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A poisonous creature created by sealing venomous insects together until only the strongest survives; Li Huowang uses this as a metaphor for the total-war succession struggle.

Definition

A poisonous creature created by sealing venomous insects together until only the strongest survives; Li Huowang uses this as a metaphor for the total-war succession struggle.

Story context

*Chaos is a ladder, and also a mask.* Chapter 339 is a glorious, bloody mess of a battle, where the only thing more dangerous than a sword is doubt itself. Li Huowang, having barely escaped the temple collapse, finds himself cornered by a three-man kill squad: Tuoba Danqing, Hong Da, and the hulking monk Xin Chi. But the real chaos erupts when a fake Li Huowang struts onto the stage, pushing the fight from a physical brawl into a full-blown identity crisis. This isn't just about who can swing the harder sword anymore—it's about who can prove they are who they say they are in a world that loves to lie. And wouldn’t you know it, the damned Zuowandao—the ultimate liars—just might have handed him the perfect escape hatch. Fellow Daoists, fasten your seatbelts for a chapter where trust bleeds faster than wounds.

Why it matters

Buckle up, because this chapter is *pure paranoia fuel*. The core conflict here isn’t about who is stronger—it’s about who is real. The Zuowandao’s strategy is brilliant in its simplicity: if you can create a copy that is perfectly convincing, the battle stops being about killing the enemy and starts being about proving your own innocence. The fake Li Huowang even *out-acts* the real one, charging with righteous fury and denouncing everyone. It’s the kind of psychological warfare that fits the novel’s theme perfectly.