Who Would Still Be a Gigolo After Transmigrating into Coiling Dragon

"I've decided, once we enter the city this time, I'm going to sign up for the Fiend assessment. Fanny, do you want to come along?"

"Hmph~ Simon, are you itching for a beating again? Since you're going, I'm obviously going too. I promised to protect you, after all."

"Hehe, then thank you, Lady Fanny."

The two of them chatted and laughed as they paid two Inkstones and followed the crowd into Timbu City.

"What a massive city, Fanny."

After entering the city, Simon looked around in wonder and exclaimed. The largest city he had ever seen in his material plane could only hold ten million people.

But looking at Timbu City before him, Simon couldn't even see the city's boundaries. The streets were packed with people; Highgods were just ordinary passersby here, and flying was strictly prohibited.

"Haha, Simon, why are you making such a fuss? This Timbu City is just an ordinary city. Once you reach Fenglan City, where our clan is located, you'll know what a true super-city looks like."

Fanny was amused by Simon's reaction and burst into laughter.

"Hehe, it's my first time seeing so many gods. Especially since there are many whose auras I can't even detect; they must all be Highgods."

Along the way, Simon discovered that Highgods were indeed very common here. Even many of the patrolling soldiers were Highgods, likely serving as squad leaders.

This kept the order within the city excellent; not a single person dared to cause trouble.

"Simon, let's find a hotel to rest first, and while we're at it, I'll take you to taste the unique delicacies of Hell."

"Alright, I've been meaning to taste the food you're always bragging about to see just how good it really is."

Although one no longer needs to eat or drink once they reach the Saint Realm, experts who have lived for too long still need to find some amusement, and fine food and wine are among the most popular.

Following Fanny, they arrived at a hotel that occupied a vast area and was decorated with extreme luxury.

"Ridley Hotel, it looks pretty good. Let's choose this one."

Following Fanny into the hotel, the accommodation requirements for hotels in Hell were quite special; the minimum stay was one year. However, Simon and Fanny didn't plan on staying long, as they intended to participate in the Fiend assessment soon.

After some selection, Simon spent one thousand Inkstones to rent a two-story building with a courtyard for a year. After taking the number plate marked 203 from the front desk, he and Fanny went to the hotel's dining area.

Fanny took the menu and, without looking at the prices, ordered all the restaurant's signature dishes. Things like Black Dragon Heart and Phoenix Liver were just appetizers, and Simon hadn't even heard of the materials used in many of the other dishes.

According to the menu descriptions, many ingredients were transported from other planes. Crossing such vast distances, the price was easy to imagine.

A few hours later, all the dishes were served.

"Let's dig in, Simon."

After saying that, Fanny couldn't wait to start eating.

Watching Fanny's adorable way of eating, Simon began to eat as well.

"Mmm~ so delicious..."

Having tasted Hell's delicacies for the first time, Simon was completely conquered.

He hadn't expected that the plain Saint Realm Black Dragon Heart and Saint Realm Phoenix Liver could be stir-fried to be so flavorful. Once Simon took a bite, he couldn't stop.

And these two dishes were merely appetizers in Fanny's eyes.

The main course was said to be sourced from a certain divine beast in the Life Divine Realm, which was killed and sold to plane merchants before being meticulously prepared by the restaurant's head chef.

Simon only took one bite and felt that coming to Hell was truly the right choice.

This place was truly a paradise for foodies. Even someone like Simon, who wasn't greedy for food, couldn't help but exclaim how delicious it was.

Besides these three dishes, the entire table was filled with various items, such as steamed Spirit Fish, secret salads, charcoal-grilled Little Fire Dragon, and more.

After a whirlwind of eating, Simon and Fanny finished the dishes on the table, burping in satisfaction, and took the opportunity to enjoy some specialty fruits from the Heavenly Realm.

They looked like grapes from his previous life, but they were countless times better.

After the meal, Simon and Fanny paid the bill and walked out of the hotel. The meal had cost a full several hundred thousand Inkstones. Simon was still clicking his tongue at the amount; this money was a fortune that many Midgods would never possess in their entire lives.

Even Highgods wouldn't dare to eat like this casually.

Only Simon, who had made a windfall, didn't care, and Fanny, being a little rich girl, found it even more mundane.

But in reality, Inkstones were very hard to earn in Hell.

One had to know that Simon had opened so many bandits' spatial rings, and the most he had ever found in a Midgod bandit's ring was eighty-five Inkstones.

And that was only in one of them.

It was easy to imagine how difficult it was for ordinary god-level beings to accumulate wealth in Hell.

Passing by a clothing store, Simon pulled Fanny inside and carefully picked out a gorgeous long dress for her. It was priced at exactly ten million Inkstones. According to the shopkeeper, the feathers used in the dress were transported from the Fire Element divine plane, and its inherent defensive power reached that of a Highgod Artifact, with even better effects for Fire Element experts.

Fanny couldn't resist trying it on, and finding it truly beautiful, she accepted it with a smile.

Having consumed so many of Fanny's Soul Golden Beads, Simon felt a bit better in his heart for returning the favor with a dress.

Although Simon knew that this dress was likely the cheapest item in Fanny's spatial ring, seeing her look like a fairy in the flames after putting it on, Simon felt it was worth the purchase.

Just like that, the two of them strolled and shopped along the way until they soon arrived at the Fiend Castle.

The ancient Fiend Castle was entirely purple-black. In the center of the castle was carved a blurry giant face and a strange red single eye; this sight was impossible to forget once seen.

The Fiend Castle was a building that every city was required to have. It was the place to accept or issue Fiend missions, and also the place to sign up for the Fiend assessment.

