When Hai Long controlled the Dragon King to open his eyes, he saw that the grouper, which was only six meters away, was merely paralyzed. This frightened Hai Long, who was at a loss. Just six seconds later, the grouper recovered its movement. This time, the grouper also knew the Dragon King's ability, so it did not dare to rush over easily. Instead, it slowly approached the Dragon King at an extremely slow swimming speed. Seeing the nearly two-meter-long grouper approaching like a mountain collapsing, Hai Long could not help but feel fear. Hai Long knew that in terms of swimming speed, he could not match the grouper, and in terms of close-range attack power, the Dragon King also could not match the grouper. The only advantage was in close combat, where the Dragon King's small and agile body, combined with its powerful limbs, could attack the grouper from multiple angles, giving the Dragon King a slim chance of survival. After understanding all this, Hai Long forced himself to calm down and slowly approached the grouper. When the distance between the two fish was less than 50 centimeters, the grouper made the first move. Its terrifying burst of speed left Hai Long no time to react, and he saw the grouper open its mouth to bite. The only thing Hai Long could do was to raise his arm to block. Then, a piercing pain came, and without checking his arm, Hai Long controlled the Dragon King to flick its tail and move to the grouper's belly. Just like before, the Dragon King's limbs and teeth were embedded in the grouper's belly, trying to bite it to death. Feeling the intense pain in its belly, the grouper realized that the Dragon King was desperately tearing at its belly. The grouper rushed to the seabed and then quickly swam along the bottom. The Dragon King was constantly hit by sand and mud, and when it passed by coral reefs, its head was hit even more painfully. However, Hai Long knew he absolutely could not let go; if he did, he would be dead. The intense pain made Hai Long's consciousness gradually blur, but the mysterious power continued to grow. Just as Hai Long was about to give up and let go, the mysterious power took control of the Dragon King's body again. The grouper had already felt that the Dragon King was about to let go and was about to use more force to shake the Dragon King off. Suddenly, the grouper felt something fall off its body. In pain, the grouper wildly thrashed its tail, hitting the Dragon King against the reef, and then quickly swam to one side, rolling in the water in agony.
At this moment, the grouper's belly was already a bright red, with a large amount of blood flowing out, staining the water below it red. Knowing that the situation was dire, but unwilling to die, the grouper decided to eat the Dragon King before dying, determined to take it down with it.
Thinking this, the giant grouper immediately looked for the Dragon King. However, when it looked up, it saw the Dragon King actively rushing towards it. The giant grouper immediately opened its huge mouth and charged over. Although the Dragon King had eaten the grouper's flesh, its strength had not fully recovered, and its right arm had been bitten by the grouper, causing Hai Long great pain with each movement. This made the Dragon King's reaction speed significantly slower. When the giant grouper rushed to the Dragon King, Hai Long had just reacted. Seeing the grouper's fangs, Hai Long could only use the same life-risking tactic, using his right arm to block the grouper's mouth. After paying the price of another piece of flesh from his arm, Hai Long once again controlled the Dragon King to move to the grouper's belly. Ignoring the deep, bone-visible wound on his arm, he extended his sharp claws and fangs, tearing at the grouper's internal organs. This time, the grouper could not escape the Dragon King's attack. After its internal organs were destroyed, the grouper lost all its strength. In just a few seconds, the nearly two-meter-long grouper was killed by the Dragon King, floating belly-up to the surface.
At this moment, Hai Long's consciousness was no longer under his control, filled with animalistic thoughts. Since you want to eat me, I'll eat you first. Opening his mouth, he continuously tore the grouper's flesh, his claws repeatedly piercing the grouper's body, tearing it apart. Fish, smelling the blood, swam towards the Dragon King, but seeing the疯狂的场面, all the fish were scared and dared not approach. When the Dragon King looked at them, all the fish fled in panic, fearing that the Dragon King would attack them.
