Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 155 Colorful Light Explosion! (4k5)

When Luo Xiu gave the "settlement" instruction, light and shadow floated on the panel in front of him, and new content slowly emerged from it.

[Completed the hidden mission: Heresy (nightmare difficulty)]

[With your participation, the Church of Sina City successfully wiped out all the invading pagans.]

[You have completed the main goal of the mission: Assist the 'Holy See - Sina City Church' to successfully resist the invasion from the 'Original Sect']

[You have completed the additional objective of the mission: Assist the Fire Bishop Fabian and defeat the Ancestral Bishop Sandos]

[The task is being settled...]

[Complete the main goal and get the completion reward: basic experience +9600, random rare quality specialty*1 for career adaptation, free attribute points*5...]

[Complete the extra goal and get extra completion rewards: Basic experience +12600, random 'epic' quality specialty*1 for career adaptation, free attribute points*10...]

【…】

“…I’m awesome!”

Luo Xiu's face was filled with amazement. Although he already knew how generous the rewards for completing this task would be, when he actually obtained them, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of excitement in his heart.

——Excluding one "epic" and one "rare" quality expertise, the experience points gained from completing the mission alone are already over 20,000! This is still a considerable amount for Luo Xiu today!

After a short wait, Luo Xiu clicked on the settlement of "Expertise".

【…】

[Adapting to the "rare" quality expertise generation...]

[Obtain the expertise "Light of Revelation (Rare)"]!
[Light of Revelation (Rare): You are the one who reads God's guidance to all living beings and announces God's revelations to devout people.

The effect of your "Glorious" destiny skill is increased by 20%, and each time you cast the "Glorious" destiny skill, you will recover 50% of the mana consumed, and 50% of the excess recovery will be converted into "Holy Light Shield". 】

【…】

[Adapting to the generation of "epic" quality expertise...]

[Obtain the expertise "Divine Punisher (Epic)"]!
[The Punisher of God (Epic): You are the sharpest sword of "The Moment of Forging the Sun", and you will carry out the divine punishment on the sinners on His behalf.

You will gain a basic bonus of +8 to the "Strength" attribute and +8 to the "Wisdom" attribute, and the "Physical Attack" and "Magic Attack" values ​​you gain from the "Strength" and "Wisdom" attributes will receive an additional boost at a 1:1 conversion ratio.

【…】

“…It’s so good!”

Luo Xiu's eyes were bright, and he quickly scanned the lines of text with excitement.

——What a colorful explosion!
Although the "Rare" quality specialty "Light of Revelation" does not add basic attributes, it does provide a very practical improvement in the effect of spell casting, as well as the conversion rate of mana consumption into life and shield. Combined with the effect of the mutual conversion of life and mana of "Ashes of Nirvana" that Luo Xiu had previously obtained, "Light of Revelation" will undoubtedly greatly enhance Luo Xiu's endurance.

The "epic" quality specialty "Divine Punisher" is even more heavyweight. In short, it simply and crudely increases Luo Xiu's current "physical attack" and "spell attack" values ​​by half in an instant!
"..."

After completing the settlement of the hidden task [Disaster of Heresy], Luo Xiu closed the task panel, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, carefully feeling the changes in his body.

The surging and pure new spirituality was flowing into Luo Xiu's limbs and bones, bringing him an endless supply of sufficient vitality.

Every inch of his bones, every strand of his muscles, and even every cell, gained an unprecedented sense of surging power, allowing him to truly feel that he was now vastly different from his previous self in terms of extraordinary level.

So, at this moment, only the last reward has not been settled.

——Reward for killing the "Ancestor Bishop"!

This is the biggest highlight of this card draw, and Luo Xiu deliberately left it for last.

He then opened his mailbox panel and his eyes rested on the column for the kill reward of "Ancestor Bishop".

After a brief pause, Luo Xiu gave the "settlement" instruction in his mind.

The column of rewards for killing the "Ancestral Bishop" with a flashing red dot then turned into blurry light and shadow and disappeared. Instead, a brand new settlement panel appeared in front of Luo Xiu.

[Kill "Ancestor Bishop" Sandos (lv.47) and gain 11328 basic experience points! ]

["Ancestor Bishop" Sandos (lv.47) is 27 levels behind you]

[Kill above your level! Gain 270% extra experience points...]

["Burning Soul" takes effect, gain 20% additional experience points]

[Rewards settlement, actual experience points gained: 44180! ]

【…】

["Ancestor Bishop" Sandos is a disaster-level boss]

[Rewards for killing the disaster-level boss are being generated...]

