Empress Lucy of the Rhein has unexpectedly arrived at Bloodshadow Valley, bringing with her very serious news.
"The Yulan Empire and the O'Brien Empire have both declared war on us, citing ' the Demon descendants' as the reason for their wanton slaughter of living beings on the continent'; the nomads of the Far East Prairie are also increasingly migrating south; even the Luo'ao Empire to the north has remained neutral."
Those present were all living emperors of the Rhine Empire. Jason and several Saint-level were also invited because they were participants in the destruction of the Golden Royal Court.
The late Emperor Maisiji scoffed, "When we were annihilating the orcs and barbarians, they remained neutral and even secretly slaughtered orc tribes; now that the war is over and the orcs are extinct, they come here to claim justice."
Six years have passed since the destruction of the Golden Royal Court. Thanks to the help of some "allies," the orcs and barbarians have completely disappeared from the Yulan Continent in just a few years.
Lucy wasn't too nervous. "The Empire is strong enough to defend itself, but I don't think we should let this state of war continue for too long. We need to find a way to eliminate the hostility of other countries towards us."
Lucy's question also reflected the concerns of the assembled Saint-level. Most of them were scheduled to travel to the Higher Planes within two hundred years; how would their descendants cope then?
"The best way to eliminate hostility is to have the strength to make the enemy afraid to be hostile to us. We need to leave behind enough deterrent power," said a white-haired Saint Magus.
That was the thirteenth emperor of the Rhine Empire; he was quite old when he broke through to the Saint-level.
Jason thought so too, and this was the opinion of most people present.
The world of swords and magic is different from my previous life. Economy, culture, and technology are all subservient to absolute force. Perhaps a moderate foreign policy might make some lower-class people in other countries put aside their hostility, but it cannot change the views of those top-level powerhouses who have lived for thousands of years—a small group of powerful people at the top of a nation are the absolute masters of national policy.
"Besides the Rhine Clan's Saint-level, the Rhine Empire has twenty-nine Saint-level loyal to the Empire, but very few of them are willing to risk their lives for it," Lucy said.
"Then, who would be willing to give up the opportunity to go to the Higher Planes and stay here to take care of their descendants? After all, with a powerful Deity-level leading the way, this opportunity may only come once in a lifetime." Edward was the strongest person present. He glanced around, and everyone shook their heads.
"Um," Jason said, "I can stay."
"Jason!" Edward frowned. "Your talent shouldn't be wasted on a Material Plane."
Everyone had witnessed Jason's strength. Just a year ago, Edward heard that Jason's strength had greatly improved, and the two sparred.
Edward is no longer able to defeat Jason. Although Edward is still the strongest in the Rhine Clan's Saint-level in terms of pure attack (excluding the Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend), Jason can now hold his own against Edward thanks to his speed and defense advantages. Furthermore, due to the increased power of the Edicts of Death, Jason is now able to threaten Edward's life.
In particular, when they learned that Jason's lightning-type profound mysteries had actually begun to fuse two of them, everyone was shocked by Jason's talent—they all knew from books that profound mysteries of the same attribute could be fused, but no one had ever done it before.
"I'm not even a hundred years old yet, and I want to enjoy a longer period of leisure with my wife and friends on the Yulan Continent." Jason had already prepared an excuse and had coordinated his story with Veronica beforehand. If anyone asked, Veronica would insist that she wanted to stay on the Yulan Continent with Jason.
"You can take your wife with you. With Veronica's talent, once she becomes Saint-level, few of us will be able to defeat her." The speaker was another Rhein Emperor, whose era was when the Baruch Clan was at its zenith, and who knew about the Dragonblood Warrior's talent.
"Actually, I'm confident I can break through to the Deity-level on the Yulan Continent; going to the Higher Planes won't be of much use." Jason used his trump card.
"Uh--" Everyone fell silent.
"No, the family needs a sufficient number of outstanding core members after we go to the Netherworld. You must come with me!" A girl's voice rang out behind them.
Everyone looked over.
"Ancestors." Several emperors were the first to recognize the young girl, followed by Jason and the others who also knelt down.
