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

While Long Aotian and Jin Ni were unleashing their power, Vina, Ji Juechen, Ye Guyi, Dugu Yuan, and Xiao Xiao, despite the pressure of being bound by the Deep Sea Cage, were also locked in combat with She Kui, Ling Han, Xing Ying, and Yue Ying, who were constantly recovering. However, the four great Soul Sects of Tianhai could only barely hold their own against Vina and the other three.

The battlefield was temporarily divided into two parts: Long Aotian and Jin Ni were fighting against Hai Ling'er, Bai Shasha, and Jing Xie; Vina, Ji Juechen, Ye Guyi, Dugu Yuan, and Xiao Xiao were fighting against She Kui, Ling Han, Xing Ying, and Yue Ying, who were assisted by Hai Ling'er.

"Sasha, Jingxie, buy me some time!"

Seeing Long Aotian descending from the sky and the golden dragon shooting towards them, Bai Shasha and Jing Xie stepped out from beside Hai Ling'er.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Demon Shark Vortex!"

"Fifth Soul Skill, Abyssal Gravity!"

"Soul Skill Fusion!"

The two area-of-effect soul skills, Demon Shark Vortex and Abyss Gravity, combined to instantly create a massive "Abyss Vortex" centered on Hai Ling'er, Bai Shasha, and Jing Xie.

Long Aotian, who descended from the sky, and the golden dragon emitted by Jin Ni were trapped in the abyss vortex, their speed dropped sharply, and the power of their soul skills was constantly being worn down by the vortex.

Meanwhile, She Kui, Ling Han, Xing Ying, and Yue Ying were completely suppressed by Vina and the other five. Ji Juechen shattered Ling Han's tortoise shell defense with a single sword strike, Dugu Yuan devoured all the poison-attribute soul skills released by She Kui, Ye Guyi Angel Light Sword severed Xing Ying's multiple wrists and limbs, and Yue Ying was completely suppressed by Xiao Xiao's Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.

With a wave of her scepter, Hai Ling'er unleashed four beams of sea god light, pulling the four people, who had nearly lost their fighting ability, back to her side.

At the same time, Hai Ling'er took a deep breath, and all five of her spirit rings lit up at the same time. The first four spirit rings merged into the fifth spirit ring in turn, and the black of the fifth spirit ring instantly became even deeper.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Iceberg Burial at Sea!"

At that moment, all the water vapor on the Battle Arena instantly solidified, rapidly rotating and condensing. A moment later, all the water vapor froze into ice, forming a giant iceberg tens of feet in size, suspended in mid-air.

Hai Ling'er's face turned somewhat pale, clearly indicating that this move had taken a huge toll, but her eyes were filled with fervor.

"go!"

As her finger fell, the iceberg descended from the sky, crushing towards the Di'ao group.

At this moment, the students of Di'ao Academy finally felt the power of the Ocean Overlord-level Martial Soul. This was not just a difference in soul power level, but a perfect suppression of the environment, control, and spirit as a whole.

"Xiao Xiao, Nana, buy some time! Jin Ni! Let's work together to break this deadlock!"

The moment the iceberg landed, the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron above Xiao Xiao's head quickly merged into a giant cauldron: "Three cauldrons united as one, the power of the cauldron!" The giant cauldron quickly hovered above everyone's heads, transforming into the first line of defense.

Vina's fourth spirit ring lit up with "Crystal Protection," and a crystal lotus flower merged into the Life Reflection Shield on her left hand. The shield instantly grew larger and flew above everyone's heads, forming a second layer of defense.

Crystal Protection is a soul skill that Vina obtained from a ten-thousand-year-old crystal lotus, which can provide an extremely powerful defensive crystal lotus.

