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

Long Aotian and the other six also started to move.

Long Aotian and Jin Ni did not possess martial spirits; instead, they each took out their weapons.

Long Aotian held the Heaven-Destroying Axe in his right hand and the Heaven-Covering Shield in his left, while Jin Ni held the Golden Dragon Spear in her right hand and the Golden Dragon Shield in her left. Both of them concealed their auras within themselves.

Vina, however, possessed a martial soul. After the snow lotus appeared, her fifth black soul ring flashed. Vina held a green and yellow wooden staff in her right hand, which was the Staff of Eternal Life created by her fifth soul skill. At the same time, she held the Shield of Life Reflection in her left hand.

Ji Juechen held a black meteorite iron sword, exuding a sharp aura. Ye Guyi gripped the angelic light sword condensed from angelic soul power, and the holy power to ward off evil spread with the flapping of her four wings. Dugu Yuan had empty hands, but a green mist emanated from him, corroding the surrounding air with a soft crackling sound. Xiao Xiao's petite body was topped with a huge three-legged bronze divine cauldron, which was quite a contrast.

Seeing Long Aotian and the others' actions, the captain of the Mingyao team showed a hint of joy, followed by anger.

The good news is that, judging from the group of seven including Long Aotian, only Vina is a five-ring Soul King, which is comparable to their own side.

What's infuriating is that neither Long Aotian nor Jin Ni possesses a martial spirit, so it's impossible to know their specific soul power level.

The captain of the Mingyao team said, "The other side is just a fourteen or fifteen-year-old kid, yet they dare to fight without using their martial spirit. They underestimate our academy so much. Give them a good 'hands-off' later."

The entire Mingyao team answered in unison, "Yes."

The education system of the Sun Moon Empire has instilled in most of its Soul Master Academies a natural hostility towards the original three great empires of Douluo Continent, and the captain of the Bright Radiance Team is a fanatical warmonger of the Sun Moon Empire.

At this moment, the captain of the Mingyao team licked his lips with a hint of excitement, and a bloodthirsty light flashed in his eyes.

The captain of Mingyao Academy had a very strange martial soul, which looked like a pair of wheels. He stood on the wheels, holding a sword in his right hand and wearing soft armor. He charged towards Long Aotian and the others at an incredible speed.

The sword in his hand was not an ordinary longsword, but a soft sword that emitted a faint black light; it was a level five offensive soul-guided weapon.

Given that he uses a soft sword, a weapon that is difficult to control, and considering that his martial soul, the Twin Wheels, should increase his speed, the captain of Mingyao Academy is probably an assassin-type soul master.

He was flanked by a Soul Master on each side, each wielding two Soul Guide Blades; they were likely melee-type Soul Masters.

Further behind are two Soul Masters, one carrying a Soul Guidance Ray Cannon and the other a Soul Guidance Shotgun. The Soul Guidance Ray Cannon is known for its strong penetrating power, while the Soul Guidance Shotgun is known for its wide attack range. In short, the former focuses on single-target attacks, while the latter focuses on group attacks.

The soul-guided knife, ray cannon, and shotgun were all level four soul-guided devices. The four of them split into two rows and charged over with their captain.

The last two Soul Masters, one of whom held a giant shield, square on top and triangular on the bottom, standing a full two meters tall. It was a standard tower shield Soul Guidance Device, and combined with the Soul Master's tall and sturdy physique, it looked quite imposing.

The other Soul Master was covered in various ornaments, which emitted a faint glow and were all Soul Tools.

At the same time, a scepter appeared in his hand, and the faint light emanating from all the jewelry and soul tools on his body gradually flowed towards the scepter in his hand.

Amplified by the scepter, the light instantly brightened, surging towards the captain of the Bright Radiance team who was running at the forefront. The four points of light gradually formed four rays of light, extending and falling into the body of the Bright Radiance team captain.

This is the support-type Soul Master of the Mingyao Academy team. By combining the use of Soul Tools and Martial Souls, the amplification abilities of the Soul Tools and Martial Souls are superimposed, thereby greatly enhancing the support effect.

After the four beams of light entered his body, the captain of Mingyao Academy suddenly shone with yellow light, and his aura became even stronger. The fluctuations of his soul power were even comparable to those of Vina, a level 54 Soul King.

However, the support-type Soul Master of the Mingyao team can only support the captain. This is because his support effect is not comprehensive. Therefore, he combines all four Soul Skills on the captain to make the support effect more significant, directly increasing the captain's Soul Power by several levels temporarily.

Seeing the five people rushing towards them, Long Aotian and his seven companions stepped forward simultaneously.

Long Aotian, Jin Ni, Vina, Dugu Yuan, and Xiao Xiao blocked the Mingyao team and four level-four soul masters respectively.

Ji Juechen and Ye Guyi then circled around from the flanks to prepare to subdue the defensive and support soul masters.

