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

Chapter 4. The Great God King Huo was reborn, but...

Two hundred and thirty years later.

On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, a thin, frail boy wept bitterly. After Tang San's suicide, the God Realm crumbled, and the Douluo God Realm faced its end. Just as he was about to perish, he opened his eyes again and found himself reborn, back to the point in time when he had just formed a contract with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Electrolux...

In this life, he will reclaim everything that belongs to him: kick Tang San, take Xiao Wu for himself, take Ah Yin for himself, and, in front of Tang San, become a man in the truest sense of the word...

He and Tang Wutong had been married for so many years, but they had never had sex. Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji were only born after he had conceived their children...

Tang San's son-in-law? Humph! I wouldn't even be a dog! If I'm going to be anything, I'll be Tang San's master and make him personally offer up his wife, mother, and daughter!

Overwhelmed by the joy of rebirth, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes and saw... those two long-lost figures.

Tang Ya quickly stepped forward, pinched Huo Yuhao's cheek, and said with a smile, "Little brother, hello! I am Tang Ya, the current sect leader of the Tang Clan. Our Tang Clan is..."

"Teacher Xiaoya, please stop. I, Huo Yuhao, am willing to join your Tang Sect," Huo Yuhao said, his eyes brimming with tears.

"Huh???" Tang Ya was very surprised; she still had so much to say.

Coming to her senses, Tang Ya hurriedly took out a belt and several booklets from her storage bracelet (not a soul tool) and stuffed them into Huo Yuhao's hands.

"Xiao Yuhao, this is a replica of the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon, the storage soul tool of the founder of the Tang Sect, Lord Sea God. Every Tang Sect disciple has one. Take it."

"Here, these six booklets contain the unique skills of our Tang Clan: Xuan Tian Gong, Kong He Qin Long, Gui Ying Mi Zong, Xuan Yu Shou, Zi Ji Mo Tong, and An Qi Bai Jie Jie. Although they are outdated now, mastering one more skill is still an extra means of survival. You can study them when you have free time."

Are you falling behind the times?

Huo Yuhao asked with a puzzled look, "Teacher Xiaoya, why is our Tang Sect's unique martial arts outdated?"

"Of course..."

Before Tang Ya could finish speaking, Bei Bei, who was in the distance, began to urge her on.

"Xiaoya, have you forgotten? We need to go back and prepare for the welcome party. What are you still standing there for?"

"Oh right, I almost forgot." Tang Ya slapped her forehead and hurriedly took Huo Yuhao's hand, bringing him to Bei Bei's side.

Seeing the vehicle that Bei Bei was tinkering with, Huo Yuhao froze on the spot. This was... a horse, a carriage? No, the front of the carriage was obviously a mechanical contraption, and there were four wheels underneath.

Has the era of battle armor arrived ahead of schedule?

That's not right either! Even if Huo Yuhao is inexperienced, he is still a level nine Soul Master (in the past), and he really can't see where the Soul Guidance Array and charging device are located in this "Soul Guidance Car".

The front of the vehicle has four wheels, the carriage has four wheels, and they are connected in the middle by some simple means. If a modern person were here, a certain term would surely come to mind.

The steam engine! Or perhaps the internal combustion engine! The emergence of the steam engine and the internal combustion engine signified the arrival of the Industrial Age!

Going back to reality.

Beibei had finished the inspection and was adding water to the water tank. Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's doubts deepened. In this era, soul-guided cars only needed ordinary water to provide power.

Just then, Bei Bei and Tang Ya sat in the driver's and passenger's seats. Seeing that Huo Yuhao was still in a daze, Tang Ya couldn't help but urge him on.

"Xiao Yuhao, get in the car quickly."

"Ah...oh." Huo Yuhao nodded quickly and sat down in the back seat of the carriage.

Under Beibei's control, the car gained power and began to drive smoothly on the road. The speed was not fast, about the same as that of an ordinary horse-drawn carriage, but the comfort was on a completely different level.

Huo Yuhao was in a bad mood. He was reborn, but not completely. It was still the Douluo Continent, still Bei Bei and Tang Ya, but some things had changed. The soul-guided car, and the welcome party that Bei Bei mentioned. Did Shrek Academy in his previous life ever hold a welcome party?

After three hours of non-stop travel, the three finally returned to Shrek City. It was still the same east gate, the same recruitment site, and it still felt familiar.

"Xiao Yuhao, you go to the admissions office to register first. Your senior brother and I are busy. Here, take this communication jade slip. If you need to contact us, just put your soul power into it. Don't worry if we don't have time to reply, the communication jade slip has a recording function."

After saying that, Tang Ya grabbed Bei Bei's wrist and walked into Shrek City without looking back.

Helpless, Huo Yuhao could only stand alone at the very back of the enrollment queue.

An hour later, the admissions officer looked up at Huo Yuhao, who was dressed in coarse cloth, and then pushed a device that looked like a time clock in front of Huo Yuhao.

"Place your right thumb in the corresponding position, and the machine will take a drop of your blood to check if your soul power has been corrupted."

"So it's a device for checking evil spirit masters." Huo Yuhao nodded as if he suddenly realized something, and with a clear conscience, he immediately pressed his right thumb against the device.

The next moment, the blood collection was successful, and the words "Third-Class Evil Soul Master" appeared on the screen.

Third, a third-class evil spirit master?

Huo Yuhao hurriedly protested, "Teacher, I'm really not an evil spirit master. Is this machine broken?"

"No one has ever called you an evil soul master," the admissions officer said helplessly. "Third-class evil soul masters generally refer to the descendants of evil soul masters who, after several generations of reproduction, have reached a level where the evil energy within their bodies is negligible. Or it may be due to the special nature of their martial soul, which generates some evil energy during battle, but it is far from enough to reach the level of a true evil soul master."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Although the other party's statement was rather vague, Huo Yuhao was certain that the other party was referring to Electrolux between the lines.

Alas! This was just a small entrance test, and his secret was already slightly revealed. If he were to undergo a full-scale test, would the existence of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ilex be exposed to the world?

In his previous life, if he hadn't been clever enough, how could he have kept his two biggest secrets hidden until the very last moment before revealing them to the public?

In this life... forget it! The Tang Sect still needs him to revive it, and Shrek Academy still needs him to create its glory. At worst, he can just be more careful and avoid taking unnecessary tests.

(End of this chapter)