And after the Dragon King becomes stronger, what would human civilization be in front of the Dragon King? What about the M country's aircraft carriers and the Y country's submarines? What use would they have against a 15-meter-long Dragon King that can release nearly ten thousand volts of electricity and, most importantly, possesses a human soul? Thinking about this, Hai Long became extremely excited and even more eager to find the habitat of these giant jellyfish. However, according to Hai Long's guess, these giant jellyfish must be deep-sea creatures. If such creatures existed in coastal waters, they would have been exposed by scientists from various countries long ago, and it wouldn't be his first discovery.
Currently, the Dragon King has no ability to enter the deep sea because it can't even defeat large sharks. It is only 5 meters long, can release only about 2,200 volts of electricity, and can sustain this for only 5 minutes. Its swimming speed is only about 40 kilometers per hour. It could be said that it has no combat ability. In the deep sea, sharks exist in groups. Thinking about the 10-meter-long sharks that can easily overpower the Dragon King by stirring the water and causing vibrations, Hai Long dared not control the Dragon King to enter the deep sea. If the Dragon King grew two more meters, reaching 7 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter, Hai Long would dare to let the Dragon King enter the deep sea. At that time, the Dragon King could release 3,000 volts of electricity, with an effective attack range of 30 meters and a sustained duration of 7 minutes. Its swimming speed would also exceed 40 kilometers per hour, and its weak electric field detection range would reach 300 meters. Most importantly, the increased length and girth would help the Dragon King maintain balance and not be disoriented by the water's vibrations. This way, when the Dragon King encountered a few sharks, it could directly release high-voltage electricity to kill them for lunch. When it encountered a large group of sharks, it would have the ability to escape.
Hai Long kept imagining the Dragon King's future, using its claws to cut the venom sacs from the giant jellyfish and placing them in a fishing net before returning to the abandoned shipyard. After the soul returned to his body, Hai Long called Li Guohui.
At that moment, Li Guohui and the brothers were celebrating the New Year. Every time they thought about no longer being bullied, they couldn't help but feel excited. In front of Liu Yong'an's house, they kept setting off fireworks. Li Guohui sat on a long bench in Liu Yong'an's small courtyard, stroking his injured leg while watching the happy crowd in the distance, enjoying this moment of peace and waiting for Hai Long's order to assassinate Guan Daqiu.
Seeing Hai Long's call, Li Guohui thought it might be an emergency and quickly answered, "Boss, has anything changed? The brothers are all here. What do you need us to do?"
Hearing Li Guohui's words, Hai Long felt a warm feeling in his heart and said, "Old Li, everything is over. Guan Daqiu fled in a yacht, but his yacht exploded at sea, and his last five killers also died. I've also taken care of the legal issues. Starting tomorrow, the police won't bother us anymore. We have no more worries."
Hearing Hai Long's words, Li Guohui was shocked and didn't know what to say. Although Hai Long didn't explicitly say it, the detailed description of Guan Daqiu's escape, the people he brought, and how they died indicated that Hai Long must have done it. Since they had been together all along, who could have killed Guan Daqiu? It couldn't have been Hai Long. Hai Long had mentioned being under police surveillance, but after that, Guan Daqiu died. This meant Hai Long had a group of people under him. Not only had Hai Long taken care of Guan Daqiu, but he had also resolved the legal issues. Hai Long's background must be enormous. Thinking about Hai Long's deep scheming, Li Guohui felt a chill down his back. Fortunately, he had cut his chest and sworn loyalty to Hai Long; otherwise, he would have been a pile of bones by now.
After a long silence, Hai Long roughly guessed what Li Guohui was thinking and said with a smile, "Old Li, don't overthink it. You are now my brother. Work hard, and I will never let my brothers down. Tell Liu Yong'an and the others to celebrate."
When Li Guohui told everyone, they couldn't believe their ears. They had thought Guan Daqiu was hiding in some corner of the police station, bribing people to take their lives. But they never expected Guan Daqiu to choose to escape by yacht and be blown up during his escape. Liu Yongquan snatched the phone and asked, "Boss, is what Li Guohui said true?"
Hai Long laughed and said, "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"
Liu Yongquan said excitedly, "We knew you would find a way to get rid of that bastard. We were right."
Hai Long was surprised by their confidence in him and said with a smile, "No one from the legal side will bother us anymore. Tell everyone to enjoy themselves. I have good news for you tomorrow afternoon."
