Hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Jing Hongchen's expression immediately turned cold. He stood up directly, not using any sound amplification soul tool, but his voice still spread throughout the entire arena.
"What do you mean by interfering with the match? If someone is openly cheating on the competition stage, that is the real interference with the match. As contestants, everyone has the obligation to supervise and ensure the fairness of the competition.
"If your Shrek Academy is not cheating, my Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy is willing to offer compensation. But..."
Halfway through Jing Hongchen's sentence, a sloppy old man suddenly walked out of the audience seats. A deep, solemn voice directly interrupted Jing Hongchen.
"Then my Shrek Academy is willing to accept the punishment. If there is no cheating, in addition to your compensation, I also want that brat to kowtow and apologize."
Saying this, Xuan Zi raised his hand and pointed at Wang Lin, who was standing at the front.
Hearing this, Jing Hongchen's face instantly darkened. According to the competition rules, minor cheating like Shrek's would at most result in the cheating students being banned from participating in a few rounds of matches.
Therefore, Xuan Zi's statement about "being willing to accept the punishment" was just nonsense. Why shouldn't cheaters accept punishment?
Jing Hongchen had intended to use this to directly force Shrek Academy to withdraw, but with Xuan Zi's interruption, he had no choice but to drop the matter.
Coinciding with Xuan Zi's appearance, the Star Luo Emperor and his ministers on the city wall all stood up. They clearly recognized this top-tier powerhouse of Shrek Academy.
Wang Lin, seeing Xuan Zi suddenly point the spearhead at himself, showed a gentle smile on his face and adjusted the volume of the sound amplification soul tool in his hand to the maximum.
The next moment, a mature and steady voice resounded throughout the entire stadium.
"You're not worthy!!!"
Xuan Zi's face immediately darkened. He said in a deep voice: "Brat, do you know that provoking a Titled Douluo..."
Before he finished speaking, Xuan Zi's expression suddenly changed. The hairs on his whole body stood up, and he scanned the surroundings. In his perception, a terrifying power instantly locked onto him a moment ago.
Although it was very brief, Xuan Zi was certain it was not an illusion. That power was much stronger than his. One must know that he was a Level 98 Super Douluo.
"Referee, you can inspect the issue with that cigar now." Wang Lin's gaze subtly swept over Long Xiaoyao, who was hidden in the audience, and he spoke directly.
The old black dragon nodded to Wang Lin but did not emerge from the crowd.
"Wait a minute." Xuan Zi spoke again, walking quickly toward the arena. Anyone with discerning eyes could see what he was trying to do.
"Look, this is Shrek Academy, this is the glory of Shrek Academy for the past ten thousand years. What a 'Continent's Number One Academy'."
Wang Lin said faintly, his voice spreading throughout the audience. The spectators immediately began to discuss amongst themselves, and the Star Luo Emperor sitting on the city wall's face had already darkened.
Although he was once a Shrek student, this was a competition hosted by his Star Luo Empire.
Xuan Zi's blatant action was a direct slap in the face to the Star Luo Empire. If this competition couldn't even achieve the simplest fairness, then it might as well not be held.
They could just directly award the championship to Shrek Academy.
"Brat, do you really think I wouldn't dare to act just because someone is protecting you?"
"You try it." Wang Lin said nonchalantly, subtly glancing at the Star Luo Emperor sitting on the city wall.
The Star Luo Emperor finally couldn't hold back. His voice spread throughout the entire arena: "Elder Xuan, I respect you as a teacher of Shrek Academy, and I was once a student of Shrek Academy."
"However, is the current Shrek Academy no longer upholding fairness? Whether there is cheating or not is to be determined by the Star Luo referee panel. Please do not approach the stage!"
Xuan Zi heard this and came to his senses. He looked around. The spectators in the audience, and the contestants in the rest area were all discussing.
The looks in their eyes toward Shrek Academy had changed, completely different from before. Xuan Zi suddenly realized that, because of him, Shrek Academy's ten thousand years of reputation might be ruined.
Cheating was one thing, but he, a Super Douluo, was attempting to openly shield the cheater.
At this moment, Xuan Zi could only pin his hopes on the children. His pair of gray eyes looked toward the waiting area.
But the students in the waiting area were all pale-faced. Ma Xiaotao, as the captain, also shook her head at him. Xuan Zi immediately understood what they meant.
A bitter smile flashed across his face, and the dignified Super Douluo actually turned and walked away. At such a moment, this Super Douluo chose to evade.
"Senior Tian Sha, I trouble you to make the ruling." After Xuan Zi left, the Star Luo Emperor on the city wall sighed lightly and said to a thin elder next to him.
"Mm." The elder nodded, and an indescribably powerful aura burst forth from him. With a flash, he directly appeared on the competition stage.
"Xu Sanshi, hand over the cigar in your hand. Also, I ask that He Caitou from your team summon his Martial Soul."
Among the Shrek members, only He Caitou had not yet summoned his Martial Soul until now, so Tiansha Douluo's first target for inspection was He Caitou.
Xu Sanshi looked at Tiansha Douluo, paused, and still handed over the nearly crushed cigar in his mouth. Taking the cigar, Tiansha Douluo didn't even look at Xu Sanshi.
Instead, he turned to look at He Caitou, who was standing in the waiting area off the stage. He Caitou's dark face was extremely pale at the moment, and Wang Yan's voice rang out at this time.
