Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 353 [Deathrattle Demon·Mourner]!
After promoting [Abyss] to the fourth level of destiny and obtaining the profession of "Demon Mentor", Luo Xiu has obtained the qualifications to summon and contract demons.

And he has also made preparations for the next summoning - Luo Xiu has prepared all the necessary knowledge for the summoning ceremony, the materials as the spiritual basis, and the souls to be sacrificed.

His gaze then turned to the obsidian cage in front of him, a dim deep purple glow lit up in his pupils, and his fingers were already lightly stroking the wall of the storage bracelet.

A ball of deadly object emitting deep darkness and mist was slowly taken out of the bracelet by Luo Xiu.

——[Death Birth Crystal (Legend)]!
That was the drop obtained when purifying the "Dead Born God's Heir" nearly a month ago.

There were originally two "legendary" quality crystals. After one was given to Saint Deacon Huberte, the other was taken by Luo Xiu and has been kept until now.

Luo Xiu had already planned to use the "legendary" quality Death Crystal to summon demons!
In Luo Xiu's hand, the alien black crystal was emitting a deep, dark, dim light.

Even though some time has passed since it was obtained from the collapsed body of the "Death-Born God's Heir", the spirit of death contained in it is still quite strong.

The spiritual threads condensed from the essence of death were wriggling on the smooth surface like an undercurrent. Just by touching it with his fingers and lightly supporting it with his palms, the overly cold touch still made Luo Xiu feel a noticeable stinging pain on his skin.

That was the breath of aging and decay... Luo Xiu held it in his hand and gently placed this object that sealed death into the obsidian cage in front of him.

Then, he pulled his hands away, his right hand already holding a dagger with colorful patterns that had been "engraved with the Abyss", and his left hand tightly grasped the blade.

——His!
The dagger was pulled out from the clenched palm, and blood hung on the blade, swimming on the surface of the blade, staining the colorful colors with layers of bright red.

Fresh blood also gathered from Luo Xiu's palm and dripped onto the surface of the "Death and Birth Spirit Crystal", dispersing the dark mist on it a little. The deeper, more surging, scarlet death mist also instantly burst out from the Death and Birth Spirit Crystal!

At this point, the blood contract resonance with the summoning spiritual base and the "Death Birth Spirit Crystal" has been established. At the same time, the skills and knowledge related to "demon summoning" emerged in Luo Xiu's mind. He has retracted the dagger in his hand, and his fingers are stroking the mithril ring that encapsulates the soul.

By activating the skill of "Soul Manipulator", dozens of dark purple spiritual tentacles were pulled out from the ring surface, dragging out a ball of deep red soul light.

——That is the soul of "The Order Killer" Velino Bakar!

The soul of a Supreme Fifth-level extraordinary being is enough to be sacrificed to the "devil".

The soul manipulator dragged Velino's soul light ball into the obsidian cage. At the same time, more and more soul manipulators dragged out the souls of many triple and quadruple extraordinary people from Luo Xiu's mithril ring and took them to the cage.

That is all the souls that Luo Xiu is ready to sacrifice to the "devil".

While those souls' light balls were being restrained and blended into one whole, the scarlet mist that was emanating from the Death and Birth Spirit Crystal had also spread to its most intense level.

Dark purple light burst out and bloomed in Luo Xiu's pupils——

With Luo Xiu as the center, several rings of ritual arrays engraved with ancient and strange patterns quickly spread out around!

The circle went beyond the obsidian cage, its outline covered with mottled light and shadow that was sometimes broken and sometimes complete. An invisible, terrifying spiritual surge quickly condensed in the cage, and the trembling breath became more and more violent!

At this point, Luo Xiu stood still, raised his arms slightly, and prayed:
"--I take the remains of death and birth as my cup;"

"——I offer my pure soul as a sacrifice!"

"—I offer you my body, my heart, and my spirit."

"—I crave the blasphemous glimpse!"

"——I long for a glimpse of the depths!"

"——I crave the true name of the deceased!"

"..."

The sound of his prayer was clear at first, but then gradually became lower and more blurred, as if several identical prayers were uttered by the same person, and his voice became unreal and overlapping.

After Luo Xiu finished reciting the four sentences of the prayer, he heard an inhuman but understandable voice:
"——【Mourner】"

——Buzz!!!

At the same time, in front of Luo Xiu, the obsidian cage suddenly trembled violently, accompanied by an extremely strong buzzing sound!

The spirit crystal of death was shattered, and the last bit of the source of death was extracted from it; all the souls also dissipated, and their spiritual essences were fully mobilized and devoured.

All the invisible things and intangible energies have been mixed together, forming a turbid mass that is constantly changing, rising and falling, and transforming. Finally, it completely opens and closes, turning into a huge, pitch-black cocoon.

The moment the "cocoon" appeared, Luo Xiu suddenly felt a strong throbbing in his heart.

Deep malice came like a tide, engulfing him in an instant.

