The genius who counterattacked the mainland

Their attacks surged like a surging tide, surging towards the nodes of the energy shield. Star power, fighting spirit, wind blades, ice spikes, energy chains, and the power of the light beasts converged, erupting in a dazzling burst of light. As they collided with the shield, a deafening roar erupted, and the entire hall trembled violently.

Xu Tiancai's starlight sword struck the node first, its light piercing like a brilliant meteor, triggering a ripple of energy. Agang's battle axe followed, striking another node. Golden fighting spirit shone like the blazing sun, and the powerful impact caused a slight ripple on the shield's surface. Lin's wind blades, like countless sharp knives, continuously sliced ​​at the energy surrounding the node, disrupting the shield's defenses. The Ice Princess's ice spikes, piercing the node with a biting cold, spread rapidly, attempting to freeze the shield's energy flow. The mysterious figure's energy chains, like nimble snakes, tightly wrapped around the node, continuously releasing a fusion of dark and light forces, impacting the shield's internal structure. The white-clad figure's light beasts used their powerful bodies and light to assault the node, each impact causing the shield to flicker.

However, the shield's resilience was beyond imagination. Despite the fierce attacks, it stubbornly held its ground. Dark energy surged from the shield, transforming into black lightning that struck back at the group. These lightning bolts were extremely fast and contained immense destructive power, forcing everyone to dodge while continuing to attack.

"Don't stop! We have shaken it, try harder!" Xu Tiancai shouted, his eyes were as firm as a rock, and he waved the Star Demon-Breaking Sword in his hand again, and the power of the stars surged towards the node even more violently.

Agang roared, the fighting spirit in his battle axe flaring even more fiercely. He ignored the black lightning and struck at the node with all his might, each strike laced with unstoppable momentum. Lin gritted her teeth, unleashing her wind magic to its full potential. Under her control, the surrounding air formed a massive vortex of wind, swirling around the energy shield and amplifying the power of the wind blade. The Ice Princess waved her wand, infusing the ice cone with even more ice magic, making it even larger and stronger. The cold magic caused the surrounding temperature to plummet. The mysterious figure formed seals with his hands, veins bulging on his forehead. He fused the power of darkness and light to a new level, his energy chains growing thicker and the energy waves released more intensely. The man in white played his flute at an extremely fast speed, and the number of light beasts transformed by the flute increased dramatically. They surrounded the energy shield and continuously attacked the node.

Under the combined force of their attacks, cracks began to appear at the nodes of the shield. The cracks spread rapidly like a spider web, and a dark aura leaked from them, emitting a sharp whistling sound. With the final blow, the shield finally gave way, shattering with a loud bang. A powerful energy shockwave spread in all directions, sending everyone flying backwards and crashing heavily to the ground.

Before they could recover, the phantom figures, born from the dark smoke, lunged at them again. The giant figure raised its massive fist again and smashed it towards Agang, the one closest to it. Agang had no time to dodge, so he could only raise his axe to withstand the blow. The collision of fist and axe made Agang feel like he was being crushed by a mountain, his legs sinking deeply into the ground. But he gritted his teeth and persevered, resisting the blow.

A swift, phantom figure darted through the crowd like a ghost, its target aimed at Lin. Sensing danger, Lin quickly cast wind magic, creating one wind barrier after another. But the phantom figure's speed was too great, easily breaking through the wind barriers. It reached Lin, extending its sharp claws and clawing at her. Lin watched in horror as the claws swooped down upon her. In the nick of time, the Ice Princess swung her wand, and a shield of ice appeared before Lin, blocking the phantom figure's attack.

A phantom figure, capable of manipulating the dark elements, created more dark traps around them. A dark vortex expanded on the ground, sending dark energy balls raining down upon the group. The mysterious figure and the man in white quickly deployed their powers to defend themselves. The mysterious figure formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light formed a massive energy shield around him, blocking most of the dark energy balls. The man in white played his flute, and the sound transformed into a flock of glittering birds. These birds rammed the dark energy balls with their bodies, causing them to explode in mid-air.

"We can't be held back by them. We have to find a way to get close to the crystal ball again!" Xu Tiancai got up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and rushed towards the crystal ball again.

Everyone responded, fending off the phantom's attacks while struggling to advance towards the crystal ball. As they advanced, they engaged in a fierce battle with the phantom. Having freed themselves from the giant's phantom's suppression, A-Gon turned and struck at its legs. His axe struck the giant's legs, sending a cascade of dark energy and golden fighting spirit cascading down. The giant's legs were struck, causing it to stagger, and A-Gon seized the opportunity to launch a series of attacks, attempting to weaken the giant.

Lin and the Ice Princess teamed up to combat the incredibly fast illusory figure. Lin cast a forbidden spell of wind magic, gathering the surrounding air and compressing it into countless sharp wind blades, which she launched towards the illusory figure. The Ice Princess, in turn, summoned massive ice spikes, piercing the illusory figure from various directions. Under the onslaught of wind blades and ice spikes, the illusory figure's movements were restricted, and it could no longer attack with its previous agility.

The mysterious figure and the man in white continued to confront the illusory figure, capable of controlling the dark elements. The mysterious figure fused the forces of darkness and light into massive energy chains, which entwined the illusory figure, attempting to restrict its movement. The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into enormous beasts of light. These beasts charged towards the illusory figure, engaging it in combat. The beasts used their light and power to dispel the surrounding dark elements, destroying the dark trap created by the illusory figure.

