Hearing the commotion from the Douhun Arena, Tang San and the others, who had just entered the main gate, froze in place, thinking they were hallucinating.
They hurried to the Douhun Platform, only to learn that the people from Zixing Academy had already returned to their rest room. They had arrived late and were deemed to have forfeited.
Tang San's face turned as black as ink, veins bulging on his forehead, fists clenched tightly, grinding his teeth as he approached the referee, trying to suppress his anger.
He said, "Our Shrek Academy requests a rematch. Zixing Academy is simply not a match for us."
"The request is unreasonable and is rejected."
The referee currently had a very low opinion of Shrek Academy, and the rules did not allow for rematches under any circumstances.
You can't just call for a rematch; there must be a reason. Shrek Academy had been ruled as forfeiting due to their own tardiness.
Clearly, this did not meet the criteria for a rematch, so the referee naturally rejected it. If everyone could request a rematch like this, it would be chaos.
"Why reject it? Our students were only a few minutes late. This is unfair."
Seeing Tang San and the others return, Yu Xiaogang also became defiant. Seeing the referee reject their rematch request, he scolded angrily:
"Are we supposed to change a match that Shrek Academy would definitely win just because of a few minutes? I begin to suspect that this referee has been bribed and is deliberately targeting our Shrek Academy."
Before reasoning, first assign blame.
As long as blame is placed, the moment the opponent gets flustered and says something wrong, Yu Xiaogang will seize it and never let go.
With Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy causing a ruckus, the surrounding spectators who were about to leave became interested.
There's gossip here—but why is it always Shrek? Both times questioning the fairness of the match, it's Shrek Academy.
"I am just one referee. Above me is the host, and above the host are the revered, great Emperor and the fair and impartial Pope. These two are the ones who set the rules. This instructor, are you dissatisfied with the Emperor or with the Pope?"
The referee looked at Yu Xiaogang, who was barking below, and sneered. Assigning blame is easy. I'll give you one—disobedience to the Emperor and Pope—and you can explain it yourself.
"You're just excusing your biased behavior."
Seeing such a huge accusation thrown at him, Yu Xiaogang was immediately displeased. He glanced at "Xue Ye" on stage, quickly changing the topic.
He didn't want to be thrown into jail again.
By now, Yu Xiaogang and the others had delayed the Soul Master Tournament quite a bit. The host on stage was getting impatient and said:
"Alright, instructor, quickly take your students off the Douhun Platform. The next round of matches will begin immediately."
Hearing the host speak, Yu Xiaogang said urgently:
"This is simply unfair. If there's no rematch, Shrek Academy will never compete in such a place that hides filth!"
As soon as he spoke, the surrounding academies jumped at the chance. Shrek Academy withdrawing is great.
One more spot opens, one strong opponent gone.
Yu Xiaogang's audacious statement left Tang San and the others stunned. What was he thinking to say such a thing?
Does your withdrawal affect the entire Soul Master Tournament? Looking at the situation now, everyone probably wishes you'd just leave.
"Fine. Does Shrek Academy want to withdraw from the Soul Master Tournament? If you want to withdraw, go apply for it."
Seeing Yu Xiaogang speak, the host immediately agreed and told him to submit the withdrawal request.
He truly thought himself important. Without Shrek Academy, the Soul Master Tournament wouldn't happen?
"You—!"
Yu Xiaogang saw the host agree without hesitation, his eyes red, breathing heavily, furious.
He was about to continue protesting when Tang San stopped him. A group of people escorted Yu Xiaogang away in shame. If they continued, their participation could have been revoked.
At that moment, they truly had no recourse.
With Tang San and the others leaving, the farce finally ended.
…
In the rest room, Tang San and the others looked grim. Losing a match without cause had dropped their ranking directly to sixth place.
They were very dissatisfied. They had planned to compete against Tian Dou Royal Academy for first place next.
But due to this accident, their ranking plummeted.
Tang San felt extremely vexed, especially with Ma Hongjun wasting time and Dai Mubai, and also about Shinian, who had provoked trouble.
"Third brother, don't worry. There are still more than ten matches. If we aim for all victories, we can stabilize our ranking."
Feng Xiaotian came to Tang San's side, flattering him: "Although we didn't get first in the preliminaries, winning first in the finals will attract everyone's attention. Third brother, you will truly be recognized as a genius among geniuses."
"That's all we can do."
Tang San sighed helplessly. It had already happened; what could be done?
Annoyed, he also recalled Yu Xiaogang's outrageous words, which nearly cost them their qualification and seven ten-thousand-year soul bones.
But he, as the respectful Tang Xiao San, pure and noble Tang God King, could not teach this fool Yu Xiaogang a lesson now.
Once he became a god, that Yu Xiaogang would have to spend a few days at the Evil Soul Master base first.
Just then, the rest room door opened, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun returned, their expressions unhappy.
They had obviously learned that Shrek Academy had been ruled as forfeiting due to tardiness.
Since this matter was mainly Ma Hongjun's fault, as soon as he entered, all eyes turned to question him.
"Can this be blamed on me? Someone attacked me suddenly."
Ma Hongjun was helpless, glaring at the surrounding teammates who questioned him.
"The one who attacked you should be Shinian, the team leader from Canghui Academy. If you hadn't mouthed off, how could you have been attacked?"
Tang San's tone was stern as he rebuked Ma Hongjun, temporarily forgetting that he had looked down on Canghui Academy. When Ma Hongjun scolded, Tang San had actually stood up for him.
After all, he was pure and noble; he would not bully others.
"When I was scolding, didn't you support me?"
Back then, Tang San was the first to step up for him. Yet now, the incident was treated as entirely Ma Hongjun's responsibility.
"Enough, don't argue. Fatty Tang San is only doing this for your own good. Control your mouth in the future. We were lucky to notice early, otherwise, your life might not have been safe."
Seeing another argument about to break out, Dai Mubai quickly intervened, speaking amicably, then led Ma Hongjun back to rest.
He came to Tang San's side and asked in a consultative tone:
"Tang San, when should we report Shinian from Canghui Academy for attacking participants? This isn't a small matter."
"Wait until the promotion teams are announced, then expose it. Let Canghui Academy feel the consequences properly."
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