The genius who counterattacked the mainland

The dark puppets, like moving black fortresses, advanced towards the crowd. Each step was accompanied by a dull thud, like the drumbeat of death. The evil runes on their bodies flickered with an eerie light, like will-o'-the-wisp in the darkness, chilling them to the bone.

Xu Tiancai felt unprecedented pressure during his clash with the dark puppet. Each time his sword pierced the puppet's hardened body, only a few sparks flew, causing no substantial damage. The power of light seemed to be blocked by an invisible shield against the puppet's dark power, making it difficult to penetrate. "This puppet's defense is too amazing! We need to find a way!" Xu Tiancai shouted as he dodged the puppet's attacks.

Agang swung his axe with great force, but every collision with the dark puppet left his arms numb. His strength seemed useless against this incredibly tough foe. "Damn it! This guy is like a mountain of iron!" Agang roared, his eyes burning with unyielding fury. He raised his axe again and chopped at the puppet's legs, trying to throw it off balance.

Lin's elemental magic proved powerless against the dark puppets. Wind attacks failed to shake the puppets, fire burned for a moment before being consumed by the dark force, water waves transformed into vapor upon impact, and earth condensed into boulders, only causing them to sway slightly. Lin's brow furrowed, knowing that conventional elemental magic would be ineffective against these puppets. She must try a new combination. "Perhaps we can combine the elemental powers in a unique way," Lin pondered, rapidly forming hand seals, trying to find a possible breakthrough.

A mysterious figure shuttled between the dark puppets, his black robe rustling in the wind. He constantly observed the puppets' movements and the runes on their bodies, trying to identify their weaknesses. After some maneuvering, he discovered that when the puppets moved, the flow of dark energy at their joints would briefly stagnate. "Attack their joints!" the mysterious figure shouted, gathering the intertwined power of darkness and light in his hands once again and stabbing at the knee joint of a puppet.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, and icy power surged from all directions toward the dark puppets. Layer after layer of ice quickly formed on the puppets, attempting to freeze them. However, the dark power within the puppets was too strong, and cracks appeared in the ice as soon as it formed. Then, as the puppets struggled, the ice layers shattered into icy shards. Undeterred, the Ice Princess increased her magical output, chanting ice spells with increasing urgency, determined to restrain these terrifying enemies with the power of ice.

The man in white played his flute faster and faster, the sound transforming into sharp rays of light that rained down upon the dark puppet. However, these rays of light only left faint marks on the puppet, inflicting no real damage. The man in white's face was grave, knowing this was no longer an option. He had to find the puppet's weakness.

As everyone engaged in a bitter battle with the dark puppets, the surrounding environment suddenly shifted. The ground began to shake violently, and massive cracks appeared, emanating an ancient and mysterious aura. A faint glow flickered within the cracks, as if something beneath the earth had been awakened.

"What's going on?" Agang asked in confusion, the battle axe in his hand still pointed vigilantly at the dark puppet.

"I'm not sure, but this aura doesn't seem to be entirely dark power." The mysterious figure replied, his eyes fixed on the cracks.

As the tremors intensified, an ancient ruin slowly rose from the ground. Its architecture was simple and mysterious, its walls engraved with intricate patterns and runes. These runes emitted a faint glow, forming a stark contrast to the sinister runes adorning the dark golems. The gate to the ruins was tightly closed, revealing a large circular recess surrounded by five gemstones of different colors, representing the five elements: wind, fire, water, earth, and ice.

"This relic seems to be related to our elemental heart and the power of light." Xu Tiancai said, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart, perhaps this relic contains a way to defeat the dark puppet.

The dark puppets seemed to realize that the appearance of the ruins posed a threat to them, and they began to attack everyone more frantically, trying to prevent them from approaching the ruins.

Xu Tiancai and his companions struggled to resist the puppets' attacks while slowly moving towards the ruins. As they approached, they discovered that the mysterious aura emanating from the ruins had a certain suppressive effect on the dark puppets. Once the dark puppets approached a certain distance from the ruins, their movements slowed, and the dark power within them weakened.

"Let's harness the power of the ruins to fight the puppets!" Xu Tiancai shouted, charging towards a suppressed puppet. This time, his longsword, empowered by the power of light, successfully cut a deep gash in the puppet's arm. Dark power leaked from the wound, and the puppet roared in pain.

Seeing this, Ah Gang swung his battle axe at the puppet's legs. With the help of the power of the relic, the battle axe easily cut through the puppet's leg joints, and the puppet fell to the ground with a thud. However, it did not stop struggling, still waving its weapons and trying to attack everyone.

Lin seized the opportunity and unleashed a brand-new elemental fusion magic. She combined the power of the five elements—wind, fire, water, earth, and ice—according to the order of the runes on the ruins, forming a multicolored ball of energy. This ball, imbued with immense power, Lin hurled it at the fallen puppet. It exploded on the puppet, its powerful energy instantly shattering it into fragments. The explosion completely purified the dark forces.

