If I made you a special forces soldier, would you become a terrestrial god?

The selection field of the Southeast Military Region is less of an assessment and more of a massive, flesh-and-blood millstone that devours physical strength and willpower.

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from various units of the military region are undergoing an unprecedented and brutal baptism, like a steel torrent thrown into a meat grinder.

One hundred kilometers of extreme off-roading is just an appetizer.

Next comes "Hell Week," a continuous 72-hour period.

During those seventy-two hours, they barely slept, and their food and water were reduced to a minimum. They had to crawl forward in muddy swamps, swim across icy rivers in arms, and complete one extreme mission after another on a simulated battlefield amidst gunfire.

The instructors became ruthless, using high-pressure water cannons to spray the exhausted soldiers and stimulating their already stretched nerves with the most vicious language.

"Useless! With such meager skills, you think you can get into Kunlun? Go home and drink your milk!"

"Look at the pathetic state you're in! You can't even stand up straight? Do you think you can even touch the threshold of Kunlun?"

"Give up! Quit now, and you can go back to getting a good night's sleep! Go to Kunlun? Do you even deserve it!"

There is constant elimination, and people are constantly falling apart.

The medics carried stretchers back and forth across the training ground, carrying away soldiers who had fainted from exhaustion or given up due to mental breakdown.

The Wolf Fang Special Operations Brigade's formation was the most outstanding among all the participating units.

After all, they are the elite of the elite.

Even so, they are still struggling to hold on.

In the mud, Lei Zhan and his Thunder Commando team were all covered in mud, their faces indistinguishable between sweat and mud.

As the Wolf Fang's elite assault force, they have always been proud. But in this hellish assessment where everyone is treated equally, they realized how ridiculous their pride was.

"Ha...ha..." Yama gasped for breath, feeling like his lungs were about to explode. He looked at the equally disheveled Old Fox and Harley beside him and said with a wry smile, "Boss, I...I feel like I'm about to die. Is this even human work?"

Lei Zhan didn't speak. He just gritted his teeth and stared at the flag that was flying high in the distance, representing the finish line, with his bloodshot eyes.

His mind kept replaying Lei Kaihua's understated yet supremely dignified figure on the training field that day.

That is true power!

Compared to that power, the suffering I'm going through is nothing!

"You all better hold on, you bastards!" Lei Zhan spat out the words through gritted teeth, his voice hoarse like sandpaper scraping against the ground. "Anyone who dares to let me down at this crucial moment, forget about getting into Kunlun; when they get back to Wolf Fang, I'll cripple them first!"

On the other side, the situation wasn't much better for the veteran members of Special Assault Team 026.

Mountain Eagle Han Guang, the sniper who was always smiling, couldn't smile at this moment. He dragged his heavy steps, feeling as if his legs were filled with lead.

"I said... I said Vulture... Are you... Are you alright?" he asked Cai Xiaochun, who was standing next to him, breathless.

Vulture Cai Xiaochun was pale and his lips were cracked, but he still forced a smile and said, "Don't worry... I won't die... I haven't even seen... I haven't even seen the legendary sister-in-law yet... How can I fall down..."

His words drew a few listless laughs from the surrounding team members.

The term "sister-in-law" has now become a symbol of Kunlun, a beautiful yet distant longing in the hearts of all soldiers.

They had all heard that the god-like Brigade Commander Kunlun had a girlfriend who was as beautiful as an angel, and that he had even personally set up a medical unit for her.

Entering Kunlun not only makes you stronger, but also... lets you meet the legendary sister-in-law!

This became a powerful, albeit small, motivation for many single soldiers to persevere.

The most surprising ones were He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei.

These two old guys, who are almost a hundred years old combined, actually took off their military ranks and participated in the selection process as ordinary soldiers!

At this moment, He Zhijun had long lost the authority of a brigade commander. He was covered in mud, his training uniform was torn and tattered, and his face, which always wore a shrewd and calculating expression, was full of exhaustion, but his eyes were frighteningly bright!

"Old Fan...you...you're still alive, you bastard?" he asked, panting heavily, to Fan Tianlei, who was equally disheveled beside him.

Fan Tianlei felt like his back was about to break. He shook his head with a wry smile: "I won't die... it's just that I feel... I've never been this pathetic in my life. What are we even doing this for...?"

"What's the point?" He Zhijun grinned, a smile more like a grimace. "For a memory! For a sense of unease!"

Looking at the much younger soldiers around him, all of them gritting their teeth and persevering, a long-lost surge of passion ignited in his heart.

"Back in the day, that kid Su Chen, leading Gao Dazhuang and the others, fought battles far more arduous than this on the southern frontier! If they could do it, why can't we?!"

"I refuse to believe it! I'm a brigade commander, after all. If I can't even get close to Kunlun, how will I ever face that kid again!"

He Zhijun's words, though not loud, were clearly heard by the surrounding Wolf Fang team members.

Those soldiers, who were already close to their limits, were given a shot of adrenaline when they heard that even their brigade commander was still persevering. They gritted their teeth and unleashed their last bit of strength!

Even the brigade commander and chief of staff haven't fallen yet, so what right do these soldiers have to give up!

Time passed by, second by second, in agonizing agony.

When the final second of "Hell Week" ended, fewer than five thousand people remained standing on the training field.

The rest of them fell on the road to their dreams.

Next came the even more grueling specialized skills assessment.

Shooting, hand-to-hand combat, infiltration, camouflage...

Each item is conducted with the most stringent and extreme standards.

Shooting is no longer about hitting stationary targets, but requires precise sniping of moving targets 1,500 meters away after exhausting physical strength!

The fighting is no longer a matter of stopping short of a fight, but a real, unrestricted battle! Although specially made training daggers are used, being hit in a vital spot will still result in being "killed"!

Round after round of elimination.

The number of people is decreasing rapidly.

Three thousand, two thousand, one thousand five...

Finally, when the month-long selection period ended, the final list of one thousand people slowly scrolled down on the huge electronic screen.

He Zhijun, Fan Tianlei, Lei Zhan, Han Guang, Cai Xiaochun, codenamed Yama, Harley, Old Fox...

All the familiar names were prominently listed!

In this extremely brutal military region-wide selection process, the entire Wolf Fang Special Operations Brigade, relying on its solid foundation and tenacious will, managed to secure over three hundred slots, accounting for one-third of the total!

The moment Lei Zhan saw his name appear on the screen, he could no longer control himself. This tough guy plopped down on the muddy ground, looked up at the sky and roared, his laughter tinged with tears.

They survived!

They finally obtained that ticket to the gates of God!

He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei stood supporting each other, looking at the familiar names on the screen and at the soldiers around them who had survived the ordeal and were embracing each other in tears. The two old men's eyes also reddened.

Worth it!

It was all worth it!

However, they did not know that this brutal first phase was only the beginning.

The real hell awaits them quietly behind that majestic pass called "Zhenguo Pass".