Thirteen years ago, when Delisha fought those two Highgod -Highgod for the first time, she did not kill one of them directly, but instead captured the Saint Domain True Body of one of Highgod.
Therefore, the Rhine Clan was able to clearly understand the specific strength distribution among the powerful beings in the Netherworld.
That Highgod, who specializes in Fire Element, has fully integrated Fire Body Technique and Fire Element. Combined with his talent as a Saint-level demon beast, he is at a relatively weak level among Five-Star Fiend.
There are more than thirty Five-Star Fiend around "Falling Rain City" in Northbone Prefecture, the city that governs this area!
There are five Six-Star Fiend residing around Falling Rain City; as for the Seven Star Fiend, there is only one, the city lord.
Falling Rain City is a relatively remote and impoverished city in the Northbone Prefecture, which in turn ranks in the lower-middle range of prosperity in the Netherworld Northbone Prefecture.
Most five-star and Six-Star Fiend have established their own tribes and families around Falling Rain City; a single Four Star Fiend can hardly support a tribe unless several people join forces.
The two Highgod had broken through to the Five-Star Fiend level about ten thousand years ago. After their strength stabilized, they wanted to establish their own tribe, which led to a conflict with the Rhine Clan by chance.
The Rhine Clan learned a painful lesson about their place in the Netherworld and realized how unattainable their grand ideals had been.
The attendees at this meeting were all core members of the Rhine Clan.
Delisha, Angela, Rita, Landon, Jason, Edward.
In addition, there are several members who have broken through to Deity-level in recent years: Vargas, Hernan, Matisse.
There were nine people in total.
Although Bili is an older generation of Deity-level, she does not belong to the Rhine Clan; as for those Deity-level Refine Divine Spark, after the elders died in battle, new people took their place, and there are still six of them, none of whom have been invited.
In fact, several members had broken through to the Deity-level over the years, but they all died in the previous attacks.
Then everyone sat down in a newly built house.
"Thank you all for your hard work over the years." Delisha straightened up and bowed slightly.
"For the family!" "It's the right thing to do."
Delisha sat up straight again.
"After this incident, I deeply realized that the development of the family cannot be done by one person making all the decisions. Recently, after much thought, I have decided to select some family members to serve as 'elders' and 'directors'."
Family affairs are handled by "directors" skilled in family management; when powerful enemies attack, "elders" are responsible for defending the family. Of course, the directors and elders are of equal status.
Everyone nodded in agreement— Delisha had already discussed this matter with the people present on the way here, and had solicited opinions from many people. The name "Director" was suggested by Jason.
"Then, let's elect the appropriate candidates. Since the family is relatively small right now, let's tentatively appoint five 'directors' and five 'elders,' excluding myself," Delisha, looking at everyone.
The first thing everyone looked at was Landon.
Landon is currently the only Midgod in the Rhine Clan to have broken through on his own, and given his previous secret alliance, he enjoys high prestige.
Landon sighed. "Gentlemen, I truly have no desire to take on any position."
Everyone turned to Jason.
Delisha didn't wait for his reply and immediately decided, "Jason will serve as elder."
"Thank you all for your trust." Jason nodded in thanks.
Everyone was quite clear about the strength and talent of the family members, and the five elders were quickly selected: Jason, Hernan, Angela, Vargas, and Matisse.
Edward and Rita were both well-deserving of the subsequent board positions.
"The other three spots will be chosen from the Saint-level, preferably with good aptitude and the potential to break through to Deity-level within the next hundred years," Delisha said.
Edward spoke up, "Back in the days on the Yulan Continent, of the few who served as secular emperors, five besides myself are still alive. We should prioritize selecting from among them."
Originally, there were nine emperors who followed their families to the Netherworld, but four of them died in the attacks over the years.
The five surviving emperors still hold considerable prestige within their families; as direct descendants, they were able to break through to the Saint-level despite the dual obstacles of low elemental concentration and lifespan limits in the Material Plane after wasting decades as emperors, indicating that their aptitude, mental state, and comprehension are certainly not lacking.
"What are your thoughts?" Delisha asked the group.
Landon said, "My son Henlis became emperor because of his birth. He himself was not particularly skilled in political maneuvering, and his aptitude had remained at the initial stage of understanding the laws for over four thousand years. His abilities and aptitude did not meet the requirements."
Everyone nodded.
Jason said, "Why don't we talk to these people first and see what their opinions are?"
This is very simple for Deity-level; they can simply use their divine sense to cover the area and get the results in less than an hour.
Jason's sister, Lucy, the former Empress of the Rhine Empire and the only empress among the five, gave up competing for the position of "Director".
Lucy's prestige and strength were both relatively low; moreover, her husband, Gakpe, had just reached the deadline to break through to the Saint-level Netherworld also arrived in the Netherworld.
The two are currently on good terms, so Lucy doesn't want to get involved in the power struggle.
Therefore, the five board members are: Edward, Rita, Alpa, Norwood, and Maisiji.
The next day, Delisha announced the names of the ten "elders" and "directors" chosen by the family.
There are still a considerable number of "outsiders" in the Rhine Clan who came with them. These are some of the Saint-level that were originally on good terms with the Rhine Clan. Whether these people will be dissatisfied with the Rhine Clan's dictatorship depends on the skills of the five "directors".
Then came the banquet.
Having been under constant mental strain for thirteen years, facing the threat of death at all times, even those at the Saint-level and Deity-level were finding it difficult to endure. Therefore, Delisha announced a three-day grand banquet.
The wine, ingredients, silk, and spices that Jason brought from the Yulan Continent finally found a use.
At the banquet, Jason tore off a piece of the "Netherworld Phoenix" wing and began to devour it with relish.
The Rhine Clan members chose to eat the flesh of the Netherworld Phoenix as soon as possible, because it was the culprit that had been attacking the Rhine Clan for thirteen years.
After Delisha killed this Highgod, she discovered that its true form was Netherworld Phoenix, a magical beast with both Wind Element and death elements.
This Netherworld Phoenix Wind Element to Internal Godhood due to its wind element. After its clone died, it was immediately taken in by Delisha and has now been used as food. After being roasted by a Deity-level Fire Element, it was divided up and eaten by the Rhine Clan.
Many people were venting their anger, tearing at every inch of the Netherworld Phoenix's flesh and bones.
"Do you think I should distribute some Highgod Artifact to the council members and elders?" Delisha asked Jason and Edward using her divine sense.
After their previous counter-espionage scheme, the two had become Delisha's confidants. With Landon losing interest in politics, Delisha now relied heavily on them.
Jason, prioritizing stability, said, "Clan leader, let's distribute the Midgod Artifact instead. The Highgod Artifact are too valuable; if a passing Highgod discovers them, it will cause another conflict."
Edward agreed.
"Alright, we'll talk about it after the banquet." Delisha abandoned her idea of distributing the Highgod Artifact.
The banquet proceeded as planned.