The invasion of the abyss begins with the Laughing at the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 59: Water Not Above the Knees
"In other words, there will be no war in Yongning City before the ice and snow melt?"

Pulling down his armor, Shitou, who was wearing armor, clenched his fist as big as a casserole, twisted his neck, and said in a regretful tone.

With his martial arts skills at a high level and equipped with bright silver armor that provides unparalleled defense, Shitou was just about to try out his skills and show off his prowess to let others see how powerful he is.

"There is still a month and a half left. This period of time is perfect for practicing martial arts diligently and striving to reach a higher level on the road of martial arts."

"Right now, you are at the peak of Ming Jin. Your whole body is extremely powerful, with a force of a thousand pounds. Every time you attack, there will be an explosion. The next stage is An Jin."

"An Jin is a kind of force that is opposite to Ming Jin, representing the 'soft' side of force. As the saying goes, the highest good is like water."

In a corner of the training ground, Shen Yuanliang rolled up his sleeves and personally demonstrated various moves. He broke down various fighting and training methods and taught Shitou and Shouhou one by one.

The calm before the storm, the cold winter is also a kind of protection for Shen Yuanliang and his team. They use this time to recuperate, accumulate strength, and prepare for the battle in March.

For Shen Yuanliang, the people he is closest to right now, apart from his relatives, are Shitou, Shouhou, Dongmei and others.

Under Shen Yuanliang's supervision, everyone's martial arts skills improved by leaps and bounds, and they successively stepped into the eighth level of martial arts, which is hidden power, capable of damaging a person's internal organs.

"Spring is here, the ice and snow are melting!"

On March 1st, the weather gradually warmed up, and the rivers in southern Liaoning gradually thawed. The thick ice layer melted under the warm sunshine and turned into clear rivers flowing westward into the sea.

"The hidden power penetrates the whole body, regulates the internal organs, and controls every organ inside and outside the body, just like using an arm or a finger."

"The power reaches the four tips of teeth, tongue, nails and hair, and reaches the state where not even a feather can be added and not even a fly or insect can land on it."

By the river, Shen Yuanliang's movements became slower and slower, and more and more casual, following his own temperament and personality. Gradually, his heart and mind, his mind and qi, his qi and strength became one, and his inside and outside became one.

At this moment, a colorful butterfly was about to land on Shen Yuanliang's shoulder, but with a buzzing sound, it fell to the ground under the influence of an unknown force.

Shen Yuanliang has now reached the state of Hua Jin. The Qi and blood in his body are abundant and thick. They flow rapidly along his blood vessels like a river, making a gurgling sound and as powerful as thunder.

The cicada senses the coming of autumn before the wind blows. When faced with a stick or other threats, it is not like hidden power, where the brain reacts first and then the body acts.

Instead, it becomes like an instinct, and the body dissolves it naturally.

"Finally, the dark energy spreads throughout my body."

"If I wasn't afraid that the hidden energy would damage my internal organs and brain, I wouldn't have stayed there for so long, using the water grinding technique to penetrate every part of my body."

Taking a deep breath, Shen Yuanliang took off his shoes and socks, stepped on the cold river water, and walked forward step by step, as if he was stepping on hard yellow soil.

In ancient times, Bodhidharma relied on his profound inner strength to cross the river on a reed. Today, Shen Yuanliang crosses the river on foot when the water is not higher than his knees.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Yuanliang crossed the hundred-foot-wide river without the help of anything. He walked straight to the other side of the river as if he was taking a leisurely stroll in the garden. The whole process was completed in one go.

"Boom!"

The earth-shaking sound of horse hooves rang out, and four hundred armored cavalrymen were seen charging back and forth on the river bank. The goose-feather knives in their hands sparkled in the warm sunlight, emitting a cold light.

The neatly arranged scarecrows were instantly cut in half by the goose-feather knife. The moves were clean and smooth, and many people even managed to cut through solid wooden stakes.

The smooth cut was like cutting butter, extremely smooth, showing the superb skills and strong strength of the people. They were the 400 people selected by Shen Yuanliang from the 7,500 people. They were excellent in both loyalty and willpower, which made him very satisfied.

"Liang brother."

The leading heavy-armored knight looked at Shen Yuanliang on the river and stretched out his hand to greet him. He was Shi Tou.

A month passed and Shitou had undergone tremendous changes. He was already eight feet tall, but now he was even more sturdy and strong, like a calf.

With the strength of the eighth level of martial arts and the ultimate defense, he can fight even against the sixth level of martial arts.

"Shitou, how is the armor training going? Have all the members reached the required level?"

After putting on his shoes and socks, Shen Yuanliang looked at the heavily armored knights in front of him, patted his solid stone chest, raised his eyebrows and asked.

In order to equip these 400 armored cavalrymen, Shen Yuanliang exhausted all his resources. All the rare medicinal materials and iron materials that he had seized before were used on them, and he also had to teach them personally every three days.

Shen Yuanliang explained everything from standing meditation, fighting techniques, and training methods in great detail and clarity, even calibrating their movements one by one. He really put a lot of effort into it.

After putting in so much effort, Shen Yuanliang just wanted to decide the outcome in one battle, defeat the Later Jin, Jiannu and Ming armies, and take over southern Liaoning.

"Brother Liang, yesterday afternoon, the last heavily armored knight entered the ninth level of martial arts."

"It's all thanks to the Tiger Blood Powder, Tiger Bone Paste, and Neituo Shengji Powder. Otherwise, it would probably take another two or three months to achieve this result."

When Shitou, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, talked about this, his face turned red with excitement, and his ink-black eyes sparkled like stars in the night sky, twinkling.

Thinking back to the beginning, Shitou had no father or mother. If it weren’t for Shen Zhong’s kindness, he would have starved to death somewhere, or become a pile of dry bones on the roadside, or food for wild dogs.

Now, with the support of Shen Yuanliang, Shitou not only embarked on the path of martial arts, but was also able to command 400 soldiers who had reached the level of martial arts, making him so happy that he couldn't sleep for several nights.

"Don't be complacent, entering the martial arts realm is just the beginning."

"If you want to become a powerful army that dominates the world, invincible, and unstoppable, it is far from enough to be only at the ninth rank. You must at least be at the sixth rank in martial arts to be barely qualified."

Looking at the huge crack in the sky and thinking about the strange rise of the Later Jin Dynasty in recent years, Shen Yuanliang's face became heavy and the joy of the breakthrough faded a lot.

For thirty years, with a population of billions in the Ming world, even if only one thousandth of them embarked on the path of martial arts, there would be hundreds of thousands of warriors in the entire Kyushu.

Relying on the past foundation of the Ming Dynasty court, if everyone is united and trains soldiers at all costs, the emperor sitting in the Forbidden City can easily train an army of 100,000 warriors.

Today, the Ming Dynasty court is losing ground outside the Great Wall, simply because there are too many civil and military officials in the court who are holding it back.

"Ok, I know."

Hearing this, Shitou scratched his head, his heart awe-inspiring, and he became much more serious, obviously having taken Shen Yuanliang's words to heart.

At the same time, Shitou secretly set a grand goal in his heart, striving to train the 400 soldiers behind him into martial arts masters above the sixth rank as soon as possible to protect Shen Yuanliang.

(End of this chapter)