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

"I have a fiancé!"

Looking at the gold soul coin card on the ground, the young lady swallowed hard; for a moment, she was indeed tempted.

With a major war imminent, most of the young Soul Masters with some standing in their families have gone to seek refuge, either overseas or taking enough wealth to live in seclusion in a small city on the western border of the Sun Moon Empire.

As for illegitimate daughters like her, who have little status in the family, they can only stay in Lingdou City in misery.

Two million gold soul coins is not a small amount. To put it in perspective, a Soul Saint-level Soul Master working as a teacher at the Royal Academy only earns four or five thousand gold soul coins a month. Two million gold soul coins—if you don't have any ambitions, you could live a life of leisure without worrying about anything else.

Huo Yuhao frowned and threw three more gold soul coin cards, each worth a million, onto the ground. "Five million for one time, and... call your fiancé over. I want him to witness it live."

Upon hearing this, the two young noblemen who were drinking and carousing couldn't help but spit out their drinks.

Whose young master is this? Is it really necessary to be so outrageous? Does he spend five million gold soul coins just to seek thrills?

The two noble youths were a little envious, their eyes filled with envy as they looked at Huo Yuhao.

They also want to spend five million gold soul coins for that kind of thrill!

Unfortunately, let alone five million gold soul coins, even spending 50,000 gold soul coins in a single visit to a brothel would get you beaten to death by your family elders.

Looking at the five... no, six gold soul coins on the ground, the young lady clenched her fist and finally made a decision that went against her ancestors' wishes. "I can agree to your request, but... I don't want gold soul coins. I need you to provide me with hard currency such as pills and soul stones of equal value."

"Okay, no problem. Feel free to ask for anything else, I'll do my best to fulfill it, hahahahaha..."

Huo Yuhao's smile grew increasingly manic, and his hearty laughter instantly filled the entire hall.

Awesome! That's so awesome!

Watching a female Soul Master with a fiancé gradually submit to him, Huo Yuhao finally found his own value in life.

He wants to climb step by step to the top, to become the emperor of this world, and to trample everyone under his feet.

Even if the sea is raging after his death, what does it have to do with Huo Yuhao?

The value of life lies not in gaining the approval of others, but in living a life that is truly your own!

Like Ah Ying, she only wanted to become a god, and everything she did was for the purpose of becoming a god. She never cared about other people's opinions.

Soon, the young lady arrived with her fiancé. Tsk tsk tsk, I have to say, they looked quite like a couple, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, which made Huo Yuhao's heart flutter.

And so, Huo Yuhao led the unmarried couple into the door of a luxurious private room.

……

After half an hour.

Huo Yuhao leaned against the wall as he left, recalling the role-playing of the three of them just now... When the man knelt on the ground and begged him not to do that kind of thing to his fiancée, an unprecedented feeling of pleasure instantly surged into his heart.

From this moment on, Huo Dashenwang began the third stage. At this time, he no longer thought about reviving the Tang Sect, nor would he indulge in the lie of the Sea God Pavilion's invincibility and continue to be Tang San's loyal dog.

He only wanted to be invincible in the world, to do things he had never done in his previous life, and to add some excitement to his ordinary life.

Huo Yuhao was almost completely exhausted after his trip to the brothel. After leaving the brothel, he returned to the Douling Royal Hotel, locked himself in his room, and announced to the outside world that he was going into seclusion and should not be disturbed unless it was something extremely important.

While he was cultivating, he was also preparing a powerful move and thinking about where to go for fun next.

Hmm... For a moment, Huo Yuhao even had the urge to take the Duchess as a concubine, to keep her by his side as a laundry maid, and to occasionally use her to relieve his lust.

As for which duchess it is, well, you all know what I mean.

Before he knew it, seven days had passed. Although Huo Yuhao claimed to be in seclusion, someone still delivered intelligence about the former Heavenly Soul Empire's territory to his door every day.

In his spare time, Huo Yuhao would also look through the intelligence. Hmm... During this period, Ningyun Sect and Sun Moon Empire did not make any major moves. It was just some routine mobilization of Soul Master Legions. He had not received the corresponding training, so he could not see any tricks or intricacies.

On this day, Huo Yuhao opened his door as usual, picked up the intelligence report hanging on the door, and a note fell out, which read "Tang Ya arrived in Lingdou City today".

"Is Sister Xiaoya here?"

Huo Yuhao returned to the sofa, rested his chin on his hands, and his mind was filled with Tang Ya's slightly graceful figure.

It was like a pillow being delivered just when you're sleepy. Huo Yuhao was just looking for some excitement, and if he could spend the night with Tang Ya, hehehehe...

Huo Yuhao suddenly felt that... being a heartless Soul Master wasn't so bad. Life is short, so why not enjoy it while you can? Why worry about the future? He had lived for tens of thousands of years, and he was already tired of that unchanging life.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao changed into clean clothes, went downstairs, and came to the lobby on the first floor. He saw Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi sitting on the sofa by the window, seemingly talking about something.

Huo Yuhao quickly stepped forward to greet her, "Sister Xiaoya, how is the Tang Sect doing now? Has anything gone wrong while we were away?"

Tang Ya smiled and said, "No, after you left, Chen Yu gathered a large number of people and prepared to invest a lot of manpower and resources to produce the weapons and equipment needed on the front line. The Tang Clan disciples are all working hard."

Tang Ya is still the same Tang Ya, single-mindedly focused on reviving the Tang Clan and fulfilling her parents' wishes.

The four of them sat on the sofa and just kept making awkward small talk, saying one thing here and another there, all of which were not very meaningful.

The four of them seem to have a good relationship, but in reality... well, each of them has their own agenda.

Xu Sanshi was sent by Chen Yu to monitor Huo Yuhao.

Tang Ya was single-mindedly focused on making the Tang Clan famous and prosperous.

Beibei only wants to protect Tangya and everything that Tangya wants to protect.

Having entered the third stage, Huo Yuhao only wanted to find excitement in Tang Ya. He wanted to find an excuse to get Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei to leave the hotel temporarily, for half an hour, just half an hour.

Suddenly, Huo Yuhao slapped his thigh and said as if he had just realized something, "Senior Brother Bei Bei, Third Senior Brother, isn't today your day to inspect the military camp?"

Upon hearing this, a look of panic flashed in Bei Bei's and Xu Sanshi's eyes. The two hurriedly got up and quickly walked out of the hotel.

With a major battle imminent, Lingdou City could suffer the same fate as Jialing Pass if it is not careful. This is something we cannot afford to be complacent about.