Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

"Guardian of Falsehood" Amber gave Luo Xiu a sense of security.

After completing the contract with him, in Luo Xiu's panel, a new skill "Guardian of Falsehood" was added to the skill column of "Ancient Heritage".

It was a skill that could summon the "Guardian of Illusion, Amber". The time it could manifest was closely related to the length of Luo Xiu's mana.

But now, after actually completing the contract with the "Guardian of Illusion", Luo Xiu does not intend to summon the "Guardian of Illusion" immediately to confirm his status.

Unlike the "Nightmare Wolf" and "Misty Raven" who are abyssal beasts, as the "Void Guardian" of the gods, there is not a clear master-slave relationship between him and the contractor.

They have their own will as "gods", and if they are dispatched at will without special matters, it may bring misfortune to themselves as contractors.

Luo Xiu thought about it, and he also understood the importance of "having a good relationship with the contracted gods". This is an important topic that all those who establish a contract with the gods must study.

Of course, if the contractor's hard power is completely superior to the "god", these restrictions or restrictions can be ignored to a large extent.

But Luo Xiu obviously hasn't reached this step yet. Therefore, after confirming the attributes, abilities and status of the "Guardian of Illusion" Amber through the panel, Luo Xiu no longer summons him, but lets him quietly stay where he belongs. He rested in a piece of "illusion" gray space so that he could recover the spiritual energy consumed in the "test" and return to his previous perfect state more quickly.

For Luo Xiu, establishing a contract with the "Guardian of Falsehood" is only the first step.

Once he is fully prepared, Luo Xiu will put together the three "Fragments of King Isol's Crown" and go to the "Land of Exile" to face the exiled Knight Commander of the Protectorate, "Ride of Exile" Mordred.

When he thought of this, Luo Xiu raised his gaze slightly and glanced at the Intis cat curled up on the window sill, whose eyes were full of panic and yearning.

…

Intis witnessed the whole process, but said nothing.

But in her fiery eyes, everything she was thinking at this time was clearly revealed.

However, Intis did not see the true form of the "Guardian of Falsehood" with her own eyes. She was just enveloped in the gray mist from the ceremony arranged by the "Lord", and felt an extremely powerful feeling from it. , a terrifying spiritual surge that is extremely coercive.

That terrifying spirituality made Intis feel fear in his bones, as if he was facing some transcendent and great existence. Intis, who had only three lives, felt longing, awe and fascination from the bottom of his heart.

However, that ancient and powerful aura disappeared when the gray mist dissipated. Intis saw her "Lord" and opened her eyes at the same time, and simultaneously felt the breathtaking aura from Luo Xiu's body. A spirituality that awes and aspires to.

"That's the 'god', Intis."

Suddenly, Luo Xiu smiled and said to Intis:

"That was the ancient, true 'God.' And now, He will walk with me."

"..."

When Luo Xiu said this to Intis, Intis jumped off the ground lightly, and then turned into a human form after a burst of blue mist filled the air.

"Gods... you said 'gods'..."

Intis looked dull and kept muttering in his mouth.

The concept of "gods" is still too far away for Intis now.

But even so, Intis also knows some extraordinary common sense about "gods".

There are only two paths that Intis knows about that can summon the gods independently and establish a contract with them.

The "angels" summoned by the [Glory] destiny and the "gods" summoned by the [Lost] destiny are the two known destiny paths in the world that can directly summon "gods".

As for the "saints" with destiny paths such as [Supreme] and [Intellect], they obtain the "Heart of Gods" not to summon "gods", but to strengthen their "spiritual bodies" or "golems" ”, so that they have the power equivalent to the real “gods”.

"You...so, you summoned an 'angel'?"

Intis was stunned for a moment and asked Luo Xiu in a daze.

"However, you are not yet a Saint of [Glory]... nor are you [Lost]..."

"..."

"That's a neutral god, Intis."

Luo Xiu nodded and said in a gentle tone.

As the "Lord" and "Lord" of Intis, Luo Xiu simply took this opportunity to transmit some new knowledge to Intis:

"The 'Guardian of Falsehood' is the god I summoned and made a contract with."

"You will see Him in the future. At that time, you can just call Him 'Amber'."

"He is more inclined to [Lost], between the 'Angel' of [Glory] and the 'Devil' of [Abyss]."

Luo Xiu paused for a moment, observing Intis's reaction.

When he saw Intis listening intently with a yearning expression on his face, Luo Xiu continued:

"That's why I didn't summon 'angels' or 'devils'."

"It is easier for me to gain recognition from the [lost] gods who are neutral, exist in the eternal origins, and are spread across the broken space, and it is easier for me to control their power."

"And He, the 'Guardian of Falsehood' Amber, will be my hub for reconciling the 'Angels' and the 'Demons'. I will completely control them and let them become my power and part of the [Holy Abyss]. "

"..."

When he said this, Luo Xiu stopped talking.

He knew that this information was enough for Intis to digest for a long time, and Intis's somewhat confused and blurred eyes also proved this point well.

