Gu Shenge

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Gu Shenge (顾笙歌)
Alias(es)	Juan Shoutian 26 98
Species/Race	Human 13
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nine Luminaries Heavenly Palace — Palace Master; Taihao Empire — founder; Hao Alliance 57 93 171
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, alchemist, ruler, and Medusa's Wang Fu (husband) 57 105
Status	Active 205
First Appearance	2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First-stage Dou Disciple → One-Star Dou Emperor	5	The Juan Shoutian Inheritance Card raised his cultivation in moments while leaving a stable foundation; it also granted martial knowledge and equipment.
Five-Star Dou Huang	23	Reached after forcibly refining the Green Lotus Core Flame; his body and meridians were further tempered by the flame.
Seven-Star Dou Emperor → Eight-Star Dou Emperor	43	Advanced through more than two months of cultivation in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
Eight-Star Dou Emperor → Three-Star Dou Ancestor	55	Refined the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and unlocked the second stage of the Juan Shoutian inheritance.
Eight-Star Dou Ancestor	97	Refined the Sea Heart Flame into the Flame Sea Divine Sun after returning from the Douluo World.
Dou Zun	105	Publicly identified alongside Medusa as a Dou Zun during the Black-Corner Region gathering.
Peak Nine-Star Dou Zun → Peak Three-Star Dou Sheng (simulated)	166	A ten-year simulation depicted his conquest of the Northwest Continent, entry into the Central Plains, and rapid advancement.
Peak Four-Star Dou Sheng → Eight-Star Dou Sheng → Dou Di (simulated)	167	A later simulated life showed him defeating the Soul Clan, opening the Tuoshe Ancient God Cave Mansion, refining a true Emperor Pill, and becoming a Dou Di.
Early Six-Star Dou Sheng	168 169	After completing another simulation, he emerged as a six-star Dou Sheng; the Black and White Venerables recognized the leap in power.
Early Seven-Star Dou Sheng	170	Used an Earth-grade draw for a ninth-grade profound pill during seclusion.
Dou Di	170 171	Broke through after two years of seclusion, releasing pressure felt across the Dou Qi Continent.
Mid-Stage / Five-Star Dou Di	173	Reached mid-stage Dou Di and began planning to refine the Dou Qi Continent's Plane Embryo.

Background

Gu Shenge first awakened the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, gaining greatly enhanced vision and a potential means to mark Medusa. Seeing the injured Snake-Person Queen unable to suppress her Dou Qi, he risked confronting her and coerced her into negotiating by threatening her tribe's safety. He offered a Perfect Sect-Breaking Pill as part of a marriage proposal rather than attempting to control her directly. 2 3

After marrying Medusa, Gu Shenge fused with the Origin Points of the Flawless Sun Physique. The transformation remade his body, blood, hair, and appearance around solar power; it also granted the Sun Emperor Fist. He subsequently used the Juan Shoutian Inheritance Card, receiving combat knowledge, the Heavenly Sheath Dawn, and an immediate rise to One-Star Dou Emperor. 4 5 11

As the Snake-People Tribe's Wang Fu, he supplied Medusa's faction with cultivation techniques, bloodline origins, and high-grade pills. He told Medusa that he came from the “Great Thousand World,” a story he fabricated to explain his resources and background. 12 16 17

Gu Shenge left Snake-Person City with Qing Lin and adopted the identity of Juan Shoutian while traveling through the Jia Ma Empire. Under this persona, he entered the Xiao Clan through Xiao Ding's letter, met Xiao Yan, and later publicly established himself as the Master of the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Palace. 26 28 57

He cultivated the Tai Shang Induction Technique, gained a trace of Tai Shang Power through dual cultivation with Ya Fei, and arranged the spread of false information about an ancient cave dwelling to draw the Jia Ma Empire's experts into his plans. 36 37

In the Douluo World, Gu Shenge founded the Taihao Empire, conquered the Star Luo Empire, and unified the Douluo Continent after destroying the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Clear Sky Sect for refusing submission. He created the Imperial Dao Avatar, the Taihao Emperor, to govern the empire while he pursued cultivation elsewhere. 89 92 93

After returning to the Dou Qi Continent, he continued expanding his influence through the Black-Corner Region and the Hao Alliance. His later cultivation breakthroughs carried him through Dou Sheng and ultimately to Dou Di, making him the strongest known figure on the Dou Qi Continent. 105 170 171

