Chapter 98: Small Success in Martial Arts, Mud in the Water
Jianghuai marshes.
The fat catfish swims freely in the water, and the pleasure of the water flowing past its side is extremely refreshing, just like soaring in the sky.
No big fish can swim faster than it. It shuttles through the water like a flash of black water lightning, and groups of fish flee in panic.
The fat catfish swung its long tail and rushed to the side of a grass carp weighing more than ten pounds in the blink of an eye.
The huge noise frightened the grass carp so much that it turned and fled. Just as it turned the corner, the fat catfish appeared in front of it again, grinning, showing a pair of sharp teeth, as if it was about to bite.
After turning dozens of times, the grass carp was exhausted and could no longer swim, floating listlessly in the water.
After teasing it for a while, the grass carp still didn't react much.
The fat catfish felt bored, so it flicked its tail and blew the cat away with great force.
The grass carp rushed straight out of the water, leaving a series of crystal water splashes in the sunlight, and flew far away.
Bang.
The grass carp smashed into the fishing boat.
The fisherman on the boat was terrified and almost jumped into the water to escape. But when he looked back, he found that a big grass carp had inexplicably appeared on the boat.
It was clearly alive, with its gill covers moving, but it seemed to have no strength at all. It did not move, did not struggle, and seemed to have come to the boat voluntarily, waiting for its fate of being captured and taken back.
The fisherman, who had not caught any fish for most of the day, looked at the empty river. He thought for a moment, then suddenly knelt down at the bow of the boat and kowtowed.
"Thank you for the gift from the River God!"
The fat catfish under the water didn't understand what was going on. It scratched its forehead with its long whiskers, thought it was very entertaining, and dived into the water again, knocking several big fish into the boat in a row.
Bang bang bang.
The big fish was forced to fly out of the water and kept falling on the deck, making a bang. It was the most pleasant sound the fisherman had ever heard in his life.
miracle!
A true miracle!
Every time he caught a fish, the fisherman knelt down and looked extremely excited, almost pious.
"The river god has appeared. The river god has really appeared!"
The seventh day of the first lunar month.
The apprentices are still on spring break and will not be back until tomorrow. Liang Qu and Hu Qi are the only ones left on the martial arts training ground.
The sound of wooden sticks hitting each other continued, and each stick became a shadow.
After about half a minute, all the energy and blood in Liang Qu's body dissipated. He supported himself on the ground with the short stick in his hand, gasping for breath.
Hu Qi rubbed his wrist, his heart filled with turmoil.
He let go a lot and his attacks were not intensive, but he did not disrupt Liang Qu's rhythm at all.
The energy and blood in his body are not consumed after the rhythm is disrupted, but are consumed bit by bit from the beginning to the end.
How long have you been exposed to the power method, half a month?
In half a month, you can refine a strength method into your instinct, achieve a small success, and not be disturbed by the rhythm?
This is too exaggerated. It would take at least two to three months for an ordinary person to learn it. However, Hu Qi watched Liang Qu slowly improve from being clumsy to being skilled, especially after the first few days. It seemed as if he suddenly mastered the trick and his progress was particularly rapid.
One is one, two is two.
This cannot be done falsely.
It's not just about strength, it's also about fighting style. As long as Liang Qu can control his emotional impulses during the battle, he can fight well.
Master’s ninth disciple is amazing.
Whether crossing the river or being crossed, they are all dragon species.
Hu Qi thought of Liang Qu's fate and felt deeply moved. Then he inexplicably thought of the goal set by Master Yang at the New Year's Eve dinner.
Junior Brother Xiang has been pointed at by a sword, and it might be his turn next year.
Hu Qi was not unhappy in his heart. It was a good thing that his junior brother was so powerful.
A single tree cannot make a forest, and my junior brother is a man of loyalty and righteousness. If he becomes more capable, it will be helpful to all the disciples.
It is easy to become an official if you have someone in the court. Even a three-year-old child understands this.
Liang Qu was leaning on a stick and breathing heavily, still feeling tired. He sat down on the ground without feeling disgusted by the dirt.
"I can't do it anymore, Senior Brother. I don't have the strength anymore. Let's stop here today."
"There's still a lot of time left, so why don't you practice? When the apprentices come back tomorrow, the environment won't be as quiet as it is now. Although you have a good fate, you must not be lazy. The road is built step by step."
Liang Qu chuckled and said, "To be honest, Senior Brother Hu, I plan to try to break the flesh barrier this afternoon."
Hu Qi stared in astonishment: "So fast, didn't you say at the New Year's Eve dinner that it would take another half a month?"
"Yes, but I caught another precious fish yesterday. I've been taking herbal baths every day and have spent dozens of dollars. The progress is much faster than I thought."
