Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 232 [Abyss] New skin - "Netherworld Pegasus"!
After carefully browsing the panel of "Golden Pegasus", a satisfied expression gradually appeared on Luo Xiu's face.

Unlike Fenrir, the Wolf King of Ashes, and Wuye, the Shadow Raven, Pegasus, the Golden Pegasus, had a "name" when he was first summoned. This is a symbol of a naturally powerful beast, and in the Golden Pegasus tribe, "name" may also be regarded as a kind of inheritance.

This saved Luo Xiu the energy of thinking of a new name for it... and the "Golden Pegasus" Pegasus was undoubtedly the perfect mount.

It has all the capabilities of hovering in the air, sprinting to accumulate energy, penetrating through and bombarding a large area. This allows Luo Xiu, who is still at the strength of the "Quadruple Destiny", to gain air superiority in a certain sense.

At this moment, Pegasus was holding up his neck, and the golden holy flame on his body was burning, emitting a dazzling and brilliant light.

It was a truly agile, beautiful, and sacred posture... Luo Xiu looked at the outline of the "Golden Pegasus" Pegasus shrouded in golden light, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After being summoned, it did not show any resistance to Luo Xiu's [Abyss] destiny level. The words "Black Abyss Holy Beast" appeared in the "Race" column of its Holy Beast panel. Its spirituality was no longer in conflict with [Abyss].

Preparing these in advance is indeed effective... Luo Xiu thought to himself, and then recalled the "Golden Pegasus" Pegasus and let it return to the "Eternal Kingdom".

After that, he turned and walked to the wall on one side of the holy room and took out several "blank scrolls" from the cupboard.

Just like letting Fenrir and Wu Ye have the "Glory" form, Luo Xiu also plans to let the "Golden Pegasus" Pegasus get the "Abyss" form.

This way, he could cope with more and more complicated situations... While Luo Xiu was thinking about the skills he was going to put into his own creation, he had already spread out the blank scroll completely on the table.

Then, he imagined the inscriptions symbolizing the two skills in his mind, and at the same time, he channeled his spirituality to his fingertips and began to engrave them on the scroll.

——[Abyss Inscription] + [Holy Beast Contract] + [Dark Corrosion Affinity]!
This is a very simple ratio, but it can lock in the direction and product of self-creation. When drawing the inscription of the skill [Sacred Beast Covenant], the "brilliant horn" pattern symbolizing the "Golden Pegasus" appeared in his mind at the same time, and he engraved it into the scroll at the same time.

After all the inscriptions of the three skills were engraved, two different colored lights, one golden and one purple, appeared on the surface of the scroll at the same time.

The inscriptions on the scrolls were blending and reconstructing, gradually forming new inscriptions. The deep purple and golden light emanating from them also gradually faded from their sharp colors, turning into a softer and darker gray tone.

After waiting longer than normal skill creation, a new content prompt appeared on Luo Xiu's panel -

[The fate has been confirmed, and the fate is "Abyss"]

[Current character level is lv.40, "Abyss Inscription" level is lv.3]

[Self-created skills - success rate 16% (min) ~ 35% (max)]

[Please confirm the experience points you want to invest. The minimum investment is 2800 experience points]

【…】

The only experience points Luo Xiu currently has stored are enough for him to invest four times the double experience points to create his own skills.

He immediately invested 5600 experience points, and at the moment of completing the payment, the dark lines on the scroll suddenly jumped, and then a gloomy and deep light began to radiate outward, and the fusion of the inscriptions continued the final process.

After two failures, the third fusion of skills finally succeeded.

A new prompt immediately appears in the panel.

[Successfully created a skill]

[The "Abyss" destiny skill has been generated...]

[Obtain: Nether Pegasus (Abyss, lv.1)]

[Mana consumption: 28/min, cooling time: 30min]

[Netherworld Pegasus (Abyss, lv.1): A Pegasus that fell from the sky and into the netherworld. The abyss swallowed up its brilliance and gave birth to its body again.]

