Long River Eternity

Lin Ding returned to his seat in a daze. Wei Wu and Liu Xianxian heard his conversation with Xiao Liu, their faces full of worry, but they felt helpless and at a loss for comfort.

Lin Ding remained silent, sitting blankly in the chair, his expression dazed, the dangers his parents might face constantly emerging in his mind.

At this time, Liu Xianxian stood up, walked gently to Lin Ding's side, squatted down, looked at him gently, and said comfortingly: "There are no uncles and aunts on the list of survivors of the monster. It means that they have not been captured. Perhaps they just encountered some emergency and left temporarily. We must not panic before we find out the truth."

Lin Ding looked at Liu Xianxian blankly and said in a low voice, "But they are unfamiliar with Zhongzhou City. Where can they go?"

Liu Xianxian pondered for a moment and said slowly, "Maybe it's related to the research subject they're traveling to Zhongzhou City with, or maybe they've discovered some new clues. Anyway, when we get to Zhongzhou City, we'll find the reporter who reported your parents' disappearance. He might know something."

Wei Wu also agreed, "Yes, and didn't Qin Hanming say that the mysterious person in Zhongzhou was an old friend? We will find a way to find her when the time comes. She is so powerful, maybe she can help us find our uncle and aunt."

Lin Ding silently pondered what the two had said. Although he felt that it made sense, he was still troubled and uneasy. So he said, "I understand. I'll go back to the box and be quiet. You guys continue eating. Don't worry about me."

Just as Lin Ding stood up and was about to return to the compartment, the entire train suddenly shook violently, and the uneaten food on the table fell to the ground. Lin Ding was also shaken and staggered back, and Liu Xianxian, who was squatting on the ground, fell directly to the ground.

Lin Ding hurriedly helped Liu Xianxian up and quickly ran to the window to check the situation outside.

Everyone gathered at the window. A huge pit appeared in the distance, and a middle-aged man was struggling to climb out. The tremor had been caused by his impact with the ground. Above him, a majestic, five-headed black lion floated in the sky.

The black lion opened his mouth and said, "Human, I sense a strong spiritual energy on this train. As far as I know, there are not many people on this train. Are you going to fight me to death for just a few people?"

The middle-aged man struggled to climb out of the pit, panting, but his eyes remained firm as he responded, "Even if there was only one person on the train, I would never let him get hurt. As for killing you, would I have to risk my life?"

When the Black Lion heard this, all five heads laughed out loud, as if they had heard a huge joke, and the laughter was deafening.

The laughter continued for a moment before Black Lion slowly spoke, "That's a hilarious joke. At the same realm, when will you humans ever be our rivals? We're both at the peak of the Jade Eternal Realm, and even if you try your best, you're no match for me. And you actually want to kill me? How ridiculous!"

The middle-aged man finally caught his breath and suddenly soared into the sky, hovering in front of the black lion. He said in a firm voice, "I have notified the headquarters of the situation here! As long as we can hold you off for fifteen minutes, our boss will arrive. Then you can prepare to meet your doom."

The black lion snorted coldly, his eyes filled with disdain: "Fifteen minutes? You overestimate yourself! You can't even last five minutes in front of me!" Before he finished speaking, the black lion pounced on the man like a storm, raised his huge claws high, and slapped him hard.

The man's face was solemn and his heart tightened, but he did not choose to retreat. Instead, he quickly flew under the black lion, trying to enter its blind spot and take the opportunity to attack its most vulnerable abdomen.

However, the black lion reacted extremely quickly and immediately saw through the man's intention. Using its front legs as an axis, its entire body rotated 180 degrees horizontally. The man who had just flown under the black lion was instantly back in front of the black lion.

The black lion opened its five bloody mouths and let out a deafening roar. The man wanted to fly upwards to avoid the lion's roar, but it was too late. The deafening roar hit him like thunder. He suddenly felt dizzy, blood oozed from his ears, and he was thrown backward by the sound waves.

After flying backwards for dozens of meters, the man finally regained consciousness. He tried to steady himself in the air, shaking his dizzy head, trying to wake up as quickly as possible. However, when he looked up again, the black lion was no longer in sight.

