Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 303 Great! Holy Abyss!
Holy Abyss, Isol’s lost royal court, on the throne of the great hall.

A crimson magic circle slowly emerged before the throne, and the figure of the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" quickly condensed in it.

All the apostles prostrated themselves in the hall, worshipping the only Lord with devout expressions.

The Faceless One, Intis, took a step forward and reported to Luo Xiu:

"Your instructions have been fulfilled, my lord."

"Hundreds of 'Sacred Abyss Apostles' scattered throughout Red Maple City have brought the 'Adventers' to the Royal Court for you and are waiting for your instructions."

"Very good, Intis." Luo Xiu nodded slightly.

He adjusted the black-patterned puppet mask on his face and walked towards the vestibule of the royal court.

……

"Pure Love Yellow Hair", he was standing in the middle of the open, square-like building with a confused look on his face, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

He was teleported here by the cloak that suddenly appeared, to the secret realm of the royal court called "Holy Abyss". The extremely solemn and magnificent ancient palace stood before him.

"Oh my god..." Huangmao couldn't help but murmur.

He looked around, taking in the ancient and magnificent scene within the "Holy Abyss", and his heart was filled with excitement.

This must be the “hidden map”… His hard work paid off, and he actually found the “hidden map”!
Huangmao thought excitedly, his originally tired spirit instantly became perked up, and he carefully appreciated the scenery that came into his eyes.

At this time, more and more players have been teleported into this secret realm by the same "cloak" as before. Huangmao watched as more and more people gathered around him. Most of the players showed a strong curiosity about this new scene.

In addition to the players, there seemed to be many mysterious races in this secret realm. Just from what Huangmao saw, there were half-wolves, orcs, dwarves... and a very small number of giants who seemed to be the "King's Court Guards"...

Restricted by the guard of the "Apostle" beside him who exuded a faint dangerous aura, Huangmao was unable to move freely. So he cast his gaze farther and began to observe the entire layout of the "Holy Abyss Royal Court".

The most central and spectacular part is the ancient palace.

It was indeed a huge and magnificent palace with a style similar to that of an ancient Byzantine cathedral.

There are towering spires around the huge palace, and in each tower there is a statue of an ancient knight. Six huge columns support the outer corridor, and various totems of exotic beasts or gods are carved on it using ancient gilding and relief techniques. It seems to be some kind of sacred symbol of faith.

In front of the huge palace, on both sides of Huangmao's vision, there are gardens one after another, in which are located buildings of various styles and uses, which are quite visually impactful.

The place where Huangmao is currently located is a place with a wide view, like an "audience square".

A statue of an ancient king stands on the left side of the central avenue of the "square"; on the right side of the avenue stands another statue of a "wizard" of the same height wearing a black mask. The figure is dressed in a robe with black, red and purple patterns.

In the middle of the statues of the "king" and the "magician", there is a peculiarly shaped fountain. An exquisite and gorgeous "wine glass" is placed on the top of the fountain, and spring water keeps overflowing from the cup, as if it will never run dry.

While admiring the scenery, Huangmao threw detection signals at the two statues and the "fountain" that exuded a mysterious atmosphere, and the panel did feedback the results.

The statue of the "king" is the "Holy Statue of King Isol" - he is more than ten meters tall, wearing a crown symbolizing the king, his stern face remains solemn, revealing the heroic and kingly temperament from the inside out; he holds a dark red scepter in his hand, and wears a gorgeous gilded open robe. Even though it is very old, you can still see the most delicate folds on it, which shows the exquisite craftsmanship.

There seemed to be a stone tablet under the "king" statue, but the inscription on it was too far away and Huangmao could not see it clearly.

As for the statue of the "Mage" on the other side - the panel detection results showed that it was the holy statue of the "Lord of the Holy Abyss"!

The "Lord of the Holy Abyss" wore a pitch-black puppet mask, and his true appearance could not be seen; he raised one hand high, pointing his finger at the sky where the day was always in the sky; in the other hand he held a black staff, and the tip of the staff emitted circles of dark purple light; gray mist filled and lingered around him, and on his shoulder rested a raven emitting thick black mist, and in front of him crawled a terrifying giant wolf burning with magic flames.

"Lord of the Holy Abyss"... Is that the image of the "Lord of the Holy Abyss"?

This hidden map is called "Holy Abyss Royal Court", King Isol... the Lord of the Holy Abyss...

Huangmao was guessing divergently while he performed a final panel detection on the "fountain" between the two holy statues.

——【Holy Abyss Fountain】! The panel gave him this feedback.

Huangmao learned from it that it seemed to be part of a "divine object", but Huangmao had no concept of "divine objects". It seemed that due to his insufficient level or extraordinary knowledge, he did not know the specific usage of this "divine object".

