Chapter 1 The storm is rising Xu Jingming
Blue Star At 13:50 on July 2, 2081, the most prosperous city in the Xia Kingdom, Binhai City, was covered with dark clouds, thunder was booming, and a heavy rain was coming. .
“Thunderstorms in summer are coming as soon as they are announced.” In a room on the top floor of the Star Fighting Arena, a young man was looking at the dark clouds and lightning outside through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Raindrops began to patter on the window glass. superior.
The young man walked to the center of the room, put his hands on the ground, and performed a handstand very slowly and steadily. First, he stood in a handstand with both hands straight, and then he put one hand away and turned into a one-handed handstand with his right hand.
“Breathe~~~Breathe~~~”
The sound of breathing rang in his ears, and Xu Jingming felt the core muscles of his body tighten, and also felt the stimulation of his right arm by his whole body's weight.
The arms were very comfortable in the first three minutes, and the muscles of the arms were deeply stimulated. However, in the fourth minute, the muscles of the palms became a little painful and painful. In the fifth minute, it was even more painful, but Xu Jingming had long been used to it. After holding on for five minutes, I naturally switched to a handstand with my left hand.
"Dad's waist, I don't know if it's feeling better today." While standing on one hand, Xu Jingming's thoughts were also wandering, and he thought of his father. My father is sixty years old this year and has a long-standing problem with back injuries. Yesterday, I heard my mother say on the phone that my father’s back injury occurred again when he was lifting heavy objects...
“After I finish the recent work, I will go back to my hometown.” Xu Jingming thought.
One-hand handstand is not a training method taught by the national team, but taught by my father when I was a child.
Xu Jingming was in poor health when he was a child. His father taught him martial arts to strengthen his body, including the "one-arm handstand". Because the long-term practice effect is very good, it has become one of the five major exercises he practices every day. He practices Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer. He has been practicing for 20 years. Even if he is sick and injured, he will persist. There is no special reason. It won't break. As the saying goes, "Practice boxing without practicing Kung Fu, and you will be in vain". This so-called Kung Fu is the basic daily Kung Fu.
If there is a break of three to five days, the muscles, bones and other aspects will decline.
After finishing practicing the one-arm handstand, Xu Jingming walked to the desk and sat down, drank some water and looked at the heavy rain outside the window.
“As soon as the moisture becomes heavy, my leg starts to hurt.” Xu Jingming looked at his right leg, stretched out his hand and rubbed it gently, “I never stop doing rehabilitative exercises every day, but my right leg starts to hurt. The leg...can't get better."
"If my right leg is not injured, I should be able to become the number one in the world." Xu Jingming said silently.
Injuries are what every martial arts master fears most in their career. The "broken leg" injury was a nightmare for Xu Jingming.
"Didi didi..." Suddenly there was a sound.
Xu Jingming raised his head and said: "Xiaobai, answer the video call."
Lights condensed in front of Xu Jingming, converging into a two-meter-high picture. In the picture, a burly man The big fat man was sitting in the car and shouted with a smile: "Old Xu, we have already set off from the hotel. We estimate that we will be there in about 20 minutes." Arrive at your Starry Sky Fighting Stadium. Haha, we haven’t seen each other for more than a year. We need to have a drink tonight.”
“Don’t worry, Big Bear, I’ve already booked a barbecue restaurant.” When I saw my childhood friend, I smiled and said, "It's raining heavily, so be careful on the road."
"Don't worry, don't worry." The burly fat man continued, "The boys in the provincial training team all admire you and want to see your marksmanship. Later you have to give them some pointers and let them understand how to compete with the world's top masters. "The gap is huge."
"Nowadays, young people are becoming more and more powerful. It's good if I don't capsize." Xu Jingming said with a smile.
"How can the boat capsize? I hope you can capsize. If you capsize, it represents another genius for our provincial team." The big fat man laughed and said, "Okay, no more chatting, we will wait. See you later.”
“See you later.” Xu Jingming stretched out his hand and the image in mid-air disappeared.
Conducting training for the Jiangnan Province training team for ten days, charging a fee of 50,000 blue star coins. In fact, this amount of money is not even enough for the venue fee. But for the fighting gym, it can provide training for the provincial training team, which is also an advertising sign and can also attract more fighting fans to come to the fighting gym to become a member.
"Professional players have to make money when they retire." Xu Jingming got up and went to take a shower and change clothes.
Professional fighting players may sound glamorous, but in fact they only earn some "appearance fees" at their peak. There are very few in the world who earn more than 100 million in their careers, and most professional players only earn a living.
As for after retirement, it will be more difficult to make money. Although Xu Jingming is also a world-class martial arts master, in the World Martial Arts Competition, he was only among the top eight. The income in the fighting world is shaped like a pyramid, and those at the top are very few! The income of those ranked first is exaggeratedly high, while those ranked second, third, and fourth... will plummet.
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Xu Jingming was waiting at the entrance of the Star Fighting Stadium, accompanied by several staff. From a distance, he saw an electric bus driving through the rain. Come.
When the electric bus stopped, the door opened, and more than ten people from the Jiangnan Provincial Training Team got off the bus one after another.
“Big Bear.” Xu Jingming glanced at the burly fat man who got out of the car first. That was his good brother Liu Chongyuan.
