I accidentally joined a group of charlatans, so I immediately called the police and handed it over t

Li Guobang stared at the crushed handrail, then looked up at Chen Xi's bright, almost irritating smile, the words "We can save on the security budget" still echoing in his ears.

He paused for two seconds, then slowly shook his head, pointing to the twisted stainless steel handrail.

I don't believe it.

Li Guobang's words landed on the ground, as crisp and decisive as a block of ice.

"Unless you prove it to me now."

Chen Xi raised an eyebrow, said nothing, but simply moved his wrist, producing a series of crisp cracking sounds from his bones.

He certainly understood what Li Guobang meant: what good is brute force alone?

It's just a mobile artillery emplacement; in real modern warfare, it would still be a target.

True strength lies in battlefield awareness and the ability to anticipate and anticipate opportunities.

Half an hour later, at Base 001, in an indoor, fully simulated jungle environment codenamed "Amazon".

Ten of the Pangu Squadron's top reconnaissance soldiers, fully armed and painted with the latest infrared-absorbing camouflage, disappeared like ghosts into this dense rainforest covering tens of thousands of square meters.

They are the elite of the elite, each possessing the terrifying record of remaining undetected for seven days and seven nights on a real battlefield.

Inside the command center, a huge holographic screen is divided into ten images, displaying the subjective perspective of each team member.

Some of them hid in the canopy of giant trees three hundred meters high, blending into the branches and leaves;

Some dive into the mud, leaving only a breathing tube disguised as a reed;

One even squeezed himself into a crevice in the rock, his heart rate dropping to its limit.

Zhao Tiezhu stood behind Li Guobang, arms crossed, with a serious expression.

He knew his teammates' abilities very well. In his opinion, let alone Chen Xi, a newly evolved clerical worker, even if he himself were thrown in, it would be extremely difficult to find one of them within half an hour without the help of any thermal imaging equipment.

"Chief Advisor," Zhao Tiezhu said in a deep voice, his tone revealing a hint of unconcealed worry.

"Should we just give up? These kids don't know their own strength, what if..."

"fine."

Chen Xi interrupted him. He was wearing a loose training uniform and stood at the entrance of the jungle, his eyes still closed.

Li Guobang glanced at his watch and gave the order in a deep voice.

"The exercise begins!"

The moment the order was given, Chen Xi did something that baffled everyone.

He slowly closed his eyes.

At that moment, the whole world seemed to change completely in his perception.

He no longer hears through his eardrums, but sees through his retina.

The entire space transformed in his mind into a three-dimensional picture composed of countless energy fluctuations.

He can see the pulse of life in every plant and hear the subtle tremor of every drop of dew sliding off the leaf tip.

Those ten Pangu team members had nowhere to hide in Chen Xi's perception world.

They are not human.

Instead, they were ten humanoid torches radiating intense heat and pulsating rhythmically.

Their heartbeats, their breathing, the faint bioelectricity generated when their muscles contract, and even the sound of their blood flowing in their veins became the most jarring noises in this tranquil scene.

"At three o'clock, eight hundred meters away, in the canopy of the tallest banyan tree."

Chen Xi suddenly spoke, his voice not loud, but it seemed to be whispered in everyone's ear, spreading throughout the entire command center.

He casually raised his finger and pointed in that direction.

"His heart rate is 62 beats per minute, and his breathing is steady. He's doing a good job of disguising himself. However, his left knee joint is a bit strained, and the blood flow is 3% slower than in his right leg."

Inside the command center, Zhao Tiezhu's pupils suddenly contracted.

On the screen, the sniper codenamed Ghost remained motionless in his prone position, but at the bottom of his first-person view, a tiny physiological display showed that his heart rate was exactly sixty-two!

His personal file clearly records that he has a pre-existing injury to his left knee!

"At nine o'clock, 1200 meters away, below the pool."

Chen Xi's finger then turned in another direction.

"This guy wants to learn from the special forces and use a snorkel. But he's a bit nervous; his breathing rate is 13 percent faster than normal, and his heart rate is 78. I told him that if he keeps panting like that, even the fish will find him without me having to look for him."

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the screen. The team member codenamed "Water Ghost" had fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and his heart rate monitor clearly showed "78"!

"And that one, hidden in the crack of the rock."

Chen Xi spoke as if it were a trivial matter; he even yawned.

"In order to lower his heart rate, he forcibly held his breath, which led to insufficient oxygen supply to his brain. Now his cerebral cortex activity is very low, and he is practically asleep. In another thirty seconds, he will faint."

The voice just fell.

One of the split-screen images suddenly flickered, then the world spun around and went completely black.

The medical team's alarm went off immediately.

"Report! The stone man has fallen into a brief coma due to lack of oxygen! His vital signs are stable!"

Less than a minute.

Chen Xi slowly and meticulously reported the location, physical condition, and even minor health problems known only to the ten team members, without missing a single detail.

In the jungle, the ten team members who had received the order emerged from their hiding places, dejected.

They removed their helmets and looked at the young man with his eyes closed at the entrance to the jungle. Their expressions no longer showed any contempt, but only a deep awe and fear of the unknown power.

Zhao Tiezhu's mouth was agape, wide enough to fit an egg. He looked at Chen Xi's back, then at the unbelievable data on the screen, feeling as if his worldview was being repeatedly rubbed into the ground.

Is this even human?

This is a humanoid self-propelled radar! And it even has life detection and health scanning capabilities!

Li Guobang didn't speak. He just clenched his fists tightly, his usually calm face flushed red, and his unbridled joy overflowed from the corners of his eyes and brows.

A vital national asset!

This is the real national weapon, capable of revolutionizing the future of warfare!

late at night.

Chen Xi declined everyone's offer of company and went up to the open-air helipad on the top floor of the base alone.

The evening breeze was cool and crisp, ruffling his wide coat.

He savored the feeling of being in control during the day; it was a power he had never felt before.

He tried to slowly gather the bio-energy within his body, which the old Taoist priest called "true essence," into his eyes.

At first, nothing changed.

But when he fully immersed himself in it.

hum~

His world was turned upside down once again.

The once pitch-black night sky instantly dissolved in his eyes, transforming into a dazzling, multicolored galaxy.

The air was no longer empty.

Countless tiny particles of light, billions of times smaller than dust, float between heaven and earth.

Some of them are fiery red, some are icy blue, some are vibrant green, and some are somber gray.

They are like an endless stream of fireflies, creating a picture that is far more magnificent and vivid than any starry sky.

Chen Xi slowly extended his hand.

Those colorful dots of light, like children seeing their loved ones, danced and leaped joyfully and affectionately around his fingertips, bringing waves of warm and comforting sensations.

He got it.

He understood completely.

This is not a scientific phenomenon.

This is fucking... the legendary...

"Spiritual energy."

Chen Xi muttered to himself, looking at the colorful dots of light surrounding his fingertips, his face displaying a complex expression of shock, ecstasy, and bewilderment.

The spiritual energy of this world has never been exhausted.

They are so rare that even ordinary people, or even ordinary gods, cannot perceive them.

And he, by a twist of fate, became the embodiment of this Dharma-ending Age, thanks to this body reshaped by immense merit.

The first person to witness spiritual energy firsthand.