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

Zhou Su sensed something was amiss.

Let alone the two girls, even Zhou Su himself was extremely resistant to war. Apart from those warmongers who wanted to profit from the battlefield, who the hell would like war?

Also, would Chen Yu really send two women to the front lines to oversee the battle?

Despite his thoughts, Zhou Su didn't intend to meddle. As a Soul Saint-level city guard captain, he only earned a little over three thousand gold soul coins a month. Why should he care?

In the end, Zhou Su didn't even show his face. He directly instructed his subordinates to let them pass. That was a token held by a high-ranking member of the Sea God Pavilion. Would a mere city gate captain dare to stop him?

And so, Chen Yi and Lu Qingshuang successfully left Shrek City and sped north at full speed. It took them about an hour to enter the territory of the former Heavenly Soul Empire.

Watching Shrek City recede into the distance behind her, Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief, then turned her gaze to Lu Qingshuang. "Qingshuang, where are you planning to go next? Which faction are you going to join?"

Lu Qingshuang said weakly, "I... am preparing to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek refuge with the Soul Beast Clan. It is one of the few places that the Sea God Pavilion cannot reach. As long as I hide in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, I should have no major problem surviving until the end of the war."

"By the way, Sister Chen Yi, what about you? What are your plans?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi said with some helplessness, "I just received a message from my father. He asked me to lead the clansmen who haven't had time to leave the Heavenly Soul Empire to seek refuge with Zhu Ningyu."

"Well then, Sister Chen Yi, take care."

Lu Qingshuang suddenly stopped and cupped her hands in greeting towards Chen Yi.

Chen Yi pursed her lips, then suddenly stepped forward and hugged Lu Qingshuang tightly. "Qingshuang, take care of yourself too. I hope... we can both live to see the end of the war and become true friends, best buddies, together pursuing that elusive path to godhood."

We are both wanderers in this world, why should we need to have known each other before?

As a companion who escaped Shrek City together, Chen Yi found it hard not to feel a sense of kinship with Lu Qingshuang. If it weren't for the incident Lu Qingshuang caused, she would still not be able to see Huo Yuhao's true colors.

Just then, Lu Qingshuang suddenly remembered something and hurriedly leaned close to Chen Yi's ear, whispering, "Um... Sister Chen Yi, why don't you come with me to the Star Dou Great Forest? It's fine if you go alone to seek refuge with Zhu Ningyu, but it's a bit troublesome to bring your family along. You can only know a person's face, not their heart. Can you be absolutely certain that there aren't any die-hard loyalists of the Sea God among those people?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi's face instantly turned ugly. She was willing to risk offending the gods to escape Shrek City, so she was certainly not a kind-hearted person. She knew very well that in this chaotic world, the only person she could trust was herself.

The situation that Lu Qingshuang was worried about... is not impossible.

Ugh!

Chen Yi sighed and said helplessly, "Let's go, let's go to the Star Dou Great Forest to take refuge. In this chaotic world, what's the point of thinking about other things if we can't even guarantee our own lives?"

After resting for about ten minutes, the two women got up and continued on their way. This time, they didn't remain silent; instead, they encouraged each other, just like long-lost sisters.

The night passed in the blink of an eye, and the two women finally arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest just before dawn.

"I'm exhausted, Sister Chen Yi. Let's take a break."

Lu Qingshuang collapsed to the ground. That night... she had experienced great ups and downs, and her little heart was already overwhelmed.

Chen Yi nodded and did not refuse Lu Qingshuang's suggestion. It would be good to rest for a while. Reaching the Star Dou Great Forest did not mean that they were out of danger. There was still a long way to go before they could be taken in by the Soul Beast Clan.

As soon as Chen Yi sat down, she vaguely saw a wine-red figure slowly approaching their position, arriving in front of them in a few breaths.

"You are... Senior Black Dragon King?"

The moment Chen Yi saw the other person's face clearly, she hurriedly stood up, bowed to Di Lingxuan, and her expression froze the instant her gaze fell on Di Lingxuan's lower abdomen.

Why is Di Lingxuan so heavily pregnant? She looks like she's eight or nine months along. The soul beast clan is really inhuman, actually letting a pregnant woman receive the two of them.

"Alright, alright, we're all family now, no need for such formalities. Just do your job well. We soul beasts don't do that kind of thing."

Di Lingxuan waved her hand, then turned around and moved her body with some difficulty.

Chen Yi and Lu Qingshuang were quick-witted enough to help Di Lingxuan up, one on each side. The three of them walked side by side towards the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

Soon, the three of them stepped through the gates of the Lake of Life, and the sight inside left the two women speechless.

There, Bi Ji, Zi Ji, Gu Yue Tong, and Gu Yue Ling lay sprawled on the ground, each heavily pregnant. No one would believe that the children in the wombs of these five women were not all of the same father.

Could their job in the Star Dou Great Forest be... taking care of these five pregnant women?

Seeing the two women's puzzled looks, Di Lingxuan smiled and explained, "You guessed right, the children in our bellies are all from the same father. You should be very familiar with him; he is none other than the former Vice Sect Master of the Body Sect—the Demon Dragon Douluo, Qin Yi."

Demon Dragon Douluo... Qin Yi?

"Isn't he already dead? He's been dead for three years, could it be...?"

Lu Qingshuang covered her mouth, staring at Di Lingxuan in shock, and immediately imagined a scene where a large group of secret chamber Douluos would take turns to exploit Qin Yi.

Three years... well, this should be the third child by now, right?

"This is our first pregnancy. We've been pregnant for three whole years, and there's still no sign of us giving birth."

Di Lingxuan seemed to be quite tired, and without caring about her image, she collapsed onto the ground.

That's right, the Soul Beast Clan has already guessed Qin Yi's identity as the mastermind behind everything. No matter how powerful a mortal's bloodline is, with the abundance of energy from Di Lingxuan's mother body, it's not like they can't control it.

But now... three years, a full three years, the five women have consumed many spiritual creatures personally cultivated by Gu Yuena, just to barely supply the energy consumption of the fetus.

Qin Yi will only be a god, a god of considerable rank, but this fact has not been discovered by the divine realm.

From the day they learned of Qin Yi's divine identity, the Soul Beast Clan's focus became ensuring the safe delivery of the children in the five women's wombs.

It is said that a mother's status rises with her sons. With these five daughters, is Qin Yi afraid that he won't take care of the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest lineage?