The process was indeed supposed to work like that.
After all, once a powerhouse discovered a treasure, their first thought would surely be to keep it for themselves!
Only if they could not claim it alone would they gather others to seize it together, then give them a certain reward afterward... Yet the rulers of the Star Spirit Alliance had indeed been summoned by the Lord of Divine Grace.
This was...
"What utter nonsense! You think you can fool us with information everyone knows?
By your logic, wouldn't there also be rulers among you humans possessed by the aberrant?" the Lord of Divine Grace said heavily.
He had thought Chu Yuan would continue arguing with him, yet Chu Yuan attacked outright!
"I can't be bothered wasting words on you!"
With a wave of his hand, thunderclouds gathered and heavenly might surged!
Yet his target was not any of the rulers present. The first bolt of azure lightning struck directly at the phantom flower faintly encircled by the three races!
Not far from Chu Yuan, the human ruler was horrified.
"Chu Yuan! Don't act rashly!"
He was the very one who had stopped the Lord of the Rain Serpent earlier: the Aurora Lord!
Even if what Chu Yuan said made sense, and perhaps he really had discovered some clues—
How could they gamble on something like this?
Everyone knew that treasures nurtured within the cosmic battlefield remained connected to the Sea of Law Origins before they fully emerged into the world.
In other words, their roots had yet to be severed...
Attacking or forcibly taking one at this time was no different from directly provoking the Sea of Law Origins!
A terrifying backlash would descend in an instant!
However, Chu Yuan moved far too quickly. From the gathering of thunderclouds to