Despite the crowd's tenacious resistance, they gradually approached the crystal ball. It now emanated a soft, mysterious light, seemingly imbued with boundless wisdom and power. However, everyone also sensed a powerful energy surge surrounding the crystal ball, a surge that possessed the vastness of stellar power and an awe-inspiring sacredness.

As they approached the crystal ball, the message that they needed to fuse their souls to initiate the ritual to destroy the dark forces flooded Xu Tiancai's mind once again. He gazed at the crystal ball, his heart in deep conflict. If he chose to fuse, one of them would be lost forever; if he didn't, the dark forces would continue to wreak havoc, plunging countless lives into disaster.

"Do we really have no other choice?" The Ice Princess looked at Xu Tiancai, her eyes full of pain and helplessness.

A Gang gripped his battle axe tightly, "No matter what, I am willing to give everything to destroy the dark forces!"

Lin bit her lip, "There must be another way. Let's think about it."

The mysterious figure and the man in white also fell into deep thought. They knew the seriousness of this decision.

As the crowd hesitated, the dark illusory figures seemed to sense their intentions and launched an even more frenzied attack. The giant illusory figure, despite its injuries, charged towards the group, even faster and more powerful than before. The swift figure transformed into a streak of black light and rushed towards the crystal ball, attempting to prevent the group from reaching it. The illusory figures, capable of manipulating the dark element, gathered all the dark traps around the group. Dark vortexes and dark energy balls intertwined, forming a vast circle of darkness.

"There's no time to hesitate, let's repel them first!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Once again, the group engaged in a desperate struggle with the illusory figure. Xu Tiancai brandished the Starry Devil-Breaking Sword and charged at the giant's illusory form. He unleashed his most powerful Starry Sword technique, unleashing the star power of the Starry Devil-Breaking Sword to unleash its brilliance, forming a massive sword shadow that slashed towards the giant's illusory form. The sword shadow collided with the giant's illusory form, unleashing a powerful energy shockwave that sent the giant retreating several steps.

Agang engaged the giant illusory figure in close combat. His battle axe swung with great force, each strike accurately striking the giant's vital points. Golden fighting spirit and the giant's dark aura collided, splashing forth brilliant shimmers of light. In the fierce battle, Agang discovered an energy core within the giant's head, the source of its power.

"Attack its head! There is an energy core there!" Agang shouted.

Hearing Agang's cry, everyone immediately redirected their attacks. Lin cast wind magic, creating a massive air bomb and hurling it at the giant's head. It exploded, the powerful impact causing it to sway, exposing its energy core. The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning a massive ice cone and stabbing it at the energy core. The cone struck accurately, and the cold magic spread rapidly, coating the core with frost. A mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, merging the forces of darkness and light into a massive energy ball, which he hurled at the core. The ball exploded, cracking it. A figure in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into a gigantic luminous beast. It charged towards the energy core, striking it with its immense force. Under the combined attack, the giant's energy core was finally destroyed. The giant roared in pain, and his body began to dissipate.

Meanwhile, Lin and the Ice Princess successfully prevented the incredibly fast illusory figure from approaching the crystal ball. Lin created powerful wind tornadoes that trapped the incredibly fast illusory figure. The wind blades in the wind tornadoes continuously sliced ​​at the illusory figure, gradually slowing it down. The Ice Princess summoned a massive ice shield and an ice giant. The ice shield blocked the crystal ball, preventing the illusory figure from destroying it. The ice giant walked towards the illusory figure, and with every step it took, the ground froze. The ice giant swung its massive fist and smashed towards the illusory figure. The illusory figure was severely damaged by the wind tornadoes and the ice giant. It tried to escape, but was trapped by Lin and the Ice Princess.

The mysterious figure and the man in white also successfully dispelled the dark circle created by the illusory figure capable of manipulating the dark elements. The mysterious figure fused the forces of darkness and light into a massive beam of energy, which he fired towards the dark circle. Wherever the beam passed, dark vortexes and dark energy balls were destroyed. The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into a swarm of radiant light beasts. These beasts charged out of the dark circle, using their power to dispel the surrounding dark elements, clearing a path for everyone.

After repelling the illusory figure, everyone returned to the crystal ball. This time, the crystal ball's light became even brighter, as if urging them to make a decision.

Xu Tiancai looked at everyone and said, "I've decided. I'm willing to use my soul power to merge with the crystal ball."

"No, Xu Tiancai, you can't do this! We must have other ways." Lin said crying.

Ah Gang also said with a firm face: "Let me do it. I am stronger and more suitable to bear this kind of price."

The Ice Princess shook her head. "Let's look for other ways. There must be a way that doesn't require sacrifice."

The mysterious figure and the man in white also tried to dissuade Xu Tiancai.

Xu Tiancai looked at everyone and said with a smile, "We are running out of time. The dark forces are growing stronger and stronger. If we don't destroy it quickly, all our previous efforts will be in vain. I am the captain, and this responsibility should be borne by me."

After saying this, he ignored the crowd's attempts to stop him and slowly walked towards the crystal ball. The moment his hand touched the crystal ball, a powerful force surged into his body, and he felt as if his soul was being pulled by an invisible force. He concentrated his mind and began to guide his soul's power to merge with the crystal ball.