The Man with the Killing King Title

After everyone had finished dividing up the treasures in the warehouse, there was less than an hour left before the exit opened.

At this time, more than four hundred people from the Human Race Camp survived in the ruins, but less than two hundred people from the Darkness Clan remained.

Before entering the True God's brain domain, both sides had over five hundred survivors, with the Dark Race even having more. However, in the battle within the True God Remains' brain domain, Gu Ding annihilated Ye Mei, and the powerful figures Scarlet Fei Se were virtually unstoppable, slaughtering over three hundred Dark Race. On the Human Race Camp, fewer than fifty perished. This resulted in the Dark Race's surviving numbers falling to less than half of the Human Race Camp's.

Moreover, the warehouse containing the True God Remains was indeed filled with treasures. Although Gu Ding took the most valuable items, they didn't forget to leave some for the others. The Human Race Camp reaped a rich harvest on this trip, while the Dark Race not only gained nothing but also suffered heavy casualties.

After storing the remains of the two Platinum Skeleton in his Storage Space, Gu Ding turned and walked towards Hake. In truth, even if Boyi hadn't asked him to recruit Hake into the team, Gu Ding had already considered it. Hake wasn't inherently bad, and his Combat Strength was extremely formidable; his overall power was probably no less than Scarlet's. Gu Ding didn't want another person like Boyi to appear in this world.

Seeing Gu Ding walking towards him, Hake looked somewhat flustered. His killing intent had been temporarily suppressed, and he had returned to normal. In this state, he was harmless to others.

"Hake, join our Pirate Crew." Gu Ding walked up to Hake, his smile as warm as the winter sun.

"I... I..." Hake was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Gu Ding to come over and say such a thing to him, and he didn't know how to respond.

"Become our partner and adventure with us," Gu Ding said, extending his hand towards Hake.

Hake's expression was clearly conflicted. As someone his age, he actually envied the members of Gu Ding Team. He hadn't had much contact with Gu Ding and his group, but every time he saw Gu Ding, he could sense that they were genuinely happy. He could easily tell whether a smile was real or fake. He could also tell that Gu Ding and his group's smiles were real, even sincere. But he also knew that if Gu Ding and his group knew about his past, probably no one would be willing to accept him.

"Thank you, but I can't join, I'm sorry..." Hake ultimately shook his head, then looked down at the ground. He turned to leave.

"I'm not someone who gives up easily. Give me a reason why you don't want to join. If I accept your reason, I won't bother you again." Gu Ding clearly did not accept Hake's rejection.

The two did not use telepathy in their conversation, so many people around them could hear it.

Miniana frowned even more upon hearing Gu Ding and Hake's conversation. She instantly appeared beside Miko and Way of Sound to Miko, "Don't let Hake join your team. He's a dangerous person. Having him around is like having a ticking time bomb."

"Hake isn't a bad person at heart." Miko transmitted back to Miniana. In fact, after leaving the virtual space, Gu Ding had talked to everyone about Hake, Miko and the others had learned what kind of person Hake was from Gu Ding.

"You don't know his past." Miniana shook her head. "Hake is the most dangerous assassin of the younger generation in the Universe Sea. He earned the title of King of Slaughter at the age of fifteen, when he wasn't even a demigod."

"King of Slaughter..." Miko had naturally heard of this title. Although he didn't know the specifics, he did know that very few people held this title. It was said that in this entire era, fewer than five people in the human Universe Sea had received this title.

"The Killing Illusion Realm is said to have been established by a true god with the strength of a Strongest King. Everyone in the assassin world can enter to undergo testing. This testing is not a test of strength, but a comprehensive test of an assassin's all aspects, and most importantly, it tests the heart of slaughter. Only those with a sufficiently strong heart of slaughter can obtain the title of King of Slaughter. But every person who obtains the title of King of Slaughter, once they grow up, will be a weapon of destruction to the entire Universe Sea."

"Before Hake, the person who received the title of King of Slaughter 320,000 years ago was Boyi, who was sitting in a wheelchair. His current appearance is a prediction of what Hake will become, unless Hake perishes before he grows up."

"Wait a minute, 320,000 years ago? Wasn't Boyi just a demigod? A demigod's natural lifespan is only 5,000 years. Even if he consumes rare and precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to replenish his lifespan, he definitely won't live past 10,000 years. You must be mistaken, right?" Miko felt that Miniana was fooling her after hearing what she had just heard.

