The genius who counterattacked the mainland

Xu Tiancai stared intently at the black crystal that shimmered faintly where the Dark Messenger had vanished, a chill rising from the depths of his heart. Though small, the crystal seemed to possess a magical power, drawing the remaining darkness around it. Like black threads, the darkness was continuously drawn into the crystal.

"Everyone be careful, this thing doesn't seem simple." Xu Tiancai said in a low voice, and the Sword of Creation in his hand trembled slightly, as if he also felt the threat of the crystal.

Agang gripped his battle axe tightly and looked at the black crystal warily. "Whatever it is, we can't let it continue to exist." His eyes were filled with determination, ready to fight again at any time.

Lin cast wind magic, attempting to use the gentle force of wind to probe the secrets of the black crystal. The wind enveloped the crystal, but as if it had encountered a whirlpool, it was quickly drawn in and vanished. Lin's expression changed. "This crystal has a strong suction force, and it seems to be absorbing my wind element."

The mysterious figure narrowed his eyes, examining the black crystal closely. He could sense an ancient and profound dark power within it, a power unlike any he had encountered before—more subtle, yet also more dangerous. "This could be the core source of the Dark Messenger's power, or perhaps the medium of some higher-level dark being," the mysterious figure said solemnly.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, strengthening the ice shield around them. "Let's keep our distance and find out what's going on before we act." The crystal on the tip of her wand emitted a faint blue light, making the ice shield even stronger.

The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into tiny birds of light, circling overhead. Like vigilant sentinels, these birds of light closely watched the movements of the black crystal, their glow forming a stark contrast to the surrounding darkness.

As everyone watched cautiously, the black crystal's light suddenly intensified, and black energy pulses emanated from it. These energy pulses, like black lightning, shot out in all directions. One of these pulses struck Xu Tiancai at such speed that Xu Tiancai quickly swung the Sword of Creation to block it. The Sword of Creation intersected with the energy pulse, emitting a sharp friction sound. The colorful light and black lightning intertwined, unleashing a powerful energy surge that sent Xu Tiancai back several steps.

"It's started attacking, everyone be careful!" Xu Tiancai shouted loudly.

More energy pulses shot towards the group. A-Gang swung his battle axe, forming a golden Dou Qi shield in front of him. The energy pulses struck the shield, sending sparks flying. A-Gang felt a tingling sensation in his arm, but he remained firm. Lin summoned wind shields to cushion the impact of the energy pulses, but they proved vulnerable to the black lightning-like energy pulses and were shattered one after another. The mysterious figure formed seals with both hands, and the forces of darkness and light swirled in his palms, forming an energy ball. He threw the energy ball, which collided with the energy pulses, causing a series of small explosions. The Ice Princess waved her wand and chanted an ice spell, strengthening her ice shield while causing ice cones to rise from the ground to block the energy pulses' path. The figure in white played the flute faster, and the sound transformed into more birds of light and beasts of light. The birds of light used their bodies to block the energy pulses, while the beasts of light rushed towards the black crystal, trying to disrupt its attack.

However, the energy pulses of the black crystal seemed endless, one wave after another. Everyone gradually fell into a difficult battle and was exhausted from coping.

"This is not a solution. We have to find a way to suppress it." Xu Tiancai said. A hint of determination flashed in his eyes, and he decided to take the initiative.

Xu Tiancai held the Sword of Creation aloft, pouring his soul force into it continuously. The Sword of Creation shone with a dazzling, multicolored light, illuminating the dark battlefield like a blazing sun. He charged toward the black crystal, each step unleashing a powerful surge of energy, as if he were standing not on earth but on a surging sea of ​​energy.

As he approached the black crystal, Xu Tiancai swung his sword. A massive, multicolored sword light slashed toward the black crystal. This single strike contained all his strength, a desperate aura. The moment the sword light made contact with the black crystal, a deafening roar erupted, and the entire space trembled violently. The multicolored light and the dark power of the black crystal collided and ripped apart, forming a massive energy vortex. Xu Tiancai, trapped within this vortex, felt as if he were at the center of a cosmic storm. His body was under immense pressure, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, continuously channeling his soul power into the Sword of Creation to maintain his attack.

