When the people of Star Luo Imperial City woke, they felt that the city had been unusually quiet the night before. Even the footsteps of the guards who usually patrolled the streets had been much softer. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
It wasn't until the sun was high in the sky and Spirit Hall's notices covered the city's streets and alleys that everyone erupted into an uproar.
The notice was crystal clear: the Dai Family and Zhu Family of the Star Luo Imperial Family had plotted to ally with Evil Soul Masters and overthrow the order of the continent. Their crimes were heinous, and Spirit Hall had executed every last one of them. Effective immediately, the Star Luo Empire was dissolved, and all its territory would come under Spirit Hall's unified rule. The imperial family's harsh policies would be abolished, taxes would be reduced for three years, and all Spirit Masters within the empire could register at a Spirit Hall Branch to receive cultivation resources.
The notice contained only a few words, but it crashed down like a thunderbolt, plunging Star Luo Imperial City—and even the entire Star Luo Empire—into utter shock.
The imperial family was gone?
The Dai Family and Zhu Family had vanished overnight?
The Star Luo Empire was just gone?
The people were shocked at first, but what followed wasn't panic. Instead, they were dazed with disbelief, then overjoyed at the news that taxes would be reduced.
To ordinary people, who sat on the throne didn't matter. What mattered was whether they could eat their fill and live in peace. The Star Luo Imperial Family had been warmongers for generations, imposing crushing taxes and constantly skirmishing with the Heaven Dou Empire. The people had long suffered beyond endurance. Now Spirit Hall had taken over and immediately