After all, there is only one Supreme Treasure; it cannot be divided. They can only wait for the Defense Barrier to be worn away and rely on their skills—whoever grabs it first will have it.

Outside the defensive water screen held up by these Tide Spirits, more than a dozen Tier Seven creatures of different appearances were watching the actions of the Tide Spirits from a distance.

They were all waiting, waiting for the moment of chaos among the Tide Spirits, to seize a chance to snatch the Tier Eight Law Treasure.

Once they succeed in grabbing the Law Treasure and taking it out, their destinies will change forever.

...

"Rip——"

At this moment, a spatial rift tore open fifty million miles away from the defensive water screen, and Lor emerged from it.

About five million miles away from Lor, there were two Tier Seven creatures not far apart.

One was a silver dragon spanning a hundred meters with its wings, and the other was a green sphere about half a meter in diameter.

"A Space-Time Transcender?!"

"Did he really come?"

Upon seeing Lor, both were startled.

They previously thought that the person who posted was just seeking attention; after all, the idea of a Tier Six controlling a Law Treasure seemed far-fetched and unrealistic.

However, when they actually saw Lor, they became uncertain again.

Lor spread his perception through the Virtual and Real Space, scanning over the two Tier Seven near him without paying them any mind, and continued to advance.

Soon, he enveloped an area of 132.55 million miles in Virtual and Real Space and perception, which was the maximum range his Virtual and Real Space could extend to after stacking various Traits and the Tier Seven Space-Time Treasure, the Sand of Time.

The eight Tier Seven creatures surrounding the defensive water screen, the water screen with a diameter of thirty million miles, and all 186 Tier Seven Tide Spirits were within his perception.

Besides these creatures, he also found three Spatial Marks, evidently left by other Space Faction cultivators who had arrived before him.

"On the other side, there should be some Tier Seven creatures waiting for the strange fluctuations to disappear, but none of them pose any threat to me." Lor left a Spatial Mark in place and disappeared into the void, then performed another Space Jump, heading back the way he came.

After determining the coordinates, the next step was to determine the maximum range covered by the strange fluctuations and their rate of decay.

The Spatial Mark was simply left there as a convenient means to observe the situation at any time.

Even if it got destroyed, it would just be a minor hassle to locate it later.

He reckoned that no one would be so petty as to destroy it, so he didn’t bother to hide it.

"Yet another competitor we can’t mess with." The silver dragon sighed helplessly.

They came here to change their destinies.

If they accidentally killed that person, let alone change their destinies; they’d fear being squashed instantly by the Manager.

A simple Space Faction cultivator coming to seize the Law Treasure he prized didn’t matter to him. What he feared was encountering someone with such a formidable background that even confronting them wasn’t an option.

In terms of background, no one in the entire Vortex Plane Sea was stronger than this one.

"He clearly only needs to stay in the Plane Group, earning over eleven thousand Law Value every ten thousand years. Why would he risk coming out to compete for the Tier Eight Supreme Treasure with us?" the green sphere asked, bewildered.

To it, this person only needed to continue steadily; achieving the status of the Space-Time Faction’s Overlord and securing a place in the Crystal Domain seemed easy as pie.

Moreover, with the Manager’s favor, there was no need to worry about any untimely demise.

But not in the Vortex Plane Sea.

Firstly, those Tide Spirits wouldn’t care about his status, and they would show no mercy. A moment’s carelessness could lead to demise.

Secondly, during the fight for the treasure, should some creature go berserk and lose rationality, it might not care about his status either.

Only by realizing their potential can geniuses become strong, yet if they fall along the way, they end up with nothing.

"Who knows what he’s thinking." The silver dragon shook its head irritably.

"There’s no need to be overly wary."

The green sphere said, "When facing him, just remember not to use the Emberfall Law; use any other means."

"Targeting his Power of Origin is not allowed, but using other methods to delay him shouldn’t provoke the Manager into taking action."

Emberfall Law is a Law that directly targets the Power of Origin; if not controlled properly, it might deplete that Space-Time Transcender’s Origin completely, hence it must not be used. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

But simply killing him a few times wouldn’t consume much Power of Origin.

