Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Break through the "fourfold destiny"? When Luo Xiu heard Anthony say this, he was stunned.

Although the panel detection of Anthony had indeed shown that he had reached the level limit of the "threefold destiny", Luo Xiu did not expect that he would touch the "door" so quickly.

It seems that in the previous battle, Anthony should have completed his "promotion task"... This is a good thing, Luo Xiu thought.

If Anthony can really break through smoothly, the church will be happy to get a direct "permitted saint" extraordinary person.

"Of course." Luo Xiu smiled indifferently, leaned over to open the drawer at the corner of the table, and took out a small box from it.

Pushing the small box in front of Anthony, Anthony opened it, and there was a golden key inside.

As a "bishop", clergymen need to find Luo Xiu for review if they want to apply for extraordinary keys above "silver". At present, all the "gold" keys of the church are controlled by Luo Xiu.

There are not many of them. The original inventory plus those seized from the enemy, the church currently only has three in stock.

Seeing Anthony staring at the key in the box in a daze, Luo Xiu smiled and said:

"You are qualified to get it, Anthony. You don't have to think about those tedious assessments, which are not important to you and me."

"...I know." Anthony nodded, took out the golden key from the box solemnly, and said, "Thank you, Luo Xiu."

"When are you going to be promoted?" Luo Xiu asked Anthony, "I will take time to bear witness for you."

"Now." Anthony answered firmly, "I have made all preparations, just waiting to take another step forward."

"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded slightly, then stood up, walked to the door and said, "Then go to the holy room of the 'Holy See of the Bishop', I will wait for you there."

...

Church, Holy See of the Bishop.

Before Anthony arrived, Luo Xiu first found the "guiding priest" Colen who was still on duty, and asked him to take a few apprentice clergymen to the holy room on the second floor of the bishop's throne to clean up the environment here.

In the holy room, the various scrolls and books that were originally placed in a mess have been sorted out. Luo Xiu deliberately left a large area in the middle for Anthony to promote.

This is the first case of a church clergyman trying to promote the "fourfold destiny", and Luo Xiu attaches great importance to it.

After Colen and other clergymen have sorted out, Anthony also arrived, bringing a few bottles of auxiliary potions.

Colen and other clergymen then left. Luo Xiu looked at the potions in Anthony's hand and said with a smile: "It seems that you are really ready."

Those are potions that can temporarily improve various attributes, improve the affinity of holy light, and eliminate certain abnormal state interference. Most of them are from the hands of alchemists in Fangbeiyuan, and a small part is prepared by the church itself. Many clergymen have the habit of taking them before promotion.

They don't have a panel, but taking this kind of auxiliary potion before "promotion" can indeed increase the success rate of promotion according to the experience of their predecessors - the extraordinary people of the apocalypse world are indeed likely to fail in promotion.

They are more likely to see the "door" when they reach the bottleneck, but they are also likely to be rejected by the "Sea of ​​Spirituality" because their strength is not perfect - even if they can open the door with the key, they will be expelled by the "Sea of ​​Spirituality" the moment they step into the door, and they will not be able to get inspiration for promotion for a long time, unless they can make further progress based on the original bottleneck.

But in Luo Xiu's panel detection of Anthony, his various attributes have actually reached the standard, and there is no need to take those potions. But Luo Xiu did not dissuade him, taking them is conducive to improving an optimistic mentality, which is equally important to Anthony.

"Well, wait for me for a while." Anthony said, unscrewing the bottle stopper of the potion, and drinking three bottles of potion together.

At the moment of taking the potion, Luo Xiu saw that the outline of Anthony's body was shining with a clear light golden light, and the breath he exuded became purer and softer.

"...Okay." After carefully feeling the changes after taking the potion, Anthony raised his head and said to Luo Xiu, "I'm ready."

Then, Anthony sat down on the cushion on the floor in the middle of the holy room and took out the "Golden Key".

Luo Xiu nodded, but did not respond to him, but silently prayed a few holy arts, and then waved his hand and cast the holy arts of "consecration prayer" and "consecration blessing" on Anthony.

After completing all this, Luo Xiu sat back in the chair, watching Anthony across from him mobilize his spirituality to capture "inspiration", and then at a certain moment, his eyes closed.

Anthony's breath "disappeared", both breathing and heartbeat tended to stop at this moment, only the faint golden light covering the outline around him was still flowing slowly and irregularly.

As long as the light didn't dissipate, Anthony would be safe - Luo Xiu watched him silently, waiting for the result of his "promotion".

...

Twenty minutes passed.

Suddenly, the faint golden light covering Anthony's body suddenly burst into an extremely dazzling light!

