Long River Eternity

"Hurry, grab my hands!" Zhan Wudi saw that the two were still hesitating and shouted in a loud voice.

Lin Ding and Wei Wu finally made up their minds. They stepped forward and held Zhan Wudi's hands, tears in their eyes but also determination.

"Very good, it depends on you how much you can absorb. The responsibility of protecting mankind in the future will be entrusted to you." Zhan Wudi smiled with satisfaction, and then his hands glowed, and a steady stream of powerful energy poured into the bodies of the two.

In just a few seconds, Wei Wu reached the peak of Class A. Then, his entire body crackled, his Ren and Du meridians were opened, and he was directly promoted to the Hidden Yuan Realm. His speed of advancement continued unabated. Early Hidden Yuan… Middle Hidden Yuan… Late Hidden Yuan… Until he reached the peak of Hidden Yuan, by which time Wei Wu's entire body was flushed red, his face grim.

Then, he decisively let go of Zhan Wudi's hand and said, "You are a dull student. You can only absorb so much of my energy."

"It's already great to be able to break through to a major realm. If you continue absorbing it, your meridians will not be able to bear it. Now adjust the energy accumulated in your Ren and Du meridians, and then impact the Baihui acupoint. There is still hope of breaking through to the Dongming realm." Zhan Wudi instructed.

"Thank you, senior." After Wei Wu thanked him, he sat aside and began to meditate and regulate his breathing.

Zhan Wudi shifted his attention to Lin Ding, wondering why Lin Ding hadn't let go for so long.

After careful sensing, he discovered that the energy he had entered into Lin Ding's body was like a drop in the ocean, and had no effect on Lin Ding. Instead, it dissipated into the air through his pores.

"This...how could this happen? Your physique is so strange." Zhan Wudi said.

"Indeed, my cultivation has been unusually slow since I was a child, but I could never find the reason." Lin Ding answered truthfully and prepared to let go of Zhan Wudi's hand.

"Wait, kid, do you dare to take a gamble?" Zhan Wudi said, "I will transfer all my remaining energy into your body at the same time and see if I can help you break through."

"This..." Lin Ding hesitated. If this failed, such a huge amount of energy would burst him.

"Let him try. Don't worry, he won't burst yours." Yang An's voice rang out.

Lin Ding still believed what Yang An said, so he nodded and said, "Let's take a gamble."

"What courage!" Zhan Wudi said, his whole body glowing, and then gathered into his hands, all of which was transmitted into Lin Ding's body. Then he carefully felt the changes in Lin Ding's body.

A loud boom erupted from Lin Ding's body, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood. Simultaneously, a surge of energy emanated from his body, dissipating into the sky. Smoke and dust rose in the air, and a strong wind rustled the leaves of the trees.

"What is this? The moment before my energy dissipated, I sensed a restriction deep inside your body. My remaining energy is at least at the peak level of Yuheng Realm, but I only shook the restriction a little bit." Zhan Wudi said in surprise.

Zhan Wudi released all his energy, and after he finished speaking, his eyes gradually dimmed and his breathing gradually disappeared.

"Maybe the world's structure will change because of you in the future..." After saying the last sentence, Zhan Wudi closed his eyes and stopped breathing completely.

In his 30s, another genius in the Tianquan realm fell in the battle with the monsters.

Before Lin Ding could even feel sad, Yang An's voice rang out. This time, unlike before, he was extremely excited: "This is a genetic lock! I...how come you have a genetic lock?! How is this possible? Is this the reason why humans couldn't cultivate nuclear energy before?!"

"What gene lock?" Lin Ding asked curiously.

"The gene lock is the restriction that Zhan Wudi just mentioned. It is a blockade at the deepest level of human life, blocking some abilities that humans could originally possess. We have studied it for so long and never thought of the gene lock as a reason. That's right, if it weren't for such a violent energy impact this time, we wouldn't have discovered it at all." Yang An said.

"Could it be related to your true self?" Lin Ding guessed.

"Impossible, he doesn't have that ability." Yang An said in a firm tone.

"Lin Ding, someone is coming."

Wei Wu had already finished his meditation. With the help of the Tiangang Yiqi Jue, he easily broke through to the Dongming realm. His five senses were several times more sensitive than before. He could sense someone approaching from a kilometer away.

"Go back to Director Tang and help Xianxian lift Director Tang into the car. I'll be waiting for people here." Lin Ding said

Lin Ding took into consideration that Director Tang was seriously injured and it would be difficult to send him back without a car, so he had to put the search for the spiritual vein on hold.

After waiting for a minute, two figures emerged from the woods and ran towards us. They must have been attracted by the energy leakage.

When he got closer, Lin Ding recognized that one of them was the vice-president of the academy, and the other was the captain of the urban security team, also a member of the Zhan family - Zhan Wushuang, who was of the same generation as Zhan Wudi.

"Cousin!" Zhan Wushuang saw Zhan Wudi lying soundlessly on the ground from afar, and suddenly sped up and came to Zhan Wudi's side.

