Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 341: The Coming Blasphemy

...Let me preside over the ceremony of "Divine Revelation"?

Listening to Archbishop Sid's words, Luo Xiu nodded and responded devoutly:
"No problem, Archbishop."

"That's my job."

He had completed his last mission of "Divine Revelation", and now he had a new number of times, and Archbishop Sid asked him to "ask for instructions on their future" - which was easy to accomplish.

As long as he is not asked to ask for instructions from the oracle regarding the [Abyss], everything will be fine.

……

Seeing that Luo Xiu agreed immediately, Archbishop Sid smiled faintly.

In fact, there were many things he wanted Luo Xiu, the "Apostle of Divine Light", to ask Da Ri Xuyou for instructions.

——The specific situation of the [Abyss], the crisis that will be brought about by the "Hidden Sage" Hoffman and the "Chief Executioner" Fafnir, the possible impact of the [Supreme], etc. But in general, these are not as convenient as directly asking about the final result, the oracle about the "future".

"Very good, Luo Xiu."

Archbishop Xide smiled and said, "Your piety and ability are obvious to all. After you successfully complete the ritual of 'Divine Revelation', I will give you the reward you deserve as your compensation."

The "Saint" Franya beside Archbishop Sid did not speak, but just looked at Luo Xiu quietly and nodded lightly.

"Then, Archbishop, and Her Royal Highness the Saint."

Luo Xiu then nodded to Sid and Franya, and then asked humbly:
"Regarding the ceremony of the 'Divine Revelation' - when do you want me to preside over the ceremony?"

"..."

"Afternoon, Luo Xiu."

Archbishop Sid said slowly:
"If there is nothing else, then in the afternoon - before that, you can stay in the church for the time being and make some preparations."

"Okay, Archbishop."

Luo Xiu nodded and responded humbly:

"It's up to you."

……

Afterwards, Luo Xiu bowed and bid farewell to Archbishop Sid and Saint Franya, and temporarily left the Holy Temple.

Archbishop Sid asked him to stay in the church for the time being, so Luo Xiu went to his room in the "Healing House" and took a short nap in the medicinal soup of the "Holy Spring" to make up for some sleep.

After taking a bath, the last remaining injury on Luo Xiu's body was completely healed, and his health limit finally returned to the maximum value.

After completing the publicly funded treatment, Luo Xiu left the "Healing Center" and visited various sanctuaries in the Grand Church.

He first visited the "Illuminator" Richester.

The bishop, who was the most seriously injured in the battle of "Black Crystal Factory", has regained consciousness under the careful treatment of the archbishop and other clergy.

In Richester's status bar, the abnormal status entry of [Forbidden Infection·Deep Ignorance] has been "purified" by the authority, but the injuries on his body have only healed a little, and he cannot get out of bed and walk around at will.

However, his injury will not get worse. Under the careful care of Archbishop Sid and other Glory Saints, it is only a matter of time before Richester recovers.

When he saw Luo Xiu coming to visit him, Richester showed a little surprise and joy on his face. He talked to Luo Xiu about many stories about the General Church and finally expressed some envy to Luo Xiu:

"...Alas, I am also a 'bishop', but I can only lie sick in bed."

As Richester said this, Luo Xiu comforted him kindly and told him to rest well.

After that, after visiting Bishop Richester, Luo Xiu said goodbye to him and went to visit other saints who were also recuperating from injuries.

Gulanbato, Evans, Adele and Hader of the "Glorious Knights" have recovered most of their injuries and are now undergoing rehabilitation after treatment.

They will probably be able to return to their clergy positions tomorrow, and when they saw Luo Xiu, they all showed expressions of surprise and joy.

After exchanging pleasantries with them and confirming that all the saints who had participated in the Holy Tribunal of the "Black Crystal Factory" were in good condition, Luo Xiu left with peace of mind and headed for the second destination.

……

Songyuan City Church, the sanctuary where evil is imprisoned.

As the name suggests, this is a prison for heretics - the "Hidden Elder" Baberon is imprisoned here, and besides him, there are some other extremely vicious pagans.

When Luo Xiu arrived at the obsidian door of the sanctuary, the priest on duty stopped him and asked him why he was there.

Luo Xiu showed him his holy emblem of "Bishop" and the certificate given to him by the Archbishop, and only then was he allowed to enter the Sanctuary of Evil to investigate the status of the "Hidden Elder" Baberon.

Under the guidance of the clergy on duty, Luo Xiu stepped into the dark prison corridor, and continued to move deeper into the darkness. Under the surveillance of the most important prisoners, he saw the "Hidden Sage" Baberon who had been imprisoned.

