Without another word, Xuan Zi pinned the entire matter of "cheating" on Wang Yan.
At that moment, Wang Yan lay on the ground.
His face was swollen, his expression utterly bewildered.
What was this? Sacrificing a pawn to save the king?
He stammered, "Xuan Zi... wasn't this plan yours..."
"Shut up!"
"Even now, you still dare to argue!"
Xuan Zi kicked Wang Yan in the chest, leaving him unable to speak.
And just like that.
After Xuan Zi adamantly insisted that Wang Yan alone had orchestrated the cheating and that Shrek Academy had known nothing about it.
The referee issued the final ruling.
First, the Shrek Team was confirmed to have cheated, so its victories in the previous two matches were annulled.
Second, Dai Yueheng of the Shrek Team had deliberately cheated during the match and flagrantly challenged the tournament rules. He was therefore banned from participating in the Soul Fighting Tournament for ten years, effective immediately!
Third, Huo Yuhao of the Shrek Team had assisted in the cheating, but in consideration of his young age, his penalty was a ban from the individual matches.
Fourth, Wang Yan, the Shrek Team's faculty coach, had masterminded the cheating, abandoned the principles of an educator, brazenly incited and encouraged his team members to cheat, and denied it even after being exposed. His contempt for the spirit of the tournament and serious violations of its rules warranted his expulsion from the venue, effective immediately, and a lifetime ban from participating in any form of Soul Fighting Tournament!
Fifth, due to the Shrek Team's cheating, the current individual round was canceled. The Sun Moon Team and the Shrek Team would determine the final winner through the two-two-three format.
As for this ruling.
Jing Hongchen was naturally dissatisfied.
All the blame for Shrek's cheating had