The two remaining World Imprinters from the Sixth Mainland were furious, but they did not dare to go all out because of the celestial phenomenon.
Death's Shadow had a power level of over 800,000. Although it was not a million, he was invincible with the help of the blood-colored bell. He was also unafraid of death, and the celestial phenomenon had just wiped out two Imprinters and four powerhouses whose power levels were in the millions.
Lu Yin's gaze was filled with admiration, but he quickly thought of something. Did this inquisitor know something? Was that why he dared to act so recklessly?
Perhaps the people from the Home of the Gods knew that the celestial phenomenon had disappeared?
That was not right either. The celestial phenomenon had spread over and filled up the area that had just disappeared. No one knew if the celestial phenomenon would descend again. This inquisitor was truly not afraid of death!
The Sixth Mainland had made ample preparations for this attack. Two Imprinters, two Universal Imprinters, three World Imprinters, and five World Imprinters had joined forces. This force was enough to sweep through the Innerverse, and entering the Neoverse would not be a problem. Even if the Hall of Honor went all out, they might not have so many experts. However, the celestial phenomenon had caused the Sixth Mainland to suffer heavy losses.
The Judgement Elder, Death's Shadow, made things even worse. The remaining two World Imprinter immediately attacked Death's Shadow. Their movements shook the heavens and earth, but under the sound of the blood-colored bell, their attacks were restrained. Death's Shadow was not the only expert with a power level of over 800,000 on the Fifth Mainland's side. Moreover, this place was close to the Neoverse, and no one knew whether or not even stronger experts would appear.
The celestial phenomenon had caused the Sixth Mainland to not dare to send any more reinforcements. The Imprinters definitely would not dare to appear, and the same went for the Universal Imprinters. In other words, they had already lost.
Unless the celestial phenomenon disappeared, what they had just experienced would forever be a nightmare for the Sixth Mainland.
At this moment, the Cosmic Sea was like a small boat that could capsize at any moment. The heavens were collapsing, and Lu Yin and the others were being suppressed by the battle between the older powerhouses. They had no choice but to retreat to the area where the celestial phenomenon had been suppressed. Otherwise, a single shockwave would have been enough to wipe them all out.
Lu Yin had his universal armor, but there were close to ten powerhouses with power levels above 500,000 gathered on the battlefield. His universal armor was no different from paper.
It was not just him. Starsibyl, Xing Kai, Liu Tianmu, Bu Kong, Zhiyi, and the Junior Arrow Saint all retreated to the area where the celestial phenomenon had been suppressed.
Universe Ocean was divided into two battlefields. One was outside the celestial suppression area, where Death Shadow and the others were fighting. The other was inside the celestial suppression area, where those with combat power levels below 200,000 were fighting.
Lu Yin took the opportunity to use the Yu Secret Art in an attempt to snatch back the General Appointing Platform, but the platform was too big. The Yu Secret Art could only move it by a tiny bit, which led to attacks from Bu Kong and the others.
Liu Tianmu's sword-light swept past his side and slashed at Bu Kong.
Bu Kong's eyes went wide. "Good timing." He raised his hand, and the sword light was disintegrated. At the same time, he took out his sourcebox and activated his array. Anyone who entered the General Appointment Platform could be trapped by this array.
They had originally thought that there would be a fierce battle, but the remaining two World Imprints of the Sixth Mainland began to flee. They were no longer a match for the Fifth Mainland, and the reinforcements from the Fifth Mainland could appear at any moment to wipe them out. They didn't want to die.
If he stayed, he would definitely die. If he wanted to live, he could only cross the sky and there would be a sliver of hope.
The Sixth Mainland began to retreat, but the older experts from the Fifth Mainland didn't give chase. Those from the Sixth Mainland had to take the risk of crossing the sky, but the Fifth Mainland didn't want to take the risk. The celestial suppression didn't differentiate between friend and foe, only power levels. No one wanted to die.
Lu Yin and the others hurriedly retreated. Even if the Sixth Mainland's World Imprints suppressed their power levels, they still wouldn't be able to contend against them.
The Sixth Mainland retreated, but they took the General Appointment Platform with them.
Without the support of the older powerhouses, even the arrogant Liu Tianmu and the others didn't dare to give chase.
Lu Yin stood high in the sky and looked north. Gradually, the cultivators from the Sixth Mainland could no longer be seen. In the south, the older powerhouses from the Innerverse and the Neoverse watched as well. Even Death Shadow didn't give chase, as they didn't dare to enter the celestial suppression area.
Xia Tian wasn't too far away from Lu Yin, and she sighed as she watched the Sixth Mainland retreat. "The General Appointment Platform is a symbol that inspires the younger generation. Now that it's been snatched away, even if we manage to repel them, we've lost."
Lu Yin was moved. A symbol represented glory and meaning. It was like a battlefield flag. If the flag was snatched away by the enemy, how could one claim victory?
How could one explain this to the others?
There didn't seem to be any actual losses, but it was a blow to the Fifth Mainland's confidence. If there was another battle, and the other side brought out the General Appointment Platform, the blow to their confidence would be unparalleled.
Killing the general and seizing the commander's flag was the best way to deal a blow to the enemy's confidence on the battlefield.
The more determined the Fifth Mainland was to use the General Appointment Platform to boost the morale of the younger generation, the greater the blow to the Fifth Mainland's younger generation would be.
Lu Yin had unified half of the Outerverse, and he knew that such a blow would be fatal. He wanted to take back the General Appointment Platform, but he couldn't do it alone. Even if he had Xia Tian, Liu Tianmu, and the others, he still wouldn't be able to do it.
