The genius who counterattacked the mainland

The massive crack in the sky resembled a hideous wound, and darkness poured out like a flood, quickly enveloping the entire sky. The world, once slightly brighter due to the remnants of the dark forces being repelled, was once again shrouded in a haze of darkness. This dark aura carried a suffocating, oppressive feeling, like a gaze from the abyss, causing everyone's soul to tremble.

Xu Tiancai gripped the Sword of Creation tightly, looking up at the crack in the sky, his brow furrowed. "This aura... is far more powerful than the remnants of the dark power from before. I'm afraid something even more terrifying is about to descend." His voice was low and solemn, his eyes revealing an unprecedented wariness.

Agang gripped his battle axe tightly, his muscles tensed as if facing a formidable enemy. "No matter what it is, we won't let it destroy this world again." His words were filled with a firmness, a fearlessness tempered by countless battles.

Lin cast wind magic, attempting to penetrate the darkness and probe the cracks. However, the wind element, like a fragile flame encountering a strong wind, was easily blown away when it approached the darkness. Lin's expression grew serious. "This dark force is too strong. I can't penetrate it to detect it."

The mysterious figure narrowed his eyes, trying to find a clue within the darkness. He formed seals with his hands, and the forces of darkness and light loomed in his palms. He attempted to use these two forces to resonate with the darkness, thereby gaining information. Suddenly, his expression changed. "Oh no! This dark aura carries an ancient and sinister will. It seems to be directed towards the Sword of Creation."

The Ice Princess waved her wand, forming a thick ice shield around them, attempting to resist the encroaching darkness. "We must prepare our defenses first. This force could attack at any moment." The crystal on the tip of her wand emanated a faint blue light, adding a chilling hue to the dark world.

The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into tiny birds of light that surrounded the crowd. These birds of light were like beacons of hope, flickering faintly in the darkness, bringing a touch of comfort to the crowd. But everyone knew that this little light seemed so insignificant in the face of such a powerful dark aura.

Just as everyone was bracing themselves, a deep laugh erupted from the crack in the sky. It sounded as if it came from the depths of hell, cold and cruel, each note like a sharp dagger, piercing everyone's eardrums. Following the laughter, a massive figure slowly emerged from the crack.

This was a dark messenger several feet tall, clad in a black armor engraved with mysterious and sinister runes. These gleamed with an eerie light, as if speaking of an ancient curse. His helmet was hideous, resembling a savage demon, two massive horns jutting from either side, emitting a black mist. In his hand, he held a massive black sickle, its blade dripping with a black liquid. Every drop of liquid that fell on the ground corroded a deep pit, emitting acrid smoke.

"I'm surprised that you ants can actually wipe out the remnants of the Lord of Chaos. However, this saves me from having to do it myself." The voice of the Dark Messenger echoed in the sky like thunder, his eyes revealing contempt and disdain, as if he was looking at a group of insignificant insects.

"Who are you? Why are you invading our world?" Xu Tiancai shouted loudly. He pointed the Sword of Creation at the Dark Messenger. The colorful light on the sword was particularly dazzling in the darkness, forming a sharp contrast with the dark aura of the Dark Messenger.

"Who am I? I am the messenger of darkness, the embodiment of death. This world will tremble beneath my scythe. The sword in your hands should never have existed in this world. It has disturbed the balance between darkness and light. Today, I come to reclaim it." The Dark Messenger spoke, waving his scythe. A black, crescent-shaped blade of energy flew towards the crowd. Wherever this energy blade passed, space was distorted, forming a black void crack that seemed to devour everything.

Seeing this, Xu Tiancai hurriedly swung the Sword of Creation, sending a ray of multicolored light colliding with the black energy blade. The light and the energy blade collided in mid-air, unleashing a powerful surge of energy. The multicolored light and the black force intertwined and collided, squeezing the surrounding air until it emitted a sharp whistling sound. Although Xu Tiancai successfully withstood the attack, he also felt the power of the Dark Messenger. A single casual blow had such force.

