If it were just Zhou Ziwei alone, he would be quite confident that he could break out in a very short time.
Zhou Ziwei struggled for a moment longer and successfully swam against the current with the two blonde beauties, braving the towering waves above, for an unknown distance. However, when his soul power scanned the area and he still couldn't see the edge of the water, Zhou Ziwei finally gave up.
Are we really going to give up on this beautiful blonde couple?
Zhou Ziwei glanced helplessly at the two beautiful women he was tightly embracing, and let out a silent sigh...
Zhou Ziwei didn't consider himself a bad person, but he definitely didn't want to be a saint. He wouldn't sacrifice himself for these two women who had little to do with him, but he also didn't want to give up easily unless absolutely necessary...
Volume 2 The Killer's Nightmare Chapter 464 The Culprit
Just as Zhou Ziwei was hesitating about whether to give up the two women in his arms, an even stronger torrent of water surged in. Instantly, streams of pure water energy rushed into Zhou Ziwei's body through countless pores, causing many of the tiny nerve endings in his body to collapse once again.
Subsequently, some of the water energy seeped into Zhou Ziwei's muscles and bones, and reacted with all the body fluids in his body again.
However, since Zhou Ziwei's body had already undergone a process of fusion with water energy once, if he were to do it again, the amount of water energy he could absorb would be very limited. Most of the water energy that escaped from the nerve endings began to accumulate in his body, subtly causing damage.
Zhou Ziwei was startled and had no choice but to release his immense soul power once again to quickly repair the damaged nerve endings.
However, the energy flow was too fierce, and Zhou Ziwei was unwilling to stop absorbing this massive amount of water energy at this time, so he could only let the water energy once again overwhelm his nerves...
After this cycle of repair and destruction repeated dozens of times, until Zhou Ziwei's nerves, tendons, and muscles underwent another qualitative strengthening, the subsequent surge of energy could no longer pose much of a threat to Zhou Ziwei's nerves.
At this moment, the void space within Zhou Ziwei's dantian, after such a massive influx of endless energy, had reached a point of near saturation.
In the previous instances when Zhou Ziwei absorbed solar energy, the small amount of energy he absorbed slowly gathered in his middle dantian. Zhou Ziwei felt that the energy only occupied a small part of that void space, and he thought that his middle dantian had almost endless space and could accumulate endless energy...
However, at this moment, it seems that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. The emptiness of gratitude in the middle dantian gave him a boundless illusion, but in reality, the volume of the middle dantian is also limited.
It will continue to be filled with attribute-less energy absorbed from the outside world.
I wonder if the limited space of the middle dantian, like the sea of the soul, can be gradually expanded through continuous training?
Zhou Ziwei was so focused on immersing his soul and consciousness into his middle dantian that he forgot to stop absorbing the water energy from the tide as soon as his middle dantian reached saturation. At that moment, the tide was surging and turbulent, so in just a moment, Zhou Ziwei felt as if his middle dantian was being inflated like a balloon.
Just moments ago, Zhou Ziwei was wondering if there was still a possibility of expanding his middle dantian, but unexpectedly, it has now actually started to grow larger.
However… to Zhou Ziwei’s horror, while the middle dantian had indeed grown larger, it was unlike the sea of souls, where no matter how large the space inside became, it did not show up on the outside. As the middle dantian swelled up, a large bulge appeared on Zhou Ziwei’s chest as well.
If this big bulge had appeared twice this time, and it had appeared on both sides of his chest, and was slightly symmetrical, Zhou Ziwei could have shown it off as pectoral muscles... or breasts. But now this big bulge is right in the center of his chest, which... looks a bit too strange! If Zhou Ziwei walked down the street like this, everyone would probably stare at him like he was a monster! Moreover, as the energy flow continues to pour in, this big bulge on his chest seems to be getting bigger.
How could this be?
Zhou Ziwei was so frightened by the way his body was behaving that his face changed. He hurriedly closed all the pores on his body and stopped absorbing the energy from the water.
In this way, the bulge on his chest stopped growing. However, in just a short while, the bulge had swollen to the size of a five or six-year-old child's head, looking even more spectacular than a woman's 36E breasts.
