Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 274 Saint Beheading !

Chapter 274 Saint Beheading (Golden Legend)! (5k2)

"——I have obtained the complete divine heart of the 'Spirit of Skyfire', my Lord."

When he heard Index's voice, a look of surprise appeared on Luo Xiu's face for a moment.

Letting Intis go to the Black Sword Mansion and participate in the "Antique Auction" was originally just a matter of luck. Not every "Antique Auction" would sell the Heart of the God, so this time she was lucky.

And the "Spirit of Heavenly Fire" - that is the superior deity of the "Spirit of Ritual Fire" and belongs to the status of "ancient spirit".

The "Heart of the God" of the complete "Ancient Spirit" is enough for Luo Xiu to summon an "Angel". The "Double-Winged Angel" is in line with his current strength and also meets the requirements of the Holy Court's precepts.

Moreover, this also makes it easier for Luo Xiu to do some things - he has some other ideas about the "Angel" and is not prepared to just summon and contract with Him.

"I understand." Luo Xiu guided his spirit to respond to Intis, "Go back to the Lost Royal Court first, and then give the things to me."

"I will follow your will, my lord." Index responded quickly, and Luo Xiu then interrupted the transmission.

After that, Luo Xiu continued to concentrate on the work in front of him. After finishing the day's affairs, he left the Holy Office and walked towards the "Holy See".

At this time, Hubert had already left the church. After confirming that there was no risk of exposure, Luo Xiu returned to the bishop's seat, pulled up the Yaojin barrier, summoned the "Shadow Raven" Wu Ye, and let it create its own "real phantom".

After shaping the fake body, Luo Xiu activated the teleportation mark and teleported to the "Lost Royal Court of Isol".

……

Isol was abandoned in the royal court.

In the royal palace, Luo Xiu appeared in front of the golden throne.

He sat on the throne, looked around the newly renovated hall, and nodded with satisfaction.

Due to the busy church affairs, Luo Xiu did not have much energy to take care of the "Holy Abyss" in the past period of time, but he still came here at least once a week.

After the start of the Judgment War, the "Holy Abyss" was basically in a free-range state. But according to the general direction that Luo Xiu had set for his "Holy Abyss Apostles", its scale was at least expanding steadily.

The audience hall, the royal court square, the offering hall, the treasure house, etc., have all been built or renovated according to Luo Xiu's requirements. In addition, buildings with different destinies and functions, such as the wizard tower, the altar, the blood pool, the retreat, etc., have also been built one by one according to the needs. At this time, the Lost Royal Court has become the real base camp of "Holy Abyss".

In addition to these, Luo Xiu also left a large area of open space to give players room to perform - that is an area specially designated for players, and its scale is even more exaggerated than that of the church, enough to accommodate more than three thousand players!
After all, there are relatively more high-level extraordinary people in the "Holy Abyss", which is more restrictive for players in version 1.0 whose highest level cap can only reach the triple destiny.

According to Luo Xiu's prediction, there will be about 6,000 players who will "descend" near Red Maple City. If the church and "Holy Abyss" can absorb about half of them, it will be a considerable number.

As for the remaining players, Luo Xiu did not expect to absorb all of them from the beginning. There will always be players who like the Lone Ranger's game style, or choose to join other camps for reasons such as profit distribution and personal hobbies. This is all within Luo Xiu's consideration.

As he was thinking about this, a deep red teleportation array appeared in the center of the hall in front of him.

Intis slowly emerged from the magic circle. She came in front of Luo Xiu, knelt on one knee and saluted him respectfully.

"Greetings, my lord." Intis said in a clear voice, "This is the complete divine heart of the 'Spirit of Skyfire'."

Then, Index reached for the bracelet and took out a spherical crystal that was emitting a red glow.

There were also feather-like veins in it, but the color was much deeper and warmer than the divine heart of the "Spirit of Ritual Fire". The light flowing in it burned like a flame, and the moment you touched it, you could even feel a noticeable heat.

