The genius who counterattacked the mainland

Everyone advanced cautiously through the underwater maze, each step a step like treading on thin ice. Agang led the way, brandishing his battle axe. His golden fighting spirit blazed like the scorching sun, sending poisonous arrows soaring wherever they touched. The arrows collided with the wall, splattering venom and corroding it with a sizzling sound.

Lin followed closely behind, her wind magic dancing softly, a gentle breeze flowing ahead. Using her wind sense, she keenly detected traps and issued timely warnings. The Ice Princess waved her wand, muttering something, and a mirror-like ice shield unfolded around them. The shield reflected light, temporarily protecting against damage when traps were triggered.

A mysterious figure formed hand seals, the power of darkness and light emanating from his palms. He detected energy fluctuations, searching for clues to the maze's mechanisms through the glow of the walls, discovering patterns that seemed to indicate a safe path. A figure in white played a melodious flute, transforming into luminous butterflies to lead the way. The butterflies flickered in the mist, illuminating the distance. At forks in the road, the butterflies separated, their smooth flight determining the safe path. Xu Tiancai wielded the Sword of Creation, the Dagger, and the Golden Sphere artifact. His soul power fused with them, creating a powerful aura, alert to all surroundings.

Suddenly, the ground in the maze ahead shook violently, cracks spread, black smoke billowed out, and a gigantic figure wriggled within. As the smoke cleared, a group of giant octopus monsters emerged. Their bodies were massive, their tentacles thick and covered in suckers and barbs, and their eyes, like red lanterns, glared fiercely at everyone.

"Prepare for battle!" Xu Tiancai shouted, charging the octopus monster first. The Sword of Creation and the dagger's light intertwined, transforming into a sharp sword flash that slashed at the octopus monster. The octopus monster easily blocked the blow with a wave of its tentacles, sparks flying, and Xu Tiancai was knocked back. Undeterred, he integrated the power of the golden ball and attacked again.

Agang roared, charging at the octopus monster, his battle axe ablaze, his fighting spirit swirling like flames. He leaped high, his battle axe slicing through the monster's body, sending black blood spurting out. The octopus monster roared in pain, wrapping its tentacles around Agang. Agang's muscles bulged, his fighting spirit surging as he partially freed the tentacles.

Lin cast a high-level wind magic spell, dancing with her hands. The seawater gathered into a massive vortex of wind. The vortex rolled towards the octopus monster, its suction trapping its tentacles. The octopus monster struggled in vain, and its tentacles were cut by the wind blades.

The Ice Princess chanted the Ultimate Ice Spell, and a massive cone of ice descended from the sky. Like mountain peaks, its chill pierced the octopus. Some of the cones pierced through the octopus, pinning it to the ground. The octopus was frozen, its movements slowing.

The mysterious figure rapidly formed hand seals with his hands, and the forces of darkness and light swirled and merged in his palms, transforming into a black and white spiraling column of energy. This column propelled itself towards the octopus monsters, absorbing free energy as it flew, growing thicker and stronger. Wherever it passed, the octopus monsters stumbled and suffered damage.

The figure in white played a rapid flute, transforming into gigantic light beasts of various shapes. Qilins, light dragons, and light tigers, each radiating divine light, charged at the octopus monster. The Qilin's flames burned, the light dragon's claws tore, and the light tiger's darting attacks put the octopus monster at a disadvantage.

The octopuses, wounded but undeterred, entwined their tentacles, forming a massive shield. The shield's suction cups and barbs gleamed with a cold light, offering formidable defense. They chanted a spell, and the surrounding black blood boiled, transforming into a stream of energy that converged on the shield.

"They're strengthening their defenses. We have to find a way to break them!" Xu Tiancai shouted. Everyone intensified their attacks, but they couldn't cause any real damage to the shield. Xu Tiancai observed carefully and discovered that after the shield absorbed energy, there were several points of intense energy fluctuation.

"Attack those energy nodes!" Xu Tiancai pointed in the direction. Lin cast a forbidden wind spell, and the seawater gathered into a wind phoenix. The phoenix, shrouded in a deep blue, its feathers like wind blades, charged towards an energy node on the octopus monster's shield, impacting that point with the force of the wind.

Agang boosted his fighting spirit to its limit, his axe's golden flames blazing even brighter as he struck at another energy node on the octopus's shield. The Ice Princess chanted an ice spell, sending massive cones of ice raining down on the other energy nodes, releasing a chilling aura that froze their energy.