Looking down at his unusually "full" chest, Zhou Ziwei was dumbfounded. His dantian, stretched to this size by the surging energy, hadn't exploded yet. He should actually be grateful. This was probably because his body had been cleansed by the water of reincarnation, and he had just fused water energy into his muscles and bones twice. This had made his body's strength and resilience reach an unbelievable level. Otherwise, if his dantian had been full of energy and he hadn't stopped absorbing water energy in time, it probably would have exploded with a "boom"!
Even if it didn't endanger his life, he couldn't just go back with such a big chest! How could he face anyone like that?
Hmm... The reason why the middle dantian swells up is because it has absorbed too much energy, so much that it can no longer contain it, which pushes the middle dantian up, just like blowing up a balloon.
A balloon blown too big is prone to bursting suddenly on the spot. The same is true for the dantian. Although it has not burst yet, who knows when it will suddenly burst due to some external factors!
Making a balloon smaller is also very simple; you just need to let some air out of it.
To be on the safe side, Zhou Ziwei also decided to deflate the large balloon on his chest.
Hopefully, by letting the air out, this damn big bag will lose some weight!
Upon realizing this, Zhou Ziwei immediately opened the gates of his middle dantian, using his soul consciousness to mobilize a large amount of attribute-less energy, which surged out wildly.
Back in the pilot plane, Zhou Ziwei went to great lengths to train the nerves from his middle dantian to one of his arms to be able to release more attribute-less energy at once, so that they could carry a large amount of energy at once. Apart from that line, the other nerves in his body were relatively fragile.
However, this time, the two onslaughts of water energy had already forged every nerve in his body into something as tough as iron. As a result, when Zhou Ziwei released the attribute-less energy in his middle dantian with all his might, he felt as if a long river was gushing forth. Countless thick streams of energy surged into his limbs and bones, then into his nerves, and then through his entire body. After reaching the surface of his skin, they were quickly transformed and then gushed out from every pore of his body.
Because Zhou Ziwei had become accustomed to the conversion between water energy and attribute-less energy during this period, he didn't think twice this time and converted all the excess attribute-less energy he had just inhaled into water energy, which then flowed out of his body.
However, to Zhou Ziwei's surprise, once this water energy surged out, he immediately discovered that wherever this water energy could reach, all the seawater around him suddenly became as if it were an extension of his limbs, possessing his sense of touch and thought. He was able to manipulate this seawater at will.
Previously, after Zhou Ziwei learned to absorb the energy in water, he felt like a fish in water. But now, after releasing the water energy in reverse, he suddenly felt like a drop in the ocean, transforming into water itself.
This feeling made Zhou Ziwei pause for a moment. After trying to control the water around him and make it change according to his wishes, he was overjoyed.
So this is how water energy is used. He was really a bit silly before. After absorbing enough water energy and converting it into attribute-less energy, he didn't use it to convert into water energy. Instead, he converted it into wind energy and tried to fly out of the waves. However... it is obviously unrealistic to condense a gale in the seawater, so failure is to be expected. Condensing a wave, on the other hand, is easy.
Then Zhou Ziwei tried to manipulate the large mass of seawater around him, turning it into part of a giant wave, and then surging upwards with the surrounding waves. This made things much easier.
In a short while, Zhou Ziwei had controlled the large mass of seawater, enveloping himself, Anirias, and Kyzylmer, and they climbed upwards through the water, quickly reaching the top of the giant wave.
"Whoosh—" Zhou Ziwei poked his head out of the waves and was finally able to breathe in some fresh air. Although the air was full of the salty smell of the sea, it still made Zhou Ziwei so excited that he felt like he was floating.
Zhou Ziwei then quickly used seawater to lift Anilias and Kyzylem out of the water, and then pressed on their abdomens a few times to make them vomit the seawater they had just drunk. Otherwise, if they had delayed any longer, the two sisters might have really died.
At this moment, Zhou Ziwei was able to easily leap out of the water and condense a whirlwind to carry the three of them into the air.
But... Zhou Ziwei suddenly felt that staying in the water like this might not be a bad choice.
The waves were quite fast, capable of carrying them forward at a rapid pace. He could now easily control a mass of seawater within a dozen meters of him, merging it into the giant wave, posing no threat to him or the Anirias sisters.
The feeling was similar to being on a boat or surfing. Zhou Ziwei no longer needed to hold the two women's hands tightly with both hands as before. He could simply use the seawater to cover their bodies and ensure that the three of them would not be separated by the waves.