"The General Appointment Platform was still snatched away. We tried our best." Gu Xiao 'er also came over, dejected.
"The General Appointment Platform shouldn't have been snatched away," Lu Yin said resolutely as he stared north and clenched his fists.
In the distance, Xing Kai clenched his fists. "Who has the guts to snatch the General Appointment Platform back from me?"
"I'll go!" Serati Phoenix shouted.
Shu Jing raised his head. "A person must be upright. Even if I die, I'll die standing. I'll die on the General Appointment Platform." His tone was bleak, as the elder from the Hall of Honor who had been erased by Tian Xiang was his master.
Qiu Shi didn't say anything, but she stepped forward. "I can break open a sourcebox array that isn't empty."
Liu Tianmu's gaze was cold. "Leave Zhiyi to me."
"Tian Xiang is very safe. Don't worry about it," Tai Yishen said loudly. He was very arrogant, and he looked around as if he was the one who had created Tian Xiang.
More and more youths stepped forward to take back the General Appointment Platform.
Their voices grew louder and louder until they reached the area where Tian Xiang was suppressed. The older generation shook their heads and sighed. "The youths don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Only three of the Sixth Mainland's experts have appeared, and the Innerverse has been occupied. There are even more experts out there. How can we take back the General Appointment Platform?"
"Hehe, it's good that the youths are so driven. Let them go. They'll come back when they've suffered. This war should be over soon. If the Sixth Mainland's Progenitors don't appear, no one below Celestial Phenomenon will dare to act recklessly. Let the youths cause trouble."
"The General Appointment Platform isn't a power vessel, so there's no need to fight to the death for it."
Of course, there were also some experts from the older generation who agreed. "Since we started with the naming of the General Platform, we should end with the naming of the General Platform. If even the General Platform was taken away by the enemy, wouldn't that be the biggest joke?"
"Youths should have the hot-bloodedness of youths. Dying standing is better than dying lying down."
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While the older generation was discussing this, many of the younger generation's elites were already rushing north. They were unwilling to be humiliated, and they didn't want to use the General Appointment Platform to challenge the Fifth Mainland's experts. No one wanted to be a coward. If the General Appointment Platform was really taken away, then their generation would forever be a joke.
Liu Tianmu's gaze was resolute. His generation was known as the Ten Arbiters, and they were invincible in the universe. They would leave their names in history, but if the General Appointment Platform was taken away, then they would not be famous anymore.
Whether it was for glory or for other reasons, the General Appointment Platform had to be taken back.
At that moment, a voice sounded in everyone's ears. "Even if we of the Fifth Mainland lose this war, we cannot lose our integrity. The Hall of Honor has ordered everyone to take back the General Appointment Platform. Anyone of the younger generation who can take it back will obtain the right to inherit the Star Tower."
Lu Yin and the rest, who were about to rush north, turned around and saw a blurry figure looking at them from the south. The voice had come from that figure.
"Pre- Head Inquisitor?" Shu Jing was shocked.
Lu Yin and the rest were shocked. Could this person be the head inquisitor of the Interstellar Court?
That was an existence that surpassed Master Yuan. The blood-colored bell had turned the tides of the battle twice. Master Yuan was a powerhouse with a power level of a million, while the head inquisitor might be at the level of a Celestial Imprint.
In reality, the appearance of the head inquisitor was not unexpected. Even if the Fifth Mainland did not have as many powerhouses as the Sixth Mainland, it was impossible that they did not have one. They still had to be wary of the Sixth Mainland's Celestial Imprint.
With a loud roar, Xing Kai rushed north as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Serati, Phoenix, Shu Jing, and the rest also rushed north.
They had heard the head inquisitor's promise that they would obtain the right to inherit the Star Tower alone. This meant that whoever could take back the General Appointing Platform would become one of the Five Astral Children.
That person was a Progenitor who had inherited the Mountains and Seas. Coincidentally, the heavens had changed, and they would definitely be able to reach the Progenitor realm in the future.
The might of a Progenitor was boundless. Becoming a Progenitor would leave one's name in history, and it would not decline for billions of years. It was the peak of humanity and the peak of the universe.
The end of cultivation was the Progenitor realm. Everyone wanted to become a Progenitor, and the opportunity was right in front of them.
The head inquisitor's promise was countless times more important than the promise that Zhiyi had made to the Sixth Mainland's cultivators, and it immediately boosted everyone's confidence. Even the cultivators who had been hesitant to give chase now rushed north.
Lu Yin was naturally no exception. No matter what the reason was, he was very excited at this moment. The Star Tower and the Progenitor's inheritance were things that he wanted as well.
The older powerhouses who had been hesitant also rushed into the region where the weather had been suppressed and chased north. No one dared to disobey the head inquisitor's orders.
"Brother, let's attack together. I still have a bit of white smoke left, and it can protect you," Gu Xiaoer whispered to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin did not reply.
On the other side, Xia Tian had also arrived. He had a good impression of Lu Yin, and perhaps it was because of Xia Luo. "Three people together is safer."
Gu Xiaoer's eyes lit up. "That makes sense."
There were hundreds of millions of cultivators from the Sixth Mainland who were fighting in the Cosmic Sea. This was not a large number in the Sixth Mainland, but the cultivators who were truly participating in the battles were all Explorers and above who could explore the universe. There were not many of these cultivators, and the remaining cultivators were only responsible for cleaning up the battlefield and taking care of miscellaneous matters such as patrolling and investigating.
Since so many cultivators had come from the Sixth Mainland, they naturally did not use spacecraft. Instead, they used a flying power vessel created by the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect: a miniature continent. As the name implied, it was a continent that could fly.