A god-tier fishing spot, anglers lined up to give me money.

In the capital, at the Gu family's residence, at Tianyun Manor.

The resort is located on a mountaintop on the outskirts of the city, stretching for 10 kilometers from the foot of the mountain to the summit. It is surrounded by high walls, shaded by trees, and also has a lake called Tianxin Lake.

The entire resort covers a vast area.

In the underground secret room of the villa, Gu Shang stood in front of the glass, his hands behind his back.

Through the huge, specially made glass, one's gaze falls upon the faint, dark shadow in the center of the water.

This underground chamber is circular, and the lake itself is made of special glass to form a giant water tank.

Tianxin Lake has a radius of about 100 meters, while the underground dome is 20 meters high, and its circumference is the circumference of Tianxin Lake.

It can be said that the entire space is a circular, enclosed chamber built around the giant fishpond in the center.

That secret room was where Gu Shangyou conducted research, including studying biological genetic modification and drug testing.

A man in a white coat was standing in front of the control panel next to him.

Gao Wei, in his early forties, wore thin-rimmed glasses and stared at the data curves on a row of screens in front of him.

He was a top-notch scientific research talent recruited by Gu Shang, and he was particularly interested in mutated fish species.

"Are the research results for the grass carp out?"

Gu Shang said calmly, his gaze never leaving the dark figure in the middle of the water.

Gao Wei tapped the keyboard twice, projecting a report onto the secondary screen next to him.

"Mr. Gu, based on blood factor and genetic testing, this fish's potential is average, far inferior to the Dragon Koi, but its foundation isn't bad, and it's on par with the Ironhead Grass Carp and the Whitebait King."

"Hmm... Under all conditions, the maximum weight of a grass carp is probably around 100,000 jin (50,000 kg)."

Gao Wei pointed to the upward-sloping dotted line at the end of the data curve with his finger. "100,000 jin is the ceiling for freshwater fish, but..."

He paused, then said carefully, "In the Great Wall of the Boundary Sea, 100,000 catties of fish are no different from a grasshopper."

After listening to Gao Wei's words, Gu Shang pondered for a moment, then pointed in a certain direction on the glass.

"Since it's useless, let's fix it."

Release the fish!

"Yes, Mr. Gu."

Gao Wei pressed two buttons on the control panel.

A set of robotic arms on the ceiling of the darkroom began to operate, and the soft sound of steel cables sliding came from above.

Immediately afterwards, the hatch above the water opened a crack.

A huge black plastic bag was lowered to the water surface through a trapdoor by a steel cable. The bottom of the bag opened, and tens of thousands of catties of grass carp fell into the water.

Water splashes up and falls back down, ripples spreading from the center of the water to the four sides.

After entering the water, the grass carp did not immediately dive down. It circled around about two meters below the surface, wagging its tail fin, and only swam towards the center of the water after adapting to the water temperature.

Immediately afterwards, an image of grass carp appeared on the screen.

Gu Shang's gaze followed its movement.

The fish is nearly five meters long, and its swimming style is not particularly agile, resembling a giant beast tentatively exploring an unfamiliar environment.

Gao Wei's fingers hovered over the keyboard as he looked at a red dot on the screen: "Gu Shang, it's awake."

"very good."

Suddenly, the dark shape in the center of the water moved.

The dragon-shaped koi looked up at the location of the grass carp, its 6-meter-long body spread out.

At this time, it weighed 5000 jin (2,500 catties), was 6 meters long, and had very prominent dragon horns on its forehead.

The pupils dilated vertically into narrow slits, locking onto the five-meter-long grass carp.

The next second, with a flick of its tail fin, it shot straight towards the grass carp from its hovering position.

The grass carp reacts very quickly, whipping its tail violently when the dragon-shaped koi gets within three meters.

He turned his body sideways, barely avoiding the dragon-shaped koi's sneak attack.

Once it regained its footing and saw the dragon-shaped koi, the grass carp turned and ran without hesitation.

If it's just a matter of size dominance, the grass carp might still be able to struggle.

But it was truly afraid when faced with the dragon-shaped koi.

It sensed the absolute suppression emanating from the dragon-shaped koi.

The aura of the superior instantly extinguished all its will to resist.

All that's left is to run.

His only thought was to "leave this water," no matter the method or the cost, as long as he could leave.

Then, it rushed upwards.

Breaking through the water's surface, it leaps towards the shore, preferring to jump ashore rather than face the dragon-shaped koi.

As prey, the dragon-shaped koi also broke through the water.

It opened its huge mouth and bit down on the tail of the grass carp, its sharp teeth piercing through it.

The caudal vertebrae in the middle of the grass carp's tail broke apart at the joint, and blood kept flowing from the break.

The grass carp cried out in pain as its tail was bitten.

Its front half kept moving forward, slapping against the shore, trying to escape.

As the fish struggled on the other side, the dragon-shaped koi carp swung its head and dragged it back into the water.

The whole process took less than a few seconds.

The water returned to calm, and the grass carp, pulled back into the water, watched helplessly as the dragon-shaped koi opened its mouth and bit its belly.

Tear off a large piece of meat and swallow it.

The grass carp is in despair, while the dragon-shaped koi is enjoying itself.

Rows of sharp teeth pierced through the abdominal cavity of the grass carp, then through the abdominal wall, leaving a longitudinal slit nearly half a meter long.

The fish intestines flowed from the wound, and the intense pain caused the grass carp's body to convulse violently, its tail fin thrashing.

It tried to struggle, to make a final struggle, but each swing only made the wound tear wider.

Gu Shang stood in front of the glass, watching the one-sided battle, and frowned.

Boring, trash is trash after all...

His gaze shifted from the grass carp to the side of the dragon-shaped koi.

Sensing the gaze, the dragon-shaped koi stopped eating and turned to stare in the direction of the gaze.

Those vertical pupils, separated by 20 meters of water and several meters of specially made glass, locked onto Gu Shang.

The pupils remained constricted, without flinching or looking away.

It abandons its prey, swims slowly forward, its tail fin swaying very little, and approaches the glass.

The dragon-like whiskers on the snout trembled gently in the water, and together with the dragon horns, it truly made one want to gaze upon a dragon.

Gao Wei's fingers hovered over the keyboard as he watched the approaching dragon-shaped koi carp. His Adam's apple bobbed as he faced it directly, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end.

A few seconds later, he averted his gaze.

Finally, the dragon-shaped koi stopped less than three meters in front of the glass.

The only things separating Gu Shang's head from his face were a layer of water and a layer of glass.

One man and one fish, one is a dragon among men, one is a dragon among fish, and neither fears anyone.

Gu Shang stared straight at it, standing on the glass with his hands behind his back, looking directly at the vertical pupils of the dragon-shaped koi.

He didn't show any anger; simply standing still was his response.

The standoff lasted for nearly a minute.

The dragon-shaped koi couldn't hold on any longer and its head slowly drooped.

Then it retreated, turned around, and swam towards the carcass of the grass carp to continue feeding.

In this confrontation, the dragon-shaped koi fish was defeated.

Gu Shang's lips curled into a smile as he turned to look at Gao Wei: "How's the gene serum research going?"

"Looking back, it's almost time. At most, we can help the young master recover to normal within a month, and..."

Gu Shang raised his hand to interrupt: "Very well, remember, I don't want to hear about even the slightest side effect."

"I guarantee there isn't."

"Great, your bonus for the whole month will be doubled."

"Thank you, Mr. Gu..."

Gu Shang nodded, glanced at the dragon-shaped koi, turned around and walked towards the exit of the secret room.

Hopefully, everything goes smoothly. The old man...time is running out!!!