His neck, wrists and ankles were all tightly bound with shackles engraved with golden inscriptions, and his upper head was bound with an iron hoop engraved with dense sacred patterns, which completely blocked his eyes, ears and nostrils from sensing the outside world. He only had a mouth left for eating, inhaling and exhaling.

But he hadn't eaten for two days - no matter which fate it was, a saint who had reached the "fifth fate" would not starve to death so easily if he didn't eat, but he would become dizzy and his consciousness would become dull.

This was the case with Baberon. He seemed to sense that someone was approaching him, but his spirituality was so suppressed that he could not tell who it was. He could only open his mouth slightly and utter a weak voice:

"Who...who..."

"..."

"Can he hear it?" Luo Xiu asked the clergyman beside him.

"No," the priest replied, "His spirituality has been suppressed, and his senses have been blocked. He can only hear very faint sounds."

"I see." Luo Xiu nodded, indicating that he understood.

While he was talking to the clergyman, Luo Xiu was also observing whether Baberon made any unusual movements, but Baberon just kept opening and closing his mouth to repeat "who... who", and had no idea of ​​the conversation going on in front of him.

In his current state, it would be difficult for him to even survive, let alone "escape from prison".

Originally, the appearance of the "Hidden Sage" Hoffman made Luo Xiu a little worried about the prisoner robbery. But thinking that they might not know that Baberon was imprisoned here... plus the Songyuan City Church was already alerted to this, Luo Xiu no longer worried about the variables.

Luo Xiu was relieved, and it seemed safe to imprison Baberon here.

After observing Baberon for a while and making sure his condition was under control, Luo Xiu left the Sanctuary of Imprisonment and returned to the "Sanctuary of Healing" to rest until the afternoon.

……

Around three o'clock in the afternoon.

Songyuan City Church, in front of the altar for a moment.

Archbishop Sid had cleared the area around the altar, leaving only the clergy who were above the "sanctified ones" in rank, standing in their respective positions as servants of the ceremony.

Archbishop Sid and the "Saint" Franya were already standing closest to the core of the altar, and asked the "Bishop" Luo Xiu in front of them:

"Luo Xiu, are you ready?"

At this time, Luo Xiu had changed into the most holy and solemn clerical attire. He held the bishop's scepter tightly with both hands [Holy Grip] and nodded in response:
"I am fully prepared."

"When I raise the scepter, Archbishop Cid, please, and Her Highness the Saint, stir up the divine spirit of Glory as much as possible and loudly offer the most sincere praises to Him."

"May the sun protect us for a moment and give us clear enough guidance."

"Okay." Archbishop Sid and Saint Franya both nodded, and then looked at Luo Xiu, who stepped onto the long steps to the altar step by step, and had arrived at the center of the Suyu Altar.

Luo Xiu cast several auxiliary sacred arts on himself in succession, causing the spirituality of [Glory] to be in a process of continuous elevation and purification, and temporarily eliminating all interfering thoughts.

At the same time, the technical knowledge of "Divine Revelation" began to emerge in his mind.

Soon, the spirituality of [Glorious] was filled to the highest point, and Luo Xiu had vaguely seen the "Eternal Kingdom" filled with holy radiance, and the shadow of the Kingdom of God had appeared before his eyes. He also heard a holy, vague whisper from a moment ago -

Buzz! The sound from "Shu Yu" has transformed into multiple buzzing sounds, overlapping each other.

Around the outline of Luo Xiu's body, a faint glow had been draped over him like a cage of veil. His "divinity" was aroused like never before, as if he, who was standing on the altar at this moment, was the incarnation of the Great Sun!
At the same time, Luo Xiu opened his eyes that were shining with golden light and raised his scepter to the sky!
Archbishop Sid and Saint Franya immediately knelt down before "Luo Xiu", performed the most pious sacraments to "Luo Xiu" and even to "Xu Yu", and began to sing hymns to Him loudly.

Behind them, rows of saints also knelt down to worship Luo Xiu, and while praising him for a moment, they released all their divine spirit of [Glory] outwards.

The brilliant golden light that continuously emanated from them, along with the light from the scepter in Luo Xiu's hand, continued to spread and echo across the sky.

"—I pray for guidance."

"——I pray for our bright future!"

In between the chorus of devout hymns, Luo Xiu prayed loudly.

And then the invisible existence came.

The sacred will enveloped him, transforming into clear yet fragmented images and ancient yet low whispers, flashing before Luo Xiu's eyes and echoing in his ears.

He saw the ravine-filled battlefield littered with corpses, most of which were martyred clergymen; and the cultists with evil smiles on their faces trampled on them wantonly, covering the holy light on the battlefield with smoke and dust, and desecrating the withered glory.

He saw the ancient city walls being smashed by heavy hammers, and one fortress after another being submerged by the sudden surge of pagans. In their surge, countless dark gray flags were flying, with patterns on them symbolizing the moon and star rings of the [Lost] Mother Goddess...

