Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 294 Transformation and "Appointment"

——Crazy and pious!
In Koros's consciousness, he felt that something extremely deep and dark was madly pouring into his mind.

A lascivious voice rang in his ears, as if a big hand was dragging his feet, pulling him down to fall and sink.

Koros felt that his consciousness was gradually being obscured and covered, but the process was not yet complete.

"Get out of my way!" Koros struggled and shouted with a ferocious expression.

……

——Boom! With Koros as the origin, the surging air waves erupted again. He grabbed new spirituality from somewhere, and the violent surge interrupted the transformation of "mad piety" for a time!
In Luo Xiu's perception, the spiritual shackles he created for Kolos with "Madness and Piety" broke with a bang during Kolos' struggle. This time, "Madness and Piety" ended in failure.

"Executioner" Kolos is, after all, a "saint" - he naturally has extremely strong spiritual resistance, which makes it more difficult for Luo Xiu to transform him into "mad piety".

But this is also an experiment, so that Luo Xiu can clearly know where the upper limit of "Madness and Piety" is - the "Fifth Destiny" is close to its limit, and perhaps the highest transformation to the "Sixth Destiny" can be completed, but the success rate will be very small.

In Luo Xiu's subtle perception of the "Madness and Piety" transformation he just performed, his transformation process was roughly halfway through, and the estimated probability of successfully transforming Kolos was around 50%.

After Koros struggled hard once, his spirit was exhausted again, and he lay in the pit and did not move.

But he was still ready to strike back at any time, and his current silence was just a way to accumulate strength.

But he was still a lamb to be slaughtered, and the slaughtering process was always accompanied by some struggles, which was not surprising to Luo Xiu.

In Koros's eyes, the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" who had tried something but failed seemed to be thinking about something. Then, he waved his hand -

The giant wolf with its body burning with devilish flames came to his side howling, then turned into a dark purple shadow and rushed to Koros's face.

That was the power of "Nightmare"! Luo Xiu let Fenrir drill into the depths of Koros' soul and began to weave nightmares to destroy his mental defenses!
“Uh uh…Aaaaaaaah!”

Koros roared with his throat surging. He seemed to have seen something extremely terrifying, and his eyeballs kept trembling in his sockets.

The bloodstains on it were gradually crawling all over the surface like maggots. In Koros' eyes, clear, angry, turbid, and desperate lights were flashing alternately.

He had just gathered up some strength to resist, but it collapsed in an instant.

Luo Xiu looked into Kolos' eyes calmly, his right hand pressed on his forehead again, and the back of his hand flashed with golden light again.

Luo Xiu was prepared for the possible failure of "Mad Piety" - he summoned the field of "God's Glory" first. Based on the effect of the field, his first two uses of the holy spell "Glory" would not consume any mana and would completely reduce the cooling time.

In other words, there are still two chances to try to transform Koros into "insanely pious"!

"——This is the kindness of 'Holy Abyss', this is the mercy of 'Shura'..."

"——You are the sin of straying, and I am the guiding light..."

Luo Xiu held down Koros's head, and the captivating golden light flashed in his eyes again, and he chanted in a low voice:

"——Abandon the lost path and follow me..."

"——Convert to the Holy Abyss and serve me as your master..."

"..."

While chanting, he saw that the anger and cruelty in Koros' eyes had gradually faded and dissipated, and turbidity, despair and fear once again took over, and the ability of "Nightmare Wolf" continued to work.

In Luo Xiu's subtle perception, the transformation of "mad piety" has been more than halfway completed, and Koros no longer has the strength to resist.

"..."

"——Convert to the Holy Abyss and serve me as your master..."

"..."

Gradually, Koros' pupils finally dilated, and his already broken mental defenses finally completely disappeared.

In Koros' mind, a vague image of the pillar god of [Ku Tu] - the "God of War" began to emerge inexplicably.

That was a god wearing obsidian armor and holding a heavy sword without an edge. He and countless incarnations who were also wearing armor and holding different weapons never stopped fighting.

——He is the epitome of the will called "war".

However, this blurry statue of the pillar god began to shatter, peel off, and fall off like glass in front of Koros' "eyes".

Deep in his consciousness, he saw a dark "eye" suddenly open in his mind.

Koros inexplicably felt the sacredness, thinking that it was a great existence, and thus felt a strong sense of awe in his heart.

He inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with this breath, and from the bottom of his heart he had an urge to "follow", "serve", and "kneel down".

In addition, as the "eye" continued to peer into Koros' mind, Koros felt that he seemed to be gradually forgetting something very important.

