A Cliché Hotel Scene

Eight days later

On an official road outside Heaven Dou Imperial City, a spacious, luxurious carriage rolled along slowly. The coachman drove attentively, staring straight ahead without letting his gaze wander.

Inside the carriage, however, the air was thick with a decadent scent. Fortunately, the windows were open for ventilation, or it would have been enough to make someone pass out.

Gu Shenggo lay on the large sofa built into the carriage, idly turning the Book of Solomon over in his hands as he pondered several matters, ignoring Hu Yun and Bai Yujie as they continually struck seductive poses before him.

No matter how alluring, flirtatious, or provocative Hu Yun and Bai Yujie acted, Gu Shenggo was no longer interested.

He had sampled them every day these past few days. The same flavor over and over had already grown tiresome.

"Get down."

Apparently disturbed in his thoughts by Hu Yun and Bai Yujie, Gu Shenggo gave the order with some displeasure.

Hearing this, Hu Yun and Bai Yujie did not dare question him. They obediently got down on the floor like dogs and crawled to his feet.

Seeing how docile and submissive they were, Gu Shenggo found this quite satisfying.

"Good girls."

Gu Shenggo reached out and stroked the beautiful mature woman's head. Compared to Bai Yujie, Hu Yun was more obedient.

Upon hearing Gu Shenggo's praise, the mature, gorgeous woman's charming face revealed submission. Her crimson lips parted slightly, and her voice was sweetly seductive, sending a tingling sensation through the air.

"Yun slave thanks Master for the praise."

Gu Shenggo looked out the window. Heaven Dou Imperial City was almost here.

Aside from playing with Hu Yun and Bai Yujie, Gu Shenggo had also thought about many things along the way.

His second Martial Soul, the Ice Thorn Vine, was still somewhat lacking in quality, and he had not pursued a particularly perfect Soul Ring configuration either.

Unfortunately, he had never been able to find the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion on the Extreme North Ice Plain. If he killed it, he could grant his Martial Soul the ultimate ice attribute.

In Douluo, there was such a thing as Martial Soul Evolution. Powerful ferocious beasts could become soul spirits and fuse with a Martial Soul, causing it to evolve into a higher-grade Martial Soul.

Gu Shenggo had the same idea: make a powerful ferocious beast into his soul spirit, then use it to evolve his Martial Soul.

But there were only a handful of ferocious beasts on Douluo Continent. There was one choice capable of evolving the Ice Thorn Vine.

The Myriad Demon King of the Star Dou Great Forest.

It was also plant-type, though its attributes differed from those of the Ice Thorn Vine.

"I still have to make a move on Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

Gu Shenggo murmured to himself. Since he had come to the Douluo World, making trouble for Dugu Bo was something he had to do.

Rather than letting Tang San benefit from it, he might as well take it for himself.

At that thought, Gu Shenggo remembered the Blue Silver Emperor seed.

A jade box appeared in Gu Shenggo's hand. He opened it, revealing a blue-green seed covered in golden veins, radiating the aura of life.

After the battle between Qian Xunji and Tang Hao had ended, this Blue Silver Emperor seed had fallen into his hands.

More than five years had passed, yet its vitality remained abundant. As expected of the Blue Silver Emperor.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could accelerate plant growth, but it was still too slow for Gu Shenggo. He had a faster way to help the Blue Silver Emperor recover.

Time reversal.

He could use Bullet of Four to reverse the Blue Silver Emperor's time back six years, but the Soul Power required would be terrifying.

It would take at least all the Soul Power from several of Gu Shenggo's Soul Rings.

"Mr. Gu, we've arrived at Heaven Dou City."

The coachman's voice came from outside the carriage. Gu Shenggo rose to his feet and looked at Hu Yun and Bai Yujie, who were still crawling on the floor.

"Get up."

"Yes, Master~" The beautiful mature woman Hu Yun and the beautiful young wife Bai Yujie climbed to their feet and followed Gu Shenggo out of the carriage.

The coachman stopped the carriage outside a magnificent hotel. Its exterior was extravagantly decorated, gleaming with gold, and its entrance was broad. The people coming and going were all elegantly dressed members of Heaven Dou City's upper class.

