The two were shocked by Lu Yin's words. "There are other battlefields in the Astral Tree Realm?"
"Not the Astral Tree Realm, but a parallel space. The Eternals' endless Corpse Kings originate from this parallel space, and they have a way to locate these parallel spaces and cultivate Corpse Kings from there. These parallel spaces also have creatures and humans, so they can't do whatever they want. That's why there are wars. In other words …" Lu Yin's expression turned solemn. "Our space is just one of the many battlefields in other spaces. It might be huge, but it's not the only one."
Kui Luo understood. "No wonder. So you're sure that the Eternals don't have any extra forces to deal with the Starfall Sea. Unless they give up on the Undying God and withdraw their forces, we have an absolute advantage in the Starfall Sea."
"The Corpse God, the Ancient God, and the rest of the Seven Skygods are all in the Ruler's Realm to save the Undying God. But if they're all there, why aren't the Witch Spirit God and Bai Wushen there?
That's impossible, and we've always known that the Seven Skygods have Half-Progenitor corpses scattered across the Fifth Mainland, the Astral Tree Realm, and even the Sixth Mainland. But are their corpses limited to just these few places? "
Lu Yin smiled. "They have too many corpses scattered across the parallel spaces."
"According to this conjecture, while opening the Starfall Sea is risky, it might not be impossible. But what if this conjecture is wrong?
What if the Eternals are deliberately exposing a flaw?
They want to trick us into opening the Starfall Sea and then gather the Seven Skygods to attack the Fifth Mainland. What should we do then?
Even if this conjecture is correct and they can temporarily give up on the other parallel spaces to deal with this one, what should we do? "
Big Sis questioned.
Lu Yin spread his hands and smiled. "Then let's end it together."
Big Sis blinked.
"Isn't that right?
If the Eternals could temporarily give up on the other parallel spaces to deal with this one, they would have done so long ago, "Lu Yin said.
Big Sis thought about it and agreed.
"The Undying God is very important to them, or else they wouldn't have sent five of the Seven Skygods and their only True God. Even so, not all of them have shown up because they can't. Also, I'm guessing that the Ruler's Realm war won't drag on for too long," Lu Yin said confidently.
He wasn't saying this because he was guessing, but because he had long since confirmed it. It was precisely what he knew when he merged into Lan Hou's body.
Lan Hou was one of the Eternal Race's Twelve Marquises, and he had the ability to travel through parallel space and merge into Lu Yin's body. Not only had he seen the person who had been cloaked in lightning, but he had also seen some of Lu Yin's memories. There were many battlefields, battles, massacres, and bloodshed, but the environment was very unfamiliar. At first, Lu Yin did not understand, but later on, he specifically sought out Big Sis Rakshasa and verified his suspicions with her.
In Lan Hou's memories, there was a battlefield where Big Sis Rakshasa had once been. Many of the Corpse Kings that had been modified by the Eternals in the New World had come from various parallel battlefields.
It was precisely because of this that Lu Yin was certain that the Eternals would no longer be able to attack the Fifth Mainland. They had opened up too many battlefields, and the current situation was already the limit of what they could do. Otherwise, with the Eternals' strength, the Cosmic Tree Realm would not have been able to hold on.
Bai Wangyuan and the others were well aware of this situation, and Lu Yin had only found out where their confidence in exiling the Lu family had come from. It was from those parallel universes.
If he had guessed everything correctly …
Lu Yin's expression darkened. Someone in those parallel universes must have given the Four Way Scales a guarantee that even if the Lu family was exiled, the Eternals would not be able to invade the Cosmic Tree Realm. Otherwise, the Lu family might have been able to resist the Eternals when they were still around, but without the Lu family, how could the Cosmic Tree Realm withstand the Eternals?
Without the Lu family in this part of the universe, the Eternals who were in a stalemate with the Lu family would also be missing. This meant that the Eternals who had been in a stalemate with the Lu family had been dragged over to another parallel universe.
The Lu family's exile was not that simple.
Lu Yin clenched his fists. There was still a problem, and it was not as simple as the Four Way Scales' actions. This was something that he had always found strange. The Lu family had Patriarch Tianyi, who had become a Deity in the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas. They had more than one Progenitor, and they even had a Legend. Even so, the Lu family had still been exiled.
Why?
Not even the Undying God could kill the Ancestral Mang.
The more he thought about it, the more certain Lu Yin became of his guess.
At that moment, the Cloudconnect Stone vibrated, and he accepted the call.
"We'll do as you say. We'll maintain a balance of power with the Eternals. If one of them leaves, we'll follow. I guarantee that they won't be able to invade the Fifth Mainland," Bai Wangyuan said.
Lu Yin's heart was heavy. Guesses were guesses, and even if they were proven right, he would still take the risk. He was taking the entire Fifth Mainland on this risk, including the Cosmic Tree Realm. However, this was the only way to turn the situation around.
If everything went well, they would either kill the Undying God or reclaim the Starfall Sea. If things did not go well, then the outcome would be unpredictable.
Lu Yin stood up and spread out his arms. He suddenly let out a long howl that startled both the Caged Wyrm and Kui Luo. "Life in this world is filled with risks and rewards. I, Lu Yin, have narrowly escaped death several times. Let's see if the heavens will accept me." He then laughed maniacally and rode the Caged Wyrm back into the valley, returning to the Fifth Mainland.
