The river of stars spread outward, as though it had become one with the space of the Tower of Glory, stretching beyond sight. The Star Domain within the Super System expanded in the same way.
The Star Domain, once a single whole, now contained countless "small groups."
Galaxies.
If the original Star Domain had been one large galaxy, then the current Star Domain had become a true "domain."
Just as the vast Milky Way contained hundreds of billions of stars, this Star Domain had likewise given birth to an immense number of stars. Not every star would form a galaxy, but stars were the most fundamental core required for a galaxy to take shape.
Countless galaxies began to emerge, and life was born along with them. Though much of it was merely the most primitive form of life, as time passed, evolution would proceed step by step.
There was not only birth, but destruction as well.
Where there was life, there was death. Survival of the fittest and the triumph of the adaptable were also laws of the universe.
Some dying stars exploded, creating dazzling nebulae; others became white dwarfs or black holes beneath fierce solar winds.
Processes of birth and destruction that should have taken hundreds of thousands, billions, or even longer spans of time were completed in an instant.
Eternity was no more than a moment.
Destruction and creation gradually formed a subtle balance. The rates of both birth and death began to slow, and the vast, ever-expanding Star Domain stabilized within that balance.
This transformation of the Star Domain was reflected not only within the Super System, but also in the nebula around Chen Rui. During this evolution, the faint shape of a tree appeared between his brows. Before long, his body scattered apart, turning into countless