"Torturing someone to confess might work, but it's not always the best approach," Grace said calmly.

She continued, "To be honest, there's a seal inside my body. If I trigger it with my mind, it'll release a burst of energy strong enough to level everything within 300 feet, including me.

"If that happens, you get nothing. And there's a good chance you'll get hurt in the process. I don't think that's what you want, and I certainly don't want it to come to that."

Zeus' smile immediately froze. He thought he had her cornered. He didn't expect she had a backup plan. For a moment, he didn't dare use force against her.

He glanced at Hera. "What do you think?"

He was a fighter, not a diplomat. If it were any other matter, he'd skip the talk and strike down his opponent.

But Grace's offer was different. She claimed to have a technique that could break through their cultivation, and it was something Zeus had dreamed of for years.

Even if she was lying, he still held onto a glimmer of ho