Maitreya was upfront toward Emperor Kong, telling him he was crucial to one of the most important plans of the Tribunal Lords. Although he did not know what that plan was, Maitreya revealed that he had left some form of protection inside his body. Using the merit from the Mortal Dao Art, Kong pushed his soul's sensitivity to the limit to discover that power and tapped into it. He then used a bit of it to boost the strength of the Heaven Deception Array.
'With the aid of the merit and the boost, I should be able to deceive their detection methods — even if it reaches Saint-tier,' Emperor Kong analyzed. He could do this. Unfortunately, the slight increase in his perspiration and heartbeat betrayed his true state of mind.
