Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen paid no attention to the other situations on the battlefield. Although their attacks were blocked by Dai Yueheng, they continued to rush forward. In particular, at that moment, a strange light emanated from the fingers of Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen, and their entire bodies changed instantly, disappearing from their original positions and appearing directly in front of Dai Yueheng.
This is Level 6 Soul Tool: the Ring of Teleportation. Although the Ring of Teleportation can only Teleportation ten meters, it is more than enough for Meng Hongchen and Xu Zhengyang to the distance between them and Dai Yueheng.
Xu Zhengyang's Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear once again unleashed terrifying Spear Intent, heading straight for Dai Yueheng's shoulder, while Meng Hongchen also slashed at Dai Yueheng's back shoulder with her sword.
At this moment, Dai Yueheng was in an extremely disheveled state. Not only was he seriously injured from his efforts to block Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen, but he was also severely poisoned. In his current state, he was simply unable to block the attacks of Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen at the same time, especially when the two of them used the Ring of Teleportation simultaneously.
Just then, Wang Yan on the sidelines suddenly shouted, "Referee, we concede!"
However, Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen were too fast. They even used the Ring of Teleportation, faster than Wang Yan could shout out his surrender. Dai Yueheng was powerless to stop them. It was clear that the two had broken through Dai Yueheng's defenses and were about to pierce Dai Yueheng his body.
A terrifying aura suddenly appeared on the arena, right in front of Dai Yueheng. A pair of giant hands forcefully grabbed Xu Zhengyang's Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear and Meng Hongchen's longsword. The weapons of the two men emitted a terrifying recoil force, directly blasting Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen away, their bodies seemingly crashing into a wall.
When the scene returned to calm, a tall figure appeared on the field; it was none other than Xuan Zi, the dean of the Shrek Academy.
Xuan Zi appeared extremely angry, completely ignoring the referee. "The match is over, Shrek has already conceded defeat, yet you still resorted to such heavy-handed tactics."
Xu Zhengyang wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, then burst into laughter. He didn't look at Xuan Zi, but instead looked at the referee, Heavenly Fiend Douluo.
"Referee, Shrek Academy is interfering with the match. We request the Referee Committee to declare Shrek Academy an outcast, and forfeit the entire series."
The entire Soul Fighting Arena descended into chaos. Such a thrilling match, with both sides locked in fierce combat, had unexpectedly turned around in an instant. Suddenly, an extra person appeared on the stage, and it was this person who blocked Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen's attacks, protecting Dai Yueheng.
Xuan Zi was furious. "What do you mean by that? I've already said that the Shrek Team has already conceded defeat in this match, and it's over. Do you still want to continue?"
At this moment, Xuan Zi exuded a powerful aura. Even Xu Zhengyang felt immense pressure. This was Level 98 Super Douluo, one of the strongest people in the entire Douluo Continent.
However, Xu Zhengyang ignored Xuan Zi's words and continued to speak to Heavenly Fiend Douluo.
"According to the rules of the Soul Master Tournament, no one may interfere before the outcome is completely determined; otherwise, they will be disqualified."
"Although your team leader just conceded defeat, Meng Hongchen and I attacked simultaneously, and our attacks were even faster than Team Leader Wang Yan's concesion. In other words, the match wasn't over when we made our moves."
"According to the competition rules, the referee can only declare the match over and determine the result after one side concedes and confirms it. However, you entered the match before the referee announced the result, not only protecting Dai Yueheng but also injuring me and Meng Hongchen. Isn't this interfering with the outcome of the match?"
As Xu Zhengyang finished speaking, the entire Soul Fighting Arena was thrown into turmoil once again. Just as Xu Zhengyang said, no one was allowed to interfere with the match before the referee announced the result. Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen's attacks and Wang Yan announcement were basically at the same time. Theoretically, it was impossible to determine which side made the first move. In such cases, only the referee could decide.
But now the situation is exactly the opposite; it's Shrek Academy's people who have entered the arena, which is definitely interfering with the outcome of the match.
Xuan Zi's face darkened with anger. "Your Sun Moon Team is trying to severely injure Dai Yueheng, trying to affect the upcoming individual battles and the 2-2-3 strategy. You're too despicable!"
Xu Zhengyang completely ignored Xuan Zi's questioning and instead addressed all the spectators in the entire Soul Fighting Arena, his loud voice echoing throughout the Soul Fighting Arena.
"Yes, so what? These are the rules of the Soul Master Tournament. These rules haven't changed for thousands of years. Now, it's your Shrek Academy that's breaking the rules. Are the rules so easily trampled upon?"
At this moment, all the audience members looked at each other in bewilderment, and even Heavenly Fiend Douluo and Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire fell silent.
Just as Xu Zhengyang had predicted, this was the capital of the Star Luo Empire. At least on the surface, the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire were not at war.
Shrek Academy is not an academy of the Star Luo Empire. Even if the Star Luo Imperial Family wanted to befriend Shrek Academy, the ordinary people didn't care about that, nor did they care whether the Sun Moon Team or the Shrek Team had the advantage. On the contrary, it was Shrek Academy that violated the rules and that Shrek Academy's people interfered with the competition results with their individual strength.
Countless people looked at Xuan Zi with strange eyes. Xu Zhengyang was right. From beginning to end, the Sun Moon Team had not done anything wrong and had not violated any rules. Xuan Zi, on the other hand, interfered with the game by relying on his strength, which was a violation of the game rules.
Just then, Ma Rufeng, the leader of the Sun Moon Team, suddenly spoke up.
