Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 231 "Golden Pegasus"

The "Golden Pegasus's Shining Horn" is the shining horn left behind by the sacred beast "Golden Pegasus" that was active in the "Age of the Gods".

At that time, the gods were still walking on the earth, and Zhuri Xumo and his divine domain "The Eternal Kingdom" had not yet been separated from the world of apocalypse.

In that ancient period, "holy beasts" did exist widely in the ocean, land, and sky. Even though the long river of time has diluted the traces of history, people today can still find traces left by those original "holy beasts" in every corner of the world.

As for Luo Xiu, he entrusted Mir to help him find the brilliant horn of "Pure White Pegasus" or "Golden Pegasus", and his purpose was also very simple -

In the destiny of [Glory], the orthodox ritual of summoning the "holy beast" can rely on the materials left over from the ancient "holy beast" dedicated to "Shu Yu" to lock the ritual and summon the "holy beast" race with a high probability.

Although the materials for the true "holy beast" are now quite scarce, and most of the priests with the destiny of "Glory" basically summon the "holy beast" randomly, but Luo Xiu, who has the memories of his previous life, still has some ideas about where to find the materials for the "holy beast".

"Golden Pegasus" is considered "auspicious" in the classification of holy beasts, and is equivalent to the "madness" level of demons and abyssal beasts. Legend has it that the first holy beast contracted by the original apostle of Zhuri Xuyou was the "Golden Pegasus". Luo Xiu once used this story to fool Anthony, Pamier and others, and it worked very well.

The place where Mil went to look for this material was the place where the original apostle of Zhuri Xuyu "died".

And that place is located right within the territory of the Nolan Empire and is a small group of ruins from the Age of Gods.

According to Luo Xiu's later memories, in that "Fallen Land", there should be statues, tombs and tombstones of the original apostles. The descendants of the original "Golden Pegasus" and the "Pure White Pegasus" with relatively thin blood will offer the brilliant horns of the newly deceased "Pegasus" to the grave of the "Original Apostle" at a specific time.

This "remembrance" ceremony has never been interrupted, even though the "sacred beasts" are almost extinct in the wild.

This is also one of the channels to stably obtain the materials of "Golden Pegasus" or "Pure White Pegasus".

Recalling these, Luo Xiu carefully looked at the bright horn in the jade box in front of him, which was emitting pure and dazzling golden light, then closed the lid and said to Mir, who was still waving the forging hammer beside him:
"There's nothing wrong with the stuff. I'll take it with me."

"By the way, I've taken a fancy to a few pieces of equipment in your inventory. Those items are worth about fifty platinum coins in total. Including the purchase price from 'Golden Pegasus' Huijiao, the total is one hundred and fifty platinum coins. The money is already on the table."

As he spoke, Luo Xiu took out two bags of money, one large and one small, from his storage bracelet. Inside were the counted and divided platinum coins. After placing the payment on the table, Mir looked back at the white light that burst out from the mouth of the bag, then waved his hand and said:

"Go ahead, I'll order later. If the money is not enough, I'll go to the church to find you."

……

Afterwards, Luo Xiu returned to the warehouse, took out a few pieces of equipment that he had taken a fancy to, and left with all his gains.

He walked around the main street and the side street of Red Maple City twice. At this time, there were few people on the street. After the war, a large part of the residents had moved out of Red Maple City, and the remaining ones simply stayed indoors, which made the originally lively street suddenly become dead deserted.

"This is a scene that only occurs in war..." Luo Xiu thought. After he did two rounds of his routine half-walking, half-patrolling, he did not notice anything unusual, so he returned to the church.

Red Maple City Church, Glorious Church.

After Luo Xiu returned to the inner courtyard, he went directly to the "High Priest's Residence" and entered the holy meditation room on the second floor of the residence.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu opened the barrier of his residence, but did not lock the doors and windows. He took out the jade box that contained the "Golden Pegasus Horn" from his bracelet, took out the horn, rubbed it for a while, and then gently placed it on the ground.

As a transcendent with the quadruple destiny of [Glory], the ritual of summoning the holy beast is relatively simple.

Luo Xiu then took out his staff, and gathered his own spirituality into it, allowing the pure divinity of a believer of [Glory] to be radiated outward as much as possible.

While guiding his spirituality, Luo Xiu was also chanting several "holy arts" prayers. "Holy Prayer", "Holy Blessing", "Hand of Judgement" and other holy arts were activated one by one and applied to Luo Xiu himself in turn.

His hands became translucent, revealing a pale golden holy light from the inside out. After the "Hand of Judgement" began to change, his outline also began to blur, emitting a warm, pure glow like flowing mist.

After completely placing himself under the influence of the spirituality of [Glory], the resonance between Luo Xiu and the holy beasts belonging to [Glory] has reached its highest level.