The mysterious figure formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into an energy column, pushing it towards a key energy node. The energy column grew stronger as it flew. The white-clothed figure played a flute and transformed into a light beast, rushing towards the energy node. The light beast used its power to counter the energy surrounding the node.

Under the combined attack of everyone, the energy nodes of the octopus monster's shield flickered and the energy became disordered. The octopus monster tried to adjust the energy to repair the shield, but it was too late.

Xu Tiancai unleashed the full power of the Sword of Creation, the dagger, and the Golden Sphere. The multicolored sword light, the pale blue blade, and the golden glow merged into a powerful attack wave, piercing the weakest energy node in the octopus monster's shield. With a loud bang, the underwater maze trembled, cracks multiplied, and sections of the wall collapsed. The octopus monster's shield was breached, and the energy shockwave spread outward, severely damaging the octopus monster.

The crowd seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack. The octopus monsters fell one by one and disappeared into black smoke. "Finally solved," Lin said tiredly. "Don't relax, danger is everywhere," Xu Tiancai warned.

Following the guidance of the glowing butterflies, the group turned a corner and emerged into a vast circular hall. The floor was engraved with intricate magic circles, and multicolored light shot up to the ceiling. At the center of the magic circle stood a crystal statue, a mysterious creature with a human body and a fish tail. It clutched a jeweled trident, the gemstone gleaming dazzlingly, a divine artifact imbued with immense power.

"That could be a divine artifact!" Xu Tiancai excitedly approached the statue. The moment he entered the hall, the magic circle's rotation accelerated, a dazzling light. Energy beams shot out from the magic circle, and everyone hurriedly dodged. The beams struck the wall, causing an explosion, filling the hall with smoke and dust. Xu Tiancai used his divine artifact to block the attack, but was repelled.

"We have to find a way to stop this magic circle!" the mysterious figure shouted. Everyone observed and discovered that the magic circle's rotation was related to the symbols on the wall, which flickered and changed in a certain order.

Everyone disperses to search for patterns. Lin uses the wind element to sense changes in airflow, discovering that the frequency of the symbol's flashing is correlated with airflow. Gang observes the effect of the symbol's flashing on energy, searching for clues. The mysterious figure and the man in white analyze the symbol's arrangement based on their understanding of energy and magic.

Eventually, they discovered that the symbols were arranged according to the order of the Five Elements, and everyone channeled their energy into the corresponding symbols accordingly. Lin channeled the power of wind into the "wood" symbol, creating a green energy stream that made the symbol glow even brighter. Gang channeled his golden fighting spirit into the "gold" symbol, causing the two to glow in unison. The Ice Princess channeled her icy magic into the "water" symbol, transforming it into a blue glow. A mysterious figure channeled a blend of dark and light forces into the "earth" symbol, creating a unique energy pattern within the symbol. The figure in white channeled the energy of flute music into the "fire" symbol, causing it to ignite like a red flame.

As power was injected, the magic circle slowed down, the energy beams stopped, and the hall's light returned to normal. Everyone walked toward the crystal statue. As Xu Tiancai reached for the trident, the statue suddenly moved, its eyes flashing red. It raised the trident and stabbed Xu Tiancai, who narrowly avoided it.

The statue moved swiftly, brandishing its trident to attack the crowd. Each swing of the trident drew a colorful trail of energy through the air, sending it hurtling towards the crowd like a sharp blade. A-Gon swung his battle axe to meet the attack. The axe and trident collided with a loud clatter, and A-Gon's arm went numb, but he persisted. Lin cast wind elemental magic, creating a wind blade that struck the statue, leaving only a shallow scratch.

The Ice Princess summoned an Ice Giant, who charged at the statue. The giant's fists smashed against it, but the statue parried the blows with its trident and then kicked it back. A mysterious figure formed hand seals, blending the forces of darkness and light into a ball of energy, and threw it at the statue. The explosion triggered an energy storm, but the statue remained standing and continued its attack. A figure in white played a flute, transforming into a light beast and charging at the statue. The light beast was repelled by the trident, its light dimming.

Xu Tiancai realized that ordinary attacks were difficult to injure the statue, and observed that when the statue attacked, its tail emitted a brief energy fluctuation. "Attack its tail!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Lin cast a forbidden wind spell, and the seawater gathered into a phoenix, charging towards the statue's tail. The phoenix's feathers, a deep blue, resembled blades of wind, and the force of the wind impacted the fish's tail. Agang, pushing his fighting spirit to the limit, lashed the fish's tail with a golden axe. The Ice Princess chanted an ice spell, and a massive cone of ice descended upon the fish's tail, releasing a chilling aura that froze its energy.