[When using the skill "Nether Pegasus", summoning "Golden Pegasus" is replaced by summoning "Nether Pegasus", the inherent skill "Pegasus's Wings" is transformed into "Nether Wings", the inherent skill "Pegasus's Falling Stars" is transformed into "Nether Stars"... All damage caused by "Nether Pegasus" is transformed into "Dark Eclipse" attributes; after using the "Nether Pegasus" skill, a constant "Dark Eclipse" status effect is added, and three layers of "Nether Shadow" status effects are added. ]

[Phantom Corrosion (status effect): The damage caused is always "Phantom Corrosion" attribute damage and cannot be overwritten; when attacking an enemy that is not resistant to "Phantom Corrosion" damage, the damage caused is increased by 10%; when attacking an enemy that is vulnerable to "Phantom Corrosion", in addition to the increase in vulnerable damage, the damage caused is increased by an additional 10%. 】

[Shadow of the Underworld (Status Effect): Gain three layers of "Shadow of the Underworld". When you receive damage, one layer is reduced, offsetting the damage and gaining the status effect of invincibility for 2 seconds. One layer of "Shadow of the Underworld" is restored every 10 seconds. ]

【…】

“This is all complete…” Luo Xiu quickly browsed through the contents that appeared on the skill panel, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but rise slightly.

He was in a joyful mood at this moment.

After officially completing the summoning of the "Golden Pegasus" and completing its "skin making", Luo Xiu can fully prepare to be promoted to the "Fifth Level Destiny" and truly reach the pinnacle of the Red Maple City's combat power in order to deal with the huge threat of the "Executioner" Koros who may arrive at any time.

While thinking about this, Luo Xiu went to the "Holy Storage Hall" of the church to select materials that might be used.

After that, the next thing on his schedule was to preside over the fifth-level "Altar Ceremony". For this, he also needed to make some preparations in advance.

And this is the first step that Luo Xiu has taken towards his upcoming "promotion".

……

Outside of Red Maple City, there is a pitch-black military camp.

After the third siege failed, the non-commissioned officers in the barracks gathered again and held an emergency meeting.

The door curtain of a pitch-black tent in the core has been drawn up, and the entrance to the tent is heavily guarded by three circles inside and three circles outside. This is the highest guard standard for this camp.

Within the camp.

The "Giant" officer who was over three meters tall and sitting in the first seat looked around at his subordinates and said in a hoarse and low voice:

"We have experienced another failure."

"As the third vanguard under the command of Lord Fafnir, the Chief Executioner, we are undoubtedly guilty of a grave crime."

“But this is not entirely our problem.”

The short and thin "thief" sitting at the bottom said in a sharp voice: "Lord 'Executioner' Afatak, your wise leadership is witnessed by the entire army, and your contribution is indelible. This is an indisputable fact."

"This temporary failure is all because of the 'High Priest' of the Red Maple City Church. His strength is always beyond our expectations. He is the root cause of the failure."

"And we still have too few strong men in the 'Fourfold Fate'. The 'Beast Tamer' Crow spent a long time taming the magic horse and forming the 'Black Cavalry', but they are no match for the high priest."

"...This is indeed true, Zudiv." The "Executioner" Afatak at the top sighed and said, "Especially that... holy light with the ability of 'Repentance'. I have been promoted to the 'Fourth Fate' and became an 'Executioner' for decades, and I have never seen such a holy art."

"Moreover, according to the intelligence I received from the 'Fang Head' under Lord Fafnir, all of our principality's medium-sized and larger hidden bases inside Red Maple City have been eliminated. Most of them were eliminated by the 'Holy Judge' of the church or by the high priest himself."

"We had no idea what methods the 'High Priest' had used... Including the Theocracy, the number of 'Fourfold Fate' extraordinary people killed by the 'High Priest' is probably more than twenty." "If we were not afraid of him, I or 'Poison Hunter' Alessa would have taken action long ago, and the battle would not have been dragged on until now."

"..."

After a pause, the "Executioner" Afatak continued in a low voice:

"But you're right, Zudiv."

"We do have too few 'Fourfold Destiny' transcendents. Even if we can break through the walls of Red Maple City and enter the city, we will only face a joint attack from the supreme 'Border', the glorious 'Church', and the intellectual 'Fangbeiyuan'."

"From what I know, the Border Court, the Church, and the Square Monument Court have five transcendents with the 'Fourfold Fate', while we only have three."

"If Lord Fafnir could send us more 'Fangs' to support us, perhaps this wouldn't be such a hassle..."

"..."

"In fact, our reinforcements have already arrived."