Liu Yongquan nodded in understanding and happily conveyed Hai Long's message to everyone, then went to celebrate.
Li Guohui held back the equally excited Liu Yong'an and asked in surprise, "Yongan, how did you know Hai Long would find a way to get rid of Guan Daqiu?"
Liu Yong'an laughed and said, "It's a gut feeling. On land, the boss might not have a way, but once Guan Daqiu entered the sea, he was doomed. After so long, the old people in our small fishing village have had this feeling. Every time we go out to sea with the boss, we feel a sense of safety, as if the boss can protect us once he's on the sea. We all had this feeling individually, thinking it was just an illusion. But one day, when someone mentioned it, everyone said they had the same feeling. It wasn't an illusion but the truth. Although we don't know why, we believe that on the sea, the boss is omnipotent."
Li Guohui was helpless; these people were already Hai Long's fanatics. He couldn't discuss things with them logically. After letting go of Liu Yong'an, Li Guohui thought, "Who cares how Hai Long killed him? I've already sold my life to Hai Long. Even if he used another group to kill me, I wouldn't regret it. After all, I made a blood oath." Thinking about this, Li Guohui also let go and joined the happy crowd.
The next morning, Hai Long got up early, had breakfast, and went to the hotel gym to exercise. Without the Dragon King's electric shock technique, Hai Long used traditional methods to stay fit. He told the hotel staff that if Chen Xiaoya looked for him, they should say he was exercising in the gym. After arriving at the gym, he started with weighted squats. Seeing no one in the room, Hai Long went to the squat rack, added 200 kilograms to the bar, and performed six sets of five squats each. Weighted squats strongly stimulate the entire lower body and trunk, exercising the quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus, as well as the erector spinae, piriformis, adductor magnus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and calf muscles. Additionally, "weighted squats" have a positive impact on cardiovascular function, nervous system regulation, and hormone secretion. After consulting experts, Hai Long often performed this exercise.
After finishing the squats, Hai Long's legs felt sore and numb. But thinking about how American boxer Mike Tyson could perform squats with the same weight and not feel any soreness, Hai Long knew he still had a long way to go. Tyson had always been Hai Long's idol. In boxing matches, Tyson always used his strong body and fierce punches to knock out his opponents within 12 rounds. Hai Long always thought that if not for Holyfield's cheating, always hugging Tyson, Tyson would have knocked him out long ago. Boxing is about passion and excitement, not strategy. Besides, both were men; why did Holyfield always hug Tyson so passionately and forcefully? Was he trying to hit on him? Tyson had already proven his sexual orientation, so why did Holyfield keep hugging him? Hai Long guessed Tyson was so disgusted by Holyfield's hugging that he bit his ear.
After his legs recovered, Hai Long started exercising his waist muscles. A man must have a strong waist. He then exercised his abdominal and arm muscles. When Hai Long started doing one-armed push-ups, Chen Xiaoya, who had just finished breakfast, came to the gym. Opening the door, she blushed instantly. She had forgotten about being molested by Hai Long the previous night because she saw his nearly perfect body, with tanned skin, well-developed arm and back muscles. She had thought Hai Long was a skinny kid, but he turned out to be such a muscular man. Thinking about hugging such a strong man the previous night, Chen Xiaoya blushed and felt a bit infatuated.
She didn't disturb Hai Long's training but unconsciously counted his one-armed push-ups. When she reached 100, she slowly realized it and gasped, scolding herself for being infatuated with Hai Long, who was three years younger than her. But then she thought, "As the saying goes, a woman three years older is like holding a gold brick." Chen Xiaoya was completely flustered, not knowing why she thought of this saying.
Hai Long also noticed Chen Xiaoya's appearance and asked curiously, "What are you gasping for?" Then he switched to the other hand and continued his one-armed push-ups.
For the first time, Chen Xiaoya didn't immediately contradict Hai Long. Her face was red, and she didn't know what to say. Seeing Hai Long continue his exercise, she said in surprise, "You can do 100 one-armed push-ups? That's amazing."
Hai Long, while doing push-ups, laughed and said, "Not bad, but I still have a long way to go to reach my goal."
Chen Xiaoya asked curiously, "You're not satisfied even with a body like this?"
Hai Long, with a smug look, said, "I want to see the limits of the human body." Chen Xiaoya was speechless, watching Hai Long do another 100 one-armed push-ups before he finished.