Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 340 The world line has already changed——

--【abyss】!
As the "Saint" of the Holy Court, Franya must have known this name... Luo Xiu thought.

This was much earlier than in the previous life - at least one or two years earlier.

In Luo Xiu's memory, according to the normal timeline of "God's Destiny", [Abyss] will not appear until at least the "Scarlet Moon" of version 2.0.

But now... the situation in this life is obviously completely different from that in the previous life.

And in what Franya said, Luo Xiu keenly perceived another message——

As for how Franya learned the name of the "Abyss", it was the oracle bestowed by the Great Sun on the "Holy Crown" Pope Lorente, and it all started half a year ago - at that time, it was the "Holy Court" that discovered traces of suspected "Abyss Beasts" from an ancient ruin near the imperial capital!

And half a year ago - that was exactly the time when he traveled into "God's Destiny" and came to the "Fanor Continent".

At this point, Luo Xiu was basically certain that the early appearance of the [Abyss] must be related to himself... or in other words, it must be related to the "Holy Book of the Abyss" that he possessed!
And from this point on, we can infer deeper.

It is not difficult for Luo Xiu to guess that the 2.0 version of "Scarlet Moon" may arrive ahead of schedule, and even the 3.0 version of "Echoes of the Abyss" will come ahead of schedule!
"..."

While thinking about this, Luo Xiu's brows unconsciously wrinkled slightly, and a slightly deep luster appeared in his eyes.

……

At this moment, Archbishop Sid happened to glance at Luo Xiu and noticed the sad expression on Luo Xiu's face.

But he didn't think much about it. He just thought that Luo Xiu felt surprised and astonished after hearing the word "abyss".

Beside Luo Xiu, the other "Bishops", "Glorious Knights" and "Holy Deacons" had similar expressions on their faces. They were all extremely surprised and shocked by the heavy news thrown out by "Saint" Franya.

This completely overturned their traditional cognition - because in their traditional "sacred" concept, [Glory] has always been supreme, and there has never been anything completely contrary to it - let alone the emergence of another destiny that is completely contrary to [Glory]!
Whispering discussions began to be heard in every corner of the Heart Palace. The "Saint" Franya looked around with pale golden eyes, raised her right hand slightly, and gently pressed it down -

Buzz! The invisible and pure divine spirit instantly emanated from Franya's body, filling the entire heart palace.

All the saints of [Glory] present felt at the same time that a surge of spirituality seemed to instantly envelop their entire bodies. The sacred spirituality warmed and soothed them, causing their originally restless and shaken minds to return to calm.

The commotion and whispers gradually stopped, and all the Glory Saints in the Heart Palace turned their eyes to Frenya, listening attentively to her next words:

"Regarding the Abyss - I shouldn't have told you about it, but now, some unexpected changes have occurred."

Franya's cold voice continued slowly:

"The evil spirit of the Abyss, the 'Devil', has now appeared in Songyuan City."

"I saw Him with my own eyes, and my 'four-winged angel' also confirmed His identity to me."

"But He escaped... I was unable to stop Him. But I am still certain that He is in Songyuan City."

"..."

He escaped... Listening to Franya's statement, she did not mention that the "blasphemous demon" Tatya helped her out...

And it seems that Archbishop Sid doesn't know either.

Is Franya hiding all this in order to maintain her divinity as the "Holy Maiden of Light" in the eyes of the people?
As Luo Xiu was thinking about this, someone else's voice rang out beside him:

"Your Highness, 'Saint', what do you need us to do?"

A "bishop" asked Franya loudly.

His voice was like a bell, his expression was eager, and the "Saint" Franya glanced at him and said slowly:
"I need you to pay attention to any clues in Songyuan City that may be related to the Abyss. Once you find anything, report it to me or to the Holy Court as soon as possible."

"Also, in accordance with the 'commandments', I need you to swear an oath - swear to never spread the affairs of the Abyss, and never be involved in such chaos and taboos."

