Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

After the secret talk, Baines said goodbye to Luo Xiu and returned to the border with Lord Nelson.

After seeing off "Grand Inquisitor" Baines and Nelson, Luo Xiu went to the Holy Office and began to deal with the church affairs that had been backlogged before.

Although Luo Xiu did give most of the church's holy judges two days off, this did not include himself - among all the clergy of the church, no matter who took a holiday, he could not have even one day of truly completely relaxed rest. This was what he had to sacrifice as the "host of the high priest".

Now, Luo Xiu had a deep understanding of the true meaning of what Baines said when he greeted him before, "It's hard for him to really relax."

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After spending half a day to deal with the backlog of affairs, Luo Xiu returned to his high priest residence.

Back in the bedroom, Luo Xiu first closed and locked the doors and windows, then opened the most protective "Golden Barrier", and sat on the edge of the bed.

Now, it was his first real "long alone time" since the end of the decisive battle.

He was able to examine his gains from the previous decisive battle in more detail and think about some details about future planning.

After transferring the spirituality in his body, Luo Xiu began to pray, chanting the blessing to summon the "Abyss Beast".

A moment later, "Cinder Wolf King" Fenrir appeared in Luo Xiu's room. He also felt the breath of "Shadow Raven" Wu Ye. At this time, it was completely hidden, but the differentiated mist shadow filled every corner of the room.

Luo Xiu performed panel tests on Fenrir and Wu Ye respectively.

Their levels have increased a lot, Fenrir has increased from lv.41 to lv.45, and Wu Ye has increased from lv.41 to lv.44.

In the previous decisive battle, they each killed a large number of "blood corpse hyenas". Although those were only "dangerous" monsters between lv.5 and lv.20, after accumulating a large number, they were transformed into the power of Fenrir and Wuye through "swallowing the black abyss", which can be regarded as a qualitative change.

In addition to the improvement in level, their basic attributes have also increased by an average of about 20%. Compared with those "blood corpse hyenas", they are well-deserved "top of the food chain".

After confirming the status of his two contracted abyss beasts, Luo Xiu recalled them and let them return to the abyss.

Then, he removed the shining gold barrier and replaced it with a pale gold barrier, and then walked to the holy cultivation room alone, sat on the soft chair, and began to think.

As for why the "abyss beasts" appeared in advance and how they broke through the great seal, Luo Xiu already had some of his own guesses.

By linking this with the differences in his previous life and controlling for variables, Luo Xiu could roughly draw the following conclusion:

… This matter might, probably, perhaps, be related to him.

Luo Xiu still clearly remembered that the Abyss Scripture he held, which recorded all the fate skills of the Abyss, was a "Genesis-level" item with the entry "unique" belonging to the Abyss.

If it is assumed that the Abyss Scripture that was supposed to exist in the "Abyss" disappeared inexplicably from the moment he crossed over with the Abyss Scripture, it goes without saying what kind of shock would be caused to the other side of this world, the "Seven Abyss".

If the loosening of the Great Seal is indeed related to the loss of the Abyss Scripture, then when the seal was first set for the Abyss, the Great Seal should have been closely related to the Abyss Scripture. That might be one of the pillars of the seal—and the loss of the Abyss Scripture just shook this pillar.

Of course, there may be other reasons behind the loosening of the "Great Seal" imposed on the Abyss, but Luo Xiu deeply knows that the possibility of "himself" being the biggest variable is only a big deal. Before the real crisis comes, he needs to pave the way in advance.

As for the "Great Seal" loosening in advance, what consequences will it cause? Luo Xiu couldn't help but start thinking about the many possibilities in the future.

According to the timeline of the previous life, soon after the end of the 1.0 version of the "Judgment War", the 2.0 version of the "Scarlet Moon" will come.

By then, the only surface Abyss tribe, the "Ghost Tribe" tribe on the Scarlet Continent will end the disputes between clans, completely complete the integration, and blow the horn to raid the various continents of the Apocalypse World-Fanor Continent, Storm Continent and Broken Continent.

Version 2.0, that is the real time when the power of the "Abyss" first appeared in the world, but it is still too early.

