Everyone's playing Red Giant? I, Black Hole, devour everything!

In the laws of the universe, light is not important, heat is not important, mass is important!

Quality is the sole ruler of the laws of the universe.

No matter how large or bright they are, they are nothing more than bloated shells in the face of absolute mass crushing.

Dark matter is the invisible matter in the universe.

It is not that it is invisible to the naked eye, but rather that it cannot be observed by conventional means.

Because dark matter does not participate in electromagnetic interactions.

What is electromagnetic interaction?

Simply put, all ordinary matter interacts with electromagnetic waves, whether it's stars, planets, or various cosmic dust particles.

In terms of their behavior, they can emit light, reflect light, and absorb light.

But dark matter is different.

They do not emit light, reflect light, or absorb light.

Humanity's detection of various substances in the universe is almost entirely based on photons.

How could ordinary methods possibly detect a substance that does not react to light?

Fortunately, human imagination is boundless.

There is nothing in this universe that does not interact with any matter. Although dark matter does not participate in electromagnetic interactions, it must participate in other interactions.

That is gravity.

Dark matter can be detected using gravity.

But this is not a simple matter.

Because dark matter is too dispersed.

If we compare a gravitational field to a large net, then ordinary matter is like a large fish in the sea, because it is big enough to be caught in the net.

But dark matter is like tiny fish and shrimp; it's so scattered and small that it can pass through the holes in the net without being caught.

This also means that in order to discover dark matter, cosmologists must increase their own gravitational coefficient!

However, in this world that emphasizes volume and brightness, most observers will probably never add a gravitational coefficient in their lifetime.

How can dark matter be discovered without a stronger gravitational coefficient?

But Lin Tian was different.

From the beginning, he allocated a large number of points to the gravitational coefficient in exchange for deep control over the gravitational field.

His network is not only large, but also dense.

We can catch big fish and shrimp, and we won't let small fish and shrimp escape either!

That's why he was able to discover these anomalies.

"If this hypothesis is correct, then I am probably the only person in the Seventh Sector to have discovered dark matter."

But that's not the most important thing.

Most importantly, the density of dark matter in this region is extremely high. If it can be completely absorbed, then the Primordial Star will have the initial conditions to evolve into a black hole!

Thinking of this, Lin Tian could no longer suppress his inner impulse. He commanded the Primordial Star to immediately head towards the location of the dark matter.

The nebula was gradually pushed aside around the primordial star until it entered the deep space of the universe.

About fifteen minutes later, Lin Tian finally arrived at his destination.

The environment here looks no different from other spaces, but upon closer inspection, Lin Tian noticed that it seemed to be shrouded in a hazy mist, like a thin fog.

This is unusual, as normal outer space is empty and desolate, not hazy.

It's as if someone has draped a light veil over this darkness.

This phenomenon made Lin Tian realize something instantly.

"Miniature dark matter halo..."

The word immediately popped into Lin Tian's mind.

In the astronomy of the past, dark matter halos were huge, diffuse structures that enveloped the outer perimeter of galaxies.

Its mass could be several times or even tens of times that of ordinary matter in a galaxy, but because it does not emit light, it took humans decades to indirectly confirm its existence.

The dark matter halo in front of us is extremely small.

Its size is far from galaxy-scale; it is merely a mass of dark matter condensed together by some unknown gravitational disturbance.

However, that is enough.

Because this is dark matter!

Although extremely small in size, these dark matter halos have an unusually concentrated density, which means that their mass is tens or even hundreds of times that of nebulae in other regions!

If the Primordial Star could completely absorb them, it would definitely evolve into a black hole!

"This is truly a stroke of luck!" Lin Tian murmured, overjoyed.

If the Primordial Star really became a black hole, then he wouldn't be afraid of Wang Hao's threat at all.

The gravity of a black hole is strong enough to tear apart any star!

Black holes have always devoured stars, but no star has ever devoured a black hole!

If Wang Hao still came with the intention of devouring him, then Lin Tian will have to apologize in three days.

Regaining his composure, Lin Tian didn't hesitate at all and immediately activated the gravitational field to begin absorbing the dark matter halos.

