The High Priest said, "Because Jiang Chen already possessed the combat strength of a God King. He infiltrated the God Realm and learned that Destruction had seized the God Realm Center, so he launched a sneak attack on us.
"Destruction and Sea God Tang San were killed by Jiang Chen on the spot. I had some means of protecting myself, which was how I managed to escape."
"Then why was my divine sense unable to find you in the God Realm?" The Life Goddess stared at the High Priest.
"Because my divine artifact, the Heavenly Secret Disc, can block divine sense from probing me," the High Priest said.
"The High Priest is right. His divine artifact does possess that ability." The God of Destruction and the Seven Original Sin Gods stepped forward to explain on the High Priest's behalf.
The High Priest had used this ability many times while dealing with Jiang Chen and seizing the God Realm Center, so they naturally knew about it.
"Then why didn't you come find me these past few days?" the Life Goddess asked.
She still had not lowered her guard. There were indeed too many suspicious points about the High Priest, and she had to get to the bottom of them first.
The High Priest sighed. "Jiang Chen's strength is simply too terrifying. Even Destruction and Tang San, two God King-level powerhouses working together, were no match for him. More terrifying still, he possesses the ability to conceal the heavenly secrets. Other than me witnessing it with my own eyes, no one could have discovered what happened then.
"With his strength, if I revealed myself, he would certainly silence me.
"So I could only use the Heavenly Secret Disc to hide myself and evade Jiang Chen's pursuit."
The crowd below immediately erupted into