Invincible! This person has lived for a billion years

Indeed, Alice initially took Eryx by surprise.

How many years had it been?

How long since someone had spoken to him with such audacity?

If she were truly a person of high stature, Eryx would naturally recognize her, and there would be no need for an identity token.

For a newcomer like Alice to be so brazen, it's truly the first time he has encountered such a thing since he began guarding the gates of the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods.

Eryx's aura surged as he glared at Alice with wide eyes.

Unperturbed by any fault on her part, Alice raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "What are you staring at? Are you going to let us through or not?"

Eryx was taken aback. He released his own aura, which would typically crush anyone of lesser strength, obliterating their soul on the spot.ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NoᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt

But he could distinctly feel that the energy he unleashed was absorbed instead.

This girl seemed unaffected, and even more, he was unable to sense her energy signature.

What level of power did she possess that made her undetectable?

"Do you intend to force your way into the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods?" Eryx wasn't intimidated by Alice. Holding his divine sword, he watched her warily and warned, "I don't care who you are, if you don't show your identity token, you're not getting in!"

Eryx stood unafraid.

The gate of the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods represented the image of the Divine Alliance, and Eryx was fulfilling his duty diligently.

Even if the person before him was enigmatic, could she really kill him?

As soon as Eryx finished speaking, thousands of soldiers from the Celestial Legion of Olympus, armed with divine weapons, glared down from the city walls at Alice and her companion.

Should Alice dare to make a move, they would immediately activate the defensive magical formations of the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods.

Once the magical formation was activated, even a Destroyer Deity-level being would be severely injured. And for those below the level of a Destroyer Deity, there was no need to mention their fate – they would be essentially annihilated.

Although William often bests Creator Deities in combat, reaching the level of a Nature Deity in the Divine Alliance is considered upper-middle class, while being a Destroyer Deity places one among the powerhouses of the Divine Realm, entitled to their own palace and territory.

As for Creator Deities, they are regarded as kings within the entire Divine Realm.

If a Quasi-Deity level Soulmancer were in this situation without William's protective token, they would likely have perished on the spot, turned to dust.

Alice, feeling the tension, wasn't significantly affected but was still somewhat panicked.

William sighed, took out his wooden token, and handed it over, smiling, "Please don't get upset. My sister has been spoiled by our master at home, and this is her first time out and about. She's not familiar with the proper etiquette. Please, don't take it personally."

Eryx took the token, snorted coldly, and said, "Whose children are you? This is the Divine Alliance, not just anywhere. If you don't understand the rules, I'll have you locked up in the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods' prison and let your master come to fetch you!"

Upon examining the identity token William handed over, Eryx was stunned.

A disciple of Poseidon named William, at the Creator Deity level?

Since when did Poseidon take a disciple named William?

And at the Creator Deity level of power?

What did he just say?

He was going to lock them up in the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods' prison and have their master retrieve them?

Among the three high-ranking god-kings of Olympus, Poseidon is especially protective of his own. Eryx, who had only recently reached the Creator Deity level, dared not imprison a disciple of Poseidon over such a matter.

The twelve zodiacs are all under Athena.

Wouldn't this cause a conflict over such a trivial matter, as if the dispute between Poseidon and Athena from years past wasn't deep enough?

William looked at Eryx with a smile, casually took out the Trident, and said, "If you still feel aggrieved, I'll give you this little thing as a gesture. Please accept my apologies."

Eryx, holding the sword in one hand and William's identity token in the other, stared intently at the Trident in William's hand...

Dare he accept it?

"You are too kind. It's understandable that your sister is unfamiliar with the rules here at the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods on her first visit. I'm not one to quibble over such matters, but still, entry to the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods must follow the proper procedures." Eryx dared not accept William's Trident,accepting such an item could provoke Poseidon to find an excuse to give him a beating...

William chuckled, "So this little fork..."

Eryx hurriedly interjected, "Please take it back! I couldn't possibly accept something belonging to Poseidon." After saying this, he handed the token back to William and then waved to the soldiers of the Celestial Legion of Olympus on the city walls to put away their weapons.

William was about to take Alice into the city first, then give her a proper lesson.

Alice, stunned for a moment, suddenly snapped back to reality and asked, "What did you just say?"

Eryx, taking Alice's brashness in stride and not taking offense, smiled and said, "Miss, I was unaware you were a confidant of Poseidon. Please accept my apologies."

Such matters could be laughed off as if nothing had happened, and Eryx was not inclined to dwell on it. By lowering his stance, he hoped that even if the other party was still aggressive, they would take the opportunity to step down.

"Not that!" Alice's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Did you just say you were going to lock us up in the prison of the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods? The one in Zone 28?"

William turned to look at Alice.

Ah, this!!

She suddenly became clever?

Planning to get into the prison first and then figure out how to rescue Loki?

But, if that was the case, it seemed like there wouldn't be any problem!

William simply chose to remain silent.

Eryx hadn't expected this young lady to be so aggressive.

"Miss, everything before was a misunderstanding..."

"There's no misunderstanding; I want to go in!" Alice thought of a shortcut, and noticing that William remained silent beside her indicated that it should be feasible.

The requirement given to her by William was to enter Zone 28, without specifying how.

This also implied that William could ensure, as long as they got into Zone 28, they would be able to rescue Loki.

By such reasoning, if Loki couldn't escape from a place but William could lead Loki out, wouldn't that mean William was even more formidable than Loki?

The idea of infiltrating Zone 28 without being detected seemed too challenging, and even if she made it to Zone 28, she would still need to locate the prison.

So why not cut to the chase and get directly into the prison?

After a moment of clarity, Alice realized this was a great opportunity!

Completing the mission right at the start without any effort.

Truly, a clever move by Alice!

Eryx said, "The prison in Zone 28 isn't a place just any deity can enter, and once inside, your power level will continuously weaken over time. It's better if you don't go."

"No! I want to go in!" Alice blinked and smiled, "You wouldn't dare kill me, right?"

Eryx felt a headache coming on and said, "Miss, please stop joking. How could I possibly kill you? You should enter the city first." While speaking, Eryx kept making eye signals at William, hoping he would intervene.

Your sister is being unreasonable, but as a brother, you seem to know the etiquette, right?

When he looked at William, he saw William's gaze shift away, deliberately avoiding his look, with an attitude of it not being his concern.