In front of the fountain, a giant wolf was lazily lying with its eyes closed. It was the demonic flame giant wolf that was crawling in front of the statue of the "Lord of the Holy Abyss". The sparkling spring water behind it was reflecting the deep purple flickering flames on its body.

That was the [Cinder Wolf King]. It seemed to be guarding this place, guarding the holy grail behind it that was constantly gushing with spring water...

Being cautious, Huangmao closed the detection panel, opened the chat channel, and started browsing the movements of other players nearby.

Sure enough, many players have started chatting happily -

"Who am I, where am I, what should I do?", "Where to go, who to kill, how many to kill!", "How to join, are there any benefits?", "Sister, where are the sisters prprpr", "Man girl, where are the man girl!" and other discussion sentences are refreshing at a terrifying speed.

The players brought into the "Holy Abyss" are not just individual players like "Pure Love Yellow Hair".

A small number of players were from the outer courts, churches, and square monuments. They were arrested by the "Apostles of the Holy Abyss" because they did not want to go back to their residences and go to bed so early, and were hanging out outside. At this time, they were participating in a discussion with a group of individual players with great interest:

——"Emm, 'Holy Abyss'? This is a secret society, right? I'm a 'patrolman' of the church, and I don't seem to have seen this name in the list of secret societies published by the church."

——"What does this mean? It means that even the Church has never discovered the Holy Abyss!"

——"I have a dangerous idea!"

——"The one upstairs, what do you want to say..."

——"Report my family members, report them.jpg"

——"...?"

——"Seriously, my family, as a 'church patrol', this is the first time I've witnessed this 'secret society'. There will be a reward for reporting it, right? There must be a reward, right?"

——"Their soy milk is poured in vain.jpg"

——"Let's first see what the 'Holy Abyss' is for. Maybe the Church + Border Court + Fangbei Court can't defeat it... (sweating soybean picture.gif)"

——"Impossible, absolutely impossible"

——"Why not join, why not join?"

——"Indeed, I think we should join first, then host, and eat double portion..."

——"Fuck, get out of the hospital!"

——“Agree”

——“Agree +1”

"..."

After typing "Agree +1" to make himself familiar with the crowd, Huangmao heard the rustling sounds of the cloaks who were "monitoring" him, so he closed the chat channel.

He saw the cloaked men all turn around and look in the direction of the hall.

A dark figure slowly walked out from the hall, surrounded by a dozen "cloaks".

He stood in the center of the "cloaks", wearing a pitch-black mask, holding a staff that emitted a deep black light, and wearing a gorgeous robe with red, black and purple patterns.

Suddenly, a familiar image flashed through Huangmao’s mind—“Lord of the Holy Abyss”!
The figure walking out of the huge palace surrounded by a cloak was none other than the "Lord of the Holy Abyss"!
Huangmao looked at the holy statue of "Lord of the Holy Abyss" in the square, then looked at the figure walking out of the huge palace, making sure that he was not mistaken.

The originally heated discussions in the "audience square" gradually stopped, and a kind of pressure that was above everyone else emerged, causing Huangmao to inexplicably feel the desire to pay homage to the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" -

But as a "player", he would never do that. Fortunately, this feeling was not strong, and he quickly dismissed the idea.

The "cloaks" beside him all knelt down to the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" in unison. Hundreds of figures were in unison, and they all praised loudly at the same time:

"——Great is the Holy Abyss!"

"——Great is the Holy Abyss!"

"——Great is the Holy Abyss!"

Their voices were uniform, high-pitched and rhythmic, and with the blessing and boost of spirituality, they surged like thunder in the sky of the royal court.

In a trance, Huangmao saw that under the distant hall, the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" seemed to raise his arm and waved gently.

The rumbling sound of praise stopped, and the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" raised his right hand high, and the staff in his hand gushed out a thick black light that contained a strong breath of death.

Three black mists gushed out from it, gradually condensing into three ghosts that were vaguely human-shaped. They flew behind the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" and transformed into two wings of rolling death mist, carrying the figure of the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" and flying high into the sky.

As everyone watched, the Lord of the Holy Abyss raised the staff in his hand again, thick gray fog rolled in, and an ancient guardian spirit formed by dark light appeared behind him, holding a giant hammer in one hand and a round shield in the other.

——That is the [False Guardian]! The yellow-haired man's panel detected this result.

Apart from his name, all other information about him is invisible question marks, and his strength is far beyond Huangmao's current level.

"--amber!"

The ancient guardian spirit made a deafening sound, and bursts of golden, amber-like light emanated from the gray fog, like a shining sun hidden in the mist.

