The genius who counterattacked the mainland

Xu Tiancai reached out and gently touched the mural on the door. His fingertips felt a rough yet mysterious rhythm, as if ancient stories were being told to him through this door. Despite the age, the paint on the mural still had a faint luster, as if guarding a forgotten piece of history.

"This mural contains powerful energy fluctuations." The mysterious figure narrowed his eyes and sensed it carefully. "Perhaps this is the key to opening the door."

The man in white placed the flute to his lips and gently played a soothing melody. The sound echoed in front of the ruins' gate. Miraculously, with the sound of the flute, certain lines on the murals seemed to tremble slightly, like awakened spirits.

Agang swung his battle axe, drawing a golden arc in the air, and then slashed it hard at the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust. "No matter what, we have to find a way to get in."

Lin manipulated the wind element, forming a small whirlwind around the mural. The wind element, like a nimble spirit, attempted to explore the mural's mysteries. "I feel a resonance between the energy in the mural and the wind element, as if they were one."

The Ice Princess waved her wand, and a wisp of icy magic emanated from the tip, landing on the mural. Wherever the icy magic touched, the paint on the mural seemed to freeze instantly, taking on a wondrous crystalline texture. The battle scenes, refracted by the ice crystals, seemed even more mysterious.

Xu Tiancai concentrated his mind, slowly infusing the mural with star power. Like a dazzling galaxy, the star power flowed through the mural's textures. When the star power met the energy within the mural, the mural suddenly shone brightly, and the previously static scene seemed to come alive. The figures and creatures engaged in battle began to move. The clash of weapons, the roar of magic, and the roars of creatures echoed from the mural, shocking everyone's soul.

As the murals "awakened," complex runes appeared on the gate. The runes shimmered with a mysterious light, interweaving to form a vast magic circle. The magic circle slowly rotated, emitting powerful energy waves. Everyone could feel this energy resonating with their own strength.

"It seems that we have to break this magic circle before we can open the door." Xu Tiancai said, his eyes fixed on the runes on the magic circle.

Lin carefully observed the wind runes within the magic circle. She discovered a subtle connection between their arrangement and the flow of wind. She attempted to manipulate the wind, directing it in the manner indicated by the runes. When the wind element touched the wind runes within the magic circle, they flickered even more intensely, and the magic circle's rotation sped up.

Analyzing from the perspective of power, Ah Gang discovered that several runes within the magic circle were related to the gathering and release of power. He injected his fighting spirit into one of the runes, and it seemed to be nourished, releasing a golden light that spread along the trajectory of the magic circle, illuminating several other runes.

The Ice Princess infused the magic of ice into the magic circle. Wherever the ice magic touched, the temperature within the magic circle dropped dramatically. Some runes were covered with frost, which formed exquisite patterns on the runes. These patterns matched the runes of ice magic, further stimulating the energy of the magic circle.

The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into strands of energy within his hands. He wound these strands around specific runes within the magic circle. Under the influence of the energy strands, these runes began to emit black and white light. This light contained the mysterious power of laws, infusing the magic circle with a new level of energy.

The man in white played the flute, and the sound transformed into colorful rays of light, which accurately struck the musical runes in the magic circle. Stimulated by the flute's sound, the runes resonated beautifully, echoing throughout the ruins like a prelude to the opening of the gate.

With everyone's combined efforts, the magic circle's light grew increasingly dazzling, its rotation increasing in speed. Suddenly, a massive beam of energy shot forth from the magic circle, soaring into the sky and stained the entire sky in a riot of color. As the beam rose, the gate to the ruins slowly opened, and an ancient and mysterious aura filled the air.

The group entered the ruins, revealing a vast plaza. It was paved with ancient stone slabs, engraved with various mysterious patterns and symbols. Around the plaza stood colossal statues of varying shapes. Some were majestic warriors, weapons in hand, their gaze fixed with unwavering determination; others were graceful elves, graceful figures clutching magical tools; and some were statues of unknown, mysterious creatures, their strange forms emanating an awe-inspiring aura.

"It's really spectacular here." Lin exclaimed in admiration. Her eyes were drawn to an elf statue. The details on the statue were so lifelike, as if the elf would come alive at any moment.

Ah Gang gripped his battle axe cautiously: "Everyone be careful, there may be danger here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the statues in the square suddenly moved. The warrior statues brandished their weapons and rushed towards the crowd; the elf statues cast magic, shooting brilliant beams of magic towards the crowd; and the mysterious creature statues released all kinds of strange energy attacks.

Xu Tiancai quickly raised his Star Demon-Breaking Sword and unleashed "Star Dance." The power of the stars transformed into blades of light, which flew towards the charging warrior statue. The blades collided with the warrior statue's weapon, sending out dazzling sparks. The warrior statue's power was astonishing, and each attack carried a tremendous force. Xu Tiancai felt immense pressure, and his figure retreated continuously under the warrior statue's attacks.

Agang charged at a warrior statue, leaping high, his axe ablaze with fighting spirit. With a furious roar, he unleashed the "Mountain Breaking Slash" move, bringing his axe down fiercely on the statue. The statue's body was incredibly solid, and Agang's axe only managed a shallow cut, though the blow did cause the statue to stagger.