The petite, white-haired girl found a seat, while the others stood obediently opposite her.
"I'll leave the orc puppet behind later. Find someone you trust to control it; that should be enough to intimidate those two Lowgod. As for Lord Beirut, we can't control his attitude," the beautiful ancestor said. "Also, my name is Delisha, don't call me ancestor anymore."
"Yes, Delisha is very insightful." Everyone present was a cunning old fox, used to being flattered, and very skilled at sucking up.
"I'm here to announce that in a hundred years, I will lead all the Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend and some members of the Rhine Clan to the Netherworld. You should prepare yourselves." Delisha looked at Jason: "As for Jason, you have excellent potential. Once we reach the Netherworld, our family needs sufficiently powerful descendants, so you must come along."
Everyone lowered their heads, no one daring to look at Jason.
"Any further questions?"
Jason swallowed hard and asked, "Lady Delisha, may I ask what your current rank is?"
"Hmm?" Delisha didn't expect Jason to ask this, "Highgod, but I'm Highgod who broke through by Refine Divine Spark."
Delisha did not hide anything.
Everyone looked up in surprise at Delisha's location, only to find that she had already left.
"She's Highgod! Our ancestor, no, Delisha is actually Highgod!"
Cultivation books mention the division into Deity-level, and the Highgod are unattainable for those in the Saint-level.
In the room, Veronica looked at Jason, who was lying on her lap with a look of utter despair.
"Highgod! Even Highgod who has Refine Divine Spark is enough to protect the entire race. What a wonderful thing it would be to have such a powerful being leading us to the Netherworld."
"But that's the Netherworld!" Jason said in a low voice.
"Not all Deity-level controlled by Soul Seed reside in the Netherworld, and not all Deity-level in the Netherworld are controlled by Soul Seed, but the Netherworld has the most and strongest Deity-level controlled by Soul Seed!"
"A Highgod- High Godhead has just refined a high-level godhood and is suspected of possessing a powerful Deity-level relic; a Saint-level with exceptional talent but who hasn't even reached the Deity-level; a group of Bladewing Fiend who can nurture Blood Blade and sell them for money; oh, and a few human Saint-level who can be used to refine Soul Gold Bead."
I feel like even the Deity-level in the Netherworld should start celebrating with champagne!
Veronica frowned. "Why do you overestimate the Deity-level of the Netherworld? Even if Highgod can't dominate a region, they should at least be able to protect a family, right? I don't think Delisha is inferior to those Deity-level of the Netherworld."
"I'm not overestimating the strength of the Netherworld Deity-level; I'm overestimating Netherworld Deity-level number. This universe has billions of Material Plane, and countless beings travel to the Higher Planes every year. With such a vast number of beings, even if the probability of reaching the level of Highgod is only one in ten thousand, that still amounts to hundreds of millions of Highgod!"
Jason subtly described the power of the Netherworld.
He couldn't say that in the Infernal Realm, those who could occupy a territory outside the city and establish a tribe were at least Five-Star Fiend, and they were always threatened with invasion and annexation.
According to Jason's speculation, Five-Star Fiend is at least a high-ranking god who has become a god on his own and has fused two Profound Mysteries, or a powerful magical Highgod without having Fusion Profound Mysteries.
Delisha is Highgod Refine Divine Spark. Even if she is lucky and her Divine Spark happens to contain some Fusion Profound Mysteries elements, she can only become Five-Star Fiend at most, and Three-Star Fiend if she is unlucky.
Of course, Delisha herself is also Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend, so she should have some understanding of death and destruction, and is not merely Three-Star Fiend.
Most of the Deity-level came to compete for the relics of the Sovereign were Seven Star Fiend. Since Delisha obtained Divine Spark, there must be quite a few Highgod Artifact among the relics, and there should also be some Soul Gold Bead.
In terms of equipment, they won't be at a disadvantage, and they can make up for it somewhat with their souls.
"We need to think of a way. Perhaps it would be better to change our destination. The Celestial Realm is the domain of Fate Sovereign, so maybe we shouldn't go there. Would the Divine Life Realm be more stable?"
Driven by his survival instinct, Jason was thinking Extreme Speed.