Two Gods

Elizabeth was visibly taken aback when she heard Gu Ding's invitation; she had never imagined that Gu Ding would invite her to join the team. She also thought that if Medea heard Gu Ding's words, she would definitely find another topic to tease her about.

The Sea Emperor was somewhat speechless, as this wasn't the first time Gu Ding had extended such an invitation. Besides Elizabeth, Gu Ding had previously invited Grand Duke Roland, though at the time he didn't know Roland's true identity. Roland's lack of outright refusal had surprised the Sea Emperor at the time. Now, Gu Ding had actually extended an invitation to Elizabeth, even knowing Elizabeth was the Fei Mei Universe Country Lord. The Sea Emperor was at a loss for words regarding this thoughtless invitation.

Of course, Sea Emperor acknowledged that Roland and Elizabeth would only bring benefits to the team. However, he didn't harbor such expectations, believing that everyone had their own role, and that their identities destined them to never become Interstellar Pirate.

Gu Ding stared at Elizabeth with wide eyes, waiting for her reply.

"Gu Ding, I actually envy you. Your attitude towards life, your personality, your **, and having so many great friends around you. Ever since Medea and I met you in the Virtual Arena, I've been following you. I watch every video of the things you get into. Sometimes, I think, if I were a member of the team, I would definitely be happy every day."

"But I'm sorry, I have to decline your invitation. If my status allowed me to become an Interstellar Pirate, I would join your team without hesitation, become one of you, and explore the Universe Sea with you. But from birth, I was destined to be without power. From birth, I was raised as a candidate for ruler, and until I became a demigod, I never left the Royal Capital Star Region. Every day, all I did was read, practice, eat, and sleep, day after day, in a monotonous cycle. Even after I became ruler, although I seemed much more powerful, wherever I went, I was always surrounded by cautious protectors."

"After the ruler steps down, the Federal Government stipulates that there are only two options. One is to remain in the Fei Me Universe Country as a guardian forever, and the other is to go to the Outer Realms. If I choose to be a guardian, then I will never be able to leave the Fei Me Universe Country until my lifespan ends, but I will always receive resources and everything I want from the Federal Government. If I choose to go to the Outer Realms, it means I will be completely free from the Federal Government's jurisdiction, and I will have to rely on myself for everything. I want resources, so my choice is to go to the Outer Realms."

"But it's too dangerous for you to go to the outer realms alone." Gu Ding frowned slightly. He admitted that Elizabeth was not weak, but according to the information that the Sea Emperor had given him, in places like the outer realms, Low-rank God were just cannon fodder, and Elizabeth was going there alone.

"There are many seniors in the Fei Me Universe Country. The Federal Government has already helped me contact three people. They will take care of me," Elizabeth said optimistically.

"It will be a little better if someone takes care of you. However, you still need to be careful. I heard that once different races have a conflict, it ends in a fight to the death." Gu Ding relayed what the Sea Emperor had just told him.

"I've already been told this. In fact, the Federal Government has provided me with a lot of information about the Outer Realms. They hope I'll give up this idea and stay in the Fei Me Universe Country. So they've also told me a lot about the dark side of the Outer Realms." Elizabeth's smile still carried confidence. "However, they can't scare me. I still choose **."

"Then we'll come find you when we reach the Outer Realms." Despite the rejection, Gu Ding remained nonchalant; he could roughly understand Elizabeth's thoughts. People who had never known what sex was often yearned for it more than others, and for it, they were even willing to sacrifice their lives. He also knew that Elizabeth had actually prepared herself mentally.

Gu Ding didn't say anything more, and Elizabeth also fell silent.

Before long, the two figures, soaring through the air, entered the harbor area, attracting a large crowd. After all, only deities can fly—this is common knowledge. However, many people forgot another piece of common knowledge: if deities didn't want to be photographed, they wouldn't be captured by various surveillance devices.

"Where is your spaceship? We're about to land," Elizabeth asked.

Gu Ding spotted the Grey Eagle from afar. Dokter's ship was quite distinctive, its hull adorned with abstract, twisted stripes—what Dokter called haphazard scribbling of art. He pointed to the ship's location, saying, "That's the ship that uses over twenty different colors, painted like a colorful graffiti."

"I didn't realize you had such unique taste." Elizabeth recognized him at a glance, and the two of them quickly plummeted down, landing not far below the spaceship.

