Three months later, at Great Ming's border, a Youth arrived who would change Great Ming.
Though these youths were only five years old, they already stood over six feet tall.
Their faces still looked exceedingly young, yet they gave off an immensely powerful aura.
Each carried an iron spear as thick as a child's arm, weighing dozens of pounds.
What they did not know was that Jiang Zhen had personally forged these weapons for Yue Lingzhu.
Though they appeared to weigh only dozens of pounds, their true weight was eight hundred pounds.
For now, however, ninety-nine percent of their power had been sealed, leaving only their hardness, sharpness, and some of their weight.
Jiang Zhen had also given Yue Lingzhu a warhorse strong enough to carry him.
With these things, Yue Lingzhu joined the border garrison.
During one enemy invasion, he displayed astonishing combat prowess.
Not only did he single-handedly drive back three thousand enemy troops, he also killed more than two thousand enemies.
It was this battle that made Yue Lingzhu completely famous along the border.
His reputation also spread toward the imperial court.
At that time, the emperor of this world was Great Ming's invincible Great General, Zhu Shou—Zhu Houzhao, the emperor who loved to play the most.
After hearing the news, the emperor immediately took an interest and began investigating.
Then, using the portion of power he had fought to obtain, he began grooming Yue Lingzhu.
In just five years, with Zhu Houzhao's support, Yue Lingzhu swept across the lands beyond the frontier, forcibly swallowing up the small border states and even the entire Grassland.
For a time, the name of Great General Yue Hua spread throughout all of Great Ming.
Especially since, under Jiang Zhen's guidance, Yue Lingzhu had not acted recklessly.
Instead, he continuously advised