Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 174 New Template Expertise: Lord of the Evil Snake!
After casting the skill "Colorful Offspring" of the epic staff "Poisonous Bite", Luo Xiu closed the door, isolating the wailing of the "venomous snake" behind it.

As the wailing of the "Viper" gradually died down, Luo Xiu had walked out of the mansion and came to the dilapidated courtyard of the manor.

This was originally the manor of the wealthy businessman Guilford. It has been unattended for a long time and will no longer attract much attention... Luo Xiu thought.

But out of caution, he released the "Thunder of Judgment", which destroyed all traces of the battlefield, the bodies of the "Black Fangs", the "Silver Sundial Compass" held by the enemy, and the entire manor.

Only after completing all this did Luo Xiu leave with peace of mind, and his figure disappeared at the end of Guilford Lane.

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Outside Songyuan City.

Dark hidden camp.

The "Executioner" Koros was standing in front of an antique long table with strange hanging lamps, staring at four of them intently.

Suddenly, the dark blue flames in the four hanging lamps jumped violently, and one of them became dim in an instant and then went out.

"The gargoyle...is dead." Kross murmured.

Koros's eyes suddenly became deep. He raised his arm and stroked his chin with a playful expression.

As he watched, the dim flames in the second and third hanging lamps began to flicker violently.

The next moment, the two balls of fire exploded with a "pop" sound, and then went out completely, and the light returned to dimness and silence.

"Mist Demon and Razor... they are dead too."

Kolos's eyes became more profound, his shoulders slightly raised, and an invisible spiritual surge flowed out from the outline of his body.

His sight then fell on the last hanging lamp.

That is the hanging lamp of "Viper".

Koros stared at it for a long time, his eyes carrying a certain hope, as well as the sharpness and ferocity of a vulture.

Suddenly, the flame in the "Viper" hanging lamp shook violently, and the faint blue light flickered dimly, appearing to be shaky.

As expected, the next moment, Koros saw that the flame sealed in the lamp that symbolized the "venomous snake" quickly went out and fell into dead silence.

"..." Koros's expression became complicated, and his face gradually became ferocious.

He stood up, dusted himself off, and said in a deep voice to the quiet place behind him:

"Is the Prophet awake?"

"..."

"No...no."

A deep and hoarse voice responded to him, accompanied by layers of ripples in the air.

"...Go wake him up." Koros ordered in a deep voice, "As long as he is still alive, do everything you can to wake him up."

"I want him to perform the third divination ritual as soon as possible."

"Then, you...Night Owl. I want you to find the Guillotine."

"It's time to send out the 'Fang Shou'... Don't let me down."

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After Luo Xiu killed the four Black Fangs, he did not return to the Wolf Hunting Tavern immediately.

He first went to a well-known restaurant, where he spent lavishly and had a hearty meal. After finally putting the bill on the name of "Arbitrator" Randall, he left in a leisurely manner, bathed in the respectful and admiring gaze of the store owner.

The double happiness of delicious food and free food brought double pleasure to Luo Xiu's body and mind.

After that, Luo Xiu wandered around the streets, squares and parks of Songyuan City, partly for leisure and partly to buy some props and materials from the extraordinary realm.

He did not intend to see blood in Songyuan City again within a single day. It was not until the evening that Luo Xiu confirmed that there were no suspicious enemies following him and the faint smell of blood on his body had almost dissipated, and then he walked back to the Wolf Hunting Tavern.

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Wolf Hunter Tavern.

This time, when Luo Xiu arrived at the door of the tavern, he finally did not see the burly former "Knight of the Throne" sitting in front of the door.

Luo Xiu then walked into the door. As soon as he stepped into the tavern, he heard waves of loud shouting.

"Goddamn it, chariot! Run over his horse!"

An old but excited voice came from deep inside the tavern. The source of the voice was separated from Luo Xiu by a door curtain, but Luo Xiu knew clearly what was happening inside.

That is the "Imperial War Chess", whose full name is "Nolan Empire Total War Simulation Military Chess". It was originally a chess-like prop used in the army to simulate war, but later evolved into a form similar to a sandbox board game, and gradually flowed into the desktops of every military or chess enthusiast in the empire.