In fact... it was because of the legendary expertise "Lord of All Spirits" that he got for free from the "Ancestor Bishop"... Luo Xiu thought with some pleasure that now he was only a four-fold destiny of [Glory] and a two-fold destiny of [Abyss]. He was not qualified to contract "Angels" and "Devils", and he did not master the method to truly "reconcile" them.

But Luo Xiu always needed an explanation, from the perspective of Intis's "Lord" and the leader of "Holy Abyss", to weave a reasonable explanation for his new power.

This is not only a necessary choice to maintain his own high-ranking image, but also to allow his "followers" and "shadow apostles" to have a clear route reference on the road to serving "Holy Abyss".

"Demon..."

Intis murmured, "You said 'demon'... the demon from the [Abyss]..."

"That's the power you gave me before...right? That's the [Abyss]..."

"..."

"Yes." Luo Xiu nodded.

At the same time, a subtle arc appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said:

"You should be thankful, Intis. I only told you this. You are the first inheritor I chose, the only one who is qualified to receive the power of the [Abyss]."

"When you become a 'demon scholar' and promote it to the fourth level of the [Abyss], I will teach you how to summon and contract the 'demon'."

"..."

When hearing the words of the "Lord", a fanatical look flashed across Intis's face.

Although Intis didn't know what kind of [Abyss] career system the "demon scholar" was now, it didn't stop her from yearning for it.

Soon, under the guidance of the "Lord's" words, Intis confirmed her new goal.

While becoming the "Shadow of Slaughter" of [Red Lotus], Intis also included the fourth level of [Abyss] in her own plan. She firmly believed that this would make her stronger. After all, the power of the "Lord" was right in front of her, and that was exactly what she wanted to pursue.

"... I understand, Lord." Intis nodded and responded softly.

In front of the "Lord", she restrained her desires as much as possible, showing the humility and calmness that a "favored" and "subordinate" should have, and said in a warm and respectful voice:

"I am deeply grateful, Lord. I am grateful that you chose me."

"I will not let you down, and I will take the path you expect."

"..."

"Very good, Intis." Luo Xiu nodded.

When he realized that these words of explanation to Intis had an effect, Luo Xiu stopped talking and changed the subject, issuing a new instruction to Intis:

"Well, now, Intis."

"I have a new task for you."

"..."

Intis looked up, her dark green eyes met Luo Xiu's, waiting for her "lord"'s next order.

"As usual, Faceless Intis. I want you to inform the 'shadows' in Sina City to go to the 'promised place'."

Luo Xiu said in a low voice: "I have prepared a trial, a battle with an unprecedentedly powerful enemy."

"That will be the beginning of their transformation. Those who survive that battle, I will give special rewards."

"..."

"I understand, my lord." Intis nodded and said:

"I will obey your will."

...

Then, Intis transformed into a white two-tailed cat again, and jumped out of the window. Her figure disappeared after a few leaps between the trees outside the window.

When Intis left, Luo Xiu began to make the final preparations before the decisive battle with "Exiled Knight" Mordred.

He first opened his character panel and added all the 67 free attributes accumulated over a long period of time to "divinity".

In Luo Xiu's character panel, his "divinity" attribute quickly jumped from 182 points to 249 points. At the same time, with the blessing of various specialties, his "health value", "mana value", "physical attack" and "spell attack" values ​​have all increased significantly.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu emptied all the souls stored in his mithril ring and raised the "threat level" of "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir to the same "distortion +" rating as "Mist Hidden Raven" Wu Ye. At the same time, all their levels were raised to the threshold of "distortion +" - the upper limit of lv.40.

Finally, Luo Xiu knocked a few bottles of buff potions, and applied several state-enhancing auxiliary holy arts to himself in advance, and then used "meditation" to restore his mana to full, and then left the "White Antelope Hotel" and headed for the "Promised Land".

...

Late at night.

Outside the city of Sina, the ruins of the "Xifeng Village".

The "Desolate Church" in the center of the ruins is the location of the "Promised Land".

As the regular gathering place of the first generation of apostles of the "Holy Abyss", this place has not yet attracted the attention of the three orthodox extraordinary people, so Luo Xiu has no plans to change the location of the "Promised Place" for the time being.

The first person to come here was Intis, the "Faceless One".

She had issued the summons of the "Lord" to all the "Sacred Abyss Apostles" in Sina City according to Luo Xiu's instructions.

And Intis, who had just stepped into the ruined church, walked to the stone seat in the middle very skillfully, took out the silk handkerchief from her bosom, and gently wiped off the dust on the surface of the stone seat.

Then, she stood beside the stone seat like a sculpture, waiting for the arrival of other "shadows" with a calm and indifferent look.

About ten minutes later, Intis sensed that two spiritual auras belonging to the [Sacred Abyss] entered the ruins of this Xifeng Village.

"Twin Followers" Emera and Elena, they first came to the agreed place, and after signaling with Intis' eyes, they consciously stood on the left.

