The Backdrop?

The Stellar Sea was silent. Ten years slipped quietly by amid cold starlight and a torrent of data.

Over those ten years, the ice-blue sea of data was like the most meticulous comb, driven by Lu Bing's will. Starting from Yiting Star, it swept through the territories of the Lin Family, the You Family, the Song Family... and even every Lineage standing behind the 108 Councilors of the Yougu Seat Council.

Every descent of the data torrent was accompanied by faint yet unignorable sunlight, as though it were omnipresent, spreading evenly across each scanned Star Domain.

That was... a gaze cast down from Above the Nine Heavens, unfathomably profound!

Beneath that gaze, no one dared make the slightest move. Even the deepest thirst for power and most intricate schemes had no choice but to lie dormant.

At this moment, Lu Bing, Kong Yang, and Chi Wen gathered once more on the bridge. Looking at the young man on the Light Screen, they spoke with solemn expressions.

"General, there is a major problem with the Yougu Seat. In fact... the problem may not be limited to the Yougu Seat..."

"I saw it all."

Li Qingshan spoke calmly. His gaze settled on Lu Bing as he instructed,

"In my name, notify Qu Hongwen. Tell him to bring the other sixty-six council chairmen to Yougu Council Chamber Star for a meeting."

"Remember, one month from now, every last one of them must be present!"

"Understood!"

The call ended, and Lu Bing's solemnly answering image vanished from the screen.

Li Qingshan shifted his gaze toward the message box that had appeared at the side of the screen.

There were twelve messages in total, sent by Titled Generals who had come from the various Pioneer Constellations to "deliver goods."

Ten years had passed. They were