Within the valley, a group of cultivators stared blankly at him.
Not long after, a voice was transmitted to the lower realms, the Middle Realm, and the Top Realm. "From this moment onwards, all Explorers will be forcibly conscripted to the battlefield on the backside. Anyone who refuses to comply will be treated as a traitor. From this moment onwards, there will be no personal battles, no vengeance, and no star essence transactions. All resources will be sold to the battlefield on the backside.
The entire Cosmic Tree Realm fell silent, and everyone looked towards the Mother Tree. This sort of forcible conscription had only occurred twice in history. The reason for the first time was unknown, and the second time was when the Lu family had been exiled. The Four Way Scales had replaced the Lu family to rebuild the Top Realm and take over the entire backside of the battlefield. At that time, everyone in the Cosmic Tree Realm had been ordered to prepare for battle and be prepared to charge into the backside of the battlefield at any time.
Too many people had died at that time, and the Eternals had wanted to take advantage of the Lu family's disappearance to take over the Cosmic Tree Realm. However, the Four Way Scales had been prepared for this, and they had fought to the death to preserve the five array bases on the backside of the battlefield until now.
But now, had the forcible conscription war begun again?
The Cosmic Tree Realm was too large, and its inheritance had never been severed. Whether it was in the Lower Realm, the Middle Realm, or the Top Realm, there were more or less hidden powerhouses. Once the forcible conscription began, these powerhouses would have to head to the backside of the battlefield, regardless of whether they were in seclusion or hiding from the world.
This was the moment when the Cosmic Tree Realm would display its true strength.
At the same time, after Lu Yin returned to the Fifth Mainland, he also issued a forcible conscription order to the entire Fifth Mainland.
However, under the Five Way Above the Cosmic Tree Realm, the cultivators of the Fifth Mainland were already used to it. They had been forcibly conscripted so many times over the past few decades that they had become numb to it.
This time, however, only a few people knew that it was different. This time, the target of the forcible conscription was the Starfall Sea, and it was to use the Fifth Mainland as a weapon to launch a counterattack against the Eternals.
Lu Yin did not return to the Above the Sky Sect. At this time, the Fate Maiden, Lu Buzheng, and the others were waiting for him. Chu Yuan and the others were also waiting outside the Above the Sky Sect. They had just learned that Lu Yin had decided to open the entrance to the Starfall Sea and fight against the Eternals, and they could not understand this decision. They had worked so hard to seal the entrance to the Starfall Sea, and they did not even have a decent Progenitor. Why did Lu Yin dare to open the entrance? They wanted to wait for Lu Yin's explanation.
However, instead of Lu Yin, Kui Luo arrived.
"This old man will explain everything to you. First, I'm thirsty. Find some water …" Kui Luo began to ramble on, but Lu Yin did not have the time to pay attention to them. He had gone to the Neoverse and found Celestial Master Xiu Ming.
Even with his previous guesses, he could not take the risk of actually opening the entrance to the Starfall Sea. He could not count on the Cosmic Tree Realm, so the only thing that gave him hope was a sourcebox array.
Since the Cosmic Tree Realm had a sourcebox array with unlimited power, then could the Fifth Mainland have one as well? It did not need to be at the level of unlimited power, but it should be close enough?
Within the Lockbreaker Realm, Xiu Ming looked at Lu Yin strangely. "A sourcebox array with unlimited power?
Are you joking with me?
Even a Progenitor would find it difficult to set it up, let alone me. There is only one person like Progenitor Hui, so don't overthink it. "
Lu Yin naturally knew this. "Is there no sourcebox array that can be used against Progenitors?"
Xiu Ming replied, "Why don't you ask the High Sage?
He's also a Progenitor and a half-step Progenitor. "
Lu Yin replied, "In terms of lockbreaking, this junior believes that Senior might even surpass the Sage Celestial Master."
Xiu Ming laughed. "You're right. Unfortunately, I can't do what you want."
Lu Yin was disappointed.
Xiu Ming asked, "Why are you forcefully recruiting cultivators?
Are we going to war again? "
Lu Yin had not announced that he had opened the entrance to the Starfall Sea yet, so only the half-step Progenitors knew about it. Xiu Ming was qualified to know, but he had always been in the Lockbreaker Realm and had never left, so he did not understand.
Lu Yin explained the situation to Xiu Ming, who had a dazed expression on his face.
"You're really ruthless," Xiu Ming said in shock. "Don't you know that if you take one wrong step, the entire Fifth Mainland will be buried with you?"
Lu Yin was helpless. "If I don't do this, then not only will the Eternals be able to rescue the Undying Deity, but they might even be able to break through the Cosmic Tree Realm's defenses. When that happens, only the Fifth Mainland will be left. What hope do we have?"
"Only you have the right to take this gamble. If you succeed, you'll be able to reclaim the Starfall Sea or kill one of the Seven Skygods and leave your name in history. If you lose, then everyone will be buried with you."
Lu Yin replied, "Even if you're buried with me, I'll be the first to die."
"But others don't want to die." Xiu Ming felt helpless, but he could not stop Lu Yin.
He realized that he did not have enough time to deal with this young man.
Not much time had passed since Lu Yin had first appeared in Xiu Ming's eyes. Regardless of whether Lu Yin was a friend or foe, or even his master, when Xiu Ming thought of Lu Yin, Lu Yin had already surpassed his imagination.