The genius who counterattacked the mainland

"Oh no, there's danger!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and the power of the stars instantly gathered in his hand, forming a lightsaber that shone brightly. He watched the crack vigilantly. Everyone also stopped studying the scroll and exerted their own strength, ready to fight.

A dark aura billowed out of the crack like thick black smoke, quickly filling the entire chamber. In the darkness, pairs of blood-red eyes loomed, as if demons from hell were watching them. With a chilling roar, a group of dark creatures, resembling wolves but with enormous wings and sharp claws, swooped out from the crack.

These dark creatures exuded a pungent, rotten stench, their fur as hard as black steel. Their wings flapped, stirring up gusts of wind mingled with the aura of darkness. They opened their bloody mouths, revealing jagged fangs, and spewed black flames from their mouths, sweeping towards the crowd.

Agang roared, wielding his battle axe and charging at the swarm of dark creatures. He unleashed "Furious Wind Slash," and the Dou Qi radiating from his battle axe shone brightly like a golden sun, transforming into a massive crescent-shaped slash. The slash collided with the black flames expelled by the dark creatures, sending sparks flying. The dark flames were partially dispersed by the Dou Qi slash, but some still reached Agang. Agang didn't shy away, his Dou Qi intensifying, breaking through the encirclement of black flames and engaging the dark creatures head-on. Each swing of his battle axe struck a dark creature, the golden Dou Qi leaving deep wounds in its flesh. However, these creatures were incredibly tenacious, and even wounded, they attacked Agang frantically, biting him furiously.

Lin cast the wind-elemental magic "Purifying Wind Tornado." With a wave of her hands, the surrounding air swirled rapidly, forming a massive tornado. The tornado was white, and pure wind elements roared through it. This was the purification magic she had unleashed with all her might. The tornado swept toward the dark creatures, dispelling the darkness wherever it passed. Some dark creatures were caught in it, their wings struggling to maintain their balance against the powerful wind. The wind elements, like countless sharp blades, sliced ​​through the dark creatures' bodies, sending black blood splattering. However, more dark creatures broke through the tornado's barrier and continued their attack.

The Ice Princess waved her wand, muttering something. A powerful icy magic surged from its tip. "Ice Judgment!" she cried, and countless massive ice spikes rose from the ground. Intricate ice runes shimmered with a faint blue light, emitting a biting chill. The ice spikes shot toward the swarm of dark creatures. Some were pierced by the spikes, their bodies instantly covered in frost, their movements becoming sluggish. However, the dark creatures were too numerous. With their sharp claws and wings, they shattered some of the ice spikes and continued to advance.

The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into a massive ball of energy. This ball of energy, imbued with the power of mysterious laws, he hurled it at the dark creatures. It exploded among the swarm of dark creatures, illuminating the entire chamber. The creatures screamed in pain under the impact. After the explosion, the ball of energy fragmented into countless smaller balls, which darted through the swarm of dark creatures like meteors, each impact wiping out a dark creature. But the dark creatures continued to pour out of the cracks like a tide, seemingly without end.

The white-clad figure played his flute faster and faster, the sound transforming into a swarm of radiant light beasts. Qilins, phoenixes, lions, and other light beasts charged at the dark creatures, their bodies radiating brilliant light as they engaged in a desperate battle. The Qilin burned the dark creatures' bodies with flames, the phoenix attacked their heads with multicolored flames, and the lions rammed their bodies with powerful force. The attacks of the light beasts caused the dark creatures to fall into a state of temporary confusion, but they quickly recovered and continued their assault.

Xu Tiancai unleashed his "Starry Illusion Sword Formation," and the power of the stars transformed into countless lightsabers around him, swirling around him in a vast sword formation. With a wave of his hands, the sword formation rained down upon the dark creatures. Like meteors, the lightsabers sliced ​​through the darkness, accurately piercing the creatures' vital points. After each lightsaber destroyed a dark creature, it transformed into a streak of star power, returning to Xu Tiancai's side, reforming the sword formation and launching another attack. However, the dark creatures were too numerous, and Xu Tiancai felt his strength steadily draining, while the numbers showed no sign of diminishing.

"This is not a solution. We have to find a way to seal the crack!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

During the fierce battle, he discovered that the dark creatures were pouring out from the cracks. There seemed to be a powerful dark force in the cracks that was constantly summoning and driving them. As long as the cracks were not sealed, the dark creatures would continue to appear.

Everyone listened, continuing to fend off the dark creatures' attacks while searching for a way to seal the rift. Lin cast the wind elemental magic "Wind Insight," allowing the wind element to sense the energy fluctuations within the rift. She discovered that the dark energy within the rift was flowing in a vortex. At the center of the vortex lay a black core, emitting a powerful attraction that summoned dark creatures from other dimensions.

Ah Gang seized the opportunity and charged towards the rift. He boosted his fighting spirit to the limit, and a blazing golden flame ignited on his battle axe. As he neared the rift, he leaped high and brought his battle axe down fiercely on the black core within. The power contained in the battle axe, upon contact with the black core, triggered a powerful energy surge, sending the surrounding dark creatures flying backwards. However, the black core merely trembled slightly, remaining intact. The rift continued to pour out dark creatures.

