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In 2036, mankind steps foot on Mars for the first time.
In 2052, Earth holds the first World Martial Arts Tournament, a global martial arts competition watched by the entire planet.

Top professional gladiator, “Spear Demon” Xu Jingming, retires at the prime age of 26 with a body ridden with injuries. 

One day, the United Nations announces that mankind would be ushering in a new era for human evolution. Advanced technology had been found on Mars, a secret kept to this day. Research had been carried out to use science to augment human evolution.

All of mankind can now evolve themselves by partaking in this VR experience using the freely distributed VR headset. 

How will Xu Jingming use this opportunity for all mankind to his advantage?

Cosmic Professional Gladiator

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In the stands of China's official livestream channel.

"The 11th match will begin in a while; our captain hasn't appeared yet," Liu Chong said. "Should we get him?"

"Calm down," Li Miaomiao said. "The last match has just ended, and the guests will take more than ten minutes commentating!"

"Actually, the matches from before were quite exciting. Several teams were really impressive," Yang Qingshuo said. "Perhaps they will fight us in the second and third rounds. Brother Xu actually didn't watch the competition?"

Wang Yi smiled and said, "Captain is being confident."

"Don't worry. He'll watch the competition videos after the first round ends," Li Miaomiao explained.

Stepping onto the Stage