"Oh! Brother Isaac! You can't do this... Long spearman! Stop his chariot!"

——Snap! There was a slight sound, the sound of the wooden chess pieces hitting the tabletop. Isaac's voice came again, and he shouted with a trembling laugh:
"Ha ha! Bruyère! You've been fooled!"

"Cavalry! Charge past his archers!"

—Pah! Another soft sound, this time louder than the previous one, accompanied by the frustrated voice of "Bruyère":
"...Oh no! I was so careless...You won, brother Isaac! Here, these are two gold coins for the bet. It's your turn, old Card!"

"..."

Listening to the sounds coming from inside, Luo Xiu smiled and shook his head. He stopped listening to their next game of chess and walked up to the second floor with light steps.

He came to the door of his room in the tavern, took the key from his bracelet and opened the door.

"Meow~" The lazy sound of a cat came into Luo Xiu's ears. Index in cat form was still curled up on the windowsill, and she had not moved at all from the position in Luo Xiu's memory. She had not moved from the windowsill all morning.

"Intis, come here." Luo Xiu waved his hand and sat on the edge of the bed.

The two-tailed white cat then stretched its body, then jumped lightly onto Luo Xiu's lap.

She was too familiar with it - every time her Lord greeted her like this, he would probably reach out his palm and stroke his cat...

Although Intis still didn't understand the significance of doing this, she always believed that the "Lord" must have his own deep meaning in doing this. She did not resist the tingling feeling when being touched, and she even felt some enjoyment.

Just as Index expected, when the two-tailed white cat coiled lazily on Luo Xiu's legs, Luo Xiu reached out and gently stroked her furry back.

At the same time, Luo Xiu opened the mailbox panel. This time, Luo Xiu killed four Black Fangs of "Triple Fate", and their kill rewards were still lying quietly in the panel, waiting for Luo Xiu to claim.

Although the "supernatural rank" and "spiritual level" of this group of Black Fangs are lower than his own, Luo Xiu knows that this group of enemies, who are at the level of "elite monsters" in the triple life journey, still have a certain probability of dropping some good things.

The last time he killed Black Fang, codenamed "Hyena", Luo Xiu's "luck" had reached an unprecedented 6 points. He was full of confidence in his luck, so he chose to draw a miracle alone.

As expected, he didn't draw any specialties, and he only gained more than a thousand kill bonus experience points, and nothing else.

But it's different now.

This time, Index is right next to him! A righteous cat person will definitely have good luck!

As Luo Xiu thought about this, he turned the two-tailed cat on his knees back and forth. When he felt a sudden inspiration, he clicked the settlement button!

The first time, the reward is 2323 experience points, as well as 1 free attribute reward for killing and 3 free attribute rewards for "Glorious Judgment".

The second time, the reward experience is 2146 points, still 4 points of total free attribute reward, and no expertise appears.

Keeping a calm mind, Luo Xiu carried out the third settlement.

This time, he suddenly felt that the spirituality in his body began to move actively.

Shipping! Blue light appears!
Luo Xiu has acquired a new expertise! The expertise from Black Fang "Mist Demon"!

——[Acquire the feat "Hidden in the Mist (rare)"]

[Hidden in the Mist (Rare): You are a Folk of the Mist, an unpredictable Mist Walker. After being in a state of normal stillness for a certain period of time, your spiritual surge will naturally converge and become difficult to be sensed, and difficult to be detected by "supernatural" means of the same level or below. ]

"It's a stealth-related specialty..." Luo Xiu pondered.

He did lack some means of concealment and stealth. Although the rare expertise obtained from the "Mist Monster" was not very powerful, it made up for some of the functions that Luo Xiu lacked.

There is still one last kill reward waiting to be settled, which is the reward column page from Black Fang "Viper".

Luo Xiu stared at the panel for a long time, and finally at a certain moment, he gave the "settlement" command.

In the next moment, Luo Xiu suddenly felt that his spiritual energy began to flow freely.

Light and shadows floated before my eyes, and the reward for killing the "Viper" quickly skipped over the experience points and free attribute points. Then, colorful streams of light appeared like a kaleidoscope, and new text content emerged.

——Template Expertise! A new "rare" quality template expertise!

Luo Xiu's eyes lit up and he began to carefully browse the contents.

