All of the power now formed that black vortex. The girl controlled the black vortex and began devouring the Divine Tree's power from her back.
The Divine Tree's power poured endlessly into the girl's body. The black vortex's power also grew stronger, and the suction it produced became increasingly powerful.
Sensing that the girl wanted to devour it in turn, the Divine Tree grew furious. It emitted an intense dark aura and let out a sound like a young girl wailing as an invisible shockwave spread outward.
Fortunately, the Divine Tree's branches were bound by chain after chain, and a powerful suppressive force was sealing down its power.
Thus, although the Divine Tree was enraged and gave off a terrifying dark aura, it did not actually cause much of an effect.
The girl continued devouring the Divine Tree's power without pause.
More than an hour passed. The Divine Tree's leaves began to wither and fall, while its trunk became dry and shriveled. The vitality it emitted grew ever weaker, and an aura of death spread through the air.
Boom!
When the last trace of the Divine Tree's vitality was devoured by the girl, the Divine Tree became a dead tree. A powerful dark aura burst from the girl's body, which radiated black light.
The girl's body began to change. A head of long black hair rapidly grew out, and her features became even more beautiful. Most strikingly, a pale vertical eye grew in the center of her forehead, with a black tomoe at its center.
She had originally possessed a pair of black pupils resembling tomoe, but those two tomoe now vanished, and her eyes turned pale white.
A dark, strange, icy aura also emanated from her entire body. It was immensely powerful and made people feel somewhat afraid.
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