With his daughter in one arm and his wife in the other, Zhou Xuan said with a smile, "Yingying, no matter how you look at it, I'm still your husband, and you're still my most beloved wife!"
Fu Ying retorted angrily, "Hmph, when you brought that alluring Luo Ya back, did you even think of me as your wife?"
Zhou Xuan smiled awkwardly and said, "Yingying, don't be angry. I know you're just pretending. If you really objected, you wouldn't have agreed in the first place. If you hadn't nodded, how could Grandpa have agreed so easily? Anyway, I'm very grateful to you. As for Luo Ya, I swear, there's really nothing wrong with her. It's just that her life was in danger, and I wanted to help her, so I came up with this idea. Only in our house, within my sight, can I protect her. Once she's out of danger, I'll find a way to send her away to do something else!"
Fu Ying was so angry with Zhou Xuan that she couldn't do anything about it. She was both annoyed and amused, and snorted, "You're always bullying me. Bringing back such a beauty, what will the guild think of me? What will they think of you? I guarantee they'll think you've brought back a mistress, you believe me?"
Zhou Xuan chuckled awkwardly, then pulled Fu Ying close and began to roughly kiss her red breasts. Fu Ying struggled angrily, but Zhou Xuan wouldn't let go. Gradually, within seconds, Fu Ying completely succumbed, not only allowing Zhou Xuan to take liberties with her, but also, aroused, reaching out to embrace him.
Zhou Xuan gently and softly placed Xiao Sisi on the edge of the large bed, so that even if he moved a little too roughly, he wouldn't crush her.
Fu Ying was passionate and fiery, and Zhou Xuan felt somewhat indebted to her. The two engaged in a passionate and intense lovemaking. After the fiery passion subsided, Fu Ying was drenched in sweat, panting heavily, and completely exhausted. However, Zhou Xuan was full of energy, and his body, stronger than steel, showed no signs of wear and tear.
Fu Ying was exhausted. After catching her breath, she lay down on the bed and fell asleep. Zhou Xuan gently stroked the strands of hair on her forehead that were damp with sweat and stuck together.
Turning her head again, she saw Xiao Sisi staring at them with wide eyes, her two thumbs stuffed in her mouth, sucking hard.
Zhou Xuan blushed. Although his daughter was so young and probably didn't understand, he still felt embarrassed. He quickly pulled the thin blanket over Fu Ying's naked body, picked up his daughter, and coaxed her to sleep.
The next morning, after the family had breakfast, Fu Ying said she wanted to go out with her grandfather to run some errands, and asked Zhou Xuan to accompany her. Zhou Xuan naturally did not object, and the three of them drove out in one car, without even needing bodyguards.
This was naturally pre-arranged. Zhou Xuan only carried the remaining seven Nine-Star Beads with him, nothing else. Fu Ying and Fu Yaolai also brought nothing. They drove to the yacht club, and Fu Yaolai took the smallest yacht.
Although it's the smallest of the Fu family's yachts, only eighteen meters long, it still doesn't seem small when three people are on board. If more than a dozen people were on board, the yacht would appear quite small.
Fu Yaolai skillfully steered the yacht, slowly sailing out of the dock. After about three nautical miles, when the sea widened and he was further away from the dock, he increased the speed to the maximum and continued at the fastest speed.
The Fu family are billionaires, so money is no problem for them. The yacht they bought was equipped with the best power equipment, making it much faster than ordinary boats. At full speed, it left some passing boats far behind, leaving a long trail of water behind it.
To maintain secrecy and avoid alerting others, Zhou Xuan instructed Fu Yao to sail as far as possible into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. They sailed at least a hundred miles into the deep sea before stopping. On the vast Atlantic Ocean, there was only the boundless sea on all sides, with a blazing sun overhead and no other ships around.
Zhou Xuan was quite satisfied with this place. After Fu Yaolai stopped the boat, he and Fu Ying were enjoying the cool air under the parasol on the deck. Zhou Xuan poured red wine for Fu Yaolai and Fu Ying, chilled it for a bit, and then went out onto the deck to enjoy the blazing sun.
