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

clang!clang!clang!

As a rhythmic metallic clanging sound rang out, Huo Yuhao finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly raised his arm to wipe the sweat from his forehead, then turned around and strode towards the meeting point.

Huo Yuhao didn't notice that the moment the metallic clanging sound rang out, Ning Rongrong's previously dazed eyes instantly regained their clarity. She stopped muttering about wanting to go home and instead stared intently at the cloud of air in the sky, her thoughts drifting away to who-knows-where.

Soon, Huo Yuhao arrived at the meeting point. Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing lined up in a row, making a total of seven including Huo Yuhao.

Wait, where's Xiao Wu? Where did Xiao Wu go?

And... when did Ning Rongrong get ahead of him?

The unusual relationship between Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu's disappearance, Ning Rongrong's unfathomable cultivation, and the destruction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Four seemingly unrelated clues are linked together to reveal a fact.

there is only one truth!

The timeline in the illusion is not during the Soto City period, but after the Battle of Jialing Pass, when the Spirit Hall achieved final victory.

Only when the Spirit Hall achieves final victory will the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School perish, and Xiao Wu be killed and have her bones taken. Unwilling to accept defeat, the Sea God Tang San used his last divine power to create this world, imprisoning all the original Shrek Academy members here, so that their memories would forever remain at the most beautiful moment.

What are the conditions for passing the level? Kill Tang San and let the other members of Shrek Academy return to the normal world?

Things are probably not that simple. The Spirit Hall has won, and the Shrek Five Monsters who followed Tang San to fight against the Spirit Empire will definitely be purged... No, that's not right. According to the rules, there is a Spirit Hall spy hidden inside Shrek Academy. Who could that spy be?

Is it Huo Yuhao? Or someone else?

What should he do now? Find the Spirit Hall spy and team up to kill Tang San? If he discovers the Spirit Hall spy's identity and chooses to team up, wouldn't that be violating the sixth rule?

[VI. There is a spy from the Spirit Hall within Shrek Academy. Please find and kill him/her.]

Huo Yuhao stood in the queue, mentally rehearsing all the possible scenarios, but... he couldn't come up with a solution. He had too little information to think of a reliable way to break the deadlock.

Just then, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man walked over and stood in front of the seven people.

"Starting today, I will devise some special training for you. See that mountain over there? Without using your soul power, I want you to climb to the top of the mountain with your bare hands. This will train the coordination and strength of your limbs. This... is your training content for today."

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang pointed in a direction.

Huo Yuhao looked in the direction Yu Xiaogang pointed, but there was no mountain at all; instead, there was clearly a towering tree.

Referring to a tree as a mountain?

Huo Yuhao was about to ask a question, but then he remembered the third rule and quickly swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Thirdly, what the master says is always right; don't try to correct him.

And so, led by the Jade Belt Master, the seven of them arrived at the foot of the mountain. Looking at the steep mountain in front of them, Huo Yuhao's face showed a subtle and unusual expression.

This is clearly a big tree, how can it be a mountain? How can you treat it as a mountain? Can climbing a tree and climbing a mountain be the same thing?

Then... Tang San arrived in front of the tree, and the moment he touched the trunk, the tree began to twist and contort, turning into a crisscrossing... mountain path?

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao seemed to understand something. There was indeed a high mountain at the location of the tree, but for some reason, he couldn't see it for the time being.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao gave himself a mental suggestion, imagining that there really was a tall mountain at the location of the big tree.

But as Huo Yuhao imagined it, the outline of a tall mountain actually appeared before his eyes.

Suddenly, Huo Yuhao felt a sinking feeling in his chest as an unfamiliar memory flooded his mind. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he was Huo Yuhao or... Xiao Wu.

Huo Yuhao quickly stopped imagining things and stopped fantasizing about a high mountain in front of him, which finally calmed the pounding in his heart.

"This mountain... can't be climbed."

Huo Yuhao simply clutched his chest and slowly slumped to the ground, feigning a pained expression.

"Master, it seems that Junior Brother Huo has suddenly developed a hidden illness."

Zhu Zhuqing silently walked out from the crowd, looked up at Yu Xiaogang, and said this cautiously. Her expression seemed to suggest that she was afraid the other party would force Huo Yuhao to climb the mountain in this condition.

Yu Xiaogang waved his hand and said expressionlessly, "Mu Bai, Zhu Qing, you two quickly take the new student to Teacher Ye for treatment."

After saying that, Yu Xiaogang put his hands behind his back and went down to the foot of the mountain to cheer Tang San on.

Meanwhile, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, one lifting their head and the other their leg, carried Huo Yuhao into a house in the faculty and staff area.

Through what just happened, Huo Yuhao learned another piece of information, namely... Yu Xiaogang and Tang San are in cahoots.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

For the Jade Belt Master, the most glorious period of his life was not his relationship with the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, nor his marriage to Liu Erlong, but his teaching of seven promising geniuses at Shrek Academy. This kind of life full of hope was what the Jade Belt Master longed for.

Wait a minute, could it be that Ning Rongrong's desire to go home doesn't mean what it seems on the surface, but rather that she wants to be buried with Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo?

Perhaps, apart from Huo Yuhao, the entire Shrek Academy is full of dead people, living dead whose souls cannot find peace.

Could it be that... Tang San and Yu Xiaogang wanted Huo Yuhao to take Xiao Wu's place, so that the Shrek Academy family would remain stuck at this moment forever?

Don't look at things you shouldn't see!

Don't say things you shouldn't say!

Don't listen to sounds you shouldn't hear!

Huo Yuhao silently recited the first rule in his mind again, and just as he was about to catch his breath, a fragrant breeze wafted over him.

Huo Yuhao subconsciously opened his eyes and saw... a beautiful woman with purple hair staring coldly at him.

"Alright, I know you're not sick. Get up now. Don't worry, I won't tell the master the truth."

The beautiful woman sat in a chair, her hands supporting her chin, gazing wistfully out the window, her thoughts drifting elsewhere.

Seeing the beautiful woman's worried expression, Huo Yuhao frowned. Apart from the person involved, no one knew the growth path of the original Shrek Seven Devils better than him. In his memory, the original Shrek Academy did not have female teachers, right?

Where did this woman in front of me come from? (End of Chapter)