"Especially our comrades, those who have embarked on the path of glory but have not yet reached the level of sainthood, we must not tell them about the existence of the Abyss. This is not only the consideration of His Holiness the Pope, but also a warning from the Great Sun."

"We understand." The bishop who asked the question nodded and returned to the line of "bishops".

The "Saint" asked us to swear an oath... Luo Xiu looked at Franya in front of the Holy Throne and silently opened the panel.

For a heretic like him who had already embarked on the fate of the Abyss before the Holy See noticed it, it was impossible for him to swear an oath, and he would never swear an oath in his lifetime...

I can only use the pseudonym "Rosius Carlos" to pretend.

But in order to avoid being discovered, he still needs to take some precautions in advance——

Coincidentally, through various mission rewards and kill rewards, Luo Xiu had accumulated more than 200 free attribute points at this time. These attribute points, which were prepared for emergencies, were all added to the "resistance" attribute!
His "resistance" attribute then skyrocketed from the initial 465 points to nearly 700 points.

This attribute value is enough for him to smoothly withstand the spiritual inspection from two "Sixth-level Destiny" saints... Luo Xiu thought.

He also planned to upgrade [Abyss] from the third level of destiny to the fourth level after returning from Songyuan City.

In order to cover up the profound spiritual aura emanating from the body, a high value of "resistance" is also the key among the keys.

And when he silently raised the "Resistance" attribute, the [Glorious] saints around him had already taken the "holy oath" posture and were ready to take the oath.

Luo Xiu also made the same gesture. He then saw Archbishop Xide raised his right hand and extended three fingers upwards.

"—I swear by Sid Lawrence."

The other Glory Saints in the Heart Temple followed Archbishop Sid in repeating the words:
"I swear in the name of Ross Carlos..."

"——I will never step into the strange path of spirituality."

"I will never..."

"——I swear to strictly guard the secrets of the Abyss."

"I swear to..."

"..."

Following Archbishop Sid's recitation of a long oath, Luo Xiu's body began to emit a faint golden glow under the effect of the "Holy Oath", and the oath was engraved on the name of "Luo Xiu Carlos" -

But that was obviously not his real name. With the extremely high "resistance" attribute as a cover and the "fallen angel" Tatia's sin ability blessing, even Archbishop Sid and "Saint" Franya did not see any clues.

And when the holy oath was taken, the "Saint" Franya supervised all the saints to complete the oath, and then nodded lightly.

Then, she bowed slightly to all the saints, saluted, and said in a gentle tone:
"I know this may sound a bit forced, but please, this concerns the future of the Holy See and even the Glory..."

"I don't hope to gain recognition, I only seek understanding. I hope you all understand that as fellow comrades who believe in and follow the path of [Glory], we cannot stand aside." "..."

"We understand you, Your Highness."

A "Shining Knight" returns the sacrament to Frya.

His words also aroused the echoes of other saints.

The "compulsion" that Franya mentioned was nothing more than to prevent them from betraying the destiny of [Glory] and embarking on the forbidden road of [Abyss], and not spreading the things about [Abyss] that they heard today. These were all reasonable and easy to do for the saints of [Glory] in the Heart Hall.

Luo Xiu also joined in the response, which made the frosty expression of the "Saint" in front of the Holy Throne gradually melt a little, and a faint smile seemed to appear at the corners of her mouth.

Then she motioned to her fellow monks in the temple to be quiet, and again gave them the sacrament, saying:

"Thank you for your understanding. That's all I want to say."

"Please."

"..."

……

After saying the last sentence, Franya sat back on the throne that belonged to her, and Archbishop Sid unknowingly stood in the host's position.

He took over the words of the saint and roughly explained to the saints in the temple the appearance of the "devil", as well as some information and clues obtained by the "Holy Court" in investigating the "Abyss".

But Luo Xiu was not very interested in what Archbishop Sid said afterwards... Most of it was second-hand information, many of which were actually still wrong at present, and the amount of information was not much.

