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

A month later.

Outside the Divine Soul Village, in the Fasino Province, in the southern part of the former Heavenly Soul Empire.

Zhu Ningyu, Jing Hongchen, Huo Yuhao, Huo Tianling, Yunxi, and Molian stood at the village entrance, staring intently at the unremarkable little village in front of them, except for its name.

"You all felt it, didn't you? This power doesn't belong to the Douluo World."

As a cold female voice rang out, the expressions of the four people, except for Jing Hongchen, became increasingly solemn.

Huo Yuhao said quietly, "Sect Leader Zhu, are you informing us of this situation in search of our help?"

Zhu Ningyu said expressionlessly, "If you interpret it that way, that's fine too. I just thought of informing you because I saw that you guys have a better overall perspective than the Sea God Pavilion group."

"If external forces launch a large-scale invasion of the Douluo World, whether you stand by and watch or assist them in annihilating us, we don't care."

Upon hearing this, Mo Lian couldn't help but say, "Sect Leader Zhu, don't look down on me. Even if I, Mo Lian, were selfish, I would never do something as beastly as helping outside forces attack our own people!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Mo Lian directly stated her position.

Zhu Ningyu nodded in satisfaction, then turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao.

In war, no force is too weak to be effective. It is not wrong to be ruthless to the enemy, but one must also pay attention to the methods and approaches.

Huo Yuhao and his group planted high-explosive bombs in Mingdu, causing a horrific explosion that killed millions of people.

In the real world, the high command of the Sun Moon Empire would only retaliate in kind, inflicting the same fate on Tian Dou City, Ling Dou City, Xing Luo City, and even Shrek City.

This isn't a battle between two armies; this is breaking the rules!

You threw bombs into other people's homes during the Soul Master Competition, so it's not unreasonable for the Sun Moon Empire to kill all the participating teams from the three major empires of the original Douluo Continent to vent their anger, right?

Without the protagonist's halo, the reputation of the Sea God Pavilion and Shrek Academy on the Douluo Continent would be even worse than that of the Sima family, who broke the Wei River Alliance.

These so-called plans to delay the Sun Moon Empire's attack were all devised by Xuanzi and the old slumberers of the Sea God Pavilion. For this reason, Zhu Ningyu had no intention of informing the Sea God Pavilion about the situation in Divine Soul Village.

Although she wasn't afraid of those people colluding with foreign enemies, well... if that happened, how many people would die trying to drive away the foreign enemies and quell the internal rebellion?

Huo Yuhao may be a bit of a scoundrel, but compared to those old fogies who would do anything for money, he's like a fairy compared to a shrew.

"I'm fine with it too."

After some thought, Huo Yuhao slowly said, "If an external enemy invades the Douluo World, even if the Sea God Tang San leads the way in surrendering, I will not switch sides to a force that is not native to the Douluo World."

"I hate those elders of the Sea God Pavilion to the core, I wish I could tear them limb from limb and drink their blood. I, Huo Yuhao, disdain to associate with them!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Ningyu glanced at the indignant Huo Yuhao, then at the silent Huo Tianling beside her, and a barely perceptible sneer flashed across her face.

Take Huo Yuhao's words with a grain of salt. In the first playthrough, he pursues his dreams; in the second, he schemes for himself. If a man treats Huo Yuhao like his own son, teaches him how to conduct himself in society, gives him an official position, grants him sufficient status, and even marries his daughter to him...

If Huo Yuhao were to encounter a father-in-law who is completely different from Tang San, would he still be able to follow his heart and refuse to betray the Douluo World?

Mo Lian would likely express her determination without hesitation, since she is only twenty years old, a time when she is full of vigor and will most likely not do something that would be outrageous to both gods and men.

In his second life, Huo Yuhao only wanted to live, to live peacefully. Would someone who had already died once still care about any moral bottom line?

After a moment of silence, Huo Yuhao broke the silence first, "Sect Leader Zhu, could the strange things in Divine Soul Village be related to Sister Xiaoya's sudden disappearance?"

"It's hard to say," Zhu Ningyu said quietly. "Great God King Huo, and the three ladies, have you read 'The Legend of the God King of Destruction'?"

"Destruction...The Legend of the God King? Yuanen Yehui from the third generation of Shrek Seven Devils?" Yunxi slapped her thigh, as if suddenly realizing something, and said, "Sect Leader Zhu, do you mean...Tang Ya was captured by people sent from the Demon Plane to the Douluo World to scout ahead, and a demon seed was planted in her body, using Tang Ya's body as a vessel to open a door connecting to the Demon Plane?"

Zhu Ningyu nodded without saying anything more, and everyone fell into deep thought once again.

Are there really no other planes besides the Demon Plane and the Abyss Plane that covet the Douluo World?

After about ten minutes of silence, Huo Tianling could no longer contain his restless heart. Looking in Zhu Ningyu's direction, he couldn't help but ask, "Sect Leader Zhu, according to your plan, what should we do about Divine Soul Village? We can't just stand here and watch, can we?"

Upon hearing Huo Tianling's words, Zhu Ningyu waved her hand and strode into the village entrance.

The five of them hurriedly set off, closely following behind Zhu Ningyu.

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In the village of spirits, everyone saw an old lady playing shuttlecock, an old man dancing ballet, a little girl giving a long speech while standing on a table, and so on. Everyone was doing things that were out of character for them.

Looking at the villagers in the courtyard, Yunxi said thoughtfully, "These people have exhausted their life force. They have no heartbeat, no pulse, and no breathing, but they are surprisingly still moving and retain some self-awareness."

Zhu Ningyu added, "This kind of species, existing between life and death, can no longer be classified as part of the human race; they are generally referred to as... the undead!"

As she spoke, Zhu Ningyu couldn't help but feel uneasy. She had a feeling that this scene in Shenhun Village was the work of some mastermind.

Undead and necromancy? Heh, that's interesting. Is Qin trying to create a custom script for Huo Yuhao?

That's what she thought, but Zhu Ningyu still had to put on a worried face. She didn't need to deliberately guide her at all, because she knew that her true self hadn't told her the plan, just wanting her to be a dutiful... bystander.

The group returned to the village entrance once again, and compared to their previous nonchalant demeanor, everyone's expressions became increasingly solemn.

The most terrifying enemy is the one that cannot be seen.

They knew nothing about the cultivation system of the undead race, nor did they know their strengths and weaknesses.

Wait a minute, the inheritance Electrolux gave Huo Yuhao was called... Necromancy, right? Both have the word "undead" in them; no one would believe there's no connection between the two. (End of Chapter)