Liang Qu's matter-of-fact words made Hu Qi silent. After a while, he said dryly, "Then I'll grant you half a day off."
"Haha, thank you, Senior Brother Hu. I'm leaving now. I'll bring you a nice fish when I come back."
Liang Qu regained his energy, stood up, dusted off his butt and left.
In fact, he did not want to break through. The original half-month expectation was based on the conditions of taking a medicinal bath and eating treasure fish. It was impossible to get half of it in advance after all the operations. Liang Qu really wanted to be promoted.
It’s Ze Ling.
The two beasts have been helping to find the big guys in recent days, and they finally got some results this morning.
Liang Qu had a hunch that after Ze Ling's promotion, the changes that would come about would be enormous, and his physical fitness would improve by leaps and bounds.
By the way, breaking through the flesh barrier is a natural thing.
It’s not really cheating Brother Hu.
Quarter of an hour later, Liang Qu had already come onto the water in his black-sailed boat.
After resting for a while, he summoned three beasts.
The fat catfish and the immobile floated to the surface one after another, followed by the fist.
The fist is getting bigger and bigger, and it is not suitable to lie on the head without moving.
"Nothing happened these past two days, right?"
The fat catfish thought of the fishermen who had knelt down two days ago, and the many fishermen who passed by that area after that, and who had to kneel down every time they passed by. It shook its whiskers and shook its head firmly.
Nothing happened.
The fishermen themselves were so confused that they knelt down towards the air.
Liang Qu nodded. He was afraid that the two beasts would lose their minds after evolving, especially the fat catfish, which was the most stupid. It would have a bad impact if someone accidentally saw it.
It wasn't a big trouble, as there were plenty of strange things underwater, but Liang Qu always believed that it was better to have less trouble than more.
He sat by the boat with relief: "I have thought about it several times in the past two days. Now that you two have evolved, it is not appropriate to give you such childish names, so I decided to change your names. The original names will be used as nicknames."
Change name?
The two beasts didn't understand why, as they had never compared themselves with each other before. They didn't think there was anything wrong with their names, but they didn't refuse either.
What God gives is good!
"Don't move. From now on, your full name will be Tiemushan! Fat Catfish, from now on, your full name will be Xiongyajiang! Ah Bu, Ah Fei, these two will be your nicknames from now on!"
Liang Qu was very pleased with himself.
It took him many days to come up with the new name, which not only fits the characteristics of the two animals but also sounds quite domineering.
Tiemushan, the fierce-toothed general?
The two beasts didn't know how powerful it was.
It seems better than your original name?
Whatever the case, just act happy.
The two beasts splashed water and circled around the black-sailed boat. Those who had nothing to do with it started clapping their claws to show their strength.
Liang Qu felt that his name was unique.
"Let's go to the place where you two found the big guy. Whether we can succeed today depends on whether you found the right one! Today is the best time to enjoy the delicious food and drink the spicy food!"
Liang Qu took Fu Bo and Qing Lang, jumped into the water, took out a hemp rope from his waist, tied it to Abu, and asked Abu to take him away.
Now, unless Liang Qu manipulates the water flow to propel himself, his natural swimming speed will be slower than that of being unable to move.
But controlling the water flow consumes a lot of physical strength, so it is better to let someone who cannot move take it.
This guy is big and strong, and very fierce. It is a piece of cake for him to drag a boat.
Seeing this, Ah Fei leaned his head closer and tried to perform as well.
Liang Qu thought that two-wheel drive might be a possible solution, but after the experiment it still didn't work.
Ah Fei's skin is too smooth, so once the rope is tied to it, it will slide off by itself. Unless a special saddle is made and put on its mouth, it will not be able to stay on.
He wrapped the rope around his wrist and clamped it with his "fist". He struggled forward without being able to move, dragging the man and the crab forward at an extremely fast speed, with Ah Fei following closely behind.
Soon the water depth exceeded fifty meters, but Liang Qu did not feel any discomfort at all.
By integrating into the water monkey Ze Ling, not only did his oxygen consumption underwater decrease significantly, but he was also less afraid of the pressure.
The intensity he could feel was similar to that of an ordinary person diving to about ten meters.
Not to mention the two beasts, they're just a piece of cake.
But as you go deeper, strange places appear.
The surrounding water plants are becoming more and more lush, reaching up to a person's waist, making it feel like walking in a lush meadow.
He picked one and tasted it, and it was just an ordinary water weed, which was really strange.
The mud underneath is even softer, and one step down feels like stepping into a swamp.
There are all kinds of strange areas underwater, no worse than on land.
Liangqu was dragged to a muddy area with no water plants around.
He vaguely felt in his circle of perception that there was a huge creature hiding under the mud.
(End of this chapter)
