Without the slightest warning or notice, an elite squad of soul engineers surrounded the entrance to the Green Hotel.
The burly men in black guarding the Green Hotel's entrance immediately paled, staring in alarm at the soul engineers blocking the doors.
There were at least several dozen soul engineers before them, all women. Every one was at least level five, equipped with standardized weapons and dressed in matching red uniforms. They were disciplined and well trained. At a command from their leader, they swiftly formed ranks, becoming a human wall around the hotel entrance.
The female soul engineer leading them was naturally the current Crown Prince's Consort, Ju Zi. Dressed in a soul engineer's uniform, she looked entirely different from the palace attire she had worn during the tournament, a little less alluring and a little more valiant.
This was clearly a regular soul engineer corps. With its membership composed entirely of women, it could only be the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Corps, one of the five Hands of National Protection.
"Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Corps, heed my command. Seal off the Green Hotel. No one is permitted to enter or leave."
"Yes!"
Ju Zi issued her command in a low voice, and the other women answered in unison, obeying without hesitation.
The burly men in black had never encountered anything like this before. They stood rooted to the spot, at a loss, until one quick-witted fellow ran to find the manager, Chen An, several seconds later.
They were merely soul masters assigned to guard the doors, with cultivation ranging from three to four rings. Their rank was nowhere near sufficient to handle a situation like this. Before long, no one was entering or leaving the enormous hotel.
Ordinarily, if anyone dared make trouble at the Green Hotel's entrance, these