Jason ultimately followed Delisha's wishes and made the Overgod Oath.
Fortunately, Delisha only asked Jason to be loyal to the Rhine Clan, which was more of a warning than a punishment.
Loyalty to the family, and even escaping danger alone for the sake of the family's continuation, is also loyalty to the family— Delisha should know this too.
Jason and Landon are at the Rhine Empire Palace.
"You're still too young, kid. You shouldn't have been so blunt. If there's any problem, you can talk to me privately, and then we'll discuss it with the clan leader," Landon sighed.
Jason shrugged.
He simply pretended not to understand the implication in Landon's words that seemed to be trying to recruit him into a small group.
Jason is not good at scheming and intrigue, and the cultivation system in the Coiling Dragon World allows one to be single-minded and break through all laws with brute force.
During their casual conversation, Jason learned that Landon was the ancestor of the Rhein Clan of the Yulan Continent, and the first Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend to unite with a human from the continent.
However, he did not allow Jason to address him as "ancestor," but rather as "Elder Landon," which is his current title.
"Our Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend clan actually shares the surname Rhein, because the first Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend to mutate from the Abyss was named ' Rhein.' After Delisha became the clan leader, she did not change our surname. Our descendants on the Yulan Continent also adopted the surname ' Rhein,'" Landon recounted a past that Jason was previously unaware of.
"So, does the elder know roughly what level the clan leader's strength is now?" Jason asked.
"Well, how should I describe it? Let me start with that great battle from back then," Landon recalled.
Delisha is younger than me, but she has extremely high talent. She spent a thousand years in the Abyss to reach the level of Midgod. When she came to the Yulan Continent, the clan leader at that time, "Rhein", was not dead. Instead, his Highgod avatar was destroyed, and he came to the Yulan Continent as Midgod.
Upon arriving on the continent, the Deity-level merely stood their ground without engaging in direct warfare. During our sparring sessions, Delisha was able to fight Chief Rhein to a draw—Chief Rhein retained his original form, thus retaining his insights into the laws of Highgod.
From this, it seems that Patriarch Delisha has comprehended a rather profound set of laws, with death and destruction being at the peak of the Midgod.
Later, in the great battle, Chief Rhein died, and the Highgod who enslaved us also perished. Delisha's Death Clone was destroyed.
However, she successfully reclaimed her Divine Spark death. The corpse of the divine beast in Bloodshadow Valley was the Delisha slew back then.
Landon glanced at the Divine Artifact armor Jason was wearing. "This armor looks like the one that guy wore back then."
Jason touched his armor with some surprise.
"Later, Delisha obtained the corpse of a Highgod during the chaos, including that powerful being's divine Divine Spark. However, she did not refine her own Divine Spark, nor did she directly refine the High Godhead. Instead, she cultivated until more than a hundred years ago, when she became a god of Lightning Element."
Jason was somewhat surprised. "The clan leader's Lightning Element attained godhood on its own?"
"Yes, she had some understanding of Lightning Element before, but she only became a god more than a hundred years ago. Later, she refined the Lightning Element High Godhead, and her own body refined its own death Divine Spark."
Jason asked, "Was the Divine Spark of the powerful being we found a lightning-attribute one?"
"Yes, I was there at the time. He was a very powerful Highgod of Lightning Element, and he should have been a born divine beast. It was already the end of the melee, and that Deity-level being able to hold out until the end in front of Lord Beirut was one of the top Highgod present. I even saw him use his divine powers."
Therefore, even if the clan leader is Highgod Refine Divine Spark, his strength wouldn't be too weak, and protecting us shouldn't be a problem."
After Refine Divine Spark, Divine Spark can inherit about 60% to 80% of the laws and insights contained within it, depending on the similarity between one's own soul and the original owner's soul; in addition, since the soul has not been baptized by the laws, the Divine Power is relatively impure.
A god who Refine Divine Spark Deity-level should have about 50% to 70% of their original Deity-level strength.
