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

Three days later, the massive hundred-meter-long gate of Zhenguo Pass, which had been tightly closed for three days, slowly opened amidst a muffled, mountain-collapsing roar.

Dozens of military off-road vehicles with special license plates, like a pack of wolves returning to their nest, filed in, kicking up dust along the way.

The car doors popped open, and figures dressed in various training uniforms jumped out. The fierce and sharp aura emanating from them was like a blade that had been tempered for five years, hidden in its sheath, yet still chilling.

They came from all over the country; some were elites of the Wolf Fang Army, and some were aces of regular troops. But on their chests, they all wore a badge that had long been sealed away but had never been forgotten—the Dragon Soul.

Gao Dazhuang kicked open the car door, looked up at the majestic pass that only existed in legends, and felt the almost tangible chilling aura in the air. He couldn't help but grin and curse.

"Damn it... this is where real men should be!"

"Holy crap! This is outrageous!" Lei Kaihua jumped off another vehicle, having been jostled around the whole way. He was about to complain when he was stunned by the sight before him. "Which military region's coffers did they empty out? This gate... could probably fit a whole tank company side by side!"

Liang Sanxi, Jin Kailai, Li Xiang, Wang Meng... familiar faces, five years apart, have long since shed their youthful naiveté and become more composed and reserved. Yet the flame in the depths of their eyes burns even more intensely than it did five years ago.

They quickly formed ranks, a group of nearly two hundred people, silent yet exuding a powerful, murderous aura that seemed to reach the heavens, swirling through the valley.

Just then, the futuristic doors of the control tower slid open silently to both sides.

A figure, bathed in the morning light, slowly walked out.

He was dressed in a simple uniform, with a brand-new senior colonel rank on his shoulders. His face was calm, and his eyes were as deep as the sea.

It was Su Chen.

The moment Gao Dazhuang saw Su Chen, his burly, bear-like body trembled violently. Five years of forbearance, anticipation, and torment burst forth at that moment.

"team leader!"

He roared out those two words with all his might, and his eyes instantly turned red.

These two words were like a command, igniting all the emotions that had been suppressed for five years.

"team leader!!"

"team leader!!!"

Nearly two hundred tough men roared in unison, their voices a powerful, heartfelt roar. The sound surged into a torrent, echoing through the vast valley, as if trying to shatter the clouds in the sky.

Looking at the familiar faces before him, at the unwavering fervor and trust in their eyes, Su Chen smiled genuinely. Without uttering a word, he simply raised his hand and uttered four words.

Welcome home.

These four simple words brought tears to the eyes of Gao Dazhuang, Lei Kaihua, and other tough men who would rather die than shed a tear.

"Brother Chen! It's been five years! I've missed you so much!" Lei Kaihua was the first to break down, yelling as he rushed over, wanting to give Su Chen a bear hug just like five years ago.

But just as he reached a point three steps away from Su Chen, it was as if he had crashed into an invisible wall, unable to advance any further. The force was gentle, yet unshakeable.

Lei Kaihua blushed and tried his best to push forward, but he couldn't budge an inch. His comical appearance made the older team members behind him burst into laughter.

"Alright, Kaihua, are you trying to test the captain's protective aura?" Jin Kailai teased.

Su Chen glanced at everyone and nodded slightly.

Indeed, they hadn't wasted these five years. Each of them possessed several times more vigorous energy than five years ago, clearly making them among the top performers in their respective units. Gao Dazhuang had even already stepped one foot into the threshold of the Transformation Realm.

"Is everything settled in?" Su Chen asked.

"Report, Captain! Everything is settled! Training can begin at any time!" Gao Dazhuang straightened his back and answered loudly with a strong voice.

"Very good." Su Chen's gaze sharpened, and an invisible pressure enveloped the entire room, causing everyone to subconsciously hold their breath. The previously noisy atmosphere instantly froze.

"I'm sure you're all curious as to why I've gathered you all here from all over the army."

"Now, I will tell you the answer."

