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

When Su Chen's calm, emotionless words, "Start now," were amplified and echoed throughout the entire tarmac.

The four thousand "survivors" who had just been filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred were instantly struck dumb, as if by lightning.

Shall we begin?

What does that mean?

They had just come down from that deadly island, and hadn't even had a hot meal or a good night's sleep yet.

They are all still in a period of physical and mental exhaustion, and now the third stage of selection is about to begin?

This is fucking insane... is it even fair to let people live?!

"Report!" He Chenguang was the first to step forward, his face filled with incomprehension and resentment. "We've just finished a fifteen-day extreme survival assessment, and everyone is extremely exhausted! Starting the third phase of selection immediately is unfair to us!"

"fair?"

A deep, thunderous voice came from behind him.

Everyone turned to look, and saw that Gao Dazhuang's imposing figure, as tall as a mountain, had somehow appeared at the front of the group.

Beside him were Lei Kaihua, Liang Sanxi, Jin Kailai, and fifty core members of Kunlun, all dressed in black instructor uniforms and exuding a cold aura.

Gao Dazhuang scanned the group of rookies in front of him, his bronze face expressionless.

"From the moment you set foot on this base, the word 'fairness' has been erased from your vocabulary."

He pointed to the three thousand "losers" not far away who had just received "divine grace" and were all radiant, as if they had been reborn.

"Did you see that?"

"They are the losers. But they received the blessings of Kunlun. You are the victors, but you have nothing."

Gao Dazhuang's words were like a knife, piercing everyone's heart.

"In Kunlun, there is no such thing as fairness. There is only strength and weakness, life and death, and obedience!"

His voice suddenly rose in pitch, booming like thunder in everyone's ears.

"Now, everyone! Heed my command!"

"Attention, everyone! Reorganize into ranks, organized by your respective military regions!"

"You have five minutes! If you can't find your team after five minutes, you're eliminated!"

The cold, impersonal command instantly snapped all the bewildered newbies back to reality.

Without any hesitation, they scrambled and crawled to find their fellow villagers.

In an instant, the entire tarmac was in chaos.

Five minutes later, seven distinct formations appeared crookedly on the tarmac.

Gao Dazhuang looked at the group of rookies in a disheveled state, a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes.

"Very well, it seems you're not completely stupid after all."

He took a black metal box from the instructor beside him.

The box was opened, and inside were neatly arranged syringes filled with a pale green liquid.

"This is the initial version of the 'Gene Enhancement Fluid' newly developed by our Kunlun Medical Department. It can maximize your physical potential, repair the damage you suffered during the assessment, and restore your physical fitness to its peak in the shortest possible time."

Upon hearing this, all the newbies' eyes lit up instantly.

Gene enhancement fluid? That sounds incredibly high-tech!

However, Gao Dazhuang's next words poured cold water on their enthusiasm.

"However, this enhancement fluid is unstable. It has a 10% failure rate. If it fails, your bodies will collapse because they cannot withstand the impact of the drug. At best, it will cause muscle atrophy and lifelong disability. At worst, it will cause you to die on the spot."

"Whoosh—"

These words caused an uproar in the room.

Everyone was terrified by the horrific side effects, and their faces turned deathly pale.

"Now, I'm giving you a choice." Gao Dazhuang's tone was like a devil's whisper. "Choose the injection, and you will immediately regain your strength, even become stronger, but you will have to bear the 10% risk. Choose to give up, and you can save your lives, but you will have to drag these broken bodies to face the devilish training that is a hundred times more brutal than Death Island."

"I'll give you only thirty seconds to consider."

Thirty seconds.

A deathly silence.

Everyone was caught in a dilemma.

Choose stability or risk your life?

He Chenguang clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on the syringe in Gao Dazhuang's hand.

He knew that this was not just a choice, but also Kunlun's first test of their willpower!

If they don't even dare to take this small risk, then what right do they have to chase after the scenery on that altar?

"I'll get the injection!"

He Chenguang was the first to step forward, his voice loud and clear, his eyes resolute.

His choice was like a signal.

"I'll get an injection too!" Wang Yanbing chimed in.