Normally, being under the sun would make one sweat profusely, but Zhou Xuan didn't experience that reaction. His body absorbed solar energy at twice the usual rate, feeling very comfortable. He then took out the seven Nine-Star Beads, crushed one, and absorbed the powder. After the energy from the Nine-Star Beads was absorbed into Zhou Xuan's body, his supernatural power surged. His ability to absorb solar energy suddenly increased fourfold, not the previously expected threefold. It didn't increase incrementally, but rather by multiples. It started at one time, became two times after consuming the second bead, and now, after consuming the third, the rate of absorbing solar energy had become four times. What if he consumed another bead? Would it be five times, or eight times?
Zhou Xuan was both surprised and delighted. He had thought that if he swallowed all nine Nine Star Beads and absorbed their energy, his supernatural power would still not be able to provide enough energy to fly into the sky if he absorbed energy at nine times the original speed. However, if the amount and speed of solar energy absorbed increased exponentially with each Nine Star Bead he swallowed, then it might be possible to supply enough energy!
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment. Fu Yaolai and Fu Ying thought that Zhou Xuan had encountered some difficulties, so they did not disturb him. Because they did not understand the matter of supernatural abilities, and now that Yaolai came out, Fu Yaolai did not even ask Zhou Xuan what he was going to do. Fu Ying did not tell her grandfather either, so Fu Yaolai did not have any special feelings and just waited.
Zhou Xuan's body was receiving four times the energy absorption and increase, and he was thinking about the problem he had just discovered, but he couldn't be sure. The only explanation was to swallow the Nine Star Pearl again and see if it would increase his energy.
Zhou Xuan immediately crushed another one, and after absorbing the powder into his body, the speed at which his superpower increased was astonishing and enormous. It was obvious that the amount of increase in his superpower had doubled from the existing amount. Calculated based on the energy of a single pill, this increase was eight times.
Zhou Xuan was even more delighted. If the increase continued at this rate, his chances of flying would be even greater. Without hesitation, he crushed the remaining nine star beads one after another and quickly absorbed them into his body.
At once, all five Nine-Star Beads were absorbed into Zhou Xuan's body. With a "boom," a tremendous force, as powerful as the sea and as large as a mountain, burst open a vast ocean within his mind, as if opening a huge warehouse. His body absorbed solar energy at a terrifying rate and quantity two hundred and fifty-six times faster than before, with massive amounts of solar energy surging into that warehouse in his brain.
Zhou Xuan let out a low moan, straightened up, clenched his fists, and felt his strength surging. A vast and unparalleled energy surged through his body, overflowing his brain's storage capacity. The remaining energy rushed around everywhere, eventually filling his entire body, making him feel as if he was about to explode.
Zhou Xuan closed his eyes, sensed the immense energy, then condensed it into a beam, transforming it into a wisp that shot out into the Yongquan acupoint on the sole of his foot. With a "pop," a sound of air exploding rang out, and Zhou Xuan was propelled into the sky at an astonishing speed!
Startled by this sudden turn of events, Fu Yaolai jumped up from his seat, tripping and spilling his red wine. Looking up at the sky, Zhou Xuan was now just a tiny black dot in the bright sunlight. In the blink of an eye, even the black dot disappeared, though a straight ribbon of white cloud could be faintly seen on the horizon. However, this cloud also vanished quickly, disappearing completely in just a few seconds. If Fu Yaolai hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, and hadn't been out at sea with Zhou Xuan, he would have thought it was all a dream!
Fu Ying wasn't particularly surprised because Zhou Xuan had already told her about it last night, but she was still quite astonished that Zhou Xuan had actually flown to heaven at such an incredible speed!
Before, I only saw these special effects and abilities in movies, but I never expected that my husband would actually possess them.
Fu Yao wasn't surprised to see Fu Ying, knowing she must know something, and immediately asked, "Yingying, what exactly happened to Zhou Xuan?"
Fu Ying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Grandpa, it's like this. Zhou Xuan told me last night that his abilities have greatly increased recently, and that he might be able to fly. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems to be true!"
