At this moment, above Zod's Sea of Bitterness, a small golden pagoda, woven from divine patterns, was suspended.
Because from the very beginning he was aiming for the unique artifact, the artifacts he forged in the four realms of Sea of Bitterness, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, and Dragon Transformation were all in the shape of a pagoda.
After such meticulous refining, even though it was only woven from divine patterns, it was indistinguishable from a real object.
The small pagoda had nine layers; nine is the extreme number, which secretly aligns with the natural order.
The pagoda's eaves had upturned corners, with carved beams and painted rafters, depicting scenes of a golden crow transforming into the sun, and also the image of ten suns in the sky. The pagoda's body was exquisite, yet it exuded a majestic power.
As Zod's Dao-carrying artifact, although he initially chose the pagoda shape only because he had no other option, in the subsequent cultivation and refining process, his understanding of it deepened.
A pagoda naturally carries the grand momentum of suppressing everything, and coupled with the Sun True Scripture he cultivated, which is the most Yang path in heaven and earth, it further strengthened its suppressive ability.
It was especially effective in overwhelmingly restraining all dark and evil things.
According to Zod's vision, the divine pagoda fundamentally carried the most Yang path he cultivated, with the Sun True Fire burning everything under its suppression.
Additionally, he would engrave his understanding of spatial laws as Dao patterns on each layer of the pagoda body. As long as his comprehension of the Dao of Space was deep enough, he could even open it up into a small world.
Once he became powerful enough, he might even acquire enough Tenth Metal from world creators, at which point the small world might evolve into a true grand universe.
However, all of this was currently just Zod's beautiful vision, and its realization was still a long way off, as the prerequisite for all of this was his own sufficient strength.
"The form of the artifact is already set. Now, what needs to be done is to integrate suitable divine materials into it, allowing it to completely materialize from the ethereal, becoming a true Dao-carrying artifact."
Immediately, he activated the Sun True Scripture, and the blazing Sun True Fire began to churn and burn in his Sea of Bitterness.
Zod directly controlled his mental power to throw that large piece of amazon metal into the True Fire; he needed to completely melt this metal.
This burning lasted for three full days. Because it could excellently carry various types of power, the progress of calcination with the Sun True Fire was not fast.
However, fortunately, it was now successfully melted.
The other divine materials given to him by the God of Fire were also calcined and melted by him in the same way. In this process, he also figured out the properties of these materials.
He ultimately selected two of them. These two materials had similar and complementary properties to amazon metal, and their fusion improved its quality.
He was about to begin the final step, but Zod suddenly had a thought.
He forced a ball of his heart's essence blood from his body and integrated it into the melted amazon metal.
In a sense, his genes, merged with the Super Kryptonian and Sunlight, could also be considered a concrete manifestation of a rule.
Melting it into his Natal Artifact could not only deepen the connection between the artifact and himself but perhaps also have some unexpected effects.
Next came the most crucial step: allowing this Natal Artifact to fully take shape, without even the slightest flaw compared to the pagoda shape he had woven with divine patterns.
Zod adjusted his essence, qi, and spirit, putting himself in a state of high mental concentration, and began to manipulate the melted amazon metal with his mind.
This process was not merely about shaping this metal according to the divine pagoda's appearance, but also about melting his own Dao into it.
Taking this opportunity, Zod also took the chance to systematically organize his cultivation experiences up to this point.
As he transformed his understanding of spatial laws into Dao patterns and inscribed them on each layer of the pagoda body, Zod gained an even deeper understanding of it.
Time passed unknowingly for half a year in this manner.
And Zod finally reined in his mind. At this moment, above his Sea of Bitterness, a small pagoda, about one foot tall, was quietly absorbing and exhaling the divine power from Zod's Sea of Bitterness.
The small pagoda had a silver-white base, interwoven with golden divine patterns. Though not large, its body exuded a majestic and grand aura.
With his mind returned, Zod raised his hand and released the pagoda. Immediately, the surrounding solar energy began to surge uncontrollably towards the small pagoda.
And this Natal Artifact, which had just been refined, was like a newborn child, greedily absorbing any form of energy.
Zod was connected to it by his mind and could clearly feel the small pagoda growing stronger little by little, with a portion of it even feeding back into himself.
Watching this scene, Zod couldn't help but ponder, "This is truly somewhat beyond my expectations!"
In the inherited insights of the Sun True Scripture, there was no mention that such a situation would occur after a cultivator successfully refined his Natal Artifact.
"Perhaps it's because the rules of the two worlds are different, but it's a good thing nonetheless!"
"Since the Natal Artifact has been refined, then it's time to break through to the Immortal Platform!"
Previously, his first four human body secret realms had already been cultivated to perfection according to the inheritance, and coupled with the organization and settling during this refining of the Natal Artifact, he already possessed the conditions to break through to the Immortal Platform!
Without any hesitation, Zod immediately began to comprehend the inherited insights of the Immortal Platform volume of the Sun True Scripture.
It was originally a complete imperial technique passed down in one continuous line. With the foundation he had laid before, Zod's consciousness had already transformed into Sun God Consciousness.
Now, comprehending and cultivating it was completely a matter of course.
Half a month later, accompanied by a buzzing sound, a small golden sun burst forth from Zod's glabella.
Then it transformed into a small pagoda, identical to Zod's Natal Artifact, but in an instant, it directly turned into a miniature golden Zod.
The next moment, this miniature Zod made a similar move to his Natal Artifact, beginning to greedily devour the purest solar energy.
Watching this scene, Zod couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It's a good thing the sun isn't an ordinary energy source. Even if another hundred thousand of me were to absorb its energy like this, it would be but a drop in the ocean for it!"
Then he felt his sea of consciousness rapidly expand and cleanse.
After the small golden Zod was full, it flew back to Zod's side on its own, then plunged into his glabella.
"Buzz!"
At this instant, the Sun True Fire enveloped his entire body, calcining every inch of his flesh and blood, but this process caused no pain at all.
At this time, ancient and profound golden runes circled around his body, then imprinted themselves on his physique, merging into his flesh and blood.
Finally, his entire body seemed to transform into a golden glazed statue.
At this moment, Zod's originally crimson blood was stained with a hint of faint gold, seemingly transforming towards an unknown direction.
And around the golden divine consciousness sitting in his glabella, runes also appeared, finally seeming to transform into a divine robe worn on his body.
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