Xia Hong

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xia Hong (夏鸿)
Alias(es)	Leader; Great Xia Leader 21 45
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Great Xia Camp
Occupation/Role	Camp leader, cultivator, hunter, and martial-arts instructor 15 21
Status	Alive 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Lumbering Realm	8	Reached the five-thousand-jin threshold by lifting five thousand-jin wooden stakes after eight days of intensive cultivation with Frost Beast meat.
Earth Excavation Realm	37	Surpassed ten thousand jin after the battle with the Golden-Eyed Demonic Sheep; gained the qualification to excavate and mine mineral veins.

Background / History

Xia Hong was born into a martial-arts family and practiced martial arts from childhood. Orphaned young, he continued training for fitness until being diagnosed with ALS. When his mobility was failing, he ended his life and transmigrated into the body of the sixteen-year-old Xia Hong in the Endless Winter world. 1

His new body was exceptionally suited to combat, but he initially possessed only about two thousand jin of strength. Within a month, he used Ancestral Long Fist and Frost Beast flesh and blood to reach roughly four thousand jin, approaching the Lumbering Realm. 1

During the crisis involving two apparent versions of his father, Xia Ding, Xia Hong coordinated with Xia Chuan to attack both suspects. His axe split one of the false Xia Dings' heads, exposing the danger facing the camp. 4

After Xia Ding's death, Xia Hong took responsibility for Great Xia Camp. He rebuilt its lumber team, organized cultivation, secured food and firewood, and established himself as the camp's recognized Leader. 11 21 22

Appearance

Xia Hong is a tall, sturdy youth whose delicate face contrasts with his powerful build. At just over sixteen, he stands approximately 1.91 meters tall and weighs over ninety kilograms. 1

• Narrow waist and unusually long, ape-like arms. 1
• Strong enough to lift five-thousand-jin stakes upon reaching the Lumbering Realm. 8
• Often wears beast-skin clothing during cultivation and expeditions. 14
• Carries stone axes and other practical survival gear when leaving camp. 9

Personality

Xia Hong is pragmatic, composed, and intensely driven by survival. Having received a healthy second life after ALS, he accepts the dangers of Endless Winter rather than despairing over them. 1

He is cautious around Frost Beasts and Grotesques, repeatedly observing opponents before acting and changing plans when new information appears. He recognizes that recklessness and naïveté can get his companions killed. 11 13 20

As a leader, Xia Hong values collective strength over personal gain. He believes a camp must grow beyond merely surviving, giving its members the chance to live with dignity and protect those important to them. 28 29

Abilities & Skills

Ancestral Long Fist

Xia Hong mastered Ancestral Long Fist in his previous life and teaches adapted versions of it to Great Xia Camp's survivors. The art can be used bare-handed or adapted for weapons. 15

• Small Battle — close-range defensive form suited to robust fighters. 15
• Great Battle — offensive form combining fists, legs, and body movement to break through a single point. 15
• Scattered Hands — unrestricted killing style using the entire body as a weapon. 15
• Combined Battle — group-combat form for coordinated attacks. 15
• Adapted training based on physique, assigning different styles to Yuan Cheng, Yue Feng, Lin Kai, Qiu Peng, Xu Ning, and Lu Yang. 15

Frost Beast Cultivation

Xia Hong cultivates by consuming Frost Beast flesh and blood, then practicing Long Fist to release and absorb its energy. 8 14

• Consumed five jin of Frost Beast meat per day before reaching the Lumbering Realm. 8
• His capacity increased to seven jin per day after his breakthrough, though his rate of improvement slowed. 14
• Overconsumption of Frost Beast flesh can be fatal. 8
• He concluded that life-and-death combat can help push past physical limits when ordinary cultivation stalls. 37

Hunting and Combat Tactics

Xia Hong combines observation, traps, terrain, and teamwork rather than relying solely on brute force.

