Swimming seemed to be something he could only rely on his physical strength, which couldn't be replaced by spiritual power. So... he just wanted to give it his all in the last moment. If he was lucky, maybe a miracle would happen. And if a miracle did happen, then even if he dragged the two sisters along, it wouldn't add much burden to him.
If no miracle occurs until the very last moment of his life, then he will have no choice but to accept his fate and die. He will be accompanied by two beautiful sisters when he dies, so even as a ghost, he will not be lonely. Moreover, the death of a physical body is not a big deal for Zhou Ziwei. As long as he can find a body to inhabit as soon as possible, he can be reborn immediately.
Because he had little fear in his heart, Zhou Ziwei became very calm. Although he appeared to be just desperately paddling and swimming, he had already been frantically spewing out the enormous soul power stored in his sea of souls, forming a huge soul cover around him.
Zhou Ziwei's seemingly simple paddling movements are actually the essence of Niu-style Tai Chi. Every time he raises his hand or swings his leg, a wonderful force field is formed around him. The force field propels his body, parting the water in front of him, making him swim in the water as fast as a fish.
This way of swimming is more than twice as fast as his simple standard swimming stroke.
However, it was impossible to swim across the massive, mountain-like wave that was crashing down from behind using only this method. Zhou Ziwei was simply searching for an opportunity, an opportunity to form a stable force field space.
Although he no longer has attribute-free energy to unleash wind energy for flight, he can still fly into the sky again if he can re-establish a stable force field space before the tsunami hits.
Moreover, the speed achieved by flying through force fields is far beyond what can be compared to riding a cyclone.
If he can truly re-condense into a stable force field, then escaping the tsunami attack will only be a matter of minutes.
Experiment after experiment, failure after failure, but Zhou Ziwei never gave up. The waves behind him drew ever closer, but Zhou Ziwei seemed to have completely forgotten the colossal waves that were relentlessly pursuing him like a giant demon. He was simply immersed in his own world, surrounded by the boundless and mysterious power of his soul...
Unbeknownst to them, time passed second by second, and the huge wave behind them was already within reach, but Zhou Ziwei still seemed unwilling to give up and desperately dragged Anirias and Kyzylem forward.
Amidst the roaring waves, Anirias, whose body was somewhat weak, gradually awoke. When she saw Kyzylem holding her, she thought her sister was bathing her in the water again, and couldn't help but let out a shy moan. She quickly hugged her sister back tightly. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly saw the huge wall of water right in front of her, almost within her reach, and was slightly taken aback.
"Sister, where is this... This water wall is so beautifully built!" Anirias, still somewhat dazed, laughed innocently, unaware that Kyzylem's cheeks were covered in glistening tears. However, they were in the water, and Kyzylem was already soaked from head to toe, so even if she saw them, she wouldn't think they were tears. Since she could remember, she had never seen her sister cry. Her sister was undoubtedly much stronger than her. In the past, no matter what insurmountable difficulties they faced, her sister was always the one who rushed to the front and shouldered all the burdens. As long as she could bear it, she would never let Anirias suffer any injustice.
"Why is it still not working!" Zhou Ziwei was still immersed in the state of soul coverage, which made his soul power consumption rate quite astonishing. In just a short while, the soul power in his sea of souls had already decreased by about 20,000.
However, Zhou Ziwei felt no pity whatsoever. If even this physical body was to be destroyed, what would be the point of preserving so much soul power? Although Zhou Ziwei was not afraid of death, as long as he could preserve this body and his current identity, he did not want to become someone else again.
His soul power radiated a full 120 meters, so he had naturally sensed the enormous wave behind him clearly through his soul power. Therefore, he knew that he didn't have much time left, at most half a minute... at most he could hold on for another half a minute before he would be caught up by the giant wave behind him, swept into it, and then...
The force field space still couldn't be generated. In this short period of time, Zhou Ziwei had tried at least hundreds of times, but he still couldn't get close to success. It seemed that he was really lucky last time when he was able to successfully condense a force field space. He originally thought that it was not difficult at all, and that even if the force field space disappeared at any time, he could condense another one. But now he realized that his success that time was just due to luck.