His aura "returned", and the spiritual surge became more surging and more intense than before!

At this point, Luo Xiu knew clearly that Anthony's "promotion" had been successful.

The panel detection also showed the result of his promotion in time - "The Great Shepherd of Purification" Anthony has successfully completed the promotion, and he is now the "Head of Purification"!

Although it is not a hidden profession, for Anthony, successfully completing the promotion is already a good result, and Luo Xiu does not expect too much.

Under Luo Xiu's gaze, Anthony, who had just returned from the "Sea of ​​Spirituality", slowly opened his eyes.

A ray of golden light burst out of his eyes, and the color of his pupils has also changed from dark green to bright gold. This is a significant feature of [Glory] reaching a certain extraordinary level.

Anthony, who had just woken up from the Sea of ​​Spirituality, still had a confused expression on his face, and as his vision became clear, he gradually woke up.

"Congratulations, Anthony." Luo Xiu smiled and congratulated Anthony, "The Sun is blessing you. You have successfully completed the promotion and entered a new level."

"So, what is your current occupation, Anthony?"

"..."

"The Patriarch of Purification." Anthony said in a trance, "I am now... the Patriarch of Purification."

"Well, I have understood it." Luo Xiu nodded, "I did witness the process of your promotion, Anthony. You are already the 'fourfold destiny', and your spiritual reaction has told me this."

"How does it feel?" Luo Xiu asked afterwards.

Anthony did not answer immediately, but after feeling the changes in his body for a while, he slowly said:

"My spirituality has become more full, and my body is more powerful... In addition, I seem to have a deeper understanding of the realm of 'entering the saint', as if I have seen a bright light in the distance."

He has obtained the specialty "Disciple of the Saint" and obtained a considerable amount of attribute value correction according to the extraordinary occupation after promotion. Anthony himself doesn't have much of a sense of reality right now, but in Luo Xiu's judgment, he is more than three times stronger than before the promotion.

"Well, that's a very normal phenomenon."

Luo Xiu nodded and said, "After that, you can go to the Holy Storage Hall. I have left several sacred scrolls applicable to the 'Fourfold Destiny' there. You can choose to learn and comprehend them."

After that, according to the standard procedure, Luo Xiu said to Anthony:

"Listen carefully, Anthony. From now on, you are the 'priest' of the church and still in charge of all matters of the Holy Tribunal."

"And after I am officially promoted to bishop, you will take over my current position and prepare to serve as the 'high priest' of the church, responsible for coordinating and supervising the three major holy places of the church."

"I will register with Mayyev at the missionary station that you have been promoted to the 'Fourfold Destiny'. Your stipend will be increased from 70 gold coins per week to 300."

When Luo Xiu was just promoted to the "Fourfold Destiny", the stipend given to him by Priest Leonard was only 150 per week... But in the Red Maple City Church, Luo Xiu generously doubled it for Anthony who was about to take on multiple positions.

"I hope you can make more progress and reach the level of 'Fivefold Destiny' soon, Anthony. I need you, and the church needs you too." Luo Xiu said at last.

Anthony nodded, and he was obviously a little surprised by the number of his "holy salary".

After his salary quadrupled, he was in a trance for a while before he whispered firmly:

"Okay."

"I will definitely do it."

"Thank you again, Luo Xiu. I will make more progress and be more meticulous to be able to shoulder the responsibilities I will shoulder."

After Anthony finished speaking, Luo Xiu stood up from the chair, patted Anthony on the shoulder, and said with a smile:

"Wait until tomorrow, well, just as I said, tomorrow you go to the 'Holy Storage Hall' of the missionary station and select the scrolls you need."

"But it's late now, Anthony. You should go back and rest first."

"Okay." Anthony nodded, and then, accompanied by Luo Xiu, walked out of the holy room and left the "Bishops' Room".

...

After watching Anthony's back completely disappear from his sight, Luo Xiu returned to the bishop's throne and casually pulled up two layers of "Golden Barrier".

The kind expression on his face gradually disappeared, and a deep light appeared in his pupils, and he went straight back to the bedroom.

Now that no one disturbed him, he could finally carry out another important thing in his plan...

- Hunt down Koros!

For this reason, he had already arranged the "Holy Abyss" for a long time, and when he received Hubert and Anthony's visits, he was waiting for the time to complete the final arrangement.

And just now, in the middle of Anthony's promotion, he had received the spirituality transmitted by the "Faceless" Intis--

All the arrangements have been completed, just waiting for the moment when the "Lord" gives the order. Intis sent back such a message.

