As Wu Tian battled Chi You and Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang and the others broke free from the great array, only to undergo strange changes themselves.
Wu Tian had merely glanced over.
Then horror filled his eyes!
The instant the great array collapsed.
Tang Sanzang and the others fell from the rampaging Buddha Light, all of them in a wretched state!
Tang Sanzang's Brocade Cassock was covered in scorch marks, the Merit Golden Wheel behind his head dim and lifeless, his aura weakened to the extreme.
The array had drained him even more thoroughly than it had Sun Wukong—because the foundation of his power had always been the merit of Buddhism, and the Myriad Buddhas Great Array was naturally far more efficient at absorbing Buddhist power than any other kind.
Most importantly, Tang Sanzang and the others were far weaker than Sun Wukong—one could even say vastly, vastly weaker!
"Master!"
Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng, and Little White Dragon also transformed into human form and rushed out from another stretch of space. Seeing Tang Sanzang's condition, they were instantly horrified.
They rushed toward Tang Sanzang!
The three surrounded Tang Sanzang... their faces full of worry as they examined his battered form.
Yet Tang Sanzang merely shook his head and said nothing.
He simply stood there quietly, watching the figures of Buddhas fall from the sky, watching the golden Buddha Light scatter through the air!
His eyes held compassion and heartache, but more than that, an indescribably complex emotion...
These people of Buddhism should have spread the Buddhist teachings and striven for the greater good of the world. Yet now, they had become Wu Tian's pawns—pawns he did not care about in the slightest.
And in the end, they met such a fate!
But...
Who could they blame?
When Wu Tian arrived,