Long River Eternity

"What do you know? If you don't carry it through to the end, how can you collect the most extreme experimental data? Everyone here has improved their realm through this instrument. If he can't improve, it only means that he is not good enough. Even if the weak survive, they will eventually die in the mouth of the monster. It is better to devote themselves to scientific research." Dean Zhang continued with his twisted logic.

"You are no longer the Dean Zhang I knew. I will stop you from making the same mistakes." Lin Ding didn't want to have any more meaningless arguments with Dean Zhang.

"Haha, I remember you couldn't cultivate since you were a child. Where does your confidence come from?" Dean Zhang sneered, then ordered his researchers, "Go and capture him. I want him alive. He has a special physique, perfect for a research specimen."

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures rushed out from behind Dean Zhang and attacked Lin Ding.

Lin Ding condensed a golden sword in his hand and slashed at the attacking figure.

"Condensing a long sword out of thin air, what kind of martial arts is this?" Dean Zhang wondered secretly.

The two researchers who attacked Lin Ding dodged Lin Ding's attack sideways, one attacked Lin Ding's chest, and the other grabbed Lin Ding's sword-holding arm.

Lin Dingchao stepped back, putting some distance between himself and the two men while dodging their attacks.

Without giving Lin Ding a chance to breathe, the two simultaneously gathered energy balls in their hands and flung them at him. Lin Ding raised his sword, attempting to block the energy balls. However, the moment the sword made contact with the energy balls, it was knocked out of his hand, and Lin Ding was thrown back by the recoil. A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Wei Wu quickly stepped forward to support Lin Ding and asked, "How are you? Have you recovered from your injury yet?"

"They are all in the Yaoguang realm, and my injuries have only recovered 50%, and I can't exert more than 30% of my strength. I am no match for them. I need to find a chance to retreat first." Lin Ding said in a low voice.

At this time, the two researchers rushed towards Lin Ding again.

"The fire spreads across the prairie"

Lin Ding waved his hand and released a burst of flames, temporarily delaying the two men's pursuit. He then ran towards the exit of the ruins with Wei Wu and Liu Xianxian.

The two quickly walked up the stairs, passed through the institute, and came to the outside of the institute.

The three of them found that Old Wu was standing outside the research institute with an anxious look on his face.

Liu Xianxian and Wei Wu saw Old Wu and hurriedly ran towards him. Wei Wu said as he ran, "Uncle Wu, Dean Zhang killed a lot of people in the ruins. Quickly notify the City Lord's Mansion to send the guards to arrest them!"

Lin Ding noticed something was wrong and quickly warned: "Be careful, don't go over there!"

By then, the two men had run to within a meter of Old Wu, and by the time Lin Ding's warning reached them, it was too late. Old Wu suddenly struck, striking Liu Xianxian's neck with a palm. Liu Xianxian fell to the ground, unconscious. Then Old Wu punched Wei Wu in the chest. Wei Wu reacted quickly, shielding his chest with both hands to block the attack, but his energy hadn't yet recovered, and Old Wu's punch sent him flying backwards, landing beside Lin Ding, spitting blood.

"You are actually in the same group!" Lin Ding said angrily.

"It's too late to realize it now. I thought you were really in the Yuheng realm, but it turned out to be just a silver spear wax tip. I worried for nothing." Old Wu walked towards them with a sneer.

At this time, footsteps were heard behind him, and the two researchers also caught up.

At this moment, with wolves in front and tigers behind, Lin Ding and Wei Wu were preparing for a desperate fight when they suddenly felt dizzy. Soon, they felt their legs weak and their heads swollen.

At this time, Old Wu's voice rang out again: "The drug I put in the food is enough to make a Kaiyang realm cultivator unconscious. Even a Yuheng realm cultivator would be affected. You two are considered to be strong, but you waited until now for the disease to take effect."

Before Old Wu could finish his words, the two of them felt dizzy and fell to the ground, fainting.

Lin Ding felt a basin of cold water splashed on his face, instantly waking up. He found himself pinned to the wall, facing Dean Zhang and a group of researchers, staring at him coldly.

"Start as soon as you wake up. You played with Xiaohu every day when you were a child. It's not too much to contribute to his revenge plan now." Dean Zhang said coldly while operating the instrument.

Lin Ding didn't want to pay any attention to this madman, but called out to Yang An in his heart: "Yang An, if you don't come out, I'm done!"

"Don't panic, it's just gamma rays. You won't die, don't worry." Yang An's voice came lightly.

"The man just now exploded! He is still hanging on the wall." Lin Ding said.

"You are definitely different from him. To be honest, I really want to take a photo of you to see if I can open that damn genetic lock of yours." Yang An said.

"..."

At this moment, a faint green light appeared on the front of the instrument, and then a green light shone on Lin Ding. At this moment, Lin Ding looked at the roof at a 45-degree angle, accepting the gamma rays.

Since Yang An said it was okay, I just had to do it. I couldn't beat him even if I fought. If I resisted, wouldn't it be even worse to be held down and have my tendons cut?

Lin Ding was lost in thought, feeling inside his body from time to time to see if there was anything unusual. He found that there really was nothing.

At this time, the room was silent, with no sound except the rustling sound of the instruments running.

A few seconds later, a researcher couldn't help but ask, "Is there something wrong?"