"I...I'll come too!" Although Li Erniu was scared, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward.

Following closely behind, Yuan Lang, Leng Feng, Lei Zhan... one after another, these elite soldiers made the same choice.

Their eyes burned with a madness that said, "It's all or nothing!"

Ultimately, less than one hundred out of four thousand people chose to give up.

They were ruthlessly removed from the team, and their helmets were labeled with the elimination tag that represented "cowardice".

The remaining 3,900-plus people stepped forward one by one and received the syringe that would determine their fate from the instructor's hand.

Without the slightest hesitation, they forcefully injected the pale green liquid into their bodies.

The next second, an excruciating pain instantly spread from the injection site throughout the entire body!

"ah--!"

Heart-wrenching screams rose and fell.

Countless soldiers collapsed to the ground in agony, their bodies convulsing and veins bulging, as if they were undergoing the most brutal torture.

Their bodies are undergoing a brutal, transformative reshaping process under the potent effects of the gene-enhancing fluid!

He Chenguang felt as if his bones were being shattered inch by inch and then forcibly glued back together.

Every cell in his body was emitting painful cries.

But he gritted his teeth and remained silent, letting the inhuman pain rage inside him.

There was only one thought in his mind—to hold on!

Meanwhile, in the garrison company's formation...

Zhuang Yan, Zheng Sanpao, and the others looked at the group of "prodigies" rolling and groaning on the ground, and they all revealed gloating smiles.

"Hey, look at these kids, they're such wimps. When we were cleansing our marrow and meridians, it was much easier than this," Zheng Sanpao clicked his tongue.

"How can that be the same? Our brigade commander personally took charge, while theirs are at best defective products from the assembly line." Zhuang Yan said with a sense of superiority.

Now, they finally understand what it means to be treated as a "formal member of Kunlun".

Just then, Lei Kaihua walked up to their formation, a roguish grin on his face.

"Stop laughing, everyone. The brigade commander has ordered that although your garrison company has passed the graduation exam, your strength is still far from sufficient."

"From today onwards, you will also participate in all the training subjects of the third phase alongside them!"

"What?!" The garrison company's laughter vanished instantly.

"Of course, as 'one of us,' you also get some special perks." Lei Kaihua magically produced a thick stack of books wrapped in oil paper from behind him.

"These are the introductory techniques for seven supreme martial arts skills, personally selected and improved by the brigade commander for you!"

He distributed the books, and Zhuang Yan took one. On the cover, four large characters were written in a flamboyant style: "The Divine Power of Flicking Finger"!

Zheng Sanpao received "The Lion's Roar".

Chen Xiwa was assigned a simplified version of the "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms"!

"From this moment forward, you will officially embark on the path of cultivation!" Lei Kaihua's voice carried a bewitching allure. "Remember, you only have one month! If, after one month, your strength is still being utterly crushed by those rookies, then you can forget about ever obtaining that complete divine skill manual!"

After saying that, he ignored the garrison soldiers who were completely engulfed in ecstasy and shock, turned around, and walked towards the rookies who were gradually recovering from the excruciating pain.

At this point, most newbies had stopped wailing.

They could clearly feel an unprecedentedly powerful force surging within their bodies!

Their injuries and their exhaustion vanished in an instant!

Their strength, speed, and endurance have all been increased several times over!

Just as they were overjoyed at their new life, Lei Kaihua's devilish voice rang out again.

"Congratulations, newbies, you've survived."

"Warm-up is now over."

He pointed to the endless track in the distance, grinned, and revealed a set of gleaming white teeth.

"The third stage of the assessment, the first item—extreme sprint."

"Run, newbies!"

"Run until you all pass out."

"Oh, right, just a heads-up," he added, as if remembering something, "there will be live ammunition on the runway, randomly fired upon. Good luck."

As soon as he finished speaking, he made a gesture to the instructor behind him.

Fifty Kunlun instructors instantly dispersed and occupied the high points on both sides of the runway.

The dark muzzle of the gun was pointed at the group of rookies who had just been reborn.

Everyone's face turned green instantly.