"His current cultivation level is only demigod. 320,000 years ago, he was a genuine true god. It is said that before he became a true god, he once lost his mind and slaughtered an entire four-star Universe Country, leaving no survivors."

"This incident made him feel guilty all along, and it led him to not want to succeed in his True God Tribulation at all. He wanted to use the True God Tribulation to commit suicide. So when he went through the tribulation, he didn't bring a single potion, a weapon, or armor. He directly withstood the True God Tribulation with his bare body. But he still succeeded and became a True God. As for what happened after that, I don't know. I only heard that he was sealed and imprisoned in the Gate of Purgatory. This part of his history seems to have been deliberately erased. Many people in the assassin world have tried to find it, but none of them have found it."

"Even if Hake gets this title, he can't escape the same fate as Boyi. If he joins your Pirate Crew, he will not only pose a huge threat to your team, but because he himself is a huge security risk, many people in the Universe Sea want him dead. You will be dragged down by him."

"It's just a title. Identical twins often have completely different fates. I don't believe that a title can determine one's entire life, Gu Ding certainly wouldn't believe it either." Miko shook her head.

"If you don't believe me, fine. I was just trying to be helpful, but you don't appreciate it, so there's nothing I can do." Seeing that her persuasion was useless, Miniana didn't bother to say anything more and turned to leave.

"I believe what you said is true. I just don't believe in the idea that titles determine fate. We will support Gu Ding's decisions, even if they are wrong, because we can overcome any difficulties together." Miko message made Miniana pause, but she still sighed slightly and left.

Meanwhile, Gu Ding and Hake's conversation continued, but their next exchange was not made public; instead, it was conducted telepathically.

"King of Slaughter? I don't believe that, because different experiences lead to different lives. Even if someone has received this title before, it doesn't mean you will repeat the same mistakes." Gu Ding also heard Hake talk about the King of Slaughter. "Besides, since you said Boyi was the previous King of Slaughter, do you want to know what his opinion of you was?"

"He told you about me?" Hake paused, somewhat surprised, as he had assumed Boyi hadn't noticed him.

"He told me that there was still hope for me, and asked me to bring you into the team so that you could grow up with us in the sunshine. However, I had already been considering bringing you into the team before he even mentioned it," Gu Ding relayed Boyi's words.

Hake fell silent for a long while before raising his head. "I want to talk to Boyi before making a decision."

Gu Ding nodded and watched Hake turn and leave.

"So, did it work?" Liliath and the others came over at this moment.

"Not yet, but it should be successful." Gu Ding was still confident.

"What exactly is he worried about?" Liliath stared at Hake from afar, seemingly trying to figure out what he was talking about with Boyi from the movement of his lips.

"Everyone has their own past. If he doesn't want to talk about it, then don't pry. What he did in the past is already in the past, and what's past can't be undone. We can't decide a person's future based on something that can't be undone." Gu Ding added, "I believe Hake will gradually integrate. Lily, don't bully him then."

"What do you mean?" Liliath puffed out her cheeks and said.

"There are obviously some, okay..." Scarlet muttered under his breath, somewhat speechless. As soon as he joined the team, Liliath gave him all sorts of nicknames.

"What did you say, Little Scarlet?" Liliath looked at Scarlet with ill intent.

"Did I say anything?" Scarlet maintained her cool expression, secretly pointing to Dokter beside her.

"Hmph!" Liliath knew perfectly well that he was playing a trick to frame someone, and immediately rolled her eyes at him.

After a while, Hake walked towards Gu Ding and his group again.

"Should we leave?" Liliath knew that Hake was rather introverted, and she was a little worried that Hake would get stage fright if she and her group stood there.

"No need, whether he joins or not has nothing to do with whether you're here or not," Gu Ding shook his head and smiled. He then turned to Hake, who was walking over, and asked, "So, have you decided?"

"Yes, I agree to join." Hake nodded. "However, if one day I find myself out of control, I will leave quietly. I just hope that when that happens, no one will waste their time looking for me."

Gu Ding frowned slightly upon hearing this, but still nodded in agreement. However, he knew that if Hake were to disappear one day, they couldn't simply abandon him.

"Let's all get to know each other. This is Liliath, and this is Dokter..."

"Hello, my name is Hake..." (To be continued...)