Agang roared, charging at the Dark Messenger. Golden flames of fighting spirit ignited around his body, and he swung his battle axe with great vigor. "Stop it!" he shouted as he ran, each step shaking the earth and leaving deep footprints behind him. As he approached the Dark Messenger, he leaped high and slashed his axe at the Dark Messenger's legs. The axe collided with the Dark Messenger's armor, sending sparks flying. Agang felt a huge recoil, and his arm went numb, but he didn't retreat, swinging his axe again.

Lin waved her hands, and the wind element rapidly gathered at her beckoning. She unleashed her most powerful attack, sending countless wind blades slicing around her. These blades, like crystal, were incredibly sharp. They swept toward the Dark Messenger, shattering the darkness wherever they passed. Some of the blades struck the Dark Messenger's armor, making sharp clashes, but leaving no trace.

The mysterious figure rapidly formed seals with his hands, and the forces of darkness and light swirled wildly in his palms. He fused these two powers to their ultimate limit, transforming them into a massive black and white energy column. Like a roaring dragon, this energy column rushed towards the Dark Messenger. As it flew, the energy column continuously absorbed the surrounding free energy, growing thicker and stronger. When it impacted the Dark Messenger, it triggered a violent energy explosion, temporarily dispelling the dark aura surrounding the Dark Messenger.

The Ice Princess waved her wand and chanted an ice spell. Instantly, countless massive cones of ice rained down from the sky, each one like an iceberg, emitting a biting cold. The cones rained down upon the Dark Messenger, freezing the surrounding air as they fell, forming a thick layer of white frost. When the cones made contact with the Dark Messenger, a layer of frost formed on his dark armor, but it quickly melted under the dark power within.

The man in white played his flute at breakneck speed, the sound transforming into gigantic, diverse beasts of light. There was a kirin, ablaze with golden flames, whose every step brought a blooming flaming flower beneath its feet. There was a soaring dragon of light, its scales gleaming with multicolored light, its mouth emitting flames capable of melting anything. And there was a lightning-fast tiger of light, its form like a flash of lightning, leaving a trail of dazzling light and shadow in its wake. These beasts of light, carrying a sacred aura, charged towards the dark messenger, engaging in a desperate battle with the forces of darkness. With their razor-sharp claws, pointed beaks, and immense strength, they tore at the dark forces, creating a brief opening for the group to attack.

The Dark Messenger faced the onslaught without panic. He swung his scythe once more, tracing a complex path through the air. Waves of black energy spread out towards the crowd. These waves, like black ocean waves, continued one after another, unending. Each wave held a powerful destructive force, destroying everything in its path.

Xu Tiancai wielded the Sword of Creation, forming a massive wall of light before them. The multicolored wall of light was like a sturdy fortress, resisting the onslaught of the black energy wave. However, the Dark Messenger's attack was too powerful, and the wall of light trembled under the impact of the energy wave, its light becoming somewhat dim.

"Everyone be careful, his attacks are getting stronger!" Xu Tiancai shouted loudly. He gritted his teeth and injected more soul power into the Sword of Creation to maintain the stability of the light wall.

A-Gang, Lin, the mysterious figure, the Ice Princess, and the man in white all employed defensive skills to repel the wave of black energy. A-Gang plunged his battle axe into the ground, forming a Dou Qi shield; Lin summoned multiple wind shields, layered one on top of the other; the mysterious figure used the power of darkness and light to form an energy shield around them; the Ice Princess condensed a thick ice shield beneath their feet; and the man in white played his flute, the sound transforming into shields of light that enveloped them.

After resisting this round of attacks, everyone was exhausted, but they knew they couldn't relax even a little, or the world would be plunged into darkness again.

"We have to find his weakness. We won't be able to hold on for long if this goes on." said the mysterious figure, a hint of anxiety in his eyes.