But in Gu Shenggo's eyes, they amounted to nothing.

On Douluo Continent, strength was supreme. Without power, no matter how noble one's status was, unless one was the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, one was nothing more than an ant before a Titled Douluo.

With an arm around each woman, Gu Shenggo held Hu Yun and Bai Yujie by their waists and entered the hotel.

The upper-class guests passing by did not pay much attention to the sight.

After all, they had seen stranger things. Noble high society was a mess.

However, one person found the beautiful mature woman in Gu Shenggo's arms somewhat familiar. He seemed to have seen her in the home of a great noble before, though that had been many years ago, and his memory was rather vague.

But then his gaze fell upon Bai Yujie's charming face, and his memories gradually became clear.

It was not because he had seen Bai Yujie before, but because Bai Yujie looked almost exactly like Hu Yun had many years ago.

As expected of mother and daughter.

The man's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly left the hotel, seemingly to report the news somewhere.

Gu Shenggo did not notice him. With Hu Yun and Bai Yujie in his arms, he approached the hotel counter. Without even checking what rooms were available, he directly told the receptionist, "Give me the most luxurious room in your hotel."

After days of traveling, he needed a good rest. His waist had not stopped working these past few days.

The receptionist was a youthful, pretty girl with a pleasant face and a decent figure. Looking at Gu Shenggo with a woman in each arm, a trace of contempt lurked deep in her eyes.

This hotel was a famous aristocratic establishment in Heaven Dou Imperial City. Those who came and went were all upper-class nobles of Heaven Dou, and they only ever brought one female companion.

Who acted like Gu Shenggo, holding a pair of sister flowers in his arms? It disgraced noble elegance. He was clearly some petty noble from the countryside who did not understand the rules.

One had to know that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family stood behind this hotel. By that logic, she was practically a member of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family as well.

The receptionist looked at Gu Shenggo with faint disdain. Her voice was cold and carried a lofty air, making her contempt clear.

"What noble house are you from? Do you have someone to recommend you?"

To stay at the Tianhe Grand Hotel, one had to be recommended by someone.

That was because the hotel was not merely a place to stay; it also served as a gathering place for nobles.

Noticing the receptionist's contemptuous gaze and her superior tone, Gu Shenggo's expression shifted slightly. His face darkened with displeasure as he reminded her, "Watch your tone."

"Hmph!" The receptionist snorted coldly. Rather than restraining herself after Gu Shenggo's warning, she became even more arrogant.

"Since you have no recommendation, please leave the hotel. You are not welcome here."

Her voice was not loud, but it carried clearly through the hall. Quite a few nobles who had been conversing turned toward the counter, all wearing expressions of anticipation for a show.

Hu Yun and Bai Yujie looked at the receptionist, who did not know she was courting death, with pity in their eyes. She was truly seeking her own doom.

"You're courting death!"

Gu Shenggo had not expected to encounter such a cliché scene of someone looking down on others. A chill filled his eyes.

At the same time, eight pitch-black ten-thousand-year Soul Rings appeared, surrounding Gu Shenggo's body and radiating a terrifying aura that swept across the entire hall.

In an instant, the nobles who had been waiting to watch the show, along with the receptionist who had courted death, were forced to bend their legs and collapse to their knees beneath that terrifying pressure.

"Eight ten-thousand-year Soul Rings! How is that possible?!!"

"There's actually such a Soul Ring configuration!"

The nobles lying prone on the ground stared at the eight ten-thousand-year Soul Rings revolving around Gu Shenggo, utterly stunned. Such a Soul Ring configuration had never appeared on Douluo Continent before.

The receptionist was completely dumbfounded and terrified into wetting herself. Foul-smelling liquid flowed from beneath her short skirt as her body trembled violently, her eyes filled with fear.

"Impossible! It must be fake! How could there be such a Soul Ring configuration? Fake, it's all fake!"

She could not accept it. Her voice turned shrill as she desperately denied it, unwilling to face the fact that she had offended a Soul Douluo expert!

She was dead for sure...

(Cough, cough, cough. There's a reason Hu Yun is so flirtatious~)