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

After the Dean of Students finished speaking, the seven teachers who served as referees each stepped onto one of the seven arenas. The referees for two of the arenas were none other than Long Aotian's homeroom teacher, Jun Moxiao, and Teacher Mu Yuchengfeng.

Upon hearing the headmaster's words, all the students present, who were all below the fourth grade and no older than fifteen, were naturally eager to participate.

Within moments, some students had already taken to the arena.

Long Aotian naturally wouldn't let this opportunity slip by, but he wasn't in a hurry. There were three days in total, so he could take his time.

Jin Ni, Vina, and the others weren't in a hurry; they were all watching the battles between the other students from below the arena.

After watching all day, the people on the seven fighting arenas had changed batch after batch.

The next day, the members of the Body Sect also went up on stage.

Among the members of the Body Sect, Ji Juechen, Wang Yanfeng, Chen Yu, and Jiang Yixi are the oldest, all around fifteen years old, which meets the age requirement for the competition. As for Long Aotian, Vina, and the others, they are even younger and naturally meet the requirement.

After two days and three days of continuous arena battles, the seven people standing on the seven arenas were Long Aotian, Vina, Jin Ni, Ji Juechen, Ye Guyi, Dugu Yuan, and Xiao Xiao.

Needless to say, Long Aotian, Vina, and Jin Ni have already reached the five-ring spirit master level at the age of fourteen. Not to mention fifteen-year-old spirit masters, even some nineteen- or twenty-year-old spirit masters may not be able to reach the five-ring spirit master level. Therefore, it is no surprise that Long Aotian, Vina, and Jin Ni occupy the three spots.

Ji Juechen, Ye Guyi, Dugu Yuan, and Xiao Xiao have all reached the level of a four-ring Soul Master, ranking among the top in terms of Soul Power among students under the age of fifteen.

In addition, the quality of their martial spirits made them formidable in combat, and they ultimately secured the other four spots.

Thus, the Imperial Academy reserve team was officially formed.

Seeing that the seven had been selected, the Dean of Students, Lord Grim, and Mu Yu Cheng Feng led Long Aotian and the other seven towards the back mountain of the academy.

On the way, the head of the teaching department said, "All seven of you students are excellent and qualified for our college's reserve team."

"However, you seven should not become complacent just because you have qualified for the competition five years from now. During these five years, the academy will evaluate you at any time. Only those with sufficient strength will be able to officially represent the academy in the final battle. If you do not meet the academy's requirements, you may be kicked out at any time. Therefore, you still need to put in more effort, and the academy will allocate more resources to cultivate you."

"There is still one month until this competition. From now on, Teacher Jun and Teacher Mu will be your team leaders and will be responsible for arranging the relevant matters for your participation."

In addition, you will train with the academy's senior members every week. Several vice deans of the academy will take turns teaching you. They are all elders of the Imperial Hall of Worship, and they are very experienced in all aspects, enough to teach you knowledge and combat skills in all aspects.

"At the same time, the academy will train you alongside the main teams participating in this competition. We hope you will seize this valuable opportunity and improve yourselves as much as possible."

"Understood." All seven responded to the head teacher at the same time.

Before long, led by the Dean of Students, the group arrived at a martial arts training ground on the back mountain of the academy.

At this time, there were already eight people in the training ground.

The person in the lead was none other than Xue Lian Douluo Mu Lian, the vice dean of Di'ao Academy, followed by seven young men and women with youthful faces.

Upon closer inspection, Long Aotian could finally make out the seven young faces. Four of them were familiar faces.

These four people are Vina's older brother, Wei Huang, her cousin Jiang Peng, Shi Kun, and her cousin Mu Xue. In addition to these four, the remaining three are two girls and one boy. One of the girls is extremely beautiful, with long, dark red wavy hair that reaches her waist. She has a fair face, delicate features, and a pair of large eyes that sparkle with a faint silver light.

The last pair was a man and a woman. The man had a handsome face, and his dark green hair made his skin appear even whiter. He wore a warm smile. The woman was petite and graceful, with a gentle demeanor.

The Dean of Studies said, "Vice Dean Mu Lian, the seven members of the reserve team, and the two team leaders, Jun Moxiao and Mu Yuchengfeng, have all arrived."

At this moment, Vice Dean Mu Lian said, "Alright, you can go ahead and get busy. I'll take care of the arrangements from now on."

After responding, the head of the teaching department turned and left. Only Mu Lian, Jun Mo Xiao, Mu Yu Cheng Feng, and fourteen teenagers remained at the scene.

Vice Dean Mu Lian continued, "Everyone has arrived. In one month, the new Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament will begin. I believe you have already guessed each other's identities."

"That's right, your two teams are the starting players and substitutes for this competition. Today, we're having you meet for two reasons: first, to get to know each other, and second, to practice your teamwork."

As she spoke, Vice Dean Wei Mulian looked at Long Aotian and the other six: "You seven shouldn't think that you're just spectators because you're participating as the reserve team this time. On the contrary, under normal circumstances, almost every one of you has the potential to play. In the early stages of the competition, when the opponents you encounter aren't too strong, your reserve team will need to play to better conceal the strength of the main players."

Upon hearing that they might be able to participate, everyone became excited, especially Jin Ni and Ji Juechen, whose eyes lit up as these two naturally combat-loving individuals.

Mu Lian continued, "Sending you to the competition is inevitable, so you need to adjust your mindset. In this competition, as the reserve team, your main focus is on learning, observing, and accumulating experience. During the competition, you must obey the instructions of the team leader and the regular team members. Do you understand?"

"Understood," Long Aotian and the other six replied in unison.

Mu Lian nodded and said, "Alright, everyone, please introduce yourselves and get to know each other. Let's start with the reserve team."

Long Aotian stepped forward first, took a few steps, and said, "Dear seniors, my name is Long Aotian, I am fourteen years old, my main body is the Martial God Body, and I am a level 52 Power Attack Type Battle Soul King."

During this period of cultivation with Vina and Jin Ni using the power of chaos, Long Aotian, who had the lowest soul power, benefited the most, having already increased his soul power by one level, reaching level fifty-two.

Because of Vina, Wei Huang, Jiang Peng, Shi Kun, and Mu Xue occasionally met with Long Aotian and others, so they knew a little about Long Aotian. Therefore, they were not surprised to hear Long Aotian's self-introduction. However, the other three people who did not know Long Aotian were instantly attracted to his attention.