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

Zhao Qingqing's appearance was average, only considered below average among female soul masters. Qin Yi only took pity on her because she was all alone and had no one to rely on, so he thought of taking her under the guise of Zhu Ningyu as her secretary.

Qin Yi planned to separate Zhu Ningyu into an independent identity, turning her into his own clone. After all... as the future ruler of the God Realm, he couldn't do everything himself, could he? Creating clones to hold certain positions in the God Realm was more reliable than having others do it.

Qin Yi, controlling the alias Zhu Ningyu, was simultaneously disguising Zhao Qingqing and pondering his next move. He sent Dai Ying, who had awakened the Despair System, to a parallel world, the Douluo Continent, at the timeline of Douluo Continent I, to wreak havoc on Tang Shenwang and the three love-struck fools of the Spirit Hall.

As for Azi, he sent her to a parallel world during the time of the Legend of the Dragon King, at the point when Tang Wulin had just been adopted by Tang Ziran and Lang Yue, to pave the way for the main body's team.

He wouldn't confine himself to the Douluo World, nor would he choose to travel to other worlds. He knew very well that ascension was a complete scam. The risks of traveling to other worlds were too great; no one knew what level the God-King of the Douluo World would reach in the next world.

Seventh-tier strength? Or perhaps just an ordinary person who can't even beat a bandit?

Blindly ascending to immortality is not a wise move. In his previous life, Qin Yi had read many novels where, after ascending, men were forced to mine and women were forced into brothels because their strength was too weak.

Qin Yi was afraid of death, but even more afraid of becoming a slave. From the moment he arrived in the Douluo World, he never thought of leaving. There were many ways to strengthen himself, such as attacking the six God Realms to plunder resources or absorbing the counterparts of parallel universes in the Douluo World. Why fight alone and act like a hero?

The path of cultivation is endless. You can ascend once, but can you ascend a second or third time? If you miss this opportunity for immortality, it will be difficult to obtain it again.

A Dou Sheng's lifespan is only a few thousand years, and even a Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme's lifespan is not infinite. As long as one manages the Douluo World diligently, living for hundreds of thousands or even millions of years is not a problem at all.

In the three years since Zhu Ningyun's death, those Soul Masters who once possessed inheritances have been eager to inherit them to the extreme. As a result, Qin Yi's faith value has reached an astronomical number, and becoming a God King is only a matter of time.

"It's time to close the net," Zhu Ningyu murmured, her gaze unconsciously turning towards the Great Soul Arena.

……

"Hongling, if it were you, what methods would you use to wreak havoc on the Douluo Continent?"

In the lounge of Sword Rain Academy, Zhu Ningyu slumped on the sofa and asked this question thoughtfully.

Hong Ling pondered, "If it were me, I would lead an army composed of sea spirit beasts, with the Deep Sea Demon Whale clan at the head, to land on the northwestern coast of the Heavenly Soul Empire. Hmm... I would recruit those who are willing to join me in attacking Shrek City, under the pretext of responding to Qian Chongxin's statement that 'whoever knocks down the Sea God statue can inherit the orthodoxy of the Spirit Hall.'"

Zhu Ningyu: "..."

"Dong'er... oh no, Xiao Qianqiu, what about you? What are your thoughts?"

Zhu Ningyu ignored the unreliable Hong Ling and turned her attention to Wang Dong'er.

Wang Dong'er pouted and said unhappily, "My lord, you already have a plan in mind, why are you asking us? Can't you see that even Sister Hongling didn't fall for it and started talking nonsense?"

Ah this...

Zhu Ningyu shrugged and said helplessly, "I really don't have any good solutions this time. Well, let me be frank, there's not much time right now. I want to take a more gradual approach, letting Douluo Continent descend into chaos little by little, with a fermentation period of three to five years at most, and one to two years at least."

"I see." Wang Dong'er frowned subconsciously, then fell into deep thought.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Dong'er suddenly raised her head, walked quickly to Zhu Ningyu's side, and whispered a few words in her ear.

Zhu Ningyu's expression instantly turned strange. Wang Dong'er, who had awakened Tang Wutong's memories, was simply full of wicked humor.

However... this is exactly to her liking.

……

In the evening, after dinner, the three members of the Tang Clan walked side by side, chatting and laughing, along the path in the Soul Arena.

Since the Tang Sect got on track, the three of them have been separated more often than they've been together, and they really miss the time when Huo Yuhao had just joined Shrek Academy.

After an unknown amount of time, the three of them walked around a corner and saw a group of people gathered together, with the dog whispering about some unspeakable... gossip?

Eating melons is human nature. The three members of Tang Sect exchanged glances, forcibly suppressing their restless hearts, and listened intently to the sounds coming from them.

"Have you heard?"

"What?"

"The love stories between members of the Tang Sect team, tsk tsk tsk, I must say, they're quite interesting."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao immediately felt bored. He was an elder of the Tang Clan. The seven members of the Tang Clan came and went, and he, as an elder, knew all about it.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao made a move to leave the scene with Bei Bei and Tang Ya, but his next words immediately broke the defenses of the Tang Sect trio.

"I never expected that Tang Sect's senior brother, Bei Bei, not only liked Tang Ya, but also had a crush on Huo Yuhao."

ah???????

This statement left not only the onlookers stunned, but even the members of the Tang Sect trio themselves were bewildered. Bei Bei had a crush on Huo Yuhao? Where did this rumor come from?

Before Bei Bei could react, another bystander asked, "Bro, where did you hear this information? Bei Bei has a crush on Huo Yuhao? That's ridiculous!"

"You guys don't know, do you? It's said that... Huo Yuhao is a reincarnation of a god. Just think, if you could marry a born god, what kind of treatment would you receive in the future? Would your sexual orientation even matter?"

"Actually... it's not just Bei Bei who likes Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya likes Huo Yuhao too. I don't need to explain why. Bei Bei has wanted to share Tang Ya with Huo Yuhao more than once..."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Tang Ya: "..."

Beibei: "..."

"Senior Brother Beibei, Sister Xiaoya, you two wouldn't really be...?"

Huo Yuhao covered his mouth, looking at the two people in front of him with a look of horror.

The highest level of spreading rumors is not how outrageous they are, but that they are outrageous yet still make sense.

The reasons why Bei Bei and Tang Ya have a crush on Huo Yuhao cannot be described as reasonable; they are simply human nature. Look at Gu Yuhan, doesn't she go out of her way to fawn over Huo Yuhao?

"Yuhao, you, you mustn't misunderstand. Don't you believe in the kind of person I, Beibei, am? Yes, I want to become a god, but I can't do something that crosses the line of human morality!"

Bei Bei's words became incoherent. He seemed to be explaining to Huo Yuhao, but in reality, he was explaining to Tang Ya, afraid that Tang Ya might have some unnecessary misunderstandings about him because of those unfounded rumors. (End of this chapter)