Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 194: Divine Summoning Ceremony
[Trigger hidden tasks]

[Hidden Mission: Disappearing Gravel (Hell Difficulty)]

[Recommended level: lv.40+, quadruple destiny and above]

[Task type: serial task]

[Task Description: You learned the secrets of the dwarf "Gravel" clan from the dwarf blacksmith Mir.

Mir confessed to you his experience of exile, and said that his former tribesmen seemed to have met with an unexpected accident. Mir also commissioned you, hoping that you could help him collect information about the whereabouts of his former tribesmen.

You have already vaguely sensed that this incident may be hiding a huge danger. 】

[Warning: You still have a chance to get out of this unscathed. Once you are truly involved, you may face a huge terror.]

[Main mission objective: Find information on the whereabouts of the dwarf "Grit" clan]

[Additional mission objective: Find at least three survivors of the "Sand and Gravel" tribe]

[Completion Reward (Complete the main goal): Basic Experience +43000, Free Attribute Points +5]

[Additional Completion Reward (Complete Additional Goal): Basic Experience +78000, Free Attribute Points +10, Rare Expertise "Friend of the Gravel Tribe·Dwarves"*1]

【…】

After carefully reading the content of this task again, Luo Xiu's eyes became more profound.

This is a hidden mission of "Hell" difficulty, and it is also a "serial mission", so its rewards are very generous.

However, its content forced Luo Xiu to be alert and start thinking deeply - why would searching for information on the whereabouts of a dwarf tribe be classified as a "hell" difficulty task?

Moreover, it also directly issued a "warning" on the panel. According to Luo Xiu's experience, tasks with the word "warning" are usually troublesome and dangerous.

It was not until now that Luo Xiu finally understood why no player had completed this task in his previous life.

——This doesn’t look like a job in the human world… Luo Xiu thought.

Moreover, for players whose level cap can only reach lv.30 and whose destiny cap can only reach triple destiny during the "War of Judgment" version, the hope of completing this task is even slimmer.

Luo Xiu then let his thoughts wander and started to speculate.

For those players who had only three destinies in their previous lives and had come into contact with Mil first, they might have completed the first and second rings of this quest, and learned that when they completed the final ring, they would be able to obtain information about the two ancient dragon secret treasures, the "Dragon Flame Demon Sword" and the "Dragon Breath Scepter", but they ultimately succumbed to the incredible difficulty of the higher-ring quests.

Therefore, in the previous life, no player actually obtained the "Dragon Flame Sword" and the "Dragon Breath Scepter", which led to a series of events such as Mir helping the ancient dragon Quesanx "regain" his sanity, Mir's promotion to become the "Ancient Dragon Magic Forger", etc.

There is no doubt that this mission exudes a dangerous atmosphere from beginning to end.

But its ultimate reward - the two "Ancient Dragon Secrets" and the precious opportunity to tame the ancient dragon "Quesanx" later, will make all the efforts to complete this task worthwhile.

"..." After thinking for a moment, Luo Xiu looked at Mil again with increasingly deep eyes, but met the hopeful and sincere gaze of the dwarf craftsman.

"Okay, I promise you."

Finally, Luo Xiu nodded slowly and said, "I will try my best to help you find it. However, the information you provided is too little, so I can't guarantee that I will be able to find any useful information."

"..."

"That's enough, yes, that's enough."

After Luo Xiu agreed to take the commission, Mir's tense expression gradually relaxed, and he thanked Luo Xiu in a solemn tone: "Thank you, although you are really annoying sometimes, but... you are a good person."

Luo Xiu: “…”

Fuck... Nice Guy Card! Luo Xiu complained subconsciously in his heart, and a calm smile appeared on his face again. He said, "No, don't worry about it. If there is any news, I will tell you."

"Well, I should leave now."

After saying that, Luo Xiu nodded slightly to Mil, said goodbye, then turned and walked towards the door.

Mir, who rarely followed Luo Xiu, saw him out.

It was not until Luo Xiu stepped out of the blacksmith shop that Mil stopped following him. Instead, he stood by the door, watching Luo Xiu's back gradually disappear into the distance.

"...Have a safe journey, my friend."

Looking at the figure disappearing at the end of the street, Mir silently recited this sentence in a light and low voice.

……

Sina City, Triumph Square.

It is noon now, and the sun hanging high above the dome is spreading its light equally to every corner.

