After layering on five layers of armor and hoodwinking the Toad God Tile into taking the hit from the Miraculous Tree Jade Branch using the "Postponed Payment Technique," Tao Qian finally managed to break into the Merit Pool.
In front of him was the Mechanical Demon Buddha, which for others represented unparalleled danger, but for Master Tao, it was almost defenseless.
If he had followed the original plan, simply to destroy without seizing the body, remote action would suffice, with a ninety percent chance of success.
To seize the body, however, he would need to be present himself.
This turn of events had occurred very abruptly.
Moments before, the audience from the Seventy-two Provinces and the forces of various Mountain Gates had all been watching as the three Arhats from the Demon Buddha Temple successfully forged a Mechanical Demon Buddha using despicable means.