After seeing the "Lord" nod slightly, Intis stood up, held the divine heart of the "Spirit of Heavenly Fire" in both hands, and handed it to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu accepted the Heart of the God. Afterwards, he asked Intis:
"You've been in Songyuan City recently. Is there anything worth noting?"

"..."

"Vice President Gonzalo donated 100,000 imperial gold coins to the Lord's Mansion in the name of the Manston family for refugee relief and accommodation."

Index responded, "Because of the war situation on the border, many civilians who originally lived in border cities fled their homes and fled to the interior."

"Right now, the number of refugees pouring into Songyuan City has skyrocketed, and most of them are refugees from Kuma Territory."

"Since the Bloody Declaration, an extremely militaristic noble family has completely seized the real ruling power of Kuma Territory. The nobles who supported Emperor Augustville were killed or exiled, which plunged Kuma Territory into a truly dire situation."

"After receiving support for independence from a 'chief executioner' of the Dark Principality, the Dark Principality's army has entered Kuma Territory to help the ruling family suppress all dissenting voices."

"Due to the infighting and attacks among the nobles, as well as the nearly endless suppression, looting, and forced conscription by the Dark Army, the common people could no longer survive in such a melting pot. Many common people formed a self-defense force, hired extraordinary people as thugs, and forcibly broke through the blockade of Kuma Territory and escaped from there."

"I also heard the news from Gonzalo, my Lord. As a businessman, he does not look at this matter emotionally, but from a higher perspective. He also asked me to invite you to 'invest' in these refugees with him. Gonzalo said that this will be more helpful for us to gain a foothold in Songyuan Territory and even the Empire."

"I have not yet answered him. This requires your opinion, my lord."

"..."

One hundred thousand gold coins... This is more than half of his deposit in the Golden Country Bank... Luo Xiu thought with some heartache. It was impossible for him to donate so much at one time, and from his forward-looking perspective, this investment would not bring much interest income.

But it does help stabilize the situation and is conducive to further building up personal connections in Songyuan City.

"Promise him, Intis." Luo Xiu nodded and said, "But we will only 'invest' thirty thousand, and it must be in your name, not mine."

When he asked Index to go to the "Gold Country Bank" in Songyuan City to make the first investment, he asked Index to use the pseudonym "Index Carlos".

At that time, Luo Xiu didn't think too much about it. Until he went to the bank in person to meet Gonzalo and the president Joe Dewen, he directly used the name "Luo Xiu Carlos".

But now——now Luo Xiu is the "bishop" of the Holy See, and his name in the Holy See is also "Luo Xiu Carlos". Although this is also a pseudonym, his real name is actually "Luo Xiu Durant", but the Golden Country Bank will eventually know the true identity behind the name "Luo Xiu Carlos".

Although this only needs to be communicated to Gonzalo, Joe Devin and the others, and the name "Carlos Rosso" is generally innocent and there is nothing shameful behind it, but Rosso still does not want to attract too much unnecessary attention.

"I understand." Index nodded, "I will respond to them as 'Index Carlos'."

……

Afterwards, Index reported some other things she had seen and heard to Luo Xiu, and then returned to Songyuan City to continue running the base.

Luo Xiu also left the Lost Royal Court and teleported back to the Bishop's throne of the church.

After returning to the Holy See, he summoned the Shadow Raven, removed the Golden Barrier, and went to the Holy Storage Hall of the Church.

The church's holy storage hall stores a large amount of extraordinary materials needed by those with extraordinary destiny of [Glory].

Luo Xiu took away all the materials of "rare" quality and above, and brought them to the "Shuyu Altar", and arranged them neatly according to the specifications of the summoning ceremony.

This will effectively "purify" the impurities in the materials and fill them with the spirituality of [Glory]. This is a little trick that Luo Xiu has mastered to summon the "Contract Angel".

Similarly, Luo Xiu also took out the heart of the "Spirit of Ritual Fire" god and placed it at the core of the material to receive spiritual nourishment for a moment.

