Exposing Cheating

"Feng Piaoling wins." The referee's announcement rang out, and he descended onto the competition stage with Xu Sanshi.

Feng Piaoling, however, showed no signs of accepting the victory with joy. Instead, after casting a meaningful glance at Xu Sanshi, he looked toward the referee: "May I ask the referee a question? In this Shrek Academy Soul Fighting Arena, during a one-on-one soul fight, is it permitted for someone to provide outside assistance?"

Upon hearing this, the referee paused, his gaze shifting to Xu Sanshi. Feeling guilty, Xu Sanshi instinctively averted his eyes. The referee realized what had happened in an instant and said coldly:

"In any place, the Soul Fighting Arena demands absolute fairness, and Shrek Academy is no exception. Once discovered, such acts will never be treated lightly."

Feng Piaoling said: "That is strange, then. Just now, when I was fighting this senior Xu Sanshi, he seemed to anticipate my every move, stepping forward to shatter my Fire Bomb Talisman a beat early."

"Then, just as he was about to attack me, I suddenly felt a powerful mental shock strike at me. If that person's mental power hadn't been far inferior to mine, I fear I would have already collapsed by now."

"And after that person suffered the backlash from my mental power, this senior Xu Sanshi could no longer predict my actions, failing to even dodge my slowed Fire Bomb Talisman. This is certainly food for thought."

As his words fell, the entire arena erupted in an uproar. Clearly, no one had expected that this senior Xu Sanshi, who possessed the number one defensive martial soul in the outer courtyard and was quite famous, would choose to use such despicable means to cheat against a first-year student.

Jiang Nannan looked at Xu Sanshi with growing disgust. "He truly is a despicable villain."

Xiao Xiao clenched her small fists: "How could senior Xu Sanshi do this? The Soul Fighting Arena is a place for fair duels. Publicly cheating in a place like this is truly shameful."

Zhu Lu sighed: "Although I have no fondness for Feng Piaoling, at the very least he defeated his opponent relying on his own strength. Looking at Xu Sanshi, as the dignified young master of the Mysterious Underworld Sect, to resort to such cheating is truly disgraceful."

Wang Dong'er simply spat out four words: "Shameless and base."

Similar accusations against Xu Sanshi rose one after another, soon echoing throughout the entire arena.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya, having sensed that things were going wrong, were already trying to sneak away from the Soul Fighting Arena with the unconscious Huo Yuhao. Hearing the discussions in the arena, their hearts sank, and they couldn't help but quicken their pace to escape.

"What is the meaning of this?" The referee looked at Xu Sanshi with a stern gaze. If today's matter wasn't resolved, the Soul Fighting Arena under his charge would become the laughingstock of the entire Shrek Academy.

"This... I..." Xu Sanshi was too guilty to lift his head. Now that his cheating had been exposed, his reputation was in ruins.

If he were to betray Bei Bei and the others now, he would also be branded with the infamy of betraying his friends.

Since that was the case, he might as well hold his ground.

In any case, the other party had no evidence.

Having made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and looked at Feng Piaoling: "I don't know what you are talking about. If you are worried that I won't honor our bet or that I will continue to pester Jiang Nannan, there is no need for that."

"I, Xu Sanshi, have always walked the straight and narrow. I will not pester Jiang Nannan."

"I will strive for her with my own strength. As for the bet, this is a Mysterious Water Pill, and here are twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Take these first; I will have someone deliver the rest within ten days."

As he spoke, he took out a gold card and a jade bottle containing the Mysterious Water Pill.

But how could Feng Piaoling let him have his way? After taking the gold card and the Mysterious Water Pill, he said to the referee with a calm expression:

"The person who ambushed me just now suffered a mental backlash and must be in a coma right now. Referee, you only need to inspect the area, and you will be able to find the person who helped Xu Sanshi cheat."

Hearing this, the referee didn't waste any time. Two yellow, two purple, and three black soul rings lit up. He instantly completed his Martial Soul Possession, spread his wings, and flew high into the air. After a brief scan, he quickly spotted Huo Yuhao being supported by Bei Bei and Tang Ya.

Seeing him bleeding from his seven orifices, his face deathly pale, and in a coma, it was clear he had suffered a mental backlash.

How could he not know that this was the student who had helped Xu Sanshi cheat?

He immediately let out a cold snort, flew over, and landed in front of them.

"It's over." Seeing the referee appear, Tang Ya's face turned to despair.

At the same time, she couldn't help but feel deep regret and began to blame Huo Yuhao.

Why did you have to show off? she thought. Now that we've been caught red-handed, expulsion will be the least of our worries.

In the spectator stands, the students saw the referee land in front of Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao. Seeing Huo Yuhao in a coma, his mental power damaged, and bleeding from his seven orifices, they understood that this matter was inseparable from them.

For a time, many people cast looks of contempt at them.

"Tang Ya, to think you would collude with Huo Yuhao to ambush a benefactor. I truly misjudged you." Seeing that this matter involved Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan felt no more affection for her.

Others also expressed their disdain for Huo Yuhao's cheating behavior.

The referee originally intended to take Bei Bei and Tang Ya away as well, but at that moment, Bei Bei took out a special token from his Soul Tool. The referee paused, his eyes filled with disbelief. Seeing that Bei Bei had no intention of stopping him from taking Huo Yuhao, he nodded, picked up the unconscious Huo Yuhao without a word, and flew back to the competition stage.

"Bei Bei, what do we do now? Now that this cheating has been discovered, Huo Yuhao is definitely going to be expelled."

Tang Ya hadn't noticed Bei Bei showing the token. Seeing Huo Yuhao being taken away, her expression was filled with helplessness. If she had known it would come to this, she wouldn't have recruited him into the Tang Sect.

It had only been a few days, and he had already caused such a disaster.

That token had been given to him by his great-grandfather, Mu En. He didn't want Tang Ya to know: "I bear some responsibility for this. It seems I can only go and beg Dean Yan Shaozhe. I hope that out of respect for the Tang Sect's legacy, he will spare Huo Yuhao!"

"Will Dean Yan Shaozhe agree?" Tang Ya was not optimistic about this.

"We have no choice but to treat a dead horse as if it were alive!"

On the other side, after the referee brought Huo Yuhao back to the competition stage, he inspected him in front of everyone and stood up, saying, "It is indeed a coma caused by a mental backlash."

He then looked at Xu Sanshi: "Do you have anything else to say for yourself?"

"I don't even know him."

Xu Sanshi knew the consequences of cheating; not only would he be expelled, but his family's reputation would also be ruined. So, even with the evidence right in front of him, he remained as stubborn as a dead duck.

At this moment, Zhou Yi, wearing an old woman mask, walked over with Fan Yu. Zhou Yi said coldly, "Whether you know them or not is not for you to decide. I will inform Dean Yan Shaozhe about this matter, and you can just wait to be disciplined then."

Hearing the old woman's words, Xu Sanshi's expression became increasingly unsightly, and he turned to leave.

Feng Piaoling called out to him, "Don't forget, you still owe me eighty thousand Gold Soul Coins and one Mysterious Water Pill."

Xu Sanshi let out a cold snort and left with a gloomy face.

Neither the referee teacher, the fierce-looking old woman before him, nor the burly middle-aged man beside her had any intention of stopping him.