A week later.
After making it through round after round, Luo Yu advanced smoothly to the finals without revealing too much of his strength.
To make his potential opponents drop their guard, he even had Xiao Longdou put on a few performances.
Against weaker opponents, they fought neck and neck before barely scraping out a win.
As a result, none of the highly rated contestants took Luo Yu seriously anymore.
Three days before the finals began.
Contestants and spectators from across the Myriad Heavens Star Realm poured into the Star King Capital.
They had all come for the tournament.
This was the foremost Star Region in the Myriad Heavens Star Realm, a territory directly governed by the Star Lord of the Heavens.
Its prosperity was easy enough to imagine.
Luo Yu was no exception. As a famous contestant competing in the finals, he received an invitation from the Star King Capital, along with accommodations.
The finals would be held in the Star King Capital's Arena, and Luo Yu's accommodations were inside the Arena itself.
It was extremely convenient for the contestants.
Among the famous contestants invited there, Luo Yu was the weakest on paper.
He had made his name in the lower-tier ranking, earning a fearsome reputation throughout the Myriad Heavens Star Realm.
That was why he had been invited to stay at the Star King Capital's Arena.
The others had all demonstrated some degree of strength in the mid-tier ranking.
How else could they have become famous?
That went without saying for the ten strongest fighters in the mid-tier ranking, whom Luo Yu had thoroughly researched before the tournament.
They had certainly been invited too.
Before setting out, Luo Yu contacted the organizers' customer service.
He learned that his assigned accommodation was a small private villa with room for