The genius who counterattacked the mainland

After colliding with the sandworm's pincers, Agang was thrown back a few steps, his arm slightly numb. "This guy is really strong!" he shouted, gripping his battle axe again, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

Xu Tiancai combined the power of the stars, the power of the phoenix, the power of the guardian pearl, and the power of the four artifacts, transforming it into a multicolored light that shot towards the sandworm. The light struck the sandworm's shell, splashing a burst of sand, but only leaving a shallow white mark on the shell.

Lin cast a massive wind spell, sending a howling gust of wind whistling and sweeping towards the sandworm. The sand continuously struck the sandworm's eyes and joints, attempting to disrupt its movement. A mysterious figure summoned the corrosive power of darkness, sending black rays of light towards the sandworm's carapace, slowly eroding it. The Ice Princess then cast ice magic, forming a ring of icy spikes around the sandworm, restricting its movement.

The sandworm felt threatened and roared angrily, its massive body twisting on the sand. It lashed out with its tail, stirring up a massive wave of sand that surged towards Xu Tiancai and the others with incredible force.

"Everyone, be careful!" Xu Tiancai shouted, quickly erecting a curtain of light in front of him to block the onslaught of sand. Agang plunged his battle axe into the sand, steadying himself while using the axe's force to push away the approaching sand. Lin cast an earthen spell, building a wall around them to strengthen their defenses. The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also cast their own spells. The mysterious figure summoned the stabilizing force of darkness, while the Ice Princess cast ice magic, coating the wall with a layer of ice, making it even stronger.

After the sand wave passed, the sandworm attacked again. It opened its massive mouth and bit towards A-Gang. With no time to dodge, A-Gang could only use his battle axe to block. The sandworm's bite was so strong that the axe was caught in its grip. A-Gang pulled hard, but the axe didn't budge.

"I'll help you!" Xu Tiancai shouted, channeling his strength into his lightsaber and thrusting it towards the sandworm's mouth. The lightsaber pierced the sandworm's upper jaw, causing it to open its mouth in pain. Ah Gang seized the opportunity to reclaim his battle axe and retreat a few steps.

"We have to find a way to break its shell and attack its weak points," Xu Tiancai said. While dodging the sandworm's attacks, he carefully observed the sandworm's body. He found that there were some gaps in the joints of the sandworm's shell, and the defense there was relatively weak.

"Attack the joints in its carapace!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and they began attacking the joints in the sandworm's carapace. Lin cast a precise water spell, converging the water elements into sharp arrows, which she fired at the joints. The arrows struck the joints, creating a splash that slowed the sandworm's movements slightly.

Agang swung his battle axe, striking at the joint. The axe struck with a metallic clang, and a tiny crack appeared on the carapace. The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also cast their magic. The mysterious figure summoned the cracking power of darkness, attacking the crack, while the Ice Princess cast ice magic, harnessing the power of ice to widen the crack.

Under their combined attack, the cracks at the seams of the sandworm's shell grew larger. Sensing danger, the sandworm grew even more frantic, attacking them repeatedly with its pincers and tail. Its pincers swung with ferocity, each stroke leaving deep marks in the sand. Its tail lashed at them like a whip, stirring up clouds of dust.

"We can't let it disrupt our rhythm, keep attacking!" Xu Tiancai shouted. While dodging the sandworm's attack, they continued to attack the connection between the shells.

During one attack, Agang's battle axe successfully cut through a connection in the shell, exposing the inside of the sandworm's body. A stream of green mucus flowed out from the wound, emitting a pungent smell.

"Now, attack its interior!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and they launched their assault into the sandworm's interior. Lin cast a powerful spell, fusing the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth to form a massive elemental eagle, which flew towards the sandworm's interior. The elemental eagle opened its maw and unleashed a powerful wave of energy, blasting the sandworm's interior.

Xu Tiancai fused the power of the stars and the power of the phoenix into a massive blade of light, slashing towards the sandworm's interior. The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess' magic simultaneously attacked the sandworm's interior. Their attacks struck the sandworm's interior, causing it to roar in pain and twist violently.

The sandworm tried to cover its wounds with sand, but they didn't give it a chance. They continued to attack the sandworm's wounds. Under their continuous attack, more wounds began to appear on the sandworm's body, and green mucus flowed all over the ground.

Finally, the sandworm collapsed under their attack, its massive body smashing a large crater in the sand. It gradually stopped writhing and died completely.

"We finally got rid of this sandworm, but there must be other dangers here. We have to keep moving forward." Xu Tiancai said. After a short rest, they walked towards the depths of the desert.

After walking in the desert for a while, they found that the sun in the sky seemed to have not moved, still hanging high in the blood-red sky, emitting a scorching light. Moreover, the temperature in the desert was getting higher and higher, and the air was becoming distorted.

"There's something wrong with the environment here. It seems like something is affecting it." Lin said, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

They continued walking forward, when suddenly, a mirage-like scene appeared in front of them. Within it, there was an oasis with a clear lake, lush trees, and beautiful flowers. There were also some people playing in the oasis, looking very happy.

"Is that... an oasis? Have we found a place to rest?" A Gang looked at the mirage with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Don't be fooled by appearances, this may be a trap." Xu Tiancai reminded. He cast a detection magic, but the magic was distorted when it approached the mirage and could not obtain accurate information.

