The genius who counterattacked the mainland

The Star Temple stands majestically on a vast plain, resembling a vast palace of stars rising from the earth. The main structure is constructed from a mysterious white stone, inscribed with dense constellation patterns and ancient runes. These runes and patterns shimmer brilliantly in the sunlight, seemingly telling the mysterious story of the ancient stars.

The temple's gate stood dozens of feet tall, inlaid with two massive star gems. Star power flowed through the gems, emitting an awe-inspiring aura. The gate was tightly closed, surrounded by a circle of small, slowly rotating astronomical devices. Each one displayed a different constellation, seemingly the key to unlocking the gate.

When everyone arrived in front of the Star God Temple, they felt a powerful pressure coming towards them. This pressure did not come from physical force, but a shock from the depths of their souls, as if the power of the stars was warning them not to approach easily.

"The star power here is much stronger than anything we've encountered before, so everyone be careful." Xu Tiancai said solemnly.

Everyone began to study the astrolabe surrounding the gate, trying to find a way to open it. Lin carefully observed the constellation projections on the astrolabe and found that these projections changed in a certain pattern, and they seemed to have some subtle connection with the positions of the stars in the sky.

"You see, the projections of the constellations on these planetariums correspond to the stars in the sky. Perhaps we need to adjust the planetarium according to the movement patterns of the stars in the sky." Lin said.

Ah Gang looked up at the sky, observing the twinkling stars, trying to find a pattern. He discovered that there were several particularly bright stars in the sky, and their positions corresponded to the projections of several key constellations on the astrolabe.

"Those bright stars may be the key. Let's start with them," said Agang.

Everyone began experimenting with adjusting the planetarium, aligning the positions of bright stars in the sky with the constellations projected on it. The Ice Princess, using her ice magic, gently touched the planetarium, adjusting the rotation speed of the constellations by controlling the temperature. The mysterious figure and the man in white used the power of darkness and light to sense the energy flow within the planetarium, guiding the constellations in the correct direction. Xu Tiancai and Lin were responsible for observing the overall changes in the stars and the planetarium to ensure the accuracy of the adjustments.

After some effort, the constellations projected on the astrolabe gradually aligned with the positions and movements of the stars in the sky. As the last astrolabe was adjusted, the two star gems on the gate erupted with intense light, interweaving their rays to form a vast star gate. The gate slowly opened, and a vast and boundless stellar force surged from within. Enveloped by this power, everyone felt as if they were in the embrace of the universe.

Entering the Star Temple, one finds a vast circular hall. The hall's dome is a vast scroll depicting a starry sky. The stars within the scroll shimmer with authentic light, as if the actual starry sky were embedded within the dome. On the hall's floor lies a vast star map, formed from the energies of countless tiny stars. These energies constantly flicker and flow, forming complex and mysterious patterns.

At the center of the star map, a vortex formed by the power of the stars seemed to conceal something. Niches dotted the walls of the hall, each containing a crystal statue. These statues varied in form, some depicting magicians wielding star staffs, others warriors controlling star beasts. They all exuded an ancient and mysterious aura.

The group walked towards the vortex at the center of the star map. As they approached the vortex, the surrounding star power became restless. Suddenly, streams of energy surged from the crystal statue in the niche, transforming into illusory figures that rushed towards them.

These illusory figures resembled crystal statues, wielding various weapons and casting powerful spells. One magician, wielding a star staff, swung it, sending a massive star ray blazing towards the crowd. Xu Tiancai immediately raised his trident, which radiated a rainbow of light. It collided with the star ray, creating a dazzling burst of light and energy.

A warrior, riding a star beast, charged towards Agang, his spear gleaming with star power as it lunged at him. Agang swung his battle axe, his golden fighting spirit blazing like the sun. It collided with the spear with a resounding thud, and the powerful impact sent Agang sliding back a few steps.

Lin cast wind magic, creating tornadoes of wind that swept toward the phantom figures. However, the figures remained able to move freely within the tornadoes, continuing their attacks. The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning a massive ice giant. The giant slapped the phantom figures with its massive palm, shattering some, but they quickly reunited.

The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into massive balls of energy. He hurled them at the illusory figure. The balls exploded within them, temporarily blocking their attack. The figure in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into a swarm of shimmering light beasts. These beasts charged towards the illusory figure, battling it with their own strength.

During the fierce battle, everyone discovered that these illusory figures seemed to be composed of star power and some special soul energy. Their power was endless and difficult to be completely eliminated.

"We have to find the source of their power. Fighting like this is not a solution!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Everyone began to search for the source of the phantom figures' power during the battle. While dodging an attack, Xu Tiancai discovered that whenever a phantom figure was severely damaged, it would absorb energy from a crystal statue in a niche and regain its strength.

"It's those crystal statues! They are the source of energy for the illusory figures." Xu Tiancai said.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately changed their tactics. They began attacking the crystal statue in the alcove. Lin cast a forbidden spell of wind elemental magic, gathering all the surrounding air and compressing it into a massive air bomb. She controlled the air bomb and rolled it towards a crystal statue. When the air bomb made contact with the statue, it exploded violently, cracking it and dimming the surrounding illusory figures.

