Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

【Deathtalker Demon·Mourner】, after Luo Xiu touched his fingers and his spirit had turned into a biting snake as a link of the contract, his complete panel also appeared in Luo Xiu's panel at the same time -

That was the demon that controlled death.

For Luo Xiu, such a demon with strong functionality could be used by him more, provided that he had enough control over him and gained enough interest or loyalty from him.

After the contracted snake merged into his body, the Mourner retracted his fingers.

"... I'll wait for your orders."

He said.

His four hands returned to the posture of double palms, bowed slightly to Luo Xiu, performed some strange etiquette, and his figure gradually faded and disappeared.

He had returned to the abyss.

The chaotic light around him also dimmed immediately, and at the moment when the Mourner disappeared, Luo Xiu heard a shrill cry like a ghost crying.

The temperature around him dropped sharply, but this phenomenon did not last long and soon returned to normal.

Luo Xiu then turned around and left the altar.

The dragon claw mark on the back of his hand floated, and then returned to the real world.

…

When he opened his eyes again.

He had returned to the Red Maple City Church and returned to his "Bishop's Seat".

And the real world was still late at night.

Luo Xiu recalled the real phantom created by "Shadow Raven" and went to the "Holy Cultivation Room" in the Bishop's Seat where the blank scrolls were stored.

He had just promoted [Abyss] to the fourth level of destiny and mastered several new skills and knowledge. In his plan, now was the time to expand his skill bar -

After a while, he had come to the Holy Cultivation Room, took out the blank scroll, and began to invest and engrave several skills and knowledge.

That was not only [Abyss], but also the new [Glorious] skills that he had obtained before. Luo Xiu had roughly drafted several skills that would be invested in skill creation.

—— [Glorious Inscription] + [Sublime Holy Judgment] + [Sacred Imprisonment] + [Soul Devouring Eyes]!

[……]

[Obtain: Soul-stealing Holy Eye (Glorious, lv.2)]!

[Soul-stealing Holy Eye (Glorious, lv.2): The only divinity, granting you the golden eye that can open the soul. ]

[Your right eye has been blessed by the gods. When you activate the skill "Soul-stealing Holy Eye", the target you are staring at will make a "divine", "perception" and "resistance" attribute judgment - if any one of the target's "divine", "perception" and "resistance" attributes is lower than yours, 20% of mana will be lost, and skills at level 2 and below (except authority) will be sealed for 10 seconds; if the target's "divine", "perception" and "resistance" attributes are all lower than yours, 50% of mana will be lost, and skills at level 4 and below (except authority) will be sealed for 20 seconds. ]

[……]

——[Glorious Inscription] + [Lofty Prayer] + [Holy Imprisonment] + [Extreme Erosion]!

[……]

[Obtain: Silence of Redemption (Glorious, lv.3)]!

[Silence of Redemption (Glorious, lv.3): Make them repent, make them silent, and make them stop blaspheming. ]

[When targeting a non-Glorious Destiny Extraordinary, the target will make a "divine" attribute judgment - if the target's "divine" attribute is lower than yours, it will fall into a "holy silence" state and cannot use skills below lv.3. When using skills at lv.3 and above (except authority), the prayer time required is extended by 50%, the cooldown time is extended by 50%, and the mana consumption is increased by 50%, which lasts for 20 seconds; if the target is a [Glorious] Destiny Extraordinary, the target does not need to pray or consume mana when releasing skills at lv.3 and above (except authority), which lasts for 20 seconds. ]

[……]

——[Abyssal Inscription] + [Holy Light Affinity] + [Lofty Prayer] + [Spiritual Vision]!

[……]

[Obtain: Shadow of Divine Glory (Abyss, lv.2)]!

[Shadow of Divine Glory (Abyss, lv.2): The depth of the dark side of Divine Glory, born with the color of holiness. ]

[You can use the prayer of the Holy Sanskrit to release the skill of [Abyss]. If you release the skill of [Abyss] with the Holy Sanskrit, its light will turn into the holy color of pure white and gold, and its effect will not change, but the damage type of "Dark Corrosion" caused will be changed to "Holy Light" damage type. ]

[……]

——[Abyss Inscription] + [Dark Realm] + [Extreme Evil Realm] + [Bath in the Styx] + [Soul Frenzy]!

