Ink Battlefield

Once similar to the 3,000 Worlds, Ink Battlefield constitutes of several merged Great Territories centered around the birth place and origin of Ink. Since over 1,000,000 years before Yang Kai came to Ink Battlefield, the Antiquity Experts of the Human Race have kept the primal Ink trapped within Ink Battlefield. The 36 Cave Heavens and 72 Paradises, the focused accumulation of the Human Race’s strongest forces, have been engaged in constant conflict with Ink for several hundreds of thousands of years.

Because it is such an important site, most of the top level powerhouses of the Cave Heavens and Paradises have resided on Ink Battlefield. This means that, unlike the 3,000 Worlds, no one under 6th Rank Open Heaven Realm has the qualifications to even enter the battlefield, and even the extremely numerous 7th Ranks are often seen as nothing special. Likewise, historically, the number of High Rank Open Heaven Realm cultivators on Ink Battlefield has massively dwarfed that of the 3,000 Worlds.

## Human Race Army Structure

### Ranking Officers

Much like Ink, the Human Race have corresponding ranks for their High Rank Open Heaven Realm officers. However, under 8th Rank, not all Open Heaven Realm cultivators have officer status. The rankings are as follows:

* **Old Ancestor** - 9th Rank Open Heaven Realm. Historically never numbering much more than 100, they are the venerated leaders of the Human Race forces. They exclusively reside on Ink Battlefield. At least one Old Ancestor oversees each one of the more than 100 Mountain Passes of Ink Battlefield, which serve as the fortresses and main bases of operation for the Human Race forces.
* **Army Commander/Division Chief**- 8th Rank Open Heaven Realm. The mainstay of the Human Race forces, 8th Ranks represent most of the top level powerhouses available to the Human Race war effort. Likewise, the outcome of most battles is usually centered around them.
* **Team Leader/Vice Team Leader** - 7th Rank Open Heaven Realm. The most talented and outstanding 7th Ranks are given officer positions. They are the most numerous of the High Ranks stationed on Ink Battlefield.

### Other Forces

As stated earlier, only 6th Rank Open Heaven Realm cultivators and above have the qualification to even stand on Ink Battlefield. The fewer 5th Ranks that do exist on Ink Battlefield are, usually, former 6th Rank Open Heaven Realm cultivators that have given up a piece of their Small Universe in order to avoid corrosion by Ink. These Middle Rank Open Heaven Realm cultivators are only qualified to battle the innumerable Low Rank Ink Clan, High Rank Ink Clan, or Middle Rank Ink Disciples. As such, the role they can play in most battles is extremely limited.

## Mountain Passes

The Mountain Passes are massive constructs built by Antiquity Great Experts as mobile war machines, bases of operation, and homes for each of the Cave Heavens and Paradises on Ink Battlefield. Every Mountain Pass has a source, through which it can be mobilized and operated for battle through the power of numerous 8th and/or 9th Rank Open Heaven Realm cultivators. Every Mountain Pass under the control of the Human Race is run by at least one Old Ancestor.

The Mountain Passes are named after their respective, or former, Cave Heaven or Paradise. A few examples are given below:

* Blue Sky Pass
* Yin-Yang Pass
* Great Battle Pass
* Azure Void Pass(destroyed)
* Azure Nether Pass
* Wind and Cloud Pass
* Great Evolution Pass
* Myriad Demons Pass
* Wind and Cloud Pass
* Pure Yang Pass

## No-Return Pass

The last line of defense to the 3,000 Worlds, No-Return Pass has been guarded since the Antiquity by both the Dragon Clan and the true Phoenix Clan. These two massively powerful forces serve as a major deterrent to the Ink Clan. The Dragon and Phoenix Clans have an agreement with the Human Race, in that in exchange for guarding No-Return Pass, they do not and can not engage in the war beyond the Pass directly. Hence, the two clans have stood guard here for hundreds of thousands of years.

Once, when Great Evolution Pass fell, a Ink army attacked No-Return Pass. After facing the combined might of the ferocious Dragon and Phoenix Clans, the Ink forces were forced to retreat in defeat and have held a lingering fear of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans ever since.

The gate of No-Return Pass leads into Spatial Territory.

## Origin

Ink Battlefield, as part of one whole with the 3,000 Worlds before the rise of Ink, is said to have been born from the Universe Furnace. Likewise, at the "end of the world," it borders on boundless **Chaos**.

## Other

For a list of notable participants in the original war on Ink Battlefield, check out the Ink Battlefield Soldiers/Officers page.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 5179
2. ↑ Chapter 5401
3. ↑ Chapter 5052
4. ↑ Chapter 5130
5. ↑ Chapter 5452
6. ↑ Chapter 5809