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

Judging solely by talent, even with his million-year-old Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm Soul Spirit, 390,000-year-old Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Soul Spirit, and 700,000-year-old Ice Heaven Snow Maiden Soul Spirit in his previous life, he could not compare to Lu Qingshuang.

From the time he left the White Tiger Duke's Mansion to the start of the Second Soul Master Competition, a total of seven years had passed, yet he only had a cultivation level of five rings.

This is terrifying!

It's important to know that Lu Qingshuang's spirit rings were only slightly better than the standard configuration. Although he was reluctant to admit it, he had to admit that in his previous life... without the seven spirit spirits, especially the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, let alone becoming a god, even passing the freshman assessment and becoming a formal student of Shrek Academy would have been a distant dream.

Without the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, there would be no Spiritual Detection Sharing Soul Skill, and it would have been impossible for him to gain Zhou Yi's favor and become Fan Yu's disciple, let alone help Ma Xiaotao suppress the evil fire in exchange for preferential treatment.

Everything he possessed in his previous life was built upon the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm Soul!

But... there are no ifs. In this life, he is the reincarnation of a god-king. Even if he does nothing, he can still achieve the position of god-king.

With Tang San being such a lazy bum, can he really... handle Lu Qingshuang?

Will Lu Qingshuang really be the third generation of the Sea God?

Huo Yuhao felt a surge of unease. After eating a few steamed buns, he took Gu Yuhan's hand, ignored the other members of the Tang Clan, and strode out of the cafeteria.

"Yuhan, I need to rely on your wisdom. I don't trust the others in the Tang Clan."

Huo Yuhao was like a deflated balloon, no longer displaying his former arrogance, and chose to bow down to his former female admirer.

"About the matter of the Sea God's successor," Gu Yuhan said, feigning thought. "Actually... you don't need to find out the exact identity of the Sea God's successor. If Chen Yu really is the Sea God's successor, the Sea God Tang San might already know your identity as a reincarnated person, but he didn't attack you, which is already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

"No matter what Tang San is up to, you just need to cultivate step by step, and do everything as usual. Go ahead and cause trouble, suppress Lu Qingshuang as the successor of the Sea God, and create the illusion that you, Huo Yuhao, are not in danger. Only in this way will the Sea God Tang San and that hidden successor of the Sea God not make a move against you."

"Remember this: the most terrifying creatures are never the tigers and leopards that appear majestic on the surface, but the jackals that lurk in the shadows, sharpening their claws and waiting for their chance to strike!"

"I've said what I should and shouldn't have said. What you do is your business. I'm just giving you some advice because we've been a couple."

After saying that, Gu Yuhan walked away without looking back.

Watching Gu Yuhan's receding figure, Huo Yuhao's eyes grew increasingly deep. He had a feeling that Gu Yuhan's motives were not pure, as if she was plotting something.

Unbeknownst to Huo Yuhao, the moment Gu Yuhan turned the corner, she silently wondered, "Teacher, I currently possess 30% of the destiny of a female protagonist. What are the chances of mech ascension?"

"Less than 10%. The structure of the Douluo world is rather... bizarre. Women all rely on men to live. The destiny of the female protagonist must depend on Huo Yuhao to exert its greatest effect. Of course, Meng Bingyu and Lu Qingshuang are exceptions."

As a soft female voice rang in Gu Yuhan's mind, Gu Yuhan felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head, and her petite body trembled uncontrollably.

She went to great lengths, even summoning souls from another world and sacrificing herself to enter the game, plundering Huo Yuhao's fortune. In the end... is there less than a 10% chance of her becoming a god?

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The scene shifts to the Shrek team's rest area.

A team leader and seven team members sat upright on the sofa, their faces grim and terrifying.

Lu Qingshuang's past was spread like gossip throughout the entire Soul Arena. Anyone could understand that someone was deliberately targeting the Shrek Academy team and Lu Qingshuang.

Just then, Wang Yan, the team leader of Shrek Team, couldn't help but ask, "Lu Qingshuang, do you have any clues about this matter?"

Lu Qingshuang said irritably, "What clue do I have? Maybe some client recognized me and wants to rekindle our relationship, so they're testing my attitude this way."

The Shrek team members: "..."

This kind of statement... I'm afraid even Huo Yuhao (the idiot) wouldn't believe it, right?

However... Wang Yan quickly realized that Lu Qingshuang clearly didn't want to pursue the matter further, which was why she made such a joke.

Don't want to... pursue this further?

Could it be that... Lu Qingshuang already knows who is behind spreading this "rumor"?

Wang Yan seemed to have thought of something, and his gaze unconsciously turned towards the Tangmen team's rest area.

No way?

Wang Yan hurriedly shook his head, as if trying to shake off the thoughts in his mind. The Sea God Pavilion has always been united. Even if there is competition between the Shrek Team and the Tang Sect Team, it is impossible for them to use such a despicable method to launch a personal attack on the captain of the Shrek Team.

Perhaps... he's just overthinking it.

Since the person involved doesn't seem to care, it would be childish for him to keep dwelling on this issue.

After a moment of silence, Wang Yan cleared his throat and got into work mode.

"The rules for this year's Soul Master Competition are somewhat different from previous years. The entire competition will be conducted using a mix of individual and team events."

"Each match is divided into two smaller rounds: one individual match and one team match. I won't go into the details of the rules for the individual elimination round, as everyone knows them. Points are awarded based on the number of surviving players on the winning team; one player leaves and you get one point, so seven players leave and you get seven points."

"After the team competition ends, the winning team will receive five and a half points."

Lu Qingshuang asked, "So, only if the top two players in the individual elimination rounds defeat all seven opponents can the match be won without a team match?"

Wang Yan nodded and said, "That's right. The procedure for this Soul Master Competition is that the individual elimination rounds come first, followed by the team competition. As long as the individual elimination round score is greater than or equal to six points, there is no need to hold the team competition."

"Points are not very useful. The qualification rules for the round-robin tournament are still the two teams with the most wins. If the number of wins is the same, then the head-to-head record will be considered. If the head-to-head record results in a three-way closed loop, then the points of the three teams will be calculated."

"But what if all three teams have the exact same score?"

Just then, Zhou Jing suddenly raised her little hand, her cute face filled with confusion.

Ah this...

Wang Yan tapped Zhou Jing on the head, annoyed. "This situation is extremely rare, it might not happen even once in a thousand years. There won't be any explicit regulations about it for now, so can you please stop arguing?" (End of Chapter)