Ji Juechen's Annihilation Sword Body excels at breaking through defenses, while Ye Guyi's Four-Winged Angel is incredibly fast. The two of them are a perfect counter to each other's defensive and supportive Soul Masters.

There was still some distance between the two sides when a ring of yellow light bullets appeared in the air and shot towards Long Aotian and the other five people. It was clear that the shotgun soul instructor had made a move. Although he had not yet rushed to the front, he had already taken the initiative.

Long Aotian and the other four ignored it, because under the shared mental detection of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, everyone had already clearly understood his attack intention the moment the Shotgun Soul Instructor made his move.

Suddenly, the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron above Xiao Xiao's head grew larger, transforming into a giant bronze cauldron with a diameter of five meters, which loomed over the heads of Long Aotian and the other four.

The Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, with its three cauldrons combined into one, boasts the strongest defense. A powerful suction force surged from within the cauldron, drawing all the shotgun shells into it. The shotgun shells exploded within the cauldron, but this power was utterly ineffective against it, as Xiao Xiao easily suppressed the explosive force of the shotgun shells.

Meanwhile, Long Aotian and his group had already engaged in close combat with the five members of the Mingyao team.

Long Aotian took the lead, slashing at the captain of the Mingyao team with his Heaven-Destroying Axe. Jin Ni and Vina blocked two Soul Masters wielding knives. Dugu Yuan punched the Soul Master wielding a ray cannon, while Xiao Xiao used the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron to suppress the Soul Master wielding the shotgun.

Ji Juechen and Ye Guyi had already circled around to the back and headed towards the defensive and support soul masters.

Ignoring Long Aotian's axe strike, the captain of the Mingyao team swayed his feet from side to side, his soft sword moving like a snake as he thrust towards Long Aotian's chest.

Long Aotian held the Sky-Covering Shield in his left hand to block in front of him, while his right hand wielded the Sky-Destroying Axe, which flashed with a sharp, cold light, and cleaved straight at the captain of the Mingyao team.

"Crack!" A shattering sound rang out. The trigger-type defensive soul tool on the Mingyao team captain's body was shattered by Long Aotian's axe. The Mingyao team captain's soft sword was stuck in the Heaven-Covering Shield, but it could not go any further.

The captain of the Mingyao team suddenly changed his expression. He thought that Long Aotian was young and had not yet possessed a martial soul, so he could take him down with one strike. However, upon contact, he realized that Long Aotian's body contained a vast amount of blood and qi power and a surging soul power.

Long Aotian continued to strike with his Heaven-Destroying Axe, and with a series of loud explosions, four more trigger-type defensive soul tools were shattered. Taking advantage of this gap, the captain of the Mingyao team flashed his third soul ring, and his dual-wheeled martial soul quickly exerted its power. In an instant, the captain of the Mingyao team retreated more than ten meters, dodging Long Aotian's attack.

The retreating captain of the Mingyao team broke out in a cold sweat. He had underestimated Long Aotian. If he hadn't been equipped with multiple trigger-type defensive soul tools, he would have been defeated by Long Aotian in a single blow.

Long Aotian stomped his foot and instantly leaped into the air. His soul power surged into the Heaven-Destroying Axe in his right hand. "Destroy Heaven, break!" Brilliant golden light gathered on the blade of the Heaven-Destroying Axe, and then the golden light exploded, slashing down towards the captain of the Bright Radiance Team.

The captain of the Mingyao team was firmly locked onto by the Annihilation Axe and could not dodge even with his dual-wheel martial soul. He quickly took out a wheel-shaped soul tool. As an agility-type soul master, he was not good at defense and could only rely on the soul tool to protect himself.

The Heaven-Destroying Axe struck the Wheel Soul Tool, producing a loud bang. In just a moment, the Wheel Soul Tool shattered and was destroyed under the Heaven-Destroying Axe's sharp edge.

Just then, the referee intervened, rescuing the captain of the Mingyao team from the blade of the Heaven-Destroying Axe, and announced, "The captain of the Mingyao team is eliminated!"

The captain of the Mingyao team, who was saved by the referee, was pale-faced. He had truly felt the fear of being on the verge of death for a moment.

Meanwhile, the other six members of the Mingyao team were only four-ring Soul Masters, and they were basically defeated by Jin Ni, Vina and the other six in just a few exchanges.

The referee announced: "The Sun Moon Empire's Bright Radiance Advanced Soul Master Academy versus the Heavenly Soul Empire's Royal Imperial Academy—Heavenly Soul Empire's Royal Imperial Academy wins!"

A burst of enthusiastic applause erupted in the square, mostly for Long Aotian. Without even releasing his martial soul, he had crushed a level-five soul master in just a few rounds with only the Heaven-Destroying Axe and the Heaven-Covering Shield. The shock this young man gave to the spectators was second only to Huo Yuhao's 100,000-year soul ring.