Until this moment, he sat down on the ground, held up the "Golden Pegasus Horn" on the ground in front of him with both hands, and began to meditate on the glorious skills and knowledge of the "Holy Beast Divine Contract" in his mind.

In Luo Xiu's mind, the originally blurry totem pattern that was outlined in the shape of Pegasus's horns was gradually becoming clear.

As the totem of the holy beast took shape in his mind, Luo Xiu simultaneously channeled his own spirituality out of his body and wrapped the Pegasus horn in his hand like a ball of wool, causing it to emit an unprecedented golden light and truly activating the ancient spirituality sealed within it that belonged to the "Golden Pegasus".

Only after completing these steps did Luo Xiu place the Pegasus Horn back on the ground, praying:
"——In the name of the Holy One, I pray devoutly."

"—I hope that the light of the guide will come."

"——I hope that the sun will grant me divine light in a moment."

"—I hope that the Eternal Kingdom will look upon me."

"——With this golden horn as a gift, I hope the sacred beast will make a divine bond with me!"

——Buzz! When Luo Xiu finished reciting the last sentence of his prayer, the outline of the golden horn in front of him suddenly shone with a dense golden light.

The scene in front of Luo Xiu soon became different.

Right in front of Luo Xiu, the light on the golden horn separated from the body of the horn at a speed visible to the naked eye and floated into the air.

The next moment, the light that rose up like it had been knocked out of the mold suddenly bloomed, spreading outward from the origin to form a substantial light mist.

The bright light radiating from the inside out of the Golden Horn became even more dazzling at this moment, accompanied by waves of strong spiritual surges, and something was gradually descending from nothing.

Soon, the entire holy room was filled with golden light.

At this time, Luo Xiu had already opened his "spiritual vision". His sight penetrated the deep and rich golden light, and saw the deeper outline that was gradually taking shape from the light.

——"Golden Pegasus"! This is exactly the process of the real "Golden Pegasus" being summoned!
When the summoning ritual reached this point, Luo Xiu knew that he had succeeded. All he had to do next was to wait quietly.

……

The light in the high priest's residence became brighter and brighter. It shone through the windows and out of the room, attracting the attention of the clergy who were in the inner courtyard of the church at that time.

The clergy all looked towards the high priest's residence. The outline of the residence, shrouded in a golden barrier, was emitting a faint golden glow, which made the clergy wonder what was happening there.

The light shining through the windows of the residence became increasingly brighter, and the clergy in the inner courtyard could clearly feel that the sacred aura was penetrating the barrier, spreading and diffusing in all directions.

"Master Daichi...what is he doing..."

Standing in front of the high priest's residence, Colen, the "priest" who guides the clergy, looked back in a daze at the light emanating from the window of the residence.

And in the next moment, Colen's vision was completely occupied by pure golden light like the sun.

An unprecedented dazzling golden light suddenly appeared from the window of the residence, and then quickly disappeared. At the moment when the light appeared, Colen clearly felt that the sacred aura had reached its peak at that moment.

Colen was completely stunned, and at the same time he heard footsteps behind him. Colen turned around and saw that it was the chief officer of the Holy Inquisition, Anthony, and the adjutant, Pamier. They had sensed the movement and rushed over to see what was going on.

Anthony then walked towards the medium of the barrier and urgently transmitted his spiritual application for entry into the residence.

Unexpectedly, his application was approved in just a few seconds. The golden barrier faded and dissipated, and Anthony, Pamier and Colen hurried in.

As soon as they reached the second floor of the residence, they felt a surge of warm air. The source of the air came from the holy room on the side. Anthony and Pamier followed the air to the door and pushed open the door full of unknowns.

Afterwards, they saw the extremely solemn and sacred scene of the "holy beast".

In the middle of the holy room, a one-horned golden horse, majestic and agile, emitting brilliant golden light all over its body, appeared in front of them.

Its entire body is covered in holy flames, and light flows through the horns on its forehead, as if it contains an extremely surging brilliant spirituality.

——That is the "Golden Pegasus"! The new "auspicious" sacred beast summoned and contracted by Luo Xiu!
When seeing Anthony, Pamier and others appear in front of it, the holy flame around the Golden Pegasus seemed to tremble slightly, and the horse's tail swaying with golden flames swayed gently, which served as a "greeting" to the newcomers.

"Ah, here you are, Antoine, Pamier, and . . . Columbus."

From behind the "Golden Pegasus", the voice of "Master Priest" Luo Xiu came. His voice sounded a little weak, as if he had consumed too much spiritual energy and physical strength because of summoning the holy beast.

"This is..." Anthony asked in a daze, "Is this... a sacred beast?"

Anthony has recognized the ownership of the "Golden Pegasus", but he is not sure.

He vaguely remembered that Luo Xiu had already contracted with the "Holy Flame Wolf" and the "Burning Feather Raven".

He had never heard of any priest in the history of [Glorious] who could establish a contract with three holy beasts at the same time...