On the main street of the Triumphal Square, in this bustling commercial area, common people were going in and out of various inexpensive taverns, while merchants or nobles of a certain status were going in and out of theaters or bookstores. They each took what they needed and sought the pleasure of their lives, day after day.

Luo Xiu, disguised as a young businessman, was walking through the bustling crowd, step by step towards the White Antelope Hotel.

While walking, Luo Xiu was also thinking about his future schedule.

The vacation that Priest Leonard gave him was only twenty days, and half of it was already past.

In the next less than ten days of vacation, Luo Xiu will complete the summoning and contract with the "God", enter the "Land of Exile" and face the "Exiled Knight" Mordred...

These two items were the most important schedule. After that, Luo Xiu was almost ready to report back to the church and formally inform Priest Leonard that he had been promoted to the "Quadruple Destiny".

Well, now, the first thing I have to do is to use the materials I just got from Mir to start preparing to try to summon the "God".

After confirming these arrangements, Luo Xiu also walked to the door of "White Antelope Hotel".

Luo Xiu then temporarily cleared his mind and walked into the White Antelope Hotel, where he was warmly greeted by the brown-haired maid on duty.

"Welcome back, Mr. Carlos." The maid greeted sweetly and bowed slightly to Luo Xiu.

"A beautiful lady has been here before. She told us that you will be back soon and asked us to clean the room for you."

"Your timing of return is really clever. We have just cleaned your room very cleanly and tidy. I assure you that you will not find a speck of dust in your room!"

"..."

Luo Xiu kept smiling until the brown-haired maid finished speaking excitedly, then he responded politely:

"Very good, thank you for your hard work."

Afterwards, Luo Xiu stepped into the stairwell with steady steps and walked towards Room No. 4 on the second floor which he had rented for a long time.

The door of the room was slightly ajar, and through the crack, one could vaguely see the figure of Index cat curled up on the windowsill.

Luo Xiu then pushed open the door, glanced at the spotlessly clean room, then closed the door and locked it as usual.

"Indy, lock the window." Luo Xiu gave a new "command" to Index Cat at the same time, and then sat on the edge of the bed.

The two-tailed cat on the windowsill stretched out one of her tails and hooked the window bracket with a "snap", and the window slowly closed inward. Then, Index's other tail hooked the curtain, and with a "swish", the curtain was completely pulled up, blocking most of the light outside and making the room much darker.

After doing all this, Index retracted her tail and returned to her laziness as she curled up on the windowsill. She just tilted her head slightly to one side, and her dark green eyes were looking at her "master" with curiosity.

Intis knew that whenever her "Lord" locked the doors and windows so seriously, he would try to "touch" something "forbidden".

Luo Xiu then took out two "Broken God's Hearts" and all the "rare" quality materials of the God's Age from his storage bracelet.

Putting the consumable materials of the Age of Gods aside first, Luo Xiu then placed the broken divine heart of "False Vigalo" at the bottom, and placed the broken divine heart of "Spirit of Ritual Fire" on top, allowing them to "fit" incompletely into a complete sphere.

After completing this step, Luo Xiu mobilized his own spirituality and completely wrapped up the two "Broken God's Hearts".

"——I tell you this as the Lord of All Spirits!"

"——Void, Yihuo! Return to the spiritual position of oneness!"

Luo Xiu chanted loudly, and at the same time he raised his hands, a ray of dark golden light flowed out from his palms.

The light shone on the two pieces of the "Broken God's Heart", slowly filling the gap between them.

Gradually, within the semicircles of the two "Broken God's Hearts", the spiritual light began to rotate at a uniform speed.

The spirituality of the Broken God's Heart of the higher-level "False Vikara" was more intense, and it quickly took the dominant position, dyeing the Broken Heart of the "Spirit of Ritual Fire" with its color.

The deep purple color gradually faded, and when the broken divine hearts of "False Vikara" and "Spirit of Ritual Fire" were completely merged into one, their overall color turned into light purple, with a golden thread running through the middle, which was the spiritual thread that "stitched" them together.

When the fusion of the two "Broken God's Hearts" was completed, the final "God's Heart" had also changed its name in Luo Xiu's panel detection.

——【Heart of the Gods: Delusion???】, the name of the item was displayed on the panel.

Luo Xiu has confirmed its nature, but is yet to confirm the product of the final summoning.

