In the original novel, this was one of the most important spiritual treasures Knox used in the late game to prove his Dao as a Great Emperor.
As long as he could obtain the power of the Five Element Venerables to fill the five elemental grooves of the wheel, he could become an unmatched elemental titan of the current era.
Then, by finding the power of two Emperor-level experts from the ancient era, Profound Sun Great Emperor and Moon Nether Great Emperor, and filling the Sun and Moon grooves, he would be able to grasp the power of the Heavenly Dao, manipulating the sun, moon, and stars for his own use.
By then, even if he had not yet proven his Dao, he would already possess the divine might of a Great Emperor.
Just thinking about it was enough to make one’s blood boil with excitement.
"Many thanks, Elder Aerin!" Alex did not stand on ceremony, he directly waved his hand, took the Sun and Moon Five Elements Wheel, and stowed it into his storage ring.
Immediately after, walking with wide, hurried strides, he turned around and left.
Leaving Kevin standing there in a daze. He instantly felt as if he had been ignored and treated like empty air, grinding his teeth in fury, his face filled with towering rage.
"Kid, you look down on me entirely too much! Today, you will either defeat me fair and square and become the champion of the Elemental Trial, or you will leave that Sun and Moon Five Elements Wheel behind for me!"
Alex turned his head and shot Kevin a glance, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.
He clearly had urgent business and was too lazy to entangle himself with this kid.
Why was he being so stubborn, acting like a turtle that swallowed an iron weight, dead set on seeking his own death? Could it be that Vincent’s death and the annihilation of Sunblaze Peak really caused him to suffer a mental breakdown?
Alex squinted at the purple wind chime. It was still shaking desperately, indicating extreme urgency.
Left with no other choice, he shrugged. "You absolutely insist on fighting me?"
"That is right!" Kevin said decisively.
"I absolutely insist!"
"Alright, then I will grant your wish." Alex raised his index and middle fingers, casually tossing out an earth-colored orb of light.
The orb floated in front of Kevin and instantly condensed, transforming into a human figure completely identical to Alex.
"An Earth Clone?!" Aerin and the others looked at each other, their expressions becoming even more complicated.
Kevin, on the other hand, was so angry he gritted his teeth, his eyes nearly tearing at the seams, he almost vomited blood from sheer fury on the spot.
The Clone technique was one of the most commonly used techniques by elemental cultivators. However, a clone only possessed one-tenth of the main body’s strength, so it was almost never used for actual combat.
He never expected that Alex would just walk away himself, leaving behind a mere clone to brush him off.
Kevin instantly felt fiercely despised, flying into a thunderous rage, he plunged both hands into the ground, hoisted up a massive boulder, and smashed it ruthlessly toward the clone.
"You bastard, how dare you underestimate me! Taryn, go die!"
Watching this boulder charge forward like a wild bull, the clone suddenly opened its eyes and teleported into midair.
With just a light tap of its fingers, the moment they made contact, the boulder was reduced to fine powder.
"What?!" Kevin’s eyes widened in horror.
"How is this possible?!"
But before he could react, the clone had already charged at him with a terrifying offensive.
"Stone Dragon Hand!"
During its dive, the clone’s left hand transformed into a dragon claw forged of solid rock. The tips were razor-sharp, exuding menacing killing intent.
Kevin revealed a look of panic and hurriedly summoned an earth wall.
However, the seemingly indestructible wall, the moment the clone touched it, instantly turned to fine powder.
It failed to delay its movements for a single second.
While Kevin was still dazed, the clone had already arrived right in front of him, gripping his throat in a deathhold with its rock claw.
The other elders shouted anxiously. "Taryn, show mercy!"
However, this clone was not directly controlled by Alex.
Instead, it possessed an independent combat consciousness, capable of holding its own as a helper on the battlefield.
The clone’s arm exerted force, pinning Kevin directly to the ground, the rock claw pierced deeply into the earth as it said flatly. "Yellow Springs Swamp!"
The hard, rocky ground around them instantly turned into a thick, yellow mud swamp, exuding a terrifying suction force.
The elders had originally wanted to rush up and stop it, but their feet were instantly bound by the yellow mud, completely unable to move.
"What?! Taryn, you actually dare to attack us!" Aerin, Torin, and the others were shocked and enraged.
However, the clone could not even be bothered to spare them a glance, it continued to look down upon Kevin and said flatly. "Bluestone Curse!"
"No..." Kevin’s face was deathly pale, he said hoarsely.
"Taryn, I surrender, I concede, I beg you..."
However, before his plea could fully leave his mouth, a majestic force poured into his body.
In an instant, Kevin’s flesh and blood body turned directly into a stiff stone statue, completely immobilized forever.
The clone narrowed its eyes and gave a light tap.
Kevin’s stone statue shattered with a bang, turning into dust and drifting away into nothingness.
This terrifying and ruthless killing method left all the elders stunned, every one of them wore an expression of shock, rage, panic, and absolute complexity.
As the former chief disciple of Vincent, Kevin was not only the Divine Blade Sect’s number one earth cultivator, but he also possessed the powerful cultivation of a peak Mahayana Realm expert.
His strength already surpassed more than half of the elders, relatively weaker elders like Loris and Lorin were absolutely no match for Kevin.
But this incredibly powerful Kevin was actually effortlessly killed by a mere clone of Taryn that only possessed one-tenth of his strength!