Taking a deep breath, Luo Xiu turned his spirituality and issued the latest order to Intis through the "Family Emblem"--

"Execute now."

"You can let Bagri... do it."

...

Outside Hongfeng City

In the pitch-black military camp.

"Executioner" Koros was lying on the soft bed in the central tent, resting and recovering from his injuries.

After being defeated by "Saint Deacon" Hubert on the battlefield, he used his ability to escape back here in the crisis, but he was also seriously injured and half-dead.

However, in such a crisis situation, he was lucky enough to escape from Hubert's hands... Koros still had lingering fears. Every time he recalled the previous battlefield, his head couldn't stop spinning. A throbbing pain arose.

Of course, he knew what the price of his escape would be - the decisive battle must have failed. Only more than 20,000 of the 100,000 pitch black troops sent came back, and even more than 10,000 people had taken advantage of the chaos to become deserters.

It can only be said that this is indeed in line with the nickname of "The Principality of Thieves". The army, which is composed of extremely vicious people from all over the Fanor continent and is cultivated under the influence of chaos, does have a life-threatening advantage in dealing with crushing situations on the battlefield, but When the wind goes against the wind, it is like a piece of scattered sand, lacking the cohesion that a normal army should have...

Koros knew that the entire Dark Army was like a pack of wolves.

And he is the "alpha wolf" - once the alpha wolf is defeated, the entire wolf pack will immediately collapse and become a mob.

However...Koros has no real feelings about this.

He has seen too many scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and with his position as the executioner of the "fifth destiny" in the principality, even if the army is completely wiped out due to his strategic mistakes, the dark archduke will not take it. What about him - because a "holy" executioner is more valuable in the eyes of the Grand Duke than an army of one hundred thousand criminals.

As for how to replenish the lost troops, Koros has his own method.

To plunder the surrounding small towns or villages, capture the male population as "slaves" and send them into the army, or simply raise a wave of troops from the Dark Principality again... There are always more ways than difficulties.

But Kroos doesn't want to think about that now.

For him, the top priority is to recover from his injuries as soon as possible and be wary of possible pursuit from Red Maple City... However, according to the reports from his informants in the city, the "Judge" Baynes in the side court does not seem to be prepared to pursue the pursuit. them.

The "Bianting" seems to want to wait for the arrival of a [Supreme] saint before taking the initiative to start a decisive battle with the Dark Army. This is a relatively safe strategy for them, but it also plays into Koros's plan.

This way, there will be more time to recover from the injury... Kross thought to himself.

And just as he was thinking this, the sound of pattering footsteps suddenly came from his ears.

That was the sound of leather shoes stepping on the muddy road, accompanied by the spiritual surge that was getting closer and closer. The person coming was the "fourth destiny".

That was the extraordinary person of [Ku Tu]'s destiny. Koros, who was also [Ku Tu], had already felt this, so he turned over and sat up.

That should be his "monster head"... Koros felt familiar with this aura, but he didn't know which monstrous head it was.

He might be here to report something, Kroos thought.

Just outside the big tent, Koros could clearly see the figure of the visitor through the half-open curtain.

He was wrapped in a cloak, and his whole body exuded the gloomy aura that uniquely belonged to the "Hunter", which made Koros more certain of his suspicion.

The "monkey head" walked straight into Koros's tent, half-knelt down in front of Koros, and said to Koros in a low voice:

"Greetings, Lord Coros."

"I have something important to report to you alone."

"..."

"Say it." Koros' voice was sharp and cold.

The man in front of him paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said:

"—That's an invitation."

After saying that, he suddenly raised his arm and exposed the back of his hand under the gaze of Kross!

The black light flashed on it, and it was the mark of a sword blade and a dragon claw!

Koros was caught off guard and didn't know what the "Hunt" on the other side had done. A dark red formation pattern appeared at his feet. Then, Koros's eyes went dark——

When the light returned again, Koros saw that the "monster head" was still in front of him, and behind him stood the magnificent and ancient hall.

And he had pulled back the hood that covered his face.

Koros's pupils crinkled.

——He saw the face of "Ferocious Swordsman" Bagri!

That was exactly the face of the "monster-headed" Bagri who had defected before!

Koros subconsciously had the urge to cut the traitor in front of him into pieces on the spot.

But before he actually took action, he suddenly realized that he had been surrounded by dozens or hundreds of spiritual surges!

Then, Bagry's deep voice came to his ears——

"I have been ordered to invite you here, to this [Forsaken Royal Court], Lord Koros."

Bagry raised his head, looked at Kross, and said:

"This is the 'Holy Abyss'—our Lord, he wants to see you."

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