"The rules of the Soul Master Tournament are indisputable. No one has violated them in thousands of years. According to the rules, any party that interferes with the competition will be automatically disqualified. Please declare Shrek Team eliminated and Sun Moon Team the champion."
Ma Rufeng is the leader of the Sun Moon Team, a Titled Douluo and Level 9 Soul Engineer, and even represents the entire Sun Moon Empire. His words carry far more weight than those of Xu Zhengyang, a mere team member.
Everyone present stared intently at Xuan Zi and Heavenly Fiend Douluo, clearly caught in a very difficult situation. If the Shrek Team were to be declared the loser, it would allow the Sun Moon Team to reach an unprecedented peak, and even boost the morale of the Sun Moon Empire, which would then cause serious trouble.
However, if the match is declared to continue and Shrek Team is declared to have only lost this one game, it would be difficult to explain to the audience, since Shrek Team did indeed violate the tournament rules.
Seeing the referee hesitate, Xu Zhengyang continued, "If everyone ignores the rules of the Soul Master Tournament, if exceptions are made simply because of the Shrek Academy's influence, then it would be better to award the championship directly to the Shrek Team. Our Sun Moon Team can choose not to participate in this kind of competition; there's no point in participating in a competition that ignores the rules."
Upon hearing Xu Zhengyang's words, everyone present erupted into commotion once again. This was no longer a matter of winning or losing, but rather a questioning of the referee's rules, or even a blatant boycott. If what Xu Zhengyang said was true, it would be difficult to hold the Soul Master Tournament in the future.
Xuan Zi shouted, "What did you say? Does your Sun Moon Team want to boycott the match? We at Shrek have already conceded defeat in this round, what more do you want?"
Xu Zhengyang laughed instead, "The rules are the rules. I just wanted to uphold the rules of the Soul Master Tournament. Now, it is you who are breaking the rules. Just now, we were about to seriously injure Dai Yueheng, but you intervened without even asking what happened, not only saving Dai Yueheng but also injuring me and Meng Hongchen. Who is really up to no good here!"
"Or perhaps we could do something like this next time: when one of our team members is about to be seriously injured, our team leader intervenes, not only blocking the opponent's attack and saving our own team member, but also injuring the opponent. Could we do that?"
At this moment, everyone present was reviewing what had just happened, and it seemed to be exactly as Xu Zhengyang had said. Xuan Zi not only interfered with the competition, but also saved Dai Yueheng, and even injured Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen, which was a complete violation of the competition rules.
Even though Xuan Zi had a thick skin, he still felt a little embarrassed being stared at by so many people.
Xu Zhengyang didn't care about Xuan Zi's shamelessness. In the original novel, the situation when Meng Hongchen fought Dai Yueheng was exactly the same. The Sun Moon Team had already announced their defeat, but Dai Yueheng still managed to injure Meng Hongchen with his strength. Even after the death of a member of the Sun Moon Team, Xuan Zi still made outrageous remarks, saying that the referee should be held responsible for the life and death of the Sun Moon Team members, but the Shrek Team members absolutely could not have any problems. This is the most typical double standard and a typical sore loser.
Just then, Xu Jiawei, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, who was standing on the central high platform, suddenly spoke.
"Given the dispute between the two sides regarding the match result, the team leaders and the Referee Committee of both sides are requested to jointly decide on the ruling, and no one may raise any objection to the result."
"Please invite Team Leader Ma Rufeng, Team Leader Wang Yan, Referee Heavenly Fiend Douluo, Senior Xuan Zi, and all members of the Referee Committee to the conference room for discussion. The result will be announced within ten minutes."
"Please rest assured, viewers, the outcome of the discussion will be absolutely open and fair, and there will be no objections."
With the emperor himself speaking, everyone present immediately fell silent. Wang Yan, Xuan Zi, Ma Rufeng, and Heavenly Fiend Douluo all left the arena and went to the conference room that Xu Jiawei had mentioned.
Thus, the team battle between the Sun Moon Team and the Shrek Team officially ended, but the result was extremely fierce.
Zhou Yi, another leader of Shrek, quickly stepped onto the arena and observed the situation of the Shrek team members.
The Shrek Team looked extremely miserable and disheveled at this moment. Ma Rulong withdrew his Level 7 Soul Tool, Absolute Defense, and Ma Xiaotao rejoined the team.
The others weren't in such good shape. Dai Yueheng had just been attacked by Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen. Even though Xuan Zi blocked the final blow, he was still seriously injured. However, judging from his appearance, he still had the strength to fight, though he probably only had less than 60% of his strength left.
In addition, Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei both vomited blood and collapsed to the ground, fainting immediately, and their bodies were still convulsing.
Ling Luochеn was in a similar situation to Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei. After the ice from her Fifth Soul Skill, Ice Radiance Ring, faded, she also collapsed to the ground unconscious. The poison she suffered was no less severe than that suffered by Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei.
Only Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong were not seriously injured. Ma Xiaotao was trapped by the Absolute Defense, but the Absolute Defense also blocked Meng Hongchen's poison. Moreover, given the characteristics of Ma Xiaotao's Fire Phoenix's special flames, Meng Hongchen's poison had no effect on her at all.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong managed to block Meng Hongchen's poison because of the distance between them and Huo Yuhao's immediate use of the Eternal Frozen Domain, combining Ultimate Ice with his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skill. However, both of them were exhausted of their Soul Power, and it would probably take them quite a while to fully recover.