The genius who counterattacked the mainland

Everyone was locked in a bitter struggle under the frenzied onslaught of light and shadow. Xu Tiancai frowned, pouring his star power into the shield, barely maintaining his defense. Light and shadow moved back and forth like ghosts, their illusory weapons spreading the cracks in the shield with every strike.

"This won't work! We have to take the initiative!" Ah Gang roared, his fighting spirit blazing like golden flames. He charged at the light and shadow again, but this time he didn't attack blindly. Instead, he carefully observed its movements. He noticed that the light and shadow would pause briefly between attacks. In that moment, their ethereal bodies would flicker slightly, as if connected to some hidden energy source.

Lin also noticed this detail. She cast the wind elemental magic "Wind Insight," and countless tiny wind elements, like lively eyes, attached themselves to the light and shadow. Through the feedback of the wind elements, she could clearly sense that every time the light and shadow flickered, a faint energy thread extended from the ground, connecting to their core.

"Their energy comes from underground!" Lin shouted.

The Ice Princess listened, waving her wand and pouring a flood of icy magic into the ground. The cold magic spread rapidly, and the ground began to freeze. The icy magic flowed upward along the energy threads, attempting to freeze the source. As the ice spread, the movements of some lights and shadows became noticeably slower, and the frequency of their attacks decreased.

The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged in his hands, forming threads of black and white energy. Like living tentacles, these threads extended toward the light and shadows and the ground. When the energy threads touched the light and shadows, they could sense the flow of energy within them. Following this flow, the energy threads drilled underground, exploring deeper secrets.

The rhythm of the man in white's flute became more complex, and the sound transformed into colorful rays of light, which intertwined into a vast net. This net enveloped the light and shadow. When light touched light and shadow, a strange resonance was generated. The man in white sensed this resonance through the flute sound, trying to find the key connection between light and shadow and the underground energy source.

Xu Tiancai seized the opportunity and unleashed his "Star Shattering Shadow Attack." The power of the stars transformed into countless tiny needles of light, which shot towards the core of the light and shadow. Like meteors, the needles pierced through the light and shadow, precisely striking them at the moment of their shimmer. Under the attack of the needles, some of the light and shadow dimmed, and their bodies began to show signs of instability.

Under the combined attack of everyone, they gradually found a way to counter the light and shadow. As the Ice Princess's icy magic continued to freeze the energy threads underground, the mysterious figure's energy threads also found the approximate location of the energy source. It was in the center of the hall, deep underground, an energy core emitting a faint blue light. Countless energy threads extended from this core, connecting to each light and shadow.

"Attack that energy core!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Everyone launched an attack towards the energy core. Ah Gang increased his fighting spirit to its limit, and the golden flames on his battle axe burned even more vigorously. He leaped high and slashed down at the ground fiercely. The fighting spirit on his battle axe rushed into the ground like a volcanic eruption. The impact of the battle axe created a deep crack in the ground, extending towards the energy core.

Lin unleashed the forbidden wind magic spell, "Doomsday Storm," compressing the surrounding air into a massive air bomb. Under her control, the bomb rolled toward the energy core, carving deep furrows in the ground wherever it passed. When the bomb neared the energy core, Lin detonated it. A powerful impact surged toward the core, causing the surrounding ground to tremble violently.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning a massive Ice Giant. The Ice Giant strode toward the energy core, its temperature plummeting with each step. Arriving above the energy core, the Ice Giant swung its massive fist and slammed it down on the ground. The cold magic from its fist interacted with the ground, forming ice crystals that pierced the energy core like blades.

The mysterious figure rapidly formed hand seals, veins bulging on his forehead. He fused the forces of darkness and light to an unprecedented level, forming a massive energy vortex around him. Contained within this vortex was the power of mysterious laws, which he hurled towards the energy core. The energy vortex darted underground, severing energy threads wherever it passed, and the light and shadows became even more chaotic.

The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into a gigantic luminous beast, resembling a dragon. The dragon-like beast radiated a rainbow of light. It charged toward the energy core, impacting it with its mighty form and radiant light. As it moved underground, its body rubbed against the surrounding earth and rock, emitting a dazzling light and a deafening roar.

Under the combined force of their attacks, the energy core endured a powerful impact. Cracks appeared on its surface, and a faint blue light flickered. As the final blow landed on the energy core, it finally gave way, shattering with a resounding bang.

The light and shadows instantly lost their energy support, their bodies becoming transparent before dissipating into the air like smoke. Silence returned to the hall, echoed only by the heavy breathing of the crowd.

"Finally solved, but this ruins is really full of dangers." A Gang wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"We have to keep moving forward. There must be more secrets waiting for us to uncover." Xu Tiancai said.

After resting briefly inside the hall to recover some of their strength and magic power, they began searching for the next passage. On one side of the hall, they discovered a small, unassuming door. This door was partially blocked by a massive stone slab, engraved with warning runes that exuded an unsettling aura.

"There may be something more dangerous behind this door, but we have no other choice," said Xu Tiancai.