——[Obtain the expertise "Lord of the Filthy Snake (rare, special)"]!
[Lord of the Evil Serpent (rare, special): You are recognized as the master of the Evil Serpent, and you can enslave its power. Your poison attribute damage increases by 15%, and the attacks you make will cause an additional 15% of the total damage of poison attribute damage; the duration of abnormal status such as "poison" and "venom" caused by you is doubled, and can only be removed by corresponding higher-level purification techniques and higher-quality antidotes. ]

【…】

"hiss……"

There was a bright light flashing in Luo Xiu's eyes.

The moment he read the template of the rare specialty "Lord of the Evil Serpent", Luo Xiu clearly realized that the improvement this specialty brought to himself was far more than just the level of "rare" quality.

The "special epic" level staff that he currently uses as his main hand, the "Bite of Evil Poison", has the ability to convert "poison" attribute damage into real damage, and the "Lord of the Evil Snake" will undoubtedly amplify the effect of Bite of Evil Poison once again, allowing Luo Xiu's output ability to take a considerable leap!
"I didn't expect that Black Fang could produce such good stuff..."

The original intention was to advance the progress of the hidden quest [Fouled Wail], but I gained two specialties, one of which is a powerful template specialty. These are unexpected gains and an unexpected surprise!

Luo Xiu smiled, feeling happy and comfortable in his heart.

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The next day, early in the morning.

After a night's rest and completely recovering the energy consumed by the previous day's battle, Luo Xiu woke up naturally.

This was the third morning he had spent since arriving in Songyuan City.

According to the original plan, he would go to the branch of "Black Sword Mansion" in Songyuan City to participate in their antique auction.

So far, everything was going according to plan and in an orderly manner. After he attended the auction and dealt with the troublesome Black Fang subordinates of "Executioner" Koros, he was ready to return to Sina City from Songyuan City in triumph.

At that time, he would tell Priest Leonard and Bishop Fabion the truth that he had been promoted to become the fourth-level destiny "Holy Light Judge"... Luo Xiu couldn't wait to see what kind of surprised expressions would appear on the faces of the old priest and the old bishop.

Getting up from the bed, he glanced at Index who was taking a nap on the windowsill, grabbed the clean robe on the rack and put it on, then walked out of the room lightly and headed for the bathroom on the second floor of the tavern.

After quickly washing up, Luo Xiu went to the tavern restaurant and enjoyed the rough but hearty "Isaac's special breakfast".

Afterwards, Luo Xiu returned to the room and woke up Index who was still in a drowsy state.

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When leaving the "Wolf Hunting Tavern", Luo Xiu happened to meet Isaac.

The owner of the tavern had just returned from outside the tavern, holding an exquisite wooden box of "Empire Chess" in his left hand and a basket full of empty wine bottles in his right hand.

When Isaac saw Luo Xiu, he frowned slightly.

"Be careful." Isaac said in a deep voice as a greeting.

Then Isaac walked into the deeper room without saying anything more.

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Songyuan City, Gaowen Street.

This is the neighborhood in Songyuan City, second only to Fengling Main Street and Golden Street in terms of prosperity.

The name of this neighborhood comes from the eldest son of the lord, Marquis Vizia Bakar, Lord Gawain Bakar.

All the residents of Songyuan City knew that "Gawain Bakar" was the pride of Marquis Vizia. He was now in his early thirties, but he was already the "Knight Commander of the Throne" of the fifth level of the [Supreme] Fate, and had truly entered the realm of "Saints", with a promising future.

However, few people know that this Supreme Knight is actually the biggest behind-the-scenes supporter of the Black Sword Mansion in Songyuan City.

Luo Xiu and Intis entered Gawain Street, and with Randall's token, they passed through one blockade after another, entered a semi-military restricted area, and came to a magnificent building with black and mysterious styles as the main style.

That was the main building of the "Black Sword Mansion" branch in Songyuan City. No one could have imagined that the specific location of the "Black Sword Mansion" in Songyuan City was actually within a military restricted area under the control of Lord Gawain!
The most dangerous place is indeed the safest place... Luo Xiu thought so, then he put on the bronze mask given by Mir, and took Index into the black mysterious building.

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(End of this chapter)