"What happened?!" Zhan Wushuang turned around and yelled at Lin Ding with red eyes.

"Lin Ding, don't be nervous, just tell me everything you know." The vice president also came over at this time. He was worried that Lin Ding would be frightened by Zhan Wushuang's momentum, so he comforted him softly.

So Lin Ding explained everything that happened after he came here, but he concealed the detail of the genetic lock. He just said that he had a special physique since he was a child. Zhan Wudi originally planned to use the last energy to cure his strange disease, but failed in the end.

"Where did you get your car?" Zhan Wushuang asked. His intuition told him that Lin Ding was hiding something. But he didn't believe that a child who had just reached adulthood and had almost no cultivation could threaten Zhan Wudi's life.

"Director Tang and I met Senior Zhan at the ruins. He deduced that Silver Wing was going to invade the city. Director Tang left first, and we were worried about our classmates and family, so we stole a car and followed him." Lin Ding explained simply.

"Brother Zhan, Lin Ding has been a man of good character since childhood and would not do anything harmful to others. The important thing now is to bring Wudi's body back." The vice president saw Zhan Wushuang's suspicion and defended him.

Zhan Wushuang stared at Lin Ding, then sighed heavily. He understood that Zhan Wudi's death had little to do with Lin Ding, but he simply couldn't accept it. So, he agreed to the vice president's suggestion, picked up Zhan Wudi's body, and walked toward the car.

"Dean Wu, Director Tang is also seriously injured. Go and save him. Also, Dean Wang... Anyway, go there quickly." Seeing that Zhan Wushuang was no longer making things difficult for him, Lin Ding anxiously asked Vice Dean Wu for help. However, he couldn't bear to tell others about Dean Wang's death.

"Let's go!" Vice President Wu realized the seriousness of the matter, pulled Lin Ding and rushed to Director Tang's position.

Soon, they arrived in front of Director Tang. They saw Dean Wang's body lying nearby, then looked at Director Tang, who was now extremely weak. Director Tang, who had woken up earlier, was now half-conscious. Liu Xianxian was crying and shouting at Director Tang to wake up.

Vice President Wu had no time to feel sad. He quickly took out a pill from his arms and stuffed it into Director Tang's mouth.

Director Tang regained consciousness after taking the pill. Seeing Vice President Wu, he twitched his lips and said weakly, "Take two of these precious life-saving pills in one day. What a waste."

"Stop talking. Life-saving pills are used to save lives. There's no need to waste them." Vice President Wu said.

Director Tang looked at Dean Wang's body beside him, tears streaming down his face again. He choked up and said, "If the Dean hadn't given me his life-saving pills and blocked most of the damage for me, he wouldn't have died!"

"Since the dean has decided to save you, it means he recognizes you and thinks you can do better than him in the future. You must cheer up, heal your wounds well, live well, and inherit the dean's will." Vice President Wu comforted with red eyes.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense. Lin Ding, Wei Wu, carry him to the car and go back to heal his wounds first," Vice President Wu ordered. He himself picked up President Wang's body and walked towards the car.

When everyone arrived in front of the car, Zhan Wushuang had already placed Zhan Wudi and was standing by the car waiting for everyone. Seeing the dead Dean Wang and the seriously injured Director Tang, the anger that had just subsided was rekindled, and he punched the car, leaving a deep fist mark on the hard body.

"Even Teacher Wang died, thanks to these damn monsters! It's all my fault that I'm not strong enough to even qualify for the battle." Everyone in the city graduated from Nanshan Academy, and Dean Wang was his class teacher when he was young.

"Don't blame yourself. In this era, the only thing you can do is go back and practice hard to avenge them." Vice President Wu placed President Wang next to Zhan Wudi and said to Zhan Wushuang.

Lin Ding also settled Director Tang and was about to get in the car when Director Tang's weak voice came: "You don't have to go back. The things I assigned to you are not finished yet."

"What?" Lin Ding looked at Director Tang with confusion, and the others were also attracted by Director Tang's words.

"Have you forgotten that I asked you to patrol the north?" Director Tang continued.

At this time, Lin Ding's brain was working rapidly. Could it be that Director Tang also knew that there was a spiritual vein in the north?

"Is there anything that needs to be inspected in the north?" Zhan Wushuang asked curiously.

"Silver Wing's target is the north. Now that they're here, I'll let them investigate." Director Tang explained.

"Nonsense! Are there no adults in the city? Let three children take risks?" Vice President Wu said angrily.

"The city is in ruins, and we don't have the manpower. After this battle, the north won't be in too much danger. It would be good to let them go and gain some experience." Director Tang insisted, and then urged, "Hurry up!"

"Okay!" The three agreed, and without waiting for Vice President Wu to object, they ran north without looking back. Intermittent complaints from Vice President Wu could be heard behind them.

"Yang An, what do you think?" Lin Ding asked.

"Your director's name is Tang Yuanqing, right? I was wondering why his foundation was damaged. So that's how it is. Interesting." Yang An's voice came.