Douluo Dragon King: The stars of the heavens, transform me into king!

After emerging from the spatial rift, Gu Yuexingyan did not speak, but instead took his seat in the main seat.

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over Yu Guanzhi and then over Chen Xinjie, his biggest threat.

The timing was perfect; the holographic screens lit up at the same moment. These were all commanders of the Federal Legion, because due to distance, it was impossible for everyone to come to Mingdu for the meeting.

The first face to appear was Dong Zian from the Western Legion. His gaze subconsciously glanced at Gu Yuexingyan, and that one glance reminded him of the fear of being dominated!

He had fought his way through the battlefield, but after battling Gu Yuexingyan, he also understood what it meant to win people over with virtue.

Next up is Yin Moshang of the Northwest Legion, who is also a top expert in the Federation.

Next up is the commander of the East Sea Fleet.

Next was Guo Zhenfeng, the commander of the Northern Army Corps. He was indeed young; at forty-five, he stood out conspicuously in that position.

The last one to light up was Le Zheng'en of the Southern Army.

"Everyone's here," Gu Yuexingyan said. His voice wasn't loud, but it commanded respect from everyone present. "Let's get straight to the meeting!"

A moment of silence fell over everyone, as they waited for Gu Yuexingyan to speak.

"Since no one's going to speak," Gu Yuexingyan said with a faint smile, his gaze sweeping over everyone, "then let's proceed in order. First, the draft budgets for each legion next year. I've seen the reports; the Northern Legion requested a 40% increase. The reason? Why is it that your enemy in the far north, which is the weakest, is the one that's getting the biggest increase!"

Guo Zhenfeng's voice came through the screen: "Speaker, data from the far north observation station shows that the frequency of abnormal activity in the permafrost has tripled in the past year. I suspect these far northern soul beasts are organizing something!"

"Rejected!" Gu Yuexingyan said calmly, knowing that the Ghost Emperor and others had made some moves in the far north.

I don't need to anticipate their plans, but I absolutely cannot disrupt them!

After all, this was also part of his plan.

Upon hearing this, Guo Zhenfeng's image visibly froze for a moment.

After rejecting the Northern Legion's offer, Gu Yuexingyan didn't even glance at Guo Zhenfeng. Only the faint hum of data streams remained in the conference room.

"The second point," Gu Yuexingyan continued without pausing, seemingly referring to minor matters, "is that the frequency of attacks by sea spirit beasts on the borders of the North Sea and South Sea has increased dramatically. The North Sea Legion has even lost a patrol ship."

Silence. A heavy silence.

Then, a somewhat hoarse voice came from the right side of the screen, belonging to the commander of the Northern Navy Legion. "The Sea God Legion bears some responsibility for the devastation caused by the Sea Soul Beasts!"

He launched into the conversation with composure and experience.

All eyes were drawn to the commander of the Sea God Legion. This powerful figure, who had been resting with his eyes closed, finally opened them slowly.

"The Sea God Legion has also dealt with this, and the Sea Soul Beast did not harm the civilians! It is not advisable to pursue them too much!" Chen Xinjie said.

"I don't care what you say, I'm giving you seventy-two hours. I just want to see you and resolve this issue."

Gu Yuexingyan's voice was icy, completely unconcerned about Chen Xinjie's situation. He was the current Sea God Douluo, and he was sure he had a way to solve the problem.

Chen Xinjie was silent for a few seconds, then slowly uttered a single word: "Yes."

There was no bargaining; they had absolutely no desire to clash with Gu Yuexingyan.

After all, if Ya Li hadn't been so famous in the Federation back then, she would have died on Seagod Island long ago! Could his death have had a greater impact than Ya Li's?!

"Thirdly," Gu Yuexingyan's gaze swept across all the screens, this time slowly, as if applying pressure to everyone, "there are occasional activities of evil spirit masters within the Federation. In the Northwest, South, and Central provinces, there have been seven suspected cases reported in the past month. I want you to increase patrols!"

"The Federal Police are far less powerful than the soldiers under your command; they rely more on mechs!"

Gu Yuexingyan's voice was icy as he continued, "From this day forward, each legion will draw elite Soul Master squads, intelligence will be fully shared, and command authority will be centralized. Local administrative bodies must cooperate unconditionally. Any resistance will be treated as treason, and the command headquarters has the right to take immediate action."

"I don't want to see evil spirit masters running rampant within the Federation's borders!"

The moment the words "handle on the spot" were uttered, the entire room fell silent.

Everyone understood that Gu Yuexingyan was truly enraged!

Yin Moshang nodded.

Le Zheng'en nodded slowly: "The Southern Army has no objections."

"Alright." Gu Yuexingyan leaned back in his chair. Three topics, less than twenty minutes. He used absolute force to make everyone submit.

"Any more questions?"

No one spoke. The faces on the screen were varied: some were solemn, some were complex, and some avoided eye contact.

Yu Guanzhi remained as still as a statue throughout, his ancient face still expressionless. The Central Legion was the largest contributor to the Federation's military expenditure, second only to the Blood God Legion; he needed to understand his place.

Gu Yuexingyan's gaze swept over everyone. "Since there's nothing else, the meeting is adjourned!"

"Detailed implementation rules will be issued within two hours. Remember, I need the results."

He didn't look at anyone again, turned around, and stepped into the shattering void. The moment his figure disappeared, the broken space quietly closed up, as if it had never been opened at all.

The conference room was deathly silent. Only the floating light screen remained lit, illuminating the various expressions on the faces.

Domineering, authoritarian, and unshakeable.

The only one who dares to allocate military funds like this is Gu Yuexingyan; they don't want to go back to those miserable days.

The Federation's space program hasn't fallen behind either; all that's left is to wipe out the other two continents!

But it has already eroded a great deal!

Yu Guanzhi slowly stood up and said to the commander of the Poseidon Legion beside him, and also to everyone on the screen:

"Do as he says."

The screens went out one by one.

The entire conference room was plunged back into darkness.

……

When I got home, the twilight light was streaming obliquely through the living room's floor-to-ceiling windows.

Leng Yaozhu sat on the sofa by the window, a thick journal on soul tool theory spread out on her lap. Hearing the door open, she looked up, her eyes reflecting Gu Yuexingyan's image.

"The meeting is over!" the woman asked curiously.

"It's over!" He sat down on the sofa next to him, his body sinking into the soft fabric. He closed his eyes for a few seconds to rest, then opened them again. "I'll go to Tiandou City in a couple of days."

Leng Yaozhu picked up the black tea from the coffee table and took a sip. A faint pink lipstick mark remained on the rim of the teacup. "How long will you be gone?"

"It depends," Gu Yuexingyan said. "Three or four days at most."

She didn't ask what it was about. Over the years, they had developed an unspoken understanding: if he could tell her, he would; if he didn't, it was a federal secret that she shouldn't know.

But she put down her teacup and asked curiously, "What about Na'er...?"

"Guan Yue agreed. Teaching Na'er to shoot is no problem at all." Gu Yuexingyan replied quickly, without the slightest hesitation.

Leng Yaozhu was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled.

"Go early and come back early tomorrow!"

"I will!" Gu Yuexingyan laughed. This time, he was not doing it for any other reason than to see how well that girl was doing with her research on the Eternal Heaven!