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

The next day, early in the morning.

In the center of Zhenguo Pass, on the huge square carved out of a single massive rock, the chill had not yet dissipated.

Nearly two hundred Dragon Soul members sat cross-legged, forming a neat square formation, completely silent. Their eyes were all focused on the figure standing with his hands behind his back in front of him.

Su Chen held a metal box in his hand, which contained 200 healing pills that he had redeemed from the system.

"Most of you have been on the battlefield." Su Chen's voice was calm, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears. "The hidden wounds on your bodies are the medals of a soldier, but also the shackles of martial arts. Today, the first step is to repair your foundation."

He flicked his finger.

One after another, crimson pills flew through the air, seemingly with eyes, tracing nearly two hundred precise arcs before landing squarely in everyone's palms. The pills were warm, and a rich, fragrant aroma of blood filled the nostrils, invigorating the senses just by smelling them.

"Take the Muscle-Regenerating and Bone-Building Pill."

Without the slightest hesitation, everyone tilted their heads back and swallowed the pills.

The pill entered the stomach, initially without any effect. Three seconds later, a scorching sensation, like magma, suddenly exploded from the lower abdomen (dantian), instantly rushing to every part of the body!

"Well!"

Within the formation, many people let out suppressed groans, their forehead veins bulging.

The medicinal power was extremely domineering, forcibly breaking through the blocked meridians in their bodies, tearing out the old wounds and hidden ailments that had long been integrated with their flesh and blood, and then repairing and reshaping them with a more powerful vitality!

A veteran who had been shot in the knee during a border conflict felt a piercing pain in his right knee, as if someone were frantically drilling inside. Looking down, he saw that his trouser leg was soaked with a patch of dark, foul-smelling blood!

It was a long-standing injury that had been dormant for seven or eight years, and even the experts at the military hospital were helpless. Now it was being forcibly brought out!

After about ten minutes, the burning sensation gradually subsided, turning into a warm current that nourished the whole body.

Everyone opened their eyes simultaneously, their faces filled with shock. They felt an unprecedented sense of ease and clarity, as if they had been freed from the invisible shackles they had carried for many years, and their entire bodies felt much lighter.

"Report, Captain!" The veteran who had previously injured his leg stood up excitedly. He tentatively moved his right leg, then suddenly raised it high and squatted down. His movements were smooth and without any hesitation.

His face was beaming with joy: "My leg used to ache and hurt every time it was rainy, just like the weather forecast! But now... now I don't feel it at all! I have more energy than before I was injured!"

"Hahaha, me too! My shoulder used to be grazed by shrapnel, and it hurts when I raise it. Look at it now!" Another man waved his arms excitedly, his range of motion making his comrades next to him sweat for him.

Su Chen nodded, not surprised by the result. He snapped his fingers again.

This time, what flew out were jet-black pills, emitting an indescribable stench that made people frown.

"This is the Marrow Cleansing Pill." Su Chen's tone turned colder. "Its process will be ten times more painful than before. It will shatter your bones and tendons, reshape your meridians, and expel all the waste from your body, making your body the most suitable for cultivation."

"If you pull through, you'll be reborn. If you can't..." Su Chen scanned the entire room, his gaze sharp as a knife, "you still have to pull through! Kunlun doesn't tolerate useless people!"

"yes!"

Nearly two hundred people roared in unison, their roars filled with no fear, only a frenzied thirst for power.

They swallowed the pills again.

"Awooo—!"

This time, it was no longer able to be suppressed; it was a shrill, beast-like scream!

If what happened before was merely scraping the bone to remove poison, then this is a complete and utter shattering and rebuilding!

Countless black, foul-smelling, viscous impurities were forcibly squeezed out of every pore of their bodies. In less than a minute, everyone looked as if they had just been pulled out of a vat of ink, a truly pitiful sight.

Bones shattered inch by inch, making a teeth-grinding "crackling" sound, then healed bit by bit under the influence of the medicine. Meridians were torn apart by violent force and then forcibly widened; the pain far surpassed any form of torture in the world!

Gao Dazhuang gritted his teeth, his burly body trembling violently from the excruciating pain, his veins bulging like coiled dragons. He remained silent, his eyes fixed on Su Chen's figure, an inextinguishable flame of conviction burning in his crimson eyes.

He knew this was an opportunity bestowed upon them by the captain, a gateway to a new world! This little bit of suffering was nothing!

It took a full hour for this hellish cleansing to slowly come to an end.

After everyone dragged their exhausted bodies and used high-pressure water guns to wash away the thick layer of grime, they were all stunned.

They looked at their bodies; their skin had become smooth and delicate, yet it was filled with an indescribable resilience. Their muscle lines were more defined, and with each breath, they could feel an explosive power surging within them.

Lei Kaihua couldn't help but punch himself in the chest.

"Bang!"

A dull thud, like a punch to a tire. His fist went numb from the impact, but his chest only turned slightly red.

