Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 351 Promotion! Demonic Mentor!
The Holy Abyss was left in the royal court.

Rings of red light appeared on the ground in front of the golden throne, and the figure of the lord of this place, "Ashura", slowly condensed in the center of the ring.

The feeling of weightlessness that enveloped his body gradually disappeared, and only when he regained the feeling of being grounded did Luo Xiu open his eyes.

The empty hall was temporarily deserted.

Luo Xiu sent the message back to the Lost Royal Court without telling any of the "apostles", including Index.

And this is exactly the environment needed before "promotion", a completely free of any interference - Luo Xiu turned around, his eyes fell on a "holy book" that exuded ominousness and was shrouded in darkness and was placed on the illusory table in front of the golden throne.

——"Holy Book of the Abyss"!
Ever since he promoted the destiny of [Abyss] to the triple destiny, Luo Xiu has never looked through it again in order to completely surpass and consolidate the power of [Abyss].

And now - he had just returned from Songyuan City, and no longer had to worry about higher-level people investigating his essence. Moreover, it had been some time since [Glory] was promoted to the fifth level of destiny, and his control over his divine nature had become stable. If he promoted [Abyss] again at this time, there would be no danger of being bewitched or backlashed.

"..."

Thinking of this, Luo Xiu arrived in front of his golden throne and sat down.

At the same time, he prayed to summon the gods and summoned out Amber, the "False Guardian".

The huge amber surrounded by gray mist protected Luo Xiu's body like a fortress. It would be the strongest barrier when he was "promoted".

Afterwards, Luo Xiu opened the panel and glanced at the level columns of [Glorious] and [Abyss] respectively, and at the same time activated the divine object "Spiritual Spring" -

The experience pool of the Spiritual Spring, with a storage limit of tens of millions, is almost full.

And now it's finally time to use them.

Deepening the resonance with the "Spring of Spirituality", Luo Xiu took out all the stored experience points!
[Sacred Object: Spring of Spirituality]

[Current experience value storage: 9963843/10000000]

[Current Resonance Level: Level III]

[Level III Resonance Level: When taking out stored experience points, effective conversion is 70%]

【…】

[Experience extracted: 6974690]

When such content appeared on the panel of the divine object "Spiritual Fountain", the experience points stored on Luo Xiu's personal panel also increased instantly. Together with the original three million experience points, the total amount of experience points he stored has exceeded tens of millions!

Afterwards, Luo Xiu turned his attention back to his personal panel.

He fixed his eyes on the level bar of the [Glory] profession "Apostle of Divine Glory" lv.40, and at the same time gave the "upgrade" command.

[Current main occupation "Divine Apostle" invested 508021 experience points]

[The current main occupation "Divine Apostle" has been upgraded to lv.41! ]

[Get 10 free attribute points! ]

【…】

[Current main occupation "Divine Apostle" invested 1305539 experience points]

[The current main occupation "Divine Apostle" has been upgraded to lv.50! ]

[Get 10 free attribute points! ]

【…】

A total of nearly nine million experience points were consumed to upgrade the career level of "Apostle of Divine Glory" in the [Glory] destiny to lv.50, which is an important guarantee for the safe promotion to the fourth destiny of [Abyss].

When the level of "Divine Apostle" is upgraded to lv.50, the experience value required to upgrade to the next level will double again, reaching 230 million!
The upper limit of the level of "Fivefold Destiny" is lv.60, and to upgrade to the upper limit, it requires more than million experience points.

In Luo Xiu's self-planning, to accumulate enough experience, he needs to wait for the players to come again.

However, this is not Luo Xiu's primary goal at the moment. His eyes immediately fell on the [Abyss] column, and he also upgraded his current "Triple Destiny" profession, "Demon Scholar"!
Pay hundreds of thousands of experience points to raise the level of [Abyss] "Demon Scholar" to the upper limit of lv.30, triggering [Abyss]'s promotion task [Devouring Desire].

The mission requirement of [Desire to Devour] is to kill an abyss beast with a threat level no lower than "Madness", or to kill an [Abyss] destiny extraordinary person with a destiny number no lower than "Fourth".

The moment this promotion task was triggered, Luo Xiu had already completed it - he had killed the abyss beast "Three-Headed Demon Bull Epiros" that threatened the "Natural Disaster", and had already exceeded the completion conditions of the promotion task.

