Xie Ming

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Family and Student Years

Xie Ming’s paternal family belonged to the Wang Family Chaebol. Poor elementary-school martial arts results led to his removal from School District Planet and the loss of further systematic training. He expected his family allowance to end at eighteen, after which he would live an ordinary life on Ocher Soil. Instead, an internal family struggle gave him an awakening opportunity 311.

After his B-rank awakening, his half-brother deliberately spread claims that Xie Ming possessed the strongest Wilderness Body in their year. Xie Ming adopted an aloof manner to discourage challenges, but Bai Xiao challenged and defeated him. Other students mocked the defeat, while prospective family backers tried to exploit his difficulties through agreements he refused to sign 311.

When Wen Jing and Xu Yuan later revisited this period, Bai Xiao offered to explore with him and learned that his arrogance concealed insecurity rather than contempt. Following Wen Jing’s suggestion, Bai Xiao defeated the rest of their class, undermining the ridicule directed at him. Xie Ming joined their circle and became Bai Xiao’s regular exploration partner 311.

Red Earth Academy

At Red Earth Academy, Xie Ming taught theory, conducted Ancient Wilderness research, and managed the academy’s finances. Its persistent deficits forced him to devise funding proposals while Bai Xiao repeatedly risked her life gathering resources. He urged her not to rely excessively on her luck during explorations 19 44.

His research institute also housed the academy treasury. Although called the academy’s second-strongest expert, he openly acknowledged that he could not defeat Bai Xiao despite being B-rank to her C-rank 43 58.

His own explorations remained dangerous. On one return, he appeared with a severe puncture wound through his back and residual white scales on his hands and neck. Bai Xiao administered emergency aid before medical robots took him for treatment; he subsequently recuperated submerged in a liquid-filled treatment pod 90 91 96.

Insect Research with Wen Jing

Xie Ming examined Wen Jing’s unusually small Wilderness Body and identified her as the first recorded Awakener with an insect-type body. Subsequent testing found that its energy had increased nearly a thousandfold while remaining within the F-rank range. He recognized that its tiny size complicated conventional assessments of its potential 23 58.

He used Wen Jing’s body, specimens, and Trial Tower results to support an Ancient Wilderness insect research proposal. When an independent scientist connected to the project disappeared, the injured Xie Ming entrusted Wen Jing with investigating the scientist’s address 44 87 96.

The project received approval with Wen Jing accepting second authorship and a monthly ten-point subsidy. Downloads surged during her Freshman League performance, prompting Xie Ming to increase its budget. A later paper could potentially lead the Education Committee to reassess her Wilderness Body grade 101 119 201.

Education Reform

After Saerjia targeted Wen Jing during her Azure Jade exchange, Xie Ming explained the wider institutional problem: Wilderness Body rank, rather than teaching proficiency, allowed professors to retain authority while assistants performed the actual teaching 160 161.

He proposed using Wen Jing’s case to challenge that system. The Education Committee approved a three-month trial allowing her to assess her professors’ proficiency; professors less skilled than her could be demoted and replaced by their teaching assistants 161.

Bai Xiao’s Death and the Ten Star Group

Xie Ming tried unsuccessfully to stop Bai Xiao from rushing after the Prophet. After her loss, he gathered the shaken Reformist Faction and advised its members to seek Dean Fu’s protection and, where possible, join the Neutral Faction to survive the political backlash 204 207.

He later defected to the Ten Star Group. Over three years, he introduced systematic education for its newly awakened recruits and helped turn it into an organization capable of challenging the financial conglomerates. Although he refused a formal leadership title, he exercised a leader’s actual authority 275.

His larger objective was revenge against the Prophet. After four years of planning, he organized an attack during the Empire emperor’s visit, intending to provoke conflict between the Empire and the conglomerates and draw the Prophet into the open 298 299.

The Prophet did not appear. With his companions trapped, Xie Ming sacrificed himself to summon Cthulhu, an evil god he had originally intended to use against the Prophet. Wen Jing forced the entity back, reversed Xie Ming’s transformation, and restored his damaged body. She then dropped her disguise as Weiluo Selan and revealed that she was alive 299.

Reunion with Bai Xiao

Wen Jing’s return gave Xie Ming renewed hope when she told him she had found a way to resurrect Bai Xiao. After the Mastermind’s defeat, he remained closely involved while Wen Jing investigated its final contingency and prepared the resurrection 300 305 306.

Before the attempt, Xie Ming assured Wen Jing that Bai Xiao would always have chosen to save her and that he did not blame her for that decision. He hurriedly changed clothes, fixed his hair, and rejuvenated his skin before accompanying Wen Jing to the site of Bai Xiao’s death 315.

When Bai Xiao reappeared, Xie Ming immediately embraced her. Three days later, the two were still aboard a small spaceship, unable to find their way out. Xie Ming recognized that Wen Jing had intended the situation to give them an opportunity to rest 315.

Appearance

• Wilderness Body: A fish-type body; white scales remain visible on his hands and neck when a return to human form is incomplete 90 312.
• Usual bearing: Frequently overworked in adulthood. His student-era aloofness was a deliberate pose intended to deter challenges 311.
• Later condition: Noticeably more careworn after the four years following Bai Xiao’s death. Before her resurrection, he uses his ability to rejuvenate his skin 315.