Assuming that the Great Seal is loosened due to the loss of the Abyss Sacred Scripture, there are two possible directions:

First, the various forces on the Fanol Continent are aware of the existence of the "Abyss" in advance and have made preparations for it;

Second, the Abyss Clan on the "Scarlet Continent" can draw more "Abyss" power from the loosened Great Seal, thereby increasing the difficulty of version 2.0!

Among them, the former can indeed be promoted by oneself, while the influence of the latter is uncontrollable, so countermeasures can only be considered at that time... Luo Xiu thought, and his thoughts have come to a more distant time.

According to the world line of the previous life, just after the "Scarlet Moon" of version 2.0 ends, the "Echo of the Abyss" of version 3.0 will come.

——By that time, the Great Seal imposed on the Abyss will be completely broken, and the many terrifying beings originally immersed in the "Abyss" will invade the ground all at once, casting a shadow of disaster on the whole world!

And now, when version 1.0 has just been opened, if the Great Seal has loosened, Luo Xiu has already foreseen the possibility that version 3.0 - that is, "Echoes of the Abyss" will arrive early.

"What should I do..." Luo Xiu frowned slightly and pondered in his heart.

Since he crossed over, he has thought about what changes might occur in the "Abyss" after losing the "Abyss Holy Book".

If the loosening of the Great Seal is really caused by the loss of the "Abyss Holy Book", this is actually not Luo Xiu's subjective intention - he killed the "Abyss Disaster Dragon" in his previous life, entered the Sin Hall and touched a corner of the Abyss Book, but he never thought that such an accident would happen today.

So, what should I do? Luo Xiu fell into thought.

In fact, the most straightforward and clumsy way to eliminate this world line change is to return the Abyss Book. But this is not realistic - even if the Great Seal is loosened, Luo Xiu has no way to the Abyss, and he does not intend to do so.

He has indeed gained power from the [Abyss], and he does not intend to return this power.

Luo Xiu knows that, in essence, he is not a "savior" with mental cleanliness - even if the "Abyss Echo" really arrives ahead of time, he will prioritize his own safety over the world, not the other way around.

Let's take a step back and say that no matter whether the "Abyss Echo" is advanced or delayed, "power" is the only guarantee for preserving oneself and others.

Moreover, there is no existence in the world that can compete with the "Abyss". If version 3.0 really arrives ahead of time, the result will only make the situation more chaotic.

Then, based on the premise of not returning the "Abyss Holy Book", Luo Xiu knows that he is definitely not without a way out.

Luo Xiu, who has the memory of his previous life, knows that there are actually many beings that can fight against the "Abyss".

For example, Luo Xiu has never seen the real believers of the [Balance] destiny in the world. They worship the true original pillar god "Apocalypse" and do have the method to seal the "Seven Abyss" again.

Unlike the other eight destinies, [Balance] can be said to be the most special destiny.

The believers of this destiny do have unknown power. They are powerful, even more powerful than the extraordinary people of any other destiny.

But they rarely appear in front of people. Only when the real crisis comes, they will come with the will of "Apocalypse" and punish the creator of the crisis with the will of "Apocalypse".

In Luo Xiu's impression, the believers of the [Balance] destiny are mainly active in version 2.0 and later.

In the "Judgment War" of version 1.0, the believers of [Balance] were not active. In Luo Xiu's previous life, he only saw them three times during this version.

If necessary, Luo Xiu would consider dealing with them in advance, but not now.

But in the final analysis, these speculations about the sudden appearance of the "Abyss Beast" are just "speculations" after all.

After the two-day holiday is over, and the "holy judges" organized by Luo Xiu and Anthony go down to the seal of the coniferous forest to investigate, he can make the next decision.

"..." Just as Luo Xiu was thinking about this, his spirituality suddenly trembled. Someone was applying to enter the residence of the high priest.

That was the "guiding priest" Kelun, who was also a priest who "voluntarily worked overtime" during the rare holiday among the "double destiny" extraordinary people of the missionary institute.

Luo Xiu then put away these thoughts, removed the pale gold barrier, and let Kelun enter the residence of the high priest freely.

