"Namo Amitabha Buddha!" Manjushri Bodhisattva nodded slightly and raised a hand without hesitation. "Whoosh..." A point of Buddhist light sprang forth from nowhere, then rapidly spread beneath Manjushri Bodhisattva. In the blink of an eye, it enveloped the space where the two Zhen Kongs battled. As the Buddhist light descended, countless Sanskrit scripts began to chant, and heavenly flowers filled the air. Wherever those flowers fell, the whirling demon staffs were blocked. Brahma sounds entered the two Zhen Kongs' ears, hurting them so badly that both threw away their demon staffs, clutched their ears, and rolled about in agony midair!
Then Manjushri Bodhisattva lifted one foot and lightly stepped upon the Buddhist light! Endless phantoms arose amid the ripples of light—heavenly dragons, Buddhist lands, and thousands upon thousands of men and women. As layer upon layer of phantoms fell upon the two Zhen Kongs, indescribable colors surged over them. Like fading dye, those colors vanished within the Buddhist light, leaving only two black-and-white Fire Apes in the entire space!
"Namo Amitabha Buddha..." A strange expression appeared on Manjushri Bodhisattva's face. He looked toward Great White Golden Star and asked in surprise, "How is this possible? There really are two identical Fire Apes?"
"Bodhisattva, you have underestimated that fiend's divine abilities!" Great White Golden Star said with a smile. "If ordinary Heavenly Foot Penetration could expose his true appearance, why would this old man need to come? The inspectors of these Immortal Palaces could have slain the fake Zhen Kong long ago!"
"This poor monk understands!" Manjushri Bodhisattva had already grasped some of Great White Golden Star's meaning. He nodded, formed the Flower-Plucking Finger with his right hand, and tapped the radiance behind his head. Two drops of golden-yellow light condensed from Buddhist light flew out from that radiance, trailing behind