Transmigration

"Haa~~~ngh!"

Hodan's eyelids twitched, followed by his fingers, before he slowly opened his eyes. He looked around at his surroundings in a daze; the sky above was brilliant with starlight, and the aurora drifted lightly, flickering between red, blue, green, and purple. The stars cascaded like a waterfall. After steadying his mind, he realized he was lying flat on the surface of a vast lake.

"What's going on?" Hodan was filled with questions.

Hodan remembered coming to Norway for a trip with a few close friends. Since he was about to get married, this was his final relaxation before becoming a bachelor no more. After this, he would have to settle down and stop wandering, taking on the responsibilities that a man should bear. Furthermore, the woman he was to spend the rest of his life with was someone he got along with very well; although she wasn't stunningly beautiful, she was considerate and filial. Both sets of parents and Hodan himself were very satisfied with the arrangement.

Hodan remembered drinking quite a bit of alcohol that night. His friends had been teasing and joking around, and then they went outside to watch the aurora. As they chatted, the alcohol hit them, so they pitched a tent by the lake to rest. When Hodan woke up again, he found himself soaking in the lake, lying on the shore.

Hodan was still wondering if his friends were playing a prank on him. Since he was the first among the group to enter the halls of marriage while they remained single, they were quite envious despite their claims of "long live bachelorhood" and wanting to play for a few more years. It was just that their time hadn't come yet; it couldn't be forced.

Thinking of this, Hodan didn't blame his friends for the prank; after all, they had over 20 years of friendship. With that thought, Hodan shouted loudly: "Lao Gai, Li Hao, stop hiding! Just because I'm getting married first, you guys have your day coming too. Don't think you'll get off easy when that time comes; I'll get you all drunk, strip you naked, hang you up, and pour cold water on you while you freeze in the wind, hmph!"

Hodan got up from the lakeside, calling out as he walked. After shouting a few times, he realized there was no response, and the surrounding environment was deathly quiet. Hodan steadied himself and carefully observed his surroundings, realizing something was wrong.

The weather in Norway in December was very cold, but Hodan didn't feel cold while soaking in the water; it felt like taking a cold shower in the summer. Moreover, he remembered that to watch the aurora, the area where he camped had open terrain with no trees or high mountains.

But now, in front of him was an expansive lake, and behind him was a towering, dense forest. This undoubtedly indicated that he was no longer anywhere near his campsite.

"What is going on?" Hodan shook his head, slowly trying to recall, when suddenly a sharp pain struck. A flood of strange memories rushed into Hodan's mind like a tide. Unable to withstand the sudden agony and the influx of memories, Hodan fainted on the spot.

The moon set and the sun rose; time passed. He didn't know how long it had been when Hodan slowly woke up. The "three philosophical questions of the soul" echoed in his mind involuntarily: "Who am I? Where am I? What is the situation?"

"I am Hodan. No, I was already Hodan. I am Hodan." Hodan's mind was still a mess as he muttered to himself.

"No, I am Hodan. This is Hell, one of the four supreme planes. Then this place is... the Coiling Dragon World???" Hodan was stunned. Hodan was, after all, someone who had been baptized by the information explosion. During his commute, he had read his fair share of novels, and Coiling Dragon was one of his favorites. The grand world, the passionate battles, and the heartwarming family bonds were all things he liked.

But Hodan never imagined he would become the Hodan of the Coiling Dragon World. Although they shared the same name, he was just an ordinary citizen from the Zhonghua Family on that little blue planet. This was the Coiling Dragon World, where gods ran rampant, where high-and-mighty Sovereigns existed, where the mastermind Oufu lurked, and where the controller of this world, Hongmeng, resided.

He was originally just an ordinary person with no grand ambitions. He just wanted to live a good life, marry someone he could build a home with, be filial to his parents, and pass his life in peace. That was the greatest happiness for an ordinary person.

He had nothing to do with those who dreamed of grand, earth-shattering adventures, constant transmigration, fighting the heavens, or building harems. Wasn't it good to just live well? A real, peaceful life was what countless people dreamed of and what many ancestors had paid for with blood and tears.

Furthermore, Hodan didn't want to transmigrate at all. He was an only child; his plan was to finish the Norway trip, marry Xiaoyan, live a good life, spend more time with his parents, have children, grow old with dignity, and quietly walk the final leg of his life.

Hodan thought of the faint gray hairs on his parents' heads and Xiaoyan waiting for him to return for their wedding. The greatest sorrow in the world is for a child to want to provide for their parents, only to find them gone. Now, his parents were still there, but their only son was no longer by their side. If his parents found out their only son had gone missing, how anxious and heartbroken they would be. Hodan felt he couldn't just sit and wait for death; he had to find a way back to his parents.

Hodan sorted through his memories. First, he was Hodan; the original body was an ordinary person from that little blue planet. In the Coiling Dragon World, he had also replaced a Hodan. It was just that the Hodan of the Coiling Dragon World was already dead, and for some unknown reason, he had transmigrated and possessed the body, becoming a brand-new individual. He simply carried the memories of two worlds.

The Hodan of the Coiling Dragon World was originally a member of a large clan in Hell, the Renars Clan. His parents were Mid-Gods, but they had unfortunately died in battle against the Four Divine Beasts Clan, leaving him all alone.

Originally, the Yulan Continent had a Plane Overseer, but they had been killed by a powerhouse who descended upon the Yulan Continent to fight for a Sovereign Spark, leaving the Yulan Continent without a Plane Overseer.

Hodan was currently on his way to the Yulan Continent to take up the post of Plane Overseer. Firstly, the Necropolis of the Gods was located on the Yulan Continent, and the clan sent him to see if there were any opportunities; if there were, he was to notify the clan's powerhouses to come and try their luck. If not, so be it.

Secondly, the Four Divine Beasts Clan had several members with high bloodline concentration who had left the Yulan Continent, and the clan had also sent him to monitor them.

It would be best if he could trick them into coming to Hell and eliminate them before they grew up, reducing potential enemies. After all, the Yulan Continent was Beirut's territory. Although Hodan was only a Mid-God, the clan wouldn't let a member sacrifice themselves for no reason.

Hodan was on his way to his post when he ran into people from the Four Divine Beasts Clan. The opponent was Jiawei, an elder of the Azure Dragon Clan. Although Jiawei was blocked by Muli, an elder of the Renars Clan, Jiawei still casually sent a soul attack toward Hodan.

A casual strike from a Seven-Star Fiend was not something an ordinary Mid-God like Hodan could withstand. Although he had a common soul-defense artifact left by his parents to block it, and despite Hodan fleeing for his life, he still fell under that soul attack.

He died in this lake, and then, for some unknown reason, he was possessed by the Hodan from the little blue planet, becoming what he was now.

"Jiawei, it's Jiawei again. The parents of the Hodan of this world died at the hands of Jiawei." Hodan narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashing: "Rest assured, I will avenge you." Feeling a sense of unwillingness within his body, Hodan replied to his own heart.

At this moment, Hodan accepted everything from the Hodan of the Coiling Dragon World, including the clan's grudges and entanglements. This could be considered a form of karmic inheritance; after all, it was the demise of the Coiling Dragon World's Hodan that allowed for the possession by the Hodan from the little blue planet.