"Holy crap! Why do I feel like I've become a steel plate?" Lei Kaihua was dumbfounded.

"Me too! I feel like my strength has at least doubled!"

"More than double! I feel like I could kill a bull with one punch!"

Everyone was both surprised and delighted. Feeling the unprecedented power within their bodies, their gazes toward Su Chen changed from awe to fervent worship.

"Very good, all passed." A hint of approval finally appeared on Su Chen's face.

"Now, I will teach you the basics of spiritual practice."

For the next two hours, Su Chen used the most concise language to explain to them the human body's meridians, the circulation of Qi throughout the body, the functions of acupoints, and what "Qi sensation" and "internal strength" are.

These things, which were mysterious and profound in ancient books, became clear and easy to understand under Su Chen's explanation, pointing straight to the core.

Once everyone had memorized the basic knowledge, Su Chen knew that the real main course was about to be served.

"I will teach you three fundamental divine skills."

His voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the room.

"The first skill, internal energy cultivation—the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill! This skill is divided into thirteen levels. Each level, once mastered, grants the strength of a dragon and an elephant, which translates to a thousand jin of strength. If one can cultivate to the thirteenth level of perfection, one will possess thirteen thousand jin of divine strength, making it as easy as turning one's hand to split mountains and shatter rocks!"

boom!

Ten thousand jin of strength?! What does that even mean? A small car weighs just over a ton. Does that mean that if you train to the extreme, you can throw a car like a stone?

"The second skill is the Lightness Skill—'Lingbo Weibu'! This skill follows the directions of the Eight Trigrams in the I Ching, and its footwork is beyond comprehension. With minor mastery, one can walk on snow without leaving a trace; with major mastery, one's speed can surpass the sound barrier, and on the battlefield, bullets will hardly harm you!"

Lei Kaihua's eyes widened instantly, and his breathing became rapid. Dodge bullets? That's fucking... On the battlefield, he'd be the most slippery eel, impossible for anyone to catch!

"The third technique, the Body Refining Cultivation Method—The Golden Bell Shield! This technique focuses on cultivating the physical body and is divided into twelve stages. Upon mastery, the flesh and blood body can withstand artillery fire without sustaining a scratch, making it a true human wall of defense!"

Gao Dazhuang's pupils constricted sharply, and he clenched his fists tightly. To withstand artillery fire! For a commando like him, always at the forefront, this was practically the most coveted skill!

Superhuman strength! Supersonic speed! Withstanding artillery fire!

Is this...is this even human?! This is a god!

"Brother Chen is awesome!!!" Lei Kaihua couldn't hold back any longer. His face turned red with excitement, and he jumped three feet high from the ground, raising his arms and shouting wildly.

"Silence!" Su Chen shouted coldly.

Lei Kaihua shrank back and sat back down awkwardly, but he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

"Now, concentrate your minds and empty your consciousness." Su Chen's voice suddenly became solemn. "I will imprint the cultivation technique into your minds and help you generate your first wisp of internal energy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure became blurry.

The next moment, he seemed to transform into nearly two hundred phantoms, appearing simultaneously in front of each team member. He joined his index and middle fingers together and swiftly tapped each person's forehead, dantian, and several major acupoints around their body!

With each finger strike, a wisp of pure, faintly golden true energy was precisely planted into their dantian and qi sea, like a precious spark!

"Remember the circulation route of this vital energy! Follow the energy with your mind, and maintain focus and concentration!"

Su Chen's voice was like a heavy hammer, exploding directly in everyone's mind.

Everyone was shocked and quickly suppressed all distracting thoughts. Following the route Su Chen had just indicated, they carefully guided the "seed energy" to slowly circulate through their meridians.

Because of the complete transformation brought about by the Marrow Cleansing Pill, their aptitudes are now among the best of the best, making their cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

Just half an hour later.

The tall, strong man sitting cross-legged at the front suddenly shuddered!

He clearly felt that at the moment when the seed energy left by Su Chen was completely exhausted, in the deepest part of his dantian, in a dead silence of nothingness, a wisp of extremely weak but incredibly real heat was born out of thin air!

That heat flow belonged entirely to him and could move according to his will.

Internal force!

He succeeded!

Gao Dazhuang was so excited that he trembled all over, but he held back and continued to circulate that hard-won internal energy again and again.

Then, it was as if a fuse had been lit.

Liang Sanxi, Jin Kailai, Li Xiang, Wang Meng... each of the Dragon Soul team members began to emit faint fluctuations of energy.

A single spark can start a prairie fire!

The first wisp of extraordinary power belonging to mortals was simultaneously ignited within the bodies of nearly two hundred of the Dragon Kingdom's top warriors!

Seeing this scene, a faint smile finally appeared on Su Chen's calm face.

With the foundation laid, the real forging of the divine and demonic body begins next.

The first roar of a dragon and elephant echoed quietly in Kunlun that night.

And this was merely the first yawn of this awakened behemoth.