Chapter 606: True or False

The wooden cabin wasn't large, appearing to be only the size of a classroom. However, the entire cabin's walls were circular, like the tunnels of insects.

Furthermore, these irregular walls were covered with various bas-reliefs. As the countless small wooden figures on the reliefs moved towards the edges of the walls, pointing at Li Huowang, the entire cabin pulsed as if alive.

Inside this strange cabin, Li Huowang finally saw the true form of the so-called Yin-Yang Doumu's Heart Banner.

The man sat upright on a brown Grand Tutor's chair, his upper body bare. On his face was a bronze mask, similar to those found at the entrance of the Directorate of Celestial Observation. The only difference was that this mask had a green face and fangs, making it look terrifying.

The man's body was emaciated, yet his belly was incredibly large. On his bulging stomach was a constantly squirming Yin-Yang Bagua symbol that seemed to spread outwards.

The five chains from Xinsu's neck were wrapped around his left arm. It was clear that he had just spoken. Furthermore, he had no legs; or rather, his lower body had completely merged with the brown Grand Tutor's chair.

Li Huowang looked at him, just about to open his mouth to question something. However, the other party seemed to have no intention of speaking further.

After seeing Li Huowang enter, the man pulled forcefully with his left hand, which was entangled with the chains. The sound of rattling chains echoed, and the five Xinsu outside the door were instantly dragged in, rushing towards Li Huowang's back.

As the five Xinsu simultaneously opened their mouths and spoke something, wooden planks from the floor instantly rose, piercing towards him.

"Is this ever going to end?!" Li Huowang roared in fury. Gripping the Spine Sword in his hand, he seemed to disregard the approaching Xinsu behind him, charging directly at the masked man in front of him.

Just as Li Huowang swung his sword at him, his ears, which should have been deaf, suddenly heard sounds. The sound came from beneath the mask.

"Tiantai attains the Dao. Gezao becomes true. Jade Capital Golden Palace. Positioned in the Great Ultimate. Great Compassion and Great Vows. Great Sage and Great Benevolence. Highest Jade Capital. Heavenly Mechanism Inner Aspect. Jade Void Purple Spirit. Puhua Profound Stillness. Constant Dao Chongying...."

Not only was the masked man chanting, but the five Xinsu behind Li Huowang were also chanting.

During their chanting, Li Huowang and the hallucinations around him flickered slightly. Things that no one in the mortal world could see left his body.

The next moment, the rift Li Huowang swung swept across the man's face. However, the rift, which typically split two unfavorable historical periods, did not cut the man in half. Instead, it dissipated lightly, like a gentle breeze.

"How could this not affect him?! Could this guy in front of me also be a Dragon Vein?"

As Li Huowang gritted his teeth in unwillingness, Peng Longteng's tall body instantly appeared beside him. He grabbed Li Huowang and threw him forward.

As Li Huowang, leaving behind an afterimage, collided with the masked man, the Purple Spike Sword in his hand and the Coin Sword wrapped in Li Sui's tentacles simultaneously plunged into the man's highly distended belly.

But to everyone's surprise, both swords, along with Li Huowang's body, easily passed through the man's body, ending up behind the Grand Tutor's rattan chair.

Li Huowang, feeling utterly bewildered, paused for a breath. Immediately, he raised his weapon again and struck at the opponent.

Although the sword had indeed pierced the opponent's body, it not only failed to leave a wound but didn't even cut the wooden chair beneath him.

"This isn't right!"

Li Huowang raised the weapon in his hand and fiercely plunged it into his own thigh.

The Purple Spike Sword, which could cut iron like mud, easily passed through Li Huowang's thigh and emerged from the other side. Not only did Li Huowang feel no pain, but there wasn't even blood on the sword.

Li Huowang understood that the opponent was not a Dragon Vein or anything else. The problem was with himself.

The proof was that, from the start, the Doumu Heart Banner hadn't even glanced at him. It was as if he didn't exist at all.

"What on earth is this...?" A shocked Li Huowang raised his hand to touch his head, but his hand passed directly through it.

At this moment, Li Huowang seemed to have become a discorporeal wraith. He couldn't touch anything, couldn't feel anything, including himself.

"What's going on?" Just as Li Huowang stood bewildered, a familiar voice rang in his ear. "You've become an illusion! Find a way out, I'll hold Doumu off for now!"

At that moment, the entire cabin's ceiling slowly opened. The Doumu Heart Banner, along with the five Xinsu, bowed and knelt towards the starry sky above.

"Neither existent nor non-existent, it is called true emptiness. Manifesting spiritual traces in the mortal world, guarding the holy chariot in Jambudvipa. Great Compassion and Great Vows. Great Sage and Great Benevolence. Sagely Virtue, Luminous Golden Venerable. Great Saint Marici. Perfect Illumination Doumu Heavenly Venerate!"

The twinkling starry sky was enveloped by swirling darkness. It seemed as if something was about to emerge.

"Neither existent nor non-existent? I've become an illusion? Am I fake now?" Li Huowang looked down at his current body, unsure what to do.

At this moment, whatever he did, he couldn't affect anything in reality. It seemed this confrontation was already lost.

"No! No! There's still a way! Since the other party, as a Heart Banner, can borrow Doumu's True-False Heavenly Dao, then I, as Ji Zai's Heart Banner, should also be able to borrow his Heavenly Dao!"

"Bewilderment... bewilderment... Damn it! How do I even use this thing?!" Li Huowang clenched his fists and shouted in anger.

Li Huowang, who was considerably injured all over, was in a very difficult situation at this moment. He had overestimated himself; wielding just a boning knife, he was no match for Xu Shou's vicious guard dogs, not to mention they had guns!

With a "bang!" a wooden frame in front of Li Huowang instantly splintered, forcing him to shrink further into the corner.

"Woof woof woof!" Dog barks rang out again. As soon as he heard the barking, five bull terriers materialized in Li Huowang's mind.

These dogs were fighting dogs; when they attacked fiercely, they felt no pain from biting people. Against such creatures, his boning knife was utterly useless.

During an earlier encounter on the deck, he had managed to kill one only at the cost of his left arm. He hadn't expected them to be back now.

Listening to the footsteps and barking growing closer, a strong sense of unwillingness appeared in Li Huowang's eyes. "Is it going to end like this? Impossible! I need a suitable weapon! A weapon powerful enough to deal with them!"

Fortunately, Li Huowang had planned ahead before coming. If things went awry, he would use his backup plan.

Without hesitation, Li Huowang pulled out a medicine bottle from his pocket. He immediately twisted open the cap, tilted his head back, and poured all the red capsules into his mouth.

As he opened his mouth and chewed vigorously a few times, then swallowed the contents, Li Huowang felt the surrounding environment begin to change. The smooth white paint on the cruise ship gradually transformed into yellowish-brown wooden planks with annual rings.

Meanwhile, Li Huowang, who was pondering how to use the special Heavenly Dao of Bewilderment, was astonished to find that his hand could once again touch his head without passing through it.