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

Dugu Yuan swayed, and even with the power of his Calamity Poison Body Martial Soul, he still felt immense pressure under the dual suppression and invasion of the abyss gravity and the Soul Devouring Poison.

However, what Jing Xie and She Kui did not expect was that Long Aotian not only possessed formidable physical strength, but also had a mental strength far beyond that of ordinary people.

"A-Yuan, I'll break through their soul skill suppression. You cleanse the mental toxins."

"Okay!" Dugu Yuan nodded.

Dugu Yuan started to move.

Faced with the mental toxins, he did not choose to tough it out, but instead closed his eyes.

"Calamity Poison Body...Reversal!"

His Calamity Poison Body operated wildly, forcibly absorbing the poisonous gas in the surrounding air into his body. After refining it, it transformed into a pure spiritual energy that nourished himself.

The Calamity Poison Body devours normal physical toxins, transforming them into soul power to nourish itself. Now, Dugu Yuan reverses the Calamity Poison Body, devouring mental toxins and returning them to their original form as mental power to nourish himself.

In an instant, the poisonous mist was rapidly absorbed into Dugu Yuan's body. His face alternated between black and green, a display of alternating colors, which was a sign that he was refining the toxins.

Dugu Yuan opened his eyes, and a bright green light shone from them.

At the same time, under the pressure of gravity, Long Aotian's third soul ring flashed, "Dark Gold Protection". Although it was only his third soul skill, it was still a ten-thousand-year soul ring. With the ten-thousand-year soul skill on him, the pressure on Long Aotian was immediately relieved.

Immediately afterwards, the fourth black soul ring also flashed, "Golden Break". Instantly, an extremely sharp and destructive soul power was injected into the Heaven-Destroying Axe in his hand, and Long Aotian cleaved the axe towards Jing Xie and She Kui.

"Golden Destruction" is Long Aotian's fourth soul ring, obtained from the 20,000-year-old Rift Sea Xuanlong Whale. It possesses formidable destructive power, and when used in conjunction with the Heaven-Destroying Axe, they complement each other perfectly, making their destructive power unparalleled.

Even before the axe light reached mid-air, it had already torn the air apart with a loud bang, and Jing Xie and She Kui, who were facing the axe light, were already pale-faced.

Under the force of the blow, blood gushed from their mouths and noses; they felt that this axe blow was enough to tear them to pieces.

The two exclaimed in surprise, "Referee, we concede!"

The referee acted instantly, and a giant hand pulled Jing Xie and She Kui off the fighting platform with great difficulty.

The axe light then struck the ground of the battle arena, instantly carving out a giant trench three meters wide and ten zhang long.

The referee wiped the sweat from his brow. He was just an ordinary Soul Saint, and it would have been extremely difficult for him to block the attack head-on.

After glancing at Long Aotian and Dugu Yuan, the referee announced:

"Imperial Academy vs. Heavenly Sea Academy, 2-2-3 format. The winner of the first match is Long Aotian and Dugu Yuan from Imperial Academy!"

Cheers instantly filled the entire square.

Long Aotian and Dugu Yuan stepped off the Soul Battle Platform. Suddenly, Dugu Yuan's face turned pale, and he staggered.

Long Aotian helped Dugu Yuan up and asked, "A-Yuan, are you alright?"

Dugu Yuan said, "It's nothing, it's just that it's my first time absorbing mental toxins, I'm a little full!"

"You little rascal, I thought you were injured." Long Aotian chuckled and lightly punched Dugu Yuan before the two stepped off the Soul Battle Platform.

"Next, please welcome the players from both sides for the second match."

Both teams' players ascended the Battle Arena.

On one side of the arena, Jin Ni and Xiao Xiao stood side by side. Jin Ni was tall and straight, her long golden hair tied in a high ponytail, her golden eyes sharp as knives, exuding an aura of dominance that seemed to survey the world. Xiao Xiao, standing beside her, appeared petite and delicate.

"Di'ao Academy, Jin Ni." Jin Ni's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly carried throughout the entire venue.

"I am Xiao Xiao from Di'ao Academy." Xiao Xiao followed up with her name.

Across from them, two female students from Tianhai College looked solemn.

The woman at the head of the group was tall with fair, almost translucent skin and a cold gaze characteristic of marine life. She spoke, "Bai Shasha from Tianhai Academy."

The other girl, who appeared more robust than Bai Shasha, spoke first: "Ling Han from Tianhai Academy."

With the referee's signal, the match officially began.

Four sounds rang out simultaneously, indicating the possession of martial spirits.

Behind Bai Shasha, the phantom of a gigantic demonic great white shark appeared. The shark was entirely white except for its eerie blood-red eyes, and a ferocious aura from the deep sea instantly swept across the entire area. Five soul rings rose from beneath her feet—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black—and the pressure of a Soul King was released without any concealment.

Ling Han's martial soul instantly manifested, a gigantic phantom of a sea turtle enveloping him. The turtle's shell was covered in ancient patterns, radiating an aura of indestructibility. Four soul rings pulsed, yellow, yellow, purple, purple—a standard Soul Master configuration.

"Ling Han, I'll take the lead in the attack, you'll be in charge of control and defense," Bai Shasha said to Ling Han.

Ling Han nodded, gave a low shout, and her first spirit ring shone brightly.

"First Soul Skill, Water Armor Technique!"

A thick layer of water elemental armor instantly covered Ling Han's entire body, further enhancing her already formidable defense. Like a moving fortress, it slowly pressed down on Jin Ni and Xiao Xiao.

Bai Shasha's figure flickered, instantly merging into the pervasive moisture in the air, her aura vanishing completely, as if she had transformed into a drop of water in the ocean, concealing a deadly intent.

"Watch out, Jin Ni, Bai Shasha is missing!" Xiao Xiao immediately warned, the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron in her hand trembling slightly as she sensed the surrounding soul power fluctuations.

"Hmph, hiding your true colors." Jin Ni chuckled lightly, unmoved. Her first spirit ring suddenly lit up.

"The first soul skill, golden dragon body!"

In an instant, Jin Ni's body was enveloped in a layer of dazzling golden light. Fine golden dragon scales appeared on her skin, her muscle lines became smoother and more explosive, her eyes transformed into pure golden vertical pupils, and a pure and domineering dragon's might emanated from her body, completely suppressing the ferocious shark aura spreading on the Soul Arena.

"Second Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Force!"

The second spirit ring shone brightly, and Jin Ni's power surged instantly.

"Xiao Xiao, I'll deal with the Sea Turtle Soul Sect on the other side first. You be careful to defend against Bai Shasha's surprise attack." Jin Ni shouted, exerted force with her feet, and the ground instantly cracked. She transformed into a golden light and charged fiercely towards Ling Han.

Seeing Jin Ni rushing towards her, Ling Han's eyes flashed with a hint of seriousness. Her fourth soul ring shone with purple light.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Turtle Barrier!"

A giant tortoise shell phantom formed from water elements and soul power blocked her way; this was her strongest defensive soul skill.

"A trivial skill!"

Golden light flashed in Jin Ni's eyes, and her third soul ring shone with purple light.

"Third Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Head!"

His right fist was instantly covered by an extremely solid layer of golden dragon scales, as if it had transformed into a dragon's head.

"boom!"

The Golden Dragon Fist slammed into the sea turtle's barrier. The seemingly indestructible water elemental turtle shell shattered instantly upon contact with the fist!