Playing in the NBA, What the Heck Is This Tai Chi and Xingyi Martial Arts?

Tang Bei is a 2.13-meter-tall, 136-kilogram man from Tianjing, with a solid martial arts foundation. But after losing his job, he has only thirty-five dollars in his pocket and is starving on the streets of New York. Then a virtual screen pops up: "Basketball Treasure Chest activated. Starter pack delivered."

His fitness test results stun everyone: a 230-kilogram bench press, a 4.45-second 40-yard dash, and an S in both static and dynamic athletic ability. At the training center, a cut reserve swings a punch at him, and Tang Bei knocks him more than a meter into the air with one arm. When a teammate challenges him to dunk, he slams the ball through the hoop, shatters the backboard, and topples the stanchion. Holding the rim he has just torn down, he asks, "Want another one?" Everyone shakes their heads.

In his debut, he catches an alley-oop and throws down a two-handed dunk through a double-team, then swats an opponent's shot into the stands with one slap. He averages 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks per game in the CBA. Tang Bei slips the custom insoles rewarded by the Treasure Chest into his new basketball shoes and looks at his name on the NBA draft list. With mastery of Tai Chi, Xingyi, Baji, and Tongbei, he will let Chinese martial arts grow wild on the basketball court.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.