power to the flame. This penetrating power needs to be removed in order to further enhance the explosive force."
The key is still the flame fusion method in "Eternal Divine Fire," which requires using this method to process the flames infused with the power of arrows...
As he gained more insight, Yunhua continuously improved the explosive power of his white flames. At the same time, the Flame Divine Sword in his hand became increasingly terrifying. Its extremely powerful explosive force was even able to block arrows fired by a Second-Step Dao Lord archer.
As his understanding deepened, the Dao Tree within his Golden Core Chaos Space underwent another transformation.
A slender branch began to grow, becoming thicker and thicker, and soon grew to a size second only to the Flame of Life and the Flame of Destruction.
He was multitasking, fighting against the puppets lurking in the shadows, carefully deducing the principles of fire, and even using the fusion technique of the "Eternal Divine Fire" in his own Golden Core Chaos Space to begin fusing his own unique and strongest burst of fire.
"The flames infused with the power of arrows have been perfectly processed, abandoning their penetrating power and further enhancing their explosive power, but it's still not quite enough. It needs some other insights to reach its full potential." The more Yunhua pondered, the brighter his eyes became, and countless insights surged into his mind in an instant.
Finally, Yunhua swung his sword once more, and the white flaming divine sword in his hand collided violently with a streak of light that shot from afar—"Boom!!"
In an instant, flames surged forth, almost like a volcanic eruption, shattering the streak of light in a flash.
"Finally, it's done! The flame of the Path of Explosion—the Blazing Flame!" Yunhua's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
In that instant, a branch appeared on the Dao Tree within his Golden Core Chaos Space, a branch no less powerful than the Flame of Life and the Flame of Destruction.
This also signifies the birth of the third and strongest flame in his Fire Path.
"The third type of flame has also appeared. Next will be the Heart Flame and the Heaven-Burning Flame!" Yun Hua knew that since leaving the Myriad Gods Palace, he no longer had any major shortcomings in accumulating his foundation.
All you need to do next is keep learning, keep fighting, and keep seeing more things to grow quickly.
"Explosive Fire!" A flash of white light appeared in Yun Hua's palm, and a terrifying burst of power swept out in an instant.
Countless bursts of power merged into one in an instant. Even as the flames flew out, there were no more explosions in the void. Only when they finally burst out with a loud bang did they make a sound.
"Boom!" The flames were calm, but only at the moment their power exploded did such a terrifying sound occur. After the flames erupted, a dark hole suddenly appeared in the space in front of them.
Yunhua was taken aback, then took a step forward and walked into the cave.
Inside the cave entrance was a dazzling passageway, and Yunhua could sense the other areas that this passageway corresponded to.
"A spatial passage!?" Yunhua walked alone in the spatial passage.
"Huh!?" After walking for a while, Yunhua's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he vaguely sensed something. He immediately caused the flames to erupt again, and another opening appeared in the colorful passage not far away.
Yunhua took a step forward, and the other side of the passage was already another area. Yunhua could clearly see a golden-armored warrior holding a bow and arrow staring in shock at the distance.
"Is it that archer who's been ambushing me?" Yun Hua was taken aback, then snorted coldly. The explosive fire instantly burst open, and he transformed into a long rainbow, rushing forward in an instant, then swung his fist.
"Boom!" Finally, his fist erupted like a volcano, and a roar was heard in the void. Wherever his fist passed, space continued to crack. The Star Tower space was as fragile as a piece of paper in front of him.
This strike was unmatched.
The golden-armored warrior also reacted suddenly, but it turned pale with fright when it saw Yun Hua's punch. At this moment, it had no room to turn back and could only raise its fist to block as well.
The golden fist pierced through everything like an arrow, flew through layers of void like lightning, and collided heavily with Yunhua's fist like a meteor.
"Boom!!"
Yun Hua's fist paused slightly, but then a crackling sound rang out again. His flames erupted a second time, their power surging, shattering his opponent's fist with overwhelming force, and finally landing on his opponent's head.
With a soft "bang," the opponent's head shattered like a watermelon, but then his entire body turned into a wisp of golden gas and dissipated into the void.
"I never expected that my burst of flames could actually destroy space and allow me to enter another dimension of spacetime." After killing the archer, Yun Hua looked back at himself and couldn't help but smile.
The space of this prehistoric world is divided into many dimensions.
Only those who have achieved a high level of mastery over time and space can travel through time and space; Yunhua was able to teleport before, but that was only within the same spacetime dimension.
But now, his explosive power has become so great that he has directly destroyed the spatial laws of a region, thus directly entering another dimension.