The extremely unfair disparity in strength made Clement, Ford, and the others incredibly wary of Alex.
Furthermore, they all wisely abandoned the thought of taking revenge for Collin.
However, just as everyone thought Alex would take Collin’s place and stand alongside them, they saw him leap down from the Heaven Reaching Platform.
He stood with his arms crossed as before, looking up at them expressionlessly. "Who is next?"
Clement, Ford, and Irene were all stunned.
Before participating in the Elemental Trial, did no one tell this kid the rules?
Defeating one of them and taking their place already made you one of the five strongest in elemental attainments in the entire Divine Blade Sect.
How did defeating just one Collin not satisfy your craving? You absolutely had to beat all of them before you were willing to stop?
Alex’s domineering attitude caused the several heavenly geniuses to reveal expressions of indignation.
Irene narrowed her eyes. "Good, since you still want to fight, then I will come meet you! If you have the ability, then snatch my spot away too!"
On the high mountain in the distance, seeing Alex casually defeat Collin with just a single Nature’s Wrath Shattering Fist, the elders all had complex expressions.
Especially Radiant Sun Peak’s Master Loris, whose face was full of misery.
Because Collin was exactly his personal disciple, his prized student.
"Senior Brother Sylra, why did you not tell me earlier that this Taryn’s talent in the Dao of Elements was also this monstrous?" Loris said with a bitter face.
"My Radiant Sun Peak is small and sparse. We are practically unknown in the Grand Sect Competition, and were counting on the Elemental Trial to gain some face. I did not expect that this year, even this sole opportunity would be reduced to acting as a foil."
The other elders also had complex expressions, looking at Sylra with envy and jealousy.
"This kid looks unremarkable, but I did not expect him to actually possess the power of both wood and fire elements." Aerin could not help but sigh.
"No wonder back during the entrance examination, he was able to suppress Blair, Knox, and all those other geniuses to seize the champion title."
"Hmm? Wait..." Looking at the light screen, after defeating Collin, Alex did not occupy the Heaven Reaching Platform.
Instead, he leaped down, said a few words, and then jumped onto Irene’s platform.
Aerin’s expression instantly changed. "What is this kid trying to do?! These are the ultimate Five Great Heaven Reaching Platforms! Could it be he wants to fight them like he did in the preliminary rings?!"
Under the incredulous gazes of the elders, Alex leaped onto Irene’s platform, and the barrier space unfolded.
Irene narrowed her eyes and sneered coldly. "Kid, to simultaneously master two elemental powers and defeat Collin in one move is indeed very remarkable."
"But I am not that easy to deal with. Of the two elements you have mastered, your wood element is countered by my fire controlling techniques, and when it comes to fire, you are absolutely not my match!"
"Oh." Alex shrugged and smiled faintly.
"Then make a move and let us try."
"Arrogant!" Irene gritted her teeth.
"Taryn, originally you had already obtained a spot on the Five Great Heaven Reaching Platforms and had a great chance of becoming a final advancer."
"Yet you are so audacious as to dare despise us and challenge our dignity! You will definitely pay the price for your arrogance!"
"Fire Feather Thousand Incineration Spears!"
Irene shouted delicately and unfurled two wings of raging fire behind her back.
The wings flapped violently, summoning thousands of long spears condensed from magma, thrusting towards Alex.
The temperature within the barrier skyrocketed.
"Tsk, catching on fire so exaggeratedly..." A smile hooked on Alex’s mouth, and wisps of blue light lingered in his palm.
"Save this level of fire for lighting birthday candles, Magma Girl."
"Mad Wave Heaven Deceiving Technique!"
Alex shouted deeply and blasted out a palm strike across the air, the blue light rapidly condensed, transforming into a monstrous giant wave that surged toward the raging fire spears.
The moment the spears touched the giant wave, they were instantly swallowed by the icy spray, like clay oxen entering the sea, they failed to stir up the slightest ripple.
Witnessing this overwhelming tsunami surging toward her, Irene’s expression could not help but change.
"Water techniques?! You actually..."
However, before she could finish her exclamation, the giant wave had already roared over. Like a prehistoric behemoth, it swallowed Irene whole. Ten thousand feet of spray roared up, making the entire barrier seem as if it were boiling.
A moment later, the boiling subsided. Irene was seen lying weakly on the wooden pillar, her face as pale as paper, trembling incessantly, completely unable to move.
This scene caused Clement and Ford to look terrified, as if staring at a monster.
"This fellow actually possesses the three elements of water, fire, and wood simultaneously?! Is he a monster?!"
Kevin, who had remained silent the whole time, had a fanatic gleam in his eyes. He finally turned and looked squarely at Alex, appearing extremely excited.
He seemed to hope that Alex would challenge him next.
And in the distance, the elders were also deeply shocked, and seeing his beloved disciple defeated in a single move, Aerin’s face was full of heartache.
But amidst the heartache, like the other elders, he was stunned by Alex’s performance.
To simultaneously master two elemental powers, one might be picked out of ten thousand people.
But to simultaneously master three elemental powers, there might not even be one in a million.
Almost every expert who mastered three elements could make a name for themselves and leave a heavy mark in the annals of history.
This Taryn was absolutely a veritable treasure worthy of having massive resources poured into his cultivation.
"By the way, Senior Brother Aerin..." Loris said weakly.
"Look at this Taryn, after defeating Irene, he actually leaped down from the ring again."