The newborn Shadow Domain was deeper than it had been as a mere domain, and far more domineering.
It no longer simply devoured energy. It dissolved and transformed things at a conceptual level.
Artemis could feel the Hunting Law and starlight power she unleashed being broken down the instant they were swallowed. Stripped to their purest essence, they flowed into that pitch-black "world."
"How is this possible... My power... My laws..."
The starlight in Artemis's eyes rapidly dimmed. Her shock was so great she could barely think.
Her attacks, the Hunting Authority she took such pride in, were effortlessly neutralized by this monster. Worse, they became fuel for him.
That helplessness struck her more directly than Helion's sudden death had, and left her in even deeper despair.
The shadows around Nether Monarch Astaroth surged. His will reached the other Undead Gods: "That isn't just a defense. He's... 'feeding'! He's feeding on the Hunting Goddess's divine power!"
"The seed is transforming faster than we imagined... He's growing stronger every moment!"
Soul Devouring Monarch Grego's Scarlet Chains swayed uneasily. Even his greedy gaze was now filled with wariness.
"Damn Dies Martin! If he hadn't blocked me at every turn, that power would already be mine!"
The Lord of Destruction's brutal aura grew more oppressive, like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
Artemis felt her divine power draining at a terrifying rate, while the sense that Qin Chuan had locked onto her grew ever clearer.
She knew he could erase her at any moment, just as he had erased Helion.
No. I can't die! I still have one last card to play!
Fear spread through her heart, and the instinct to survive overwhelmed everything else.
Artemis jerked her head up. Emotion twisted her cool features as she used all her strength to