However, at this point, Luo Xiu already had a general idea of ​​it.

After completing the fusion of the "Heart of the Gods", Luo Xiu summoned the "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir and the "Mist Raven" Misty Night, and asked them to stand guard by their side, alert to any danger that might occur in the ritual formation later.

After the protection work was completed, Luo Xiu began to place those "rare" quality God-era materials in three circles around the Heart of the Gods, with the Heart of the Gods as the origin.

After completing the arrangement of the summoning ceremony, Luo Xiu stood at the edge of the ritual formation. He also took out an ordinary black steel dagger from his bracelet, placed his wrist lightly on the blade of the dagger, then pulled the dagger and cut it suddenly.

——Hiss! There was a sound of flesh being torn apart, and blood gushed out from the wound, dripping onto the surface of the "Heart of the Gods".

Buzz! Buzz! Visibly, the air around the "Heart of the Divine" quickly became chaotic, and emitted sharp sounds in a regular pattern.

"This counts as using my blood to stimulate the activity of the 'Heart of the Gods'..." Luo Xiu thought to himself. He had no time to care about the stinging pain on his wrist. He once again radiated his whole body's spiritual power, completely enveloping the entire ritual array, and chanted:

"——The spirit of 'illusion'! The guardian of the illusion, the king who forged illusion into a shield."

"—I pray that you will come!"

hum! ! !
The moment Luo Xiu finished chanting, the closed room suddenly became turbulent, the curtains were suddenly blown up, and the small objects on the table were also rustling and shaking.

And in the center of the room, in the "Summoning Gods" ritual formation, all the "precious" materials from the Age of Gods are rapidly dissolving and transforming into spirituality at a speed visible to the naked eye, and are gathering in the "Heart of the Gods" in the center.

The color of the surface of the "Heart of God", whose name is prefixed with "Vanity", changes again.

A hint of light gold gradually appeared, floating and beating in it, like a newly born, young "heart".

Luo Xiu watched the changes in the summoning ceremony closely, not daring to slack off for a moment.

And when all the "precious" materials of the Age of Gods were transformed into spirituality and integrated into the "Heart of the Gods".

——Buzz! The air in the room began to surge violently again, and all the ritual "sacrifices" on the ground disappeared. Instead, a thick and deep gray mist began to permeate the entire room.

In the grayish-white mist, Luo Xiu suddenly caught a glimpse of an extremely strong spiritual surge.

——The summoning of the "God" was successful! Luo Xiu has confirmed that through the ritual he set up, he has indeed summoned the God of the "Ancient Spirit" status!

And in Luo Xiu's panel detection, he seized a moment of opportunity in the "gray fog" and conducted a detection on the newborn "god".

【False Guardian (lv.43)】

[Race: God/Summoned God]

[Personality: Ancient Spirit (Uncontracted)]

[Health: ? /?, Mana: 3800/3800]

[Physical attack: 490, spell attack: 219, defense reduction:? ]

[Attributes: Strength 98, Constitution?, Agility 43, Wisdom 73, Divinity 76, Perception 28, Resistance?, Luck 33]

【…】

[Skills and Features List]

【…】

[? (Inherent Skill):? ]

【? (Racial characteristics):? 】

【…】

After taking a quick glance and confirming that it was the deity that he had "chanted" before, Luo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

However, although it was the god summoned by Luo Xiu, a real contract had not yet been established with him at this moment. He was still in a "wild" state and was completely ignorant of everything around him.

Since he has not yet "signed a contract", Luo Xiu cannot see all of His attributes, characteristics and skills. He still needs to complete the last and most important step - to make Him surrender, or pass His test, or gain His recognition and truly establish a contract with Him.

Luo Xiu then stretched out his hand towards the thick gray fog in front of him.

In a trance, he seemed to have grasped something hard that was emitting golden light.

——An amber. In the hazy gray fog, Luo Xiu could see its shape clearly.

The next moment, the surrounding gray fog disappeared.

Along with the "Nightmare Wolf", "Mist Raven", Index, and even Luo Xiu's room in the hotel, all disappeared.

"Illusion", those were all "illusory" scenes... Luo Xiu understood what he was experiencing, so he slowly closed his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, everything was different.

He was in a completely gray, boundless "illusory" space.

……

The Golden Tree Shadow releases its power, let’s have fun!
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(End of this chapter)