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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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The primary competition venue was an enormous floating oval structure with a semi-major axis spanning approximately 16,000 meters. Suspended at an altitude of over 100,000 meters, it defied the need for any supports.

Xu Jingming and his fellow competitors eyed each other warily, particularly those with clones on the outside. Their minds raced at breakneck speed, ceaselessly memorizing and deducing information about their adversaries.

I can tell from the first round of preliminaries that I won't stand a chance in the initial tournaments, Xu Jingming mused. Those potent wingless species faced greater flying resistance than me, yet over 50 of them were faster.

Especially those three! The Fire Dragonborn, the one-armed Giant Ape, and the Mountain Demon are leagues ahead. Xu Jingming was the epitome of patience.

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