In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Wu felt a violent tremor, and without thinking about catching "A Yin," she hurriedly looked toward the epicenter of the earthquake.

A shocking scene unfolded: the ground outside Shrek City began to collapse, and four long worms formed from water-attribute energy emerged from the collapse, carrying towering waves as they slammed heavily against the four walls of Shrek City.

The water level in Shrek City began to rise at a visible rate. The walls of the four city walls, east, west, south, and north, developed cracks of varying degrees under the impact of the water dragons, and the icy underground river flowed into the city through these cracks.

In an instant, Shrek City descended into chaos. Soaked by the underground river, the seemingly sturdy Shrek City began to sink. Some elders of the Sea God Pavilion hurriedly gathered their family members to occupy buildings on higher ground. In the struggle for territory, the elders even had some unpleasantness with each other.

This... is the so-called holy land of the Soul Master world.

Faced with foreign invasion, they were able to act like human beings, and under the leadership of the Pavilion Master, they eliminated one enemy after another who challenged the dignity of the Sea God Pavilion.

But when faced with natural disasters, the old cloaks who are usually high and mighty reveal their true colors. All talk of the Sea God Pavilion's majesty, its unity, and its popular support becomes empty rhetoric. They forget their own responsibilities and only care about their own little plot of land.

For a time, wails and screams filled Shrek City. Some ordinary people without soul power could only watch helplessly as their body temperature gradually dropped until they lost their body temperature completely and died.

Soul Masters are better off; their physique is several levels higher than that of ordinary people. They can use their soul power to block out the cold air, giving them more time and opportunities to find a high place to stay.

The problem is that the Sea God Pavilion officials are not doing anything, and no one is stepping in to maintain order. The ugliness of human nature will be magnified to the extreme. Even the elders are having disagreements with each other over a few pieces of land, not to mention the lower-level soul masters.

"Li Jiang, I'll curse your mother! You've always been so good to me, and you're siding with outsiders? Have you no conscience?"

"Being good to me? Stealing my girlfriend is being good to me? And you even made her come to me pregnant to take her place? I'll beat you up!"

……

"Tang Xingyue, I'm your cousin, your own cousin! You came to live with us after your aunt died, eating and using our food and services. I've treated you like a younger sister. You ungrateful wretch, how dare you lay a hand on me! I'll beat you to death!"

"What do you mean, 'my dear cousin'? Don't be ridiculous! She's just after my father's title and is trying every trick in the book to marry me off to your good-for-nothing brother. What a terrible thing I've done to deserve a relative like you!"

……

"My love, my love, please save me! We've been childhood sweethearts, and we were even engaged. For all the sake of friendship, even if we can't be husband and wife, we can still be good friends. How can you bear to watch me die here?"

"Ling Yan, two years ago, I knelt at the gate of Shrek Academy, begging you not to leave me. What did you say to me then? Huh? Tell me, tell me! I wouldn't even take a pill that costs a thousand gold soul coins, but you ate as much as you wanted! I'll beat you to death, you ungrateful little bitch!"

(P.S.: Refer to Chapter 31 of the story, "The First Sword After Reaching the Shore: Slay the One You Love")

Natural disasters themselves do not cause much casualties; man-made disasters are the root of all evil in this series of events. Once the human world loses its order, the anger accumulated in the past will be magnified infinitely.

Because it was an unexpected incident, in order to prevent outsiders from suddenly attacking, the Shrek Five deployed most of the soldiers in the city who were used to maintain order to the city walls. The five of them then began to carefully inspect the collapsed areas and check for potential hazards inside and outside the city.

Although Long Xiaoyao, Yan Shaozhe, and Cai Meier led the Tang Clan to maintain order in Shrek City and rescue ordinary people who had fallen into the water, it was all in vain.

Shrek City is too big; there are always places where the sun doesn't shine. How many of Long Xiaoyao's direct subordinates can he mobilize? How many people does the Tang Sect have? With just these few people, it's questionable whether they can even maintain order in the outer courtyard of Shrek Academy, let alone the entire Shrek City.

While the Shrek Five Monsters, Long Xiaoyao, and the Tang Clan were busy with their own affairs, Xiao Wu and "A Yin" were locked in a fierce battle outside the city. Xiao Wu, who had not used her god-level strength, was not much stronger than "A Yin," and the two were evenly matched.

"Auntie Yin, everyone says that one should not bring misfortune upon one's wife and children. How innocent are those lowly vendors in Shrek City? The flooding of Shrek City has drowned their hopes of survival. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Xiao Wu dodged the sudden attack of the Blue Silver Overlord Spear, and flashed behind "A Yin", preparing to give her a back throw.

"Ah Yin" gave a wicked smile, quickly pulled out a bright green bead from under her skirt, and threw it behind her.

The next moment, the emerald green bead exploded, accompanied by a flash of green light. Xiao Wu subconsciously reached forward to grab it, but unexpectedly missed.

Vision returned to normal.

Xiao Wu was surprised to find that "A Yin" had disappeared from her sight, along with the carriage she was riding in, as if it had vanished into thin air.

Should we inform her third brother?

Xiao Wu shook her head. Even if she informed Tang San, it would be of no use. The Sea God and Asura God lineages could not find a second deity who could rival Xiao Wu's strength, unless Tang San could personally descend to the mortal realm.

With no other option, Xiao Wu could only extend her divine sense outward, constantly expanding the scope of her exploration in search of "A Yin's" whereabouts.

Soon, Xiao Wu sensed Ah Yin's presence again. The location was... the Lake of Life?

As one of the incarnations of the Dragon God and the number one enemy of the divine realm, the Divine Realm Committee has never given up searching for the Silver Dragon King. After years of investigation, there are a total of five possible hiding places for the Silver Dragon King.

Among them, the Lake of Life is the most likely, as it has produced energy fluctuations that are not of this world more than once.

Shall we go to the Starry Sky Forest?

Xiao Wu was very conflicted. This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest would not only involve facing the Silver Dragon King, the ruler of all soul beasts, but also potentially dealing with a hidden mastermind lurking in the shadows.

After careful consideration, Xiao Wu decided to go to the Star Dou Great Forest. After all, she was once a member of the Soul Beast Clan and the wife of the current Asura God. The Silver Dragon King shouldn't do anything to her, and wouldn't dare to do anything to her!

If she were to die in the Star Dou Great Forest, the soul beast race would face annihilation! (End of Chapter)