The iceberg descended, first crushing the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. In just one breath, the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron cracked and dissipated into specks of light. Xiao Xiao's face turned pale, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Immediately afterward, the iceberg landed on the Life Reflection Shield and was instantly frozen in mid-air. However, Vina had only used her fourth soul skill in combination with the Life Reflection Shield. Although she temporarily defended against the iceberg, Vina was under considerable pressure.

At the same time, Ji Juechen, Ye Guyi, and Dugu Yuan launched their attacks simultaneously: "Myriad Tribulations Sword Wheel," "Holy Spirit Sword Slash," and "Myriad Tribulations Poison Dragon Drill" all struck the iceberg at the same time. The iceberg was instantly shattered into many ice fragments, but it did not suffer much damage.

However, everyone also bought Long Aotian and Jin Ni enough time.

Despite the pressure, Long Aotian activated his soul power, and his third soul ring flashed. The "Dark Gold Protection" was added to the Heaven-Covering Shield, which instantly transformed into a golden light shield, protecting Long Aotian and reducing the pressure of the deep-sea vortex.

Jin Ni, also wearing the Golden Dragon Shield, rushed to Long Aotian's side.

The two simultaneously removed the Sky-Covering Shield and the Golden Dragon Shield, their free hands clasped together.

In an instant, the soul power between the two was connected and quickly merged together.

The two swallowed the jade lotus heart that Vina had prepared in advance, and their soul power was restored to its best state.

Long Aotian's first soul skill, Golden Madness, and the dark gold power of the Dark Gold Bear's left arm bone, his fourth soul skill, Golden Break, and his fifth soul skill, Golden Transformation, were all activated simultaneously, surging into the Heaven-Destroying Axe in his right hand.

Jin Ni activated her first soul skill, Golden Dragon Body, her second soul skill, Golden Dragon Power, her fourth soul skill, Golden Dragon Explosion, and her fifth soul skill, Golden Dragon Roar, all at the same time. The four soul skills surged into the Golden Dragon Spear, which had been switched to her left hand, and the Golden Dragon Spear instantly transformed into a golden dragon.

The Heaven-Destroying Axe and the Golden Dragon instantly broke through the abyss vortex created by Bai Shasha and Jing Xie. Their soul skills were forcibly broken, and both Bai Shasha and Jing Xie suffered backlash, with a trace of blood spilling from the corner of their mouths.

The Heaven-Destroying Axe and the Golden Dragon continued their journey toward the iceberg that had fallen from the sky.

It then crashed into the iceberg, and the two forces filled with destructive energy instantly exploded on the iceberg!

The blinding golden-red light illuminated the entire Soul Arena as if it were daytime, and the violent energy turbulence raged wildly, emitting a deafening roar.

The majestic iceberg was simply unable to withstand such a terrifying impact, and in an instant it shattered into countless crystalline ice blocks, turning into a rain of ice shards that shot out like a storm.

Ice shards rose rapidly under the scorching heat of the two powerful energies, turning into billowing white mist. The biting cold and scorching heat intertwined, constantly tearing space apart and forming jagged spatial rifts, as if even the heavens and earth paled in comparison to this earth-shattering attack.

The moment Long Aotian launched his attack, he immediately took out the Heaven-Covering Shield again. Jin Ni also took out the Golden Dragon Shield, and Vina quickly retrieved the Life Reflection Shield. The three shields protected the seven members of Di'ao Academy, preventing them from being accidentally injured by the power storm unleashed by their soul skills.

The seven members of the Tianhai team were not so lucky. The terrifying energy storm instantly tore apart the Tide Gathering Array. Hai Ling'er let out a scream and was blasted away like a kite with a broken string.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell heavily to the ground, unconscious.

The other six people were also blown away by the energy of the explosion.

With Hai Ling'er's fall and the Tide Gathering Array forced to close, Tianhai Academy had no power to resist.

"Match over! Imperial Academy wins!" The referee announced the result at the right time.

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

Thus, Di'ao Academy defeated Tianhai Academy in the round of 16, securing their place in the quarterfinals.