【…】

“——Gurgle.”

Luo Xiu swallowed and waited for new content to appear on the panel.

【…】

[Kill rewards generated]

【…】

[Obtain the expertise "Lord of the Spirits (Legend)", free attribute points*10]!
[Lord of the Spirits (Legend): You are the Lord of the Spirits. They respect you, but they fear you more; they obey you, but they covet you more.]

[Obtain the qualification to establish a contract with the "God", "God" contract slot +1. 】

[Gain a basic bonus of +8 to the "divinity", "wisdom", "perception" and "resistance" attributes, and gain the "Mark of Domination": When you establish a contract with any "spiritual creature", you can impose a mark on it, and you can gain half of the full attribute bonus of the "contracted spirit", and can use some of the inherent skills of the "contracted spirit" that have been weakened. ]

【You have received attention from an unknown being. 】

【…】

After the reward for killing the "Ancestor Bishop" was confirmed on the panel, Luo Xiu's uneasy heart gradually calmed down.

Instead, there was an indescribable joy.

——Another colorful explosion!
“It’s really a legend!”

Luo Xiu's eyes were bright and he browsed through the text description of the specialty page word by word with excitement.

This is undoubtedly a key expertise of Sandoz as the “ancestral bishop.”

Obtaining a contract slot with a "god" - this is the basis for Sandos to conclude a contract with the "King of Ancestral Spirits"!

Although this is not a "template" level expertise, it is a very obvious expertise that is unique to the "Ancestral Bishop" [Lost] destiny profession.

Generally speaking, as a "player", even if you have a panel, it is impossible to cross the fate and career barriers and obtain expertise of this quality.

Luo Xiu had some other guesses, but now he was more immersed in the joy of obtaining the legendary expertise.

Moreover, in addition to obtaining a contract slot with the "God".

This "legendary" quality feat also has another extremely powerful ability.

——"Mark of the Master"!
You can get up to half of the attribute bonus of the "spiritual creature" that has been given the "Domination Mark"! If its attribute is high enough, the improvement will be unprecedented!

After all, this is an improvement on the "basic attribute" level, and there is no need to share the multiplication area with other gain buffs.

While Luo Xiu was thinking, he silently chanted a prayer to summon the "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir.

A moment later, a cloud of purple mist appeared in front of Luo Xiu, and Fenrir's complete figure gradually emerged from it. It crawled on the ground, stretched out its tongue and gently licked the instep of Luo Xiu's feet.

"...Fenrir." Luo Xiu called its name softly, and at the same time raised his right hand, and a double circular mark appeared in his hand.

"Awooo..." Fenrir roared softly, and his tail stood up high, shaking from side to side.

Luo Xiu then stretched out his right hand, and the "mark" floating in his palm slowly flew towards Fenrir.

——Sizzle!
A shattering sound was heard in his ears, and the mark of the double ring shattered like glass and dissipated into Fenrir's body.

Just like what Bishop Fabian said, Fenrir is indeed a "spiritual" life... Luo Xiu pondered. Visibly, the deep purple magic flames on Fenrir's surface seemed to tremble. And Fenrir suddenly staggered, appearing to be standing unsteadily.

According to Luo Xiu's panel detection, the health of "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir was instantly reduced by half.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu felt an invisible, dark force transmitting from Fenrir's body to himself.

Luo Xiu then opened his "spiritual vision". He looked through Fenrir's flaming body and saw that on the "monster crystal core" that was the source of its energy, there appeared the same mark as the one he had rubbed with his hands before.

The imprint of the ring was now emitting a faint deep red color, and from it were pulled out tiny silk threads composed entirely of spirituality and connected to Luo Xiu's body.

That is the "Master's Seal", which serves as a "bridge" for spiritual transmission...

Luo Xiu made this judgment and then casually cast a healing spell.

After healing Fenrir and restoring its lost health to full, Luo Xiu sent Fenrir back to the Abyss.

When Fenrir's figure disappeared, Luo Xiu opened his character panel.

In my "Status" column, there was a new item.

——"Mark of the Dominant: 'Nightmare Wolf' Fenrir"!
Its detailed introduction includes the specific attribute values ​​obtained from the "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir through the "Mark of Domination", as well as a summary of some "shared" abilities.

Luo Xiu shared the "Shadow Eater" characteristic of "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir, and gained the ability of "attacking the enemy's shadow is regarded as attacking the enemy's body."

In addition, Luo Xiu seemed to have gained some hidden abilities.

