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

"Seal it for me!" Xiao Xiao bit her tongue, using the intense pain to stimulate her mind, forcibly squeezing out the last bit of soul power in her body, and suppressing the cauldron body with all her might.

On the other side, Qin Wanjun's face was also deathly pale. The suppressive power of the Cauldron's Seal far exceeded her expectations; her soul power was being suppressed and dissipated at an alarming rate. The giant cauldron was like an insurmountable mountain, pressing down on her so much that she could barely breathe, and her fingers could no longer pluck the strings of her zither.

The two forces were locked in a stalemate, and terrifying energy ripples erupted across the battle arena.

"Click—"

A fine crack appeared on the surface of the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. Xiao Xiao groaned, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"puff--"

Qin Wanjun also coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the Dragon Roar Qin in her arms let out a mournful cry as one of its strings snapped.

Finally, with a deafening roar, both forces collapsed simultaneously. The Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron transformed into a stream of light and flew back, shrinking and hovering beside Xiao Xiao, its light dimmed to an extreme. Qin Wanjun, on the other hand, was blasted back dozens of meters, the light of the Dragon Roar Zither in her arms dissipating, and she collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Xiao knelt on one knee, supporting herself with her hand, her face as pale as paper, her whole body drenched in cold sweat. Qin Wanjun was also disheveled, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, her eyes filled with shock and exhaustion.

The referee was stunned for a long time before announcing loudly, "Whether either side can get up or not, the countdown begins now: five...four...three...two...one."

The countdown ended, but neither Xiao Xiao nor Qin Wanjun managed to get up.

The referee announced, "A draw!"

Thunderous applause erupted from the stands.

Upon hearing the referee announce the match result, Vina quickly went up to the stage to treat Xiao Xiao, and Dugu Yuan also quickly went up to the stage to help Xiao Xiao up. The healing snow lotus floated into Xiao Xiao's body, and Xiao Xiao's breathing gradually stabilized. Then Dugu Yuan helped Xiao Xiao down from the Soul Fighting Stage.

Xiao Xiao single-handedly defeated two opponents, and everyone from Di'ao Academy couldn't help but give her a thumbs up, with praise ringing out endlessly. A shy smile appeared on Xiao Xiao's pale face.

It was Dragon Soul Academy's fifth turn to fight, and they sent out Murong Shi, the Soul Master with the Nightmare Dragon Staff. Di'ao Academy sent out their fourth member, and considering that Murong Shi was also a Spirit-type Soul Master, Di'ao Academy sent out Vina.

Vina stepped onto the Soul Battle Arena, where Murong Shi was already standing opposite her.

He held a long, jet-black staff, its tip carved with a ferocious dragon's head—the Nightmare Dragon Staff. A phantom, shadowy dragon soul flickered on the staff, its crimson eyes radiating a chilling fear and madness. As an extremely rare dragon soul master with a mental attribute, Murong Shi's greatest strength lay in delivering a fatal blow to his opponent's weakest mental defenses.

The referee gave the whistle, and the match began.

As soon as he finished speaking, the first spirit ring on Murong Shiyan's Dragon Staff suddenly shone brightly—Dragon's Might of Fear!

The Nightmare Dragon Staff slammed into the ground, and a visible black ripple instantly exploded outwards. This was not an ordinary energy shock, but pure mental pollution. The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and a sense of dread originating from the depths of her soul swept towards Vina like a tidal wave.

However, faced with this terrifying dragon's might, powerful enough to cause even an ordinary Soul King to lose their composure, Vina didn't even blink.

"Huh?" Murong Shi was startled. His Dragon's Might had failed? No, impossible! He gritted his teeth, and his second soul ring lit up immediately—Nightmare Dragon Entanglement!

The phantom of the fear dragon on the Nightmare Dragon Staff let out a silent roar, and countless black spiritual tentacles appeared out of thin air, piercing Vina's brain like maggots, trying to pull her into the deepest nightmare.

Just as those countless spiritual tentacles were about to touch Vina, a sudden change occurred!

The air around Vina suddenly became somewhat distorted, and a vast and profound spiritual wave erupted from her body without warning!

"Soul Impact!"

Vina parted her lips slightly, and two dazzling purple beams of light suddenly shot out from her eyes. That was no ordinary spiritual power, but a spiritual storm refined to its extreme after being tempered and refined through countless trials at the third level of the Purple Demon Eye, the "Mustard Seed" realm!

"boom--!!!"

That vast spiritual force field instantly expanded, like ice and snow under the scorching sun. The moment those black spiritual tentacles touched the purple divine light, they made a "sizzling" sound and instantly melted and disintegrated, leaving not a trace behind.

"What?!" Murong Shi's pupils shrank drastically, an unprecedented chill shooting from his tailbone straight to the top of his head. His proud mental attack was utterly laughable, like an ant trying to shake a tree, in the face of the opponent's terrifying mental power!

Vina softly recited: "A swordsman with feelings, but a heartless sword; affectionate, yet troubled by indifference."

Vina's voice was clear and calm, yet it exploded in Murong Shi's mind like a thunderclap.

As she finished speaking, two longswords appeared out of thin air in her hands. One sword shimmered with a pinkish halo, exuding an aura of tender emotions and dreamlike illusion—the Amorous Sword; the other sword was a deathly gray-white, radiating a chilling aura of severing emotions and desires, and shutting down the six senses—the Heartless Sword.

Murong Shi felt a sharp pain in his brain, as if countless steel needles were piercing it. He was horrified to discover that his mental energy was being frantically crushed and devoured by the opponent's vast mental energy field!

Murong Shi's third and fourth spirit rings flashed simultaneously, attempting a final struggle—Dragon Devouring Soul!

The phantom of the Fear Dragon instantly expanded, transforming into a colossal shadow dragon that blotted out the sky. It opened its blood-red maw, carrying a terrifying aura capable of destroying all spiritual will, and viciously bit down at Vina.

Vina slowly raised her hands, and the Sentimental Sword and the Ruthless Sword drew two mysterious trajectories in the air before finally merging together!

"The Sword of Emotional Disillusionment—Emotions Shake the Heavens!"

In an instant, the tenderness of the Amorous Sword and the annihilation of the Ruthless Sword merged perfectly, and a terrifying emotional storm that transcended the scope of ordinary mental attacks erupted with a roar, empowered by Vina's mental strength!

That was not a simple physical or energy attack, but an ultimate judgment that directly affected the soul!

"Boom—!!!"

The Sword of Emotional Annihilation transformed into a pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and earth, instantly obliterating the shadow dragon. The Fear Dragon let out a mournful cry, then crumbled inch by inch within the pillar of light, dissipating into countless black specks of light.

"puff--!"

Murong Shi coughed up a mouthful of blood, his entire body feeling as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer. His eyes rolled back, and he fell straight backward. In that instant, his spiritual power had been completely crushed by Vina's vast and boundless spiritual power, leaving him no room for resistance whatsoever.

However, Vina eventually withdrew some of her spiritual power, only knocking Murong Shi unconscious, without seriously injuring him.