Yan Wushi did not panic in the face of the pincer attack from the red-haired elder and the Black Skull. He suddenly turned to look at the nearby blue Tortoise-Shaped Puppet Armor, and two terrifying crystalline beams shot from his eyes as he rapidly chanted an incantation.
A streak of white light shot from his brow and vanished into the blue Tortoise-Shaped Puppet Armor in a flash.
A white pillar of light suddenly bloomed from the Tortoise-Shaped Puppet Armor, shooting straight into the sky and radiating rings of white light outward.
Had Shen Luo been present, he would have recognized it at once as Edge Revealed, the uncanny secret art unique to Heavenly Mechanism City. It could disregard an enemy's intentions and draw everyone's attacks toward a designated target.
The Black Skull and the red-haired elder suddenly changed direction in mid-lunge, turning toward the Tortoise-Shaped Puppet Armor. The giant bone claw and dragon-shaped flames struck the Puppet Armor at the same time.
With a thunderous boom, the Tortoise-Shaped Puppet Armor exploded, shattering into countless flying fragments as the white pillar of light dissipated.
"How is that possible?!" Only then did the red-haired elder realize that he had inexplicably changed targets, his face filled with uncertainty and alarm.
The Black Skull possessed little intelligence, yet even its blood-red eyes revealed a bewildered look.
At that moment, flashes of light flickered through the void around them. The sixteen balls of golden light surrounding Yan Wushi appeared nearby, forming a golden circle that enclosed the red-haired elder and the Black Skull.
The sixteen balls of golden light swiftly dispersed, revealing sixteen golden humanoid Puppet Armors clad in golden kasayas, resembling Western Buddhas.
The sixteen Buddha Puppet Armors radiated brilliant golden light. The Buddhist chanting in the surrounding void intensified tenfold, and golden Buddha