Huo Yuanjia
Huo Yuanjia travels to Tianjin with Chen Zhen and Liu Zhensheng, where he gradually becomes involved in the affairs of the martial artists' community in Tianjin. He makes his name by defeating an aggressive Japanese fighter in a match and emerges victorious in subsequent matches against foreign challengers. Huo Yuanjia then moves to Shanghai, where he founds the Jingwu School to train martial artists to defend and uphold Chinese sovereignty. Unknown to Huo Yuanjia, a Japanese spy known as Wang Xiwen sees him as a threat and secretly plots his downfall. In the meantime, Chen Zhen starts a romantic relationship with Wang Xiwen's subordinate, Wang Xiuzhi, without knowing that her true identity.