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A tall, thin young man in his mid-twenties with a pale complexion, currently operating a dilapidated audio-visual store. Despite his unassuming appearance, he is a highly talented martial artist known for his fierce and arrogant reputation in the underworld. He has recently been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.

A director of the Chinese Martial Arts Association from Guangdong. She is a woman of striking beauty and heroic spirit, possessing a sharp and capable demeanor. She seeks to recruit Li Yan to save her grandfather's association from political corruption.

A silent man in his thirties with a crew cut and a straight, military-like posture. He accompanies Lei Jing as a guardian or subordinate. By the end of the chapter, he undergoes a horrific, supernatural transformation into a ghoulish entity.

The deceased founder of the Chinese Martial Arts Association and Lei Jing's grandfather. He highly respected Li Yan's martial talent, describing him as possessing the necessary 'three points of inner malice' required for a true martial artist.

A disheveled, slovenly man with a greasy appearance who introduces himself as 'Mo' (The Tapir). He possesses reality-warping abilities, capable of manipulating thoughts and transporting others into a void-like abyss. He offers Li Yan a way to survive his terminal illness through a mysterious, irreversible path.

A terrifying, mythical entity appearing in Li Yan's vision. It is depicted with eighteen wings and nine heads, one of which is bloodily severed. It represents the ancient spirit or power that Li Yan is tasked to awaken.