[Star quality +0.01]

[Star quality +0.01]

[Star quality +0.01]

……

During the absorption process, Lin Tian also noticed that the volume of the Primordial Star hardly changed at all.

This is completely different from absorbing ordinary nebulae.

Because dark matter does not participate in thermonuclear reactions, this means that when it is absorbed, it will only increase in mass, not in volume.

And that's exactly what Lin Tian wanted.

As the absorption rate accelerated, the quality of the Primordial Star also began to rise steadily.

1.05, 1.1, 1.2...

When the mass exceeded 1.2 solar masses, the gravity of the primordial star underwent its first change.

His target was no longer just the surrounding matter, but space itself!

The space around this star began to warp, caused by the constant gravitational pull of the primordial star.

Lin Tian also had an explanation for this situation.

Spacetime curvature.

The greater the density of matter, the greater the curvature of spacetime.

This spacetime curvature causes space to bend and light to bend.

Specifically, this means that light can be seen coming from behind a star when viewed from its front.

It's as if your gaze circles around a star, but in reality, it doesn't turn; rather, space itself curves.

This phenomenon only occurs when the mass of a star reaches a certain level.

This also means that the Primordial Star is not far from the black hole!

Lin Tian took a deep breath and increased the gravitational field again to accelerate the absorption speed.

1.3.

1.35.

1.38.

Finally, when the mass of the primordial star exceeded 1.4 solar masses, a qualitative change occurred.

The primordial star began to collapse.

The gas surrounding the star also began to swirl and fall into the star's interior.

With each layer that falls, the size of the primordial star shrinks by one level.

As the volume decreases and the density increases, the gravitational pull also becomes stronger.

The powerful gravity then triggered a new round of collapse.

This is gravitational collapse.

In this process, all matter, even molecules and atoms, will be crushed.

It will be compressed into a point with infinitely small volume and infinitely large density.

This point is called a singularity.

The end point of this process is the black hole.

However, Lin Tian did not let his guard down because of this.

Because gravitational collapse does not necessarily mean the formation of a black hole.

If there is insufficient mass to form an event horizon, the collapse process will stop midway.

At that time, Lin Tian might only get a neutron star, or even a white dwarf.

This is unacceptable to him.

He doesn't want a half-finished product, he wants a real black hole!

Therefore, he immediately released the nebulous matter he had accumulated during this period and threw it all into the Primordial Star.

With the injection of new matter, the collapse rate of the Primordial Star suddenly skyrocketed!

-30%, -50%, -75%...

Shaking and swaying—

Like a ray of light that pierced the heavens and the earth, in the final stage of its collapse, the Primordial Star suddenly burst forth with an extremely dazzling flash.

It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck the surrounding space.

But soon, the flash disappeared, and everything fell silent.

The primordial star stopped collapsing.

The nebula material that was originally orbiting the Primordial Star began to fall rapidly toward it.

During their fall, they were accelerated to extremely high speeds, colliding and rubbing against each other, releasing intense X-rays and gamma rays.

However, these high-energy radiations were bent back by the gravitational field less than tens of thousands of kilometers from the surface of the primordial star.

Even light cannot escape.

As the last ray of light disappeared on the surface of the primordial star, the entire celestial body finally completed its final transformation.

A black hole has been born!

[Universal Will Urgent Announcement! Universal Will Urgent Announcement!]

[Anomaly in spacetime curvature detected in sector 7; scanning for the source of the anomaly...]

[Scan complete: Observer "Lin Tian", star "Taichu", unknown evolution occurs]

[Initiating quantum analysis...]

Analysis complete: This celestial body is a Schwarzschild black hole.

[Cosmic Will Determines: This observer has triggered the hidden evolutionary path "Compact Star-Black Hole Route"]

[According to Article 3, Section 7 of the Covenant of Universal Will: The first observer to trigger the hidden route will be awarded the title of "Pioneer"]

[Reward: All attributes +50, Spacetime Curvature attribute unlocked, Exclusive skill "Gravity Lens"]

P.S.: I know it's a bit illogical for a "Schwarzschild black hole" to appear in a fictional world without Schwarzschild or Einstein, but I can't just make up a name for myself, right? So, please just accept any proper nouns that appear later, such as Hawking radiation, Kerr black hole, Planck constant, etc.