After Ao Tu took the Ancient Buddha Jewel, Guanyin Bodhisattva lost all ability to resist.
Ao Tu unfurled the Five-Colored Divine Light again and swept Guanyin Bodhisattva into it as well.
With his magical power nearing its limit, blood seeped from Ao Tu's mouth and nose. Fortunately, it was nothing serious, merely a minor injury.
Once Guanyin Bodhisattva was taken into the Five-Colored Divine Light, the Buddha's Alms Bowl lost its support and fell straight to the ground.
Ao Tu recalled the Golden Bushel of Primordial Unity and stepped forward to pick up the Alms Bowl.
The instant his hand touched it, Buddha-light scorched his palm.
Ao Tu smiled, unangered. He turned and withdrew his demonic power, and Buddha-light enveloped his entire body as a faint halo of merit gathered behind his head.
Ao Tu did not know why, either. All along the way, he had obstructed the grand undertaking, committed every manner of evil, never kept his promises, and killed without mercy, yet he carried little karmic burden. Instead, he had gradually accumulated a small ring of merit.
Ao Tu reached for the Alms Bowl again. This time, he picked it up effortlessly, without any resistance.
With Guanyin Bodhisattva captured by a demon, the tide was lost, and all the gods fled.
Ao Tu did not pursue the Heavenly Court's troops relentlessly. He merely led the demons in hunting down the Buddhist Sect's bald donkeys.
After all, since he was obstructing the scripture pilgrimage, his foremost enemy remained the Buddhist Sect.
The Heavenly Court came second.
In the end, Tiger-Taming Arhat failed to escape and was captured by Ao Tu.
Dragon-Subduing Arhat, meanwhile, had borne the brunt of the Heavenly Court's great formation. Suppressed by it, he had exhausted his strength and fallen unconscious. A passing lesser demon discovered