Everyone worked together to push the stone slab open, and the small door opened. Behind the small door was a narrow passage, filled with a pungent smell, and strange lights flickered on the walls, as if countless pairs of eyes were spying on them.

They walked cautiously into the passage. The air inside was very humid, and the walls were covered with moss and unknown fungi. As they walked, the passage suddenly widened, and a huge hall appeared in front of them.

The walls of the hall were inlaid with countless red gems, their glow dyeing the entire room a blood-red. In the center of the hall stood a large circular pool, the water a strange black. Mist rose from the surface, and vague figures seemed to be swimming within the mist.

"It feels weird here." Lin clutched the corner of her clothes tightly.

"Everyone be careful, don't get close to the pool." Xu Tiancai reminded.

However, just as he spoke, the mist in the pool suddenly swirled, and those blurry figures rushed towards the crowd. When the mist dissipated, everyone could see the figures clearly. They were humanoid monsters, their bodies made of black mist, their faces distorted, their eyes flashing blood-red light, and they emitted a creepy roar.

The monsters were incredibly fast, reaching the crowd in an instant. Xu Tiancai raised the Star Demon-Breaking Sword and unleashed the "Star Burning Heaven Slash." The power of the stars transformed into a blazing blade of light, slashing at the monsters. Wherever the blade passed, the black mist was burned, and the monsters cried out in pain, but they didn't retreat. Instead, they rushed towards the crowd with even greater frenzy.

Agang swung his battle axe, slashing at the monsters. The fighting spirit on the axe made contact with the monsters' bodies, dispersing the black mist somewhat, but it quickly condensed again. Agang discovered that these monsters seemed to have no physical form, and ordinary attacks had little effect on them.

Lin cast the wind magic "Purifying Wind," attempting to use the pure wind element to dispel the dark aura from the monsters. Powerful wind elements swirled around the monsters, dispersing some of the black mist. However, the monsters' cores remained, and they continued their attack.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning a massive ice shield and ice spikes. The ice shield stood before the group, shielding them from the monsters' attacks. The ice spikes shot towards the monsters, piercing their bodies and temporarily pinning them to the ground. However, the monsters quickly broke free from the ice spikes and charged at them again.

The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into rays of purifying light. He flung these rays toward the monsters. Upon contact with their bodies, the black mist began to tremble violently. Some of the monsters gradually dissipated under the purifying light, but many continued their stubborn attack.

The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into a swarm of shimmering light beasts. They charged at the monsters, engaging them in combat. With their sharp claws and beaks, they attacked the monsters, seeking to find their weaknesses. However, the monsters' bodies were as ethereal as smoke, and their attacks, while temporarily repelling them, were incapable of inflicting fatal damage.

"These monsters seem to be formed by dark forces and some kind of resentment. We have to find a way to purify them." Xu Tiancai shouted.

During the fierce battle, he carefully observed the monsters and found that when the monsters attacked, some dark red light would flash inside their bodies, which seemed to be the core of their power.

"Everyone, pay attention to the dark red light in the monsters' bodies. That may be the key!" Xu Tiancai reminded again.

Everyone listened, fending off the monsters' attacks while keeping an eye on the dark red light within their bodies. Lin cast wind magic, causing it to swirl around the monsters, attempting to sense the energy properties of the dark red light. She discovered that the dark red light contained a powerful negative emotion, a poison that constantly corroded everything around it.

Ah Gang seized the opportunity and launched an attack at the dark red light within a monster's body. He concentrated his fighting spirit on his battle axe and slashed at the light with all his might. The battle axe struck the light, causing it to flicker. The monster let out a sharp scream, its body trembling violently, and the surrounding black mist thinned slightly.

Seeing this, the Ice Princess also released her ice magic towards the dark red light. When the ice magic came into contact with the light, a layer of frost appeared on it. The frost spread along the light, making the monster's body more unstable and weakening its attack power.

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

Under the continuous attacks of the crowd, the dark red light inside the bodies of more and more monsters began to have problems. Some of the light became dim, and the monsters stopped attacking instantly; some of the light shattered under the attack, and the monsters' bodies dissipated.

As the dark red light inside the last monster was destroyed, the monsters in the hall were finally eliminated. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they knew that this hall must have other secrets.

They approached the pool, the black water still shimmering with mist. Xu Tiancai enveloped his hand in the power of the stars and plunged it into the water. He felt a piercing chill and a powerful dark force, as if the pool were the entrance to hell.

Suddenly, a huge whirlpool appeared in the pool. The suction force of the whirlpool was extremely strong, trying to suck everyone into the water.

"Everyone be careful!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Everyone quickly used defensive measures to try to resist the whirlpool's suction, but the whirlpool's power grew stronger and stronger, and their bodies began to slide involuntarily towards the pool.

At this critical moment, the mysterious figure quickly formed seals with his hands, and the forces of darkness and light formed a huge energy shield around him. The shield enveloped everyone, temporarily resisting the suction of the vortex.