Reunion
After returning to shore, Zhang Heng also conducted some tests on his new abilities.
These included how long he could breathe underwater, his mobility, any restrictions, the limits of his control over water currents, and so on.
As for the first, Zhang Heng still did not have a definite answer. Back in the Underwater Palace, he had remained without a breathing apparatus for a full seven or eight hours without feeling the slightest discomfort.
After returning, Zhang Heng used his own twenty-four hours to find a swimming pool and test it again. He discovered that it did not have to be in the ocean; he could also breathe freely without restriction beneath the still water of a pool. Therefore, Zhang Heng was now inclined to believe that his ability to breathe underwater had no additional limitations.
And that meant he would never be able to drown again.
Zhang Heng also discovered that the resistance of water had become far weaker than before, reduced to less than one-fifth of what it had been. As a result, he had become much more agile underwater. Although he was still not as nimble as he was on land, he had already far surpassed human limits. Once time resumed its normal flow, Zhang Heng even went to a pet market and bought several fish, placing them in a swimming pool and letting them swim around for a while. In less than five minutes, however, the poor fish had all been caught by Zhang Heng again.
If Zhang Heng had possessed this ability back on the deserted island in the beginner's dungeon, he would not have needed to struggle so hard to find food. Whenever he got hungry, he could simply dive into the sea and catch whatever seafood he wanted. The entire ocean was