New Member-Beika

As soon as Gu Ding withdrew from Hake's Soul Space, Hake quickly regained control of his body and woke up.

"It worked?!" Beika looked at Hake with a slightly wary gaze and asked Gu Ding.

"Yes, it's resolved." Gu Ding nodded with a smile.

"However, the fluctuations emanating from him still faintly carry the feeling of that previous Will Projection." Beika secretly transmitted this to Gu Ding.

"That's because the Will Projection will tried to forcibly assimilate his main consciousness, but he ended up devouring it instead. Now he can use some of the energy of the Soul Slaughtering Blood Blade," Gu Ding explained telepathically.

"How can you be sure he's the real Hake and not some Will Projection in disguise? You know, that Main God Artifact is extremely ancient and possesses intelligence no less than that of a human." Beika was still somewhat uneasy.

"Don't worry, I can tell from his eyes whether it's Hake or not. Even though I haven't seen Hake for more than three years, I won't mistake him," Gu Ding gave a very confident answer.

Hearing what Gu Ding said, Beika didn't say anything more. "I'll take you away. You two follow closely behind me. Each time I open a passage, it will only last for a maximum of three seconds. If you miss it, I will have to re-enter the upper Dream World."

"Understood." Hake nodded to Beika. Although he was not a talkative person, Becca was, after all, the helper that Gu Ding had invited to rescue him, and it would be impolite to remain silent.

Beika rapidly formed hand seals while chanting incantations. In the void not far in front of him, a black hole gradually materialized.

He stepped inside first, and Gu Ding and Hake immediately followed.

Beika solved the six-layered Dream World in less than half an hour.

On the Dream, Gu Ding's Will Projection appeared simultaneously with Beika's. And Hake finally slowly opened his eyes.

Sea Emperor noticed the change immediately and notified everyone.

Upon receiving the Sea Emperor's message, Liliath and her group rushed into the room where the others were immediately.

"Hake, you're finally awake!" Bigge patted Hake on the shoulder.

"Yes, it's been a while." Seeing everyone enthusiastically gathering around, Hake finally showed a long-lost smile.

Hake has finally returned, Gu Ding Pirate Crew are reunited. Everyone sits in a circle, chatting away.

Beika listened quietly without interrupting, but he could clearly sense that the atmosphere among them was very pleasant.

"Thank you so much this time." Gu Ding suddenly smiled at Beika. "If it weren't for you, it would have been very difficult for us to rescue Hake. The Sixth Layer of the Dream World is not a place that just anyone can enter and exit at will."

"I've been on your spaceship for free, so naturally I should give you something in return. Besides, it's just a small favor for me." Beika didn't mention again that rescuing Hake was her senior sister's order.

"Free ride? I remember someone made a bet with me before and lost. The wager was to join our Pirate Crew..." Sea Emperor suddenly appeared out of nowhere and grinned maliciously at Beika.

Gu Ding immediately understood who the Sea Emperor was referring to and asked, "Beika, what are your plans?"

"According to the sect's rules, the first thing to do upon arriving at a new place is to reunite with my fellow disciples. But all my fellow disciples have perished, and only Senior Sister Diliya and I survived... But Senior Sister Diliya told me to leave, so now... I don't know what I should do. I only know that I need to keep getting stronger!"

Beika didn't have a definite answer for the moment. He had originally planned to stay by Diliya's side to protect her, but he also knew that his Combat Strength was limited. If enemies were to come after them, he would be powerless to resist, at most dying alongside Diliya. This was why Diliya had urged him to leave; once the enemies caught up, his presence or absence wouldn't change the outcome. Only by becoming stronger could he protect Diliya.

"Since you don't have any plans, why not join our Pirate Crew? As long as you follow us, you'll definitely become stronger quickly, because we're a bunch of troublemakers; wherever we go, we cause trouble." When Gu Ding said this, he not only didn't blush, but grinned, clearly not thinking it was a bad thing.

Beika was somewhat speechless at this evaluation of her own team.

"What Gu Ding said is true. To be precise, he has only spent a little over three years cultivating to this point." The Sea Emperor added, "The others in the team have cultivated for less than twenty years at most."

"I can see that. Every member of your team is a prodigy." Beika had actually noticed this a long time ago.

"How about this, you can join our team first. If you have other plans in the future, you can choose to leave the team and do your own thing. We won't stop you." Gu Ding also knew that Beika was worried about his senior sister.

Beika was indeed considering this point; he knew his ultimate mission was to protect Diliya. Gu Ding Team might be a constraint, even an obstacle to achieving his ultimate mission. Hearing Gu Ding's words, he hesitated.

"Don't forget our bet," Sea Emperor said, then turned and left.

"It's alright, think it over carefully before giving us your answer. Don't worry about the Sea Emperor." Gu Ding didn't rush Beika to make a decision, because he hoped that every member who joined would do so voluntarily. Even if someone was exceptionally capable and the type of person the team lacked, forcing them to join wouldn't make much sense.

After Gu Ding left, Beika also fell into deep thought...

"Gu Ding, he refused?" Liliath asked telepathically as Gu Ding walked away.

"Not yet, he needs some time to think about it." Gu Ding shook his head.

"I see... If all else fails, I'll try to persuade him!" Liliath suggested.

Gu Ding knew perfectly well that what Liliath meant by persuasion was actually hypnosis. "Let's forget about it. His understanding of the soul is no less than yours, and I don't want anyone in the team who didn't join voluntarily. Let's give him some more time..."

"Alright then..." Gu Ding's reminder made Liliath realize that the other party was someone who had successfully escaped from the Ninth Layer of the Dream World, and that his spiritual attainment was only higher than hers, not lower. She immediately dismissed the idea.

The next morning, there was a knock on Gu Ding's door.

"I thought about it all night, and I've decided to join your team and become a member of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew!" Beika finally made this decision. (To be continued~^~)