Before coming here, Simon and Fanny had agreed to participate in the Fiend assessment together, intending to travel through Hell and temper themselves once they became Fiends.

Since they were already wandering in this area, they naturally had to go inside and take a look.

The first-floor lobby of the Fiend Castle was very spacious, with only a few hundred people coming and going.

With only a few hundred people in such a vast hall, it felt quite sparse. Clearly, not many people came here, far fewer than places like the Black Sand Castle next door, which specialized in shopping and trading.

As soon as Simon and Fanny entered, they spotted the counter in the center of the hall marked "Fiend Assessment Application."

A beautiful woman with green hair and purple eyes was currently boredly flipping through a book behind the counter. Simon took a glance.

The title of the book was actually Reborn: The Seven-Star Fiend Falls Madly in Love with Me...

It was obvious that this woman also had a dream of being reborn and falling for a domineering CEO.

Seeing someone approach, she immediately put down the book. "Hello, are you two here to apply for the Fiend assessment?"

"Yes, we both want to apply for the next Fiend assessment. Could you tell us what the requirements are?" Simon replied.

"There are no requirements. You just need to pay ten thousand Inkstones each and leave a contact address."

"Alright, here are twenty thousand Inkstones. We are staying at the Ridley Hotel, courtyard 203."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The green-haired, purple-eyed beauty accepted the Inkstones, recorded their address, and continued.

"The date for the next Fiend assessment hasn't been determined yet. We need to wait about a month; once enough people have gathered, we will notify you that the assessment is starting. The specific details of the mission will also be provided at that time."

"I see. Then we'll just wait."

The green-haired, purple-eyed beauty then handed two Fiend badges to Simon. "These are your proofs for participating in the Fiend assessment. Once you succeed, you will be issued an official One-Star Fiend Medal."

"Thank you."

Simon accepted the badges and thanked her, then walked with Fanny toward the second floor of the castle.

The second floor of the Fiend Castle sold a massive amount of books. Simon planned to go up and buy a book containing the latest information on the various powers in Hell to see what the current timeframe was.

If the Four Divine Beasts Clan was still standing in Hell and hadn't been besieged by the Eight Great Clans, then the current time was before Linley's birth. If they had already been besieged, it would be after Linley's birth.

Only by roughly determining the timeframe could he better arrange his future plans.

Just like that, Simon bought several books. After confirming with Fanny, he learned that the current headquarters of the Four Divine Beasts Clan was still perfectly fine within the Bluecliff Prefecture of the Bloodridge Continent, with no signs of decline and no mention of a siege by the Eight Great Clans.

This allowed Simon to roughly determine that the time period he had transmigrated into was before Linley's birth, which meant there were many more things he could plan.

Chapter 36: Enlightenment, Great Increase in Strength

Simon bought several books and, after confirming with Fanny, learned that the current headquarters of the Four Divine Beasts Clan was still perfectly fine within the Bluecliff Prefecture of the Bloodridge Continent, with no signs of decline.

This allowed Simon to roughly determine that the time period he had transmigrated into was before Linley's birth, which meant there were many more things he could plan.

Of course, it was also possible that the information in Timbu City wasn't updated in a timely manner, and they were in that window where the Four Divine Beasts Clan had been besieged but the printed information hadn't been updated yet. After all, Fanny had been a guardian in a material plane for a million years, and the interval for major information updates in Hell was also one million years.

If Linley had already been born, such a long time would have been enough for Linley to transcend several times over...

This possibility was very small, but not impossible. Simon prepared to keep a closer eye on gathering information in the future.

In the Coiling Dragon World, whether the Four Divine Beasts were dead was an important time node.

Only when they died would it trigger the subsequent series of events, and only then would the opportunity for Linley's birth arise.

I need to figure out the more specific timeframe as soon as possible, Simon thought to himself.

There was no help for it; the time span of the Coiling Dragon World was too vast, measured in epochs. If it was still dozens or hundreds of epochs until the death of the Four Divine Beasts, then how long would Simon have to wait?

To figure it out, his current strength was not enough. At the very least, he needed to reach the Highgod level in two elements and touch the threshold of an Asura.

When that time came, by using Fanny's grandfather to make contact with the circle of Sovereigns, a lot of information would become clear at a glance.

Therefore, the most critical thing was still strength.

Without strength, even the most heaven-defying opportunities could not be grasped, and one wouldn't even have the qualifications to participate.

Returning to the hotel with Fanny, the two went back to their respective rooms to rest.

Most hotels in Hell followed a minimalist style. The entire bedroom contained only a bed, a table, and a chair; there was no other decoration.

The courtyard, however, was laid out quite elegantly.

Simon sat cross-legged on the bed, his mind immersed in the ocean of Laws.

The progress of his Law of Wind had always been very steady. The four Profound Mysteries he had comprehended were now all in harmony, and among them, the Profound Mystery of Wind Element, the Profound Mystery of Fast, and the Profound Mystery of Slow had even reached the final step of overall fusion.

The previous series of battles had made Simon feel as if he had grasped the opportunity for a breakthrough, and he had vaguely sensed something.

Now, calming his mind, Simon carefully analyzed it.

The Profound Mystery of Wind Element was the foundation of the Law of Wind; all Profound Mysteries were derived from the most basic wind elements.

Through such long observation and comprehension, Simon also discovered that when wind elements moved extremely fast, what was revealed was the Profound Mystery of Fast, and when wind elements were almost stagnant and motionless, what was revealed was the Profound Mystery of Slow.

Similarly, when wind elements were arranged in a specific order, they would exert obvious pressure and restraint on space, and what was revealed further up was the Profound Mystery of Wind Space.