Chapter 816 - 21: True and False Monkey King

Chapter 816: Chapter 21: True and False Monkey King

"For this, I am willing to kill my mentor and father without hesitation."

Facing Xu Jia’s impeccable argument, Six Ears unexpectedly did not retort.

He just looked at the aged Xu Jia, and couldn’t help but feel a touch of melancholy in his heart.

In past or present lives, in the past or future, the other person always existed as both his mentor and father.

To say that Six Ears had never wavered would be utterly impossible.

Otherwise, at the initial "awakening," Six Ears wouldn’t have voluntarily reminded the other party, even feeling some regret that Xu Jia never pursued immortality and carefree life.

As Six Ears, Xu Jia is his father, surpassing blood ties, an elder who became angry or delighted for his sake.

As ānanda, Xu Jia’s reincarnated form was his mentor who imparted knowledge and dispelled doubts, a beacon illuminating his path forward.

Unfortunately, in Six Ears’ heart, grand aspirations far outweighed personal feelings.

Since he had come this far, he would continue onward, even if it meant killing his mentor and father.

Boom!

At this thought, Six Ears suddenly took a step forward.

The golden barrier that trapped him shuddered instantly, and an invisible impact shattered the barrier into countless "卍" characters.

Just as the giant ape that Six Ears transformed into was about to break free like a tiger released from its cage.

The ever-gentle Xu Jia finally revealed an expression of Vajra’s rage, never seen before by Six Ears.

"Moo!"

A simple Buddhist chant stirred the heavens and earth.

A visibly primordial Qi vortex formed above the barrier, then like a funnel, drew forth thunderbolts one after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each thunderbolt that struck left Six Ears’ golden fur scorched black by the lightning.

Yet Six Ears remained silent, merely clenching his muscles tighter, and punched fiercely at the barrier.

Crack!

With a clear crisp sound, dense cracks like a spider’s web spread relentlessly.

"Unfilial son! Do you really wish to drive me to death?"

Seeing this, Xu Jia’s eyes widened as large as bronze bells, his low roar echoing like muffled thunder within a hundred-mile radius.

Visibly, Six Ears’ body stiffened for a moment.

But immediately after, Six Ears raised his head and continued to punch the barrier with even greater ferocity.

However, Xu Jia’s trump cards were far more than Six Ears imagined.

Drip drop...

It seemed like raindrops falling to the ground, yet also felt like a change from another dimension.

Under Six Ears’ astonished gaze, ripples began to form on the surface of the golden barrier.

Within those ripples, Six Ears suddenly saw another version of himself.

But in contrast to his current unruly self, the Six Ears in the mirror dimension bore a compassionate and kind expression, embodying the form of a saintly Buddha.

"This..."

After a moment of bewilderment, Six Ears quickly realized what had happened.

Throughout the years following Li Boyang, Xu Jia had learned not only [Telepathy].

Imitating the cultivation progression of the [Shadow Evil Dharma Aspect], Xu Jia reconnected with the mirror dimension, using it as a shortcut to master another heavenly-defying divine power——Refining Illusion into Truth.

This divine power originated from Zhuang Zhou’s method of "Dreaming Enlightenment," later dissected and broken down by Li Boyang.

Although the cultivation difficulty remained extremely high, Xu Jia ultimately managed to a certain degree of Refining Illusion into Truth, by virtue of the mirror dimension’s power.

"Father, do you call this holding back?"

With a slight curl of the lips, Six Ears’ voice clearly reached Xu Jia’s ears.

"Your father wasn’t holding back; it’s just that you’re not suited to practicing this divine power."

Without waiting for Xu Jia’s response, the Six Ears from the mirror dimension answered Six Ears’ question instead.

"To cultivate ’Refining Illusion into Truth’ using the mirror dimension, one’s mind must be pure and undistracted..."

"Otherwise, your stray thoughts will manifest as evil demons causing harm."

Imitating Six Ears’ form, the "Six Ears" stepped out from the barrier, yet his voice remained calm and peaceful.

"Before becoming ānanda, you indeed had some hope of mastering this ’Refining Illusion into Truth’ divine power."

"But after you became ānanda, your heart grew too large, so vast that even the mirror dimension couldn’t contain your desires."

Upon hearing the evaluation from another version of himself, anger flickered across Six Ears’ pupils.

"A mere imitation, what gives you the right to criticize me!"

With another punch thrown, Six Ears couldn’t be bothered to waste more words with his "counterfeit."

Yet, to Six Ears’ surprise, the opposing "Six Ears" slowly extended his hand, catching Six Ears’ punch in an almost incredible manner.

Bang!

In an instant, immense force stirred up terrifying shockwaves.

Unable to withstand the brute strength from the other side, Six Ears involuntarily took a step back.

Correspondingly, the other "Six Ears" walked out unhurriedly from the mirror dimension, with barely any change in expression throughout.

"How is this possible?"

Never expecting to be repelled by a "counterfeit," Six Ears’ pupils constricted.

"There’s nothing impossible..."

At that moment, Xu Jia outside the barrier spoke.

Despite his voice being weaker than before, and his demeanor more aged, Xu Jia indeed subdued Six Ears once again.

"I watched you grow up; I know your abilities inside out."

"Therefore, the other ’you’ possesses all your skills, fully inheriting my teachings, without being influenced by ānanda."

With a fierce clench of his jaw, Six Ears exerted force again and roared.

"Possess all my skills? You must be dreaming!"

"I am the foremost Hearer, ānanda, an Arhat under Amitabha!"

"I shall see how many moves you, a counterfeit, can withstand from me!"

In the blink of an eye, Six Ears’ body suddenly shifted, and two more arms grew from under his armpits.

The two arms formed a Dharma Seal, instantly causing a lotus to bloom at his feet.

——Six Divine Powers·Wishful Power!

This [Wishful Power] evolved from the Thousand Transformations Divine Power imparted by the Tao Ancestor but places even greater emphasis on transformation and freedom from constraints.

Once mastered, a cultivator can fly, transform, traverse through the void, unfettered by material constraints.

ānanda relied on this divine power to traverse the River of Time, reincarnating in the "past" era as Six Ears.

"Transformation skill, is it?"

With a light smile, the "Six Ears" from the mirror world transformed as well.

But unlike Six Ears’ four-armed form, "Six Ears" grew a new pair of eyes below the existing set.

They were true Fire-Eyes Golden-Pupils, capable of seeing through the essence of all transformation skills.

In merely a blink of an eye, the four-eyed Six Ears perceived the intricacies of [Wishful Power] and, leveraging the advantage of a shared origin, simulated it.

Thus, a similarly radiant lotus bloomed at his feet.

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