"This isn't my ship; it belongs to one of our newest members," Gu Ding explained helplessly. "Because our Golden Eagle is too familiar to the Federal Army. If they brought that over, we probably wouldn't even be able to get into the Royal Capital Star Region before we'd be surrounded and killed."

"That's true." Elizabeth knew that what Gu Ding said wasn't an exaggeration at all. Although the bounty on Gu Ding Team hadn't changed since the Red Shield Star incident, it didn't mean that the military of the Fei Me Universe Country had relaxed its vigilance against Gu Ding Team. Robert's attack alone was enough to make them extremely wary. And the fall of Boti in the Dark Magic Domain and Gu Ding Team's bombardment of the Child Family had made the military of the Fei Me Universe Country even more cautious. They had devoted all their efforts to finding the whereabouts of Gu Ding Team.

Although Gu Ding Team is formidable, they don't even have a single demigod. Such a team's greatest fear is being intercepted by warships. Because without reaching the Demigod Realm, no matter how strong their Combat Strength, they cannot survive in space. If intercepted by a warship in space and their spaceship destroyed, the entire team will be wiped out; not a single member of Gu Ding Team will survive.

Following Gu Ding into the Grey Eagle, Elizabeth glanced at the somewhat cluttered interior of the spaceship and shook her head. Then she noticed a huge Cell Repair Pod in the center of the Main Cabin. She immediately walked towards it and saw Bigge lying inside, wearing only shorts. His face flushed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Open the hatch, let me see how serious his condition is," Elizabeth said to Gu Ding.

Gu Ding nodded, scanned the wristwatch at the keyhole, and the repair chamber door opened automatically.

Elizabeth reached into the repair pod and grabbed Bigge's wrist with one hand. A white divine energy emanated from her palm and slowly entered Bigge's body.

Elizabeth used her divine energy to probe Bigge's body inch by inch, searching for the source of the invading divine energy that Gu Ding had mentioned. Time passed slowly, and nearly twenty minutes later, Elizabeth finally released her grip, looked up at Gu Ding, and said, "I've examined his body. There are indeed grayish-green remnants of divine energy within him, and this divine energy bears a mark. But the god who left this divine energy is more powerful than me, so erasing this mark will take some time. To completely expel this energy, it will take at least two hours. During this time, I cannot be disturbed in any way, otherwise I will suffer a backlash from that divine energy."

"Okay, I'll go outside the spaceship." Gu Ding nodded and was about to step out when he suddenly heard Elizabeth exclaim in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Gu Ding turned his head with some confusion.

"The two gods who guard this planet are coming this way..." Elizabeth frowned.

"I understand. I'll go intercept them. You continue healing Bigge. I'll try to buy some time," Gu Ding said, pushing open the hatch and stepping out.

As soon as he stepped off the Grey Eagle, Gu Ding spotted the Silver Eagle in the distance. He leaped and appeared atop the ship. His purpose was simple: those were two true gods. If they discovered Bigge healing inside the Grey Eagle, they'd probably be more than willing to destroy the ship. Besides, with their power, destroying a Grey Eagle would be a piece of cake. Therefore, Gu Ding chose to stand on the roof of another ship. This Silver Eagle, besides Elizabeth's Phoenix, was the best ship in the entire port, massive in size and offering a wide field of vision. He didn't choose the Phoenix because it was guarded by many powerful figures; if he landed Phoenix, he would be immediately attacked and put on the defensive.

Hearing the sound of wind breaking in the distance and seeing two figures approaching his location at lightning speed like arrows, Gu Ding knew that the two gods must have already discovered him.

As expected, the two figures finally stopped a short distance in front of Gu Ding. After carefully examining him, one of them suddenly asked, "You're Gu Ding?! How come you look different from the Wanted Order?"

"Hey, don't ask such stupid questions, okay? He's obviously disguised." The other person saw through Gu Ding's disguise.

As the two sized up Gu Ding was also sizing them up. One of the two deities was tall and thin, the other short and stout. Both had ordinary appearances, and their auras were completely different from Elizabeth's. Compared to guardians, these two looked more like Interstellar Pirate.

However, Gu Ding did not dare to underestimate the two. He clenched his fist and took a step forward. "That's right, I am Gu Ding!" (To be continued.)