It takes about four days to fully fill the spiritual energy of these materials. After that, the success rate and the strength of the summoned angel will be greatly improved.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu went to the missionary station again and asked Maiyev to send people to guard the materials day and night. Then he returned to the holy room of the Holy See to consolidate his spiritual practice after the routine promotion.

……

[Countdown to internal testing: 1 day]

【…】

Time quickly came to two days later.

On this day, Luo Xiu, who had dealt with church affairs for the whole day, left the church early and came to the [Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop] of the dwarf Mil.

The clanging sounds of iron hammering in the forge manor were incessant, and even more frequent and urgent than the last time I came. It seemed that some of Mill's orders had reached the deadline.

Luo Xiu was thinking about these things in a scattered manner, and he also remembered the purpose of his coming here today.

The "Horn of Epirus" that was previously given to Mil, and Mil was asked to make a weapon of "legendary" quality, has now arrived at the agreed delivery time.

While waiting, Luo Xiu had already stepped into the manor, and a blacksmith trotted over to greet him.

That was the middle-aged blacksmith I met last time, Canard Vermas.

"Good morning, Mr. Carlos." Canard greeted Luo Xiu attentively, and then said: "Master Mir knew you would come a long time ago, so he specially asked me to wait for you here."

"You said Master Mir, he knew I would come a long time ago?" Luo Xiu asked back with a smile.

Since Mil had someone greet him like this, it meant that the "Horn of Epirus" had been completed, and Luo Xiu felt a lot more relieved.

"Yes, please follow me, Mr. Carlos." Canard said, and then walked into the manor, "The things you commissioned to be forged are in Master Mir's forging room." ...

Passing through rows of calcining furnaces and feeling the gradually rising temperature around him, Luo Xiu followed Canard to the forging room.

The door was ajar, and Luo Xiu could vaguely see that Mil was fiddling with something inside.

"Please go in by yourself, Mr. Carlos." Canard bowed deeply to Luo Xiu and said, "Master Mir is waiting for you inside, and I need to rush the order."

After saying that, Canard went downstairs, and Luo Xiu ignored him and pushed open the door in front of him and walked in.

After pushing open the door, Luo Xiu saw that Mil was holding a silver-white sickle in his hand and examining it carefully.

The sickle in Mir's hand flashed with a sharp, cold, and chilling light. The deep aura contained in it also made Luo Xiu feel a vague tingling sensation for no reason.

When he saw Luo Xiu coming in, Mil ran over with his short legs and stuffed the long handle of the sickle into Luo Xiu's hand.

"I'm done, Luo Xiu."

Mir said in a muffled voice and with some pride:

"I used the 'Horn of Epirus' you gave me, along with three other 'Epic' quality materials, to create a 'Legendary' quality weapon!"

"--'Saint Beheading'! That's its name!"

"I did it! Are you listening, Luo Xiu? I did it! I used 'Moon Forged Steel', 'Thin Wings of the Spirit-Bound Cicada', 'Fang of the Scaled Fish Dragon', and 'Horn of Epirus' - this is the first 'legendary' weapon I have ever made in my forging career!"

"This is the greatest thing I've ever done...Oh, this is art!"

"..."

Mir was immersed in his own "art", but Luo Xiu subjectively blocked him out and began to look at the silver sickle in his hand.

——"The saint is beheaded"!
It was a silver-white sickle with only complex blue or gold runes engraved on the blade. On the handle were rings of finely polished circles, through which flowed bright golden light.

At the junction of its blade and handle is a carving of a headless priest wearing sacred clothing. It holds up the "sky", and the slender blade extends from the "sky".

The "Horn of Epiros" was well covered and hidden by the moon steel, serving as the skeleton of the sickle, and thus concealing the rich and profound aura of the Horn of Epiros.

It was undoubtedly a weapon of "legendary" quality, and Luo Xiu's panel detection of it also proved this.

