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

The round-robin tournament adopts a sequential format, with each of the eight groups playing a match on the first day of the round-robin.

After the battle of Shrek Academy in the first group, it was time for the second group's match against the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy, which also won smoothly.

Next up was the third group, the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Master Academy. This time, the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Master Academy did not send the Hongchen siblings again, but instead sent other soul masters. As expected, the Sun Moon Empire also won.

Long Aotian and the others watched three matches in the waiting area. Finally, it was the fourth group's turn, and it was the Imperial Academy's turn to play.

The tournament host announced, "Next, please welcome the Royal Imperial Academy team of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and their opponents, the Plant Academy team of the Advanced Soul Master Academy of the Douling Empire, to the waiting area. Also, please invite the captains of both teams to the stage to confirm their match format."

At Mu Yuchengfeng's signal, Long Aotian got up and walked towards the Soul Battle Stage. His opponent, the captain of the Plant Academy, was a thin and somewhat frail-looking young man, but his aura was sharp and his temperament was somewhat similar to Ji Juechen's.

The two stepped onto the battle arena simultaneously. The process of drawing the battle mode was simple: the referee brought a transparent sphere onto the stage, which was the lottery tube used for drawing lots.

The lottery tube contains three small balls of distinct colors: red, yellow, and blue. Red represents team battles, yellow represents individual elimination battles, and blue represents the 2-2-3 strategy.

After the three small balls were inserted into the lottery tube, the referee immediately turned the round hole upwards and had Long Aotian and the captain of the Plant Academy team cover it with their palms.

The referee shouted, "Three, two, one!"

Long Aotian and the captain of the Plant Academy team exerted their strength at the same time, throwing the lottery tube into the air. When the lottery tube was thrown about five meters in the air, a small ball was thrown out from it.

The referee clenched his fist into a claw, and with a surge of soul power, drew the flung ball into his hand.

The referee is holding a small yellow ball, representing the first match between the Imperial Academy and the Plant Academy. The match mode is a one-on-one individual elimination tournament.

After both sides confirmed that there were no errors, the referee used his portable megaphone to announce loudly: "The Heavenly Soul Empire Royal Imperial Academy will face the Battle Spirit Empire Plant Academy in a one-on-one, individual elimination tournament. Both sides, please prepare and send out your first member to compete."

Long Aotian and the captain of the Plant Academy team exchanged a glance before stepping off the Soul Arena together.

Long Aotian returned to the waiting area, and Mu Yuchengfeng said, "Plant Academy, this is a truly ancient and old academy. It has existed for ten thousand years. As the name suggests, it is an academy that focuses on plant-type martial souls. Its strength is not weak, and its inheritance has been very stable for ten thousand years without interruption. There must be Soul King level experts."

Upon hearing that their rival, the Plant Academy, was a long-established and powerful school, Long Aotian, Jin Ni, Ji Juechen, and others were all eager to try their luck.

After scanning the area, Mu Yu Chengfeng said, "Ji Juechen, the sword attribute of the Annihilation Sword Body has a certain restraining effect on plant-type martial souls. You go first this round."

Ji Juechen nodded after hearing this, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit.

Then, he quickly walked towards the Soul Battle Arena.

At the same time as Ji Juechen took the stage, the Plant Academy also sent a team member to the stage. He was a thin young man, not the captain of the Plant Academy.

After the two stepped onto the stage, the referee called them to the center of the arena and said in a deep voice, "Individual elimination round, one-on-one. The loser must immediately leave the stage, while the winner may continue the match or substitute. Understand?"

Ji Juechen and the plant team youth replied simultaneously: "Understood."

"Alright, both sides have exchanged names, let's begin."

The young man from the Plant Team bowed and said, "Li Xuanjian from the Plant Academy of the Douling Empire, please enlighten me!"

Ji Juechen also cupped his hands and said, "Ji Juechen, Royal Imperial Academy of the Heavenly Soul Empire!"

The referee raised his right hand and said, "Both sides, step back!"

The two quickly retreated and stood to one side.

The referee abruptly lowered his right hand and shouted, "The match begins!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Ji Juechen and Li Xuanjian simultaneously activated their martial spirits.

A bamboo appeared beside Li Xuanjian. The bamboo was entirely purple, upright like an arrow, and was a high-level plant-type martial soul, the Purple Arrow Bamboo.

The bamboo stalk is surrounded by four soul rings of yellow, yellow, purple, and purple, indicating that Li Xuanjian is also a Soul Master.

Ji Juechen's body shone with silver light, emanating a sharp sword aura. At the same time, a strip-shaped object that resembled a sword but was not quite a sword appeared in his hand. This was his weapon, an iron sword forged from meteorite fragments.

"call out!"

After his martial spirit was attached to his body, Ji Juechen immediately launched an attack on Li Xuanjian. His first spirit ring flashed, and his first spirit skill, Sword Qi, enhanced him. An incomparably sharp aura burst forth from his body in an instant.

In that instant, Ji Juechen seemed to transform into a sharp sword.

With an incomparably sharp sword intent, Ji Juechen charged forward at an astonishing speed, his longsword pointing forward, heading straight for Li Xuanjian.

When Li Xuanjian saw Ji Juechen rushing over first, his expression turned solemn. His second soul ring flashed, and the purple arrow bamboo transformed into a purple light. Then, he also rushed towards Ji Juechen.

"when!"

The moment the meteorite iron sword clashed with the purple arrow bamboo, a series of clanging sounds erupted, and Ji Juechen and Li Xuanjian simultaneously felt the force of the recoil.

After the attack separated them, Ji Juechen remained in place, while Li Xuanjian retreated more than ten steps. This single strike revealed the difference in skill between the two.

Seeing this, Li Xuanjian's first and third soul rings flashed one after another, and the purple arrow bamboo beside him suddenly shone with a bright purple light, becoming even more resilient. At the same time, the purple arrow bamboo split into dozens of bamboos, forming a circle and spinning rapidly, surrounding Li Xuanjian in the middle. The bamboo shadows were so blurred that Li Xuanjian's figure in the middle could no longer be seen, clearly indicating that Li Xuanjian had adopted a conservative defensive fighting style.

Ji Juechen had already rushed to Li Xuanjian's side again. As the purple arrow bamboo formed a circle, Ji Juechen's third soul ring flashed, "Sword's Edge".

A sharp stream of soul power was injected into the meteorite iron sword. Ji Juechen held the meteorite iron sword and slashed horizontally. The sword energy burst out and struck the defensive circle formed by the purple arrow bamboo. In an instant, the purple arrow bamboo was cut in half.

At the same time, Ji Juechen's second soul ring flashed, and with "Sword Steps Like the Wind," Ji Juechen transformed into a sword light and instantly broke through to Li Xuanjian's side, holding the meteorite iron sword horizontally to Li Xuanjian's neck.

Li Xuanjian looked frustrated. He hadn't even had a chance to use his fourth soul skill before Ji Juechen swiftly and decisively defeated him.