Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 256: End of the Investigation

…A big body means a weak back, a big body means a weak door.

A huge and bulky monster like the "three-headed demon bull" Epiros always has similar weaknesses no matter which game it is placed in the previous life... Luo Xiu, who was a veteran soul player in his previous life, thought about this and then walked towards the items dropped by Epiros.

A piece of deep purple magic crystal, which is the crystal core of Epiros as a "natural disaster" level monster.

In addition, a "Horn of Epirus" was also dropped, which is also an extremely rare material that can be used to forge "legendary" level weapons or equipment.

These are all good things, but it's a pity that the former needs to be used for other things in advance...

Luo Xiu leaned over to pick them up and put them into his storage bracelet. He planned to hand over the "Horn of Epirus" to Mir for forging after he got out.

He should also refurbish his equipment once again to make it compatible with the strength of his upcoming "Fifth Destiny".

Afterwards, Luo Xiu said to his Holy Judges:

"Anthony, and Pamier, lead the Inquisitors to search for any remaining hyena monsters. I need to stay here for a while to deal with this seal."

"Yes." Anthony and Pamier responded at the same time, and then they dispersed in two directions and led the Inquisitors to conduct a carpet search.

After sending all the Holy Inquisitors away, Luo Xiu walked to the place where the "Three-Headed Demon Bull" Epiros had collapsed before, and leaned over to observe the "Great Seal" exposed outside.

It was a seal formed by numerous loops of "chain"-like patterns, flashing a deep red glow that was sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

Many of the "chains" have been broken, and a deep breath is pouring out from the cracks in the seal, the source of which is the source of the "abyss" at the other end.

Luo Xiu stared at the broken seal in front of him, thinking about something.

He knew that the "Seven Abyss" and the real world were not truly connected in a physical sense, and that the "Great Seal" was equivalent to blocking the tunnel that spiritually connected the abyss and the real world, making it impossible for the two to transmit any information in any way, thus forming a complete isolation between the real world and the "Seven Abyss".

Now that the "Great Seal" has begun to loosen, this phenomenon may not only happen here... Luo Xiu thought.

While thinking about these things, he vaguely understood another thing.

...He was able to summon the "Shadow Raven" Wuye and the "Ashe Wolf King" Fenrir from the Abyss. This was essentially a "smuggling" from the Abyss to the real world, and it was most likely affected by the loosening of the Great Seal.

For a moment, Luo Xiu was not sure whether this was a bad thing or a good thing for him. He could only temporarily judge that it was a situation that "could be utilized."

Luo Xiu thought about these things in a divergent way.

And the "ancient seal" where he is now is most likely one of the "tunnels" that connects the abyss with the real world.

After "peeking" at the exposed seal for a while and making sure that there would not be another monster like the "Three-Headed Demon Bull" Epiros coming out of the broken seal, Luo Xiu stood up and began to explore the surroundings.

The corpses of monsters were everywhere around, and most of the traces of the original "ancient seal" had been destroyed, but some traces could still be found.

In the deepest part of the cave, on the broken stone tablet whose surface had been eroded by the monster's blood, there were still some traces of engraved words.

Luo Xiu walked forward and gently touched the surface of the broken stone tablet. His panel then displayed the contents on the tablet.

[——Hemoro State, Foreign Immortal Master, De Oliveira]

[——I am willing to sacrifice myself for the supreme "Revelation", transform myself into a heroic spirit to guard this place, and block the boundary between the black and white worlds]

"..."

In other words, this was the ancient seal of De Oliveira, the national teacher of a certain state in the "Age of the Gods".

He is also a believer in the "Ring of Apocalypse", or "Balance".

"The Immortal Master from Foreign Lands" De Oliveira is considered one of the "creator"s of the Great Seal. From the brief content on the inscription, Luo Xiu already understood what his final outcome would be.

——De Oliveira dedicated his body and soul to the "Ring of Apocalypse", and he eventually became part of the Great Seal.

But now, apart from this stone tablet, there is no trace of his existence in the world. Luo Xiu couldn't even find his body - he was upgraded from a transcendent to a "guardian spirit", and after death he would turn into a spirit and dissipate. The "Sea of ​​Spirits" was his final destination.

"..." Thinking of this, Luo Xiu's palm emitted a faint golden glow and gently stroked the stone tablet.