[Equipment Name: Saint Beheading (Golden Legend)]

[Equipment type: Scythe/Supernatural weapon/Rune weapon]

[Equipment efficiency: defense penetration 35%, melee damage bonus 35%]

[Equipment bonus: Strength attribute +43, Agility attribute +52, Divinity attribute +48]

[Equipment requirements: any fourth level of destiny, strength attribute 126+, agility attribute 102+, divinity attribute 232+]

【Equipment Features List】

[Saint's Kindness (Active Skill/Inherent): Opens the 'White Saint' form. In this form, when slashing with this weapon, the damage is reduced by 30%, but each time the attack causes damage, the target will be randomly inflicted with the "Confession" and "Confusion" deep negative effects for 30 seconds. Each layer of "Confession" increases the damage taken by the target by 5%, and each layer of "Confusion" reduces the damage caused by the target by 5%. "Confession" and "Confusion" can be stacked up to 10 layers each. Each time a new "Confession" or "Confusion" is applied, the duration of all "Confession" or "Confusion" layers is refreshed. 】

[The Evil Fire of the Saint (Active Skill/Inherent): Open the 'Black Saint' form. In this form, when slashing with this weapon, the damage is increased by 30%, and each attack will randomly detonate the negative states of "Confession" and "Confusion" in the target's body, and each detonation will cause "Origin" damage of 5% of the target's maximum health. After the detonation is executed, one layer of "Confession" or "Confusion" that was detonated will be lost. 】

[Saint's Blasphemy (Passive Skill/Rune): When attacking with this weapon, if the target and the holder have the same fate, the holder will continue to lose health and increase the damage caused to the target; if the target and the holder have different fates, the holder will continue to recover health but reduce the damage caused to the target (this passive skill can be turned off).]

【…】

Not bad... Luo Xiu nodded secretly.

As a "legendary" quality weapon, "Saint Beheading" is considered qualified. Moreover, the "White Saint" and "Black Saint" forms can correspond to different uses, and "Saint's Blasphemy" also enhances its functionality. For Luo Xiu, this is a weapon far more powerful than "Moon Scythe".

Luo Xiu was very satisfied that Mir had indeed forged a "legendary" quality sickle. He looked at Mir who was still immersed in self-revelation, so he interrupted him and said:
"Hmm, 'Saint Beheading', a very good weapon."

"So, Master Mir, how much do I need to pay you?"

Mir used three extra "epic" materials, and asked him to expedite the forging. Luo Xiu knew that the deposit he had given to Mir before was not enough to cover the full payment.

"..."

"Twelve thousand." Mir raised two fingers and shook them. Being interrupted from his self-satisfaction, he glanced at Luo Xiu with a gloomy look.

This time, Luo Xiu, who was in a good mood, did not bargain with him. He took out a purse containing three bags of forty platinum coins from his bracelet and threw it over. Mir reached out to take it.

After weighing the money, Mir knew that there was no problem paying it, so he smiled and said:

"'Saint Beheading', it's yours, Luo Xiu."

"I'm busy, so I won't entertain you today. Come to me next time if you have a forging commission."

……

After completing the delivery, Mir personally sent Luo Xiu back to the door of the forging manor.

After that, Mir went back to catch up on his next wave of orders.

There were many commissions at the Forging Manor, and Mil really didn't have time to waste even a quarter of an hour.

Luo Xiu also went straight back to the church, and then went directly to the Holy See, opened the panel, and stared at the countdown for [Internal Beta Start] which was less than a day away.

He didn't plan to do anything else after that. He just planned to stay at home and have a good sleep, and then wait for the countdown to end.

This was a very ceremonial event, and Luo Xiu had warned the clergy in advance not to disturb them, while at the same time he set up a golden barrier outside the Holy Throne.

……

Time passes quickly, every second.

Until the next morning.

In Luo Xiu's panel, the countdown has come to its true end.

[Internal test start time: 3 seconds...]

[Internal test start time: 2 seconds...]

[Internal test start time: 1 seconds...]

【——Internal beta begins! 】

[This internal test is a closed deletion test - duration: 7 days]

[“NPC exclusive template” has been enabled! ]

【…】

【“World Channel” is now open! 】