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

The events in the Star Dou Great Forest have come to an end.

Lu Qingshuang and Chen Yi finally got their wish and successfully joined the Soul Beast Clan. Not only did they have more money and less trouble, but they could also occasionally enjoy the scraps of Gu Yuena's Dragon Breath products. Although they couldn't compare to the immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, they weren't too far off.

Compared to Lu Qingshuang and the other two, Huo Yuhao, who was far away in Shrek City, was not having such an easy time.

Thanks to Long Xiaoyao's timely intervention, Song Qingying and the others were unable to cause much trouble due to the overwhelming power of Long Xiaoyao. Those who needed to be arrested were arrested, and those who needed to be killed were killed. In less than two hours, the rebellion was quelled.

The problem is that after this incident, more than half of the members of the Sea God Pavilion were imprisoned, and their family members were imprisoned in their respective mansions. The Sea God Pavilion could no longer even operate normally.

Normally, it wouldn't be a big deal; Shrek City is just one city, and a period of chaos wouldn't have a significant impact. But not now. If the rear is unstable, how can the soldiers on the front lines have the will to fight?

Moreover, Chen Yu had no intention of getting involved in the matter; she left everything to Huo Yuhao, as she didn't want to clean up his mess.

This really worried Huo Yuhao. He looked at the list that Long Xiaoyao had presented, which involved tens of thousands of Soul Masters, including three Super Douluo. Killing them all... he was a little reluctant.

Originally, Huo Yuhao only wanted to teach those elders of the Sea God Pavilion a lesson, to make them hand over most of their power and go home to enjoy their retirement, while their descendants would continue to serve the Sea God Pavilion. This would not only eliminate the hidden dangers within the Sea God Pavilion, but also serve as a deterrent to villains.

This situation is...difficult, really difficult! After all this commotion, we definitely can't let it go without killing a few people!

Song Qingying has repeatedly challenged the bottom line of Huo Dashenwang. This person should be killed, but not now. The other party is the person in charge of the two great empires, Qingyanlong and Qingying Shenying, and his family members occupy many important positions in the Sea God Pavilion...

To be honest, Huo Yuhao was truly reluctant to part with the established framework of the Sea God Pavilion, and even more unwilling to slaughter those Sea God Pavilion disciples who had made great contributions.

Although these Sea God Pavilion disciples have strayed from their original intentions, King Huo believes that as long as they have experienced life and death, those students who once sat in the classrooms of Shrek Academy will surely be able to repent, return to their original intentions, abandon their prejudices, and continue to shine for the Sea God Pavilion.

The cuckoo cries blood in the middle of the night, but I refuse to believe the east wind cannot call it back!

After thinking for a moment, Huo Yuhao decided to see Song Qingying again. This time, he wanted to take absolute control. If Xian Lin'er could abandon her family and seek refuge with Zhu Ningyu when faced with life and death, why couldn't the higher-ups of the Qingyanlong and Qingying Shenying families also seek refuge with him, Huo Yuhao?

High emotional intelligence: Huo Dashenwang was unwilling to massacre the Sea God Pavilion disciples who had made great contributions.

Low emotional intelligence: Huo Dashenwang likes to reap the benefits without sowing, but lacks the ability to build a completely new framework.

The scene shifts to a dungeon in the Sea God Pavilion.

Song Qingying sat on the sofa in the private room, flipping through a novel titled "I'd Rather Be a Demonic Concubine Who Brings Disaster to the Country Than a Cannon Fodder Supporting Character."

What? You're asking why there's a sofa in the dungeon? Of course, it's all thanks to Long Xiaoyao. Long Xiaoyao isn't stupid. If it weren't for Chen Yu's orders, he would still be at home playing with his newborn great-grandson. He had no intention of getting involved in the internal struggles of the Sea God Pavilion. Therefore, he didn't make things too difficult for Song Qingying and even gave her some material benefits.

Soon, Huo Yuhao arrived at the door of Song Qingying's solitary cell.

Although Song Qingying had sensed Huo Yuhao's arrival, she still did not get up to greet him, but just kept flipping through the storybook in her hand.

As the head of two major soul master families, Song Qingying has done a lot of bad things. The family head who openly opposed Mu En's reform on behalf of the Qingying Divine Eagle family in the Sea God Pavilion meeting room was her own brother. If it really came down to it, she wouldn't have enough lives to die.

Rather than flattering Huo Yuhao, Song Qingying preferred to keep the initiative in her own hands. Having lived to such an old age, she didn't believe she couldn't handle a mere Huo Yuhao.

After about half an hour, seeing that Song Qingying still showed no sign of speaking, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but break the silence first.

"Elder Song, there are some things I didn't want to say, but now I have to ask you: do you truly have any loyalty to Lord Sea God and the Sea God Pavilion, and how much loyalty do you have? Why would Xian Lin'er, who has lived for over ninety years and grown up in the Sea God Pavilion, become a coward and betray the Sea God Pavilion by siding with its enemies?"

"This matter... I need Elder Song to give me an explanation. Think it through before you answer; your words concern whether the Azure Flame Dragon Clan and the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle Clan can continue to exist!"

Huo Yuhao's face was terrifyingly ferocious. He hated disloyal and unrighteous people the most in his life. If he couldn't change these people's values, he wouldn't be comfortable using them in the future.

Song Qingying closed the storybook in her hand and looked at Huo Yuhao with an expression that said, "Master Huo, according to you, Lin'er should have died on the battlefield, serving the Sea God Pavilion loyally?"

"If you could give Lin'er a chance to become a god, I wouldn't argue with your words. But you can't even give her a chance to become a god, so why should she be willing to sacrifice her life for you?"

Huo Yuhao said angrily, "Becoming a god! Becoming a god! All you care about is becoming a god! Putting aside the facts, how can you be loyal to the Sea God Pavilion and live up to the Sea God Pavilion's expectations of you?"

"Huo Yuhao, don't try to morally blackmail me. I'm not buying it!"

Song Qingying said expressionlessly, "Let me be frank with you, as long as the God Realm loosens its requirements and gives each of our families a ticket to the God Realm, we can become the people you, Huo Yuhao, envision, and fight to the last soldier for the great cause of the Sea God Pavilion!"

Song Qingying's meaning was very clear: if she wanted these Sea God Pavilion families to become true believers in the Sea God, this price was obviously not enough. Without giving them some sweeteners, who the hell would be willing to risk their lives for Huo Yuhao?

Huo Yuhao frowned and said, "Elder Song, the ticket to the God Realm really isn't valid. I can't just make anyone a god if I want them to. This thing depends on talent, do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Song Qingying couldn't help but burst into laughter, completely disregarding her elder's composure. "Talent? Hah, who in the Sea God Pavilion doesn't know that Zhu Zhuqing, the God of Speed, only has a level seven innate soul power? You're telling me that's talent?"

"There are countless Soul Masters with greater talent than Zhu Zhuqing. In the past ten thousand years, I haven't seen anyone pass the Divine Trial, let alone ascend to the God Realm!"