But people can't live off luck...
Even though there's only half a minute left, maybe I'll succeed within that half minute?
Zhou Ziwei secretly cheered himself up, and then began desperately creating one wondrous force field after another...
The force field space had not yet been formed, but as Zhou Ziwei continuously used his soul power to penetrate the huge wave behind him, which was as high as a mountain, he gradually gained a new understanding.
Such powerful force... Water, it turns out, can become so terrifying when it gets fierce.
Among the substances in nature, water seems to be one of the things that people come into contact with most frequently in their daily lives.
Everyone needs water every day, but in most people's eyes, water is just the clear liquid in a mineral water bottle, something that can quench thirst and help people wash off dirt from their bodies and clothes.
Water is also formless. If you put it in a bottle, the water will take the shape of the bottle. If you put it in a bowl, it will take the shape of the bowl.
Therefore, water is gentle. Most of the time, it is submissive and lets people do whatever they want with it, without any temper.
But what about the water now? It's everywhere, like the end of the world has arrived. Water, when it becomes ferocious, can be so terrifying.
But how did the water become so terrifying? What force turned the gentle water into such a turbulent force?
The culprit is actually a kind of invisible energy... The reason why the water is so turbulent is that it is being propelled by an invisible force.
Or perhaps the water itself remains gentle, unable to resist the infiltration of that violent force, thus allowing that terrifying force to seep into the water, and the water becomes fierce and volatile.
Since it's all energy, can the energy that propels the waves in the water be absorbed by my middle dantian just like solar energy? And since I'm currently immersed in this water, wouldn't absorbing the energy from it be even more direct and effective?
Thinking of this, Zhou Ziwei immediately abandoned the action of condensing the force field space. Just like when he was absorbing solar energy, he opened every pore of his body and began to greedily and recklessly absorb the free energy particles around him.
As expected, the moment Zhou Ziwei opened all the pores of his body and began to imagine actively absorbing the surrounding energy through them, he immediately felt a surging power rushing into him from every part of his body. If Zhou Ziwei hadn't had extensive experience, having absorbed the energy of fire and sunlight in the scorching environment of the pilot plane more than once, and had already trained every tiny nerve in his body to be as hard as steel, he might have had all his nerves broken by this energy surge.
"What solid energy!" Zhou Ziwei felt the surging energy rush into his body, and it was like thin strands of mercury that quickly gathered together to form thick energy lines. He couldn't help but sigh in amazement.
He then discovered that the energy absorbed directly from the seawater was both violent and gentle, possessing a peculiar duality. Initially, because Zhou Ziwei was not prepared enough, many energy lines rushed too fast, and a small portion of them did not bind the nerve lines but instead rushed directly into his flesh and organs. Surprisingly, this energy did not cause devastating damage to his body. Instead, it merged with the bodily fluids in his organs, making his almost depleted physical strength suddenly abundant again. It even significantly enhanced his physical strength, making him feel as if his body was filled with explosive power, even giving him the illusion that he could smash a mountain with a single punch.
The unexpected surprise made Zhou Ziwei ecstatic. Before today, he never imagined that he could absorb so much energy from the water, and that the energy in the water could even strengthen his body. This feeling was just like when he used the Water of Life to cleanse his whole body, giving him a feeling of being reborn.
However, Zhou Ziwei's pleasant mood did not last long before it was immediately extinguished, because... at this moment, the raging waves behind them, as large as mountains, finally caught up, just like a real mountain, and with a violent momentum that could destroy everything, they pressed down hard on the heads of the three of them.
Volume 2: The Assassin's Nightmare, Chapter 463: Absorbing Water Energy
Seeing the massive wave, tens of meters high, about to crash down on them, Anirias and Kyzylem couldn't help but let out a desperate scream.
Zhou Ziwei's expression remained calm, though a hint of seriousness lingered beneath.
