The genius who counterattacked the mainland

They donned their protective suits and prepared to leave the cabin to investigate. The moment the hatch opened, a strange energy rushed towards them. This energy, seemingly alive, seeped in through the cracks in their suits. Xu Tiancai and the others felt a numbness throughout their bodies, as if countless tiny electric currents were running through them.

A-Gang swung his axe, trying to dispel the energy, but discovered that the axe itself was also stained with colored spots. Those spots flickered, as if corroding the axe's energy. "There's something strange about the energy in this nebula," A-Gang said with a frown.

Xu Tiancai attempted to envelop himself in the power of the stars, slowly drifting out of the airship. Protected by the star power, the erosion of the strange energy was somewhat mitigated. He looked around and saw, amidst the multicolored light of the nebula, faint outlines that resembled the remains of ancient buildings or the remains of a gigantic creature.

"We need to go over there and see if we can find a way to leave or repair the airship," Xu Tiancai said, moving towards the vague outlines. Lin and Agang followed closely behind, struggling to move forward through the nebula, fighting against the powerful energy interference with every step.

As they approached the outlines, they discovered a vast, circular ruin. Its walls were covered in mysterious runes and patterns. These runes emitted a faint glow, interweaving with the colors of the nebula, as if telling an ancient story. At the entrance to the ruins stood two massive stone statues. Their faces were blurred, but their postures seemed to guard something.

As they approached the entrance, the statue's eyes suddenly gleamed, and a powerful force surged from it, sweeping toward them. Xu Tiancai quickly exerted his power, forming a shield of light in front of the three of them. The shield collided with the force, emitting a deafening roar and rippling across the shield.

"Looks like we need to take care of these two guys first." Ah Gang gripped his axe tightly and charged towards one of the stone statues. His speed was incredible, and the moment he reached the statue, he slashed fiercely with his axe at its legs. Sparks flew, but the statue only swayed slightly, with no apparent damage to its legs.

The statue swung its massive arms, charging towards Agang. Agang dodged nimbly, weaving in and out of the statue's attacks, searching for a flaw. Meanwhile, Lin cast an ice spell, attempting to freeze the statue's movements. Icy arrows shot at the statue, condensing into a layer of frost on its surface, but the heat radiating from the statue quickly melted the frost.

Xu Tiancai combined the power of the stars, the power of the phoenix, his newly acquired strength, and the power of the Galaxy Guardian Bracelet, firing a multicolored beam at the statue's eyes. After the beam struck the statue's eyes, the statue's movements slowed slightly. "Attack their eyes! That's the key!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

After hearing the command, Agang seized the opportunity and jumped towards the statue's eyes. He raised his axe high and chopped it down hard. The axe hit the statue's eye, splashing a burst of bright light. The statue's eye was destroyed, and its power was weakened. Agang took the opportunity to swing the axe again and chopped it towards the statue's other eye, completely destroying its visual system. The statue, without an eye, began to attack blindly. Agang easily dodged its attacks, then continued to chop the statue's body with the axe, gradually destroying it.

Elsewhere, Lin and Xu Tiancai used the same method against another stone statue. Their combined attack destroyed the statue's eyes, and they continued attacking the statue's body, ultimately shattering it. After defeating the statue, they entered the ruins.

The interior of the ruins was a vast space, permeated by a dense nebula energy. In the center lay a vast energy pool, its liquid shimmering with multicolored light and swirling constantly, as if possessed by a living being. Surrounding the pool were small stone platforms, upon which lay a variety of strange objects, some resembling ancient crystal skulls, others like scrolls radiating a mysterious light.

"These things look impressive, perhaps they can help us," Lin said. They cautiously approached the stone platform, ready to examine the items. However, as they approached the platform, humanoid energy forms emerged from the energy pool. These energy forms were composed entirely of nebula energy, their eyes flickering with an eerie light, and they held weapons condensed from the energy.

The energy entities attacked Xu Tiancai and the others, their movements swift and agile, their weapons wielding with ferocity. Ah Gang met them with his massive axe, his axe colliding with the energy entity's weapon, sending up a shower of colorful energy sparks. But the energy entities had no physical form, and while Ah Gang's attacks dispersed them, they quickly reunited.

Lin cast an ice spell, attempting to freeze the energy entities. Ice arrows struck the energy entities, forming a layer of frost on their bodies, but the frost couldn't stop them. They broke free from the frost and continued charging towards Lin. Xu Tiancai combined all his strength, firing a series of colorful beams at the energy entities. The beams left burn marks on their bodies, but the energy entities continued their attack.

"These energy bodies seem impossible to completely eliminate. We need to find the source that controls them," Xu Tiancai said. He observed his surroundings and discovered that the energy fluctuations in the energy pool seemed to be connected to the movements of the energy bodies. "Perhaps the source lies within the energy pool," Xu Tiancai speculated.

They dodged the energy entities' attacks while approaching the energy pool. As they neared the pool, the energy entities' attacks intensified, seemingly trying to prevent Xu Tiancai and the others from reaching the pool. A-Gang led the way, using his giant axe to scatter the approaching energy entities, buying time for his teammates. Lin, on the other hand, cast spells around them, creating ice walls and light shields to temporarily block the energy entities' attacks.

