Gu He slowly rose to his feet. At once, a crisp series of crackling sounds rang out, and a powerful force awakened gradually within his body like a slumbering giant dragon. He clenched his fist, feeling as though this immense power could directly obliterate an entire stretch of space into nothingness.
"I've only just adapted to the power of a six-star Dou Zun, and now I've risen to an eight-star Dou Zun. It'll probably take a month or two to fully master it!"
Sensing the somewhat disordered Dou Qi within him, Gu He muttered helplessly.
Now that he was an eight-star Dou Zun, he could practically be said to stand at the peak of the Central Continent's public sphere. So long as those Peak Dou Zuns who had secluded themselves for cultivation did not emerge, few people possessed a higher cultivation than his.
A trace of heartfelt delight appeared in his eyes. Gu He then looked toward the second puppet several hundred meters away. After more than ten days of unceasing tempering by the lightning in the Thunder Pool, its body's surface had become covered in dark gold, and its strength had nearly reached the upper limit of its material.
Gu He curled his five fingers slightly, and a suction force emerged from his hand, pulling the puppet from several hundred meters away before him. He reached out and squeezed its now much softer skin. Sensing the vast power emanating from within it, he waved his hand and stored it in his Ring. Then, with a tap of his toes, his body flickered as he left the Thunder Pool.
Once outside the Thunder Pool, Gu He released the puppet again and ordered it to attack the space before it with all its strength.
The puppet clenched both fists and gathered