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

It is said that the best strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting, but the most brilliant strategy is not the kind that is so ingeniously designed that even Zhuge Liang himself could not see through it, but rather... the one in question who knows it is a scheme, yet has a reason to fall into it.

Huo Yuhao experienced the same feeling that Long Yue had just gone through.

The Frankenstein's monster is neither Wang Dong'er nor Wang Qiu'er, nor anything in between; it's more like a substitute for both. In his previous life, Huo Yuhao never even touched the Frankenstein's monster. In his extreme grievances, did he not miss Wang Qiu'er, or perhaps Wang Dong'er?

The truth may only be known to Huo Yuhao himself.

Looking at the cracked sesame seed cake in front of him, Huo Yuhao's thoughts returned to that evening when he was telling Wang Qiu'er the story of the sesame seed cake by the campfire.

The mother and son had little status in the White Tiger Duke's mansion. They ate leftovers and occasionally managed to find meat in the swill bucket. They rarely ate fresh food.

This tiny sesame seed cake holds some of the most beautiful memories of Huo Yuhao's life. He knows it's an illusion, he knows it's all a false scene, but he just can't help it!

"Enough is enough. My life has always been planned for me by others. It's time to make a choice for my own path in life."

Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, took the sesame seed cake the girl handed him, and happily ate it.

"Qiu'er, don't leave me. Let's be together forever, for all eternity, okay?"

After Huo Yuhao finished eating the sesame seed cake, he made a move to hold Wang Qiu'er's little hand, but... he missed, and the surrounding scenery turned into nothingness with the fluctuation of space.

"Trial failed."

As a clear, cold female voice entered Huo Yuhao's ears, he felt as if he had fallen from a great height. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back in Dragon Valley.

Huo Yuhao sighed and said, "Brother Tianmeng, let's go. We need to return to Douluo Continent immediately. I have something urgent to discuss..."

Three days later, outside Shrek Academy, at the headquarters of the Spirit Tower.

Travel-worn Huo Yuhao stood at the main gate of the Chuanling headquarters and shouted, "I am Huo Yuhao, I want to see the Tower Master of the Ancient Tower and His Excellency the Silver Dragon King..."

After about fifteen minutes of shouting, a middle-aged man with black hair slowly walked out from behind Huo Yuhao, gave Huo Yuhao a cold look, and walked into the gate of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters without saying a word.

Huo Yuhao would never forget this face; it was the ticket he used to enter the realm of gods in his previous life.

Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian!

Huo Yuhao hurriedly set off, following behind Di Tian as they entered the gates of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

The scene shifts to the conference room on the top floor of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters. As soon as Huo Yuhao entered, upon seeing the silver-haired woman, he hurriedly knelt on one knee and bowed, saying, "Junior Huo Yuhao greets... Your Excellency Silver Dragon King."

In the world of Douluo, strength reigns supreme.

Regardless of Huo Yuhao's past achievements, his current strength is only that of a Soul Master, while his opponent... is already a Quasi-God King.

Gu Yuena crossed her arms and said coldly, "Speak, what urgent matter do you want to see me with, crying and begging?"

Huo Yuhao said with a solemn expression, "Your Excellency Silver Dragon King, perhaps... I have a way to revive the Imperial Beast..."

Gu Yuena sneered, "What's the point of reviving her? To rekindle your romance with Huo Yuhao? Hmph, let me tell you, Huo Yuhao, even if you could revive her, she would still be the Wang Qiu'er you know!"

"Your Excellency Silver Dragon King, I... I didn't mean that!"

With tears welling up in his eyes, Huo Yuhao said, "This is the karma I owe to the Soul Beast race. In my previous life, I accepted Qiu'er's sacrifice and achieved the position of God King under the blessing of the seven Soul Spirits. However, because of the Soul Spirit system I created, I single-handedly caused the Soul Beast race to be on the verge of extinction."

"I am guilty. I have failed the Soul Beast Clan. I only wish to resurrect Qiu'er... no, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, to repay the karma I owe to the Soul Beast Clan. Otherwise... no matter how many times I am reborn, I will never achieve much."

Huo Yuhao didn't understand what cause and effect were, let alone what repayment was. His eagerness to revive the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was simply because he couldn't see any hope and wanted to put his mind at ease.

"The remnant consciousness of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion is in the Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform. I will have the Spirit Transfer Tower retrieve it for you."

After saying that, Gu Yuena suddenly stood up and walked out of the conference room without looking back.

Not long after, a staff member in a light purple uniform handed a specially made jade bottle to Huo Yuhao.

Just then, Huo Yuhao suddenly took a step back, and ten golden soul rings slowly rose from beneath his feet. Strands of the power of destiny were officially separated from the depths of his soul, transforming into nourishment for the remnant consciousness of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Under the influence of the power of fate, the remnant consciousness of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion has shown signs of self-repair, but Huo Yuhao felt as if something was missing.

"Oh, right, the Golden Dragon Lance!"

Huo Yuhao slapped his thigh, and then, enveloped by the power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's origin, he leaped out of the conference room window and flew straight towards Seagod Island.

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Ignoring Yun Ming and the others' attempts to stop him, Huo Yuhao entered the space inside the Golden Ancient Tree, kicked aside Ah Yin who was blocking his way, and took the Golden Dragon Spear in his hand.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Holding the Golden Dragon Spear, Huo Yuhao thrust the spear tip directly into the "heart" of the Golden Ancient Tree.

In an instant, the golden ancient tree withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and wisps of silvery-white energy spread across the sky above the Douluo plane.

At this moment, Long Yeyue, far above the sea, suddenly opened her eyes, and her slightly aged face visibly returned to that of a young girl.

As the silvery-white aura spread out, all the Title Douluo-level Soul Masters felt the change in their lifespan.

After doing all this, Huo Yuhao took the Golden Dragon Spear and returned to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is left with only a remnant consciousness, making it almost impossible to revive it through normal means. However... there is another way: to put the remnant consciousness into the Golden Dragon Spear, using the Golden Dragon Spear as a vessel to nurture the remnant consciousness of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, thus reviving it in the form of the Golden Dragon Spear's spirit.

"Brother Tianmeng, I don't want to live anymore. I want to sacrifice my body and soul to nourish Qiu'er's soul and atone for her sins. You should find another place to go."

Huo Yuhao slumped in his chair, his heart filled with despair, having lost all will to live.

"Xiao Yuhao, I won't say much more. Since I chose you, I already expected this day to come. After living for so many years, I'm tired."

As Tianmeng Bingcan finished speaking, two beams of light, one blue and one white, shone in the conference room, and Huo Yuhao's physical body instantly disintegrated, becoming a reality in the world.

"Qiu'er, our fate in this life has come to an end. I only hope that in the next life... I will be a woman and you a man, and we can still be together to make up for the regrets of this life." (End of this chapter)