• Identified that Snow Manes can feign death and approached an apparently defeated beast with caution. 20
• Exploited the Snow Mane's vulnerable tongue after learning that its hide could resist axes and sabers. 20 21
• Used a Small Torch to draw Frost Beasts into conflict, then harvested the aftermath. 12 19 21
• Directed Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng from cover while engaging an injured adult Snow Mane, ultimately killing it with their support. 20 21
• Led the group that restrained the Golden-Eyed Demonic Sheep, then killed it by piercing the golden eye on its back. 35

Leadership and Resource Management

Xia Hong reorganizes Great Xia Camp around training, specialized labor, and controlled distribution of scarce resources.

• Formed a core group through a competition, then provided its strongest candidates with Frost Beast meat and martial instruction. 14
• Established a meat allocation system: 30% to hunters, 50% to Lumbering Realm reserves, 20% to qualified young camp members, with remaining odd pounds shared across the camp. 21
• Argued that the camp should increase its number of Lumbering Realm cultivators rather than concentrate all resources in a few individuals. 28 29
• Planned for specialized hunting, lumbering, fruit-picking, and scouting teams as Great Xia's numbers grew. 28

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Stone axes / hand axes — His standard weapons for lumbering and combat; he carries two when venturing into Redwood Ridge. 9
• Three-meter staff — Carried on his first major night expedition. 9
• Small Torch — Generated by burning ten units of wood in a campfire. It can deter and harm Grotesques, but strongly attracts Frost Beasts and can heal or strengthen them. 9 12 19
• Short knife — Used to pierce the Golden-Eyed Demonic Sheep's golden eye. 35
• Fire Condensing Oil — Used to burn the Grotesque controlling Wang Ping. 36
• Iron Smelting Furnace — The upgraded form of Great Xia Camp's Small Bonfire; it has greater range and deterrent power, can burn coal, and can use Fire Condensing Oil. 32

Relationships

• Xia Chuan — Younger brother. Xia Chuan admires Xia Hong, gave him his share of Frost Beast meat to support his breakthrough, and later joins him on expeditions and hunts. 1 7 20
• Xia Ding — Father and Great Xia Camp's former leader. Xia Hong respected his experience and inherited responsibility for the camp after his death. 1 11 21
• Yuan Cheng — Core Great Xia member and expedition partner. Xia Hong trains him, relies on him during hunts, and challenges his early self-interested views on resource distribution. 13 20 28
• Xu Ning — A talented core-group member whom Xia Hong trains and protects. Xia Hong saves him during the Golden-Eyed Demonic Sheep attack and later gives him a dagger made from Wang Ming's Great Saber. 14 35 37
• Shi Qing — Leader of Big Stone Camp. Their relationship begins with territorial tension, but Xia Hong later accepts Shi Qing and Big Stone Camp's surviving civilians into Great Xia Camp. 45 49

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Great Xia Camp crisis — Helps expose and destroy one of the false Xia Dings during the camp's early Grotesque-related disaster. 4
• Rise of Great Xia's leader — Reaches the Lumbering Realm, teaches Ancestral Long Fist, gathers food and lumber, and becomes the camp's central leader. 8 15 22
• Snow Mane hunting — Studies Frost Beast behavior, develops a torch-based hunting method, and leads the hunt that brings over a thousand jin of Snow Mane meat back to camp. 12 19 21
• Camp reform — Creates a core group, restructures Frost Beast meat distribution, and advocates for camp-wide cultivation and specialized work teams. 14 21 28 29
• Cave assault and Grotesque infiltration — Leads Great Xia in killing the Golden-Eyed Demonic Sheep, rescues Xu Ning, and uses Fire Condensing Oil to counter a Grotesque-controlled Wang Ping. 35 36
• Earth Excavation Realm expansion — Breaks through to the Earth Excavation Realm and begins planning a wider search for coal, iron, and other mineral veins. 37
• Big Stone Camp aftermath — Investigates Big Stone Camp's disappearance, witnesses its destruction, and agrees to shelter its surviving people. 48 49
• Rogue Camp rescue — Upon learning of the Wood Puppet Grotesque's likely infiltration of Rogue Camp, departs with nine of Great Xia's strongest members to help. 50