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

Seeing this, Hua Wushang's soul power surged, his fourth soul ring flashed, and the golden flower hovering in mid-air rapidly contracted. Hua Wushang shouted, "Explode!"

As Hua Wushang spoke, the golden-slaying flower, which had shrunk to its limit, exploded rapidly, forming a storm of soul power that swept towards Ji Juechen.

Hua Wushang was looking forward to this attack, hoping it would defeat Ji Juechen.

Ji Juechen was already on guard when Hua Wushang's fourth soul ring flashed and the Golden Slash Flower rapidly shrank.

Ji Juechen instantly activated his fourth soul skill, "Sword Transformation into Light Splitting." Four beams of light stood upright, with their hilts facing inward and their tips facing outward. They then began to spin rapidly, forming a massive sword wheel. Ji Juechen, bracing against the sword wheel, tore apart the storm caused by the explosion of the Golden Flower.

This is a move called "Myriad Tribulations Sword Wheel," a soul skill created by Ji Juechen. Ji Juechen's fourth soul skill, "Sword Transformation into Light," could split into four light swords during his four-ring Soul Master period. With each additional soul ring, Ji Juechen could split into one more light sword. Based on the arrangement and combination of Sword Transformation into Light, Ji Juechen developed this move, "Myriad Tribulations Sword Wheel." The sword wheel is both offensive and defensive, making it extremely powerful.

The storm from the Golden Flower Explosion was annihilated by the "Myriad Tribulations Sword Wheel," but Ji Juechen, who was behind the "Myriad Tribulations Sword Wheel," was unharmed. However, after blocking the power of the soul skill explosion, Ji Juechen's own soul power was greatly depleted, and his face was slightly pale.

After seeing Ji Juechen successfully block his strongest attack, Hua Wushang said with a wry smile, "I lost."

Seeing this, the referee announced: "The Imperial Academy wins. Please welcome the fourth member of the Plant Academy to the stage."

"Ji Juechen, do you wish to continue?"

Ji Juechen nodded, then took out a jade lotus heart that Vina had given him before he went on stage and began to recover his soul power.

The one-on-one elimination tournament allows the use of the soul skill products of the team's food-type soul masters, since food-type soul masters also occupy one of the slots in the one-on-one elimination tournament. Therefore, Ji Juechen can use Vina's Emerald Lotus Heart to restore his soul power.

Although Ji Juechen had defeated three Soul Masters of the same level in succession and achieved a remarkable record, he had already used all four of his Soul Skills and even used his self-created Soul Skill "Myriad Tribulations Sword Wheel" as a trump card. It could be said that he had exhausted all his means and his Soul Power was almost depleted.

Fortunately, Vina's Jade Lotus Heart could restore a Soul King's full Soul Power, not to mention that Ji Juechen was only at the Soul Master level. After swallowing it, Ji Juechen's Soul Power instantly returned to its peak state in a short while.

The fourth contestant from the College of Plant Sciences has arrived on stage.

The team member from the College of Plant Sciences was the same captain who had gone up on stage with Long Aotian to draw lots for the competition format.

"Botanical Academy, Ye Jianchen, Martial Soul: Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, Level 52 Battle Soul King, please enlighten me!" Ye Jianchen, the captain of the Botanical Academy, not only announced his name but also his Martial Soul and level. This showed his respect for his opponent, Ji Juechen. More importantly, he felt a sense of familiarity from Ji Juechen.

Ji Juechen felt the same way about Ye Jianchen. After hearing Ye Jianchen introduce himself as having the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass as his martial soul, Ji Juechen understood immediately. The sense of kinship stemmed from this "Nine-Leaf Sword Grass." Long Aotian had once given Ji Juechen a Nine-Leaf Sword Grass that reached the level of a celestial herb. After consuming it, Ji Juechen not only condensed his shattered sword martial soul but also reshaped it into the Annihilation Sword Body. It can be said that Ji Juechen was reborn because of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass. Without the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, there would be no Ji Juechen as he is today. This is also the reason why Ji Juechen felt a sense of kinship with Ye Jianchen.

Ji Juechen clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ye Jianchen and said, "I am Ji Juechen from the Imperial Academy. My main spirit is the Annihilation Sword Body. I am a level 45 Battle Soul Master. Please enlighten me." After this period of training, Ji Juechen's soul power has increased by one level compared to level 44 before the start of the competition.

The referee announced the start of the match at the appropriate time.

At this moment, Ye Jianchen's martial spirit possessed him, and a strange grass appeared in his hand.

It has nine slender leaves, each like a sword, with a sharp sword aura flowing across them, as if it were not a plant, but a series of miniature swords.

Its entire body shimmered with silver light, as if formed from the condensed starlight of the Milky Way, adorned with intricate and complex runes.

Even more strangely, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass moves without wind, emitting a clear, ringing sound, its leaves scattering silver light, its sword aura sharp and fierce, its sword intent soaring to the sky, severing people's minds and seizing their souls.

What a magnificent Nine-Leaf Sword Grass martial spirit!

When cultivated to its ultimate level, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass is said to be able to "sever space and time and cut through the universe".

If the immortal-grade Nine-Leaf Sword Grass that Long Aotian had previously gifted to Ji Juechen were to be fortunate enough to develop sentience, its formidable attack power would be enough to overpower the Fiery Apricot and the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass, making it the strongest plant-type soul beast in the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire. Even the Fiery Apricot and the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass, despite their advantageous location in the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, would not be able to overcome it.

If Ye Jianchen had obtained that immortal nine-leaf sword grass, the immortal grass and his martial soul would have complemented each other, and Ye Jianchen would definitely have a chance to become a Limit Douluo. However, Long Aotian encountered Ji Juechen instead, and the immortal nine-leaf sword grass also created Ji Juechen's Annihilation Sword Body martial soul. Now that Ji Juechen and Ye Jianchen have met in the competition, isn't this a kind of fateful encounter?

At this moment, Ji Juechen and Ye Jianchen had already run towards each other.

As he ran, Ye Jianchen's first spirit ring shone brightly. For most spirit masters, when releasing a spirit skill, the spirit ring would emit a bright light, and then the light would spread outward or amplify. However, Ye Jianchen's spirit ring flashed differently.

The moment his first soul ring lit up on his Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, the light suddenly contracted and completely merged into one of the leaves of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.

A flash of silver light appeared from the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, and a sword beam, accompanied by a piercing shriek, shot out and stabbed towards Ji Juechen.

Facing the chilling sword energy that surged against the wind, Ji Juechen's first soul ring also shone, and he held the meteorite iron sword, heading towards the sword energy.

"Swoosh—" A piercing clang erupted as the sword energy was cleaved by the meteorite iron sword, but a sword mark was also carved into the meteorite iron sword itself. The fact that it could leave a sword mark on meteorite iron was a testament to the sharpness of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass's sword energy.

After unleashing a sword aura attack, Ye Jianchen's second soul ring flashed, and the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass he held in his right hand shone brightly. The sword light extended and quickly transformed into a silver longsword. Ye Jianchen changed from holding it to gripping it, holding the hilt.

At the same time, he lightly touched the ground with his toes, sprang into the air, and his one-handed sword grip turned into two-handed sword grip. His body moved with the sword, and he slashed straight at Ji Juechen.

As Ye Jianchen assumed the stance of wielding his sword with both hands, he exuded an unparalleled sharpness, and his imposing aura surged instantly.