The pitch-black thing devoured all the vital essence in the pool, and its aura surged. The demon grew fearful and began to retreat.
But the pitch-black thing clearly had no intention of letting him off. With a roar, it charged at him.
Its almost tangible aura closed in from every direction like a curtain. It even took control of all the water in the pool, shaping it into terrifying attacks that assailed the demon wave after wave.
The demon was horrified and let out a series of demonic howls, his panic plain to hear. He seemed never to have imagined that his opponent could be so terrifying. He wanted to retreat, but it was already too late.
"Aooo!" With an angry roar, the demon once again marshaled heaven and earth essence, turning it into countless shock waves to strike back.
But those shock waves were swiftly shattered by his opponent's offensive. Countless waves of water, carrying a terrifying aura, slammed straight into the demon.
Although he had no physical form, that did nothing to mitigate the damage against the pitch-black thing's overwhelming power.
His body of energy was struck as though it were solid, instantly riddled with holes by the waves.
The demon screamed over and over in unbearable agony, but it was all to no avail.
Within moments, his body of energy began to destabilize. With a bang, a ball of energy flew out, containing immensely powerful, pure essence.
The pitch-black thing immediately pounced with a howl, as though it had spotted a treasure. It spread its body around the energy ball, like a black cloth wrapping a pastry.
Within a few breaths, the black cloth collapsed inward. When it spread out again, the energy ball was gone. It had absorbed it completely.
After absorbing the energy ball, the