The mark of the "Holy Abyss" has been completely implanted in his mind, and some past memories have been completely eroded, swallowed up and assimilated, forming something new that is familiar yet unfamiliar to Koros.

"Executioner" Koros, his consciousness gradually fell into coma.

……

"Holy Abyss... Shura..."

“Holy Abyss…”

Koros began to utter these words vaguely.

After that, he completely fainted, and his remaining consciousness fell into a bottomless valley.

In Luo Xiu's panel detection of him, he has confirmed that "Executioner" Koros has successfully completed the transformation.

In Koros's status bar, "Crazy Believer (stable, permanent)" was lying in front of Luo Xiu.

Fenrir also emerged from the depths of Koros' soul. His mission had been completed, so he returned to the Abyss.

Luo Xiu also recalled the "False Guardian" Amber and stood silently beside Koros, waiting for the moment he woke up.

……

About ten minutes passed.

Koros slowly opened his eyes and saw the blurry, black figure in front of him.

"You are... 'Lord of the Holy Abyss'...?"

"You are... Shura..."

Koros murmured subconsciously, and suddenly felt the urge to prostrate himself before the figure in front of him. Then he heard a low, cold voice:

"Well, I'm 'Shura'."

Opposite Koros, the Lord of the Holy Abyss spoke up. He slowly said to Koros:
"Tell me your name and identity."

"..."

"Executioner" Kolos looked a little dazed when he heard Luo Xiu ask the question.

"Name...identity..." Koros murmured.

The answer to this question gradually became clear in Koros' mind.

"I am... Koros..."

"I am... the Principality's 'Executioner', Cros Jupiter..."

"but now……"

"I am a follower of 'Holy Abyss'..."

"..."

Kolos raised his head and looked in front of him, at the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" wearing a black-patterned puppet mask, with a fanatical look on his face.

The figure who was an enemy ten minutes ago, Koros no longer had any hostility towards him, and only felt piety, admiration and awe.

He struggled, enduring the pain from his broken body. His knees rubbed against the broken stone edges, and he fell to his knees in front of Luo Xiu.

"——You saved me..."

"I understand, I understand everything. It was you who saved me..."

Koros murmured, blood still flowing from the corners of his mouth, but his eyes were filled with pious and fanatical fire, and he said to Luo Xiu in a trembling voice:

"You set me free..." "You set me free from the dark kingdom, and freed me from the endless journey of suffering..."

"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded imperceptibly.

Deep in Koros's consciousness, there was still some remnant of willpower resisting, but that no longer mattered, as his will as an apostle of the Holy Abyss had taken the lead.

"From now on, you will work for me, Koros."

Luo Xiu leaned down slightly and looked directly into Koros' eyes. The strong intimidation made Koros dodge out of fear.

"Remember your future identity, Koros—"

Luo Xiu said slowly: "Your master has changed, Koros. You will no longer be loyal to the 'Dark Duke', but to me."

"Now, you are the apostle of the Holy Abyss. Your power will be used by me, and your life will also belong to me."

"Do you understand, Koros?"

"..."

"I... understand." Koros nodded heavily.

"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded slightly, and then gave Koros the first order:
"Well, listen carefully, Cross."

"From now on, you are still the 'Executioner' and will still accept the orders of the Dark Duke, but all orders for your actions must be reported to me or to the 'Faceless' Intis."

"When you leave here and return to your original military tent, I want you to take the remaining remnants of the army and retreat to the border of the Dark Principality, the garrison in the area of ​​'Fafnir City', and wait."

"Also, no matter what method you use, bring 'Hidden Elder' Baberon with you. I want him to be under your surveillance at all times until I make new arrangements for you."

"Did you hear that, Cross?"

"..."

"I will obey your will, my lord."

Koros responded with a weak, trembling but firm voice.

……

Afterwards, Luo Xiu simply treated Kolos' injuries.

In the previous battle, he beat Koros so hard that he had to use healing spells twice to bring Koros back from the near-death state.

But this is enough. As a superhuman of [Ku Tu], the remaining injuries can be left to Koros to heal on his own, which will not take too long.

During the treatment, just like all other "Apostles" when they were just transformed, Luo Xiu asked the "Shadow Raven" to separate a mist shadow to monitor Koros.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu gave Koros the mark of the "Lost Royal Court" - he could be teleported back to this secret realm of the Royal Court, and the subsequent handover meeting would take place within the Royal Court.

After completing these, Luo Xiu sent Koros back to the Dark Army camp.

And in the surveillance of him through "Mist Shadow", because there was no big noise when Bagli brought him into this secret place, Koros's teleportation back did not cause any unnecessary attention.

