The genius who counterattacked the mainland

Facing the massive tentacles surging from the bloody lake, Xu Tiancai's eyes glared, and the Star Sword in his hand instantly erupted with brilliant starlight. "Everyone, don't panic! Maintain your formation!" He shouted, charging first at the thickest tentacle. The Star Sword, swirling with sharp sword energy, slashed down like a meteor.

The sword energy collided with the tentacles, creating a teeth-aching crunch and sending up a splash of blood-red mucus. However, the tentacles paused only briefly before continuing to entwine themselves around him at astonishing speed. Xu Tiancai dodged the tentacle's attack, drawing on the power of the stars to leave trails of afterimages in the air.

Not to be outdone, A-Gang's eternal fighting spirit blazed like golden flames as he charged into the swarm of tentacles, brandishing his battle axe. Each swing of the axe unleashed a powerful surge of force. While it managed to sever some smaller branches, it only inflicted shallow wounds on the main tentacle. "Damn it! How can this thing be so hard!" A-Gang roared, his facial muscles tense with the effort.

Lin manipulated the wind element, forming a series of whirlwind barriers around the group, attempting to block the tentacles' attack. The wind element rubbed against the blood-red tentacles, emitting a sharp whistling sound. Some tentacles that attempted to break through the barrier were cut and scarred by the wind blades, but more tentacles continued to surge. Beads of sweat oozed from Lin's forehead, knowing full well that her power would not be able to sustain against so many tentacles.

The Ice Princess swung her ice wand, muttering something to herself. Frigid icy magic condensed at the wand's tip into a massive ice ball. She launched it toward the tentacles, where it exploded, instantly freezing a large section of them. However, the energy from the blood lake seemed to continuously provide heat to the tentacles. Soon, cracks began to appear in the frozen tentacles, and life began to return.

Su Yao sat in the back, her fingers plucked the strings of a guqin rapidly. The sound transformed into invisible sound waves, attacking the base of the tentacles. Wherever the sound waves reached, ripples appeared on the lake. The base of the tentacles seemed to be affected, and the rhythm of the attack slowed slightly. However, this only temporarily alleviated the crisis. The tentacles quickly adjusted and continued to pounce on the crowd frantically.

During the fierce battle, Xu Tiancai discovered that the roots of these tentacles were connected to a core area at the bottom of the lake. A strange light flickered there, seemingly the key to controlling the tentacles. "Lin, use the wind element to shield me while I attack their core!" Xu Tiancai shouted.

Upon hearing this, Lin increased her wind output, sending countless wind blades swarming towards the tentacles, creating a path for Xu Tiancai. Xu Tiancai unleashed his Star Steps, dashing towards the core area of ​​the lakebed like lightning.

Just as Xu Tiancai was about to reach the core area, a massive surge of energy suddenly surged from the lakebed. An even larger tentacle emerged from the depths, tipped with a massive blood-red eye that gleamed with an evil light. It whipped toward Xu Tiancai at breakneck speed. Unable to dodge, Xu Tiancai was struck by the tentacle, his body flying like a cannonball, landing heavily on the shore.

"Genius!" Everyone exclaimed. Seeing this, Ah Gang roared angrily. He ignored his own safety and rushed towards the giant tentacle. The eternal fighting spirit on his battle axe shone brightly, "I will fight you to the death!"

Lin hurriedly controlled the wind element to support Agang. At the same time, the Ice Princess and Su Yao also concentrated their strength, trying to restrain the other tentacles and prevent them from interfering with Agang's attack.

Agang rushed to the giant tentacle and used all his strength to chop at it with his axe again and again. Each attack was accompanied by a burst of powerful force, but the giant tentacle's defense was so amazing that Agang's attacks could only make it shake slightly.

Xu Tiancai struggled to his feet, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. His eyes revealed a resolute determination. He took a deep breath, channeling the star power within him to its fullest extent, while simultaneously mobilizing the mysterious power he had gained in the Spirit Valley. A massive star vortex gradually formed around him, shimmering with ancient runes.

