A Handshake

"First, his combat experience is rich enough. Among everyone present, perhaps only Hawkman can compare to him."

Batman knew that without explaining the reason, it would be difficult to appease Shazam, that giant baby, let alone that entering the Olympian Realm also required Shazam's help.

Hawkman waved his hand somewhat awkwardly.

"My past-life memories haven't been fully recovered yet, and during most of my reincarnations, I didn't really fight—let alone have experience fighting superhumans."

The expressions of Shazam and Aquaman changed instantly.

These two had completely not expected Shane's background to be so complicated.

The others, however, already had some understanding of Shane to varying degrees.

Even Flash, usually the most reckless one, unusually refrained from expressing an opinion.

Oa above, that kid had held the Yellow Lantern ring for just a few seconds? Without even wearing it, his physical fitness had surged by this much. Faced with this unprecedented nemesis of the Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan had a flash of self-awareness for the first time.

Instead, Shane began to grow somewhat worried.

"I haven't fully mastered Teacher Prince's fighting style yet. In my fighting style, there is no concept of sparring at all. If I accidentally beat a few more gods to death, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle Zeus's end."

Although he didn't know how powerful Zeus of this universe specifically was, since he was a King of Gods renowned even in past lives, he was probably not simply tough.

Even Superman believed he might not be a match for Zeus, so Shane dared not be excessively arrogant.

Lacking actual data and considering a comparison with Marvel, which was relatively familiar in his past life, if he took the Allfather Odin of the Norse pantheon as a reference, Shane felt that barging into the Divine Realm alone would likely be a one-way trip.

However, since Batman said so, he must have his considerations. Therefore, after briefly stating his worries, Shane didn't speak again.

Batman nodded slightly, and his deep, calm voice sounded once more.

"The second point is that Cyborg and I studied the contents of that parchment and the way Diana went missing, and we arrived at a conclusion with a high probability: Zeus probably isn't angry about the Golden Apple being stolen."

Shazam was somewhat dumbfounded. He looked seriously at the parchment on the screen again, perused it for a long time, and gradually began to figure something out.

Shazam was likewise endowed with Zeus's Divine Power blessing, so even if he didn't recognize the corresponding characters, through the bridge of his Divine Power and Solomon's wisdom, he could directly comprehend the content of those texts that also contained Divine Power.

Earlier, across the screen, Shazam hadn't paid close attention, but this time, he was the first to respond to Batman's second reason.

"If Zeus's fury was only displayed through methods like kidnapping and leaving a threatening letter, it would be far too petty. Now, I feel like they want Shane to enter the Divine Realm alone to discuss some matters?"

Hawkman, possessing faint ancient memories, pulled a disdainful smile.

In his recurring memories, he might not have had direct contact with gods, but he had dealt with priests of gods more than once.

"Those high-and-mighty guys don't want to show a gentle attitude toward a mortal, and they care overly much about their so-called divine majesty. They issue an invitation in such an awkward way, but if you go alone, they certainly won't let you take people back that easily either."

Batman looked at Shane.

"So after you go in, combat will most likely be unavoidable, but Zeus probably won't make a move against you either. We will monitor your status at any time through some technological means. If a truly critical moment arrives, the Justice League will not abandon you and Wonder Woman."

Shazam stood up, walked over, and patted Shane on the shoulder.

"Pal, although I don't know your origin, you shouldn't underestimate those gods too much—especially the God of War. The destructive power he can unleash on Earth and in the Divine Realm is completely different."

Shane shrugged his shoulder to shake off Shazam's rough hand, feeling somewhat speechless.

"Did you just repeat what Superman said Teacher Prince said earlier?"

"No."

Shazam surprisingly wore a serious expression.

"Just now, I communicated with the wisdom of Solomon, which allowed me to catch a glimpse of the true situation of the God of War. To be honest, I'm not even confident I could take down that God of War in the Divine Realm alone."

Shazam extended a hand toward Shane.

"So, kid, if your strength isn't even up to par with mine, I still suggest you consider it more carefully. If you barge into the Divine Realm alone, it's too dangerous."

Shane was quite surprised; he hadn't expected Shazam to actually have a reliable side.

A moment later, Shane reached out his arm, and two hands—one large and one small—clasped together.

Both began to exert force simultaneously, and immense power condensed in the palms of the two.

This time, the strength Shane used was not at the level displayed during the previous two tests.

Whether in tests or ordinary combat situations, under these two scenarios, exerting strength also required considering output power: whether overflow would cause devastating destruction to the surrounding environment.

Even though Batman's high-tech gear could withstand the force of Shane and Shazam punching head-on, just the wind pressure whipped up by high-speed punches packed with immense power could blow apart concrete and steel-reinforced structures as if they were tofu.

There were also such courses on Viltrum, because Viltrumite philosophy emphasized conquest, not thoroughly destroying the planetary resources they required.

Just like how it was best not to sustain speeds exceeding Mach 5 in a terrestrial environment, otherwise it would generate massive environmental destruction.

Therefore, all indoor tests only required you to output at a testing tier, focusing on your need to control the degree of power so it could be freely deployed without producing additional destructive overflow.

But now they were in outer space, surrounded by heavyweights of the Justice League, and Shane believed that in this place, outputting his full strength would not cause major problems.

Batman shot a look at Superman, who understood tacitly. A Bio-Force Field swept over, dispersing and channeling away the power radiated by Shazam and Shane.

Cyborg's electronic eye flickered constantly. Aside from Batman, he was actually the one in the Justice League who best understood Shane's origins.

One second, two seconds.

Cyborg's expression shifted from original calmness to shock.

His electronic eye flashed a sheet of blue light.

"They are currently outputting energy equivalent to 2.4 × 10¹² tons of TNT per second. If Superman weren't channeling it, the Watchtower would probably have exploded already."

Flash rapidly mentally calculated for a tenth of a second.

"Whoa, are you guys saying you're releasing enough power every second to destroy the ecology of the entire Australia?"

Shazam's gaze gradually turned into admiration.

"I still have strength left. How about you?"

"Me too,"

Shane answered with a smile.

"Then let's stop here. I believe you won't have any problems."

The two tacitly withdrew their strength at the same time and then let go of each other's hands.

Batman calmly tapped the tabletop.

"Now, I will explain the plan for opening the entrance to the Divine Realm."