When they finally reached the energy pool, Xu Tiancai felt a powerful suction coming from it. He quickly steadied himself, using the power of the stars to resist the suction. In the center of the energy pool, he saw a core emitting a strong glow. Runes swirled around the core, seemingly controlling the generation and movement of the energy body.

"We need to destroy that core to deal with these energy bodies," Xu Tiancai said. But destroying the core wasn't easy. The energy pool was incredibly powerful, and the core was protected by powerful runes. "Let me try," Lin said. She cast a forbidden ice spell, consuming a significant portion of her life force and transforming it into an extreme cold force. The surrounding temperature plummeted, and the surface of the energy pool began to freeze.

The energy bodies' movements slowed, and Xu Tiancai and Agang seized the opportunity to launch an attack, dispersing the approaching energy bodies. Lin concentrated her mind, extending her cold energy towards the core of the energy pool. The cold energy touched the runes surrounding the core, and a hint of frost appeared on them, but the runes' light continued to shine, undestroyed.

"Let's attack together!" Xu Tiancai shouted. He gathered all his strength in his hands, forming a massive ball of light. Agang also unleashed the full force of his axe, infusing it with the power of lightning. Lin continued to cast ice spells, infusing even more of the cold into her attacks. The three of them simultaneously attacked the core of the energy pool.

After the orb of light, the great axe, and the cold force struck the core, it trembled violently. The surrounding runes flickered, and the energy bodies' movements became increasingly chaotic. Cracks appeared on the core, and powerful energy surged from them, attempting to repair it.

"We can't let it repair! Keep attacking!" Xu Tiancai shouted. They ignored the energy shockwaves and launched another attack. Under their continued assault, the cracks in the core grew larger and larger, eventually shattering. As the core shattered, the energy bodies transformed into streaks of light and vanished into thin air, and the energy in the energy pool gradually calmed down.

"Huh, finally solved." Ah Gang breathed a sigh of relief. They sat down on the ground, exhausted, and rested for a while. Then they began to examine the items on the stone platform. Xu Tiancai picked up a crystal skull. When his hand touched the skull, a message came from it, a message about the history of this ruin.

It turns out that this ruin was a sacrificial site for a powerful ancient civilization. This civilization once mastered a method to control the energy of the nebula, using this energy to develop highly advanced technology and magic. However, their research into dark forces later lost control, leading to the entire civilization being consumed by the darkness, leaving only this ruin.

"It seems the dark forces are even more dangerous than we imagined," Lin exclaimed. "We must quickly find the source of the dark forces and prevent them from further devastating the universe," Xu Tiancai said. They continued to examine other items, and on a scroll emitting a mysterious glow, they found some information on how to repair the airship's power system.

According to the scroll, it is necessary to collect some special materials from the ruins and combine them in a specific way to repair the airship. These special materials are distributed in different corners of the ruins, some in the cracks of the walls, and some in hidden secret rooms.

They began searching the ruins for special materials. During their search, they discovered a hidden passage. The walls of the passage were covered in increasingly complex runes, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura. "This passage might lead to something more important. Let's go in and take a look," Xu Tiancai said. They followed the passage deeper into the ruins.

At the end of the passage is a huge hall, with a huge stone statue in the center. The statue is shaped like an old man holding a staff. His face is kind, but his eyes reveal a sense of majesty. Surrounding the statue are several smaller stone statues, which appear to be worshiping the old statue.

As they entered the hall, the old man's stone statue's eyes suddenly gleamed, and the surrounding smaller stone statues sprang to life. They attacked Xu Tiancai and the others. While their movements weren't as agile as the earlier statues, they were numerous and swarmed towards them.

Agang wielded his great axe, carving a bloody path through the horde of small stone statues. Each swing of his axe shattered several, but more came pouring in from all directions. Lin cast an ice spell, attempting to freeze the small stone statues' movements. Chains of ice shot from her hands, binding some of the small stone statues together, but they struggled to break free and continued their attack.

Xu Tiancai combined the power of the stars with his newfound strength, firing beams of light at the small stone statues. The beams left burn marks on their bodies, and some were shattered by the beams. But the statues seemed undaunted, charging frantically towards them.

"This isn't going to work. We need to find a way to control these small stone statues," Xu Tiancai said. He observed his surroundings and noticed a glowing gem on the old man's staff. The gem's light seemed to be connected to the small statues' movements. "Attack that gem!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Upon hearing the command, A-Gang and Lin immediately rushed towards the old statue. A-Gang fended off the smaller statue's attacks, while Lin cast a spell to assist him. Xu Tiancai seized the opportunity and fired a powerful beam of light at the gem on the old statue's staff. The beam struck the gem, causing it to flicker several times, and the smaller statue's movements slowed.

They seized the opportunity to launch a more violent attack, charging towards the group of small stone statues. Under their combined attack, the small statues were gradually destroyed. When the last small statue was destroyed, the light of the old man's statue gradually dimmed.

"It seems there are still many secrets waiting for us to discover here," Xu Tiancai said. They walked towards the old man's stone statue, ready to see if there were any clues. As they approached the statue, it suddenly spoke.