The "Settlement" option flashes bright purple in the panel.
Luo Xiu's eyes were focused, and after confirming that he was in good condition, he pressed it.

hum!
Just after giving the settlement command to [Desire to Devour], a strong buzzing sound suddenly came into Luo Xiu's ears.

A feeling of dizziness immediately came over him, and the "real" world before his eyes shattered like glass, turning into colorful snowflakes flying and melting, and his consciousness fell into darkness soon after.

……

Not until his consciousness emerged from the "deep sea" again did the scene in front of Luo Xiu's eyes finally regain color, and he was already in the "spiritual" kingdom.

The lines of flames had surged to the corners of his eyes, and his body could indeed feel the burning temperature - he was standing on a floating island where fire was rising high, and at the end of his vision was surging scarlet, and the air was filled with a violent, rampant, and terrifying aura.

This is the spiritual sea of ​​the Abyss...

It is as if the malice of countless beings is gathered here. If one is not careful, the spirit will sink and the will will fall.

The deep light at the end of his vision was constantly converging and flowing; and the lightless bottom below was emitting a dark and deep, rich and terrifying spiritual surge, accompanied by waves of silent but soul-shaking eerie whispers.

Feeling the cold and hot air licking him, Luo Xiu concentrated his mind and walked towards the only path leading to the unknown end.

……

Until you follow the rugged road and reach the end of this "spiritual sea".

A golden door wrapped in scarlet flames stood in front of Luo Xiu.

Red-hot chains bound the door.

To the left and right of the door were two statues of demons with spiraling horns, their eyes flashing with a deep, terrifying purple light. Although their expressions were ferocious, they wore strong and heavy shackles on their thick wrists, and their hands were tightly grasping a chain as thick as their arms. At the end of the chain was the lock of the "Golden Gate".

Luo Xiu walked to the burning scarlet door, took out a "golden key" from his arms, and inserted the key into the lock.

Rumble!
A huge roar sounded from both sides of the door.

The red-gold lock broke in two, and the chains that bound the door melted and broke one by one!
There was a loud rolling sound coming from both sides, and the "Golden Gate" finally slowly opened, and new content also appeared on Luo Xiu's panel -

[You have opened the golden door and glimpsed the world behind it. ]

You Lost the Golden Key

【…】

[Spiritual sublimation! You have advanced to the fourth level of destiny! ]

[You gain origin improvement]

[Skill "Abyssal Inscription" level increased to lv.4] [Skill "Dark Corrosion Affinity" level increased to lv.3]

[Skill "Soul Manipulator" level increased to lv.3]

[Skill "Darkest Realm" level increased to lv.2]

[Skill "Sacrifice" level increased to lv.2]

[You obtain the skill: Bathing in the Styx (Abyss, lv.1)]

[Bath in the Styx (Abyss, lv.1): Since you were born in the 'Styx', you are now finally qualified to re-enter the Styx. Periodically, you can be embraced by the Styx, and according to the level and strength of your current [Abyss] destiny, you will gain different degrees of attribute value improvement and different effects of the "Styx's Protection". ]

[You obtain the skill: Evil Bloodline (Abyss, lv.1)]

[Evil Bloodline (Abyss, lv.1): You have touched the origin of the abyss, and the power of the "Abyss" has penetrated into your bloodline. You will be recognized by demons and high-level abyss beasts, and they will no longer regard you as an enemy.]

[You gain expertise: Saint's Disciple (Epic)]

[Disciple of the Saint (Epic, Milestone): You have reached the threshold of becoming a Saint, and can glimpse a deeper origin.]

[Your all attributes gain a +5 basic bonus, and your "health", "mana", "physical attack" and "spell attack" will all gain an additional 30% increase, and your "defense reduction" will gain an additional 50% increase. ]

[You currently have a higher-level expertise: Radiant Saint]

[Losing the feat: Saint's Disciple (Epic, Milestone), increasing the effect of the feat "Glorious Saint (Legend, Milestone)" by 50%. ]

【…】

……

As these appeared on the panel, the "Golden Gate" in front of Luo Xiu was fully opened.

As Luo Xiu stepped in, a ball of raging, scarlet flames swept towards him and quickly engulfed him.

His vision was completely occupied by scarlet, and his body seemed to be experiencing a real burning. The piercing pain was so severe that even Luo Xiu couldn't help but frown.

