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

Poison Immortal snorted coldly, slowly withdrawing the suffocatingly terrifying pressure emanating from his body, but his gaze remained as cold as a hawk's as he stared at Xuanzi: "Your Excellency, the Immortal Physician, my disciple was attacked illegally after the competition and was injured as a result. If it weren't for his timely reaction, he would have been in mortal danger. How can you expect me to swallow this insult?"

Wang Xian'er smiled slightly, a smile that soothed people's minds with its calmness.

She turned to Xuanzi, her tone gentle yet firm: "Elder Xuan, although Ma Xiaotao's actions were unintentional, young friend Long Aotian was indeed seriously injured. The fault lies with Ma Xiaotao; that's an undeniable fact. To settle this matter and to express Shrek Academy's apology, I propose that Shrek Academy compensate young friend Long Aotian with a soul bone, thus resolving the matter. What do you two think?"

In the world of Soul Masters, Wang Xian'er holds an extremely high seniority, being a legendary figure from the same era as Dragon God Douluo Mu En. As the foremost healing-type Soul Master on the Douluo Continent, she is deeply respected throughout the Soul Master world, and even peerless powerhouses like Poison Undying have to give her face.

Poison Immortal frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, then glanced at Long Aotian and said, "Aotian, you are the person involved, so you should decide. Your master will not interfere. If you can't let this go, your master will tear down Shrek Academy to get justice for you."

Long Aotian said, "Master, I am fine. I agree to the suggestion of the Immortal Physician."

Poison Immortal said in a deep voice, "Very well, in that case, for the sake of His Majesty the Healer, I will not pursue Shrek Academy's mistake this time. However, the soul bone Shrek Academy provides as compensation must be a 100,000-year soul bone!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the hall. A 100,000-year-old soul bone was a priceless treasure. Xuan Zi's expression changed slightly, but he knew that Shrek Academy was indeed in the wrong this time, and if he didn't agree, the consequences would be unimaginable. He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, saying, "Fine, on behalf of Shrek Academy, I agree to this. After the competition, I will hand over the soul bone to the Body Sect."

Thanks to Wang Xian'er's mediation, a potential conflict that could have triggered a full-scale war between the two major forces was finally averted.

Then, Wang Xian'er slowly walked to Long Aotian's side. She closed her eyes slightly, her martial spirit manifesting, and five pairs of dazzling emerald-green angel wings instantly appeared behind her. Astonishingly, with the release of her martial spirit, her original image of a wrinkled, old woman underwent a miraculous transformation, instantly becoming an eighteen-year-old young woman with snow-white skin and brimming with vitality.

With a gentle flash of the ten wings behind Wang Xian'er, a rich emerald light instantly transformed into a rain of life, enveloping Long Aotian. Long Aotian felt a warm yet powerful force surge into his limbs and bones, a sensation remarkably similar to when he had previously tempered his body with the Gold of Life!

In just a moment, the surging blood and qi in his body calmed down, and the meridians and internal organs that had been burned by the evil fire quickly healed, and the injury was completely gone.

Feeling the fullness within his body, Long Aotian was overjoyed and quickly bowed respectfully to Wang Xian'er, saying, "Thank you so much for saving my life, Senior Physician!"

Wang Xian'er dispersed her martial spirit, returning to her original appearance. She smiled gently at Long Aotian and said, "Young friend Long, you are exceptionally talented. There's no need to be so polite."

Du Busi also bowed slightly to Wang Xian'er before leading Long Aotian off the Soul Battle Platform.

Back in the waiting area of ​​Di'ao Academy, everyone was already anxiously pacing around. Seeing that Long Aotian had returned safely, they immediately surrounded him, asking him all sorts of questions about his condition.

Jin Ni and Vina, in particular, immediately extended their hands and channeled their soul power into Long Aotian's body. The soul power of the three instantly merged into one, and after a careful examination, confirming that Long Aotian was indeed unharmed, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief, their hearts finally at ease.

Just then, Xuanzi seemed to say something to Wang Xian'er through telepathy. Wang Xian'er nodded slightly, then turned and walked towards Xuanzi again.

Immediately afterward, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Xuanzi, along with Wang Xian'er and the unconscious Ma Xiaotao, hurriedly left the arena.

After consulting with the Star Luo Emperor, Tian Sha Douluo returned to the Soul Battle Stage. He cleared his throat and said, "Representatives of the academies, there was a slight mishap earlier, but it has been resolved satisfactorily. Now, let's continue our final! In the previous one-on-one elimination match between Di'ao Academy and Shrek Academy, Di'ao Academy emerged victorious."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the entire arena, and announced loudly, "Next up is the team battle between Imperial Academy and Shrek Academy. If Imperial Academy wins the team battle, then Imperial Academy will be the ultimate champion of this tournament; if Shrek Academy wins the team battle, then a 2-2-3 match will be held to determine the winner. According to the rules, participants can be rotated, so both sides should prepare accordingly. The match will start promptly this afternoon."

After the announcement, everyone went to lunch together. Although the morning's incident was thrilling, the morale of the students from Di'ao Academy was even higher.

Soon, it was time for the afternoon finals.

In preparation for this crucial team battle, Di'ao Academy held an emergency meeting and ultimately selected seven players to participate: Jiang Peng, Shi Kun, Wei Huang, Ye Bilin, Long Aotian, Jin Ni, and Vina.

This lineup was chosen after considering various factors.

Jiang Peng, Shi Kun, and Wei Huang have the highest soul power and are the backbone of the team, so they naturally have to participate; Ye Bilin's poison control ability can play a great role in restraining the enemy in team battles, and she is also an indispensable part.

Long Aotian, Jin Ni, and Vina had an even more compelling reason to participate – to guard against Ma Xiaotao.

Although Ma Xiaotao had previously turned evil and was in a coma after being suppressed by the poison, it was still unknown whether she could recover and return to the stage in the team battle. However, the Imperial Academy had to be on guard.

Previously, Long Aotian had already faced the power of Ma Xiaotao's evil fire eruption. Ma Xiaotao, who had completely fallen into a dark state, launched an attack that was no less than that of a Contra-level attack. No one in the Di'ao team could withstand it steadily, and it was very likely to cause casualties.

Even though Long Aotian and Jin Ni's dual martial soul fusion skill "Golden Mad Dragon Martial God" can rival the combat power of a high-level Soul Saint, it is still no match for Ma Xiaotao's berserk state attack, which is comparable to the level of a Soul Douluo.

Only with Long Aotian, Jin Ni, and Vina working together can they be truly secure.

Therefore, the appearance of Jiang Peng, Shi Kun, Wei Huang, Ye Bilin, Long Aotian, Jin Ni, and Vina was a comprehensive plan to deal with the strongest combat force that Shrek Academy might send, especially the unstable factor of Ma Xiaotao.