"You shameless old bastard?"
Apollo froze.
How many years had it been since someone had spoken to him like that?
And besides, were young people nowadays this disrespectful toward their elders?
Did young people nowadays no longer worship and revere the gods?
Apollo was utterly furious. A powerful surge of energy instantly erupted from him.
Feeling the overwhelming energy bearing down on him, Katelyle's expression did not change in the slightest. He even glanced at Apollo with a faint smile. "Old man, are you sure you want to compare strength with me?"
"You're strong, but can you be stronger than a god?" Apollo no longer showed Katelyle any courtesy, speaking with a mocking expression.
Although he had not attacked with his full strength and had merely leaked a portion of his power, Apollo was still deeply shocked to see Katelyle so relaxed and completely unaffected.
Was this young man really only in his twenties?
The energy within him was directly comparable to that of the gods.
"Withdraw."
Katelyle stared at Apollo and spoke calmly.
In an instant, the energy Apollo had released vanished without a trace.
Apollo froze again.
What was going on?
Hadn't he just released that energy himself?
Could it be that this kid had released it instead?
He simply said withdraw, and it withdrew without even resisting.
The power had not disappeared. It was still inside Apollo's body.
Yet it was as though nothing had happened. It had been restrained within him, though he could still mobilize it.
Unwilling to accept this, Apollo released his power again and pressed it toward Katelyle.
"Withdraw."
Katelyle looked at Apollo mockingly and repeated the word with playful amusement.
Apollo's mouth fell open. At that moment, he was absolutely certain that his power was still his own.
But before Katelyle, it