At this moment, he was too confused to see the black lion's whereabouts. However, as a bystander, Lin Ding clearly saw the black lion take advantage of the man's dizziness, quickly circle around him, open his mouth wide, and prepare to swallow him whole.

"Be careful on the right side!!" Although the distance was far, Lin Ding couldn't help but remind loudly.

It was not known whether the man heard Lin Ding's warning or caught the black lion's attack out of the corner of his eye, but at the critical moment, he suddenly moved more than ten meters to the left and successfully avoided the black lion's fatal blow.

Lin Ding and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the man had escaped. At this moment, Liu Xianxian said, "The lion was attracted by spiritual energy. Could it be the spiritual essence in you?"

Lin Ding carefully sensed his surroundings and discovered that, aside from a faint emanation of spiritual energy from his private room, there was no spiritual energy fluctuation anywhere else. He then said in a deep voice, "Based on the current situation, it's most likely coming at me."

Upon hearing Lin Ding's judgment, Wei Wu rushed to the door impatiently, shouting as he ran, "Since they're coming for us, how can we just stand by and watch? I'll go help!"

Seeing this, Lin Ding hurriedly stopped Wei Wu and said, "They are all fighting in the air. You can't fly, so why go there? Let me go."

Pulling Wei Wu back, Lin Ding opened the carriage door and rushed out without looking back. The appearance of the Black Lion happened to be when he was upset, as if giving him a chance to vent.

Lin Ding flew towards the black lion at the fastest speed. In order not to expose his spiritual system and vent his inner anger as much as possible, he condensed a spear and was determined to engage in a hand-to-hand fight with the black lion.

Ever since he saw Yang An use his body to press the Golden Crow to the ground and rub it, he has been eager to find an opportunity to test his physical strength.

At this time, the middle-aged man was being beaten back by the black lion. The bright red blood seeped through most of his body, and even the wounds could not be seen. However, he still stood between the black lion and the train without any fear.

Just as the black lion raised its giant claws and prepared to attack again, Lin Ding finally arrived and rushed out from behind the man. A cold light flashed first, and then the gun shot out like a dragon, and the tip of the gun hit the center of the black lion's giant claw, leaving a bloody hole on the giant claw in an instant.

The black lion retracted its claws in pain, otherwise the spear would have pierced through its entire paw. This was the first time the black lion had been injured since the battle with the man began. All five lion heads showed shock, having never expected a human to be able to injure him. In their minds, even a human at the early stage of the Heavenly Power Realm could not have injured him so easily.

"High-level Tianquan Realm?!" Black Lion said, then looked at the man, "Are you the helper you mentioned?"

"Why ask so many questions when you are about to die?" Lin Ding said coldly.

"Arrogant! It was just a sneak attack. I want to see how capable you are!" The black lion said angrily, and then let out another deafening lion roar.

Lin Ding shook the spear in his hand vigorously, and the spear emitted a clear "clang" sound, offsetting some of the sound waves. Then Lin Ding rushed towards the black lion despite the roar, roaring: "Shut up!"

The spear slashed fiercely at Black Lion, its incredibly hard shaft bending into an arc due to the immense force. Black Lion didn't believe a human could exert much power, so he didn't dodge, merely raising his arm to block the attack.

The spear was as small as a toothpick in front of the black lion's huge body, but the moment the spear touched his arm, the black lion felt as if a mountain had fallen on his arm. Before the black lion could show a surprised expression, his entire arm was thrown downwards, and then his entire body was thrown heavily to the ground.

With a loud bang, the black lion as big as a hill crashed heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Lin Ding didn't even wait for the smoke to clear, and rushed into the smoke with a gun. Then he heard the sound of fierce fighting from inside. Not long after, a huge black shadow flew out from the smoke. It was the black lion.

The black lion was in a miserable state at this time. Its originally black hair became messy, and there were even some bald spots. Its five heads became four.

The black lion flew backwards a hundred meters before finally scrambling to its feet. Its face was filled with fear as it gazed in the direction of the smoke. As the smoke gradually dissipated, Lin Ding emerged. The spear in Lin Ding's hand had transformed into a massive, ten-meter-long spear, bearing the black lion's missing head.