The genius who counterattacked the mainland

The strange light streaked across the sky like a meteor, hurtling towards them. It grew brighter and brighter, its speed so rapid that Xu Tiancai and the others barely had time to react. Just as the light was about to reach them, a gentle force enveloped them. It brought no harm, but instead a warm and mysterious feeling.

After the light faded, they found themselves in a dreamlike space. Surrounding them were multicolored curtains of light, shimmering with strange patterns that resembled ancient runes or the orbits of stars in the universe. Beneath their feet lay a transparent crystal floor, revealing a galaxy of brilliant light flowing below.

"What is this place?" Agang gripped his battle axe tightly and looked around vigilantly. His voice echoed in the silent space with a hint of tension.

"I don't know, but this light doesn't seem to have any malicious intent. Maybe it's some kind of guidance." Xu Tiancai said. His eyes were attracted by the pattern on the light screen, and he tried to decipher some information from it.

Lin cast a detection spell, but it was like a drop in the ocean in this space, with no feedback. "The magic rules here seem completely different from what we're used to. My magic can't detect any useful information," Lin said with a frown, a hint of worry in her eyes.

The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess were also observing their surroundings carefully. They both felt that this space was hiding a huge secret.

Suddenly, from the depths of space, a melodious music echoed. It was like the sound of nature, carrying an ethereal aura. As the music began, the patterns on the light curtain began to flow, as if imbued with life. Some of the patterns detached from the light curtain, transforming into luminous birds that circled around them.

"These birds... seem to be guiding us," Xu Tiancai said, heading in the direction the birds had flown. The others followed closely behind him, shuttling through this mysterious space.

They followed the bird through curtains of light, and with each one, the surrounding scenery changed. Sometimes it was a forest ablaze with colorful flames, the flames dancing but harmless, instead emitting a peaceful atmosphere; sometimes it was a garden filled with giant crystal flowers, the flowers shimmering with light, and the stamens seemed to contain the mysteries of the universe.

After passing through a maze woven of golden light, they arrived at a huge circular plaza. In the center of the plaza stood a towering white tower, its body engraved with intricate runes and patterns. The runes emitted a soft glow, as if telling ancient stories.

"This tower should be the key." Xu Tiancai said, looking at the giant tower.

As they approached the tower, its doors slowly opened, and a powerful wave of energy surged from within. They entered the tower, revealing a spacious hall whose walls were inlaid with countless crystal balls, each housing a small world: mountains and rivers, bustling cities, and mysterious wonderlands.

"The worlds within these crystal balls...are truly magical," Lin exclaimed. She approached one to get a closer look. As her hand touched the ball, a flash of light appeared, and her consciousness was drawn into the world within.

"Lin!" Xu Tiancai shouted, but it was too late.

"We have to go in and save her." A Gang said, and was about to rush towards the crystal ball.

"Wait, we don't know the situation here yet, so we can't act rashly." Xu Tiancai stopped Agang. He carefully observed the crystal ball and found some energy nodes on it. The energy fluctuations of these nodes seemed to have some connection with other places in the tower.

The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess are also looking for a way to enter the crystal ball. They find that there is a small magic circle next to each crystal ball, which may be the key to entering the crystal ball world.

Xu Tiancai walked over to the magic circle next to the crystal ball where Lin had entered. He combined the power of the stars, the power of the phoenix, and the power of the guardian pearl with the power of the four artifacts, and carefully injected it into the magic circle. The magic circle began to glow under the infusion of power, and a light gate appeared before them.

"Let's go." Xu Tiancai was the first to walk into the light gate, followed closely by A Gang, the mysterious figure and the Ice Princess.

When they entered the world inside the crystal ball, they discovered a beautiful fairyland. Colorful clouds floated in the sky, and the ground was covered with soft green grass and blooming flowers. In the distance, a fairy mountain stood, and on the mountain stood a magnificent palace. Lin was walking towards the palace.

"Lin!" Xu Tiancai shouted and chased after Lin.

Lin seemed not to hear their calls and continued walking towards the palace. They quickened their pace and caught up with Lin. Xu Tiancai grabbed Lin's arm, but found that Lin's eyes were empty, as if she was controlled by something.

"She's under an illusion. We have to wake her up," Xu Tiancai said. He cast a light purification spell, trying to dispel the illusion within Lin's body. The power of light enveloped Lin, and her eyes began to clear up.

"Where... where am I?" Lin woke up and looked at the surrounding scene with a confused look on her face.

"You are confused by the world inside this crystal ball. We have to leave here." Xu Tiancai said.

At that moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and the once beautiful fairyland became eerie and terrifying. The colorful clouds turned black, the flowers withered, and the green grass turned to black thorns. From the palace emerged a group of demons. These demons were different from those they had encountered before. Their bodies were translucent and emitted an eerie light.

"It seems that this world doesn't want us to leave easily." Agang raised his battle axe and prepared to fight.

The demons rushed towards them, their speed was extremely fast and their movements were erratic. Agang chopped down one of the demons with his axe, but it went straight through the demon's body without causing any damage.