Meanwhile, the hurricane in the sky was quite unstable. Zhou Ziwei was not too afraid of the wind because he had enough attribute-less energy, but it would still take some effort to resist the gale.
Besides, I've been riding the wind all the time lately, and it's gotten a bit boring. I might as well enjoy the feeling of swimming in the water...
Soon, the three of them traveled an unknown distance with the towering waves. Zhou Ziwei kept pondering the tricks of controlling the seawater and gradually grasped more and more. He changed the shape of the seawater constantly and became more and more at will.
Finally, the faint outline of land appeared ahead.
Zhou Ziwei's spirits lifted immediately, and he focused his gaze in that direction, only to discover that it was not a continent, but just a small island.
However, the wave that Zhou Ziwei was in was not heading towards that small island. If he went with the current, he would pass by the island five or six kilometers away.
After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Ziwei decided to temporarily abandon the water trip and go to the island first to wake up Kyzylmer and Anilyas.
The two women had been submerged in seawater for too long. Although they had expelled the water from their stomachs and were able to breathe fresh air, their bodies were already extremely weak from the ordeal, and they were still unconscious.
Zhou Ziwei's soul power is only effective in treating physical injuries; he is powerless to treat symptoms like extreme physical weakness.
Zhou Ziwei is having a great time floating in the sea, but it probably won't do the two sisters any good.
Once Zhou Ziwei had made up his mind, he immediately manipulated a large mass of seawater around him, causing it to move horizontally like a giant fish amidst the surging, mountain-like waves.
If Zhou Ziwei had just mastered water energy, he certainly wouldn't have been able to move so nimbly in such turbulent waves. However, after this period of exploration, he has gained a lot more experience in using water energy.
At this moment, he was no longer simply manipulating seawater to become water; he had gone a step further and transformed himself into a fish in the water. If the large mass of seawater that Zhou Ziwei was controlling were separated from the waves, it would be discovered that the mass of seawater he was controlling was clearly a giant transparent shark.
Fish can live freely in the sea because their body structure and shape are best suited to the aquatic environment. If Zhou Ziwei simply manipulated a clump of seawater, he would encounter great resistance when trying to move in the sea. However, now that he has transformed into a fish, he is much more agile.
"Whoosh—" A giant wave swept across the island, instantly submerging the entire island and turning the originally exquisitely built buildings into a mess. After more than ten minutes, as wave after wave of giant waves gradually receded, the seawater on the island slowly receded.
At this time, almost all the buildings on the island had been razed to the ground. Almost all the original residents and tourists on the island were killed or injured in the sudden tsunami, and even their bodies were washed into the vast ocean.
Small islands like these, which are very small in area but inhabited by a considerable number of people, are not uncommon among island nations. After this brutal wave attack, almost all of these small islands became dead islands overnight.
After the seawater receded completely from the island, a large mass of seawater remained on the beach. However, this mass of seawater did not accumulate in the low-lying areas; instead, it remained on a huge seaside reef.
If there were any other living people on this island at this moment, they would be absolutely stunned by this extraordinary scene.
Such a large mass of seawater, clearly not contained by any container, yet able to stand upright on a reef—if one didn't see it with their own eyes, probably no one would believe it.
After a while, once the waves had completely receded, the large mass of seawater standing on the reef suddenly exploded with a "bang," like a beautiful piece of glass, turning into countless drops of seawater that flowed down the reef. Some of these drops seeped into the sand beneath the reef, while others fell into the boundless sea.
After the large mass of seawater exploded, three people suddenly appeared inside.
Zhou Ziwei, with his arms around Anilias and Kyzylmer, stood on the reef and looked around. Seeing that the entire island had been hit by the tsunami and there wasn't a single intact building left, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh slightly.
When he landed on this small island with the tide, he witnessed hundreds of people on the island being swept away by the endless waves and into the boundless sea. Although these people were islanders, whom Zhou Ziwei had always disliked, the tragic scene still made Zhou Ziwei feel a pang of pity.
However, Zhou Ziwei is, after all, a human and not a god, and his abilities are very limited. Although his ability to control water makes him fearless of the ferocity of the tsunami, he can only control the seawater within ten meters around him at most. Therefore, the power he can exert in this terrifying natural disaster is also very limited.
Therefore, Zhou Ziwei did not overestimate his abilities to save people, but could only watch helplessly as these people were swallowed up by the waves one by one.