The bloodstains on it were washed away and dissipated the moment they came into contact with the light, revealing the base color of the stone tablet, with a clear boundary between it and the bloodstains around it.

After cleaning the blood on the surface of the stele with the inscriptions, the light emanating from Luo Xiu's palm gradually faded. He stood up, turned to the place where the seal was originally broken, and walked away step by step.

This is a tribute to the "foreign immortal master" De Oliveira that spans tens of millions of years.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu came to the broken place of the great seal and took out the dark purple crystal core of Epiros, the "three-headed demon bull" from the bracelet.

He gathered his spirituality in his palm and infused it into Epiros' crystal core, causing it to emit a strange deep purple glow.

But the luster soon faded, and was replaced by the pure white light of "glory". A holy color burst out from this deep purple magic crystal.

After completing this step, Luo Xiu placed the Epiros crystal core on the ground and meditated on the relevant skills and knowledge in his mind.

——That was the knowledge about the "Great Sun Shining Golden Barrier" that Bishop Fabion entrusted to him!

It can be either a "barrier" or a "seal".

Although Luo Xiu did not know the knowledge of the ancient [Balance] technique's Great Seal, since it was used to repair the broken seal, the [Glory] technique "Great Sun Shining Golden Barrier" could do something similar to a certain extent.

This skill requires a material that is strong enough to serve as a spiritual container and medium, and the "Epyros Crystal Core" is just the right choice.

……

After completing all the previous things, Luo Xiu took out the staff from the bracelet and infused the spirituality of [Glory] into the staff again.

Afterwards, he used the staff as an extension of his right hand and leaned over to "carve" the pattern of the barrier on the ground.

After completing the engraving according to a series of complicated processes such as three outer circles, three inner circles, overlapping positive and negative triangles, etc., beads of sweat had already seeped out of Luo Xiu's forehead.

He checked the engraving one last time to make sure it was correct, then put away his staff and came to the center of the golden circle.

Then, he raised his hands, gently formed an equilateral triangle in front of his chest, and prayed softly:
"——I pray for the sun to be cast for a moment."

“—I pray for the wall of light to descend and protect all believers.”

"—I pray for a wall of light to descend and block all evil."

"—I once again pray for the Sun-Forging Moment."

"..."

After reciting the prayer seven times in a row, the circle of barrier at Luo Xiu's feet suddenly lit up with a dazzling golden light.

The light radiates from the inner ring to the outer ring, from light to dark, layer by layer, spreading around like rippling water.

The deep purple crystal core of Epiros placed in the center of the circle also melted away, and the spirituality of "Dark Erosion" and "Holy Light" intertwined and mixed in it was evenly "painted" on every line of the circle of the barrier. Gradually, the small broken parts of the seal were "patched up" by the golden light curtain, and the largest broken part, where Epiros drilled out half of his body, was also slowly covered with a thin layer of light curtain, "healing" visibly to the naked eye.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu stepped out of the range of the golden seal, waiting for the seal to be completely repaired and reinforced.

……

This process lasted for nearly half an hour, until the last ray of light that was splashing outward stabilized, and the repair of the great seal was truly completed.

At this point, if there is no existence far stronger than Epiros, the "Three-Headed Demon Bull" of Roxuga, trying to break the seal from the outside, there is almost no risk of breaking the seal again.

And to accomplish such a thing, one must have at least the sixth level of destiny... Luo Xiu thought about this.

At present, the entire Fanor continent still does not know about the "Seven Abyss". In addition, Luo Xiu led the Holy Inquisitors to investigate a secret shared by the Church, the Border Court and the Fangbei Court. People who can reach this level have no motivation to do so.

After completing the repair of the seal, Luo Xiu found a flat rock, washed off the blood stains on it, and sat on it waiting for the other Holy Judges to return.

……

Ten minutes later, Anthony and Pamier led the Inquisitors back to the cave where the "High Priest" Luo Xiu was.

"I have wiped out eighty-six hyena monsters here and found no traces of remaining monsters." Anthony reported to Luo Xiu.

"...I have seventy-seven of them," Pamier said succinctly.

The source tunnel from which the "blood hyenas" emerged has been completely cleared of the monsters hiding in it, and the threat to the defense of Red Maple City has been greatly reduced.

Perhaps there are still a few blood hyenas hiding in other crevices, but having lost their leader, they will prioritize devouring each other, and self-destruct most of the surviving population.

