The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

The faint glow flowing across the surface of the golden apple had not yet dissipated, and the eerie warmth still lingered on Li Zhen's fingertips. The familiar sound of something cutting through the air reached her ears.

That was the distinctive sound of air tearing as Diana flew, her speed more urgent than ever before when she rushed back to the training ground.

Li Zhen's heart tightened, and she unconsciously clenched her fist around the golden apple.

Before the greed stirred by the magic had completely faded, a violent thought suddenly popped into his head.

Hide this thing and keep it for yourself.

On Witrum during the Civil War, anything of value belonged to the strongest; what you seized was yours—this was a survival rule ingrained in their very being.

But he forcibly suppressed the thought as soon as it arose.

He glanced at the lingering black smoke on the street corner and recalled how Diana had patiently taught him to control his powers these past few days.

Earth is not Witrum; plundering and killing will not solve all problems, but will instead cause the stable situation he has just found to collapse completely.

Besides, Diana had a Lasso of Truth around her waist; it wasn't worth lying for a golden apple of unknown efficacy.

He took a deep breath, loosened his slightly trembling fingers, and stood quietly in place waiting.

The red figure arrived in an instant, and Diana landed in front of Li Zhen, her eyes immediately locking onto the golden apple in his hand.

Her brows furrowed instantly, her aura suddenly became heavy, and she said in a deep voice.

"Eris, the goddess of discord, has she been here?"

Li Zhen nodded, her tone concise.

"A bald woman with green eyes showed me this apple, and then I briefly lost control. I snapped her spine, and she turned into black smoke and disappeared."

He deliberately omitted the details, only stating the most essential process.

Upon hearing this, Diana sighed helplessly, her eyes filled with a mixture of understanding and heaviness.

"It seems there's still a long way to go before you can completely eliminate your habitual bloodlust and destructive tendencies."

Her gaze fell on the trail of black smoke at the street corner.

"You killed her divine form in the mortal realm, not her true physical body."

A barely perceptible hint of annoyance flickered in Li Zhen's eyes.

I killed him, but I didn't expect that I wouldn't be completely killed.

Although the other party started the trouble first, it's clear they're not the kind of person who'll listen to reason.

He held up the golden apple in his hand and asked with a slightly embarrassed tone.

"This thing... is it a treasure?"

The desire that had just made him lose his composure made him instinctively feel that this apple was not ordinary.

"Golden apples are not particularly rare in the realm of gods."

Diana explained.

"The gods under Zeus often prolonged their lives and stabilized their souls by consuming golden apples."

"But Eris's is different; it's her own personal artifact."

Her tone became serious.

"Besides its basic effects, it can also arouse the deepest desires in the hearts of all living beings, and give rise to jealousy and strife. Several times, conflicts between gods and wars in the mortal world have been caused by it."

Diana paused, then added.

"More importantly, Eris will not perish just because her mortal body is destroyed. When she is resurrected in the divine realm, the evil magic on the golden apple will also be revived."

Li Zhen was startled, and her grip on the golden apple loosened slightly.

It turns out this wasn't some treasure worth fighting over, but a time bomb that could go off at any moment.

As for the life-extending effects of the golden apple, it held little appeal for the long-lived Vitrum people.

That intense possessiveness I felt just now was nothing more than the allure and illusion of magic.

Diana looked at the legendary golden apple and felt a headache coming on.

In principle, she should have advised Lee Jung to hand over the Golden Apple to the Justice League for safekeeping.

However, the Justice League currently doesn't seem to have a good way to deal with the revenge of a wrathful god.

The Justice League, which has only been established for two years, has not yet had time to recruit many members. Currently, the only heroes in the entire league related to magic are her and Shazam.

Shazam often gives people the impression of being immature and unreliable in his words and actions.

Batman even mentioned that Fawcett City, where Shazam is located, seems to have had a few incidents of magical items going missing due to Shazam's occasional carelessness.

Although it didn't ultimately lead to any major disaster, entrusting a magical item with the potential to trigger World War III to Shazam was clearly not a good idea.

As for Diana herself...

She is indeed closely associated with the magic side.

However, her abilities mainly come from the divine blessing of her bloodline and the divine artifacts bestowed upon her by the gods.

She does know some magic, but it's all just small, entertaining spells.

It is utterly incomparable to Eris, the goddess of discord, let alone capable of suppressing the golden apple that could ignite a war among the gods.

So how did this kid defeat the Goddess of Strife?

"Perhaps you should leave this to the Justice League; this isn't something you should be involved in..."

"No, we can't hand it over to the Justice League."

Just as Diana was determined to take responsibility and wanted to persuade Lee Jung, Lee Jung opened her eyes and directly rejected Diana's suggestion.

"Professor Prince, you were silent for a full three seconds. If you thought the Justice League was really capable of handling this apple, you would have spoken up immediately."

Li Zhen gazed thoughtfully at the golden apple's exterior, which shimmered with a pure golden light under the sunlight.

"We should first try to understand why this happened."

"The goddess of discord wouldn't just casually pull out such a precious artifact to influence an ordinary person. The fact that she wanted to use the golden apple to make me lose control means that I have value in her eyes that makes her want to do such a thing."

Diana's initial concern gradually turned into surprise as Li Zhen explained.

"In other words, in the eyes of the gods, or in the eyes of those who use magic, there must be something special about me."

Diana was somewhat embarrassed. She was also a demigod, but at this moment, she couldn't offer any effective advice.

"I have already offended the Goddess of Conflict. Whether I want to or not, if I hand this apple over to the Justice League, it means that a group of people with superpowers will be targeted by that Goddess of Conflict."

"This is not something you can simply take on as the responsibility of a hero, Professor Prince."

Li Zhen didn't say anything more; everything was already self-evident.

If Superman and The Flash were affected by the magic of the Goddess of Discord, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Moreover, the Justice League itself is currently in a position of being relatively distrusted by the public.

Even if they have all the means, if any one or a few heroes are affected for even a short time and do something bad, the subsequent public relations crisis will be a disaster.

Wow.

Diana crossed her arms. She wasn't particularly curious about Li Zhen's background; deep down, she simply saw Li Zhen's request as just another routine task for the Justice League.

"You and Shazam are really two extremes. By the way, are you really only fourteen years old, as Bruce said?"

Li Zhen smiled and stuffed the golden apple into her inner pocket.

"If I truly only possess the thinking abilities commensurate with my appearance and age, then now and in the future, I will only be another conqueror of Witrum."

Diana was taken aback.

Who was the conqueror?

Li Zhen, however, had already taken to the air.

I originally planned to go out for a stroll today and buy some fruit, but this annoying thing ruined my mood.

"Wait, so what's your plan now?"

Diana always felt that this boy seemed to lack respect for adults at heart, so she gritted her teeth and followed him into the sky.

"The Justice League should have a list, right? Don't you guys proactively collect information and pay attention to unusual phenomena or dangerous individuals around the world?"

Li Zhen frankly admitted, "The Justice League doesn't have any professionals, but we can take the initiative to look for them. By the way, Professor Prince, do you really not know any Earth magicians?"

Diana suddenly realized.

You should ask Batman about this.