Something deeper and darker than death emerged, making Luo Xiu feel extremely cold. His fingertips began to tremble slightly.

But he still prayed, praying over and over again, to maintain the complete process of "summoning".

The light from the ritual array around him became increasingly dazzling, and the dark cocoon in front of him continued to surge, approaching a certain extreme point.

……

Until cracks appear.

Gray light shone through the gaps in the shell, and the originally surging spirituality in it returned to quiet formlessness the moment the gray light spread.

In a moment.

The shell of the cocoon faded away like melting mud, and the summoned being stood in it, four different-colored eyes observing everything around them without emotion.

He is the devil, the real devil!
It was a slender body that was completely gray, and its face was a perfect oval with four eyes that were as open as if engraved on a seal, and below it were slender, thin, glazed, and tightly closed lips with a gray metallic luster.

The demonic horns protruded from his forehead, burning with flames of black and grey. And below his head, on his neck, which was twice as long as a human's but twice as thin, were four shackle-like rings, engraved with ancient, dark-glowing words.

The main body of His body was covered with overlapping veils, with four arms extending outward from both sides, and two pairs of bloodless palms closed, one facing up and the other facing down, maintaining a posture that looked like a ritual.

As for his lower body, it was becoming increasingly illusory. Luo Xiu could not see his feet, which looked like a ghost. In Luo Xiu's eyes, he was floating in the air.

——[Deathrattle Demon·Mourner]!
That is His name, the name that appears on the panel.

“…I am here to mourn.”

He uttered a dry, thin sigh, and his four eyes opened at the same time, and his lips moved:
"It's human..."

"I'm a human I haven't seen before...but...I'm familiar with your smell."

"It's just that here... there is no impending death."

"I am sad and hungry..."

He murmured these words, and his four rolling eyeballs suddenly stopped. He looked straight at Luo Xiu and uttered a terrifying death language:
"…Are you a corpse or food?"

——Crash!!!

When the mourner asked his last question, Luo Xiu vaguely saw that the scene in front of him was distorted.

At the same time, his spirit also fell into a slight depression, but he quickly recovered.

This made Luo Xiu quickly realize that

[Deathrattle Demon·Mourner], the first moment he was summoned, he attacked himself!

Although Luo Xiu possessed the [Abyss] affinity specialty "Evil Bloodline", he knew that [Deathrattle Demon·Mourner] would not truly regard him as an enemy, but not regarding him as an enemy did not mean that it would not attack him - this was the nature of things born in the "Abyss", and malice was their most restrained instinct.

He cast a death curse on himself with a strength of "depth", but this curse had no effect on Luo Xiu, and only caused him to have a slight trance.

Because of the effect of the "epic" quality specialty "Death Praiser", Luo Xiu is immune to all curses of deep death and below. However, there will still be some residual effects, but it is not a big deal.

It is precisely because of the existence of the "Death Praiser" feat, as well as powerful curse-adding feats such as the "Wrist of the Corroded Curse", and the blessing of the "Legendary" quality staff "Death's Lament".

The type of "demon" that Luo Xiu can control best and can play an extraordinary role in is the demon with the "death" attribute.

In addition, with the Death Birth Spirit Crystal dropped by the "Death Birth God" as a medium, Luo Xiu was basically certain that the demon he summoned would be related to "death", and the result was indeed as he expected. ...

After enduring a "curse", Luo Xiu remained calm and indifferent, and looked into the eyes of the mourners.

The Mourner seemed a little surprised.

The "instant death" curse he cast had no effect at all. The "human" before him seemed to be beyond his expectations.

They were different from the slaves in the Seven Abyss who were only fit to be kept in captivity and used as food for the demons. The mourners smelled the scent of their own kind, and felt a faint admiration, awe, and... fear for it.

While His oval face twisted slightly and He was still thinking about something, He heard the "human" in front of Him speak lightly:

"You're doing something you shouldn't be doing, 'devil'."

Immediately, Luo Xiu raised his arm slightly, which had not been lowered.

He opened his palms at the same time, and a handful of dark flames leaped out from his palms!
At the same time, the obsidian cage in front of him was burning with dark flames, which quickly engulfed the [Deathrattle Demon]!
The flames had spread to His body, His four eyes began to tremble, and His body was shaking due to some discomfort.

The powerful sense of oppression, which far exceeded the pressure from His own "spiritual" level, directly shocked Him and made Him speechless.

The devil's body was burning in the flames that were specifically designed for "devils", which was a kind of torture for him.

But for Luo Xiu, this was just a kind of "return" -

When the mourners cursed him, he used his specialization "Forbidden Observer" to "return" the death curse with 200% effect!

The Mourner is immune to the death curse, but the place to summon him is the "Obsidian Cage" because the cage has the effect of restraining corresponding abilities.

That is "deepening" and "suppression"!
The 200% instant death curse could not kill the Mourner, but it was enough to make him feel quite shocked and painful, which was enough to achieve Luo Xiu's goal.