Seeing this, the Ice Princess also unleashed her icy magic towards the crack. Wherever the icy magic reached, frost formed on the walls surrounding the crack. The frost spread along the crack, attempting to freeze the dark power within. However, the dark power was too strong, and the frost melted as it approached the black core, unable to have any substantial impact on the crack.

The mysterious figure and the man in white also redirected their attacks, launching themselves at the crack. The mysterious figure's dark and light forces formed threads of energy that entwined the crack, attempting to sever its connection to the dark core. The light beasts of the man in white attacked the black core with their sharp claws and beaks, attempting to destroy its structure.

Under the continuous attacks of the crowd, the situation in the crack finally showed some changes. The dark power around the black core began to become disordered, and the speed of the dark creatures pouring out also slowed down slightly.

"Keep attacking, don't let it recover!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

They intensified their attacks, launching a final assault on the cracked black core. Star power, fighting spirit, wind elementalism, ice magic, energy balls, and light beasts all attacked the black core. Under a burst of dazzling light and energy, cracks appeared on the surface of the black core, and the vortex of dark power began to destabilize.

However, just as everyone thought the crack was about to be sealed, the black core suddenly erupted with an even more powerful dark force. This dark force, like a black tsunami, swept towards everyone, knocking them all away. They fell heavily against the wall of the chamber, suffering varying degrees of injuries.

The dark creatures took this opportunity to pounce on the crowd even more frantically. They seemed to sense the dawn of victory, and the blood-red light in their eyes became even more dazzling.

"We can't give up!" Xu Tiancai struggled to get up from the ground and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He raised the Star Demon-Breaking Sword again, and the power of the stars shone on the sword again. Although the light was dimmer than before, his eyes remained firm.

Ah Gang also stood up from the ground, his axe tightly grasped, and his fighting spirit burned again. "Come on, you ugly guys!" He roared at the dark creatures.

Lin, the Ice Princess, the mysterious figure and the man in white also stood up. They each exerted their strength and prepared to face a new round of attacks from the dark creatures.

At this critical moment, Xu Tiancai suddenly had an idea. He saw the scrolls on the walls of the secret room, which contained the powerful force of ancient civilization. He thought that if he could use the power of the scrolls, he might be able to seal the crack.

"Everyone listen to me, let's try to use the power of the scroll to seal the crack!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Everyone was a little confused, but they trusted Xu Tiancai's judgment. They began to approach the scroll, while fending off the attacks of the dark creatures.

As they approached the scrolls, Xu Tiancai used the power of the stars to try to establish a connection with them. He discovered that the scrolls had some subtle reactions to the power of the stars, and the light on some of the scrolls became brighter.

Lin cast a wind elemental spell, causing it to swirl around the scroll. As the wind element made contact with the scroll, some of the patterns on it began to move, as if given life.

The Ice Princess touched the scrolls with ice magic, and some scrolls related to ice magic released a powerful cold breath. This breath echoed with the Ice Princess's magic, forming an even more powerful ice power.

The mysterious figure and the man in white also used their own powers to communicate with the scroll. The mysterious figure's dark and light powers resonated with the energy in the scroll, and the white-clothed man's flute music matched some of the musical notes and patterns on the scroll, and the scroll began to release a mysterious power.

With everyone's combined efforts, the power within the scroll gradually unleashed. These forces converged, forming a multicolored beam of light. This beam flew toward the crack, and when it touched it, the dark forces within began to retreat.

"Right now, let's inject this power into the crack together!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Everyone worked together, pushing the scroll's power toward the crack. A dazzling radiance, like a giant lightsaber, fiercely pierced the black core within the crack. Under the impact of the radiance, the black core trembled violently, and the surrounding dark forces were quickly dispelled.

As the last traces of darkness were cleared, the rift began to slowly close. The dark creatures cried out in terror, attempting to fly back into the rift, but it was too late. The rift closed completely with a roar, and the dark creatures were reduced to ash in the light.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and they sat down on the ground exhausted, their injuries causing them pain. But they knew that this was only a temporary victory, and more dangers awaited them in the ruins.

"We have to recover our strength as soon as possible and continue exploring." Xu Tiancai said.

They rested in the secret room for a while, using their own strength to heal their wounds. During the healing process, they continued to study the scroll, hoping to learn more about the ruins.

After a period of rest and study, everyone's injuries gradually recovered, and their understanding of the scroll became deeper. They discovered that in addition to recording the origin of the ruins and information about its mysterious power, the scroll also contained some hints about how to pass through the secret room.

According to the scroll, there is a hidden passage on the other side of the secret room, which can only be opened by using a specific magic circle. The construction method of this magic circle is hidden in some patterns and texts in the scroll.

They began constructing the magic circle according to the instructions on the scroll. Xu Tiancai was responsible for outlining the magic circle using the power of the stars. He transformed the star power into rays of light and drew them on the ground according to a specific pattern. Each ray was incredibly precise, like the trajectory of stars in the night sky.

The Ice Princess used her icy magic to place ice runes at key points in the magic circle. The runes shimmered with a faint blue light, infusing the magic circle with a chilling aura. These runes matched the information the Ice Princess had deciphered from the scroll and were crucial to unlocking the passage.

Agang injected his Dou Qi into the magic circle's power transmission section. His Dou Qi burned within the magic circle like a golden flame, providing it with powerful power. The Dou Qi flowed along a specific path, activating some of the magic circle's hidden functions.