Dean Zhang was also puzzled. This performance was too calm. So he said, "Increase the intensity." Then he turned the gear up a notch, and the green light shining on Lin Ding became more concentrated.

Another ten seconds passed, and there was still no movement, so Dean Zhang continued to shift the gear up.

This continued until the gear was shifted to the highest level. At this time, the green light on Lin Ding's chest was reduced to just a tiny green dot.

Lin Ding frowned and carefully felt the strange feeling brought by the radiation on his chest.

"He frowned, he finally reacted!" a tall researcher shouted in surprise.

"How do you feel now?" Dean Zhang also saw the change in Lin Ding's expression and asked nervously.

"Well... it's a little hot, a little itchy, and... it seems to be gone." Lin Ding tilted his head and said seriously, then his expression returned to calm.

"Is this guy a monster?" another older researcher said in horror.

"Why don't we turn off the instrument? It's a waste of materials." said a young researcher.

Just as Dean Zhang was about to give up and turn off the instrument with a look of disappointment on his face, Lin Ding's body suddenly shook, and he clenched his teeth with a slightly ferocious expression.

"Wait, it seems to be working." Dean Zhang said

Just now, Lin Ding heard a "click" sound coming from his body, which only Lin Ding could hear, as if something in his body had broken open, and then every cell in his body beat violently like a heart.

"It works! Turn the instrument's power to maximum and activate overload mode!" Dean Zhang said to a researcher beside the instrument.

As the researcher pulled down a handbrake, the instrument began to make a loud noise and the green light became brighter.

At this moment, another "click" sound came from Lin Ding's body, and the cells all over his body began to beat more violently, and then there was no response anymore.

"Is it still not enough? This level of energy impact can't even break the genetic lock." Yang An's voice came.

"What should we do now? The tension has reached this point. If I say I'm fine, will I be beaten to death?" Lin Ding asked Yang An when he felt that there was no longer anything unusual in his body.

"Just pretend to be dead." Yang An said lightly.

"Ah!!" Lin Ding pretended to scream in pain, then rolled his eyes and pretended to faint.

Seeing that Lin Ding had fainted, Dean Zhang hurriedly turned off the instrument. It was not because he was worried about Lin Ding's life or death, but because the raw materials that produced the rays were too rare and difficult to obtain.

"Dean, we've never encountered a case like this before where someone simply fainted without any physical mutations." The young researcher asked doubtfully.

"Could it be that he's faking it?" asked the older researcher.

Hearing this, Lin Ding couldn't help but feel nervous.

"No matter whether he is faking it or not, the power of the instrument has been turned to the maximum, but there is no effect. Let's take him away and lock him up first. The girl is in our hands anyway, so I don't think he dares to play any tricks. Bring the other kid here and continue the experiment." Dean Zhang said coldly.

So the two researchers put Lin Ding down and carried him to the cell that was previously blocked by iron bars, and then carried the still unconscious Wei Wu to the laboratory.

Lin Ding was about to fight back and stop them from taking Wei Wu away when Yang An's voice came over.

"Do not move."

Although Lin Ding didn't understand why, he still chose to trust Yang An and asked them to bring Wei Wu over.

"Why not stop them?" Lin Ding asked puzzledly.

"First, you don't have the ability, and second, you don't need it." Yang An replied calmly.

Hearing the footsteps gradually fading away, Lin Ding slowly opened his eyes and began to carefully look around.

There were no electric lights in the room, and the only way to see what was going on was with the dim light filtering in from the larger room outside. The room wasn't large, only about twenty square meters. A dozen or so people, men and women, young and old, sat listlessly against the wall. The most striking figure was a little boy, no more than ten years old. He huddled in a corner, his eyes filled with fear, his hands tightly clutching his knees, his entire body trembling slightly.

Lin Ding looked around but didn't see Liu Xianxian. His heart sank. It seemed she was being held in solitary confinement, clearly to blackmail him and Wei Wu.

He walked to the little boy, squatted down slowly, and asked softly, "Little brother, what's your name?"

The little boy raised his head, his eyes full of vigilance.

Seeing this, Lin Ding continued gently, "I was also captured by them. But I will definitely rescue you, I promise."

Lin Ding's tone was as warm as a spring breeze. The little boy relaxed his guard a little and whispered, "My name is Feng Hao."

Lin Ding was about to continue asking questions when suddenly, a shrill scream came from the direction of the laboratory, breaking the brief silence in the room.

Lin Ding's heart suddenly tightened, and he asked worriedly, "Is Wei Wu really okay?"

Yang An still replied calmly: "It will definitely be a bit difficult, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, the lab lit up again with an eerie green light, followed by Wei Wu's screams. Meanwhile, Dean Zhang's frantic laughter pierced the air: "Hahaha, that's right, that's exactly what we want. Hahaha! Turn up the power!" As the green light flickered on and off, Wei Wu's screams were mingled with angry roars, gradually rising in volume, as if ripping the air apart.

Lin Ding could no longer bear it. He stood up suddenly, rushed to the iron fence, grabbed the cold iron rod tightly, and tried to break through the cage.

At this moment, Wei Wu in the laboratory suddenly fell silent, and the entire basement fell into dead silence in an instant, as if time had stopped.

A moment later, a deafening dragon roar suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the entire underground space. The sound was like the blast of a huge bell, shaking the basement violently and sending dirt falling from the roof. It felt as if the entire world was trembling.