Huangmao was shocked by the scene before him. He then saw the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" once again raised the dark staff, and an unprecedented deep light emanated from the tip of the staff.

The sky above him suddenly became dim, and a crack opened up. Several yarns like floating mist hung down from it. A beautiful and flawless figure, yet exuding a dangerous and charming aura, slowly stepped down the steps in the sky that were frozen by light.

——That's the [Demon of Blasphemy]! The yellow-haired man's panel detection once again fed back the result, and his other information was also all invisible question marks.

The beautiful demon spread its chaotic black wings behind its back and flew slowly and lightly towards the Lord of the Holy Abyss. Finally, it floated behind him and stretched out two slender arms like white snakes and as delicate as solidified fat, and gently hugged his neck.

Damn, this is so high-end... The yellow-haired man stared at the air intently, looking at the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" with full special effects, and was amazed.

Then, the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" who was floating in the air and surrounded by two "spirits" uttered a deep, majestic voice:

"——I am Shura of the Holy Abyss, the lord of this place."

"——I welcome you, the 'adventurers' from outside the world."

"——I will guide, I will carry, I will reconcile;"

"——I will dominate, I will surpass, I will rise to the top!"

After a pause, the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" raised his staff again and drew a perfect arc in the air.

A black ring appeared, slowly rising into the sky and blooming under the gaze of everyone. The deep light that emanated from it continuously outlined the contours of the ancient, deep hall, and from an unknown source, the sound of ancient and distant chanting floated in.

As the chanting echoed, the Lord of the Abyss issued a majestic and resonant announcement:
"——Live here!"

"——All the exiles, all the abandoned, all the people who do not belong to this world!"

"—You will explore, you will discover, you will pry!"

"—I will bear witness!"

"——witness the engraving of the 'natural disaster' on the surface of the world;"

"——Witness the inscription of 'Holy Abyss' engraved on the fate!"

When the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" finished saying this, the distant voice of praise became louder and louder. Huangmao only saw that the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" raised his staff again.

A deep red light seemed to flash from his body, and a red ring emerged from behind him. Then, the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" disappeared.

The beautiful blasphemous demon lifted her skirt, smiled and saluted to the bustling "Adventurers" below, then turned around and ran towards the red ring.

Then, he and the "False Guardian" disappeared into the circular magic circle.

The strong sense of oppression that enveloped the entire place quickly faded and disappeared. Huangmao saw that the surrounding "Sacred Abyss Apostles" knelt down again and praised the red magic circle in the air again devoutly:
"——Great is the Holy Abyss!"

"——Great is the Holy Abyss!"

"——Great is the Holy Abyss!"

The rumbling sound of praise rang out again, and at the same time, the yellow-haired man's interface jumped, and a new prompt of accepting a hidden mission appeared -

[Trigger the hidden mission: Great! Holy Abyss! (Normal Difficulty)]!
【…】

[Hidden Mission: Great! Holy Abyss! (Normal Difficulty)]

[Recommended level: lv.1+, not yet in the destiny path or above]

[Task type: Hidden task]

[Mission Description: You were guided by an unknown source to the lost secret realm of the royal court, and saw the true secret of this world and this place - [Holy Abyss]. It is a neutral, harmonious, mysterious force that strives to balance the two sides of black and white. It is secretive and powerful, perhaps more powerful than any force you have known before.]

[The Lord of the Holy Abyss has announced to the Adventers - He will guide you, observe you, and protect you. He prophesied that the Adventers will eventually become the shadow of the natural disaster, and the Holy Abyss will be forever engraved on the world's monument because of you.]

[At this moment, a unique opportunity is before you - join [Holy Abyss], and become the shadow of the world together with the "Lord of the Holy Abyss"; you will gain power, wealth, and find the true "truth" of this world. ]

[Main mission objective: Under the guidance of the "Holy Abyss Apostle", join the "Holy Abyss" and become the new "Holy Abyss Apostle"]

[Completion Rewards: Basic Experience +1000, "Lord of the Holy Abyss" Shura Favorability +10%, "Isol Royal Court Seal (White)*1", "Holy Abyss Fountain" Usage Permission]

[Isol Royal Court Seal (White): A seal that allows teleportation between the "Holy Abyss Royal Court" and the real world. Only the recipient of the seal can teleport, and cannot bring others with them.]

[Holy Abyss Fountain: can consume experience and gain extraordinary knowledge of specific destiny skills and techniques]

[Fate options: [Glory], [Wisdom], [Lost], [Nothingness], [Red Lotus], [Bitter Tea]...]

【…】

"...?"

“…Fuck?”

When the yellow-haired man saw the content of the "hidden mission", a bright light flashed in his eyes.

……

(End of this chapter)