When Archbishop Sid finished explaining this, he went on to tell the saints about the problem that the Songyuan City Church urgently needed to face - the dangerous situation regarding the "Hidden Sage" and the "Chief Executioner" appearing in Songyuan City.

Putting aside the unknown danger of the Abyss, how to deal with the "Hidden Sage" Hoffman and the "Chief Executioner" Fafnir is the focus of the Songyuan City Church at present.

When Archbishop Sid mentioned this matter, the saints of "Glory" in the Heart Temple began to discuss it enthusiastically. Most of them were about some "holy judgment" strategies aimed at these two biggest enemies.

Luo Xiu did not participate in their discussions, but just listened quietly and remained silent.

Because he was going to return to Red Maple City once the matter at the Supreme and the case at the Loggins mansion had reached a preliminary conclusion, and he had no intention of intervening to help the Songyuan City Church resolve the issue concerning the two "Sixfold Fate" enemies.

That was not his obligation - he had actually completed everything he was supposed to do in Songyuan City. Returning to the Red Maple City Church as soon as possible was his duty as the "bishop" of the Red Maple City Church.

……

"..."

Archbishop Sid wanted to hear what Luo Xiu thought about this, but as he saw that Luo Xiu remained silent, he could only sigh secretly.

Archbishop Sid originally thought that if Luo Xiu could offer some suggestions or opinions, then he could follow his words and reasonably keep him for some time - after all, the ability of the "Apostle of Divine Light" would be of great help in resolving the current dangerous situation. However, the archbishop had also discovered that Luo Xiu did not seem to intend to intervene in this matter.

After the saints of the Archbishop's Church discussed for a while, Archbishop Sid stopped the discussion at the right time and made his final statement for this meeting.

"That's it, my fellow soldiers - today I want to tell you mainly these three things."

"Be prepared to deal with the Supreme and the two dangerous enemies. This is the top priority. As for the Abyss - just follow what Her Highness the Saint Franya said. Collect as much information as possible about it, but at least don't let it spread out."

"We understand, Archbishop."

The saints then paid the sacrament to Archbishop Sid, and then left the temple in an orderly manner under the Archbishop's gaze.

……

And when Luo Xiu followed a "bishop" in front of him and was about to leave the Holy Temple.

"Wait a minute, Luo Xiu."

Archbishop Sid suddenly called him and Luo Xiu stopped.

He turned around and looked at the archbishop with his usual calm gaze, and asked:

“What’s the big deal?”

Being suddenly stopped by Archbishop Sid, Luo Xiu couldn't help but feel nervous for a moment, but he felt relieved when he saw that Archbishop Sid and the "Saint" Franya beside him did not have any strange expressions on their faces.

"You didn't participate in their discussion just now. Do you have any concerns?" asked the archbishop.

"...Please forgive me, Archbishop."

Luo Xiu showed a slightly apologetic expression on his face, and said to the archbishop in a slightly lower voice:
"After all, I am the bishop of the Red Maple City Church... I think I can't stay here forever, so I can't say too much, and I can't participate in the implementation of opinions or suggestions."

Just like when he was a "corporate slave" in his previous life, he hated his boss who always assigned him tasks in a fanciful way - if he didn't intend to get too deep into these things, Luo Xiu wouldn't say much.

"Okay." Archbishop Sid spread his hands, looking somewhat helpless.

"In that case, Luo Xiu..."

Archbishop Xide asked Luo Xiu: "When are you going to go back?"

"About three days later." Luo Xiu responded to the Archbishop, "I still have some injuries on my body. I will be able to recover completely by then."

"Three days..." Archbishop Sid nodded, "That's fine too."

"Before that, Luo Xiu."

The Archbishop then changed the subject and said:

"As the Archbishop, I hope you can help the Songyuan City Church do one last thing."

"You say, Archbishop."

"I need you—"

After a pause, Archbishop Sid's expression became serious and solemn, and he said:

"I need you to preside over the sacred ceremony as the 'Apostle of Divine Glory' and pray to the Great Sun for a moment - ask Him to send down an oracle to guide our future."

……

(End of this chapter)