Chapter 118: Emergency Call to Assembly

The scorching sun shone high in the sky. Although it was only May, the temperature around Jinghua City had already reached a terrifying 30 degrees. On the vast sports field, hundreds of people dressed in green camouflage uniforms stood in formation, at attention under the intense sun. Around them, nearly a thousand others were running back and forth around the enormous field—this was the punishment for those who failed to arrive at the designated location within half an hour that morning. Whether they were late or still sleeping in bed, they all faced the same fate: running endlessly around the 5-kilometer-long field until the instructors ordered them to stop. In the eyes of soldiers, fifty steps or a hundred steps made no difference.

At first, some young masters and ladies from wealthy families tried to resist by using their status. But the soldiers training them this time were no ordinary men—they were seasoned warriors who had fought on battlefields and killed enemies. Dealing with these pampered elites was a piece of cake for them. In just a few moments, these people lost their temper and obeyed without complaint.

Outside the field, a dozen instructors watched the students running like eagles, ready to kick anyone who stopped, regardless of gender. At the front of the formation, Xing Yi stood expressionless, hands behind his back, observing the students. Inside the formation, Jiang Xianxiang and Qiu Cheng were secretly relieved. If not for Chen Xiao dragging them here early in the morning, they would likely have been among those thousands of runners.

Chen Xiao also stood in the formation. The sun above had no effect on him, as the power of the Water God continuously flowed through his body following the “Yu” ritual. Nine types of water energy from the universe were drawn in and merged into his body, strengthening his powers. With the guidance of the God’s essence, Chen Xiao only needed to practice his techniques without fear of going astray.

“This military training period might actually be a good time for cultivation.”

As the God’s power operated autonomously within him, Chen Xiao’s mind soared far into the heavens. Suddenly, a shrill noise came from his pocket. Though not very loud, it stood out sharply at that moment, drawing everyone’s attention to him. Xing Yi frowned and immediately turned his gaze toward Chen Xiao. He still remembered him—after all, as a soldier, his memory was excellent.

“Wasn’t it this kid who abused his authority to leave the camp yesterday? Last time I saw him, he was just a captain. How did he become a colonel now?”

While pondering, Xing Yi acted swiftly. “You! Step forward!” he ordered loudly, pointing at Chen Xiao.

But Chen Xiao seemed to have heard nothing. He slowly reached into his pocket and took out the source of that sound—the special satellite phone of Huaxia Zhixiong. At that moment, the phone was emitting red light and sharp whistling sounds.
It was an emergency call from Huaxia Zhixiong!
Huaxia Zhixiong would only issue such a call in times of extreme urgency.
“You, step forward!”
Seeing that Chen Xiao ignored him, Xing Yi shouted again.
Chen Xiao slowly raised his head, turned off the phone in his hand, and strode forward to the formation.
“You, run a hundred laps around the playground,” Xing Yi said coldly, expressionless.
“You should know who I am, right?” Chen Xiao didn’t move and simply retorted.
“Don’t try to use your status to pressure me. This is a military camp—you’re a student, I’m an instructor, that’s all.” Xing Yi sneered.
Chen Xiao slowly raised the phone again. On its screen, several red characters flashed clearly: Emergency Call from Huaxia Zhixiong.
Xing Yi’s expression changed. An emergency call from Huaxia Zhixiong meant something extremely urgent had happened. And Xing Yi clearly knew Chen Xiao’s identity.
“Go quickly!”
Without wasting words, Xing Yi stepped aside. The students in the formation also stared in disbelief as Chen Xiao slowly walked away.
“What are you staring at?! All of you, go run laps around the playground now!” Xing Yi suddenly shouted.
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At the headquarters of Huaxia Zhixiong, all its members scattered across Jinghua City returned to the headquarters, and the entire underground world immediately became busy.
“Team leader, what happened?” As soon as Chen Xiao returned to the location of the Xuan Group, he saw Yuye Xiaochen, along with several members of the Xuan Group, rushing out with serious expressions.
When they saw Chen Xiao in his camouflage uniform, they were momentarily stunned, then realizing he should be undergoing military training.
“The 14th squad of Huaxia Zhixiong’s 16 squadrons was completely wiped out near the Yellow Sea!” Yuye Xiaochen said slowly, his expression grave.
Chen Xiao’s expression changed slightly. Huaxia Zhixiong’s 16 squadrons were composed of individuals trained under military management—true military-style superhumans whose strength far surpassed that of the young people from various powerful families in the Six Groups of the Xuanyang Universe.
Each of Huaxia Zhixiong’s 16 squadrons consisted of 20 people, with even the weakest among them being a third-tier superhuman. Now, these squadrons, capable of dominating the world of superhumans, had been completely annihilated!
This could either be a provocation by superhumans from other countries against Huaxia Zhixiong, or it meant some catastrophic event had occurred. If the 14th squad had been destroyed in the world of superhumans, it wouldn’t be surprising, but it happened in the secular world, right within the territory of China!
No wonder Huaxia Zhixiong had issued an emergency call.
At that moment, in this underground world, whether they had just arrived or had always been there, all members moved in an orderly manner toward the assembly hall in the center of the underground world.
“Superhumans below the fourth tier, disperse,” a senile voice suddenly came over the broadcast.

Hearing this sound, suddenly, 90% of the superpowered individuals stopped in their tracks. Chen Xiao understood that those who had left were either young members from the superpowered world or those sent by ancient martial arts families to Huaxia Soul for training.
“Wait!”
Suddenly, another voice came through the broadcast, “Everyone disperse! Chen Xiao, come here to this great immortal!”
As the great immortal’s voice rang out over the broadcast, everyone was stunned, their gazes instantly fixed on Chen Xiao.
Now, Chen Xiao could be considered a celebrity in Huaxia Soul. Last time, when he defeated the leader of Group Huang, a fifth-level ancient martial artist, his fame spread throughout Huaxia Soul.
Later, he received an order from the Heavenly Group, attracting their attention and cultivation, which made him the envy and jealousy of countless members of Huaxia Soul.
Now, hearing that the higher-ups of Huaxia Soul were calling him specifically, everyone began to fantasize.
But Chen Xiao felt uneasy—after all, a guilty conscience makes one nervous! Could they have discovered that he had stolen those three bodies of superpowered individuals?