Looking down, she saw that Kyzylem, who had been clinging tightly to Anirias, had instinctively reached out to cover her face out of fear, and her hands slipped from Anirias's body.
Fortunately, Anirias was also clinging tightly to Kyzylem's waist out of fear; otherwise, Anirias would probably have been swept away by the wave and disappeared without a trace.
"Grab my hand!" Zhou Ziwei stopped holding onto Kyzylmer's clothes. Although Kyzylmer's uniform wasn't a cheap knock-off sold at the military service store, even the best quality clothes were unreliable under such terrifying waves. If Zhou Ziwei continued to hold onto her clothes, Kyzylmer's clothes would likely be torn to shreds in an instant once they were swallowed by the waves.
So Zhou Ziwei wrapped his arms around the two women's waists and held one of their small hands. In this situation, there was no point in swimming desperately anymore, so Zhou Ziwei didn't need to use one hand to paddle anymore. He simply pulled the two sisters into his arms, one on each side.
Although both sisters have very hot and sexy figures, their allure is even more astonishing when they are completely soaked.
However, Zhou Ziwei had absolutely no wild thoughts at the moment. The reason he hugged them was simply to use his body to shield them from the enormous impact of the water as much as possible.
The continuous flow of water energy, like the surging waves, poured into Zhou Ziwei's body. A small amount of water energy replenished Zhou Ziwei's flesh and blood, while a large amount of water energy accumulated, beginning to place a heavy burden and cause damage to Zhou Ziwei's body.
Zhou Ziwei was slightly startled, then remembered that in the past, whether he absorbed the heat energy from fire or the energy from sunlight, he would immediately convert it into attribute-less energy after absorbing it into his body.
Otherwise... he would have been roasted to a crisp by the scorching energy long ago.
This time, he was so enjoying the wonderful feeling that the water energy was merging into his body that he almost forgot about it. A moderate amount of water energy can bring vitality and strength, but once the water energy reaches a certain level, it will reveal another kind of ferocious and violent face, just like the towering waves in the ocean at this moment.
Therefore... it would be more reliable to convert the water energy inhaled into pure, attribute-free energy and store it in the middle dantian!
Fortunately, Zhou Ziwei realized what was happening in time. If the process had been delayed by even a second or two, he might have been ravaged by the water energy he had inhaled and reduced to nothing.
With a deafening roar, the enormous, mountain-like wave finally crashed down on the heads of Zhou Ziwei and the other two.
Unsurprisingly, both Kyzylmer and Aniliyas were knocked unconscious almost instantly by the powerful, mountain-like impact of the wave. If Zhou Ziwei hadn't been holding them tightly and gripping their hands, they would have been swept into the deep sea by the giant wave in the blink of an eye, either becoming food for the fish or ceasing to breathe completely once their stomachs were full of seawater.
Zhou Ziwei was in much better condition than Anilias and Kyzylem. When the giant wave crashed down, he seemed to feel nothing at all. He was still desperately opening every pore of his body, greedily absorbing the strange energy from the water, turning it into pure, attribute-free energy and sending it into his already empty middle dantian.
The moment the wave crashed down, the water energy that had been flowing into Zhou Ziwei's body like a gentle stream suddenly overflowed, turning into surging tides that began to assault the nerve threads that supplied the energy flow within Zhou Ziwei's body.
In just a moment, at least hundreds of nerve fibers collapsed because they could not withstand the sudden and severe overload of energy flow.
Fortunately, Zhou Ziwei was prepared. Before being submerged by the giant wave, he had already filled every organ in his body with his soul power, allowing every nerve in his body to be fully immersed in the soul power. As a result, the nerves that were destroyed by the surging energy flow were repaired by the soul power and were instantly restored to their original state.
However, the energy brought by that giant wave was too powerful and too terrifying. If Zhou Ziwei had stopped absorbing the energy in the water, it would have been fine. But once he opened his pores to absorb it, the speed of absorption was out of his control. The water energy dissolved in the water would automatically rush into his body, making it impossible for it to flow slowly and steadily.