Su Chen's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"From this day forward, you no longer belong to any military region, nor do you retain any of your past unit designations. You have only one name—Kunlun!"

Kunlun!

Everyone was startled, pondering this weighty yet unfamiliar name.

"The Kunlun Forces, directly under the Central Supreme Command, possess the highest level of operational and intelligence authority, and..." Su Chen paused, then said, enunciating each word clearly, "The right to make free decisions on the battlefield!"

boom!

These words struck everyone like a thunderbolt.

The power to make free decisions on the battlefield! Everyone present knew perfectly well what this meant! What terrifying power! What complete trust!

"Our mission is not to guard the borders, nor to counter-terrorism or maintain stability," Su Chen continued, his voice carrying a powerful, unsettling force. "Our mission is to build a superhuman force that surpasses all conventional military power on this planet!"

"We will be the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all our enemies! We will be the hand that overturns the chessboard and reshapes the world order!"

"And you," Su Chen's gaze swept over each person, his eyes seemingly able to see into their souls, "are the first seeds of Kunlun! In the future, Kunlun will expand into an independent special operations brigade, and you are the skeleton and core of this divine force!"

Dead!

You could hear a pin drop at that scene!

Everyone was completely stunned by the grand vision that Su Chen had described!

Directly under the central government! Freedom of decision-making! Above the rest of the world!

This is beyond the limits of their imagination as soldiers!

"I know you have many questions," Su Chen waved his hand, "but right now, there's only one thing you need to do—become stronger!"

"I will teach you the true, supreme martial arts that will allow you to fly and disappear into the earth, and make you invulnerable to blades and spears! I will make each and every one of you extraordinary beings who surpass the limits of humanity!"

Flying through the air and disappearing underground? Invulnerable to swords and spears?

If anyone else had said these words, they would have thought they were crazy. But the person who said them was Su Chen, the man who had created countless legends before their eyes!

"Starting tomorrow, you will undergo the most rigorous training. Now, everyone, move into Dormitory Area A! Get to know your home for the next fifty, even a hundred years!"

After Su Chen finished speaking, he turned around and returned to the command tower, leaving nearly two hundred Dragon Soul team members looking at each other in bewilderment, their minds completely blank.

After a long silence, Lei Kaihua finally broke the silence, stammering.

"I... I didn't hear wrong, did I? Fly... Fly through the air? Be invulnerable to swords and spears? Brother Chen means... we're going to become gods like Brother Chen?"

Gao Dazhuang took a deep breath, clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes blazed with unprecedented fervor and ambition.

"immortal?"

He grinned, a ferocious laugh, like a wild beast about to break free of all its shackles.

"No, the captain himself is the god!"

"What he wants us to be are heavenly soldiers and generals who can follow him and conquer the world!"

……

Half an hour later, in dormitory area A.

The dormitory was shared by two people, and the conditions were much better than they had imagined, but that was all.

Gao Dazhuang pushed open the door to his dormitory and found a black wooden box neatly arranged on his bed.

He walked over and opened the box.

Inside was a brand-new training uniform, folded neatly in a square, entirely black, without any markings, except for a badge embroidered in silver thread on the left arm, depicting a majestic snow-capped mountain and a sharp sword intertwined—the emblem of Kunlun.

Next to the training uniform, there was a small recessed area where a transparent glass bottle lay quietly, containing an inconspicuous gray pill.

There were no instructions or any warnings.

Just then, Lei Kaihua burst in from next door, also holding the same small medicine bottle.

"Dazhuang, you have some too? What's this? Candy beans? This welcome ceremony is so stingy!"

Gao Dazhuang ignored him, and simply picked up the pill and examined it carefully.

He didn't know what it was.

But he knew that the captain's orders were to make them stronger.

He also knew that the man would never do anything meaningless.

He looked at the small pill, his eyes filled with no hesitation, but rather with a burning passion.

He grinned, revealing a set of white teeth to Lei Kaihua.

"Stingy?"

"No, this is a ticket to a new world."