The mysterious figure quickly formed seals with his hands, and the forces of darkness and light swirled in his palms, merging into a column of energy that pushed toward the fish's tail, growing stronger as it flew. The white-clothed figure's flute sound transformed into a light beast that rushed toward the fish's tail, and the light beast used its power to counter the energy surrounding the fish's tail.

Under the combined attack of everyone, the energy fluctuations of the statue's tail intensified and became chaotic. The statue tried to adjust its energy to protect its tail, but it was too late.

Xu Tiancai unleashed the full power of the Sword of Creation, the Dagger, and the Golden Sphere, creating a powerful attack wave that pierced the statue's fishtail. With a resounding bang, the rotunda trembled, cracks multiplied in the walls, and parts collapsed. A massive crack appeared in the statue's fishtail.

With a loud boom, the statue's tail shattered, and the energy shockwave spread. The statue swayed, but continued to attack, its power weakening. "Let's continue the attack!" Xu Tiancai shouted. The crowd attacked again, cracking the statue even more. Finally, it shattered in a dazzling light, turning into scattered crystal fragments.

Xu Tiancai picked up the trident and felt a surge of power flowing into his body, resonating with the other artifacts. "We have obtained another artifact," Xu Tiancai said excitedly.

Just when everyone was happy, the underwater maze shook violently, the walls collapsed on a large scale, and sea water poured into the hall from all directions, forming a powerful water vortex that trapped everyone in the center.

"Oh no! The maze is collapsing! We have to leave!" Gang shouted. They searched for an exit, but the walls were crumbling around them, and they were surrounded by seawater and rubble, leaving them in a desperate situation.

"Everyone, don't panic. Let's find a solution together!" Xu Tiancai shouted, clutching the artifact tightly, searching for a way out. In this critical moment, Xu Tiancai noticed that the trident gemstone shone brighter in the swirling water, pointing in a single direction. "Follow the trident's guidance!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Guided by the light of the trident, the group advanced, encountering huge rocks and turbulent currents, but forging ahead. Then, they spotted a glimmer of light ahead, a glimmer of hope. However, a mysterious force rippled within the light, suggesting an unknown danger.

As they approached the bright light, they discovered a vortex channel emitting a strange glow. Energy surged within the vortex channel, seemingly connecting it to another mysterious dimension. Ancient runes shone around the channel, their light flickering as if offering a warning.

"This passage looks very dangerous, but we have no other choice." Xu Tiancai said with a frown.

The group cautiously approached the vortex tunnel. Just as they were about to enter, a deep roar suddenly erupted from within. The roar echoed across the seabed, jarring everyone's eardrums. Immediately afterwards, a group of shark-like monsters with wings emerged from the tunnel.

These monsters were covered in black scales that gleamed like metal in the light. Their wings were broad and powerful, each flap stirring up a powerful torrent of water. Their eyes were blood-red, brimming with bloodthirstiness. They opened their fang-filled maws and charged at the crowd.

Xu Tiancai gripped the trident and other artifacts tightly and launched the first attack. He concentrated the power of the artifacts on the trident and thrust it at the monster charging in front. The trident's light flashed like a flash of lightning, instantly piercing the monster's body. The monster let out a scream and dissipated in black smoke.

Agang swung his axe, his golden fighting spirit blazing like flames. He charged into the horde of monsters, slashing each one with each swing of his axe. But the monsters were too numerous, surrounding Agang and attacking him relentlessly. Several wounds appeared on Agang's body, and blood spread into the seawater.

Lin cast wind magic, creating a powerful wind field. Within the field, a howling gust of wind swept in any approaching monsters. Wind blades danced within the field, slicing through the monsters' bodies. However, the monsters' scales were incredibly tough, and some of the wind blades only left shallow marks.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning a massive ice barrier. It blocked the crowd, blocking the monsters' attacks. Simultaneously, she summoned ice spikes from the barrier, which pierced through some of the approaching monsters. However, the monsters' attacks also cracked the barrier.

The mysterious figure formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into a massive energy ball. He threw the energy ball toward the area where the monsters were concentrated. The energy ball exploded among the monsters, triggering a magnificent energy storm. Many monsters were damaged by the energy storm, but more monsters rushed out from the storm.