"Success! Let's use this method to deal with other puppets!" Lin shouted excitedly.

Inspired, everyone followed suit. A mysterious figure weaved between the puppets, using his cloak's spatial traversal ability to find their weaknesses and then coordinate his attacks with the others. The Ice Princess trapped the puppets with her ice power, while the man in white used flute music to disrupt their movements. Ah Gang and Xu Tiancai seized the opportunity to deliver the fatal blow. Empowered by the power of the ruins, they destroyed the dark puppets one after another, and the dark force gradually dissipated from the battlefield.

When the last dark puppet was destroyed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But they knew that time was running out and they had to explore the ruins as soon as possible to find a way to fight the Lord of Darkness.

They arrived at the gate of the ruins and carefully examined the circular grooves and five gemstones on the door. Xu Tiancai took out the Elemental Heart and found that its size and shape perfectly matched the gemstones in the grooves. "It seems we need to place the Elemental Heart into these grooves," Xu Tiancai said.

Everyone nodded, inserting their respective Elemental Hearts into the corresponding gemstone slots. When the last Elemental Heart was inserted, the gate of the ruins shone with a dazzling light. An ancient voice whispered within the light, as if telling a forgotten story. The gate slowly opened, and a powerful energy washed over them. This energy was pure and vast, completely different from the dark forces they had previously encountered.

Entering the ruins, they found a vast hall. The ceiling was so high that it seemed connected to the sky. Inlaid with countless shimmering, star-like gems, it illuminated the entire hall as brightly as day. In the center of the hall sat a massive stone platform, upon which rested an ancient book radiating a golden glow. The cover of the book was engraved with mysterious patterns that bore a resemblance to the runes they had seen on the ruins' outer walls.

Surrounding the stone platform are five small statues, representing the five elements: wind, fire, water, earth, and ice. The statues are lifelike, as if embodied by life. Each holds a unique object: the wind statue holds a feather, the fire statue a flaming gem, the water statue a crystal bottle, the earth statue a massive crystal, and the ice statue a shimmering wand.

"This ancient book and these statues must have some special meaning." said the man in white. He walked towards the stone platform and wanted to check the contents of the ancient book.

Just as he approached the stone platform, the statues suddenly moved. The wind statue gently waved its feathers, and a powerful tornado raged through the hall, sweeping towards the crowd. The burning gem in the hand of the fire statue shot out flames, which pounced on the crowd like a spirit snake. The water statue poured water from the crystal bottle, and the water turned into a surging wave, flooding the hall floor. The earth statue raised a huge crystal, and the ground began to shake violently. Huge rocks rolled down from all directions towards the crowd. The ice statue waved its wand, and the temperature of the entire hall dropped sharply. Icy spikes grew from the walls and ceiling, shooting towards the crowd.

Everyone hurriedly dodged the attacks; they hadn't expected the statues to suddenly attack. Xu Tiancai swung his sword, severing the ice spikes aimed at him while simultaneously using the power of light to block the flaming attacks. "These statues appear to be guarding the ancient texts. We can't seize them by force," Xu Tiancai shouted.

Agang swung his battle axe, splitting a huge rock that was rolling towards him, and then rushed towards the wind element statues. "Then let's defeat these statues first!" Agang roared, and the battle axe ignited with blazing flames, competing with the tornado.

Lin cast elemental magic, attempting to control the waves of water. She summoned wind to redirect the flames, while using earth to build a solid wall around them to resist the boulder's attack. The mysterious figure, using his cloak's spatial ability, weaved between the ice spikes, approaching the ice statues. He knew he had to subdue them first before he could retrieve the ancient tome.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, confronting the ice statues. Her icy power collided with the cold aura released by the statues, creating a frost mist in the hall. "We must be careful! These statues are very powerful. We must not be careless!" the Ice Princess warned.

The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into birds of light, which flew towards the fire elemental statue. The birds attacked the statue with their sharp beaks and claws, attempting to disrupt its attack. Simultaneously, the man in white searched for the statue's weaknesses. He discovered that while the statues' movements were flexible, they seemed to follow a pattern, their attacks dictated by the characteristics of the element.

During the fierce battle between the crowd and the statue, they gradually figured out its attack pattern. Xu Tiancai discovered that after launching a tornado, the wind statue would pause briefly to gather strength. Seizing this opportunity, he rushed towards the wind statue. As he approached the statue, he infused his sword with the power of light and stabbed it. The statue was struck, a burst of light emanated, and the tornado disappeared.

During his battle with the fire statue, Agang noticed that the gemstone on its abdomen dimmed as the statue released flames. Seizing this opportunity, he launched a powerful axe strike at the statue's abdomen. The axe struck the gemstone, creating a crack and significantly weakening the flames.

