Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

As the treasure light appeared in the south, several pillars of light also shot up from the north and the west.

A count revealed that the south had one, the west had three, and the north had two. Including the Basking Moon Sect's two, there were eight in total. The ninth was the Taiyi Profound Clarity Cup, meaning that there was still one treasure missing.

But this wasn't important. So long as they could defeat the other teams, the last one would end up in the hands of the victor.

Upon seeing the three sides each releasing their treasure lights, Peng Yaolong laughed and said, "Let's show our own!"

He took out a bronze mirror from his Mustard Seed Bag. This was the Water Diffraction Mirror, which could be used to defend against large-scale spell arts, but it only worked on purely spiritual energy attacks. It meant little for Peng Yaolong, but it was still better than the other art relic.

On the other end, Zhu Fengdao took out a vase of white jade. This jade vase was the Sundew Vase. If it were used to water a spirit field, the plants would grow better. If one watered it every day, a two-year spirit plant would have the medicinal power of a three-year plant. But there was too little dew to cover much of an area. And while the vase was nice, it had no use in battle, so it was no wonder that Peng Yaolong had chosen the Diffraction Mirror.

The radiance unleashed by thel eight treasures indicated that the war had begun.

Of course, everyone could choose to defend their positions, not attack each other, and leave with what they had.

But this was basically impossible.

The first reason was that this competition was a game where the strongest won, where the victor was king. The stronger side would never be able to accept a situation that wasn't to their advantage. The alliance of the Basking Moon Sect and Thousand Passions Sect had twenty people, clearly stronger than the sixteen people of the Horizon Ocean Pavilion/Seven Absolutions Sect alliance, but they only had four treasures. They had no reason to let the other side be. Secondly, a treasure protector was different from a discoverer. For example, Yun Wuji hadn't been the one to find the Taiyi Profound Clarity Cup. Rather, a Godhead Palace student had found it and handed it to him. If Yun Wuji had succeeded in guarding the treasure, he would have given the discoverer a reward. The same was true for the Basking Moon Sect's Water Diffraction Mirror and Sundew Vase. The former had been found by Qing Yuan and given to Peng Yaolong, while the latter had been found by Zhu Fengdao, and he had not given it to anyone yet. If everyone just held their positions and didn't attack, Zhu Fengdao could keep the treasure and become one of the top ten. For elites like Peng Yaolong, this was unacceptable, and it was liable to end up in internal strife.

Battle against others was the best choice to avoid this internal strife.

Thus, whether it was for the sect or the individual, everyone would choose to go on the attack.

Zhu Fengdao took out the white jade vase and looked at Ye Tianshang. Ye Tianshang thought it over and finally accepted it. His original plan had been to abandon this item and seize a more suitable one, but since Tang Jie was set on the Stop Gate Banner, Ye Tianshang decided to leave that chance for him.

With the ownership of the Sundew Vase decided, Peng Yaolong shouted, "Since nine of the ten treasures have appeared, what are we waiting for? Go!"

"Let's go!" all the students bellowed, taking to the sky. Only Wei Tianchong and Qi Shaoming were left on the ground.

These were the only Spirit Platform students left in the Basking Moon Sect group. One had been recommended because of his nine-cycle Jade Gate, while the other had been allowed in as an exception because he was Changfeng's True Inheritor. Tang Jie should have been with them, but now that Tang Jie had shed his mortality, the two of them had to rely on themselves.

"Hey, hey, don't forget us!" Wei Tianchong jumped frantically once he saw his senior brothers take flight.

Tang Jie laughed and pointed at Wei Tianchong's feet, and a vortex bore Wei Tianchong aloft. On the other end, Ye Tianshang threw out his Sandstream Sword, which took Qi Shaoming into the air.

At the same time, the treasure lights of the other three sects moved, beginning to approach each other.

The difference in strength caused the students to fly in different directions.

The Thousand Passions Sect moved from the north to the east, clearly planning to group up with the Basking Moon Sect so that they could fight together.

Horizon Ocean Pavilion to the west pursued the Thousand Passions Sect. For them, a joint battle wasn't beneficial. As the Thousand Passions Sect and Horizon Ocean Pavilion had around the same number of people, and Horizon Ocean Pavilion had Lan Yu while the Thousand Passions Sect had lost Li Zhiping, Horizon Ocean Pavilion had the slight advantage. Besides that, the two sects were opposed to each other. Thus, Horizon Ocean Pavilion sought a one-on-one battle with the Thousand Passions Sect.

The Basking Moon Sect moved straight toward the Seven Absolutions Sect.

As the strongest side, Peng Yaolong and company preferred to attack the Seven Absolutions Sect while the Thousand Passions Sect fought with Horizon Ocean Pavilion, rather than joining together in battle. The greatest benefit of this was that once Horizon Ocean Pavilion defeated the Thousand Passions Sect, the Basking Moon Sect, which would have defeated the Seven Absolutions Sect, wouldn't have to attack the Thousand Passions Sect, nor would it have to split the spoils.