Gu Shenge also uses Simulation Avatars to enter other worlds. One such avatar traveled to the world of The Legend of Qin, entered Xianyang through mental influence, then journeyed to Xinzheng and became involved with Han Fei, Han Yu, Zilan Pavilion, and the Han court. 178 179 181 190

Appearance

Gu Shenge is a tall, young-looking man with a handsome, heroic appearance. Following his solar-physique transformation, his bearing became increasingly divine and imposing, often compared to a sun deity. 5 11 57

• Golden hair described as resembling the chains of a sun god after his transformation. 5
• A radiant Sun God Mark between his brows. 5 10
• Sun God Blood and a faint golden luster across his body. 5 23
• Often manifests a golden divine sun or Green Lotus Divine Sun behind him in combat or cultivation. 10 23 55
• Later wears a crimson-gold emperor's robe following his ascension to Dou Di. 171
• Despite his cultivation, he appeared no older than twenty to the Xiao Clan. 28

Personality

Gu Shenge is bold, composed, and highly opportunistic. Even when Medusa's peak Dou Emperor pressure left him struggling to stand, he continued provoking her and relied on the threat posed by his pupils to force a negotiation. 2 3

He is calculating in both politics and personal dealings. He adopts identities to conceal himself, manipulates Xiao Yan with information about the ancient cave dwelling, spreads rumors to gather powerful factions in one place, and treats long-term resources and powerful clans as assets to be managed rather than merely seized. 26 36 37 173

Gu Shenge is intensely protective toward people he considers his own. He rescued Qing Lin from abuse, promised that she would not be bullied while under his protection, and killed the vendor who terrorized her. He also supported Sheng Cai'er's choice to return to the Assassin Temple rather than forcing her to remain with him. 20 35 136

His confidence often manifests as theatricality. He makes conspicuous entrances, publicly displays affection for Yun Yun, and openly humiliates opponents such as Han Feng when they threaten his interests. 57 105

Abilities & Skills

Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils

Gu Shenge's first major ability is a set of mystical pupils marked by three rotating jade-green flowers.

• Greatly enhances his sight; he can see insects in wall cracks from hundreds of meters away. 2
• Carries a soul-capturing quality and can be used to threaten a target with a mark. 2
• Recognizes Qing Lin as someone with the same kind of eyes, motivating him to take her from the desert market. 20

Solar Sacred Body

After fusing with the Flawless Sun Physique Origin Points, Gu Shenge developed an overwhelmingly yang, holy constitution associated with solar divinity. 4 5 10

• Produces Solar Dou Qi, Sun Fire, solar divine light, and manifestations of a divine sun. 10 22 55
• Transformed his blood into Sun God Blood and granted exceptional physical resilience. 5
• Endured the Green Lotus Core Flame's repeated destruction and reconstruction of his body, using the process to strengthen his physique and meridians. 22 23
• Grants the Sun God Wings, which are sharp enough to cleave a divine golden mountain and tear open the void. 156
• Supports the transformation into the Taihao Emperor Dragon Emperor, allowing him to pursue and restrain the Great Golden Peng in dragon form. 157

Heavenly Flame Refinement and Alchemy

Though initially unsuited to conventional alchemy due to his pure solar constitution, Gu Shenge pursued the craft and became a high-level alchemist. 12 47

• Refined the Green Lotus Core Flame into a Green Lotus Divine Sun within his dantian. 22 23
• Refined the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame to advance into the Dou Ancestor realm. 55
• Refined the Sea Heart Flame into the Flame Sea Divine Sun. 97
• Was recognized as a Tier 6 alchemist and later allowed Yao Yue to observe his eighth-tier pill refinement. 47 128
• Uses heavenly flames for combat, cooking, pill refinement, and large-scale destruction. 47 48 66

Juan Shoutian Inheritance

The Juan Shoutian Inheritance Card gave Gu Shenge a vast body of inherited combat knowledge and equipment. 5

• Includes sword techniques, fist techniques, sword formations, and practical combat experience. 5
• Granted the Sun Emperor Fist, an imperial divine technique associated with the Sun Holy Emperor. 5
• Its second stage provided additional advanced sword techniques and formations. 55
• Supplied the identity and equipment he uses as Juan Shoutian. 5 26

Tai Shang Induction Technique

The Tai Shang Induction Technique cultivates Tai Shang Power, also described as Heavenly Dao Power or Plane Power. 35 37