[……]

[Obtain: Embrace of the Blood River (Abyss, lv.2)]!

[Embrace of the Blood River (Abyss, lv.2): The teeth of the mother river bite you, and He swallows you gently. 】

【Using the selected target as the origin, summon the projection of a corner of the Styx to descend as a "domain" - within a large range, all targets (including the caster) have their "strength", "agility" and "divinity" attributes increased by 30%, their "wisdom" and "resistance" attributes reduced by 30%, and cause "dark erosion" attribute damage of 1% of the upper limit of health per second (the damage to the shield is doubled, and the caster's health will not drop below 10% due to this domain), which lasts for 300 seconds. 】

【……】

So far, Luo Xiu has successfully completed the engraving of four blank scrolls.

He got two new [Glorious] skills - [Soul-catching Holy Eyes] and [Silence of God's Redemption]; and two [Abyss] skills - [Shadow of Divine Glory] and [Embrace of the Blood River]. And getting them also completely drained Luo Xiu's already few experience points, and that was all he gained.

That strengthened the [Glorious] control-type holy arts that Luo Xiu had always lacked, and also allowed him to obtain his first [Abyss] fate domain-type skill. In addition, a series of [Abyss] skills could finally be used with [Glorious] special effects, and his tactical combinations that could be used in the open battlefield increased a lot.

Luo Xiu was quite satisfied with the result of this self-creation, but he also had some regrets - he wanted to try to invest in [Demon Summoning], [Glorious Inscription], and [Holy Light Affinity] to try to make the [Glorious] form vest of "Deathrattle Demon·Mourner", but failed temporarily...

Perhaps it was because his [Abyss] was only the fourth destiny, or it might be because he lacked some key [Abyss] or [Glorious] skills and knowledge. The success rate shown on the panel was only 3%~5%, and the experience value required was huge. Luo Xiu had already used up all the blank scrolls in the Holy Cultivation Room for this.

This was not something that needed to be completed urgently. It was something that could be expected in the future and would definitely be done next time... Luo Xiu put it aside for the time being, then left the Holy Cultivation Room and returned to the bedroom on the third floor of the Holy Seat, grabbing the last sleep between early morning and dawn.

...

Early morning.

The sun's rays had just spread over the outline of the eaves, and the morning mist had not yet dissipated, and Luo Xiu had already woken up.

He then got up from the bed, went to the bathroom to wash up, changed into the "bishop's" robe, and went to the church's Holy Office.

Red Maple City Church, Holy Office.

After entering the "Bishop's Room" and sitting on the main seat, Luo Xiu asked the "Guide Pastor" Colen to summon Hubert, Anthony, and three "priests" Fran, Gracia and Howard to come here to hand over some affairs.

After a not-so-long wait, Hubert, Anthony, Fran, Gracia and Howard arrived one after another and sat down in the seats opposite Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu first asked Hubert about the recent situation of the church, and Hubert gave a detailed answer.

Luo Xiu has learned.

During the days when Hubert acted as the bishop, he made some new adjustments to the church's clergy.

The current number of clergy in the church has exceeded 300, officially entering the threshold of a "large church".

Therefore, Hubert referred to the regulations of the General Church and combined with the resolution left by Luo Xiu before his departure, and determined the church's clergy system - the "bishop" presided over the church, the "priests" presided over the various sanctuaries, and the "high priest" supervised the other priests.

Before, Luo Xiu had issued a clergy appointment - "Knight of the Enlightenment" Fran was appointed as the priest of the Secret Place, "Fire Worshiper" Grasha was appointed as the priest of the Mission House, and "Pastor of Purification" Howard was appointed as the priest of the Holy Inquisition.

Now that they are basically familiar with church affairs and are able to perform the priesthood of "priests", Hubert abolished the position of "chief officer" of the sanctuary and arranged more specific priesthoods for Pamier, Mayyev, Olga and other former "chief officers" of the sanctuary.

For example, Pamier is now the "chief inquisitor" and commands other "inquisitors", while other "inquisitors" command "inquisitors".