"Yes, this is indeed a 'holy beast'." Luo Xiu replied with a smile.

"He is the Golden Pegasus, and his name is Pegasus. That is his original name."

Luo Xiu briefly answered Anthony's question and quickly "solved" Anthony's confusion.

But even greater doubts arose. Anthony then murmured:

"You... contracted it?"

"You have contracted the 'holy beast' again?"

"..."

Looking at Anthony's bewildered expression, Luo Xiu could only shrug helplessly and said:
"I did call him, and he looked at me."

"Isn't that right, Pegasus?"

“—Moo…”

The "Golden Pegasus" raised his long neck and a low neigh came out of his mouth.

Anthony couldn't tell whether it was an approval or a denial, but there was indeed some kind of "contractual" connection between Luo Xiu and the "Golden Pegasus"... Anthony now understood that Luo Xiu had indeed established a contract with it, and it was indeed the third "holy beast" that Luo Xiu had contracted.

The facts were before him, and Anthony could only suppress his shock and said:

"...This is a good thing. Yes... This is a good thing. Now that the 'War of Judgment' has broken out, the church does need more and stronger combat power..."

"I think all the clergy of the church have seen the divine light you radiated when you summoned the Golden Pegasus. I think the other clergy will feel relieved that our High Priest has taken a crucial step in the path of glory."

I did it on purpose... Luo Xiu thought to himself. He finally had the chance to do something big in the Glory Path, so he naturally planned to use this ritual of summoning the "holy beast" to consolidate his prestige among the clergy of the church. He nodded, smiled and responded to Anthony's words:
"I hope so."

"Well, then, congratulations, Luo Xiu."

Anthony showed a relieved smile on his face and said, "But the most important thing is that you are okay."

"Since you are fine, Pamier and I will leave first, Luo Xiu. There are still many things waiting for us to deal with at the Inquisition."

After saying this, Anthony and Pamier took their leave, and Columbus, the guiding priest, also left the high priest's residence with them.

Only after Anthony and the others left did Luo Xiu sit back in his chair and begin to carefully browse the sacred beast panel of the "Golden Pegasus".

[“Golden Pegasus” Pegasus (lv.43)]

[Race: Holy Beast/Contracted Holy Beast/Black Abyss Holy Beast]

[Threat Level: Madness]

[Health: 3075/3075, Mana: 2790/2790]

[Physical Attack: 162, Spell Attack: 294, Defense Reduction: 124]

[Attributes: Strength 81, Constitution 123, Agility 116, Wisdom 147, Divinity 186, Perception 73, Resistance 62, Luck 19]

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[Skills and Features List]

[Glorious Wings of Pegasus (Inherent Skill): "Golden Pegasus" releases its spirituality and condenses it into glowing wings, gaining the ability to stay in the air, and increasing the "Agility" attribute value by 100%, while also increasing the movement speed brought by the agility attribute.]

[Pegasus's Falling Stars (Inherent Skill): When the "Golden Pegasus" is in the "Pegasus Brilliant Wings" state, it will sprint quickly to gather a large number of flying stars around it. When the sprint ends or the "Flying Stars" gather to the upper limit, they will simultaneously fall on the designated enemy target, causing 100%*the number of flying stars' "Holy Light" attribute damage (the upper limit of the number of flying stars is 100). 】

[Holy Roar of Pegasus (Inherent Skill): The furious roar of the "Golden Pegasus" will release a powerful annihilation beam of light. It causes 800% of the "holy light" attribute damage of spell attack to enemies on the path. This skill must be charged for 3 seconds before release. After double charging, the damage is doubled. There is no cooldown. ]

[Pegasus Lightning Strike (Inherent Skill): A penetrating strike from the "Golden Pegasus", activating all the spirituality hidden in the "Brilliant Horn", turning it into a sharp blade that can penetrate everything, giving the target a penetrating strike. Causes 1000% physical attack + 1000% magic attack "holy light" attribute damage, this attack ignores shields, and after a successful attack, applies 30% "holy light" attribute vulnerability to the hit target.]

[Beast of Holy Flame (racial characteristics): The damage caused is always "Holy Light" attribute damage and cannot be overwritten; when attacking enemies that do not have "Holy Light" damage resistance, the damage caused is increased by 10%; when attacking enemies that are vulnerable to "Holy Light", in addition to the increase in vulnerable damage, the damage caused is increased by an additional 10%. ]

[Beast of Radiance (racial characteristics): A creature born in the glow, with an innate affinity for the 'holy light' attribute, and guided by the 'Eternal Kingdom', its soul cannot be controlled, and will not truly perish.]

[Contracted Beast (Contract Characteristics): This creature is summoned by the contract and is subject to the restrictions of the contractor - in the current state, the maximum level with the contractor does not exceed 10 levels. If it exceeds the threshold, it will be dynamically adjusted to the threshold. ]

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(End of this chapter)