With the blessing of the Harvest Goddess, Diana, whenever she was on the ground, would have an endless stream of vitality pouring into her body, helping her heal her injuries and recover her strength.
Therefore, in just a moment, she stood up, re-equipped herself, and then, with a look of dejection, walked towards Zod.
"Mr. Zod, could you tell me how much of your strength you ultimately used?"
Although she knew Zod's strength was immense, she hadn't expected it to be this immense.
Her thousands of years of arduous training in Amazon combat skills were utterly useless because skill could not bridge the gap of absolute power.
She had originally thought that by leveraging the power within her bloodline, she could at least force Zod to reveal his true strength.
But the result was even more disappointing; that level of divine lightning couldn't even cause a speck of damage to his body.
She was defeated by a single punch from him, and she couldn't tell how much effort Zod had put in.
However, as a Valkyrie, she wasn't one to be timid, so she spoke directly about what she wanted to ask!
Seeing that she had once again lost her loved one, and to avoid further disheartening her, Zod told a small, benevolent lie: "Hmm! That last punch used about half of my strength!"
In truth, that punch of his had used at most less than 20% of his strength, and it was without any killing intent.
Diana forced a smile upon hearing this, and just as she was about to say something more, her body suddenly stiffened.
Zod immediately sensed another powerful will reawakening within her!
Without any hesitation, Zod's figure flickered, rapidly putting distance between them, his magic circulating, ready to instantly suppress her if a single word went awry.
Seeing Zod's demeanor, "Diana" immediately smiled warmly and said,
"Kryptonian, there's no need to be so wary. I have no ill intentions; I am merely temporarily using Diana's mouth to extend Olympus's invitation to you."
Hearing this, Zod immediately understood that the other party must be one of the Twelve Olympian Gods, but unsure of their identity, he asked indifferently, "Who are you?"
"I am Diana's brother, you can call me Hermes!"
As Zod expected, the other party was Diana's half-brother, also one of the Twelve Olympian Gods, the God of Speed and Messenger of the Gods, no wonder he was sent to run this errand.
Zod continued to ask, "Why do you invite me? I don't seem to have any connection with you!"
"Initially, only Apollo wanted to find you, but Athena proposed that she wished to discuss some matters with you, so she sent me to extend the invitation!"
Upon hearing this, Zod's thoughts began to race, and various possible conjectures surfaced in his mind.
Ultimately, he decided to accept the invitation, wanting to see what scheme they were truly up to.
With his current strength, he might be wary of these fellows, but if it came to a fight, he was absolutely fearless.
Then Zod smiled faintly and said, "Since it's a joint invitation from the Gods, I am truly honored."
"So, you agree!"
"If I say no, will you just let it go?"
Hearing Zod's rhetorical question, Hermes remained silent, merely looking at him with a smile on his face.
Being stared at like that by a man using a woman's body, even Zod felt a bit uncomfortable, and could only say, "Since that's the case, let's go!"
The next moment, a divine power radiating a seven-colored light descended from the sky, enveloping Zod's figure.
When the light disappeared, Zod had vanished, leaving only a bewildered Diana and the shattered environment around her.
The reason Hermes did not bring Diana along was because a certain Queen on Mount Olympus was very displeased with her existence.
After all, that one was Zeus's legitimate wife, while Diana was Zeus's illegitimate daughter, and now a demigod; such a relationship made bringing her along very inappropriate.
At this moment, Zod could clearly feel that the light also contained a special spatial force.
"Mr. Zod, welcome to the Olympus Temple!"
A moment later, Hermes's voice was heard in his ear.
Opening his eyes, Zod found himself in a magnificent palace.
At the head were two enormous divine thrones, but only one of them was occupied by a woman in a long green dress, looking graceful and noble.
As for the left and right sides, there were also five divine thrones each, but only five positions were occupied, by two women and three men.
Zod looked at the empty divine thrones, thinking to himself, "Are these all that remain of the Twelve Olympian Gods? It seems many died in that war among the Gods!"
At this moment, the man in golden armor with dazzling golden hair spoke to Zod, "Kryptonian, I think you need to answer a question of mine first."
Hermes's voice immediately sounded in Zod's ear: "This is Apollo, the God of Light and Prophecy, and he has now acquired the divine office of Sunlight."
Hearing this, Zod raised an eyebrow: "I am quite curious, what question does Lord Apollo have that requires my answer?"
"Tell me, you are clearly not a God, yet how can you wield a portion of the authority belonging to the divine office of Sunlight? By what means did you steal this power that should not belong to you?"
Apollo's tone carried a condescending accusatory meaning.
Upon hearing this, Zod's heart stirred. He recalled what Athena had said earlier, that Apollo was the first to seek him out, and it seemed to be about this Sunlight authority!
"He said I wield a portion of Sunlight authority, is it because of the fusion of Sunlight?"
Thinking of this, Zod said with an unchanging expression, "I apologize, this matter concerns a secret and is not convenient to disclose."
Upon hearing this, the Gods in the temple couldn't help but cast strange glances at him.
As it involved the authority of his own divine office, Apollo stood up from his divine throne, his golden eyes looking down at Zod, and said in a deep voice with the powerful majesty of a God,
"What if I insist on knowing?"
Facing this almost naked threat, Zod's body immediately shimmered with golden light, and he also erupted with a powerful aura to contend with it.
At the same time, one after another, great suns appeared behind him.
Then he sneered, "Heh! Then we'll have to see if your strength is worthy enough to say that!"
Although he was in the Gods' stronghold, Zod showed no fear, ready to fight directly if a single word went awry.
However, the strange phenomenon he displayed caused a peculiar feeling to rise in the hearts of the other main Gods; it seemed that compared to Apollo, the Zod before them was more like the true Sunlight God.
Seeing the atmosphere become tense, Hera, the Queen above, spoke softly, "Apollo, that's enough!"
Hearing this, Apollo retracted his aura, but his eyes did not move from Zod.
Although he was currently stronger than Hera, she was still his father's legitimate wife, the proper Queen, so he had to give her some face.
After all, his father Zeus was only temporarily "absent" and would return sooner or later.
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