As a result, the spiritual energy barriers suddenly vanished, allowing the whole group to see each other’s existence, instantly leaving them looking completely bewildered.

"This... what is going on?"

Alex unhurriedly walked over from a distance, smiling apologetically. "Everyone, apologies, but I am in a bit of a hurry. Could I ask all of you to just come at me together, so I can gather enough points quickly?"

"What did you say?!" The thirty disciples looked at each other in dismay, every single one wearing faces full of unbelievable shock.

These people were the strongest elemental cultivators of their respective peaks, second only to the five strongest individuals from the previous term.

They were the most outstanding batch of dark horses in this year’s Elemental Trial.

To tell the truth, relying purely on strength to fight all the way from the primary rings to the final rings without losing a single match was an extremely slim possibility.

They were all sitting in their rings, killing time and farming points, waiting until they had enough before going to challenge the Heaven-Reaching Platforms.

As a result, just when they almost had enough points, this guy of unknown origin suddenly barged in. And the moment he opened his mouth, he wanted to challenge all of them by himself.

Was this not a bit far too arrogant?

"Heh, kid, it is quite impressive that you managed to fight your way from the primary rings all the way here." One young man stood with his arms crossed, sneering coldly.

"Would it not be a pity to be eliminated and sent home right here?"

"Many thanks for the reminder." Alex smiled faintly.

"However, I do not need your concern, I only need your points."

"Good, then let us see if you have the skill!"

"Golden Sand Burst!" The young man revealed a look of anger, he instantly brought his fingers together, opened his mouth, and spewed out streams of golden sand.

Seeing this, the others, whose hands were already itching unbearably, all unleashed their moves as well.

"Wood Spirit Leaf!"

"Water Wave Blade!"

"Flying Fire Piercer!"

"Yellow Mud Bullet!"

For a moment, various elements flew and surged wildly, interweaving into a colorful, sky-blotting rainstorm. The elemental power was so formidable it practically exploded.

Facing this overwhelming, heaven-and-earth-covering elemental might, although Alex’s figure seemed as insignificantly small as an ant, his expression did not change in the slightest.

Instead, he unhurriedly brought his fingers together, placed them to his lips, and exhaled a torrent of raging fire.

"Fire Cloud Tribulation!"

Just now, when dealing with those people in the secondary, intermediate, and high rings, Alex had held back to some extent, preventing himself from accidentally burning anyone to death.

But at this moment, facing these thirty Void Amalgamation and Mahayana Realm experts, he finally did not need to show mercy, he directly let loose, using his full strength for the first time.

The pillar of fire spewed from his mouth instantly transformed into a sky-burning sea of flames, directly swallowing the incoming barrage of elemental powers into it.

Only then did the thirty genius disciples realize something was wrong, but it was already too late. Swallowed by the gaping maw of the roaring flames, they let out miserable screams, completely powerless to resist.

In the distance, on top of a mountain peak, Aerin, Blake, Lorin, Loris, and the other major elders were currently drinking tea while talking and laughing cheerfully.

Compared to the Grand Sect Competition and the Newcomer Examination, where the major elders acted like enemies, the atmosphere of this Elemental Trial appeared much more harmonious and amiable.

Because, as colleagues who had served as elders for hundreds of years, almost every elder completely knew each other’s bottom line.

The disciples with superior elemental talent numbered only a few under each person’s command. They could not just magically appear out of thin air.

In other words, the champion of the Elemental Trial had actually long been predetermined internally.

It just depended on whose on-the-spot performance was better, therefore, the crowd of elders could be so harmonious, amiably sitting and drinking tea.

"Ding!" Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out in unison by everyone’s ears.

Loris raised an eyebrow with interest. "I did not expect the first person to advance from the final rings to the Heaven-Reaching Platforms this quickly."

Torin said confidently. "Hmph, it is definitely my disciple! His temper has always been the most impatient, he absolutely could not endure just using time to accumulate points, he must have gotten impatient, defeated someone, and gone ahead to challenge the Heaven-Reaching Platforms early!"

"Senior Brother Torin, why are you so confident?" Lorin laughed.

"Perhaps it is my disciple, his talent in water manipulation has been praised by the Sect Master, and it perfectly counters your disciple. Perhaps yours fell right into our hands."

Blake was unwilling to fall behind. "Heh, you two are so arbitrary. Why could the first to advance not be my Peak’s disciple? His gold manipulation technique was personally taught by me, he can freely manipulate gold into a fluid state and control it with ease."

"The way I see it, my disciple is definitely the first to advance!"

Sylra drank tea on the side, seemingly too lazy to compete with them. Meanwhile, Aerin silently took out a mirror and summoned a real-time light screen of the final rings scene.

The elders hurriedly gathered around, unable to wait to see exactly who had advanced first.

However, upon seeing the scene on the light screen, everyone was dumbfounded.

The outstanding heavenly geniuses of their respective peaks that they were just bragging about were currently all lying on the ground, their bodies emitting black smoke, their skin appearing slightly charred.

And amidst the thirty heavily injured casualties continuously groaning was a lazy and casual figure seen from behind, yawning while walking toward the ultimate Heaven-Reaching Platforms.

"Who is he?!" The elders instantly widened their eyes one by one, their expressions as terrified as if they had seen a ghost.

"The thirty people in the final rings are the most superior heavenly geniuses of our respective peaks."

"They are also among the few in the entire Divine Blade Sect capable of challenging those five experts."

"This year, they actually got directly defeated and eliminated without even fighting a single proper match?"