"Goddess, let me take the place of your Familia and do my part for your noble duty."
"Do not approach me, brat. Do not underestimate a god."
Just as Aiden was about to approach Vesta, Vesta suddenly snorted coldly and looked at him with disdain. Then, a powerful light appeared before everyone's eyes. The next moment, Shen Fei and Illya had been cast outside Olympia.
"A barrier—or rather, a divine temple." Looking at Olympia, shrouded in red light ahead, Shen Fei could not help recalling Hermes's earlier words. Gods could not use divine power in the Lower World. That was why Hestia had been needed to purify the flames, rather than having another Fire God deal with the defiled fire.
Hestia's other side, Vesta, was herself the eternal sacred flame and the guardian of the sacred fire. She could use the power of Heavenly Fire to unfold her divine temple and purify the defiled fire through it. Only Vesta could do this. Since it was her temple, she could expel anyone she wished.
At that moment, Olympia's grand temple within the barrier had vanished, replaced by Vesta's temple—a temple guarded by three towering spires.
"Forging an oracle... That Aiden seems to have other intentions. Let's regroup with the others first. It looks like everyone has been excluded from the temple." Having made his decision, Shen Fei turned his gaze toward Illya, who looked utterly dejected.
"I'm sorry." Illya apologized again.
"Alright, we can talk about apologies later. Let's meet up with Hermes and the others first." As Shen Fei spoke, he grabbed Illya by the shoulder, activated his flying boots, and flew toward the group of Hermes he had sensed.
"Flame Beasts... Those should count as Flame People. Strange, something seems wrong here. Where have Olympia's humans gone?" Only after