Xu Jingming

## About

Xu Jingming was a world-class martial arts expert, his best show was getting into the top eight at the World Martial Arts Tournament. After that, he had to retire at his prime, 26 years of age due to injuries (Right Leg). If his leg wasn’t injured, he'd probably stand a chance of becoming number one in the world!

## History

Xu Jingming didn’t enjoy good health in his youth, so his father taught him martial arts to strengthen his body—one of them was the ‘one-armed inversion.’ As the effects from long-term practice showed, it became one of the five main stances he practiced daily. He practiced all year round and had persevered for 20 years—even when he was sick or injured. He didn’t take a break unless there was some special reason. As the saying goes, the practice of martial arts without doing basic training was a waste of time and energy.

When he was 20 years old, Xu Jingming’s right leg was broken by his opponent’s shield during the World Martial Arts Tournament. After that, he focused on theory crafting his spearmanship while recuperating.

Xu Jingming studied physics in university and dissected traditional martial arts techniques from a physical point of view. He always believed that all forms of force delivery were in line with science. The bones, joints, and muscles of the body were also levers, bearings, and power sources.

Thanks to his deep foundation built from a young age, he had a deeper understanding of how to exert force from a physical point of view. He constantly tried to adjust the technique of force delivery.

The importance of footwork could be said to be half of the actual combat experience. Xu Jingming’s footwork had major flaws, yet he was able to make it into the top eight. This was testimony of his terrifying spearmanship. He had also been ranked by the World Martial Arts Alliance as one of the top ten spearmen in the past 30 years, earning him the title of ‘Spear Demon.’

But during that competition, Xu Jingming realized that having a wounded leg made it impossible for him to become world number one unless there was a qualitative change in his spearmanship. Also, his participation in more competitions would only serve to aggravate his injuries.

Hence, he announced his retirement after that competition.

Professional gladiators were at their prime at the age of 26, but Xu Jingming retired with injuries.

## Appearance

### *Initially - Age 26:*

He was 1.78 meters tall and weighed 93 kilograms.

### *Chapter 1:*

He has lost quite a bit of weight after retiring. He weighs 85 kilograms at most.

## Trivia

* His compatibility with the various genetic evolution methods are:
	+ Black Tortoise Evolution (71% compatibility)
	+ Heavenly Python Evolution (98% compatibility)
	+ Shadow Leopard Evolution (82% compatibility)
	+ Giant Bear Evolution (91% compatibility)
	+ Ferocious Tiger Evolution (93% compatibility)
	+ As for the five female evolutionary methods, his compatibility with them was less than 50%.
* He mastered Heavenly Python Evolution after just one try!
* In China’s first Divine battle, his team clinched the first place. Team was composed of Xu Jingming, Wang Yi, Zhang Qian, Dong Xu, and Wu Sai.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [Chapter 13]
2. ↑ Chapter 28