Reunited Gu Ding Pirate Crew

The spaceship returned to Ulan Star in the Yitu Star Region. Gu Ding and his group disembarked. Some chose to stay, while Gu Ding and his group found the teleportation array and left the planet.

A few days later, after several transfers and teleportations, the group finally arrived at the place they had agreed upon with Bigge, Aaron Star.

This planet is located on the edge of a star system in the Deep Sea Zone of the Universe Sea, within the territory of the Freedom Alliance. With Gu Ding and his group's strength, they are now capable of venturing into the Deep Sea Zone.

Less than half an hour after Gu Ding and his crew teleported over, Bigge and his ship landed at the port, and the Gu Ding Pirate Crew finally reunited.

When Gu Ding and the others saw Fa Te again, they were visibly surprised. Fa Te's cultivation had not only increased to the strength of Five-Star Low-rank God, but his aura was also comparable to that of a two-star Half-Step True God Realm. The change was significant. Although he still had a round figure, the feeling he gave off was quite different.

"Fa Te, your cultivation and strength..." Gu Ding could clearly judge Fa Te's strength from Fa Te aura. He had already reached the same level as Liliath and the others, only his cultivation was a few minor ranks higher.

"Ever has fallen, and I have inherited his legacy and all his cultivation resources." Fa Te's smile was tinged with sadness, but he quickly put his unpleasant feelings behind him. "Compared to you all, my progress is really nothing. Especially Miko, your progress is terrifying, isn't it?"

"How do you know..." Miko barely asked the question when she thought of the Demigod Prodigy Ranking. She should be ranked on it, and probably not a low one at that.

"You've once again surpassed Futu to become number one on the Demigod Prodigy Ranking. Everyone in the entire Universe Sea knows," Fa Te laughed. "And you, Gu Ding, you directly ascended to godhood and took the top spot on the Black Iron Prodigy Ranking. Bigge, that guy, even took the top spot on the Bronze Prodigy Ranking. The top spots on all three rankings are occupied by members of our Pirate Crew! Our Pirate Crew is now incredibly famous..."

"I'm at the top?" Gu Ding had heard the Sea Emperor mention this Black Iron Prodigy Ranking before. However, they had been using teleportation arrays to travel the entire way, and no one had paid attention to such gossip, nor had the Sea Emperor reminded them.

"You're number one, and that Scarlet guy is second. Lily's also in the top ten, currently ninth, Elsa and Dokter are eleventh and thirteenth respectively..." At this point, Fa Te noticed Scarlet and Hake in the crowd. His gaze lingered on Scarlet for a moment, then he hesitated before speaking, "This guy looks a lot like Scarlet ..."

Fa Te's words caused a burst of laughter from Gu Ding. Even Bigge behind him recognized Scarlet at a glance. Only Fa Te had never seen Scarlet before; he had only seen an image of her in the Black Iron Prodigy Ranking.

"What do you mean by looking alike? He is Scarlet!" Liliath couldn't help but tell Fa Te truth.

"Ah, is he really Scarlet? Gu Ding has been saying he should join our team, but I've never met him in person. I've only seen photos." Fa Te even clicked on the image on the Iron Ranking List to make a comparison.

"Fatty, your current strength should be enough to get on the list, right?" Dokter asked from the side.

"Hehe, I'm ranked twelfth." Dokter projected the entire list.

On the list, Elsa, Fa Te, and Dokter are listed consecutively, ranking eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth respectively.

"You're actually ahead of me in line?!" Dokter's face immediately darkened. "Fatty, I challenge you!"

"I'm ranked ahead of you because I have the advantage in cultivation. I'm currently Five-Star Low-rank God, while you're only one-star. When you advance to five stars, your ranking will definitely be higher than mine," Fa Te quickly waved his hand, knowing that Dokter was a battle maniac and would relentlessly pester him if he won. Before Dokter could say anything more, his gaze fell on Hake, changing the subject, "This brother is..."

"Like Scarlet, he's also a new member. His name is Hake. Please take good care of the new member," Gu Ding then introduced.

Because of his status, Hake's name didn't appear on any lists. Fa Te initially thought he wasn't very strong, but he didn't underestimate him; instead, he became even more enthusiastic towards him. Fa Te himself had always been at the bottom of the group, and no one looked down on him then. Now that he had improved, he wouldn't look down on others either.

Although it was Bigge's first time meeting Hake, he knew at first glance that Hake's strength was definitely above Liliath and the others, and might even be comparable to Scarlet. He also sensed the killing intent within Hake, but he still chose to trust Gu Ding's judgment and greeted him warmly.

After introducing the two new members, the group boarded the spaceship, which quickly departed from the port of Aaron Star.

Lily and the others took the two to choose a room, while Bigge started getting busy in the kitchen. The addition of a new member was something to celebrate.

Gu Ding also took the opportunity to sneak into the kitchen and steal a few pieces of meat. "I haven't eaten your cooking for over a month. I miss it so much."

