No One Can Leave!

The closer Gu Ding got to the Space-Time Scepter, the more terrifying this behemoth became. He could even see from afar that the surface of the Space-Time Scepter was engraved with countless intricate Heavenly Dao Patterns, but with his current level of expertise, he was completely unable to interpret them.

"Outsider, I advise you to leave immediately. This is not a place for you. With your strength, you are far from worthy of my approval." A dignified voice suddenly rang out.

"This... is that the sound of the Space-Time Scepter?" Gu Ding was taken aback and asked the Sea Emperor.

"It should be right, there's no one else around."

"Space-Time Scepter, my name is Gu Ding. I'm not here to gain your approval, but simply to obtain the right to use you. Please tell me how I can obtain this right," Gu Ding stated his purpose directly.

"You only need my right to use it once? Why?" The Space-Time Scepter found Gu Ding's request strange; it was the first time he had encountered someone making such a request.

"My Pirate Crew and I are trapped in this dimension because of your sealing it off. We need you to lift the seal and let us leave this dimension," Gu Ding explained.

"I'm sorry, I cannot grant your request. One of my missions is to protect this plane, and you are outsiders, invaders of this plane. I cannot let you leave. The only way you can get me to lift the blockade is to obtain a pass from the Dees Family Elder Council. The pass requires the signatures of at least three elders to be valid."

"We need at least three elders. But the Dees Family only has four elders still alive right now..." Gu Ding was speechless upon hearing this requirement. "Moreover, we are now mortal enemies with the Dees Family, and the Elder Council will never give us a pass. Forcibly taking it is even more impossible; those Elder Council are all god-level powerhouses, and they could wipe out our entire team with one hand."

"Besides getting a pass, are there any other ways? For example, we could do something for you, and in exchange, you could let us leave," Gu Ding asked hesitantly, still somewhat unwilling to give up.

"Help me with something..." Upon hearing Gu Ding's words, the Space-Time Scepter fell silent.

"It seems he really does have something he wants our help with, but it's something even he can't accomplish. Gu Ding, are you sure you won't have any problems later?" The Sea Emperor was somewhat worried about this.

"There are some things that I may not be able to accomplish now, but once I grow into a celestial god, or even Main God Level, I will be able to accomplish them." Gu Ding maintained his optimistic attitude.

After a long while, the Space-Time Scepter seemed to have finally made up its mind. "Alright, as long as you can help me find someone, I can make an exception and let you leave."

"Find someone?!" Gu Ding thought the conditions given by the Space-Time Scepter didn't seem too difficult. "What characteristics do you want me to find?"

"In my memory, there is only a blurry figure, which looks like a human baby. I have absolutely no idea whether it is male or female, what its gender is, what its race is, what its age is, or what it looks like." As soon as the Space-Time Scepter said this, Gu Ding immediately realized that this matter was much more complicated than he had imagined.

"This..." Gu Ding had initially thought that with enough distinguishing features, finding someone shouldn't be too difficult given the Sea Emperor's detection capabilities. However, the Space-Time Scepter hadn't provided any useful information at all. "Is that all? Are there any other distinguishing features? For example, hair color, eye color, face shape, or something like that?"

"No, the baby was being held in someone's arms. He was wrapped in a white cloth, which covered most of his face, and my memory of it is quite vague." The Space-Time Scepter thought carefully for a moment, but still gave a negative answer.

"You said the baby was wrapped in a white cloth, do you remember if there were any patterns or designs on that cloth, or anything else? And the person holding the baby doesn't have any distinguishing features, perhaps we can start with him," Gu Ding immediately pressed.

"My memory of the person holding the baby is even more hazy. I can only make out that he was a tall man wearing a large black cloak. The white cloth wrapped around the baby wasn't anything special, but I remember that the ribbon binding the white cloth was a Purple Ribbon with a special pattern printed on it. I will directly transmit that image into your mind!" As soon as the Space-Time Scepter finished speaking, an image appeared in Gu Ding's mind.

The scene gave the impression of an impressionist painting, with almost nothing clearly visible in the entire picture.

The tall man was so abstract as to be almost invisible, shrouded only in a large black cloak, completely obscuring his face and clothing. Only the five fingers of his right hand, holding a child, were vaguely discernible, suggesting he was human. Below him, his legs were equally abstract, revealing only their strong, powerful shape; the lower legs were simply black lines, with no visible shoes.

As for the baby, he was completely wrapped in a white cloth, so no details of his face could be seen. The only thing that could be seen was a chubby little hand sticking out from the gap in the white cloth, grasping a small twig about the thickness of an adult's finger. However, there were no other identifiable features on that hand.

Further down, Gu Ding finally saw the ribbon the Space-Time Scepter had mentioned. The ribbon was entirely purple, clearly made of extraordinary material. As for the patterns on it, Gu Ding was astonished to discover that they were also intricate Heavenly Dao Patterns, still beyond Gu Ding's comprehension of Heavenly Dao Patterns.

"This ribbon... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before..." Gu Ding frowned slightly, thinking hard, but he still couldn't remember.

"My database contains absolutely no information about this belt, not even a similar one," Sea Emperor replied, offering a different answer. "If you have seen it, it's very likely before you met me, and you never left Deep Sea Star before meeting me. This suggests that the person the Space-Time Scepter is looking for may have appeared on Deep Sea Star."

"I still can't remember..." Gu Ding thought carefully for a long time, but still couldn't recall where he had seen it before.

"Can you meet this condition?" Gu Ding soon heard the voice of the Space-Time Scepter again.

"You've provided too little information; it'll probably be hard to find. However, I feel like I've seen this belt before, but I can't quite remember where. But I'll do my best to help you fulfill your wish," Gu Ding agreed.

"I can't be sure if you're lying to me, so I can let you go, but your friends must stay. Once you find that person, I will release your friends as promised. You don't need to worry about their safety; with me here, no one can harm them." The Space-Time Scepter had clearly dealt with humans before and was rather cautious with Gu Ding.

"How about this, you let my companions leave, and I'll stay. After they help you find that person, you can let me leave." Gu Ding thought that leaving Liliath and the others in this plane was not as good as him staying.

"Leave?! None of you are leaving!" At that moment, a voice suddenly boomed through the void. (To be continued~^~)