Even if they eventually raise individuals that are much stronger than their own kind, they are still restricted by the limitations of their own race. No matter how powerful the low-level "blood hyena" tribe is, it cannot break through the shackles of its race.

Unless they can complete "racial sublimation" like Fenrir and Wu Ye, even the most powerful individuals among them can only reach the level of "twisted", that is, the level of "triple destiny" extraordinary people, and the threat to the safety of the entire Red Maple City is minimal.

Now that things have come to this, we can let the knights at the border take over the finishing touches...

Luo Xiu thought about this, and then he led the Holy Judges out of the tunnel and back to the ground.

After briefly explaining the following situation to the Royal Guards on duty and instructing them to take over the finishing work, Luo Xiu immediately received the knights' respectful praise and thanks.

"There are still monsters of 'natural disasters' there, my Most High God... Thank you, 'High Priest' Luo Xiu, you and the Holy Judges of the Church have helped us eliminate the great hidden dangers."

"I will arrange the next matters as soon as possible, please rest assured, Lord Luo Xiu. I will also send someone to inform Lord Baines of these matters as soon as possible and ask the Border Court to send more people."

"Thank you again, Master Luo Xiu... Both I and 'Bian Ting' sincerely appreciate your help."

"..."

The knight expressed his gratitude, and Luo Xiu just responded to him calmly, then led the Holy Judges back to Red Maple City and the church.

……

late at night.

After completing the investigation of the coniferous forest outside Red Maple City, Luo Xiu and the Holy Inquisitors returned to the church and said their final goodbyes in the inner courtyard.

Everyone returned to their respective homes to grab the remaining little sleep time as much as possible.

Luo Xiu also returned to his high priest residence. After changing his dirty clothes and doing a simple wash, he also lay down on the bed.

Before going to bed, he opened his mailbox panel and glanced at the new content.

The reward for killing Epiros, the "Three-Headed Demon Bull", has appeared on it, but Luo Xiu is not in a hurry to claim it. Instead, he plans to complete the hidden mission [The Seal Hidden in the Forest] before settling all the rewards at once.

After confirming the email panel, he immediately closed the panel, and sleepiness surged over him like a tide.

Soon, Luo Xiu fell asleep and made up for his sleep before the dawn.

……

early morning.

After waking up from his sleep, Luo Xiu changed into new high priest robes and walked out of the high priest's residence.

He first went to the Holy Office to handle the day's affairs, and then prepared to leave the church and go to the Square Stele Courtyard to complete the delivery of the previous commission to the "Acting Dean" Elvan.

Anthony and Pamier were busy with the affairs of the Inquisition, so Luo Xiu brought the guiding priest Colen with him to visit the Fangbei Courtyard.

……

Red Maple City, Fangbei Courtyard.

Luo Xiu went straight into the Fangbei Courtyard. After explaining his purpose to the scholar on duty, he was quickly introduced.

"Lord Irfan has been in the Tower of General Knowledge for the past few days." The guiding scholar said to Luo Xiu, "Dear guest, if Lord Irfan knew the purpose of your visit, he would definitely be happy."

This time, Luo Xiu did not chat much with the scholar who was guiding him. He soon arrived at the Tower of General Knowledge with ease.

The scholar said goodbye to Luo Xiu, and Luo Xiu took Colen straight into the tower and went directly to the third floor.

The last heavy door rolled and slowly opened to both sides in front of Luo Xiu with a sluggish sound.

The sound of “——Puff, puff”, just like the last time he came here, rushed into Luo Xiu’s ears.

Alvan is still sticking to his previous research... Luo Xiu thought.

However, the "blood corpse hyena" group of abyssal beasts will not appear for a certain period of time. Elvan's research may only fill some academic gaps, but it does not have any practical significance...

While thinking about these things, Luo Xiu had already arrived at the door of the room where Alvan was.

When Irfan entered Luo Xiu's field of vision, he was still covered in blood like last time. He was sharpening his knife on a bloody hyena, and he was so focused on his research that he didn't seem to notice the visitor.

It was not until Luo Xiu deliberately increased the volume of his footsteps that Alvan raised his head and took a look.

When he saw that it was Luo Xiu, an expression of surprise appeared on Alvan's face.

"Greetings to you, Lord Irfan."

Luo Xiu nodded to Erfan and said:
"I have brought you what you wanted."

……

(End of this chapter)