Seeing Xu Tiancai launch his attack, A-Gang roared and charged at the black crystal. His battle axe ignited with a blazing fire, his golden fighting spirit blazing like flames. He leaped into the vortex of energy, fighting alongside Xu Tiancai. A-Gang swung his battle axe, slashing at the black crystal. Every collision between the axe and the crystal sent forth a dazzling display of sparks, a radiance of golden fighting spirit and the dark energy released by the black crystal.

Lin, the mysterious figure, the Ice Princess, and the man in white also sprang into action. Lin unleashed a forbidden spell of wind magic. With a wave of her hands, the surrounding air rapidly converged, forming a massive wind phoenix. The phoenix radiated a faint blue light, its feathers each like sharp blades of wind. The phoenix flew toward the energy vortex. Entering, it spread its wings and enveloped the black crystal with wind power, attempting to disrupt its energy release.

The mysterious figure formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light rapidly swirled and merged within his palms. He harnessed these two powers to their full potential, transforming them into a spiraling black and white energy column. He thrust the energy column toward the black crystal at the center of the vortex. As it flew, the energy column continuously absorbed the surrounding free energy, growing thicker and stronger. Once it entered the vortex, it joined the Wind Phoenix, forming a pincer attack on the black crystal.

The Ice Princess waved her wand and chanted the ultimate ice spell, passed down through the Ice Kingdom for millennia. Instantly, countless massive cones of ice, as large as mountains, descended from the sky, each radiating an intense chill. They descended toward the energy vortex. Once inside, they swirled around the black crystal, releasing a chilling aura in an attempt to freeze its energy.

The white-clad figure played the flute at a relentless pace, the sound transforming into enormous beasts of light. These beasts varied in form: a kirin ablaze with flames, a soaring dragon of light with wings spread, and a lightning-fast tiger of light. Carrying divine light, the beasts charged into the vortex of energy, using their own strength to counter the dark power of the black crystal. The kirin's flames scorched the darkness, the dragon's claws tore at it, and the tiger's speed allowed it to traverse the darkness with ease, attacking the black crystal relentlessly.

Under the combined force of their attacks, the black crystal's light began to flicker, and the energy pulses it emitted grew weaker and weaker. As if sensing danger, the black crystal began to tremble violently, and the surrounding space distorted with its trembling.

"If we try harder, we can destroy it!" Xu Tiancai shouted, his voice full of power, inspiring everyone.

Unleashing all their remaining strength, they launched a final assault on the black crystal. The radiance of the Sword of Creation, Agang's battle axe, Lin's Wind Phoenix, the mysterious figure's energy column, the Ice Princess's icicles, and the white-clad figure's light beast—all these forces converged into a devastating force, smashing down fiercely on the black crystal.

Under the impact of this powerful force, cracks finally appeared in the black crystal. These cracks spread rapidly across the crystal's surface like a spider web. With a loud "boom," the black crystal exploded. A powerful energy shockwave swept in all directions, and everyone activated their defensive skills to resist this destructive force.

Xu Tiancai plunged the Sword of Creation into the ground, unleashing a massive light shield centered on the sword. The colorful light on the shield shone continuously, blocking most of the energy shockwaves. Even so, he felt immense pressure, his body sliding back several meters. Agang used his battle axe to form a Dou Qi shield in front of him. His feet sank deeply into the ground, his body trembling slightly from the immense impact. Lin summoned multiple wind shields around him, layering them together to barely withstand the energy shockwaves. The mysterious figure, the Ice Princess, and the man in white each exerted their powers to maintain their defenses.

After the energy shockwave gradually dissipated, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the crisis was finally over. However, they soon discovered that things were not that simple.

The fragments of the black crystal after the explosion did not disappear, but instead hovered in mid-air, emitting an even more eerie aura. These fragments gradually merged together, forming a black vortex. From this vortex came a powerful suction force, drawing everything around it inward: the gravel on the ground, the trees, and even the air.

"What's going on?" Agang looked at the black vortex in surprise, his battle axe still tightly held in his hand, ready to deal with new dangers.

Xu Tiancai stared at the black vortex, his brow furrowed. He could sense an unknown danger within it, a danger even more terrifying than the previous Dark Messenger. "Everyone, be careful. This could be something even worse."

Lin tried to use wind magic to detect the black vortex, but she found that once her wind power approached the vortex, it would be ruthlessly devoured. "My magic has no effect on it. It's too strange," Lin said, a trace of worry in her eyes.

