Puppet Ning Zhuo ultimately did not encounter the mechanical ape, Yuan Dasheng.
When he arrived at Room Seven, he found that the mechanical ape's components lying on the ground were being teleported away by rings of light.
This was the Magma Immortal Palace's cleanup method. The rings of light could not only transport rewards, but also clear away debris.
Ning Zhuo had noticed this phenomenon before, so he was not surprised.
He inspected the monitoring mechanical components and discovered that the mechanical ape had been defeated by its spiritual power.
"Its frame is too massive. Just maintaining it requires a great deal of spiritual power."
"It chose spirit stone rewards all along the way, but it still could not hold out and was unable to withstand the consumption."
"Of course, this also has to do with the many mechanical traps I installed in Rooms One through Nine."
Ning Zhuo's mood was heavy.
Yuan Dasheng's strength was too formidable, dealing a tremendous blow to his plans. Moreover, the negative consequences of that blow could very well prove fatal to Ning Zhuo!
"This was only Yuan Dasheng's first attempt at the trial, yet it charged straight through to Room Seven."
"Next, it will grow even more familiar with this place."
"Although its spiritual power consumption remains a weakness, once it lasts seven days, it can claim the leaderboard reward. At that point, with spiritual power brimming to the limit, it may very well break through the trials in one surge and race ahead of me."
This placed considerable pressure on Ning Zhuo.
Burdened with worries, he passed through Room Nine and returned to the transfer hall.
Mechanisms clattered, and the stone wall lowered, revealing three doorways: Buddhist, Daoist, and demonic.
Previously, Ning Zhuo had entered the Daoist gate and found the trial