Seeing so many fragile lives vanish without a trace before the ferocity of nature, Zhou Ziwei seemed to be stimulated, instantly shattering his joy at having just mastered water energy. Instead, he felt an even more urgent desire to obtain greater power.
The current disaster is happening in an island nation, so Zhou Ziwei doesn't feel particularly saddened, aside from a few sighs. But... what if a similar disaster were to occur along China's coast next? If he had to watch helplessly as his compatriots were swallowed by the sea, could he still remain so calm?
However, Zhou Ziwei then realized that this disaster was entirely man-made, caused by the Black God's reckless use of a terrifying nuclear weapon to kill him. Therefore, the real culprit was not nature, but... the Black God.
This man is a madman, an absolute madman. If he doesn't die, the world will not be at peace, so... he must die.
Volume 2, The Assassin's Nightmare, Chapter 465: Deep-Sea Piranhas
Zhou Ziwei had never hated anyone as much as he did now. His hatred for that mysterious Black God even surpassed that for Huang Lianshu, who had framed him and put him in a hopeless situation.
If Huang Lianshu is to die, then Heishen is to die even more.
Or perhaps Huang Lianshu can only be described as an opportunistic, pretentious, and hypocritical businessman, while Heishen is a complete and utter demon.
Who knows how many people will be killed directly or indirectly by this nuclear bomb, how many others will be harmed by nuclear radiation, and even how it will affect the health of their descendants?
Even though the victims are mostly Japanese people whom Zhou Ziwei doesn't like, he still can't stand it. But that Black God can do such a thing without even thinking. I really don't know if this guy's heart is made of flesh and blood.
Zhou Ziwei felt he had to speed things up and settle things completely with that Black God as soon as possible, otherwise who knew how many more people would be killed next...
This time, the Black God will use Anirias and Kyzylem to lure Zhou Ziwei to a small island in Japan, and then drop a nuclear bomb on him. So, will he then target other people Zhou Ziwei cares about even more?
People like Liu Xiaofei and Wang Xuewei are people Zhou Ziwei cares about a lot. Although they live in the Zhou family compound, they are protected by many servants that Zhou Ziwei has arranged in advance. Under normal circumstances, with this hidden force protecting them in the dark, even if one of the world's top ten assassins personally takes action, it may not be difficult to successfully kidnap them.
However, from this nuclear bomb, Zhou Ziwei also realized how determined that Black God was to eliminate him. When that madman really went crazy, he might even dare to blow up the entire Earth. What else wouldn't he do?
What worries Zhou Ziwei most are his parents from his previous life and Yu Xiaoru. Back in the Philippines, after having that chip implanted in his brain, he knew he had no secrets left from the black market assassin network. Therefore, upon returning to Zhongdu, he arranged for people affiliated with the network to take care of his three most important family members. Now, it seems… that arrangement was an incredibly foolish and disastrous decision…
It seems I can't hesitate any longer. I need to bring my parents from my past life and Yu Xiaoru to Dangyang immediately, so they can be with Liu Xiaofei, Wang Xuewei, and the others. This way, I can provide them with concentrated protection. Hopefully... the black market assassins haven't come looking for them yet!
After praying silently for a while, Zhou Ziwei finally decided that once he returned this time, he would immediately go to Zhongdu. Regardless of whether the secret of his reincarnation would be exposed, he had to ensure the safety of his parents from his previous life and Yu Xiaoru first.
As for Huang Lianshu... in Zhou Ziwei's eyes now, he's nothing more than a tiny ant that can be crushed at any moment. Dealing with that scoundrel is just a matter of minutes.
Kyzylmer woke up before her sister. As she slowly opened her eyes from her unconsciousness, she instinctively reached out to hug her sister. Not realizing that someone was in her arms, she thought she and her sister had been separated by the sea and immediately sat up in surprise.
After sitting up, she immediately saw Zhou Ziwei standing in front of her, his back to her, staring blankly at the endless sea.
We're not dead yet! Where's my sister? Where's Anerias...?
Kyzylmer murmured a name, then turned her head and looked around. When she found Anirias lying quietly not far from her, with her chest rising and falling slightly, she was obviously still alive. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
She hurriedly propped herself up, exhausted, and crawled to Anirias's side, embracing her sister's head and stroking it affectionately.