After a short wait, the door of the holy room was gently knocked. After three knocks of "——knock, knock", Kelun stopped knocking and waited quietly outside the door.

"Come in." Luo Xiu's calm voice came out of the door, and then Colen pushed the door open.

Luo Xiu's eyes fell on Colen. His clothes were no different from those of a guiding clergyman, except that there was a little more dust. In his hand, he was holding a letter sealed with gold.

As soon as he entered the holy room, Colen bowed slightly to Luo Xiu, and then said:

"Lord Luo Xiu, a messenger from Sina City has sent a letter to the church."

"It was sent by Lord Leonard, the "priest" of the Sina City Church, and the recipient is your name."

Priest Leonard sent me a letter? Luo Xiu pondered for a moment, and he roughly knew the situation.

He had sent a letter to Sina City before, submitting an application for the knowledge of "Obsidian Key" and "Defense Barrier" to Bishop Fabion. Priest Leonard should have replied on this matter.

"I understand." Luo Xiu nodded and said to Colen, "Put the letter on the table. Thank you for your hard work."

"No, no, Lord Luo Xiu, this is my duty."

After responding humbly, Colen walked forward and placed the letter on the table in front of Luo Xiu, then said goodbye to Luo Xiu, left the holy room, and closed the door.

After Colen left, Luo Xiu picked up the letter in front of him, cut the gold seal on it with a cutter, and took out three stacks of letter paper from the envelope.

It was a pale white letter paper, exquisitely made, made of high-quality materials, and exuding a faint paper fragrance.

Among them, the dark black handwriting was elegantly swayed on it, and it was indeed Leonard's handwriting.

Luo Xiu browsed line by line, and his frown couldn't help but become even tighter.

Leonard wrote in the letter:

"To Red Maple City Wartime Church's 'Grand Ceremony', Luo Xiu Carlos——"

"Bishop Fabian has received the application you submitted, but the 'Grey Blood Curse' in his body has unfortunately worsened again not long ago. It is not convenient for him to reply to you, so I, Leonard Bambers, will Reply to me."

"Bishop Fabian is very pleased to see your growth, Luo Xiu. But for your first application, Bishop Fabian cannot satisfy you, because there is no redundant obsidian in the church's holy storage hall. Key'storage."

"I hope you can understand, Luo Xiu, I have never told you this before. Regarding the 'Obsidian Key', it is not like the 'Bronze', 'Silver' and 'Gold' keys. Let you store it in advance.”

“According to the precepts of the Holy Court, the applicant must receive the key in person from the Archbishop of the diocese, and the promotion must be completed in front of another ‘saint’.”

"And according to the process, applying for the 'Obsidian Key' requires actual proof that you have the qualifications to become a saint..."

…I really don’t know this. Luo Xiu thought to himself that the rules and regulations regarding the promotion of the clergymen in the Holy Court to the "Fifth Path of Destiny" were not on paper, at least Luo Xiu had not seen these anywhere.

This can be seen as the control of the "Obsidian Key" by the "Holy Court", and it is also a strict screening of those who are promoted to the "Fifth Path of Destiny" priesthood.

Luo Xiu was thinking about these at the same time. He recalled that the players in his previous life were not able to advance to the "fifth level of destiny" until version 3.0 was opened. By that time, the rules for promotion within the "Holy Court" had already been greatly changed.

Luo Xiu then continued to read the letter, and Leonard continued to write in the letter:

"However, Luo Xiu, this is a special period, and we have also received new regulations."

"I should have told you about the 'Holy War'. But what I didn't tell you at the time was that many of the 'Saints' currently serving in the 'Holy Court' broke through the bottleneck during the 'Holy War'. Completed promotion."

"Both Bishop Fabian and I are well aware of your specialness. Since you have applied for the 'Obsidian Key' from us, it means that you must have touched that boundary."

"While I am writing this letter to you, Bishop Fabion has contacted the diocese and forwarded your application to the archbishop."

"Be prepared, Luo Xiu. The assessment from the archbishop may come soon."

"According to the information we know, the person who will conduct the assessment on you is still the 'High Deacon' Hubert."

"He has already left Songyuan City and the main church. You should be able to see him again soon."

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