The gathering of the Path of the Prophet's combat divisions naturally became known to everyone, and they had no intention of hiding it from the New Prophet.
The purpose of this move was obvious. Since he liked fighting, they would let him fight to his heart's content in one go.
The Four Symbols Sea Masters and the nine Sea Stars all understood that continuing with piecemeal tactics would only let the New Prophet defeat them one by one. They might as well unite at once. They were gambling. If Chen Mo refused the challenge and changed course, they would have no way to stop him from entering Prophet Star. They were betting that the New Prophet would accept the challenge and clash head-on with them.
This was the final battle.
The Four Symbols Sea Masters and the Nine Great Sea Stars mobilized the combat divisions under their command and jointly called upon the nine major combat divisions. Success or failure would be decided in this single stroke.
The nine major combat divisions did not reject the call of the Four Symbols Sea Masters and the Nine Great Sea Stars.
They were combat divisions and only accepted the commands of the Prophet and military commanders. Unless there was an official appointment document, they would not obey outsiders' orders. Yet this time, they chose to answer the call.
Because they were potential heirs of the Endless Sea. If this trial was not passed, the next Prophet would emerge from among them. And if they moved aside, they would leave too great an opening along the Path of the Prophet, allowing the New Prophet to change course and enter Prophet Star with ease. That would also benefit the New Prophet.
No matter which outcome occurred, it would not harm the combat divisions participating