As the capital of the Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City was indisputably its largest city, as well as its political, cultural, and economic center. It bore the title of the imperial capital that would never fall.
Its permanent population exceeded eight million, and with visitors included, it could accommodate a staggering twenty million people at maximum capacity.
Yet even this enormous city had recently become overcrowded. Almost every hotel in Star Luo City was fully booked, forcing the authorities to requisition private homes and open official residences as temporary lodgings for visitors. The number of soldiers maintaining order in the city had also increased significantly.
There was only one reason: the grand event held once every five years, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, was about to take place in Star Luo City!
After all, the continent had Four Great Empires, and the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament rotated between their capitals. Thus, Star Luo City had to wait twenty years for its turn. How could such a magnificent occasion fail to attract people from the Star Luo Empire?
Not far east of Star Luo Plaza stood the seven-story Star Emperor Hotel, which the Star Luo Imperial Family had reserved specifically to accommodate contestants from the various countries' advanced soul master academies and soul engineer academies.
As the defending champions, and as representatives of the continent's foremost soul master academy and the sacred ground of the soul master world, Shrek Academy's contestants naturally received the finest treatment.
They were assigned luxurious rooms on the top floor. Not only did each person have a bedroom, but they also had a dedicated conference room at their disposal.
That night, Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on the floor of his hotel room, his eyes closed as he