"Star Destroying Slash!" Xu Tiancai shouted, and rushed towards the giant tentacle with the Star Sword in hand. This strike gathered all his strength, and the light from the sword illuminated the entire blood lake.

The Star Sword collided with the giant tentacle, emitting a deafening roar. Powerful energy waves radiated from the point of collision, sending a massive, blood-red wave across the lake. The tentacle's base was severed by the sword, and it writhed in agony before slowly sinking to the bottom of the lake.

Without control of this giant tentacle, the attacks of the other tentacles became chaotic. Everyone took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, repelling the remaining tentacles one by one.

"Finally, we are safe for now." Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Her face was a little pale. The previous battle consumed a lot of her magic power.

Xu Tiancai looked at the ancient ruins in the center of the blood lake and said slowly, "We can't stay here for too long. We must enter the ruins as soon as possible and find a way to leave this alien space."

The group continued searching for a path to the ruins along the lakeside, and finally discovered an ancient stone bridge on the side of the Blood Lake. The stone bridge emitted a faint light, and seemed to be the only passage connecting the shore and the ruins.

They carefully stepped onto the stone bridge, which was covered in various strange runes and patterns. These runes and patterns exuded a mysterious atmosphere, making people feel as if they had traveled back to ancient times. When they reached the middle of the stone bridge, the runes suddenly glowed brightly, and energy barriers rose before them.

"What's going on?" asked the Ice Princess in surprise.

Xu Tiancai carefully observed the energy barrier and found that the runes on it were similar to the runes they had seen in the Spirit Valley before. "These runes seem to be ancient sealing runes that require a specific amount of power to open," Xu Tiancai said.

Everyone began to try to inject their own power into the runes. When the five powers were injected at the same time, the runes on the energy barrier flickered a few times and slowly disappeared.

They crossed the stone bridge smoothly and arrived at the entrance of the ancient ruins. The gate of the ruins was closed, and it was engraved with huge statues and mysterious texts. Xu Tiancai reached out to touch the gate, and a stream of ancient information flooded into his mind.

"This relic was built by a powerful god in ancient times. It contains his inherited power and the key to leaving this alien space, but it also contains many dangers and tests." Xu Tiancai said slowly, his eyes revealing a solemn look.

Ah Gang patted his chest and said, "No matter what danger it is, we have come this far and will never back down!"

Xu Tiancai nodded and pushed open the gate of the ruins with both hands. The gate slowly swung open, and a stale atmosphere filled the air. Inside was a long passage, the walls of which were inlaid with various glowing gems, illuminating the path ahead.

They slowly advanced along the passage when suddenly, a deep growl echoed from the front. The sound reverberated through the passage, sending shivers down their spines. Then, a pack of wolf-like, yet enormous, monsters appeared before them. Their bodies radiated a faint blue flame, their eyes gleaming with greed.

"Another new enemy, everyone be careful!" Xu Tiancai reminded, and drew the Star Sword again, ready for battle.

A Gang charged forward, axe wielding, engaging the foremost monster in a fierce clash. His axe collided with the monster's claws, sending up a shower of sparks. Lin manipulated the wind element, creating whirlwinds around A Gang, disrupting the monster's attacks. The Ice Princess and Su Yao, from behind, cast their magic to support A Gang.

Xu Tiancai took the opportunity to observe the attack methods of these monsters. He found that these monsters were good at group attacks. There seemed to be a mysterious tacit understanding between them, and they could cooperate with each other to encircle the enemy.

"Don't be surrounded by them, maintain a dispersed formation!" Xu Tiancai shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly adjusted their formation and engaged in a tough battle with these monsters. During the battle, they constantly explored the monsters' weaknesses and gradually found ways to deal with them.

After a fierce battle, they finally wiped out the monsters. But before they could rest, a more powerful energy wave emanated from the depths of the tunnel, as if an even more terrifying being was awakening...