This is what Luo Xiu wanted to achieve - everything was done silently, and when dawn came, the Dark Army would not realize that a huge change had taken place in their leader.

After Kolos left, the "Apostles" who had previously surrounded and guarded the surroundings finally came over. Leading them was the "Faceless Man" Intis, who lifted her skirt towards Luo Xiu and bowed.

"Lord."

Intis asked Luo Xiu softly, "What are our plans from now on?"

Her face looked normal, as she had seen too many similar scenes with the "Lord".

"You have one day." Luo Xiu glanced at Intis and said, "Intis, you will be responsible for repairing the damage to the 'forecourt' of the royal court caused by the battle within one day."

"You can use the resources in the royal court at will. Then, all the extraordinary people above the 'Second Fate' can prepare to carry out my previous plan."

"Understood." Intis nodded and responded softly, "I will follow your will, my Lord."

……

Afterwards, Luo Xiu withdrew from the "Lost Royal Court" and returned to the real world.

The scene of the bishop's bedroom reappeared before his eyes. Luo Xiu removed the "Golden Barrier" that covered the bishop's throne, and felt relaxed both physically and mentally.

The transformation of "Executioner" Koros was completed - this means that "Holy Abyss" finally has the first high-end combat power of "Fivefold Destiny"!

Upon learning that the Supreme "Thunder General" Albert is about to arrive, the combat power of a "Saint" is crucial if the "Holy Abyss" wants to maintain its deterrent intervention in the situation.

The transformation of an "executioner" will also allow Luo Xiu to have a higher and deeper intelligence advantage, which is a key breakthrough.

It is foreseeable that the situation in Red Maple City will continue to escalate in the future, and Luo Xiu needs to make more preparations for this.

In addition to this, Luo Xiu was also thinking about other things.

After completing the transformation of "Executioner" Koros, Luo Xiu almost understood that with his current strength of the "Fifth Fate", taking into account the total number of apostles already in the "Holy Abyss", he could probably perform two more transformations of the "Five-fold Fate" into saints.

——Maintaining three “crazy believers” with the “fifth destiny” is probably the limit of the current level.

The "Shadow Military Advisor" of "Executioner" Koros is a "hidden profession" in [Ku Tu], which meets Luo Xiu's needs for strength or functionality.

As for the remaining two candidates, Luo Xiu prepared to take it one step at a time.

He thought about these things in his mind, and after he had almost sorted out the plan for "Holy Abyss", he emptied his mind and prepared to make the next arrangement.

Luo Xiu stood up, walked out of the bedroom, left the courtyard of the "Holy See", went to the "Holy Sacrament Hall", and lit the holy fire basin cast on the dome of the Holy Sacrament Hall.

Flames burst forth from the basin, lighting up the night sky within range, a sign that the Holy Office was still functioning at night.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu took out the heart of the "Dragon Hunter" Rocklan that was sealed in the bracelet, and squeezed it twice with a little force.

A red color flashed on it, and then gradually faded away.

After completing all this, Luo Xiu withdrew his heart, walked into the courtyard of the Holy Office, entered the "Bishops' Room", sat on the main seat and waited patiently.

……

Twenty minutes later.

Someone knocked gently on the door of the "Bishops' Chamber".

After receiving Luo Xiu's instructions for entry, the visitor gently pushed the door open.

That was "Guidance Pastor" Coren.

"I saw the holy fire burning in the holy basin. You really haven't rested yet, Master Luo Xiu."

Koren bowed to Luo Xiuxiu and said:

"Someone wants to see you. He is waiting outside the church. Let me inform you."

"Someone wants to see me? Who?" Luo Xiu followed Colen's words and asked with an interested expression.

"He was wearing a faded cloak, and I couldn't see his face clearly."

As Coren spoke, a look of reminiscence appeared on his face. "The parts of him that were exposed outside his cloak were covered with strange armor, but it was not the standard of Imperial armor, and I don't know where it came from."

"Did he say anything else?" Luo Xiu asked.

"Of course, Master Luo Xiu."

Colen replied, "He calls himself 'Los' and says he is a knight who has lost his homeland. He wants to see you because he has an agreement with you."

The knight who calls himself "Los" must be Rockland... Luo Xiu nodded and said to Colen:

"Well, I understand, let him in."

"Bring him here directly, and don't disturb other people in the church."

After thinking for a while, Luo Xiu added:
"After bringing him here, you will go find Lord Hubbard and tell him that there is something important. It is about the 'Hidden Elder' Baberon."

"..."

"I understand." Kelun nodded, "I'll go now."

……

(End of this chapter)