What left the spectators puzzled was that, facing Qianling Academy's powerful lineup, the two people at the front of Shrek Academy's team and that bald man on the flank were all smoking cigars, just like Xu Shishi had during the earlier one-on-one elimination matches.
Smoking cigars after taking the field—so arrogant. Weren't they afraid of losing and being humiliated?
Meng Hongchen: Their Cigars Are Suspicious!
In the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's rest area, Meng Hongchen had been watching Wang Dong'er, who stood toward the back of Shrek's team.
Using Food System Martial Soul cigars to cheat... Meng Hongchen pondered for a moment, then turned to Xiao Hongchen. "Brother, if we represent Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and report Shrek Academy to the tournament committee, would they agree to investigate?"
"Report Shrek Academy?" Xiao Hongchen was stunned. He had not expected his sister to have such a bold idea.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Hongchen shook his head. "It'll be difficult."
"Sister, you need to understand that the tournament committee for this Soul Fighting Tournament is led by the Star Luo Empire's royal family. The three great empires and Shrek Academy have always been in cahoots. If Shrek Academy really did something—whether cheating or deliberately killing someone—then unless we have evidence they can't possibly refute, the tournament committee would never offend Shrek Academy over something like this."
"Evidence they can't refute..." Meng Hongchen thought for a moment. "Brother, don't you think those two Shrek Academy students smoking cigars are a little strange?"
"Strange? How so?"
"Look, they didn't smoke cigars during the first round of elimination matches. Shouldn't they have been even more arrogant then? Yet they only started smoking during the round-robin stage. I suspect there's something wrong with those cigars!"
Xiao Hongchen knew that his