After the Executioner Afatak finished speaking, a gray-haired woman at the first seat on the right side suddenly opened her eyes and spoke:
“…I sensed the presence of a guest.”

As soon as she finished her words, a noisy sound came from the guards outside the tent.

——Ping ping pong! Immediately afterwards, the sound of fighting and wailing came from outside. At the same time, the whole tent was tilted slightly by a strong gust of wind. It was only because of the sturdy ground nails that it was not blown away.

"Alessa? What do you mean by 'guest'?" The "executioner" Afatak frowned slightly.

But Alessa did not answer Afatak's question. She just looked at the drawn curtain of the tent expressionlessly, and a hint of depth flashed in her half-closed eyes.

The next moment after Afatak asked the question, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and the officers inside the tent saw the scene outside.

At this time, outside the tent, dozens of soldiers who were originally guarding the tent in three layers inside and outside had fallen in a pool of blood and turned into cold corpses.

In front of the bodies of these soldiers, there stood two figures shrouded in darkness.

They exuded a powerful, tyrannical, and terrifying aura. Both the "Executioner" Afatak, who had reached the "Quadruple Fate", and the "Poison Hunter" Alessa, who were in the tent, felt a strong sense of deterrence and pressure from them.

Those were undoubtedly the transcendents of the "Fourfold Fate"! In addition to the two people they saw, Afatak and Alessa also felt the aura of a third transcendent of the "Fourfold Fate"!

"What a shame...'The Executioner' Afatak."

Suddenly, from a dark corner in the tent, a vague and playful voice came:
"You actually let a bunch of losers like that guard your camp. It seems like... Humph, forget it."

"Our master, Lord Executioner Koros, has learned of your disastrous defeat. He will come in person soon. Let us take a look at the situation first."

"How disappointing... Afatak. You couldn't even conquer a small city after attacking it for so long. I really don't know what the point is of Master Fafnir keeping you around..."

"..."

Afatak frowned when he was insulted. He had already known the other party's identity.

"Liaoshou"! As soon as he mentioned that he hoped to get support from "Liaoshou", "Liaoshou" appeared in front of the door of his tent...

However, the way they appeared was full of "dark characteristics", and Afatak could only force himself to hold back his anger and asked in a calm voice:

"Are you the men of Lord Executioner Koros? But Red Maple City is the city that Lord Fafnir's vanguard troops are responsible for conquering."

"So, what is your purpose for coming here?"

"…Tsk. The mission that Lord Koros received from the Grand Duke was to move freely within the territory of Songyuan. We are merely an extension of Lord Koros's will, so please don't ask any more unnecessary questions."

The elusive voice sneered and continued, "Before Lord Koros actually arrives, we will help you conquer the city. However, after the city is conquered, all the extraordinary captives and all the property of the 'Fangbei Courtyard' and 'Bianting' will belong to us. This is our condition."

"Do you accept it? Afatak, I believe you are a wise and practical man."

"..."

"Before I make a decision, I must at least know your true identity."

Afatak said in a low voice.

"…Tsk. What a hassle."

The elusive voice made a sound and said:

"I am Bode, the Shadow Warrior. The two people outside the door are Hatziz, the Curse Binder, and Bagli, the Guillotine."

"Hmph, you should have heard of our names. Now, it's time for you to make a decision."

“…I promise you.”

"The Executioner" Afatake thought for a moment and then nodded calmly.

For him, nothing was more important than taking over the city as soon as possible and washing away the guilt of his three disastrous defeats.

Although the "Fang Chiefs" who came here would take away most of the benefits of the siege, the honor of conquering the city and the reward from "CEO" Lord Fafnir would still belong to him. This was a worthwhile deal for Afatak.

"Haha, wise decision."

"Shadow Warrior" Bode smiled, and the air around him trembled noticeably for a moment. He then said to Afatak:

"So, now you have an absolute advantage over the defenders in Red Maple City."

"But we don't mind expanding this advantage a little bit."

"Tell me, who is the most difficult enemy there? We will help you eliminate him."

The most difficult enemy? Faced with this question, Afatak answered almost without thinking:

"——The 'High Priest' of the Red Maple City Church is the most difficult enemy."

"His name should be Luo Xiu Carlos. As long as you can kill him, it will be easy for my army to break through the walls of Red Maple City."

……

(End of this chapter)