After using his eyes to drive away the fish, Hai Long controlled the Dragon King to open his mouth to bite the grouper's skull. At this moment, a sweet song came from the distant shore. The voice was so fresh and elegant, like soft clouds, soothing Hai Long's savage soul, instantly restoring a bit of his rationality. His bloodshot eyes gradually cleared, and with the help of the song, Hai Long slowly returned from his beast-like state, giving up the idea of biting the grouper's skull and throwing it aside. If Hai Long did this now, he would be no different from a beast.
Even after the beast transformation, Hai Long still had consciousness, but it was completely dominated by the mysterious power, making him go crazy. He patted his head, confused about why he was like this.
Every night, Hai Long had to bring thirteen crabs home for his mother to supplement her health. He had not caught any crabs yet because of the fight with the grouper. Although his body was in great pain and he was extremely tired, his mother had worked hard for him for so many years, so a little injury was nothing. However, the wound on the Dragon King's arm needed to be treated immediately. The grouper had bitten two pieces of flesh, and the bones were visible through the wounds. If not treated, it might get infected.
This situation demonstrated the Dragon King's comprehensive strength. Because the Dragon King had a human soul, when it was injured, it could use human methods to recover and treat itself, which other fish could not do. If the Dragon King encountered an enemy it could not defeat, it could wear the enemy down, biting it a little each day and causing it harm. Although the Dragon King would also be injured, with human methods of treatment, the recovery speed would definitely be faster than the enemy's. Thinking about this, Hai Long couldn't help but laugh, thinking, "If anyone dares to provoke me, I'll do this to them."
Today, if the Dragon King's wounds from the fight with the grouper had not been treated with human methods, they would probably have become infected by night. Controlling his soul back to his body, Hai Long returned to the village, bought a roll of bandages and alcohol, and, despite the intense pain, used a cotton swab to apply alcohol to the wound. Although the body was the Dragon King's, Hai Long's soul could clearly feel the changes in the Dragon King's body, a sensation he could not disconnect from. Therefore, the pain in the Dragon King's arm was also felt by Hai Long. The pain made Hai Long let out a low roar, and the Dragon King, seemingly controlled by the soul, also let out a low roar. When the pain became unbearable, Hai Long remembered the sweet song, which helped him forcefully endure the pain. After treating the wound, Hai Long's back was drenched in sweat, and sweat continuously flowed from his head. After bandaging the wound, Hai Long let the Dragon King rest for a while and then controlled it to dive back into the crab area.
Hai Long truly could not understand the crabs' thinking. Perhaps because they were accustomed to dominating the Devil Sea, they thought they were invincible. Every time Hai Long slightly provoked the Dragon King, the crabs would rush over with their large eyes and huge claws, as if they had been injected with a stimulant. Moreover, the simple-minded crabs, once out of the Devil Sea and losing the Dragon King as their target, did not return to the Devil Sea but instead settled in the East Sea. This made Hai Long laugh, thinking that if he could use this method to drive a large number of crabs out of the Devil Sea, he could bring a boat and cast a fishing net, making a fortune. The more he thought about it, the happier he became. After catching more than ten crabs and returning to the abandoned shipyard, his soul returned to his body, and Hai Long sat on the ground, thinking about why he was in this situation.
Hai Long had been controlled by this mysterious power twice. The first time was when he first obtained the Dragon King's form. Hungry, Hai Long could not accept eating live fish, and in his hunger, his consciousness was controlled by the mysterious power, forcing him to control the Dragon King to eat live fish. The second time was this one, facing a nearly two-meter-long grouper. When Hai Long was about to lose consciousness from the grouper's attacks, the mysterious power appeared again, taking control of his consciousness and making the Dragon King burst with greater strength, killing the grouper. Recalling the process of obtaining the Dragon King's form, Hai Long finally understood. When the Dragon King's soul entered his body, his soul merged with the Dragon King's soul, with Hai Long's soul as the dominant one. However, the Dragon King's beast nature also entered Hai Long's soul. What is beast nature? It is the state where, when a wild animal is attacked and in pain, it goes crazy and bursts with greater strength. Additionally, the Dragon King's soul had only merged for less than a month, and the Dragon King's consciousness still existed, albeit weakly. When Hai Long's soul became weak, the Dragon King's soul, stimulated by the beast nature, would take control. This led to Hai Long's beast transformation. The only solution to this problem was time. Hai Long could feel that the Dragon King's soul was gradually being absorbed by his own soul. Once the Dragon King's soul was completely absorbed, the situation of being controlled by the Dragon King would not happen again. However, the beast transformation might follow Hai Long for life. But this was not bad; the beast-transformed Hai Long could burst with strength beyond his own, making him more destructive, especially when controlled by Hai Long. After understanding this, Hai Long was no longer worried.
