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

"I know all of that."

The God of Destruction sighed and said with some helplessness, "In the end, it's all because we didn't do a good enough job. We didn't give every god an equal channel to improve their divine rank."

Tang San: "..."

With the situation so dire, why are you suddenly reflecting on your actions?

The things you did to destroy the God King are not necessarily any cleaner than what Tang San did. We all eat from the same pot and are all beneficiaries of the current system in the God Realm. You don't want to share your power, but now you're reflecting on it here. Don't you think that's a bit hypocritical?

Of course, they've all worked together for ten thousand years, so they know each other's temperaments and personalities very well. Tang San knows that the God of Destruction is a straightforward person who doesn't mince words and says whatever comes to mind. Over time, Tang San has become too lazy to argue with him.

Going back to reality.

Tang San waved his hand and said with a solemn expression, "It's no use saying more. Reform will inevitably involve bloodshed. This is an eternal truth. Even if we members of the God Realm Committee are willing to relinquish our power, it's not certain that the new God Realm Lord will tolerate some of us conservatives."

Upon hearing Tang San's words, the God of Destruction couldn't help but feel uneasy.

He always felt there was something strange about Tang San's words.

He had his own selfish motives. He didn't propose a way to elevate the divine rank of every god, but his faction has always insisted on expanding the God Realm and looking for an opportunity to upgrade the Douluo World. Can you do the same as Tang San?

The principles upheld by the Asura God lineage led to Tang San's downfall, inevitably resulting in a backlash. As for their Destruction God lineage... it's not without a way out.

He suspected that Tang San was manipulating him, trying to completely bind their two families together, to share hardships and life and death!

To be honest, he wasn't that enthusiastic about power before. It was only after becoming the God of Law Enforcement that his mind was corrupted by power. This year and a half of hardship made him realize many things.

Even if he were to venture out into the outside world, he wouldn't necessarily team up with Tang San. Both of them are God Kings and have a certain ability to protect themselves. On the other hand, what about Xiao Wu? Hmph, she barely exerts the strength of a God King by sharing the Asura Godhood. She's not even a god herself. After leaving the Douluo World, calling her a burden would be an understatement.

That's what he thought, but the God of Destruction might not necessarily tell him what's on his mind. Tang San was already trying to manipulate him, so if he still considered Tang San a brother, he would be making a huge mistake.

"What do you need me to do?"

The God of Destruction rested his chin on his hands, quietly gazing at Tang San before him.

Tang San said calmly, "I'm just here to remind you so that you and your life can prepare in advance. We know very little about the outside world. Even if we are to leave the Douluo World, we should leave together. The more people there are, the more we can take care of each other."

"Hesitation leads to chaos. I hope you can make a timely decision regarding destruction and not entrust your fate to others."

After saying that, Tang San picked up the water cup and drank it all in one gulp. Then he stood up and walked out of the Temple of Destruction.

Watching Tang San's retreating figure, the God King of Destruction made a gesture that resembled an old woman arguing, "Get out, get out, get out."

This Tang San... he's truly shameless.

What do you mean by "more people, more strength"? It's obvious they want his little green dog to be Xiao Wu's free babysitter.

However… Tang San was right about one thing: he really couldn’t entrust his fate to someone else. He didn’t care about himself, but he had a wife.

He needs to find a way out for himself and his wife.

……

On the other hand, after receiving the order to suspend a series of actions against Huo Yuhao, Chen Yu summoned Huo Yuhao to his office on the top floor of the Sea God Pavilion and assigned him a task.

"Yuhao, look here. This is the eastern sea area where the North and South Douling meet. In the middle of last month, the North Douling dispatched four warships, each large enough to accommodate thousands of Soul Masters, under the guise of military exercises, to blockade one of the South Douling's sea lanes and detain all the fleets that had not yet returned."

As he spoke, Chen Yu pointed to a port city in the northeastern part of Nan Dou Ling on the map. "Detention is a minor matter. The two empires negotiated briefly, and the detained fleet members were repatriated. However... the residents here have always made a living by going to sea, and there is a transport chain to the interior. Now... the shipping route has been blocked, and many people have lost their jobs as a result. This is not a good thing for Nan Dou Ling, or even for our Sea God Pavilion."

Huo Yuhao leaned against the city marked on the map, glanced at Chen Yu beside him, and frowned, saying, "Senior Sister Chen Yu, the coastline on the eastern side of Douluo Continent is quite long. Can't either of the two great empires field a decent navy? Even borrowing one from the Star Luo Empire would be helpful. At this point, what's the point of distinguishing between the Douling Empire and the Star Luo Empire?"

"We really can't muster a decent navy."

Chen Yu said with an embarrassed expression, "No one in the entire Sea God Pavilion expected that Beidou Ling would train a navy to blockade the coastline. Perhaps... in their eyes, even if all the port cities in the eastern part of Douluo Continent could not go to sea, it would not affect the overall situation."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao slammed his fist on the table, exasperated, and said, "Then let's build a navy! With so many Title Douluos, what's so difficult about building a few warships? Seventy percent of the members of the Sea God Family are Sea Soul Masters; they have no shortage of naval commanders. Don't those old fogies even understand the principle of mending the fence after the sheep are lost?"

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Hearing this, Chen Yu said quietly, "Junior Brother Yuhao, you've finally grown up... Fine, I can rest assured now that you're going to Lingdou City to assist in building the sea defense line."

"No." Huo Yuhao shook his head and said righteously, "Senior Sister Chen Yu, after what happened with Senior Brother Xu, my reputation on Douluo Continent is extremely bad. If I were to go to the front lines to command, I'm afraid the soldiers might not obey my orders. You'd better let me hide in the shadows..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Yu clapped his hands lightly, and a tall, pretty young woman walked out of the secret room. The person who came was Yun Xi, the former young master of the Sea God Pavilion, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Huo Yuhao then realized that everything that had just happened was Chen Yu's test, a test to see if he, Huo Yuhao, had the ability to shoulder this great responsibility. Obviously... he had passed.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao stepped forward and gave Yunxi a somewhat informal aristocratic bow. "Senior Sister Yunxi, it's been a long time. From today onwards, we will be working together. With me, Huo Yuhao, protecting your safety, please rest assured."

Rest assured?

With someone like Huo Yuhao acting as a protector, who the hell can feel at ease?

Yunxi was on the verge of tears. What normal woman would want to go to the front lines to manage the situation, especially partnered with someone like Huo Yuhao! (End of Chapter)