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

After hearing Jun Moxiao call out his name, Long Aotian, along with two men and one woman, entered the assessment area and each took up a spot.

At the front of the group was Xue Bao, a young man with a wasp waist and a broad back. His figure appeared to be the agile and nimble type, especially his legs, which looked extremely powerful.

The boy behind her was Li Ji. Li Ji was extremely handsome, with a somewhat feminine appearance, giving people a beauty that was difficult to distinguish between male and female.

As for the last girl, Du Juan, her appearance was relatively ordinary; her chubby face had a few freckles, which made her look somewhat cute.

After both sides took their positions on the assessment field, Xue Bao, who was standing in front, asked, "Teacher Jun, why is there only one person on the other side?"

Jun Moxiao said, "Long Aotian is indeed the only student here, and the academy agrees to this."

When Lord Grim mentioned Long Aotian's name again, everyone present suddenly realized, "Long Aotian, isn't that the person who became famous among the first-year students right after the start of the semester?"

No wonder he dared to participate in the freshman assessment alone.

After hearing Jun Moxiao's explanation, Xue Bao stopped talking, but his expression became noticeably serious. He had heard of Long Aotian before, and a sense of tension arose in his heart.

"The assessment begins!" Seeing that both sides were ready, Lord Grim announced the start of the competition.

As soon as Jun Moxiao finished speaking, the three young men and women opposite him immediately possessed their martial spirits.

Behind Xue Bao appeared a phantom of a spotted cheetah's spirit, while behind Li Jiaoqi appeared a thorny rose, and behind Du Juan appeared a phantom of a cuckoo's spirit.

As the three possessed their martial souls, a total of five soul rings rose up. Xue Bao and Li Ji were two-ring Great Soul Masters, while Du Juan was a one-ring Soul Master.

After seeing the three people possessing their martial souls, Long Aotian took a closer look and found nothing special. However, even a lion needs to go all out to catch a rabbit, so Long Aotian did not let his guard down and took out the Devouring Heaven Blade to prepare for battle.

Long Aotian did not immediately take action, but waited for the opponent's move, remaining unchanged in the face of all changes.

The three people opposite them had already started moving.

Xue Bao suddenly exerted force with his legs, his body transforming into a beam of light as he charged towards Long Aotian at incredible speed. Li Ji, meanwhile, activated his first soul ring, using his body as a starting point to follow closely behind Xue Bao. One after another, thorny roses spread towards Long Aotian, forming a thorny field on the assessment ground. The dense thorns gleamed with a cold light, making it seem impossible to find a place to step.

Du Juan didn't make any move, but stood next to Li Jing in a defensive stance.

Long Aotian looked at Xue Bao, who was rapidly approaching him, raised the Devouring Heaven Blade high in his hand, and slashed it down in front of him.

Of course, Long Aotian did not unleash the power of the Devouring Heaven Blade artifact. Otherwise, with just the power of this artifact, one strike would have likely refined and devoured the three opponents in an instant.

This was a freshman assessment, and the opponent wasn't Long Aotian's mortal enemy, so Long Aotian naturally wouldn't do that. Therefore, Long Aotian simply used the Devouring Heaven Blade as an ordinary weapon.

Seeing Long Aotian wielding a knife and slashing down at him, Xue Bao transformed his hands into leopard paws and struck at the two sides of the Devouring Heaven Blade.

With a clang, the leopard's paw collided with the Devouring Heaven Blade, producing a metallic clang. Long Aotian flicked his wrist, knocking Xue Bao's paws back, and continued to slash at Xue Bao.

Seeing that his leopard paws were completely unable to withstand Long Aotian's blade, Xue Bao activated his first soul ring, and his figure instantly transformed into a phantom, swiftly dodging the edge of the Devouring Heaven Blade.

After dodging Long Aotian's blade, Xue Bao's second soul ring flashed, and ferocious leopard claws shot out from his paws, grabbing towards Long Aotian.

Long Aotian intended to dodge and then change his move, but unexpectedly, Li Ji's thorny roses had already spread to Long Aotian's feet and formed a heavy thorny spike that trapped Long Aotian's legs.

However, Long Aotian's physical body was so strong that even without using his soul skills, the thorns did not cause any damage to his body, and could not even pierce the skin of his legs.

Ignoring the thorns on his legs, Long Aotian spun the Devouring Heaven Blade around, held it horizontally, and used both hands to brace against the blade, blocking Xue Bao's attacking claws.

Then, Long Aotian exerted force with both arms, directly causing Xue Bao to lean back and stagger backward.

At the same time, Long Aotian also activated his soul power in his legs, directly shattering all the thorns, while his Devouring Heaven Blade continued to slash down at Xue Bao from above.

Xue Bao once again used his second soul skill, Leopard Claw, to strike at the Devouring Heaven Blade.

But this time was different from the previous strike. In the previous strike, Long Aotian hadn't even invested much soul power, relying mostly on his physical strength. This time, however, Long Aotian increased his soul power input, and the strike made the air hiss as it slashed down, knocking Xue Bao's leopard claws back. Then, he slashed down towards Xue Bao's head, the powerful energy locking onto Xue Bao, who felt completely unable to move.

Just as Jun Moxiao was about to intervene, Long Aotian, knowing his limits, stopped.

The Devouring Blade stopped just half a meter above Xue Bao's head. Wei Bao was already sweating profusely. At that distance of half a meter, he felt as if the blade was about to cleave him in two, as if he had just walked through the gates of hell.

Lord Grim announced, "Xue Bao is eliminated!"

Xue Bao left the scene on his own.

After Xue Bao left, Long Aotian ran towards Li Ji and Du Juan on the opposite side. As for the thorns all over the ground, they were not even enough to tickle Long Aotian.

Li Ji and Du Juan were somewhat nervous when they saw Long Aotian cleanly and efficiently deal with Wei Bao and rush towards them.

The spirit rings on both of them flashed simultaneously. Li Ji's second spirit ring flashed, while Du Juan's only spirit ring flashed.

Instantly, countless petals danced in the air, spinning and carrying energy towards Long Aotian. Along with them, hundreds of feather needles shot out, showing that both of their soul skills were area-of-effect attacks.

This is also why Xue Bao and Long Aotian didn't use this soul skill during their battle earlier. If they had used it, Wei Bao would have been included in the attack range, regardless of whether he was friend or foe.

Soon, a shower of petals accompanied by feather needles reached Long Aotian's side, swiftly cutting into his body. However, Long Aotian's physical body was incredibly strong. Even without activating the power of his spirit rings, his physical defenses alone rendered these attacks from spirit rings that were only a hundred years old utterly ineffective.

Instead, it tore many holes in Long Aotian's clothes.

Amidst a shower of petals and feather needles, Long Aotian quickly reached Li Ji and Du Juan, pointing the Devouring Heaven Blade at them. The two were already powerless to resist.