"Summon it. Our Shrek Academy will admit it. If we're going to admit it, we'll do it magnanimously!" Wang Yan's words sounded noble and righteous, but as soon as he spoke, a burst of sneering laughter erupted from many.
"I have a thin cigar!" He Caitou's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz. As four soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple—rose from beneath his feet, the final purple soul ring released a dazzling light.
A cigar identical to the one in Xu Sanshi's hand appeared.
The whole place immediately erupted in an uproar.
"Hahahahahaha, so this is Shrek Academy, the Shrek Academy that my Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy has always regarded as a rival!"
Xiao Hongchen's loud laughter followed. Wang Yan, who remained in the rest area to prevent the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy from playing tricks, shrank his neck at this moment.
He didn't dare to look up, appearing like a clown!
Wang Lin looked at Wang Yan and shook his head helplessly. That cigar was Wang Yan's plan. The cheating Huo Yuhao committed in the original work was also Wang Yan's secret method.
What a great teacher!
"Shrek Academy members Xu Sanshi and He Caitou openly cheated, with severe negative impact. They are banned for two rounds. Cloud Luo Academy's Ma Yingjun wins this match."
Announcing the verdict, Tiansha Douluo looked at Xu Sanshi, who was still standing on the arena, and said in a deep voice: "Get off the stage, don't affect the subsequent matches!"
Xu Sanshi lowered his head and walked off the stage. The chubby person on the other side of the stage, Ma Yingjun, suddenly realized that he had won without even lifting a finger.
At this moment, all the members of Shrek Academy were staring intently at Wang Lin, who was standing at the edge of the rest area, clearly intending to memorize his appearance.
Wang Lin naturally noticed their gaze but was completely unconcerned. Anyway, he was currently wearing Yanzu's appearance. His lips moved slightly, and he mouthed the words.
"My name is Wu Yanzu!"
Huo Yuhao, whose Martial Soul was the Spirit Eyes, understood Wang Lin's lip-reading instantly. He said to his teammates: "That person is named Wu Yanzu!"
"Wu Yanzu?" Although the Shrek Academy members had not heard this name before, it didn't prevent them from deeply engraving the name into their memory.
After a brief interlude, the matches on the field continued. Despite being exposed for cheating on the spot, Shrek Academy did not give up the competition.
Bei Bei substituted for Xu Sanshi and defeated four Cloud Luo Academy contestants. Jiang Nan Nan then took the stage. Although they still won the match.
They quickly fled the arena like stray dogs, returning directly to the hotel.
The round-robin tournament continued. Unlike Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy displayed a carefree attitude while continuously advancing with overwhelming momentum.
That evening, Wang Lin, who returned to the hotel, finally didn't have to keep an empty room to himself, as Long Xiaoyao had returned. It was Long Xiaoyao's appearance during the day that allowed Wang Lin to challenge Xuan Zi.
"Little Linzi, you've completely offended Shrek Academy today. You won't be able to go to Shrek Academy in the future."
Long Xiaoyao, sitting on the sofa in the suite's living room, looked at Wang Lin, who had changed back to his own appearance, and said.
"It's fine if I can't go. With Shrek Academy acting like that today, who would still want to go to Shrek Academy?" Wang Lin shook his head. "But I need to correct you on one thing, Master. It wasn't me who offended Shrek Academy, it was Wu Yanzu."
Saying this, Wang Lin's face immediately transformed into Yanzu's face.
"You are quite cautious, young man." Long Xiaoyao looked at Wang Lin and nodded, suddenly sighing with emotion: "I never thought Shrek Academy would fall to such a state. Elder Mu En must be very disappointed to hear the news about the cheating."
"Master, how about we take a trip to the Sunset Forest after the competition ends?" Wang Lin didn't care and asked instead.
"What are you going to the Sunset Forest for?" Long Xiaoyao asked in a deep voice. "It's full of poisonous miasma. It's difficult for ordinary people to enter."
"Haven't you heard the legend of the Eye of Ice and Fire?" Wang Lin asked.
"Of course I have, but it's just a legend. The center of the Sunset Forest is completely inaccessible." Long Xiaoyao waved his hand.
Inaccessible? Was it blocked?
Pondering in his heart, Wang Lin managed to say: "Can you take me through the poisonous miasma? I want to take a look."
"I can!" Long Xiaoyao nodded, not refusing. "Then let's go take a look. We have nothing else to do anyway."
"Thank you, Master." Seeing Long Xiaoyao agree, Wang Lin quickly controlled his spiritual power to reach the Staff of the Dead in his spiritual sea.
At the same time, he thought to himself.
"Elder Yi, Elder Yi, are you there?"
"What is it, Little Linzi?" Soon, a phantom figure emerged from the Holy Spirit Cult Staff, with a small ice-blue scorpion crawling on its shoulder.
"It's nothing serious. I just wanted to ask, can you move an entire canyon directly into the Undead Demigod Plane?"
Wang Lin said, and an invisible spiritual force condensed into a small figure in his spiritual sea, communicating face-to-face with Electrolux.
"What are you up to now, you brat?" Electrolux looked at Wang Lin suspiciously.
"Nothing big." Wang Lin said, rubbing his hands, and said a bit awkwardly: "I have a plan called 'If you can't get in, just move it away,' and I need your help."
"I knew you weren't planning anything good." Electrolux smiled and playfully hit Wang Lin's head, but still nodded.
"I can."