Invisible Confrontation

Do not underestimate any Senior Seat Elder.

Even in a battle like this, even with so many [Demigods] falling, not a single Senior Seat Elder had died suddenly...

Even Hishiki had managed to narrowly escape from King Zhenruo!

That was enough to show how extraordinary every Senior Seat Elder was.

Could one really expect these [Main Family Elders], who had risen above hundreds of billions of Otsutsuki clansmen by climbing mountains of corpses and seas of blood, to be fools?

Although Hishiki, having just survived a disaster, had still been emotionally unsettled, and had suffered a small loss under Natsume's forceful pressure, he had now calmed down and naturally figured out many key points.

The reason Hishiki was in such a passive position now was purely because he had failed.

Whether he had acted rashly, or wanted to monopolize the credit, neither was wrong.

His only mistake was failing—failing to seize the [Demon God Weapon Remains]!

If he had succeeded, those previous minor flaws would not have been worth mentioning at all!

The [Main Family Council] was, by nature, a place that pursued profit, appealed to power, and cared only about results!

Therefore, Hishiki now understood Elder Xushiki's intentions.

Without making any excuses, he directly and succinctly admitted his failure...

Likewise, with Hishiki setting an example, Qiong Shi, as a Lower Seat Elder, was even less likely to foolishly make excuses for himself.

He readily admitted his mistake and accepted the punishment.

"Very good."

"It's good that you know what you did wrong."

"Although you failed, your original intentions were good;"

"I support any action taken for the overall interests of the [Council]."

"Therefore, the punishment this time may also be reduced as appropriate."

"I propose that Elder Hishiki be stripped of his Senior Seat position and demoted to the