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

"A thousand forgings?"

Ya Li frowned, snatched the finished product from Ning Pei Ya's hand, and examined it carefully.

Hmm... This finished product has indeed reached the level of a thousand-times forging, but the forging technique is a bit rough. If it is recycled, the price will be 10% to 20% lower.

Wait, a thousand forgings? She'd never even touched a forging hammer before, and this was only her first forging attempt... and she'd already reached the thousand forging level?

Are you kidding me!

Every blacksmith is honed through countless trials and tribulations. Top-tier titled Douluo do indeed have some advantages in learning ability compared to the younger generation of Soul Masters, but not to this extent. They immediately reach the level of a third-level blacksmith.

Ya Li thought Ning Pei Ya was joking with her and secretly replaced the finished product she had forged.

To verify her hypothesis, Yali picked up the tongs, took out a piece of metal she couldn't identify from the furnace, placed it on the workbench, and then grabbed the forging hammer, frantically striking the metal on the workbench according to her memory.

Soon, a quarter of an hour passed, and Yali stared into deep thought at the finished products on the workbench.

Ning Peiya said with a solemn expression, "Mother, you see, forging... no, I should say forging in this world is not as advanced as it looks on the surface."

Yali remained silent. At that moment, she felt as if a string in her mind had suddenly snapped.

"Soul tools can be left to older soul masters who have exhausted their talent to study. There is no need to waste the cultivation talent of the younger generation to learn soul tool technology."

"Similarly, young Soul Masters do not need to devote too much energy to their second profession. They only need to maintain their cultivation level so that they can wear the corresponding level of Battle Armor Set."

……

At this moment, Ya Li was no longer the gentle and virtuous woman she usually was. Instead, she was a Holy Spirit Douluo with a cold and aloof face, exuding an aura of superiority. She kept talking about the strange phenomena that she had previously ignored.

"Actually... there's much more to it than that." Ning Peiya clenched her fists, her face filled with resentment. "Twenty thousand years. Twenty thousand years have passed since the Nine-Colored Goddess ascended to the God Realm. In those two thousand years, hasn't a single Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master tried to smash someone with the pagoda?"

"When extremely angry, let alone a pagoda-shaped ornament, I might even use a water glass to smash someone. Am I, Ning Peiya, so incredibly clever that I've devised a powerful offensive route specifically for pagoda-type Soul Masters that no one before me has ever explored?"

Ning Peiya felt her blood pressure was about to explode.

She didn't feel that she had put in much effort to get to where she was today. She spent eight hours a day cultivating, one hour eating, drinking, and relaxing, and three hours resting... Isn't this what a cultivator's life should be like?

If she encounters any emotional problems, she will take a few days off to go out and relax.

She simply did what anyone else could do, and every time she heard others praising her, she felt tormented.

Seeing Ning Peiya's dejected look, Yali quickly got up and hugged her tightly.

"Xiaoya, don't be sad. The fault isn't ours, nor is it the Soul Master world; it's this pathetic world that's at fault!"

"I advise you... it's best not to make a fuss. As long as we don't expose the true nature of this world, our wisdom and talents will always be superior. Now that the realm of gods has disappeared, there will always be successors to rebuild it. Does that successor have to be someone else, and why can't it be us?"

After Yali awakened... she was no longer satisfied with the status quo.

Who wants to die when they can live? Why is it that Shrek Academy can only enshrine the statues of the original Shrek Seven Devils, and not her, the Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li?

Daylight broke, and the dream of being a virtuous wife and loving mother... came to an end.

"Xiaoya."

"Hmm? Mother, what's wrong?"

"I know you're a little reluctant to be my daughter, but I don't care. As long as you become a god and take me to the divine realm, I'll be your daughter."

Ah this...

For a moment, Ning Peiya's gaze towards Yali became a little strange. Was this, was this still the legendary Holy Spirit?

"You don't need to worry about our ideologies clashing. Don't you just want to end the era of battle armor yourself? As long as we cooperate carefully, this request is nothing!"

A dangerous aura immediately appeared on Yali's face. If she couldn't even handle a little girl after awakening, she would have lived these decades in vain.

In fact... Yali saw more than Ning Peiya. From the moment she realized that a certain being was influencing their thinking, she realized that there was a certain rule in this world. The fact that the Sea God Pavilion elders, who were philanderers in their youth, would preach pure love seemed to be one of those rules.

If Yunming awakens, will he still love only Yali as before?

Yali dared not gamble, much less would she gamble.

She wanted to pursue a higher level of cultivation, and her feelings for Yun Ming were no longer as intense as before, but she didn't want this extremely useful tool anymore.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

If a few naps can earn you the utmost care from a peerless expert, what's a little sacrifice of your body?

Yali walked quickly to the window with her hands behind her back, looking at the clouds floating in the sky, her thoughts drifting away.

……

The Star Luo delegation stayed in Douluo Continent for quite some time. Firstly, compared to Star Luo Continent, the forces on Douluo Continent were more complex and intertwined, requiring the delegation to visit each one individually.

Secondly, since the Star Luo Empire has come to establish friendly relations, the forces on the Douluo Continent side cannot remain silent; they will definitely send corresponding diplomatic personnel to reciprocate.

According to intelligence from Mingdu, the five major families seem to be preparing for... a coronation ceremony. The one who will ascend the throne of the Sun Moon Empire is a ruthless young man, and the empress is an old woman on the verge of death.

Upon learning this information, the atmosphere in the Sea God Pavilion meeting room immediately became cheerful. The old men, without any restraint, mocked the character of the unknown Sun and Moon Emperor, saying that he was so hungry that he didn't even spare an old woman.

Several female elders were still teasing the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, saying he was a hopeless romantic and that in this day and age, he was still using that old-fashioned trope of "I was born before you were born, and you were born after I was old."

"A bunch of idiots!"

Yali unconsciously cursed these old men who had turned off the lights a thousand times in her heart. They were here promoting pure love, but there they were mocking the character of the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire.

In the eyes of these old fogies, is it wrong to do anything as long as you're an enemy of the Sea God Pavilion? (End of Chapter)