After leaving Douluo Star, Yang Ming saw the full splendor of the Douluo Star System. The sun, a colossal star that seemed to shine and radiate heat eternally, sustained every life-bearing planet. It lay at the center of the Douluo Star System, accounting for ninety percent of the system's total mass.
Closest to the Douluo Star System was the Dragon-Horse Star System, home to long-established interstellar powers and the star system where the long-fallen Dragon God had sown his seeds. Powerful races lived there, including the Heavenly Dragon Clan, Pegasus Clan, Eight-Armed Demon Clan, Hehe Clan, Mantis Clan, Star Civet Clan, One-Eyed Rubber Clan, and Sky-Controlling Clan. Of these, the Heavenly Dragon Clan was the strongest, with a double-digit number of God Rank experts. Its strength and potential alike were first-rate.
The reason for this situation ultimately came down to one word: resources.
The Douluo Star System lay roughly twenty-five thousand light-years from the center of the cosmic void, placing it in a desolate, remote region of the Douluo Universe. Although the cosmic void contained hundreds of billions of star systems, their distribution followed a pattern: the closer they were to the center, the more stars and matter they contained. The farther they were from the center, the less interstellar matter they possessed, and the scarcer their resources became.
The development of intelligent life depended on resources and energy. The Douluo Star System's remote location, far from the center of the cosmic void, was both a blessing and a curse.
Closer to the center of the cosmic void, there were more stars and celestial bodies of every kind. Resources were naturally abundant—one could call them inexhaustible. Yet drawing closer to the center also meant drawing closer to a supermassive black hole. Any celestial body would fear such an overlord of