Douluo Continent: I, Long Aotian, will not be a supporting character.

"Look, everyone, this entire mountain in front of us belongs to our Di'ao Academy, as does the forest behind it and the lake at the foot of the mountain, all of which are within the academy's jurisdiction."

"I didn't expect the academy to be so beautiful," Gu Tong said.

The scenery here is indeed beautiful, especially now that the sun is shining through the clouds, turning the clouds into a golden hue. Against the backdrop of the golden clouds, the lake at the foot of the mountain, the various plants covering the hillside, and the mountain itself all give one the feeling of a paradise on earth.

Vina led the group forward, and soon they rounded a bend in the mountain, where a wide, fan-shaped valley opened up before them.

The valley extends outward in a trumpet shape, with several large characters carved on the mountain walls on both sides.

One side is inscribed with "Heavenly Soul Royal" and the other side with "Imperial Academy".

Above the two columns of large characters is engraved a badge. One side of the badge is engraved with a golden human figure outline, while the other side is engraved with a set of badges in the shape of an axe and shield clashing.

Vina explained, "That golden humanoid silhouette is the inherited martial soul of our Heavenly Soul Empire, the 'Heavenly Martial Battle Soul.' The 'Heavenly Martial Battle Soul' is essentially a unique battle spirit, a spiritual martial soul formed from the undying heroic souls of those with strong martial arts fighting will after their deaths. The most representative soul master possessing the 'Heavenly Martial Battle Soul' today is my maternal grandfather, the head of the Heavenly Soul Hall of Worship, the Empire's chief guardian Douluo, and the titled Douluo God of War, Lü Chengkun. My grandfather's ancestors also had some royal blood, which is why he awakened the 'Heavenly Martial Battle Soul.' He is now a level 97 Super Douluo and a pillar of our Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family."

And my own brother, Vihuang, a direct descendant of our royal family, has also awakened the "Heavenly Martial Battle Soul".

"The insignia of the crossed axe and shield represents the two dukes of the Heavenly Soul Empire. The Guardian Duke's Mansion inherits the martial spirit of the Heaven-Shaking Axe, while the Auxiliary Duke's Mansion inherits the martial spirit of the Earth-Covering Shield. The relationship between these two dukedoms and the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family is similar to that between the White Tiger Duke and the Netherworld Duke of the Star Luo Empire. For thousands of years, they have continuously intermarried and their bloodlines have intertwined. The three families jointly protect the Heavenly Soul Empire. The current generation of successors of the two dukedoms are also related to the royal family by blood. They are my cousin Jiang Peng and Shi Kun."

"My older brother Wei Huang, my cousin Jiang Peng, and Shi Kun are also students at Di'ao Academy. I will introduce them to you when I have the chance."

With Vina's introduction, the group gradually approached the Imperial Academy.

The Imperial Academy does not have a main gate; it is clear that this huge fan-shaped valley entrance serves as the school gate area, and the fan-shaped flat area in the middle is the square in front of the Imperial Academy.

At this moment, a large number of people had gathered in the square in front of the Imperial Academy. Most of them were teenagers of similar age to Long Aotian and the others, and most of them were accompanied by their parents.

In the square in front of the gate, six tables were arranged horizontally, with one person sitting behind each table. All the boys and girls were divided into six rows and lined up in front of the tables. This was obviously the registration area for new students.

Long Aotian and his five companions also walked to a line and began to queue.

The queue was always long and boring, so Vina continued to introduce the Di'ao Academy to Long Aotian and the others.

As the royal academy of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Di'ao Academy naturally has strict school rules. Although royal family and noble children can enroll directly, they do not have any special privileges within the academy after enrollment.

In order to attract talent, Di'ao Academy does not limit itself to recruiting children of royalty and nobility, but also opens its doors to commoners. Moreover, in order to attract outstanding commoner geniuses, Di'ao Academy has extremely generous tuition reduction and subsidy policies for commoner students.

As one of the top academies on the Douluo Continent, the admission standards of Di'ao Academy are set with those of Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent: students must be no older than twelve years old and their soul power must be no lower than level fifteen.

In fact, many top-ranked academies on the Douluo Continent have similar admission standards to Shrek Academy. After all, only those who meet or exceed Shrek Academy's standards have a chance to catch up with or even surpass Shrek Academy.

Surpassing Shrek Academy is the common goal of all Soul Master Academies and Soul Instructor Academies on the Douluo Continent.

After queuing for nearly an hour, it was finally Long Aotian and his group's turn.

After the teacher who registered Long Aotian and the other four had their bone age checked, their ages were confirmed to be correct.

Several people were then tested on their soul power, and the registration teacher took notes while the tests were being conducted.

Chen Lu, eleven and a half years old, soul power level twenty-seven;

Gu Tong, eleven and a half years old, soul power level twenty-eight;

Ye Guyi, eleven and a half years old, with a soul power of level thirty-one;

Upon seeing that Ye Guyi's soul power had reached level thirty-one, the registration teacher couldn't help but look up at Ye Guyi. To reach the level of a three-ring Soul Master upon entering the academy was quite rare, making him an absolute genius. The registration teacher made a special mark on Ye Guyi's name.

Next, it was Vina's turn. Vina's soul power was tested, and it reached level thirty-five. The teacher suddenly stood up and looked at Vina excitedly, "Level thirty-five! She actually reached level thirty-five! A genius among geniuses!"

The author also highlighted Vina's name, pausing for a moment upon seeing her surname, clearly recognizing the royal surname "Vina".

The surname "Wei" is extremely rare, so such a genius is very likely a member of the royal family.

Finally, it was Long Aotian's turn. Long Aotian placed his hand on the soul power testing crystal ball. "Level 38." The registration teacher exclaimed in surprise. "I didn't see it wrong, did I?" He opened his eyes wide again and finally confirmed that it was indeed level 38.

The teacher's exclamation had already alerted the crowd in line, and whispers began to circulate among them upon hearing words like "level 35, level 38".

The teacher who was registering the student was so happy she was almost beside herself. "Student, your name is Long Aotian, right? Such talent certainly lives up to your imposing name!"

"Teacher, welcome to Dio Academy. I hope you will achieve great things in the coming years. I wish you a brilliant future."

The teacher in charge of registration addressed Long Aotian and the others.

"Thank you, teacher."

After registering the students, the teacher gave them directions and then resumed the registration process.

Long Aotian, Vina, and the other four passed the registration area and arrived at the valley entrance, about to enter the academy.

Two calls were heard one after the other.

"Boss!" "Sister!"

Upon hearing the sound, the two looked over and saw Wang Yanfeng, Chen Yu, and Jiang Yixi. The three were more than a year older than Long Aotian and Vina, and had enrolled in Di'ao Academy a year ago.

Knowing that today was the day Long Aotian enrolled in school, they came to the school gate to greet him.