Then, "Bloodthirsty Werewolf" Buzer and "Hunting Blade" Undertaker also arrived one after another and stood in the front position on the right.

At the end of the left and right sides, that was originally the position of "Flame Burner" Byrne and "Dream Stealer" Pior. Byrne had died in the previous mission, while Pior continued to perform steadily and arrived late.

However, although Pior was the last to arrive at the "promised place", he had not exceeded the deadline.

Facing the unfriendly gazes from Intis and the other four "Holy Abyss Apostles", Pior smiled awkwardly and consciously stood at the end of the right side.

After all the "Holy Abyss Apostles" of Sina City were in place, they only felt that the air around them suddenly became gloomy and cold at a certain moment.

The next moment, the bone-piercing wind blew violently, accompanied by a piercing scream, and began to echo on the broken beams of the dilapidated church.

The apostles' eyes went dark, and the strange deep purple mist filled the air, suddenly obscuring their sight.

But soon, their vision became clear again, but the scene in front of them had undergone some changes.

Buzer was the first to see that the vague figure of the Lord of the Holy Abyss, their Lord "Shura", was already sitting on the stone seat in front of him!

When they realized that the "Lord" had appeared without anyone noticing, all the apostles knelt on the ground and saluted Luo Xiu.

As the apostles saluted, their faces facing the ground showed extremely shocked expressions.

——Different, completely different... "Hunting Blade" Undertaker was the first to notice that compared with the last time they met, the spirituality of the "Lord" was deeper, darker, and more unfathomable, and he became more powerful...

The Undertaker secretly peeked at the reactions of the other shadows, and the faces of the others also showed expressions that were not much different from his.

Luo Xiu waved his hand lightly, signaling his "shadows" to stand up, and then said:

"My shadows, tell me."

"During the time I was away, how did you progress in hunting "Black Fang"? "

This was exactly the task that Luo Xiu had given to his "shadows" before going to Songyuan City.

At that time, Luo Xiu had not yet unlocked the hidden task of "The Stained Wail", and asked the shadows to hunt Black Fang only for the sake of eliminating the hidden crisis.

However, now it seems that it is indeed a very necessary measure to cut off the minions of those "executioners" in advance, and Luo Xiu is also concerned about the completion of his "shadows" hunting Black Fang.

"Report to you, my lord."

The undertaker spoke first: "I hunted eight."

Eight? Luo Xiu was slightly stunned, this is a very good record.

But on the surface, Luo Xiu did not show any emotional fluctuations, just nodded gently and said:

"Well, very good."

Then, the werewolf Boozer also reported to Luo Xiu: "I only hunted seven, but I seriously injured the other two."

For a moment, Luo Xiu seemed to feel the fierce eye contact between Boozer and the undertaker.

Killing eight "Black Fangs" and killing seven and seriously injuring two "Black Fangs" were not much different in Luo Xiu's eyes. He then looked at Boozer and said approvingly: "Well, it's also very good."

After that, it was Emera and Elena's turn to report. They bowed slightly to Luo Xiu and said in a calm voice that was almost emotionless:

"I'm sorry, we only buried three... My Lord, you know, we are not good at assassinations like this."

"... Well, I know."

Luo Xiu did not blame, but just nodded gently, and his eyes looked at Pior, who was at the end.

"... I, Lord, you know me... I'm not good at this either."

Pior smiled timidly and said, "I'm very sorry, I only strangled two, and even recovered from my injuries for three days."

"... Yeah."

As a "dream stealer", that is not a profession that is good at fighting. Pior killed two black teeth, which was considered qualified in Luo Xiu's judgment.

"Very good."

Luo Xiu said, "You did not disappoint my expectations, this is very good."

As he said, Luo Xiu stood up and slowly walked to the center of the apostles below.

Seeing the "Lord" stand up and leave the stage, all the shadows hurriedly stepped back a few steps and bowed slightly, not daring to be in an equal posture with Luo Xiu.

When the five apostles and Intis surrounded Luo Xiu in a perfect circle, Luo Xiu slowly said:

"I think the 'Faceless' has told you. This gathering is to give you a test of trial."

"I need you to help me fight a battle and face an unprecedentedly powerful enemy together."

"And I also promise that you will benefit from it, get my reward, and have the qualification to share the secret treasure with me."

"..."

When Luo Xiu said this, all the "Sacred Abyss Apostles" showed fanatical expressions on their faces.

"We swear to follow you, Lord."

Buzer took the lead in declaring, and the other shadows also echoed.

Seeing this, Luo Xiu no longer said anything extra, but took out the three "fragments of King Isol's crown" that had been prepared long ago from his bracelet.

All preparations were complete, and the apostles were already standing within the transmission range. Luo Xiu did not wait any longer, raised the three fragments in his hand above his head, and completed the final splicing of them.

——Buzz!

A sharp whistle floated in everyone's ears.

The scene in front of them disappeared in an instant, and the fierce wind and sand immediately blocked everyone's sight.

[You have arrived at the "Land of Exile\