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

"I did not mean that!"

Huo Yuhao said through gritted teeth, "I have no intention of interfering with Senior Chen Ning's freedom of marriage, nor do I have the right to interfere... Yes, I do have some feelings for Senior Chen Ning, but feelings are something that requires mutual consent. If she doesn't agree, we can't force her."

"Besides, what does one's background matter as long as the feelings are there? The Soul Master world values ​​talent more than birth! Talent! Didn't Ning Rongrong, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils, marry Oscar, who came from a commoner background?"

"That's Ning Rongrong, an idiot! She's been brainwashed and doesn't even realize it!" Ning Peiya sneered. "A talented and noble female Soul Master could never marry a food-type Soul Master! Don't talk to me about true love. There's no such thing as true love in this world; it's all an illusion created by desire... Senior Chen Ning, tell me, would you marry a male food-type Soul Master with no offensive capabilities for so-called true love?"

Chen Ning shook her head and said, "No, this is not a question of pure love or not, but whether the two people are compatible. The essence of love is to pass on the lineage, and it doesn't matter who the other person is."

"Especially in this era, the arrival of the Battle Armor Era has made the status of support-type Soul Masters extremely awkward. I don't want my child to awaken a support-type Martial Soul!"

After saying that, Chen Ning rolled her eyes at Huo Yuhao, then got up and walked out of the Tulip Hotel.

"Huo Yuhao, I don't care about your past, I just hope you won't bring your bad habits into Shrek Academy."

Ning Peiya's voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for all the Soul Masters in the hall to hear clearly. For a moment, everyone's gaze towards Ye Xinglan changed.

"Poor girl, she's been brainwashed without even realizing it."

Someone said those few words, and the whole hall instantly erupted in chaos, with everyone pointing and whispering about Huo Yuhao and his group.

"That's enough!"

Ma Weilan couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly spoke up to defend herself: "Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan joined Shrek Academy four years ago. It's just that the inner academy is undergoing restructuring, so they came to the outer academy as transfer students."

"Back in the inner courtyard, the two of them were already cultivating together and their relationship was already developing towards that of a boyfriend and girlfriend. They got together before they joined our group, and we did not brainwash anyone."

Ma Weilan's words carried considerable weight, and after his careful explanation, the diners who had been discussing the matter immediately fell silent.

Of course, the truth of the matter is not important. What is important is Ma Weilan's unique status. Having two titled Douluo elders at level 98 or even higher is not something they can afford to offend.

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The scene shifts to Ning Peiya and Chen Ning walking side by side on the street back to Shrek Academy.

"Sister Xiaoya, thank you for what happened earlier. If you hadn't reminded me, I probably wouldn't have realized that Huo Yuhao's values ​​were skewed."

Chen Ning suddenly turned her head and gave Ning Peiya a sweet smile.

Ning Peiya feigned embarrassment and said, "The world is bustling and noisy, and all Soul Masters are driven by profit. If I didn't want to recruit Senior Sister, I wouldn't have risked offending Huo Yuhao to expose his true colors."

"You're quite frank," Chen Ning said, turning away and refusing to speak with Ning Peiya any further.

About three minutes later, Ning Peiya cautiously glanced at Chen Ning and tentatively asked, "Senior Chen... why did you agree to join Huo Yuhao's group? Is it because... you want to get close to Ma Weilan and recruit him into your Sea God family?"

"I don't think I thought of that at the time." Chen Ning frowned and said, "I don't know why, it's like... Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin have a special charm. From the moment they recruited me, I became interested in them, and forced myself to join their group."

Upon hearing this, Ning Peiya narrowed her eyes, and an indescribable feeling welled up in her heart.

She had already guessed that she must be living in a fictional world, where Huo Yuhao was the same Huo Yuhao who played the Spirit Ice Douluo, and Tang Wulin was the son of the Sea God Tang San and the younger brother of the Dragon Butterfly Douluo Tang Wutong.

The two are the only survivors of the chaos in the God Realm. They grow up again in the Douluo plane until they become gods and work together to rebuild the God Realm.

Ning Peiya conjured up a multi-million-word story in her mind.

"Oh, senior, don't worry about that. Maybe... it's just that her martial soul is special, which gives her a unique charm that attracts female soul masters."

Ning Peiya laughed it off, grabbed Chen Ning's arm, and quickly changed the subject.

Chen Ning wasn't stupid. As a character who didn't appear in the original work and didn't have much of a plot effect, she immediately noticed that Ning Peiya's behavior was a little off.

Chen Ning put her arm around Ning Peiya's neck, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Sister Xiaoya, if you don't consider me an outsider, then... just tell me what happened. I won't go around telling anyone."

Feeling the pressure on her neck, Ning Peiya swallowed and replied softly, "There's nothing to keep secret, but... if I tell you the truth, you might not be able to accept it."

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

Chen Ning chuckled and said, "Don't tell me... that Huo Yuhao was the first tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, and that Tang Wulin was the younger brother of Dragon Butterfly Douluo Tang Wutong."

"That's what I guessed too, but what I'm talking about... isn't just speculation about their identities."

Ning Peiya said with a solemn expression, "I suspect... we live in a fictional world, and Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin are the protagonists of our time, and everyone... has to serve the protagonists..."

Ning Peiya wanted to change not only the fate of all amplification-type Soul Masters, but also... to break this tragic cycle.

She had a feeling... that the story began from the time of the original Shrek Seven Devils.

Lingbing Douluo is the second part.

The current point in time is the third part.

If this cycle is not broken, there will be a story where a member of the Tang clan descends upon Douluo Continent every ten thousand years, makes a splash, and then returns to the God Realm.

How ridiculous!

Whether or not they live in the world of fiction, they are all flesh-and-blood people. Why can't they explore the path to godhood instead of serving the Tang family?