"Whether it's a trap or not, we have to go and check it out. We can't withstand the high temperature here for much longer." Lin said. She felt that her magic power was being consumed quickly in the high temperature. If they didn't find a place to rest, they might be in danger.

They walked towards the mirage, and as they approached it, the air around them became more distorted. The originally clear oasis scene became blurred, and some strange lights and shadows appeared around them, and there seemed to be some vague figures swaying in the lights and shadows.

"Everyone be careful, something is wrong!" Xu Tiancai shouted. He held the artifact tightly, ready to deal with possible dangers.

Suddenly, those blurry figures in the light and shadow rushed towards them. When the figures got closer, they could see clearly that they were humanoid monsters made of sand. Their bodies were covered with a layer of gravel, and their eyes were flashing red light.

The sand monsters rushed forward, their movements were very agile, and they attacked them with their sharp sand hands. A Gang swung his battle axe and chopped the approaching sand monsters into pieces, but the chopped sand monsters quickly reassembled.

"These monsters can reassemble. Ordinary attacks are useless against them." Agang shouted. He increased the intensity of his attack, trying to completely break up the sand monsters.

Lin cast a water magic spell, and a large amount of water gushed out from her hands and poured towards the sand monster. After the water came into contact with the sand monster, the sand monster's body became wet and its movements became slow.

"Use water magic to restrict their movements. Everyone, attack together!" Xu Tiancai shouted. He fused the power of the stars, the power of the phoenix, and the power of the artifact, forming a series of water arrows shimmering with multicolored light. These arrows shot towards the sand monster, which, after being struck by the water arrows, began to disintegrate, unable to reassemble.

The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also cast their own magic. The mysterious figure summoned the decomposition power in the darkness to decompose the soul structure of the sand monsters, while the Ice Princess cast ice magic to freeze the sand monsters and then crush them with the power of ice.

Under their combined attack, the sand monsters were gradually eliminated, but the mirage did not disappear. The surrounding air was still distorted and the temperature was getting higher and higher.

"There must be something wrong with this mirage. We have to find its source and break this illusion." Xu Tiancai said as he looked around for clues.

During his observation, he found that there was a point with strong energy fluctuations in the center of the mirage, which seemed to be the core of the illusion.

"Attack the center of the mirage!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and they launched their assault. Lin cast a precise spell, converging elemental forces into a massive beam of light, which shot towards the center. A-Gang slashed at the center with his battle axe, while the mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also launched their magic towards the center.

Their attack struck the center of the mirage, and the surrounding landscape began to fluctuate violently. The beautiful oasis vanished, replaced by a parched expanse of earth. A massive magic circle emanated powerful heat, causing the desert's temperature to rise.

"It turns out that this magic circle is causing trouble." Agang said. He looked at the magic circle and prepared to destroy it.

"Wait, this magic circle looks very complicated. We can't act rashly, otherwise it may lead to more serious consequences." Xu Tiancai stopped Agang. He observed the magic circle carefully, trying to find a way to crack it.

He discovered that the magic circle had some special runes that corresponded to the surrounding energy flow. By analyzing the arrangement of the runes and the direction of the energy flow, he guessed that the magic circle maintained its operation by absorbing the surrounding heat and energy.

"Let's try to cut off its energy supply. Maybe we can destroy the magic circle," Xu Tiancai said. He cast a spell to disrupt the energy flow around the magic circle. Lin, the mysterious figure, and the Ice Princess also cast their own spells to help Xu Tiancai disrupt the energy flow.

As they worked, the energy flow around the magic circle began to become chaotic, and the magic circle's light began to flicker. However, the magic circle did not stop, instead it released a powerful heat wave that swept towards them, melting the sand wherever it passed.

"Everyone, get out of the way!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and they hurried to avoid the heat wave. After the heat wave, the magic circle's energy seemed to become even stronger, and the surrounding temperature rose further.

"This won't work. We have to try another method." Xu Tiancai said. He observed the magic circle again and found that there were some key nodes on the magic circle. These nodes controlled the gathering and release of energy.

"Let's attack the key nodes of the magic circle!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and they launched their assault. Lin cast a precise spell, converging the water element into sharp needles, which she shot towards the nodes. A-Gang chopped at the approaching nodes with his battle axe, while the mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also unleashed their magic towards the nodes.

Their attacks hit the key nodes of the magic circle, cracks appeared on the nodes, and the magic circle's energy began to leak. As more nodes were destroyed, the magic circle's operation became increasingly unstable. Finally, with a dazzling light and a huge explosion, the magic circle was completely destroyed.

After the magic circle was destroyed, the surrounding temperature began to gradually drop, and the distorted air returned to normal. They breathed a sigh of relief, but knew that more dangers were waiting for them in this desert.

"Let's keep moving forward. We hope to find some clues about this world crisis as soon as possible." Xu Tiancai said as they headed deeper into the desert.

During their journey, they encountered some mysterious ruins in the desert. The ruins had a strange architectural style, and the walls were engraved with strange patterns and symbols, which were somewhat similar to those they had seen in the giant tower in the mysterious space, and seemed to hide some ancient secrets.