Personality

Xie Ming is financially cautious, quick to bargain, and acutely conscious of the academy’s limited resources. He haggles with Wen Jing over specimens, worries about the cost of her record-breaking rewards, and raises repair expenses immediately after her destructive spar with Bai Xiao. His thrift reflects a genuine responsibility for keeping the academy solvent 29 44 143.

As a teacher and researcher, he is curious, encouraging, and willing to acknowledge uncertainty. He invites students to solve unanswered Ancient Wilderness mysteries and readily pursues new explanations suggested by Wen Jing. He is equally candid about his limited combat expertise 19 72 87 275.

His affection for Bai Xiao coexists with a longstanding fear of rejection. During their student years, he prefers preserving their friendship to risking a confession. Her death turns that attachment into sustained hatred of the Prophet, but he still prioritizes protecting his comrades when his revenge plan fails 299 312.

Abilities & Skills

Water-Based Ability

• Raises the pressure inside a water-testing chamber to the equivalent of a thousand-meter depth 137.
• Moves rapidly underwater without producing a ripple 299.
• Activates cells in his dermis to perform a “water-based skin rejuvenation” 315.
• Wen Jing associates his pressure manipulation with the Tactical Glasses entry Blessing of Water 136 137.

Healing

• Possesses a rare healing ability that becomes apparent as his student-era compatibility improves 311.
• Treats Wen Jing and Bai Xiao after their sparring session 143.
• Instinctively attempts to save Xu Yuan when he appears to die, stopping only after Wen Jing explains that his life form is different 306.

Research and Material Analysis

• Operates Wilderness Body scanners, analyzes Ancient Wilderness specimens, and evaluates Wilderness Weapons 23 58 72.
• Uses fine energy threads to operate laboratory equipment 136.
• Helps establish that Wen Jing’s bronze fragment transforms synthetic materials into tin-copper alloy while consuming part of itself. Further testing confirms that the effect depends on the technological-era gap between materials 72 73.
• Appraises unusual materials and offers to extract the informational substance from cold ash 136.

Teaching and Administration

• Teaches Ancient Wilderness theory and explains the limitations of memory imprints, Wilderness Body classification, and Empowerment Stones 19 23 43.
• Manages academy finances, research proposals, and funding applications 44.
• Gives Ten Star Group recruits foundational instruction in energy use and combat techniques, including Energy-Shaping Weapon 275.

Combat Limitations

• His B-rank classification does not translate into comparable fighting ability; he admits that C-rank Bai Xiao is stronger 58.
• Bai Xiao judges that Wen Jing could kill him in a death match after reaching 60% compatibility, though she would suffer serious injuries 143.
• He explicitly warns Little Ye that he can explain basic principles but cannot provide advanced combat insight 275.

Sacrificial Summoning

• Plans to sacrifice himself to summon an evil god and destroy the Prophet with him 299.
• Ultimately summons Cthulhu to protect his trapped companions instead 299.
• The summoning produces supernatural terror and bodily transformation; Wen Jing reverses it and restores him to human form 299.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• White-jade Wilderness Weapon — A round jade piece obtained from the Secret Treasure Gate. It appears as a pendant during his final revenge operation and glows as he approaches the ice covering Mystic Radiance Island 275 299.
• Research equipment — Includes Wilderness Body scanning chambers, material-analysis instruments, and equipment capable of containing highly energetic Ancient Wilderness specimens 23 58 72.
• Deepwater Algae — Supplies Wen Jing with algae that grants water-pressure resistance according to the amount digested 136 137.

Relationships

• Bai Xiao / Dean Bai — Classmate, regular exploration partner, academy colleague, and longtime unconfessed love. Her death drives his revenge campaign; he embraces her immediately upon her resurrection 44 299 311 312 315.
• Wen Jing — Student and research collaborator. He monitors her growth, supports her during academy disputes, and refuses to accept her presumed death during a prolonged exploration. She later saves him and resurrects Bai Xiao 23 160 167 299 315.
• Xu Yuan — Friend during the revisited student period. Xu Yuan teases him about confessing to Bai Xiao and later helps arrange his hair before the resurrection 311 312 315.
• Little Ye — Ten Star Group student who seeks his guidance on energy techniques and worries about his decision to cover the group’s retreat 275 298.
• The Prophet — Target of his four-year revenge effort following Bai Xiao’s death 275 299.
• Wang Family — Paternal relatives whose internal politics enabled his awakening but also subjected him to manipulation and pressure 311.

Notable Quotes

“I hope that someday, one of you sitting here will be the person who provides that answer.” 19

“I only acted like that because I didn’t want to be challenged! I’m just weak. I can’t beat anyone, all right?!” 311

“Bai Xiao would have gone to save you that day no matter what. … If she hadn’t gone, she wouldn’t have been herself.” 315

Trivia

• The Tactical Glasses reveal Blessing of Water, Blessed by Fortune, Genius, Insight, and Secretly in Love with Someone among his entries. Wen Jing withholds the romantic entry when reporting the results to him 136.
• Wen Jing’s persistent impression of his reluctance to confess manifests as a label reading “What are you waiting for” in a constructed scene. She symbolically removes that judgment after he embraces the resurrected Bai Xiao 296 315.