And in the flames of death burning.

Through the flames, the intermittent whispers of the "devil" were heard:

"——I understand."

"I will resist... resist the urge to consume you."

"..."

He said this, and Luo Xiu still looked at him with cold eyes, but he had extinguished the fire in his palm.

The cage was also quiet.

"You will obey me, the demon named 'Mourning'."

"I know what you desire and what makes you restless."

"What you are pursuing is this——"

As he spoke, Luo Xiu's fingers stroked his bracelet and took out a pitch-black original book.

——"Holy Book of the Abyss"!
Mobilize the spirituality, gather it, and use the holy scriptures to release the most profound and surging spiritual surge, which will instantly cover and drown the demons!
In Luo Xiu's eyes.

The demon's body was burned and damaged, and it was repairing itself. But when the Abyss Bible was shown to Him, His four eyes suddenly widened, and a new voice came from His slender mouth:

“…This is it.”

“…This is it.”

"…what we are familiar with, what we have lost."

"..."

As the mourner spoke, Luo Xiu already knew what he wanted to know.

About [Abyss]——

Regarding the loosened and broken seal, and the things from the abyss that kept surging out from the ground, the source of all this was indeed the "Holy Book of the Abyss"!
He thought quickly in his mind, connecting all of these things together, and then temporarily put them out of his mind.

He showed the Tome of the Abyss to the Mourner for another purpose.

That is because it relies on the status of "The Abyss Scripture" itself to make up for the level of its own [Abyss] which is only the vacancy of the fourth level of destiny. Only in this way can it truly intimidate the "superior devil" in front of it!
"Your roots are in my hands."

Looking directly at the demon, Luo Xiu said slowly:
"Follow me, make a contract with me - you have no choice."

"Think about it. I will share with you things that those 'tyrants' will never have."

"..."

"can."

The Mourner nodded slightly, and His slender neck seemed to creak, making a slight sound.

"I will make a pact with you... Blasphemer."

"Just give me... a new death."

As he spoke, he opened his four slender hands and stretched out one of them, extending a finger towards Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu also reached out his hand and touched His fingers——

At the moment of contact, the dark spiritual threads coiled around and bit like snakes, and penetrated into the bodies of both of them at the same time.

That is the symbol of the "contract" with the devil.

In Luo Xiu's panel, new content immediately popped up -

["Deathrattle Demon" Mourner (lv.47)]

[Race: Demon/Higher Demon]

[Personality: Ancient Spirit (Contracted)]

[Health: 12900/12900, Mana: 17234/18975]

[Physical Attack: 1580, Spell Attack: 5790, Defense Reduction: 2320]

[Attributes: Strength 79, Constitution 258, Agility 152, Wisdom 386, Divinity 253, Perception 628, Resistance 232, Luck 107]

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[Skills and Features List]

[Remembrance of the Dead (Deathrattle Demon·Divine Power): The Deathrattle Demon·Mourner is immune to physical damage and will not truly die. The souls consumed by the Deathrattle Demon·Mourner can be "infused" into corpses without souls. These corpses will be transformed into "dead spirits", and the dead spirits that have lost their spirituality will be under the absolute control of the Mourner. ]

[Death Curse (Inherent Skill): The Deathrattle Demon, the Mourner, has a series of death curses. The death curse cast by the Mourner will add layers of "Death Evil". If the "Curse" is successfully added with 2 layers, and the "Curse" fails with 1 layer, when "Death Evil" is fully stacked with 5 layers, it can detonate a "Death Curse", causing a "Origin" injury of 10% of its upper limit of health to the target. ]

[Deathrattle Burst (Inherent Skill): The Deathrattle Demon, the Mourner, can apply layers of "Deathrattle" to the target it attacks, and the layers can be stacked without limit. When the target with "Deathrattle" loses a certain amount of health, a "Death" type curse with a random effect and random strength will be triggered according to the number of layers of "Deathrattle", and the influence of the curse will spread to the surrounding area. If the target with "Deathrattle" dies, all layers of "Deathrattle" will be detonated at once, causing a large-scale "Dark Corrosion" attribute damage to the surrounding area, and a deep "Instant Death" curse will be applied. ]

[Lifeless Feeding (Passive Trait): The Deathrattle Demon, the Mourner, masters the cannibalization of souls. Creatures that are close to the Mourner (except for the Contracted) or creatures attacked by the Mourner will have their souls cannibalized until their entire souls are completely devoured. Every time the Mourner consumes a "complete soul", a certain amount of "health" and "mana" will be instantly restored, and a certain amount of attribute value will be increased, which can be retained permanently.]

[Contracted Deity (Contract Characteristics): This deity is summoned by contract and is subject to restrictions by the contractor - in the current state, the maximum level with the contractor does not exceed 10 levels. If it exceeds the threshold, it will be dynamically adjusted to the threshold. ]

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(End of this chapter)