The Flower of Eternal Life's energy beam struck Necrozma, but it did not pierce through.
Instead, it was continuously absorbed, as though it had fallen into a bottomless black hole.
When the last bit of energy had been absorbed, the sky turned pitch-black once more.
"Oh no! Everyone, turn around and close your eyes!" Xiao Ran cried out. He quickly shut his own eyes and turned his back.
The others had no idea why, but they obeyed out of absolute trust. Still, they kept their psychic power extended, curiously observing everything around them.
The instant everyone turned away, a dazzling white light suddenly lit up the sky. Scorching heat washed over them from behind, though fortunately, it was still bearable.
"What's going on? Didn't you say it could only absorb light right now? Why has it suddenly started emitting light? And its aura is terrifying!" Bai Tingjiao's entire body was wrapped in Viridian Force to protect her from harm, but the aura coming from behind made her heart pound with fear. It was even more terrifying than Eternatus's had been.
"I miscalculated. The Flower of Eternal Life attacks with an energy beam. As long as it's light, Necrozma can absorb it and restore its complete form. In this state, it's no longer a black hole, but a scorching sun bright enough to illuminate the world!" Xiao Ran explained hurriedly. This possibility had never occurred to him.
Necrozma had wanted to capture Lunala to absorb its light energy. But since the Flower of Eternal Life could provide even greater, purer energy, there was no need to pass up what was right in front of it and go after Lunala instead.
"Holy shit! How could you miscalculate something like that? Just how strong is it now?" Jiang Cheng asked, looking utterly defeated.