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

Huo Yuhao may be foolish, but he's not foolish to the extreme or outrageously so. Now that things have come to this point, if he still can't see that Gu Yuetong is toying with him, he's lived for over 20,000 years in vain.

What do you mean by being abandoned? That's clearly a joke. His Miss Qiu'er is definitely not that kind of gold digger... Wait, the one who can win the heart of the Emperor Beast must be quite extraordinary, right?

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao glanced at Gu Yuetong in front of him without leaving a trace, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Could the man behind Gu Yuetong be... the same person as the mastermind behind Ningyun Sect?

Huo Yuhao didn't intend to ask any questions. He knew that Gu Yuetong might not tell him the truth, so there was no need to make a fool of himself here.

In fact, it doesn't matter which situation it is. If the two are not the same person, when the war of gods begins, they can use the excuse of "brothers fighting each other while defending against enemies" to bring the soul beast race to the camp of the gods.

If they are the same person, he can use Gu Yuetong's life as leverage to force her to submit to the divine realm...

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao was in a great mood. He completely forgot his purpose and frantically swung his arms to the edge of this small space. He then transmitted his voice to the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his sea of ​​consciousness, asking it to open a spatial tunnel.

However, he was told that his Tianmeng Baby was now slightly weak, and the remaining energy was insufficient to open a stable space tunnel.

Left with no other option, Huo Yuhao turned around, looking at Gu Yuetong not far ahead with a fawning expression, and said, "Qiu'er... oh no, Miss Gu, could you escort us away from here?"

Gu Yuetong didn't speak, but just waved her hand lazily. The next moment, the illusory image of the Ice Dragon King hovering in mid-air breathed out a breath of dragon fire towards Huo Yuhao's location.

Dodge? Even if the Ice Dragon King's dragon soul was only one percent as strong as it was at its peak, it was still not something Huo Yuhao could easily mess with. Before either of them could react, they were blown away by the dragon's breath.

A wave of dizziness washed over him, and Huo Yuhao opened his eyes again, only to be surprised to find that he had actually... shrunk.

The surrounding environment has also changed drastically; it no longer resembles the wilderness, but is clearly a small room.

There were two wooden plank beds, two metal cabinets, and a faint, strange smell in the room.

"This... seems to be the freshman dormitory of Shrek Academy in the previous life."

"Could it be that all this talk of the God of Emotions, or the reincarnation of a God King, was just a pipe dream?"

Just as Huo Yuhao was lost in thought, an untimely voice rang in his mind, "Little Yuhao, you're overthinking it. If nothing unexpected happens, we've probably been hit by an illusion-type soul skill."

Illusion-type soul skills?

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but ask, "Brother Tianmeng, are we really just in an illusion, or have we arrived in another parallel world?"

Tianmeng Bingcan said coldly, "Xiao Yuhao, I know what you're thinking. Isn't it just that you're unhappy with your current life and want to relive your past life?"

"I can tell you definitively that what's fake is fake. Illusions are all man-made and can't perfectly replicate your past life's experiences. You absolutely mustn't get caught up in them."

Upon hearing the voice from his mind, Huo Yuhao's lips moved, but he swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

After a moment of silence, Huo Yuhao slowly spoke, "Brother Tianmeng, how can I leave the illusion?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said softly, "In a sense, illusions are similar to mazes. Their purpose is not to harm your physical body, but to trap you."

"Trapped me?" A look of confusion flashed across Huo Yuhao's face.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm nodded and said, "That's right, it's to trap you. You can treat the illusion as a stage. Apart from yourself, everything you see and hear is an actor, including me, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. Their only goal is to make you willingly stay here and get lost in the illusion."

"Xiao Yuhao, remember this: in the illusion, you can't believe anyone's words. The only person you can trust is yourself."

After saying that, Tianmeng Bingcan unilaterally hung up the call.

Gu Yuetong needed to take care of her pregnancy, so she didn't have the time to pull this stunt for Huo Yuhao. It was all Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's doing. She thought Huo Yuhao was too weak, so she created this illusionary trial to temper his mind.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm didn't mean to be explicit; it simply wanted to create a sense of crisis for Huo Yuhao. If he just stayed carefree like this, even if he were reborn ten times, he might not be able to defeat Tang San and become the Lord of the God Realm.

For a moment, Huo Yuhao felt somewhat helpless. He... didn't know what he should do or what he was supposed to do. He seemed a little uncomfortable with this kind of dungeon without any prompts.

In this world, the one who understands Huo Yuhao best is none other than Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. Huo Yuhao's biggest weakness is his lack of assertiveness. As long as he can overcome this weakness, Huo Yuhao will definitely go much further.

And so, Huo Yuhao paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, looking somewhat impatient, unable to make a decision for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, the door slowly opened, and a small head peeked in. "Hey, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao and I have been waiting for you for half an hour. Why are you taking so long to change your clothes?"

"Oh, well, I'm a little tired. I just took a nap in bed. Sorry to keep you waiting."

Huo Yuhao quickly tidied his clothes, then set off, following Wang Dong out of the freshman dormitory building.

After meeting up with Xiao Xiao, the three of them headed towards Poseidon Island together.

Hmm? Poseidon Island? What are they going to Poseidon Island for?

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but ask, "Wang Dong, are we going to Seagod Island?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao suddenly stopped and stared at Huo Yuhao with extremely strange expressions.

Xiao Xiao said irritably, "Huo Yuhao, haven't you been saying you like Bei Bei and want to be sisters with Tang Ya? We finally managed to get you this opportunity. Today we're taking you to the Sea God Pavilion for a ceremony so you can become a girl and... enter the marriage hall with Senior Bei Bei."

ah???????

In an instant, Huo Yuhao's expression twisted to the extreme, and he cursed Gu Yuetong a million times in his heart.

What grudge could he possibly have? He only saw Beibei as an older brother; he didn't have any other feelings for him.

"I'm not going, I'm not going!"

Huo Yuhao suddenly let out a strange cry, immediately turned around, and made as if to flee the scene. (End of this chapter)