Dark Energy Core: The Soldier King Returns

Xiao Ce, codename “Hawkeye,” is the ace sniper of Huaxia’s strongest special forces unit. During an operation targeting a terrorist organization, he accidentally falls into a trap set by the mysterious otherworldly faction known as the Dark Energy Realm. A bolt of purple lightning tears him from the modern battlefield and hurls him into Cangxuan Continent, where might makes right.

Reborn as the Xiao family’s good-for-nothing young master in Qingyang City, he remains stuck at the first level of the Profound Energy Realm at sixteen, enduring scorn and bullying. But could the soul of a modern-day war god ever settle for mediocrity? When he discovers that the strange dark purple mark on his chest lets him see and absorb the dark-attribute profound energy ordinary people cannot sense, Xiao Ce knows his rise has begun.

He breaks through three levels in three days, shocking the entire clan during the hunting trial. A sniper’s cool perception, a special forces soldier’s survival instincts, and a scientific mind become his greatest advantages in this fantasy world. While others cultivate their techniques step by step, he can optimize the flow of profound energy. While others struggle to find the chance to break through, he can use the mark to devour the energy of profound beasts and advance at astonishing speed.

Yet behind his rapid rise lies an unfathomable danger. The whispers of the Dark Energy Realm’s black-robed figure echo in his dreams, while the mark on his chest acts like a ticking time bomb, constantly absorbing mysterious dark energy. Xiao Ce gradually realizes that his transmigration was no coincidence: he is a key piece in a vast conspiracy connecting two worlds.

Qingyang City is rife with undercurrents, with family infighting and enemies watching from the shadows. Deep in the Blackwind Mountains outside the city, an ancient secret realm is about to open. The legendary Cangxuan Treasure, said to hold the chance to become a Saint, stirs the winds and clouds across the land.