Fu Yaolai was astonished and remained stunned for a long time before asking again, "Then... what other abilities does he have?" It had been a long time since he had talked to Zhou Xuan about these things, and Fu Yaolai didn't know what level Zhou Xuan's abilities had reached. He knew before that Zhou Xuan could transform and devour matter and detect the age and origin of objects, but now it seemed that those abilities were child's play. Some time ago, Zhou Xuan said that he could make the matter that had been transformed into gold permanent, which had already made Fu Yaolai both shocked and delighted. He never expected that Zhou Xuan's abilities had reached a level that he could not even imagine.
Fu Ying continued, "Grandpa, Zhou Xuan also said that his body is now dozens of times harder than diamond. Yesterday, he was doing a test flight at home, and then he crashed from the rooftop into the yard!"
Fu Yaolai was stunned. Yesterday, she had no doubt about Zhou Xuan's words at all, but now that Fu Ying had said it, she really understood. Was Zhou Xuan's ability really that outrageous?
While Fu Yaolai and his grandson Fu Ying were speculating and making estimates on the yacht, Zhou Xuan had already ascended into space at supersonic speed, passing by several satellites. He did not feel any discomfort in the vacuum, which showed that his physical strength was even greater than he had expected.
At this moment, Zhou Xuan was truly unable to contain his excitement. The massive solar energy absorption and ultra-high-speed flight were still sufficient to sustain him, and a large amount of energy remained stored in his body.
The energy absorbed by the Nine Star Pearl was astonishing; the energy absorption speed of 256 times was beyond Zhou Xuan's imagination. Moreover, during one round of flight, he discovered the key to his speed, which could be fast or slow, entirely controlled by his energy. When Zhou Xuan ran at the maximum speed, the airflow generated by the flight affected the normal operation of the satellite, impacting telecommunications and military equipment around the world, and the cause could not be found.
Zhou Xuan wanted to test just how fast he could go. He flew around the Earth at his maximum energy output. Zhou Xuan didn't have a watch to time it, but he estimated that it would take him less than three minutes to fly around the Earth once and then return to the original place.
Zhou Xuan paused in the air for a moment. To be honest, he was a little stunned. He had suddenly reached this unimaginable level. His body had this ability, but his mind had not yet been able to think of it.
After a moment of stunned silence, he began to fly downwards. Although he was now thousands of kilometers away from the sea he had flown up from, he could still clearly see the yacht that Fu Ying and Fu Yao had been on. At high speed, after entering the atmosphere, his body rubbed against the atmosphere and created a long, meteor-like tail. He looked just like a meteor.
Fu Yaolai and Fu Ying were both looking up at the sky. When they saw the fireball that looked like a shooting star flying down, they guessed it was Zhou Xuan. Sure enough, Zhou Xuan, who had a fire tail, slowed down when he was about two thousand meters above the sea. His speed dropped sharply, and he slowly fell down and landed on the bow deck of the yacht.
Fu Yaolai and Fu Ying hurriedly stepped forward to carefully examine Zhou Xuan's body and found that he was indeed fine and without any abnormalities.
Fu Yaolai suppressed her excitement and asked softly, "Zhou Xuan, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Zhou Xuan paused for a moment, then helped Fu Yao sit down under the parasol and said, "Yingying, sit down too, I have something to say to you!"
After the two sat down, Zhou Xuan said, "Yingying, Grandpa, after I crushed the nine Nine-Star Beads and absorbed them into my body, my absorption of sunlight energy increased by 256 times. The enormous solar energy gave me the ability to fly. Of course, those Nine-Star Beads cannot be absorbed by ordinary people, so the Nine-Star Beads are basically only effective for me. They are useless to others!"
Fu Yaolai was stunned for a long time, but still just shook his head and sighed repeatedly, "It's too unbelievable, too unbelievable, I really can't believe my eyes!"
Zhou Xuan clenched his fist, tested his strength, and then said, "I feel so strong all over. This ability is making me so excited. The change is too great. Grandpa, Yingying, I'm going to try it again in the sea to test my physical strength!"
Zhou Xuan said this, but he clearly estimated that it would be a piece of cake for him to go to the seabed. The pressure of seawater is not much stronger than the vacuum in the air. Even in the deepest part of the sea, there are animals that can adapt and survive, but in the vacuum of space, no creature can survive!
(To be continued)
Volume 1, Chapter 663: Five Thousand Meters Under the Sea