The Phoenixes might even be able to fight world gods with enough Authority. At the very least, there wouldn't be any harm in using them as expendables.
With Authority and their immortality combined, the Phoenix race would have been the perfect watchdogs for him. It was a good plan, but the Phoenix race didn't show up when he needed them because the one that he made the deal with is dead, and the Phoenix race is no more.
He had previously shackled some world gods to his boat with his project, but they were not obligated to help him. They were sure to help him when their investment became at risk of being lost, but now he has to have them help him directly to barricade the realm tree, or he might be overwhelmed by angry world gods.
So he said to them, "I can only give out 10 slots, and it will be for the world gods with the highest amount of effort."