"I'll cook a big meal for everyone today, so you can all eat your fill." Bigge's happiest moments are when people enjoy his cooking. Hearing Gu Ding say this, he was delighted, but he couldn't help but Way of Sound to Gu Ding, "That Hake seems to be an assassin..."

"I know everything," Gu Ding then slowly told Bigge Hake.

"I understand." After listening to Gu Ding's description, Bigge nodded. "Don't worry, I'm quite sensitive to killing intent, I'll keep an eye on him."

Only then did Gu Ding take a closer look at Bigge. "I feel like you're much stronger than before. You should have at least the strength of a five-star Half-Step True God or higher, right?"

"Almost," Bigge did not deny it, but he usually spoke modestly about his own strength. Since he said almost, he must have reached that level, or even possibly been stronger.

Gu Ding didn't press further, only exclaiming, "Amazing!"

"You're truly amazing. The Black Iron Prodigy Ranking is far more complex than the Bronze Ranking, and you've suddenly risen to first place. You know, I had to raise my cultivation to Five-Star Low-rank God to even reach first place, while your cultivation is only One-Star Low-rank God." Bigge knew. Gu Ding and the others must have had some kind of encounter in those ruins; otherwise, a mere increase in cultivation wouldn't be enough to propel them to such a high ranking.

"Forget it, let's not flatter each other like that," Gu Ding quickly waved his hand, but then he remembered that Koude.Brad was also Mid-rank God and couldn't help but ask, "By the way, where does that guy Kou De rank?"

"When he was Mid-rank God, he was ranked outside the top 100. However, now that he has been promoted to High-rank God, I don't know what kind of opportunity he had, but he has become number one." As the Sea Emperor spoke, he projected the Silver Prodigy Ranking.

At the top of the list was none other than Koude.Brad, but his once handsome face now bore the marks of time and a scar. The scar, over ten centimeters long, ran straight down his left forehead, across his eyebrow and eye, and across most of his face. Yet, this scar didn't make him look ugly; instead, it gave him a unique charm.

"He's changed so much!" Gu Ding couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, after being attacked by the Federal Government last time, he disappeared for a while. When he came out, his cultivation level was already that of High-rank God, and his strength had increased dramatically. All his current members are also newly formed. They all possess the Combat Strength of Half-Step True God." The Sea Emperor had actually been paying attention to Koude.Brad's information, but Gu Ding had been too busy these days, so he hadn't told Gu Ding about Kou De's movements.

After exchanging words with Bigge, Gu Ding roughly understood what had happened on the spaceship recently and, without disturbing Bigge's work, left the kitchen.

Blue, who had been sleeping, only woke up at this moment. The first thing he did upon waking was to smell Gu Ding's scent. He excitedly jumped onto the coffee table in the living room, stood upright on his feet, and looked at Gu Ding not far away with his two small eyes. After blinking twice, as if to confirm that he hadn't mistaken Guding for someone else, he leaped high and landed on Gu Ding's shoulder.

"Blue, long time no see, you seem to have gained weight again." Gu Ding teased him with his finger.

Blue then clung to Gu Ding and refused to leave, rubbing his head against Gu Ding's hand.

Seeing this, Tagore seemed a little jealous. He jumped onto Gu Ding's other shoulder, stomped a few times, then curled up, closed his eyes, and fell asleep, his tail slowly swishing from side to side in the air. Gu Ding reached out to touch his head twice, but Tagore slapped his hand away with a paw. Clearly, even after a month apart, he still didn't like being petted. However, Gu Ding also noticed that Tagore had grown a little larger. According to Bigge had just said, Tagore had advanced to High-rank God, though he didn't know exactly which star level he had reached.

The dinner party was about to begin, Bigge had prepared a very rich menu. In addition to some new dishes he had learned recently, he also cooked some of his best dishes.

The group sat together in a lively atmosphere. Although Scarlet hadn't been very talkative before, after a few drinks, she became more talkative and quickly blended in.

Although Hake didn't say much, the smile in his eyes showed that he was happy to have let go of his burdens.

"We obtained quite a few treasures from the ruins this time, and now I'll distribute the gifts." Gu Ding said, taking out the ball of True Blood from before and separating it according to the Sea Emperor's method. He gave one to each person, and stored the rest to Auction House. "This is True Blood, one drop for each person. We'll exchange the rest for other treasures when we have time."

After distributing the True Blood, Gu Ding took out the spirit weapon longsword he had obtained from Ye Mei and handed it to Bigge, scabbard and all, saying, "This is for you, a spirit weapon longsword. However, you should use this sword for cultivation first and not take it out to use for now, because if someone sees it, it might cause some trouble."

"I understand," Bigge took the longsword, his heart pounding with excitement.

"There are still some Soul Pearl left. My soul strength has already reached the level of High-rank God, so the improvement effect is limited. You can distribute them..."

After Gu Ding finished distributing the spoils, Liliath and the others also took out their own spoils and divided them up. The banquet passed in a lively atmosphere...

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