The Smell on My Body

The day the vermilion gate of the enlightenment class was pushed open, four children gathered in the same room for the first time.

The hall was covered with thick cashmere carpets, furnished with low tables and soft couches suitable for children's heights, and the walls were hung with the Soul Master Basic Atlas. In the corner, there were many wooden bows, stone locks, and Toy Martial Souls suitable for children to play with.

It had only been two days since the class started, but three of the transmigration souls, after exchanging glances, could smell the strong scent of "fellow villagers" from each other. They were truly birds of a feather.

That morning, after the teacher finished explaining the basic force-generating techniques for Childhood Body Strengthening, he let the children have free time. Qian Gujue, holding the small stone lock, ran to the courtyard outside the hall and found a secluded corner. Following the deadlift pose he learned in his previous life, he stood with his feet shoulder-width apart, back straight, knees bent, and steadily lifted the stone lock. His movements were as standard as a gym coach's.

As soon as he put the stone lock down, a crisp voice teased from behind him, "Not bad, brother. Your deadlift pose is quite standard. Did you practice a lot for the kindergarten physical test?"

Qian Gujue spun around abruptly and saw Gui Mengguan swinging his short legs, leaning against the rockery. His beautiful eyes curved into crescents, and a knowing smile played on his lips.

Qian Gujue's heart skipped a beat. He tentatively replied, "Ah, just practicing casually. It's better than hurting my back by lifting randomly. After all, if you don't train your legs in fitness, you'll regret it sooner or later."

As soon as he said this, Gui Mengguan's eyes lit up. He ran over in three quick steps, lowering his voice, "Fellow villager?! You transmigrated too?!"

"What else?" Qian Gujue also smiled, his worried heart finally at ease. "I thought I was the only unlucky one, staying up late to read fanfiction and falling asleep, only to transmigrate."

"Add me to the list!"

As soon as the two finished speaking, a small figure in a white tight-fitting outfit, carrying a mini wooden bow, emerged from behind the tree nearby. It was Ou Pai. He ran over, blinking his eyes, and added in a small voice, "Me too! The day before, I was coaching students at the archery hall when I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my head. After taking a deep breath, I felt dizzy, and when I woke up, I was Guang Ling Douluo's grandson. I was stunned!"

The other two widened their eyes like bronze bells, "Are you sure you weren't beheaded?"

"..."

The three transmigration souls instantly exchanged signals, found the most hidden corner behind the rockery, squatted in a circle, and chatted animatedly.

"My name is Gui Mengguan. In my previous life, I was an Ordinary Office Worker, reading Douluo fanfiction and transmigrating," Gui Mengguan started. "What about you guys?"

"Qian Gujue. In my previous life, I was a Fitness Enthusiast, also reading fanfiction and transmigrating." "Ou Pai. In my previous life, I was a part-time coach at an archery hall. I transmigrated while watching anime."

"My heavens, I've finally found my people!" Ou Pai exclaimed excitedly. "I've been suffocating for the past two months, facing Guang Ling Douluo every day, terrified of slipping up. I don't even know how to circulate Soul Power, so I can only rely on my archery skills to pretend to be a genius!"

"Me too!" Qian Gujue nodded frantically. "My grandfather, Falling Devil Douluo, makes me lift stone locks every day. I'm almost sick of it. If I didn't know the correct way to exert force, my arms would have been crippled long ago!"

Gui Mengguan sighed, his expression full of empathy. "I understand, I understand! My parents are Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo! In the original work, they were both Titled Douluo, but now they're my parents. I'm so scared of them that I don't even dare to breathe loudly. I can only rely on the little bit of Yoga I learned as a child to pretend to be a genius with flexible movements. I can't keep it up!"

"Oh, and don't you guys think this world is a bit off?" Ou Pai suddenly lowered his voice. "In the original work, Chrysanthemum Douluo was clearly a man! How did he become a woman here and have children with Ghost Douluo? And that Qian Chongguang Ancestor, he didn't exist in the original work at all!"

Qian Gujue immediately chimed in, "More than that! My grandfather told me that Tang Hao is wanted by the entire continent and has become a Human Traitor who has Fallen into Demonic Path. The Clear Sky Sect didn't go into seclusion; they directly expelled him! This is completely different from the original plot!"

"Exactly. When I saw the Douluo Version of the Human Alliance Manifesto, I was stunned. Is this still the Douluo I know? Where have I ended up?"

The three transmigration souls chatted, and the more they talked, the more they felt that this world was absurd and had completely deviated from the original track.

Just then, their gazes, as if by unspoken agreement, fell upon the solitary small figure in the corridor outside the hall.

That figure was Tang San.

While other children were playing in the courtyard, he was sitting alone on the soft couch in the corridor, holding a thick copy of the Soul Master Basic Principles, reading intently. The sunlight fell on his small body, as if he were enveloped in an invisible barrier, keeping him at a distance from everyone else.

At first, the three transmigration souls simply thought he was a naturally precocious ordinary genius, with a name that sounded similar to Tang San's but was spelled differently. However, gradually, they discovered more and more discrepancies.

That afternoon, the teacher asked the children to practice basic Balance Footwork in the courtyard. While other children stumbled around, only Tang San moved nimbly in the leaf-strewn courtyard, his steps as light as a gust of wind. The fallen leaves beneath his feet didn't even stir, let alone make a sound.

The three transmigration souls, hiding behind the rockery, stared with wide eyes.

"Holy crap!" Gui Mengguan gasped, tightly gripping Qian Gujue's arm beside him and lowering his voice, "This footwork! This is definitely Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track! When I was reading the original manga, Tang San used this footwork at Nuoding Academy, and it was exactly the same!"

"Really?" Ou Pai's eyes widened. "Are you sure? Isn't it just some Balance Footwork?"

"There's absolutely no way I'm mistaken!" Gui Mengguan's tone was extremely firm. "In Douluo, besides Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, what other footwork can tread on fallen leaves without making a sound? This is the Tang Sect's Top Light Body Technique!"

As soon as he finished speaking, they saw Tang San stop and look up at the willow tree in the distance. His pupils contracted slightly, and a faint purple glint flashed in his dark eyes, disappearing in an instant.

Immediately after, he bent down, picked up a small stone from the ground, and flicked it casually. The stone accurately hit a branch of the willow tree dozens of meters away, striking a caterpillar hidden in the leaves.

The three transmigration souls froze instantly.

"Purple Demon Eye! This is definitely Purple Demon Eye!" Ou Pai's voice trembled. "When I watched the first season of the anime, before Tang San awakened his martial soul, he used Purple Demon Eye to train his eyesight and hit insects with 100% accuracy! Besides this, what three-year-old child can see a caterpillar in the leaves dozens of meters away?"

"And the way he flicked the stone just now, that's Hidden Weapon Basics! It's the Tang Sect's Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon technique!" Qian Gujue swallowed. "Have you forgotten his name? Tang San! His surname is Tang!"

Gui Mengguan suddenly remembered something, his expression changed, and he lowered his voice, "My mother, Yue Guan, told me that this Tang San is Tang Hao's biological son! His mother is the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, and they're twins! During the Barren Ridge War, Tang Hao ran off with one of them and abandoned him. Bibi Dong adopted him into the Martial Soul Hall!"