"Just training defensive capabilities is not enough. The entrance to the mountain's interior is two thousand meters up. To enter, one must also ascend against the current."
Two thousand meters was too high for mere willpower to sustain.
"Spiral Fist Force!"
A tenth of the thousand-meter thick waterfall was torn apart. A drill with a metallic sheen surged upwards against the torrent, its rotation creating violent explosions against the rushing water.
The grinding force of water and sand was immense.
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Ultimately, it was impossible to defy gravity. A flow of one megaton per second was not something to be trifled with.
That single punch had displaced approximately 300,000 tons of water. Considering the acceleration due to gravity, the force exceeded ten million tons. Coupled with the interplay of hardness and softness in the water's flow, the difficulty was unimaginable.
One more time!
Zhang Wei took a deep breath and began to gather his strength.
This strike would be with his full power!
No, he would accumulate double the power!
"A punch exceeding one hundred fifty million tons. Can you withstand it?"
Zhang Wei didn't need to confront the entire waterfall; he only needed to bore a hole through this curtain of water.
However, at this water speed, such a hole would only last for 0.2 seconds!
Punching through!
The fist force penetrated nine thousand meters, completely breaching the waterfall!
"No, the water is too thick, and without light, I can't see the rock face. There should be a cave."
Continue!
Consecutive fist strikes!
Augmented with thunder and lightning!
The electric current illuminated the rock face as Zhang Wei searched, step by step!
After a hundred consecutive punches, Zhang Wei's arms ached to the point where he could barely lift them...
"I see it!"
"It's too far, I won't make it in time!"
"Art of Thunder Control: Thunder Leap!"
Transforming into lightning, Zhang Wei crashed into the rock face like a bomb.
Shaking off the rock dust, Zhang Wei coughed lightly. "What solid stone... I almost broke my back. No wonder it can withstand such water flow..."
"Even with this immense power, I'm this dishevelled. This was a place completely unconquerable before."
Caves were interconnected within the Morse Mountains. The more blessed one was with Gourmet Luck, the easier it was to find the required ingredients in this labyrinth.
"Damn, I miss Toriko and Tarosuke when they were here."
Those two had good Gourmet Luck.
He would have to use a brute-force method... searching inch by inch with his feet.
Five days!
It took a full five days to finally find a sparkling underground cavern in the deepest part.
The water pool within the cavern shimmered; this was the painstakingly sought-after Morse Oil. Small fish swam within the oil.
These should be the "Sparkling Silky-Foot Fish" from the original work, a fortunate species that could thrive on the nutrients of the Morse Mountains.
Like Pufferfish Whales, Sparkling Silky-Foot Fish were highly sensitive to powerful beings and easily startled to death.
Although they wouldn't become toxic, their freshness and flesh quality would drastically decrease. It was precisely for these fish that Zhang Wei had lowered his search efficiency. Otherwise, using electricity for exploration would have allowed him to search the entire mountain range in mere hours.
If he hadn't been afraid of the current startling these fish to death, why would he go through all this trouble?
"Concealing killing intent and power, that's something I excel at."
Food Eater Art!
Zhang Wei's physique became even more diminutive, shrinking from 2.4 meters to under 1.75 meters. His estimated weight was less than 110 catties, a slender figure.
In reality, however, even compressed to his limit, Zhang Wei's weight was fifteen tons.
The energy within Zhang Wei was so immense that if fully unleashed, it would be twenty-five times this figure!
"Weight, it truly is the enemy of concealment..."