Connor, who had just successfully been promoted to the third level of destiny, was promoted to "Captain of the Holy Guard".

When he was still in the second level of destiny, he was appointed as the "Captain of the Holy Guard" by Luo Xiu - but the players who were "Saint Protectors" suddenly disappeared, causing Connor's holy position to become meaningless, but this was also Luo Xiu's intention, and Hubert just followed his instructions.

And people like Mayev, the former chief of the "Preaching House", now manage the church's finances and props, equipment and material reserves as the "Grand Treasurer"; Olga, the former chief of the "Secret Office", is the "Holy Envoy", specializing in diplomatic affairs between the church and the "Border Court" of the [Supreme] and the "Square Monument Court" of the [Intellectual] side.

This is a "demotion" of Pamier, Mayev and others to some extent, but it actually gives them more real power.

Because they are still the most familiar with the clergy center of church affairs, and many things at the execution level also need them to complete, Hubert also increased their holy salaries respectively.

As for the "priests", Fran, Gracia and Howard, who are the current "priests", they completely replaced the management, took over most of the planning and decision-making matters of the church, and distributed them according to the situation.

In this way, the church's power allocation became clearer and efficiency was improved.

After listening to Hubert's narration, Luo Xiu nodded and expressed his approval.

These arrangements he made were reasonable decisions based on his identity as "acting bishop". Although Pamier and Mayyev were no longer involved in the management of the upper level of the sanctuary, Anthony was still in the position of "high priest", so the three priests would not threaten Luo Xiu's influence and control over the church.

Luo Xiu looked at Anthony, and then looked at the three priests sitting beside him, Fran, Gracia and Howard. They all had normal expressions on their faces and their spirituality was as stable as ever. Luo Xiu did not feel that there was a taste of "dissension" among them.

It seems that they get along well... Luo Xiu thought to himself.

He was worried that the three priests might put too much pressure on Anthony, but now it seems that this worry will not be fulfilled.

"...Bishop."

Just after Hubert explained the current situation of the church to Luo Xiu, Anthony said:

"There is something, I wonder if you know it."

"What?" Luo Xiu turned his eyes to him and asked.

"It's about the refugees you asked the clergy to bring back from outside the city."

After organizing his words, Anthony said:

"It was a few days ago in the morning... one day after you left Hongfeng City and went to Songyuan City, they disappeared, and no trace has been found so far."

"Disappeared?" Following Anthony's words, Luo Xiu's face showed some surprise, and asked back, "You mean... those 'Saint Guardians' disappeared? No wonder I didn't see them in the church."

As he said this, Anthony, Hubert and the three priests beside him did not doubt anything, and Anthony nodded and continued :

"...Yes, they disappeared. They were not 'missing'. Some clergy witnessed them. Their bodies became illusory and transparent, and then they spread out like silk and soon disappeared."

"This is a vision, Bishop. Fortunately, there are not many clergy who saw these visions. Lord Hubert has ordered that all clergy who saw the scene must remain silent."

"I am still investigating this matter, Bishop...but we are all a little confused and don't know what to do."

"..."

Anthony said, and Luo Xiu's eyes immediately looked at Hubert, and the holy deacon nodded lightly.

"Keep the 'Holy Guard' for now, we can wait."

With his hands crossed and resting on his chin, Luo Xiu said to Anthony and the three "priests":

"Recruiting those refugees was the instruction given to me by Su Yu. We have witnessed their vision of 'immortality', and now it seems that the miracle does have secrets and costs."

"Just continue the investigation, Anthony, but there is no need to panic. This does not affect us, at least not now."

"...Yes." Anthony nodded and responded:

"Then, as you said, I will organize manpower, continue to investigate these. "

"And, Howard."

Luo Xiu looked at the "Purification Patriarch" in front of him and said to the new priest of the Holy Tribunal:

"The residences built for the "Saints" in the suburbs before should be kept for them first, as well as the identities and names of these "Saints". Give them a month, if they still haven't come back by then, we will make other decisions. "

"I understand, Bishop." Howard also nodded in response, and said with piety and respect:

"Glory will not give up every believer, and neither will you."

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