Ah Gang seized the opportunity, concentrated his fighting spirit on the battle axe, and chopped it hard at another crystal statue. The battle axe hit the statue, sparks flew, the cracks on the statue widened, and the power of the illusory figure associated with it was significantly weakened.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning a massive ice spike that pierced a crystal statue. The cone pierced deeply into the statue, causing ice to form around it, slowing the movements of the phantom figures that drew energy from it.

The mysterious figure formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged in his hands into a massive black and white energy column. He thrust the energy column toward a crystal statue. As it flew, the energy column continuously absorbed the surrounding free energy, growing thicker and thicker. When the energy column made contact with the statue, it triggered a massive explosion, shattering it, and the illusory figure associated with it instantly vanished.

The man in white played his flute at top speed, the sound transforming into gigantic 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 a divine light, the beasts charged towards a crystal statue, assaulting it with their might. The kirin's flames seared the statue, the dragon's claws tore at it, and the tiger's speed allowed it to dart around the statue with ease, repeatedly striking at its vital points. Under the beasts' assault, the statue gradually shattered, and the associated illusory figures dissipated.

As more and more crystal statues were destroyed, the number of illusory figures gradually decreased, and their attacks became weaker and weaker. Finally, all the crystal statues were destroyed, the illusory figures disappeared, and the hall returned to peace.

Everyone walked toward the vortex at the center of the star map. The star power within it became more distinct and palpable. Xu Tiancai reached out, attempting to touch the vortex. As his hand touched the edge, a powerful message flooded into his mind.

This message contains the secrets of stellar power and the origins of the Star Temple. It turns out that stellar power is one of the most primordial and powerful forces in the universe, nurturing all things and controlling their fate. The Star Temple was built by an ancient civilization that worshipped stellar power. Here, they performed rituals to worship and study stellar power, attempting to master this power and change the world.

However, the power of the stars was too powerful and mysterious, and this civilization caused some disasters during the exploration process. To prevent the abuse of the power of the stars, they set up many tests in the Star Temple. Only those who passed these tests were qualified to access the core secrets of the power of the stars.

"We have passed the first test, but there are more challenges waiting for us ahead," Xu Tiancai said to everyone.

The group continued deeper into the Star Temple. After passing through the main hall, they arrived at a long corridor. The walls of the corridor were inlaid with countless star gems, which emitted a soft glow, illuminating the entire corridor. On the corridor floor, there were glowing patterns, forming small star maps that seemed to guide the group's direction.

At the end of the corridor, there was a light curtain door formed by the power of the stars. There were some complex runes and patterns on the light curtain door. These runes and patterns were constantly changing, as if conveying some kind of message.

Everyone arrived at the light curtain door and began to study the runes and patterns on it. Lin discovered a correlation between the runes' flickering frequency and the brightness of the surrounding star gems. Agang noticed that the changes in the patterns were related to the flow of the star map on the ground. The Ice Princess, through her perception of ice magic, detected subtle differences in the properties of the star power contained in the runes and patterns. The mysterious figure and the man in white, using the perspective of energy and music, discovered the hidden patterns of energy fluctuations in the runes and patterns.

After careful analysis, everyone discovered that by touching the star gems in a specific order, they could change the runes and patterns on the light curtain door, thereby opening the light curtain door.

Following the analyzed sequence, everyone began touching the star gems on the corridor walls. Lin harnessed the power of the wind element, precisely controlling the strength and timing of her touches to ensure the desired shift in the star gem's radiance. Agang, with his powerful sense of force, accurately located each star gem to be touched. The Ice Princess used her ice magic to stabilize the energy environment around the star gems, preventing any unforeseen consequences. The mysterious figure and the man in white harnessed the power of darkness and light to comprehensively control the rhythm and energy balance of the touches.

As the last star gem was touched, the runes and patterns on the light curtain door stopped changing. The light curtain door slowly opened, and a dazzling light shot out from within. Everyone walked into the light curtain door and found a huge star garden inside.

The Star Garden is filled with a variety of exotic flowers. These flowers are no ordinary plants; they are condensed from the power of the stars. The flowers are a dazzling array of colors. Some shimmer with blue light, resembling the stars in the night sky; others radiate red light, like burning stars; and still others bloom with a multicolored light, resembling a brilliant nebula. Tiny runes are etched on the petals of the flowers, and these runes flicker with the flow of star power.

In the center of the garden stood a massive Star Fountain, which gushed forth not water but the radiant power of the stars. This power converged and flowed through the fountain, forming all sorts of wondrous shapes: a star bird ready to take flight, a galloping star horse, and a majestic star lion.

Next to the Star Fountain, there was a bookshelf made of star power, filled with books emitting a mysterious glow. These books seemed to be written with star power, and they recorded advanced methods of using star power and some secrets of ancient star civilizations.