Lin cast the wind elemental magic "Fury of the Wind," summoning a massive tornado. It swept up the rubble and debris in the square, hurtling toward the elf statue and the mysterious creature statue. Wherever the tornado passed, the magic beams cast by the elf statue were blown away, and the energy attacks released by the mysterious creature statue were weakened.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, conjuring a massive ice maze. It quickly took shape in the square, its walls covered in sharp ice spikes. The ice maze trapped several statues, which, disoriented within the maze, repeatedly rammed against the ice walls, trying to find a way out.

The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged in his hands into a massive energy shield and energy ball. He cast the shield over everyone's heads, defending them from the statues' attacks. He then hurled the energy ball toward the statues, where it exploded, shattering some of them.

The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into a swarm of radiant light beasts. They charged toward the statues, engaging in a fierce battle. The Qilin burned the warrior statue with its flames, the Phoenix attacked the elf statue with a dazzling display of flame, and the Lion rammed the mysterious creature statue with its immense force.

Under the combined force of the crowd, the statues' attack was temporarily suppressed. However, these statues seemed to possess infinite power, constantly pouring out from all sides of the square, attacking the crowd in wave after wave.

"This is not a solution. We have to find the control core or weakness of these statues." Xu Tiancai shouted.

During the fierce battle, he observed the statue carefully and found that certain parts of the statue had special runes. The light of these runes was brighter than other parts, and when the statue attacked, the light of the runes would flicker and change.

"Everyone, pay attention to the special runes on the statue. That may be the key!" Xu Tiancai reminded again.

Everyone listened, fending off the statue's attacks while paying attention to the runes on its body. Lin cast wind magic, causing it to swirl around the statue's body, attempting to sense the flow of the runes' energy. She discovered that the runes' energy seemed to be connected to the energy of the entire ruins, as if they were receiving energy from the depths of the ruins.

Ah Gang seized the opportunity and launched an attack at the rune on a warrior statue. He concentrated his fighting spirit on his battle axe and slashed at the rune with all his might. The axe struck the rune, causing it to flicker. The warrior statue's movements slowed noticeably, and the force of the attack weakened.

Seeing this, the Ice Princess also released her icy magic towards the rune. As the magic came into contact with the rune, a layer of frost appeared. The frost spread along the rune, dimming the light of the runes in other areas. Tiny cracks began to appear on the statue's body, like frozen porcelain shattering.

The mysterious figure and the man in white also adjusted their attack direction and launched an attack towards the rune. The mysterious figure's energy light ball focused on the rune, and the light beasts of the man in white also pounced towards the location of the rune.

Under the continuous attacks of the crowd, the runes on more and more statues began to fail. Some runes shattered, and the statues stopped moving instantly; some runes dimmed, and the statues' attacks became chaotic and disorganized.

With the rune on the last statue destroyed, the statues in the square finally stopped attacking. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they knew that this was only the first challenge in the ruins, and there would definitely be more dangers waiting for them.

They crossed the square and came to a long corridor. The walls of the corridor were inlaid with luminous gems, which emitted a soft light, illuminating the corridor. The floor of the corridor was very smooth, as if it had been polished by time.

"It feels a little eerie here," Lin whispered, unconsciously moving closer to the group.

Agang walked in front, his battle axe ready to strike at any time: "No matter what, we must keep moving forward."

As they walked along the passage, they suddenly heard a low roar. The roar echoed in the passage, making everyone's ears buzz.

"Something is coming again." Xu Tiancai gripped the Star Demon-Breaking Sword tightly and looked ahead vigilantly.

As the roar grew closer, a massive black figure slowly emerged from the depths of the tunnel. This monster, shaped like a bear, was covered in black fur that shimmered with an eerie sheen. Its eyes burned like two balls of fire, and sharp fangs bared their mouth. With every step, the ground trembled slightly.

The monster saw everyone and let out an earth-shattering roar before lunging towards them. It was so fast that it was in front of them in the blink of an eye.

Xu Tiancai was the first to strike. He unleashed the "Star-Splitting Sky Slash," transforming the power of the stars into a massive blade of light, which slashed towards the monster. The blade sliced ​​through the air, whistling with a sharp sound as it slashed towards the monster's head.

The monster didn't dodge or evade. Instead, it swung its massive claws fiercely, shattering the blade. The energy from the shattered blade spread out in all directions, causing the gems on the wall to flicker.

Seeing this, Ah Gang rushed at the monster, brandishing his battle axe. He unleashed "Furious Slash," the fighting spirit on his axe blazing like flames. He slashed at the monster's side, the axe only cutting into its fur slightly; the hide was incredibly tough.

Lin cast the wind elemental magic "Wind Binding," attempting to bind the monster. Powerful wind elements swirled around the monster's body, forming wind ropes. But the monster was too powerful, and with a slight struggle, the wind ropes snapped.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning a massive ice cone. It shot towards the monster's eyes, attempting to hit its weak spot. The monster, sensing danger, swung its claws, shattering the cones, sending shards of ice flying everywhere.

The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into a massive energy chain. He wrapped the chain around the monster, attempting to restrict its movement. The energy chain entwined itself around the monster like a serpent, but the monster struggled, and cracks appeared in the chain.