Taking the Dou Zun Pill! Breakthrough!

"Good, it held!"

Seeing even such a powerful lightning tribulation successfully blocked by the Earthly Demon Puppet, a smile immediately appeared on Gu He's face, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Gu He turned his gaze to the Earthly Demon Puppet. His expression tightened slightly before giving way to surprise.

The Earthly Demon Puppet before him was now covered from head to toe in dazzling silver light.

Yet upon closer inspection, one could see flickers of electricity flashing beneath that brilliant silver glow.

A trace of bewilderment appeared in his eyes as Gu He stepped closer to inspect the Earthly Demon Puppet. He reached out and touched it, and an icy chill instantly surged through him.

The silver light shimmering across it looked exceedingly pure.

Gu He remembered clearly that when he had first refined it, the Earthly Demon Puppet's body had still borne several obvious blemishes.

He had guessed that those blemishes existed because some impurities within the Earthly Demon Puppet had not yet been fully refined away.

But now, those obvious blemishes had completely vanished, leaving behind nothing but pure silver radiance.

"It seems that while that powerful lightning struck the Earthly Demon Puppet, it was also tempering it. Without realizing it, it refined away all those mottled impurities within the Earthly Demon Puppet..."

As he looked at the Earthly Demon Puppet before him, some records from the secret art of the Heavenly Demon Puppet surfaced in Gu He's mind.

The grade of a demon puppet was judged by its color. The purer the color, the stronger its power.

Even within the same grade, there were different levels. When this Earthly Demon Puppet had first been refined, it could at most have been considered mid-grade. But after being tempered by that lightning power, it was