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

Upon hearing Xue Jingshu's words, Xu Sanshi glanced at Huo Yuhao behind him with hatred, then sighed and resolutely walked out of the military camp.

At this moment... Zhu Ningyu had finished the execution. The guillotine had severed the necks of the three people. Everyone who witnessed the whole process was horrified. It was terrible, too terrible. Perhaps... only such cruel punishment could deter those restless soul masters.

Soon, Xu Sanshi arrived at the high platform, expressionless, and took out three coffins, two large and one small, and put the bodies of his loved ones into the coffins.

These three coffins were made overnight by the members of the inspection team. People die, and even if they are not treated with dignity while they are alive, they should still be given some dignity in death. Perhaps these people wanted to form a good relationship with Xu Sanshi, or perhaps they pitied his plight. The truth is probably only known to Xu Sanshi himself.

"Let's go, let's go carry the coffins. Didn't you hear what our commander said? Those three people are our Douling Empire's princess, her husband, and a young princess. We don't have the ability to storm the execution ground, but they're dead, and we can't be without even one person to carry their coffins!"

A general with slightly red eyes stepped out from the crowd, took off his armor, handed his storage soul tool to a trusted person for safekeeping, tore his white clothes and white pants into strips and tied them to his forehead, and walked out of the military camp wearing only a thin garment.

Once the first one appeared, a second one followed, and more and more people took off their armor and went to carry the coffin for Xu Sanshi's closest relatives.

Even though there were enough people to carry the coffin, there was still a steady stream of Soul Masters who took off their armor, put on makeshift mourning clothes, and mourned for Xu Wenjue, Xue Lingxun, and Xu Qing.

Seeing this, Zhang Long was utterly dumbfounded, like a pockmarked man touching an electric shock.

This isn't just mourning Xu Wenjue's family; it's practically mourning the Sea God Pavilion! They're trying to vent their dissatisfaction in this way.

For a moment, Zhang Long was so angry that he jumped up and down. Four thousand years ago, when the Sun and Moon Continents were connected, the special envoy sent by the Sea God Pavilion was several times more arrogant than Zhang Long, but the high-ranking officials of the three great empires did not show the slightest dissatisfaction.

Why doesn't it work for Zhang Long?

These people dare to openly refuse the orders of the Sea God Pavilion. Aren't they afraid that the Asura Goddess will descend to the mortal realm again and chop off their heads with the Asura Divine Sword?

Zhang Long dared not think any further. He knew that the Douling Empire would support the Sea God Pavilion entirely because the divine positions held by Xue Qingfeng and Mo Lian were issued by the enemies of the Ningyun Sect. If they wanted divine positions, they could only support the Sea God Pavilion and the Sea God Tang San.

He didn't think that two little girls could completely control the Douling Empire. A local official is more powerful than a distant one. If Xue Jingshu dares to interfere in the internal affairs of the Tang Clan today, she might dare to lead her army to surrender to Zhu Ningyu tomorrow, and she might dare to lead the vanguard to attack Shrek City the day after tomorrow!

No, he doesn't want to die here!

Thinking of this, Zhang Long revealed an expression that was even more painful than crying. "Senior Xue, after thinking about it, I realized that what I did just now was wrong. Of all things, filial piety is the most important. Even if Xu Sanshi made a huge mistake, I shouldn't have stopped him from fulfilling his filial duties."

"Here's what I'll do. To make up for my mistake, I'll personally go to a nearby city and request a guard of honor to be dispatched so that Xu Sanshi's family can have a grand send-off."

After saying that, Zhang Long, fearing that Xue Jingshu would realize what was happening, made a move to leave the scene.

He hadn't taken more than a few steps when he was pinned to the ground by Xue Jingshu's two lieutenants.

Meanwhile, Xu Sanshi had already returned. Without any interference from bystanders, he immediately entered the Martial Soul Possession state, and his iron fists struck Huo Yuhao's face directly.

Huo Yuhao did not dodge, but simply activated his soul guide shield and let Xu Sanshi beat him.

Huo Yuhao said calmly, "Third Senior Brother, if hitting me can vent your anger, then hit me as hard as you want. I'll say it again: the dead are gone, no matter what you do, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Given our friendship across two lifetimes, I hope you, Xu Sanshi, won't push things too far!"

"Let's leave it at that. Whatever Elder Zhang Long did wrong, it should be handed over to the Sea God Pavilion for handling. It's not right to resort to private torture here."

Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi couldn't help but sneer, "Huo Yuhao, you're something else. If I dug up Huo Yun'er's remains, would you still be so calm?"

"You dare?"

Upon hearing the name "Huo Yun'er," Huo Yuhao's eyes instantly turned red, he became breathless, and his teeth clenched so tightly they clattered.

Xu Sanshi said sarcastically, "Oh, you dare? Hahaha, Huo Yuhao, you're a hypocrite! You can't even do it yourself, yet you expect others to do it? Pah! Disgusting!"

"Heavens above! I, Xu Sanshi, am all alone and have no reason to live anymore. Give me a chance, give me a chance to kill Huo Yuhao!"

"Black Rhino Armor...Combined!"

Armor combination!

With a flash of black light, after three years, the familiar armor was once again placed on his body. At this moment, Xu Sanshi felt his whole body was filled with power, as if he could defeat ten of his clones just now.

Xu Sanshi was unaware that his current power was obtained by exchanging his own life force; of course, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.

Even if the Black Rhino Armor was not successfully summoned, Xu Sanshi still planned to burn his own life force to compete with Huo Yuhao.

"There are gods watching over us; those who err will pay the price!"

Xu Sanshi snorted coldly, and his Meteor Spear aimed straight at Huo Yuhao's heart.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly pulled out his Twin Dragon Daggers to defend himself. The two daggers crisscrossed, deflecting Xu Sanshi's attacks one after another.

After the Soul Master Competition ended, Huo Yuhao seemed to have suddenly had an epiphany. In his spare time, he went to seek guidance from an older senior who also possessed a dagger-wielding martial soul, to learn some dagger-wielding techniques.

Although Huo Yuhao had only scratched the surface of dagger techniques, he had an advantage: he possessed the memories of his previous life. Huo Yuhao would never use the power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to increase the age of his soul rings; instead, he treated it as a consumable.

In a battle of this magnitude, Huo Yuhao absorbed that energy without hesitation to replenish his depleted soul power and wage a protracted war against Xu Sanshi.

Time passed slowly, and after Huo Yuhao neutralized all three of Xu Sanshi's deadly attacks, Xu Sanshi's offensive gradually slowed down, losing its initial sharpness.

Simply defending is not in Huo Yuhao's nature. After a five-minute entanglement, he finally found an opportunity to create distance, and the blue-gold spirit ring under his feet slowly lit up.

"First Soul Skill: Soul Impact!"

A powerful spiritual force struck Xu Sanshi directly on the head, causing him to fall to the ground, convulsing as if he had Parkinson's disease.

Holding the Twin Dragon Daggers, Huo Yuhao instinctively walked towards where Xu Sanshi had fallen. Just as the daggers were about to pierce Xu Sanshi's heart, Xu Sanshi suddenly stood up and tightly hugged Huo Yuhao's leg. (End of Chapter)