Xiao Ran sat in the study, looking over what Naza and Fardes had sent back: a detailed video record and a thick stack of analysis materials.
In the video, an incomparably massive black sphere occupied one corner of the universe. It was a black ball that had swallowed everything, without the slightest trace of light to be seen. It resembled a black hole, yet it did not devour anything.
Around it lay Spatial Rifts, with spatial turbulence spread across an enormous area. Beyond that was a dense Debris Belt, making the entire region seem like a land of death.
The analysis materials also noted many things. The nature of the black sphere was uncertain. The initial speculation was that it might be some kind of protective barrier, but the key word was uncertain. There was no way to determine whether it was a special black hole or a barrier, because neither the existing data nor visual observation could provide a definite answer.
If it was a barrier, then was it protecting the Solar System or sealing it away? That was open to debate.
The second uncertainty was whether the Solar System truly existed within that land of death. The dispatched reconnaissance drones were destroyed before they could approach. The powerful spatial turbulence and traces of torn space made it impossible for unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to get close. At the very least, they had found no way to continue deeper inside. Even with the Burning Legion's current capabilities, forcing their way in would be extremely, extremely, extremely difficult.
Those two uncertainties put Xiao Ran at ease while also making him uneasy. Whether the Solar System existed in the Real Universe could not be confirmed. In any case, a massive obstacle now blocked any further investigation. Moreover, when that star region was