Luo Xiu stared at the dark shadow in front of him, which was cast on the ground by the blue moonlight passing through the window frame.

After a brief thought, he stood up and walked to the shadowed ground.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu's figure disappeared, and the shadow surface on the ground where he had originally stood began to tremble faintly, like ripples on the water.

A moment later, in another shadow not far inside the room.

A low rustling sound was heard, and a vague figure as tall as a person quickly condensed above the shadow.

Luo Xiu emerged from the light and shadow, with a dazed look on his face.

"So... I can also sneak in the shadows like Fenrir...?"

"...!"

This is undoubtedly a very important discovery!

In Luo Xiu's mind, he quickly thought of many uses for this new ability.

However, this ability obtained by the "Mark of Domination" has been greatly weakened.

Luo Xiu could not stay in the shadow for too long, nor could he move too far.

But for Luo Xiu, being able to "sneak in the shadows" is more than enough, which gives him more tactical options.

"..."

While thinking, Luo Xiu walked to the window and opened it.

The clear and deep moonlight shone in completely. The darkness was immediately swept away, allowing Luo Xiu to see the scene in the room clearly again.

He then grabbed the dark robe on the clothes rack, put it on, walked to the door, pushed it open and walked out.

At night, Luo Xiu walked alone on the quiet street, moving silently and quickly towards the dwarf blacksmith shop.

……

……

At the same time as Luo Xiu went to the dwarf blacksmith shop, various pagan terrorist activities that occurred almost at the same time as the invasion of the "Original Sect" also came to an end one after another.

In the Alchemy Institute in Sina City, with the help of the Holy Inquisitors of the Church, the warlocks quickly gained the upper hand and launched a counterattack against the cultists of "Blood of Thorns".

The "Blood of Thorns" cultists who invaded the Alchemy Institute were soon killed or wounded.

Anthony personally smashed the head of the last "Destroyer", bringing a victorious end to this side's resistance to the invasion.

By the time we finished the assistance here, the sky had already turned dark.

Anthony looked far away in the direction of the church with his brows tightly furrowed.

He felt a strong sense of uneasiness, a strange, ominous premonition lingering in his heart for a long time and difficult to shake off.

"I don't know... Mr. Priest, and Mr. Bishop... How are they doing now..."

Anthony murmured, but now he could only pray for them from afar, asking for the protection of "the Moment of the Casting Sun" to help them get through this disaster safely.

……

……

On the outskirts of Sina City, in a large stronghold of "Blood of Thorns".

"Bloodthirsty Werewolf" Boozer, the saw-blade long knife in his hand was still stained with bloody meat.

In front of him was a headless corpse. Just a few minutes ago, he had beheaded the last leader of the "Destroyer".

"...The Lord will praise you, Boozer."

A gentleman beside the werewolf said with a smile.

Pior, the Dream Thief, took out a handkerchief from his bosom and wiped the blood off his body, muttering to himself:
"...Well, this is already the third large-scale base of 'Blood of Thorns'. Before this, the undertaker, the two ladies of the followers, and we together put eight medium-sized bases into a state of slumber..."

"...Ah, this is so wonderful...I am looking forward to it. When the 'Lord' knows this, I will see how he will praise our contributions!"

"..."

The bloodthirsty werewolf next to Pior ignored him, but just lowered his head and stroked the slightly curled blade.

"It shouldn't be like this... Piol. This isn't a perfect victory."

Behind the gentleman, a sinister voice sounded. The "Hunting Blade" undertaker was hanging upside down on the ceiling, and said in a cold tone:
"Don't forget... we also paid the price of Byrne."

"...Of course, this is because he is too weak."

……

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The same scene was happening simultaneously in various "Blood of Thorns" strongholds within the territory of Songyuan.

From the "Holy Court" Church in the main city of Songyuan, an order was issued to the entire diocese to eradicate the "Blood of Thorns".

While the Lord of Blood Sacrifice was still indulging in his false victory, he did not know that the "Blood of Thorns" that he had painstakingly built was now suffering a devastating blow.

No data points were uprooted, and overnight, all the "Destroyers" and "Blood Followers" stationed in the stronghold were reduced to ashes.

It all happened so fast that none of the destroyed strongholds had enough time to report to the Lord of Blood Sacrifice that they were facing a catastrophic situation.

Until dawn.

……

early morning.

The Dark Principality, Fafnir Castle.

In that bloody cave buried deep underground.

The "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" slowly opened his eyes.

He finally received the first spiritual signal sent back from Songyuan Territory.

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(End of this chapter)