The mysterious figure, the Ice Princess, and the man in white also felt the power and strangeness of the black vortex. They each exerted their strength to try to resist the suction of the black vortex, but they found that their strength seemed insignificant in the face of this suction.

The suction of the black vortex grew stronger and stronger, and everyone began to move towards the vortex involuntarily. They tried their best to resist, but they could not stop their bodies from gradually approaching the vortex.

"We can't get sucked in!" Xu Tiancai shouted. He plunged the Sword of Creation into the ground, trying to use it as support to prevent himself from being sucked into the vortex. However, the Sword of Creation trembled slightly under the powerful suction, as if it would be pulled out at any moment.

Just as everyone was in dire straits, a deep roar suddenly erupted from the black vortex. This roar, like that of an ancient beast, was filled with rage and majesty. Following the roar, a massive black claw extended from the vortex. This claw was immense, covered in black scales, each scale radiating a dark sheen. The claw's tip was like a sharp blade, gleaming with a cold light.

"What kind of monster is this?" The Ice Princess said in horror. She waved her wand and shot icicles at the black claws. The icicles hit the claws, but only splashed some black sparks, unable to cause any damage to the claws.

A Gang swung his battle axe and chopped at the black claw. The battle axe hit the claw with a loud sound, but the claw only shook slightly, and A Gang's arm was numb from the recoil.

Lin cast wind magic, summoning a powerful tornado. The tornado swept towards the black claw, trying to sweep it away, but when it got close to the claw, it was easily blown away by the dark power emitted by the claw.

The mysterious figure formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light converged in his hands into a massive energy ball. He threw the energy ball at the black claw, and it exploded on the claw, triggering a violent energy explosion. However, when the smoke cleared, the black claw remained intact, and it continued to reach towards the crowd.

The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into giant birds of light and elemental spirits. The birds attacked the black claws with their sharp beaks and claws, while the elemental spirits surrounded them, unleashing various elemental powers to enhance their defenses. However, the birds of light and elemental spirits were vulnerable to the black claws, their attacks having no effect on them.

The black claw was getting closer and closer, and everyone felt an unprecedented pressure. Their attacks had no effect on the claw, and they themselves were about to be swallowed by the black vortex.

"We must find a way to break this deadlock, otherwise we will all die here." Xu Tiancai said, his eyes full of anxiety.

At this critical moment, Xu Tiancai suddenly discovered that the scales on one spot on the black claw were a slightly different color. The scales there were a deep purple, forming a sharp contrast with the other black scales. Moreover, as the claw moved, this spot seemed to be the core of its power, and every time it exerted force, more dark energy would gather there.

"Everyone, pay attention to the dark purple part on the claw. That may be its weak point." Xu Tiancai shouted.

Upon hearing Xu Tiancai's words, everyone immediately turned their attacks towards the dark purple area on the black claw. Xu Tiancai swung the Sword of Creation, stabbing at the dark purple area. Ah Gang, Lin, the mysterious figure, the Ice Princess, and the man in white also unleashed their strongest attacks, attacking the same target.

When everyone's attacks hit the dark purple area, the black claw suddenly trembled violently. The dark power on the claw began to become disordered, and the suction of the black vortex temporarily weakened.

"We have a chance, keep attacking!" Xu Tiancai shouted. He attacked the dark purple part again. The light of the Sword of Creation was like a ray of hope, stabbing towards the core of darkness.

Everyone spared no effort to continue attacking the black claw's weak spot. Their attacks rained down on the deep purple area, and each attack made the claw tremble more violently, and the disorder of the dark power became more serious.

The black claw seemed to sense a huge threat and tried to retreat back into the black vortex. But how could the others let this opportunity slip away? They increased their attack power and bit the black claw tightly.

Under the constant attacks, cracks finally appeared on the dark purple portion of the black claw. The cracks quickly spread, and the black claw began to crumble, disintegrating into countless black fragments that dissipated into the air. With the disappearance of the black claw, the suction of the black vortex also completely disappeared, and everyone was finally free from danger.

"Is it finally...over?" Lin said tiredly, her body swaying and almost exhausted all her strength.

However, Xu Tiancai didn't let his guard down. He stared at the black vortex, feeling a premonition that this was just the prelude to a greater crisis. Just then, a deep roar erupted from the vortex again. This time, the roar was louder and more commanding than before, as if the ruler of the dark world were roaring in rage.

Everyone's hearts were lifted again, they knew that the real battle had just begun.