Or maybe temporarily sealing him and then releasing him after the competition ends could work too.

Even if the Manager favored this one, it probably wouldn’t involve a direct intervention.

"I understand." The silver dragon replied grumpily.

What it hated most was fighting with tied hands, but even the Overlords in the upper echelons of the Vortex Plane Sea might not dare to act rashly against this person, so what could it do?

...

Outside of 2,433 space nodes.

Lor emerged from the spatial rift and suddenly discovered that the strange fluctuations emitted by a Tier Eight Wind Element Supreme Treasure had disappeared.

"Looks like my luck isn’t bad; this Wind Element Supreme Treasure has already been present for quite some time." Lor’s eyes shone brightly.

When a Tier Eight Supreme Treasure first appears, the strange fluctuations cover a range of 10,000 space nodes.

Now only 2,433 space nodes of the distance remained, less than a quarter of it.

Without hesitation, he quickly jumped westward several times and finally found the boundary of the strange fluctuations.

This boundary was not stationary but was rapidly contracting.

"Based on the distance from here to the location of the Tier Eight Wind Element Law Treasure, there are about 273 years left until the Tide Spirits enter the second phase." Lor easily calculated the time when the Tide Spirits would enter their chaotic phase based on the rate at which the boundary was contracting.

After noting this result in his heart, he continued to jump southeast, searching for other Law Tresures.

As a Space Faction cultivator, he didn’t need to wait idly there; he could take this time to locate more Tier Eight Law Treasures and casually collect a few Tier Seven Law Treasures.

...

Thirteen days later.

Southeast Vortex Plane Sea.

"Hmm, there’s a Tier Seven Water Element Law Treasure twelve space nodes south?" Lor emerged from the spatial rift, immediately capturing new information, and jumped southward.

This was the first time he encountered a Tier Seven Law Treasure, besides the wind and Life Law Treasures.

However, compared to the Wind.Element Law Treasure, the strange fluctuations emitted by the Life Law Treasure still covered a vast 8,600 space nodes, not something he could seize in the short term.

The reason that Tier Eight Treasures are easier to find than Tier Seven Treasures isn’t because Tier Eight Treasures are more numerous.

It’s because, with some effort, several teamed Tier Seven or one powerful Tier Seven creature might be able to directly snatch a Tier Seven Law Treasure from the Tide Spirits.

But Tier Eight is different; it’s guarded by over a hundred Tier Seven Tide Spirits. Once attempts are made to snatch it, they would summon more Tier Seven Tide Spirits.

If stopped, and unable to break through the encirclement quickly, it would end disastrously, forcing one to wait until their chaotic phase to make a move.

...

Above a medium vortex.

Sixteen Tier Seven Tide Spirits raised a united defense water screen over millions of miles, eagerly wearing down the Defense Barrier outside the Tier Seven Water Element Law Treasure.

Based on their calculations, within five years at most, the Defense Barrier around the Tier Seven Law Treasure would be completely worn down.

Whoever can seize it would qualify to become the semi-emperor of a large sea area, enjoying the tribute of countless clansmen and greatly speeding up their achievement towards becoming a true emperor.

Outside the united defense water screen, while three lone Tier Seven creatures were wary of each other, they also kept a close eye on the situation inside the defense screen.

Before their stakeout, they naturally assessed the decay speed of the strange fluctuations. According to their estimates, in no more than six years, or as few as four years, they would have the opportunity to snatch the Tier Seven Water Element Law Treasure.

Based on marketplace evaluations, this Water Element Law Treasure had a recycling value as high as 3 Law Value points.

Once seized and taken out, even sharing half with the Alliance would grant 1.5 Law Value, enough to exchange for a slightly inferior Tier Seven Law Treasure.

While the Tide Spirits and the three Tier Seven creatures awaited eagerly, a spatial rift crossed the united defense water screen, suddenly appearing next to the drop-shaped black Tier Seven Law Treasure.