At this moment, Hai Long suddenly remembered the sweet song. Fortunately, the song helped him return from the beast transformation. Otherwise, when he regained consciousness and saw that he had bitten the grouper's skull, his beast nature would only become stronger, not weaker. Hai Long immediately ran outside the shipyard to find the source of the song, but he did not hear it again. Looking at the time, it was almost evening, and the girl had probably gone home. He was very grateful for her song, which had helped him. Such a fresh and sweet song made him feel entranced, but he could not hear it again. He wondered if she would come the next day.
He still had a lot to do to take revenge, and he needed to make money as quickly as possible. Remembering that the noble lady had said she wanted to buy crabs every day and that he had her phone number, Hai Long quickly ran to the village store and made the call. A woman in her thirties answered the phone and elegantly said that because there were many elders and friends in her family who loved seafood, she hoped Hai Long could catch more crabs, and she would buy them all. Other noble ladies had similar requests, so she hoped Hai Long could come to sell crabs every day. Hai Long, of course, had no problem and happily agreed to call her as soon as he caught crabs the next day.
Thinking about the possibility of making a fortune during the entire summer, Hai Long was extremely happy and no longer cared about the research institute's closure. In the afternoon, he went to the bank and deposited 150,000 yuan, leaving only a few hundred yuan, the same amount his mother gave him as pocket money.
Seeing that Hai Long had brought back more than ten crabs, the neighbors praised him for being filial, and his mother was so happy she couldn't stop smiling. Hai Long happily told his mother, "Mom, there are a lot of crabs, and I estimate I won't finish catching them before school starts."
Before Hai Long could finish, his mother made a gesture to speak softly and pulled him into the house, saying, "Son, speak softly. Don't let anyone with ill intentions hear. The neighbors are very curious about where you catch the crabs. This is your discovery, so don't tell anyone. What if everyone rushes to catch crabs, what will you do?" Most of the crabs from the previous day were actually eaten by Hai Long. His mother knew he loved seafood but felt guilty for not being able to afford it, so she only ate three crabs, and the other ten were eaten by Hai Long. At the time, Hai Long didn't say anything, knowing that his mother couldn't accept the idea of eating seafood every day, so he ate them all. As long as he brought back more than ten crabs every day, his mother would no longer be so reluctant to eat them.
After cooking the crabs in the evening, Hai Long didn't eat any and said, "Mom, Liu Yong'an and I already ate at the beach, so you eat them all."
His mother looked at him suspiciously and said, "How did you eat at the beach?"
Hai Long said, "We used a big pot, found some firewood, built a stove with stones, boiled some seawater, and threw the crabs in. Seawater-cooked crabs are quite tasty, but they make you very thirsty." Indeed, crabs are already salty, and seawater is even saltier. Cooking them together would be unbearably salty.
Hearing Hai Long's explanation, his mother started to eat the crabs. Although Hai Long was a bit hungry, he pushed himself to say he wasn't and went back to his room to play on the computer. He hadn't played DOTA for a while and was eager to do so.
Hai Long didn't expect the noble ladies to be so enthusiastic about the crabs. For the entire summer, all the crabs he caught were sold to these ladies in luxury cars. They were always the first to buy them, and if they came a bit late, they might miss out. Hai Long continued selling until two weeks before school started, about 30 days, earning an average of 10,000 yuan per day, totaling 380,000 yuan. Standing in front of the ATM, seeing the large number in front of him, Hai Long felt overwhelmed by happiness. If he continued like this, he would become a millionaire in less than a year. This happiness came too suddenly.
Not only this, but the Dragon King, having passed the critical period, had grown half a meter in length over a month, making it nearly two meters long. Its