Xu Tiancai looked at the Dark Messenger, thinking of a countermeasure. He noticed that when the Dark Messenger attacked, some of the runes on his armor would shine brighter, especially when he swung his sickle, a rune on his chest would flash with a strong light.

"Have you noticed the runes on his armor? Especially the one on his chest, it may be the key." Xu Tiancai said.

After hearing Xu Tiancai's words, everyone looked towards the Dark Messenger's chest. They found that the rune was emitting a special energy fluctuation that seemed to be connected to the Dark Messenger's other powers.

"Let's try focusing our attack on that rune," Lin suggested.

Everyone nodded and attacked the Dark Messenger again. This time, their target was clear, and all their attacks converged towards the rune on the Dark Messenger's chest.

Xu Tiancai wielded the Sword of Creation, a beam of multicolored light shooting toward the rune. Ah Gang followed closely behind, his battle axe ablaze as he slashed at the rune. Lin cast wind magic, summoning powerful wind blades that rained down upon the rune. A mysterious figure combined the forces of darkness and light into a powerful beam of light, piercing the rune. The Ice Princess swung her wand, conjuring sharp icicles that pierced the rune. A figure in white played the flute, its sound transforming into birds of light that pecked at the rune.

The Dark Messenger sensed their intentions and tried to block their attacks with his sickle, but their attacks were too swift and some of them broke through his defenses and struck the rune.

As the attack approached the rune, it suddenly erupted into a powerful dark shield, blocking all attacks. The attack collided with the shield, triggering a small energy explosion. Although the dark shield blocked the attacks, the rune's light also became somewhat dim.

"It works, let's continue attacking!" Xu Tiancai shouted. He saw a glimmer of hope and rushed towards the dark messenger again.

Everyone regained their spirits and continued to attack the rune on the Dark Messenger's chest. They struck the dark shield again and again, each attack making the rune's light dim.

The Dark Messenger began to panic. He increased the output of dark power in an attempt to maintain the power of the rune. However, under the unremitting attacks of the crowd, cracks gradually appeared in the rune's shield.

"You damn guys, don't even think about destroying the source of my power!" roared the Dark Messenger, his voice revealing a hint of anger and fear.

As everyone continued to attack, the cracks in the rune shield grew larger and larger. Finally, under a fierce attack, the rune shield shattered, and everyone's attacks directly hit the rune.

The rune began to flicker unsteadily after being attacked. The Dark Messenger's body also began to tremble violently. He swung his sickle in a disorderly manner, and the power of his attack was greatly weakened.

"Now is the time, let's take this opportunity to defeat him completely!" Xu Tiancai shouted, raising the Sword of Creation and rushing towards the Dark Messenger.

Everyone followed closely behind, pooling all their strength to launch a final assault on the Dark Messenger. Gang's battle axe, Lin's wind blade, the mysterious figure's energy beam, the Ice Princess's icicles, the white-clad figure's bird of light—led by the Sword of Creation—like an unstoppable torrent, they swept towards the Dark Messenger.

The Dark Messenger felt the threat of death and tried to launch another powerful attack, but his strength had been greatly weakened. Under the attacks of the crowd, cracks began to appear in his armor, and the dark aura became thinner.

"No... I will not fail..." The Dark Messenger roared in despair, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the roar of the crowd's attacks.

Under the combined might of their attacks, the Dark Messenger's body finally gave way. His armor shattered, transforming into countless black fragments that dissipated into the air. His body, buffeted by the light and power, gradually disintegrated. With a final flash of light, the Dark Messenger vanished from the crowd's sight, and the crack in the sky slowly closed.

"We succeeded..." Lin said tiredly, a relieved smile on her face.

However, just when everyone thought the crisis was over, Xu Tiancai suddenly discovered that where the Dark Messenger had disappeared, a black crystal was emitting a faint light. The appearance of this crystal gave him an ominous premonition.