And amidst the scarlet surge, the outline of the golden palace belonging to the [Abyss] was gradually outlined on the deep red canvas of vision.

Enduring the excruciating pain that pierced his heart and bones, Luo Xiu continued to move forward, heading deeper into the abyss.

He finally walked out of the scarlet, came to the burning golden palace, and saw the only "Golden Pillar" that belonged to him.

It was engraved with ancient characters that shone with a profound light, as well as demonic patterns that sealed the power of the Abyss like a totem.

Just by looking at it, Luo Xiu felt an impulse surge from the bottom of his heart - something was guiding him, or rather, tempting him.

And he did hear a vague murmur in his ears, a gentle voice that sounded like a low whisper of persuasion.

But he remained awake - [Light] broke through the fog of thoughts like a bright lamp, making the world in his eyes still real and clear.

Relying on his extremely high "divinity" and "resistance", Luo Xiu kept himself from being affected by the temptation of decadence. He walked forward and stood in front of the golden pillar.

He stretched out his hand and pressed it lightly on the surface——

[Advanced to the fourth level of "Abyss" destiny, obtaining a profession...]

[Your occupation is "Demon Scholar", you will be promoted to "Demon Mentor"]

[If you confirm your promotion, please touch the 'Devil' golden pillar]

【…】

"Demon Mentor", this is the "quadruple destiny" profession that Luo Xiu is preparing to be promoted to!
This is a regular profession in the fourth level of destiny in the [Abyss], not a hidden profession, but it is still the goal that Luo Xiu will choose.

The most direct reason is that the core prerequisites of all "hidden professions" in [Abyss] need to be completed in the real "Seven Layers Abyss".

And in his plan - the "Devil Mentor" has skills that he must master, and the "hidden career" route he plans to be promoted to will not be revealed until the "Fifth Destiny".

Then, Luo Xiu actually touched the golden pillar in front of him.

——Buzz!!!

An extremely powerful spiritual surge suddenly emanated from the surface of the golden pillar.

The ancient text and totem patterns engraved on it gradually peeled off after Luo Xiu touched it. The light that seemed like a seal shattered and dissipated, and deep cracks quickly spread across the surface of the golden pillar!
The surging "Dark Eclipse" spirituality surged out from it and began to transform into wisps of spirituality, pouring into Luo Xiu's body.

Luo Xiu felt that the "taboo" power in his body, which had been suppressed for a long time, was becoming more active than ever before, rising rapidly and hitting a bottleneck that seemed to be a restriction.

[You obtain the extraordinary profession: Demon Mentor (lv.1)]

[Level inheritance for lower-level occupation "Demon Scholar"]

["Demon Mentor" level is upgraded to lv.30, and the profession "Demon Scholar" is lost]

[Obtain the "Demon Mentor" professional skill: Demon Summoning (Abyss, lv.1)]

[Demon Summoning (Abyss, lv.1): You are well versed in the study of "Demons". You once yearned for that power, and now they will finally be at your disposal; you have mastered the rituals that can summon demons, and have obtained the qualifications to establish a contract with them.]

[Your "Perception" attribute increases by 30 points, "Devil" contract slot +1]

【…】

[Obtain the "Demon Mentor" professional skill: Demon Fusion (Abyss, lv.1)]

[Demon Fusion (Abyss, lv.1): You can specify a contracted "demon" target and merge with it. After merging with the "demon", you will gain all the attribute values ​​of the "demon" and can use most of the skills of the fused demon.]

[After using "Demon Fusion", the attribute value will be determined - if two of your original "divinity", "perception" and "resistance" attributes are higher than the attributes of the fused demon, you will maintain full control of your body; otherwise, the demon will gain full control of your body. ]

[This skill has a 12-hour cooldown and is not affected by cooldown reduction. ]

【…】

After quickly browsing the content about "Demon Mentor" on the panel, the initial feeling of dizziness once again surged into Luo Xiu's mind.

Everything he saw began to change and distort again.

It was as if I could see tiny cracks appearing on the edge of the world, accompanied by bursts of crisp shattering sounds.

His consciousness soon and inevitably fell into a daze, and he fell slowly and heavily downwards.

Until a ball of scarlet flames surged up from all directions.

Swallow him completely.

……

(End of this chapter)