Therefore, the nerves that Zhou Ziwei had just repaired with his soul power didn't even last half a second before being completely destroyed by the continuous influx of energy.
Fortunately, Zhou Ziwei's soul power did not stop at all, constantly soaking every nerve thread. If you are destroyed, I will repair you.
Destroy, repair... repair, then destroy again...
Immersed in the power of the soul, Zhou Ziwei's sense of pain became exceptionally sensitive. This damage to the nerves was the most torturous of all kinds of pain. So at this moment, Zhou Ziwei felt as if he had been thrown into the legendary eighteenth level of hell, suffering endless torment.
What are the legendary tortures like climbing mountains of knives, being thrown into boiling oil, gouging out eyes, and pulling out tongues compared to that? Zhou Ziwei believes the most terrifying punishment in the world is destroying all the nerve endings in your body and then repairing them...
The moment a nerve is destroyed is the most painful time for a person. However, for ordinary people, this pain is only a brief moment and is not difficult to endure. But when this pain, which should only last for a moment, occurs repeatedly, it is feared that few people can hold on without breaking down.
Zhou Ziwei did not collapse because of the power of the Sea of Souls. If he did not actively shrink all his soul power into the Sea of Souls and put his body in a state of suspended animation, it would not be easy for him to faint.
In fact, even if he shrank all his soul power into the sea of souls, his consciousness would still remain clear.
Therefore, when a person's soul power reaches a certain level, it is basically impossible for them to fall into a coma.
After enduring a long period of torment, Zhou Ziwei began to resent himself for not being able to simply faint like Kyzylem and Anirias. If he had, wouldn't he have felt no pain at all?
However, Zhou Ziwei would never withdraw all his soul power into his sea of souls in order to alleviate his physical pain. If he did that, he would indeed no longer feel any physical pain, but his body would probably be completely destroyed.
The effort was immense, but the reward was also proportional. The energy flow, like the tidal wave of the Qiantang River, surged into Zhou Ziwei's body, washing over every nerve cord in his body again and again. After countless cycles of destruction and reconstruction, every nerve cord in his body was widened and strengthened countless times. Large streams of silver energy roared and surged wildly from these widened nerve cords, and then, like rivers flowing into the same place, they converged from all directions of his body into the middle dantian in Zhou Ziwei's chest.
The energy lake in the vast space within the middle dantian, which had been completely dried up, was restored to its peak state almost instantly, and even slightly stronger.
This was clearly just the beginning. A continuous flow of energy was being transmitted here through countless nerve endings in Zhou Ziwei's body, causing the illusory lake to grow larger and larger.
Zhou Ziwei is now fully capable of using the newly absorbed attribute-free energy to control a vortex and fly into the sky again. However... the impact of the giant wave will not subside just because Zhou Ziwei has absorbed some of it with his body.
Although Zhou Ziwei absorbed a considerable amount of water energy, that was only relative to his personal strength. Compared to the power of nature, it was still just a drop in the ocean.
The enormous, mountain-like waves continued to surge and rage, pressing down on the three of them, engulfing their bodies in the water, lifting them up, tossing them back down, slamming them back into the water, and then rolling them up again...
Caught in the onslaught of the waves, Zhou Ziwei was unable to conjure any vortex. Normally, the vortex would seem to possess immense power, capable of easily lifting the three of them, but in the raging sea, that tiny bit of power was utterly insignificant.
Zhou Ziwei tried to condense it twice, but as soon as the wind-attribute energy was released from his body, it was immediately submerged by the violent waves. The violent energy that was integrated into the water was instantly smashed into pieces, and Zhou Ziwei couldn't even condense it into a wisp.
Left with no other choice, Zhou Ziwei could only keep absorbing the violent energy in the water into his body, greedily and somewhat bitterly savoring the rare feeling of rapid replenishment.
While keeping a close eye on the situation, they looked for an opportunity to escape and survive.