"Old Xu." Liu Chongyuan came over and hugged Xu Jingming excitedly. He slapped Xu Jingming on the back with a big bang bang bang. Xu Jingming had a grimace and could only treat it as a massage.
Liu Chongyuan, 2.03 meters tall and weighing over 180 kilograms, looks like an upright bear. He was also a professional martial arts master back then, with a shield in one hand and an ax in the other. When he was ranked the highest in the World Martial Arts League, he reached 39th place, so he could secure his position in the Provincial Sports Bureau.
“This is Coach Xu.” Liu Chongyuan grinned and said, “The Coach Xu you have been dreaming about!”
"Xu Jingming!"
"Gun Demon Xu Jingming!"
"I saw a real person!" The members of the provincial team were a little excited. As people in the industry, they naturally admired this senior.
Xu Jingming looked at these team members as if he saw himself back then.
Young and full of vigor!
It's not like him, who competed in martial arts competitions and had to retire with injuries.
Xu Jingming smiled: "Ah Chen, take them to choose weapons."
"Yes, Brother Xu." The young staff member responded.
"Daxiong, let's go to the third floor to wait for them first." Xu Jingming and Liu Chongyuan, a pair of good brothers, happily went to the third floor first.
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The weapons room of the Starry Sky Fighting Hall is five hundred square meters. There are an astonishing number of knives, guns, swords, sticks, shields, axes, hammers, flails and other cold weapons. These are all martial arts competition equipment, such as swords. , the surface is also wrapped with a layer of cushioning material, which greatly improves safety. Like long guns, the barrels of these competition guns have data on them: length, head diameter, and weight. There are hundreds of long guns, lined up against the wall.
"It is indeed the Starry Sky Fighting Gym, a first-class fighting gym in Binhai City, with enough weapons." The eleven members of the provincial training team all use long guns, so they participated in Xu Jingming's training.
In terms of marksmanship alone, among all the professional martial arts masters in history, Xu Jingming is recognized as one of the top ten.
The spear data in the competition was clear, and the eleven team members quickly selected their commonly used weapons.
"This is the first time I saw Xu Jingming in real life. He looks very ordinary, not as intimidating as in the video." A tall man said while trying the spear.
"I feel a lot thinner than in the video." Another young boy said.
“He has lost weight.” A strong man nodded. “Before he retired, I watched him compete several times live. According to the information published by the Martial Arts Alliance, he is 1.78 meters tall and weighs Ninety-three kilograms. I have lost a lot of weight now, and it is estimated to be at most eighty-five kilograms."
These provincial team members were discussing.
They all know that a height of 1.78 meters and a weight of more than 80 kilograms may be a bit fat for ordinary people. But for a professional martial arts master, who has heavy bones and a high muscle ratio, he looks a little thinner.
“As the weight decreases, the strength must also decrease.”
"I don't know how much strength I still have."
"Some professional players gave up training after retirement. Their bodies have become deformed and their strength is much worse."
The team members were discussing.
"I also want to see how far I am from the World Martial Arts Competition players. Who would have thought that he has lost a lot of weight and I don't know how much strength he has left." The strong man was a little unwilling to accept it. He was also the same last year. Having been selected into the national training team once, his goal is also the highest competition in the fighting world - the World Martial Arts Competition. I originally had expectations for Xu Jingming, who has entered the World Martial Arts Competition twice, but now he is a little disappointed.
Having lost weight, how much strength does Xu Jingming have left? Is there still the domineering strength of the 'Gun Demon' back then?
"Even if our strength has declined, our experience is still there." The tall man beside him said with a smile, "Guiding us is still enough."
"Maybe they won't even fight with us." The young boy muttered, and they saw With the guidance and guidance of the older generation of coaches, there are very few who can actually compete with them.
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On the third floor of the Star Fighting Hall, there is a martial arts ring that meets the specifications of international martial arts competitions. The ring is 20 meters long, 20 meters wide, and has a height of six meters on all sides. barbed wire.
The members of the provincial training team walked into the third floor and saw Coach Liu and Xu Jingming standing there.
"Line up." Xu Jingming said very familiarly. He was also a member of the Jiangnan Provincial Team back then and was later selected as the main player of the national team.
The eleven team members all held long guns and lined up in an orderly manner.
Perhaps Xu Jingming's strength has been greatly reduced after his retirement, but the other team members' past achievements still make these players admire and admire them, and they are naturally very obedient.
"From today on, I will be your coach. There will be a total of ten days of training. Except that today's training time is in the afternoon, starting tomorrow it will be from 9 to 11 am." Xu Jingming glanced at them, "I don't want anyone to be late or leave early."
"Yes." All eleven team members responded in unison.
"Okay, it's our first time to meet. Let's go off the court and try your hand first. Let me see your strength." Xu Jingming said, "I can teach you in accordance with your aptitude."
"Go off the court and try your hand?" The team members looked at each other in confusion. , surprised and delighted.
"Combat in the ring?"
"Does Xu Jingming have the guts to fight in the ring?" These team members couldn't hide their joy. Since Xu Jingming dares to do this, it means that after retirement, he still maintains his peak strength. part of the strength.
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