• Allows its user to sense the Plane Embryo of the Dou Qi Continent. 35
• Produced a trace of Tai Shang Power after Gu Shenge successfully sensed the Tai Shang. 37
• Is intended to enable control of a plane and eventual status as its master. 35 173
• Requires a balance of yin and yang; Gu Shenge initially found the technique difficult to cultivate alone. 36

Imperial Origin Dragon Qi

After establishing the Taihao Empire, Gu Shenge obtained the Imperial Origin Dragon Qi technique and used it to create an administrative avatar. 93

• Contains the First Emperor Dragon Fist and Imperial Dragon Heaven-Striking. 93
• Creates the Imperial Dao Avatar from a dynasty's national fortune. 93
• The avatar grows stronger as the empire's fortune increases and can sense threats to that fortune. 93

System and Cross-World Resources

Gu Shenge uses a system that provides lottery draws, Origin Points, inheritance cards, cultivation resources, and simulation functions. 5 35 66 173

• Uses the Serenitea Pot as a portable grotto-heaven and storage space. 10 66
• Can create Simulation Avatars for travel to other worlds. 173 178
• Uses the Geo Gnosis for flight, mental influence, and the creation of gold. 178 179
• Obtained two god positions and stated his goal of becoming the master of the Douluo Plane and creating a God Realm. 66

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heavenly Sheath Dawn — Weapon received with the Juan Shoutian inheritance. 5
• Green Lotus Core Flame / Green Lotus Divine Sun — Heavenly Flame refined into his body. 22 23
• Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame — Powerful Heavenly Flame used for cultivation and overwhelming destructive attacks. 55 66
• Heavenly Saint Splitting Abyss Halberd — Super divine artifact that ignores defenses, including super divine artifact-level armor. 69
• Bronze Sparrow Terrace — Expandable primordial palace used for transport, storage, and seclusion. 98 171
• Serenitea Pot — Grotto-heaven used to house people, items, and cultivated plants. 10 66 84
• Blazing Flame Cauldron — Alchemy cauldron obtained from a Mysterious-grade draw. 35
• Sea-Calming Bell — Artifact obtained after the unification of the Douluo Continent. 93
• Geo Gnosis — Energy-conversion device used for geo-elemental powers and the creation of Visions. 122 178 182
• Divine Artifact Compendium — Records the refining methods for 3,600 divine artifacts. 96

Relationships

• Medusa — Wife and Snake-Person Queen. Their relationship began as a coercive negotiation over a Sect-Breaking Pill but developed into a political and personal partnership; she later became pregnant with his child. 2 11 100 171
• Qing Lin — Protected ward and maid. Gu Shenge rescued her from abuse after recognizing that they shared the same type of pupils; she follows him with complete trust. 20 26 35
• Ya Fei — Concubine and subordinate within the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Palace. He provided resources for her to take control of the Mite'er Family and tasked her with spreading news of the ancient cave dwelling. 33 34 37
• Yun Yun — Ally, romantic partner, and one of his wives. Their connection began in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, where he agreed to protect her against the Amethyst Winged Lion King. 47 57 169
• Xiao Yi Xian — Companion under his protection. Gu Shenge identified her innate Woeful Poison Body, helped her work toward condensing a Poison Pill, and later trusted her with his true identity. 40 122 98
• Xiao Yan — Acquaintance and calculated investment. Gu Shenge initially chose to befriend and protect him, but also used information about the ancient cave dwelling to steer him into a trap. 26 36 117
• Bibi Dong — Wife/concubine obtained after Gu Shenge exploited her attachment to Yu Xiaogang. She later accompanied him back to the Dou Qi Continent. 69 97
• Liu Erlong — Concubine whose resistance was overcome through threats involving Yu Xiaogang. 76 84
• Yan Lingji — Romantic partner whom Gu Shenge protects from external threats; he later introduced her to Yun Yun as a sister-wife. 149 153 169
• Sheng Cai'er — Ally whom Gu Shenge allowed to choose her own future; he gave her a Child Flame of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame for protection. 136
• Great Golden Peng — Defeated magical beast forced into the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Palace after Gu Shenge subdued it and placed a soul seal on it. 156 157
• Taihao Emperor — Gu Shenge's emotionless Imperial Dao Avatar, created to rule the Taihao Empire in his stead. 93
• Han Fei — Friend encountered while traveling from Xianyang to Xinzheng; Han Fei later acknowledged their friendship at the Han royal banquet. 179 190
• Lady Mingzhu — Political ally in Xinzheng. She proposed an alliance with Gu Shenge regarding the Ghost Soldier Pay Heist. 203