Almost the moment he saw these scenes, Luo Xiu realized what it meant.

——That is the [Holy Tower Kingdom]!
And his panel also showed new content in real time——

[He grieves with mercy and grace—]

[The blasphemer will destroy the holy city, and the one who pollutes the light will eventually extinguish the light! ]

[Go to the edge of the Holy Tower and put an end to that ominous, greedy ambition——]

[Let the descendants who serve the Moon Mother Goddess return to where they should be.]

[Complete it, and a divine gift matching your achievements will be bestowed in a moment]

[Countdown to the disaster: 18 days]

[After completing this "Divine Glory Oracle" or before the countdown ends, you will not be able to conduct a new "Divine Glory Oracle"]

【…】

This time, the "divine revelation" actually symbolized another major event that Luo Xiu had already known about.

That symbolizes that when the rebellion in Kuma Territory is finally quelled, the "Holy Tower Kingdom" will take advantage of the empire's rest period to launch a massive invasion war against the empire in the name of "holy war"!

The world line of this life has changed a lot compared to the previous life. Although Luo Xiu knew that the "Holy Tower Kingdom" had long coveted a share of the war, he was not sure whether the invasion from the kingdom would happen again in this life.

But now - the "Divine Revelation" has confirmed all of this, and has immediately given the final time when the "disaster" will occur - that will be eighteen days later!
Eighteen days... Luo Xiu silently chewed on the number of days.

At the same time, he slowly put down the sacred scepter in his hand and looked at Archbishop Sid and Saint Franya with a worried look, which made them feel inexplicably nervous.

"What's wrong, Luo Xiu?"

Archbishop Sid asked tentatively:

"What did you see?"

"..."

"That's not a good 'future'." Luo Xiu responded solemnly.

"The Sun has given me a divine oracle in a moment, but that 'future' is too heavy."

He looked at Archbishop Sid, at the "Saint" Frya beside him, and then at the other saints of [Glory] behind them.

"This is a serious matter," he said.
"I can only tell you alone and Her Highness the Saint."

"..."

Archbishop Sid did not answer immediately, but looked at the Saint Franya beside him, and the Saint nodded lightly.

"Okay." Archbishop Sid nodded slightly and said:
"Then, Luo Xiu. Come to the 'Lord's Temple'. The Saint and I will be waiting for you there."

……

Songyuan City Church, in the "Lord Temple".

On the Holy Throne, Archbishop Sid and the "Saint" Franya listened solemnly to Luo Xiu's narration of the devastated scene he saw in the "Divine Revelation".

In addition to those tasks that appeared in the form of "missions" on the panel, Luo Xiu combined his memories from his previous life to paint a completely realistic "hell scroll" for Archbishop Sid and the Saint...

The blasphemous scene made Archbishop Sid frown. He never expected that their "glorious" future would be so dark.

"The Holy Tower Kingdom..." Archbishop Sid murmured, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.

"Yes, the Holy Tower Theocracy."

Luo Xiu nodded, "We do need to consider being on guard against them. I never thought that our biggest enemy would not be the Abyss or the Dark Principality, but the Theocracy."

"……indeed."

The Saint, Freya, rarely spoke up. She said in a cold voice:
"You received such an oracle... As expected, Great Sun Xuyou is still protecting us."

"So, Archbishop Sid."

"Although it has not been confirmed, I need to set off as soon as possible and return to the imperial capital to report this matter to His Holiness the Pope."

"I will arrange a carriage for your return trip." Archbishop Sid nodded.

Then, he looked at Luo Xiu and asked:
"Are you planning to return to Red Maple City in three days? If the 'oracle' is bound to come true, Red Maple City... might become the first fortress attacked by the 'Holy Tower Kingdom'."

"Even so, are you still going back?"

"Yes." Luo Xiu nodded solemnly.

Seeing that Luo Xiu's attitude was still firm, Archbishop Sid stopped talking and just sighed.

"Okay... in that case."

Archbishop Xide looked at Luo Xiu and said slowly:

"We will discuss how to deal with the disaster that has not yet arrived."

"And before that - Luo Xiu, I promised you that I would give you the reward you deserve."

"What do you want this time?"

The last time Archbishop Sid asked Luo Xiu this question, Luo Xiu chose to take away the dwarves of the "Gravel" clan.

At this time, Sid was waiting for Luo Xiu, waiting to see what request he would make.

"..."

"Thank you for your generosity, Archbishop."

Luo Xiu gave the sacrament to the archbishop and then said:
"Then, I would like to enter the secret scroll hall of the 'Holy Repository' - I would like to observe and study some sacred books about Glory that have been preserved in history. I hope you will allow me to do so."

……

(End of this chapter)