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

He used to have a father-in-law who he could rely on temporarily, but now... that's gone too.

As for Ningyun Sect... heh, he never even considered joining them. Going there would only result in a humiliating defeat. There was no way he, the Great God King Huo, could have a place in Ningyun Sect.

Through Lin Huiqun, he communicated with the divine realm, contacted the Golden Dragon King Gu Yuexi, expressed his loyalty to him, and sought his help.

No, this is not a good plan. To pin his hopes on that crazy woman? Hmph, Huo Yuhao might as well go outside and seek refuge with his good father-in-law, Tang San.

This won't work, that won't work, what should he do? How can he survive and climb to the top step by step?

Actually... for Huo Yuhao, surviving to old age and dying peacefully is not a difficult thing, but as a price, Huo Yuhao must give up his ambition and be content with an ordinary life.

Huo Yuhao in his second playthrough is certainly unwilling to die of old age on the Douluo Continent.

Since he had exhausted all options in the Douluo Continent, to be honest, Huo Yuhao did have a tiny bit of a thought about going to the Haoyue Continent to seek refuge. However, he was worried that A Ying was unreliable and that she might not have received authorization from the Haoyue Continent, but was instead entrapping them.

"If... I were to seek refuge in the Bright Moon Plane, would you still choose to follow me?"

Huo Yuhao suddenly turned around, his tiger-like eyes fixed on Huo Tianling's face, as if trying to see right through her.

Ha ha!

Huo Tianling glanced at Huo Yuhao with disdain, then swung her arms and strode out of the Huo family mansion.

"Useless, absolutely useless, only good for winning games, right?"

Huo Tianling walked into a small alley. Seeing that no one was around, she frantically pounded on the wall next to her, venting her anger.

She... seemed to have underestimated Huo Yuhao's resilience and his ability to resist temptation. If Huo Yuhao were a woman, he could probably be tricked by a bowl of spicy hot pot.

What? You're saying there's no mala tang in Douluo Continent? Haha, Qin Yi has been in this world for over two hundred years. Steam engines have already appeared and are being used in agriculture. What's so strange about a little mala tang?

Ah Ying didn't use any particularly sophisticated rhetoric; she simply concealed the specific responsibilities of the Eastern Region Lord promised by the Bright Moon Plane, all to create an opportunity for Huo Yuhao—an opportunity to claim, "I don't want to join the Bright Moon Plane; I just want to inquire about what kind of official position the Eastern Region Lord holds and what the benefits are like."

Having lived for countless years, Huo Tianling understood Huo Yuhao's compromise mentality all too well. He himself had no opinions of his own, and as they chatted, he was easily swayed by A Ying.

For a moment, Huo Tianling almost lost control of his emotions and even wanted to kill the chosen one he had created.

"Forget it, there's no need to get angry with that kind of person. At worst, we can switch tracks. Hmm... The truly great hermit lives in the city, while the lesser hermit lives in the wilderness. I can also follow the example of the Ningyun Sect and secretly cultivate a group of my own confidants. When the situation on the continent changes, I can support a reliable force to compete for supremacy."

"I... have absorbed so much of the world's energy, I should be able to achieve immortality, right?"

Huo Tianling murmured something, then concealed himself and quietly left Lingbing City without alerting anyone.

Huo Yuhao was unaware that his new girlfriend had left him. He was pacing back and forth in the courtyard of the Huo mansion with his hands behind his back, pondering whether or not he should trust that woman, A Ying.

Huo Yuhao couldn't make a final decision no matter how much he thought about it. Helpless, he could only send a telepathic message to Tianmeng Baby in his spiritual sea: "Brother Tianmeng, do you think Aying... is she trustworthy?"

"I don't really understand the scheming and deceit among you humans," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm pondered. "But based on my experience over the years, that woman named Meng Bingyu is not someone to be trifled with. She cries when she wants to cry and laughs when she wants to laugh. Little Yuhao, to put it bluntly, someone like you who wears your emotions on your sleeve, even if ten of you were tied together, you probably couldn't outmaneuver her."

Huo Yuhao said with a worried look, "That's right, that woman Aying is too shrewd. So shrewd that just one glance at her makes me panic terribly..."

dong dong dong...

Before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, a slightly urgent knocking sound reached his ears.

Who is it?

Huo Yuhao walked to the gate of the mansion, full of resentment. But as the gate slowly opened and he saw the face of the person who came in, all the resentment in his heart vanished.

The person who arrived... was none other than Soraya!

It's often said that first love can soothe the soul, and that's certainly true.

"Miss Soraya, what brings you to Spirit Ice City?"

Huo Yuhao immediately bent down, revealing the expression of a sycophant, and gestured for them to enter the courtyard.

Soraya nodded, then grabbed the hem of her skirt on both sides and stepped into the gate of the Huo residence.

"Alright, Yuhao, let's skip the clichés. I'm here to tell you about my background."

Soraya said gently, "Actually... I am the daughter of the God-King."

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"God, God King?" Huo Yuhao's eyes widened, his gaze filled with disbelief.

"It's not the God-King you think of," Soraya said with a forced smile. "In the Moonlit Plane... there is a humanoid race called the Gods, and the king of the Gods is called the God-King!"

"Hao, the Bright Moon Plane? Are you here also to persuade me to submit to the Bright Moon Plane?"

Huo Yuhao stared intently at the girl in front of him, looking rather... well, he found it hard to bring himself to kill the owner of that face.

"Not all races in the Bright Moon Plane support the invasion of the Douluo Plane. The God Race is the anti-war race. My father was sent to the gallows for opposing the invasion of the Douluo Plane."

As she spoke, tears welled up in Soraya's beautiful eyes.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao quickly moved in front of Soraya and hugged her tightly. "You came to me wanting me to help you... take revenge?"

"No, I'm here to persuade you to submit to the Bright Moon Plane." Soraya hurriedly grabbed Huo Yuhao's wrist and said with tears in her eyes, "It turns out... my father was wrong. The Douluo Plane is weak and feeble. The Bright Moon Plane only needs to proceed step by step and fight steadily. Even if it can't win, it won't pay too high a price."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

This series of punches left Huo Yuhao somewhat bewildered. For a moment, he even wondered if the Miss Soraya in front of him was actually A Ying in disguise.

Perhaps... from beginning to end, Aying and Soraya were the same person? (End of Chapter)