Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Eve thought and acted.

She continued to absorb Azazel's Divine Power while cautiously controlling the intensity to prevent him from dying and carefully observing his condition.

As Eve drained him, Azazel's Divine Power further diminished, soon reaching a dangerously low level.

However, just as his Divine Power was on the verge of failing to sustain his Divine Soul Power, something occurred that brought Eve some delight.

She clearly sensed that, imperceptibly, a new force burst forth from within Azazel, replenishing his Divine Power back to the minimal level needed to maintain consciousness.

That aura... deep, mad, chaotic, evil, was indeed the power of the abyss.

*It really can work!*

Eve's eyes lit up.

However, she also discovered that while this replenishment of power was stable, it was not quick.

No matter if Eve slowed or hastened her absorption, Azazel's recovery speed would not change.

Moreover, once he had enough to maintain his Divine Soul Power at the minimum level, the replenishment would stop.

*Having observed this, Eve more or less understood the mechanism behind Azazel's power replenishment.*

*The Hell Plane's power would stabilize him, but this stability had limits. If Eve absorbed too quickly, she could easily drain Azazel to death...*

*In other words, if Eve wanted to draw power from the abyss in this way, she must control the absorption's intensity and not rush it.*

*And the unfortunate Azazel could only teeter on the brink of death repeatedly.*

Thinking of this, Eve had an idea on how to handle Azazel next,

"Utilizing Azazel to enhance Divine Power is a slow burn. As long as his power is suppressed, it can go on indefinitely..."

"However, my absorption ability is too strong. If I do it myself, I must constantly monitor Azazel's condition to prevent excessive absorption that could kill him..."

"Moreover… at this recovery speed, it's not worth watching him constantly. With this thought, I might as well consider how to find more Evil Gods."

"Additionally, directly absorbing Azazel's power feels like wasting such a good resource, reducing him to merely a perpetual motion machine for Divine Power seems a bit wasteful."

"Perhaps, I don't need to do it personally; I can completely delegate this task to the players."

"I can set up an instance using Azazel and let the players farm him!"

"The war priestess ability on players is essentially an extension of absorb power."

"And with their limited strength, players find it difficult to kill Azazel."

"I can completely absorb his power indirectly through players, also enhancing their strength and improving their teamwork and combat skills; of course, it will enrich their gaming experience as well!"

Thinking of this, Eve glanced again at Azazel.

Azazel, watched by her faintly glowing eyes, was creeped out and angrily said,

"Yggdrasil, if you're going to seal me, then seal me! I accept, just give me a quick end!"

Looking at the enraged Seventh Demon God, feeling the humiliation and rage in his emotions, Eve delved into new thoughts,

"Hmm..."

"I must also find a way to prevent this guy from committing suicide."

"Huh, might as well use the Heart of Wither to seal him deeply while he's contained."

"Speaking of which… although the World Tree heritage offers many sealing methods, I lack experience."

"This is a great opportunity to hone my sealing techniques!"

"Ah, yes, to make Azazel a perfect instance boss, I must also shut his mouth, otherwise, with his persuasive abilities, he'd be too dangerous."

"Let's do it this way. Plan well and set up another new instance mission!"

It didn't take long for Eve to lay out a bright future path for Azazel in her mind.

With a wave of her hand, she first stowed the imprisoned Azazel away, then continued to check her own status,

[Name: Eve Yggdrasil]

[Race: World Tree (Ancient God)]

[Level: 150 (Mythical)]

[Status: Weak Divine Power]

[Divinity: Nature, Life, Elf]

[Title: Goddess of Life, Mother Nature, Elf Sovereign]

[Divine Power: 6532/10000]

[Number of Followers: 2175 (Saint 1, Fanatic 108, Devout Believer 649, Shallow Believer 1387)]

[Abilities: Absorb, Communicate, Bestow, Enlighten, Heal, Summon, Divine Descent, Divine Domain...]

[True Divine Artifact: Heart of Wither (Incomplete), Life Scepter (Incomplete)]

...

Using the [Absorb] ability to devour mythical existences was indeed the fastest way to gain Divine Power.

The Shadow Dragon Darkness and the Seventh Demon God Azazel brought Eve considerable surprises.

The former provided nearly three hundred points of Divine Power, while the latter offered over two thousand points in one go!

Of course, for Azazel to recover to this level of strength wasn't easy; who knows how many believers' blood sacrifices he accepted in secret over the years.

But in the future, he could only rely on the players as a scythe to slowly reap his Divine Power.

Feeling the abundant Divine Power within, Eve was quite satisfied.

Apart from the immediate increase of nearly a third in Divine Power, there was also a noticeable change in the number of followers.

With the Hand of Oak active in the Holy Mania Empire, Eve received new beliefs every day in recent months.

Most of these were elves, a few were half-elves, and to Eve's surprise, even some humans in the Hand of Oak organization believed in her.

Of course, Eve had already donned a new guise by then.

Everyone was now worshipping the Goddess of Life, not the World Tree.

Only upon returning to the Elf Forest believers would one have the chance to learn the truth.

And to this, Eve saw a new challenge,

*"Increasing believers is good but also means a higher chance of exposure..."*

*"Especially since I caused quite a commotion as the Goddess of Life in the Underworld, my name might spread across the Segis World."*

*"The number of new believers will surely increase, and eventually, there will be mythical existences curious about me. I must more carefully guard my secrets."*

*"From now on, the truth of the World Tree will only be told to those returning to the Elf Forest and settled Elf believers."*

*"And for those who return to the Elf Forest and plan to leave, they must take a soul oath to keep the World Tree a secret."*

*"Hmm, I can entrust Alice with these controls; given the faith of the elves, they will be quite cooperative."*