Endless flames poured into his body and soul. At first, there was indeed some searing pain, but the cold Underworld Moon behind him soon carried away all the heat.
It seemed that using the World Tree as material for the First Fire to burn had indeed greatly enhanced the First Fire's power. As the vigorous flames surged into his body and soul, they not only strengthened Shade's control over fire, but also subtly continued to improve his basic physical abilities.
He had been strengthened before when the First Fire became more complete or burned "firewood," but this time the effect was the most obvious. With almost every breath, he could feel his body growing stronger. He even believed that if he were an ordinary person now, this enhancement alone would be enough to match a Ring Arcanist like Angelina, who was about to advance to the third ring.
As Shade diverted the flames, Sister Devlin's condition improved more and more. At first, the heat in her body merely gradually returned to normal, and then the crimson glow within the cracks spread across her body slowly faded as well.
When only charred-black cracks remained on the surface of her body and the Mithril Blindfold had returned to its pure silver color, the appearance of the flame in her palm did not change, but its heat also began to diminish until it was once again like usual, with only a faint residual warmth.
Throughout this process, however, the Moon Mark in the nun's lowered left eye grew brighter and brighter. When the flames returned to normal, the Moon Mark that should have been covered beneath the blindfold even appeared directly on its surface.
In the end, all the flames gathered into her hands. The nun trembled from the pain of the cracks