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

"Who...who are you?"

Driven by instinct, Huo Yuhao quickly retreated, maintaining a "safe distance" from the illusory figure.

"As for me..." the illusory figure chuckled, "In a sense, I am your Huo Yuhao's father."

"Father, Father? You despicable scoundrel! How dare you take advantage of me, Huo Yuhao!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes immediately turned bloodshot, and he was panting heavily. Instantly, with a thought, six soul rings of blue, gold, purple, black, and black rose up and pulsed around his body.

"First Soul Skill: Soul Impact!"

"Huh? What's going on? Why can't I select it?"

Huo Yuhao's face instantly filled with terror. Being unable to be targeted by a soul skill and being unable to cause substantial damage are two different things. Either the opponent is completely immune to soul-type soul skills, or their cultivation or methods are far beyond Huo Yuhao's comprehension.

"S-Senior, did you call me here...for something?"

Huo Yuhao immediately switched into obedient mode, showing none of his previous unruly demeanor.

The illusory figure nodded in satisfaction, and its slightly magnetic voice rang out again, "Let me introduce myself. I am the world consciousness of the Douluo world. Your ability to gain the favor of the seven great soul spirits and achieve the position of God King in your previous life was all thanks to my efforts."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao could not contain his excitement and lunged straight at the illusory figure, but he clearly missed.

"Senior... no, Father, why, why is my path to growth in this life so full of hardships? Why, why?"

Huo Yuhao knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face. Having gotten used to the easy mode, he was constantly being beaten and screaming when he tried the normal mode.

"Alright, Yuhao, stop crying. I've already prepared a way out for you. Even if you lose in the war, you will never become a prisoner of the Ningyun Sect."

The illusory figure sighed. He had given up hope that Huo Yuhao would reunite the Douluo God Realm and the Douluo Continent. Even the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had been moved to the Lake of Life by Di Tian, ​​and the path to immortal herbs had been blocked.

Moreover, the immortal herb doesn't play a significant role; it merely increases soul power by a few levels and shortens cultivation time by a few months, but it has no power to change the current situation.

"Father, Father, can I still become a god?"

Huo Yuhao was still choking up, his usual confident demeanor completely gone. In front of his loved ones, he showed his most authentic self.

The true nature of Huo the Great God King lies in his fear of gain and loss.

Huo Yuhao was afraid. He feared that the Sun Moon Empire would unify the continent, and that Xu Tianran, Ju Zi, and Xu Yunhan would stand on the high platform and, in front of all the soul masters on the continent, list his crimes.

He cannot face defeat. If he could, he would want to be a victor for all eternity, and no one could trample him underfoot!

"Well..." The phantom looked helpless; he couldn't predict the future.

He appears to be the world consciousness of the Douluo world, holding the core of this world, but in reality, he doesn't even dare to appear in front of the members of the God Realm Committee.

The five great god kings can use the central hub of the god realm to modify the rules of the Douluo world, while his world consciousness can only manipulate the fortune and support a representative.

After all... the five God Kings who consider themselves the rulers of the Douluo World would never tolerate the existence of a world consciousness with the mind of an adult. They would either imprison it or scatter its consciousness and reassemble it. There was no third option.

His revelation of his true form in front of Huo Yuhao this time was purely out of desperation. In a sense, Huo Yuhao was his incarnation. If Huo Yuhao were allowed to continue to degenerate, it would inevitably have some irreversible effects on him.

Thinking of this, the illusory figure could only pat Huo Yuhao's shoulder in a perfunctory manner and say in a gentle tone, "Yuhao, cheer up. You're going to become the God King. Can this little setback defeat you?"

"Don't worry, I will find a way to help you win this battle of public opinion. You must cheer up and lead the coalition to sweep away the decline."

After saying that, the phantom disappeared, without mentioning the topic from when it first appeared.

The World Consciousness originally intended to kill the three siblings, Xu Guiyu, Xu Guihuang, and Xu Guiyue, and frame Ningyun to sow discord between the Sun Moon Empire's high-ranking officials and Zhu Ningyu.

After careful consideration, the World Consciousness abandoned its initial idea. This method was too risky. Not to mention whether it would work, just consider whether Huo Yuhao would turn on his father and kill him when he regained the position of God King after clearing all obstacles.

Who can predict the future?

Huo Yuhao remained kneeling on the ground, motionless, seemingly still reeling from the shock.

World consciousness? What is that? Why didn't he hear about world consciousness in his previous life?

Were all his achievements in his previous life the work of the world consciousness?

If that's the case, why doesn't the other side personally take to the field, repel all invading enemies, and restore peace to the Douluo Continent?

Huo Yuhao was not a transmigrator, and in his understanding, he couldn't comprehend what role the World Consciousness played in the Douluo World.

At the same time, he was also looking forward to seeing what methods the other party would use to help him win this battle of public opinion.

Huo Yuhao forcibly interrupted his thoughts, subconsciously glanced in the direction of Tang Ya's room, sighed deeply, then climbed onto the bed, sat cross-legged, and entered a meditative state.

The world is vast, but cultivation is paramount. Now that Huo Yuhao has a background and a "father" secretly helping him clear some obstacles, perhaps he shouldn't continue to indulge himself.

Everything is geared towards becoming a God King. Once he becomes the Lord of the God Realm, the rules and regulations will be entirely up to him, Huo Yuhao, who can descend to the mortal realm whenever he wants.

Hmm... World Consciousness, humph, sounds much more prestigious than the Great Celestial Venerable Sea God.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Huo Yuhao woke up and the first thing he did was open the door and take the intelligence report hanging on the door and quickly flip through it.

The intelligence was exceptionally detailed; even details such as how many Soul Masters were injured and how many cannonballs were lost in a conflict on the border between the two great empires were recorded.

The other information was fine, not much different from usual, but... why wasn't there any news about those rumors?

Even if Mo Lian and others ordered a news blackout and prohibited the spread of rumors, it shouldn't have been effective so quickly, disappearing overnight?

Something's not right.

Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, quickly changed into a brocade robe, and left the room, deciding to go and sound out Mo Lian.