"These demons are spirits. Ordinary attacks are ineffective against them," the mysterious figure said. He cast a dark soul shock spell, specifically targeting the power of the soul, and attacked the demons. Some demons were hit by the soul shock and trembled slightly, but they were not destroyed.

The Ice Princess cast an ice soul binding spell, trying to trap the demons' souls. Icy blue rays shot out from her hands and wrapped around the demons, but the demons struggled and soon broke free.

Xu Tiancai fused the power of the stars, the power of the phoenix, and the power of the divine artifact, forming a series of soul arrows that shone with multicolored light. These soul arrows shot towards the demons, each one accurately hitting the demon's soul core. The demons screamed miserably, and their souls began to dissipate.

Lin also cast a magic spell. She fused the four elements of wind, fire, water and earth into a huge elemental tiger. The elemental tiger pounced towards the demons. Wherever it went, the demon's souls were dispelled.

Under their combined attack, the demons were gradually annihilated, but the world's transformation had not yet ceased. The ground began to violently shake, cracks appeared, and black smoke emanated from them. From the smoke emerged a gigantic, dark ghost, its body immense, its eyes gleaming blood-red.

"You intruders who have disturbed the order here will all become my sacrifices." The dark ghost let out a low roar, opened its huge mouth, and a powerful suction force came from its mouth, trying to suck them in.

They quickly cast spells to steady themselves and resist the suction. Xu Tiancai channeled his energy into his feet, forming an energy shield on the ground. Agang plunged his battle axe into the ground, gripping the handle tightly with both hands. Lin cast a stabilizing spell to help everyone maintain their balance. The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also cast their own spells. The mysterious figure summoned the power of stability from the darkness, while the Ice Princess cast ice magic, forming cones of ice under her feet to stabilize her body.

Seeing its suction power ineffective, the Dark Ghost swung its massive arm and slapped it towards them. The arm pressed down like a mountain, carrying immense force. They hurriedly dodged. As the arm struck the ground, the entire world trembled violently, the cracks widened, and more black smoke poured out.

"We have to find its weakness to defeat it," Xu Tiancai said, observing the Dark Phantom while dodging its attacks. He discovered a core in the Dark Phantom's head that glowed with black light, which might be its key.

"Attack its core!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and they launched their attack towards the Dark Phantom's core. Lin cast a precise spell, converging the water element into a massive water arrow, which she fired towards the core. A Gang leaped high and slashed at the core with his battle axe with all his might. The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also launched their magic at the core simultaneously.

Their attacks hit the core, and the Dark Ghost roared in pain, and the core's light flickered. But the Dark Ghost quickly recovered, angrily releasing black soul shocks that swept towards them.

The black soul shockwaves surged like waves, distorting space wherever they passed. They quickly cast defensive spells. Xu Tiancai fused the power of the stars and the power of the phoenix into a massive light shield, blocking the way. Agang swung his battle axe, forming a barrier of power in front of him, sending the approaching soul shock flying. Lin cast a light shield spell, attempting to resist the dark power of the soul shockwaves. The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also cast their own spells. The mysterious figure summoned the absorbing power of darkness, while the Ice Princess cast ice magic to redirect the soul shockwaves.

In the confrontation with the Dark Ghost, they gradually discovered that the Dark Ghost would have a brief pause after launching a soul attack, and its soul power would weaken slightly after each attack.

"We wait for it to launch a soul shock, and then take advantage of its pause to attack its core!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and they began to act according to this strategy.

When the Dark Ghost launched another Soul Attack, they seized the opportunity and launched an attack towards the Dark Ghost's core. Lin cast a powerful spell, fusing the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth together to form a massive elemental phoenix, which flew towards the core. The elemental phoenix opened its maw and spewed a powerful wave of energy towards the core.

The attacks of Agang, the mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also hit the core at the same time. Under their attacks, the core of the Dark Ghost suffered serious cracks and the black light became dim.

"Keep attacking!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and they increased their attack. Under their continued assault, the Dark Ghost's core finally gave way and shattered. The Dark Ghost let out a shrill scream, its body gradually dissipating, and the world within the crystal ball began to return to peace.

The sky became bright again, colorful clouds reappeared, withered flowers bloomed again, and black thorns turned back into soft green grass. They breathed a sigh of relief, but knew that this was just a test given to them by this mysterious space.

"We need to leave this crystal ball world and continue exploring this tower," Xu Tiancai said, and they headed towards the exit of this world. Before leaving, Lin looked back at the palace, her heart filled with curiosity. What secrets were hidden in the world inside this crystal ball?

They left the crystal ball world through the magic circle and returned to the hall of the tower. The other crystal balls still emitted mysterious light. They knew that each crystal ball might have similar tests, but they did not have time to explore them one by one.

"Let's go straight to the top of the tower. Maybe we can find the answers we are looking for there." Xu Tiancai said, and they walked towards the stairs inside the tower.

The staircase spiraled upwards, and the walls were covered with murals. These depicted various mythological stories and mysterious rituals, including the birth of gods, the creation of artifacts, and the origin and destruction of the world. As they walked, they looked at the murals, gaining some information about this mysterious space.