While controlling the water waves, Lin discovered that the crystal bottle in the water statue's hand was the source of its power. She cast earth magic, and a massive stone hand emerged from the ground, reaching for the crystal bottle. The hand successfully grasped the bottle, and the water statue's attacks ceased, and the waves began to recede.

As the mysterious figure approached the ice statue, he discovered a blue crystal on its head, emitting a chilling aura. Suspecting it might hold the key to the statue, he unleashed a blend of dark and light forces, aiming it at the blue crystal. The beam struck the crystal, cracking it, and the icy spikes and chilling aura of the ice statue gradually weakened.

During the battle with the fire statue, the man in white discovered that the flute music had a certain disruptive effect on the statue. He altered the rhythm of the flute, playing a unique melody that slowed the fire statue's movements. Seizing this opportunity, he directed the light birds to focus their attacks on the statue's head. The continuous attacks from the light birds damaged the fire statue's head.

As the crowd's attacks on the statues became effective, the statues' attacks became weaker and weaker. However, they did not stop resisting and continued to fight tenaciously.

"If we try harder, we can subdue them!" Xu Tiancai shouted. He rushed towards the wind element statue again, ready to give it the final blow.

With everyone's concerted efforts, the five statues were finally subdued. They ceased their attack, their light gradually dimming, and they returned to their original state of stillness. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the stone platform, ready to examine the ancient book emitting golden light.

When Xu Tiancai reached out to touch the ancient tome, it suddenly opened automatically, and a golden light emanated from the pages, enveloping everyone within. Within the light, images emerged, depicting an ancient era when the world was filled with light and harmony. People lived in harmony with nature, and the power of the elements was widely used to build and protect their homes. But then, the Lord of Darkness rose, bringing war and disaster, attempting to plunge the world into an abyss of darkness. To combat the Lord of Darkness, a great sage sealed the world's hope within five elemental hearts and this ancient tome, awaiting the destined individual to break the seal and save the world.

The footage continued, revealing how to harness the power of the ancient tome and the Heart of Elements. It turned out that everyone needed to merge their own strength with the power of the Heart of Elements and the ancient tome, then cast a powerful spell called the "Holy Mantra of Light" to completely destroy the Lord of Darkness. However, casting this spell came at a heavy price, risking the user losing some of their power or even their life.

"We have no other choice. For the sake of the light of the world, we must do this." Xu Tiancai said firmly, without any hesitation in his eyes.

The others also nodded, they knew that this was their mission.

"Then let's get started." Agang said, he gripped his battle axe tightly, ready to inject his power into this great magic.

Everyone gathered around the stone platform, placing the Elemental Heart before them. Following the instructions in the ancient text, they began to merge their own strength with the Elemental Heart and the ancient text. A powerful energy flowed among them, its light growing increasingly dazzling, enveloping the entire hall. However, as the energy converged, they also felt immense pressure, as if their bodies were being torn apart by it.

"Hold on, we can do it!" Xu Tiancai shouted through gritted teeth, his forehead covered with sweat, but he still tried hard to maintain the fusion of power.

Just when everyone thought everything was going smoothly, the ruins suddenly shook violently. The Dark Lord's voice echoed through the halls: "Do you think you can defeat me just by finding the ancient tome? How naive!"

As the Dark Lord's voice fell, black cracks appeared on the walls of the ruins, and dark forces poured in from the cracks. These dark forces rushed towards the energy group gathered by the crowd, trying to destroy their magic.

"We can't let the Lord of Darkness succeed!" Lin shouted. She concentrated her mind and increased the output of elemental power, trying to resist the impact of the dark power.

The mysterious figure, the Ice Princess, and the man in white also unleashed their powers, engaging in a fierce confrontation with the forces of darkness. A Gang wielded his battle axe, severing the approaching dark forces. Xu Tiancai, on the other hand, injected more light power into the energy ball to stabilize his magic.

With everyone's tenacious resistance, the attack of the dark forces was temporarily blocked. But they knew that time was running out and they had to complete the casting of the "Holy Mantra of Light" as soon as possible, otherwise the world would fall into eternal damnation.

As energy continued to gather, the "Holy Mantra of Light" was about to be completed. But everyone had also paid a heavy price. Their bodies had reached their limits and their strength was constantly draining away.

"For the world..." Xu Tiancai shouted with his last bit of strength, and he poured all his power into the "Holy Mantra of Light".

At this moment, the Lord of Darkness descended upon us. His figure appeared above the ruins, emanating a thick, dark aura, as if darkness itself incarnate. "Your struggle is futile. Under my rule, this world will be plunged into eternal darkness!" The Lord of Darkness laughed wildly, extending his hands, ready to launch a final attack to stop the Holy Spell of Light.

Facing an unprecedented crisis, can they complete the "Holy Spell of Light" and save the world from the attack of the Lord of Darkness? The fate of the world hangs on a thread. In this ultimate showdown between light and darkness, every decision will determine the future of the world.