Before long, the ship carrying Soto, Dister, and the others drew within three kilometers of the Immortal Mansion. Then, all three ships came to a stop at the same time.
A moment later.
Seron frowned. "As expected, this palace complex is covered by a barrier."
After saying this, he turned to Soto. "But the palace complex is enormous. My Mental Power can't explore all of it. We'll have to sail around it and see whether there's any part not covered by the barrier that we can enter through."
Soto nodded slightly. "This barrier feels incredibly powerful. Even with our abilities, there's no way we could force it open."
"Especially that bolt of lightning that killed Gaijia just now—it was terrifying. I doubt we could withstand it either. So we can only look for an entrance. We can't try to break through the barrier by force!"
After that, Soto immediately ordered the crew to sail around the Immortal Mansion.
The other two ships did the same.
Seeing the three ships behaving so strangely, the other people in the distance grew even more curious.
After each ship had circled the Immortal Mansion, all three stopped again at the same time.
Seron frowned as he gazed at the Immortal Mansion. "The entire palace complex is covered by that barrier. There are no entrances or exits."
"Right. What should we do now? Give up and leave? You all saw the force with which the barrier retaliated just now. There's no way we can break through it with external force!"
Alice said.
Soto took a deep breath. "Let's keep watching. The more formidable this place seems, the more it suggests there's something extraordinary inside. There's probably some rare treasure in there!"
"Or perhaps... there really is still a god living inside?"
Seron said.
Soto hesitated