Therefore, if Delisha possesses the divine Divine Spark of a Highgod with the peak strength of a Seven Star Fiend, coupled with the comprehension of her two mid-level avatars, Death and Destruction, and if she's lucky, she might even have the strength of Five-Star Fiend, then her chances of surviving in the Netherworld are quite high.
"Were there any other Deity-level besides our Rhein clan Deity-level were stranded on the Yulan Continent at that time?"
Landon nodded. "There were quite a few, but they all left one after another. Only our Rhine Clan has remained until now because our patriarch has been in seclusion."
"What exactly is Lord Beirut's attitude towards us?" Jason knew that the Rhine Clan was quite strict with its members, but they had been quite radical in destroying the Golden Royal Court.
Landon chuckled and said, "Actually, Lord Beirut only strictly forbids the Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend from Slaughterer any living beings on the Yulan Continent. As long as the human descendants don't go too far, Lord Beirut doesn't care; and if we Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend merely injure or humiliate our enemies without taking their lives, it's fine too."
"I see, it's not too strict."
Landon downed his glass of wine in one gulp. "Alright, let's get down to business. Ten Lowgod Spark —as a prince of the empire, who would be the best recipient? Give me your opinion."
"Many members of the family are reluctant to part with their spouses, so they directly seek out ten people who have no hope of breaking through to the Deity-level to Refine Divine Spark," Jason said.
"Find a relative by marriage? People within the family are more loyal, aren't they?" Landon was a little confused.
Jason shook his head. "Our Rhine Clan members have short lifespans. Those who can break through to the Saint-level within three hundred years in the Material Plane basically have the potential to become gods on their own. As for those who cannot break through, they cannot refine Divine Spark."
"You seem quite obsessed with becoming a god on your own!" Landon looked at Jason suspiciously. "Don't assume everyone is a genius."
Jason also noticed the difference in opinion between himself and Landon and the others. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Let me ask you a question. In the Abyss, which is more valuable, Mid Godhead or Highgod Artifact?"
"Of course, a Mid Godhead!" Landon said without hesitation. "Highgod Artifact is Final Return Divine Artifact; a Mid Godhead can greatly increase the strength of a Lowgod. Even if a Midgod forges some Midgod Artifact to arm other descendants of the family, it's still more practical than a Highgod Artifact!"
In the Abyss, what level of skill is needed to be considered a "master" and able to survive independently in the wild?
Landon pondered for a moment, "Peak of the Midgod, I suppose. Before coming to the Yulan Continent, our Rhine Clan only had the strength of a peak Midgod to serve as a family elder."
Based on Landon's descriptions, Jason roughly understood the situation in the Abyss:
The Abyss is chaotic and disorderly, and can be considered the "strongest Material Plane." Like other Material Plane, it has no Sovereign to oversee it, and naturally, it does not have any "absolutely safe" cities built upon the authority of Sovereign.
The Abyss has unevenly distributed resources; some areas are so rich in elements that they rival those of the Higher Planes, while others are so barren that they are worse than even a normal Material Plane. As a result, conflicts over territory are commonplace. Also, because the overall resources are lower than those of the Higher Planes, the proportion of Deity-level powerhouses in the Abyss is much smaller.
Furthermore, due to the constant warfare, divine Divine Spark that can directly enhance one's strength are more precious than Divine Artifact in the Abyss. After all, survival is the most important thing, and the side effects of Refine Divine Spark can be ignored.
"Going to the Netherworld is better than going to the Abyss," Jason muttered.
"You seem to know a lot about the Netherworld?" Landon asked.
Jason offered a pre-prepared excuse. "I previously traveled through the Dark Forest and met Lord Beirut's three sons."
Landon suddenly realized.
Ultimately, Landon adopted Jason's suggestion and selected several Saint-level with relatively poor aptitude from among his maternal relatives— Landon's wife was a Saint Realm Middle Stage- Saint Realm Middle Stage entirely through accumulating Battle-qi.
Jason didn't say anything about it; ten Lowgod Spark wouldn't even make a ripple in the Netherworld.