As the surging waves rose and fell, Zhou Ziwei estimated that sooner or later, the three of them would be tossed high into the air by the waves, until they were no longer above the crest. If, at that critical moment, Zhou Ziwei could seize the opportunity to instantly condense a vortex of air to lift the three of them into the air, they should be able to escape this calamity temporarily. Although there would still be terrifying hurricanes raging in the air, it would be better than being submerged in water.
Zhou Ziwei wasn't afraid of anything. He had received a large amount of water energy replenishment, and his fatigue had completely disappeared. Even if he couldn't breathe underwater, he could hold on for several tens of minutes without going into shock. However, Kyzylmer and Anilias were not so lucky. They had both fainted. Under the constant pounding of the giant waves, both of them had sustained some injuries, and their bellies had become slightly swollen.
Zhou Ziwei certainly didn't think that the twin sisters were pregnant at the same time, but rather that it was the result of seawater getting into their mouths and noses.
Despite enduring immense pain, Zhou Ziwei still managed to spare a little time amidst his busy schedule to occasionally transfer a wisp of his soul power into the sisters' bodies to help heal some of their physical injuries. However, this was utterly ineffective in preventing seawater from flooding their mouths and noses. Given enough time, the two women would undoubtedly drown.
However, Zhou Ziwei soon felt a sense of despair. This terrifying giant wave was like an endless dragon, and it seemed as if Zhou Ziwei and the other two were being swallowed up by this dragon. Through the scanning of his soul power, Zhou Ziwei discovered that all around them were endless seawater. Even with Zhou Ziwei's scanning range of 120 meters, he couldn't see the edge of the sea.
Zhou Ziwei panicked a bit. Being caught in such a large wave, he probably wouldn't have a chance to be thrown out of the water anytime soon. If he wasn't thrown out of the water, he would never be able to fly out of the sea. In that case, wouldn't they have to patiently wait for the tsunami to ravage a piece of land and then have a chance to be thrown away by the waves?
This puts Zhou Ziwei in a very dangerous position as well.
Having just been swept up by this boundless wave, Zhou Ziwei had long since lost his sense of direction and had no idea which way the giant wave was heading in the sea. If the wave didn't reach the land anytime soon, Zhou Ziwei would be stuck in the water.
Even if Zhou Ziwei could hold his breath underwater for several tens of minutes, what if he didn't reach land within those minutes? Wouldn't he also perish in this terrifying tsunami?
Black God, you bastard! This tsunami must have been caused by your nuclear bomb! How many people have you killed this time?! I swear, whether I survive or perish, even if I'm reborn, I will find you, you bastard, and devour your soul alive!
Zhou Ziwei cursed the Black God in his heart for a while, and suddenly felt that the water energy that was constantly flowing into his body was gradually no longer damaging his nerves.
This doesn't mean that the water energy has suddenly become docile again. Rather, it's because Zhou Ziwei has consumed a massive amount of soul power to repair his nerves, which had been repeatedly damaged, countless times. Now, his nerves are so resilient that they are almost at their limit. Even the violent water energy that is now integrated into the tsunami cannot destroy Zhou Ziwei's well-forged nerves again.
Without destroying the nerve endings in Zhou Ziwei's body, Zhou Ziwei would no longer feel that excruciating pain, but instead, he would experience a wonderful pleasure of being constantly filled with energy.
At this moment, Zhou Ziwei could hardly feel the raging waves anymore. He was like a fish swimming freely in the water. He opened every pore of his body, letting the continuous water energy flow into the countless nerve lines in his body like tap water, and then inject it into the middle dantian located in the Tanzhong acupoint.
Because the absorption speed was fast enough, the water around Zhou Ziwei would become quiet briefly due to the loss of the violent water energy. Although this quietness might only last for less than a hundredth of a second, it would immediately be stirred up again by more restless energy surging in from all directions.
However, Zhou Ziwei was still able to use this brief moment to give his body a little room to move.
Nevertheless, swimming out of this boundless wave is still an extremely difficult task.
Although the tides didn't pose much of a threat to Zhou Ziwei at this point, they could still temporarily bind him to the water. He was carrying two people with him, and it wouldn't be easy for him to break through to the surface with them.