Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 472 Three Authorities! (6k5)

Once the negative status [Gray Blood Nightmare], the entry "cannot be purified, cannot be removed" disappears, it means that Bishop Fabion can be treated by conventional means!

All they need to do is let the "priests" of the Church of Sina City use ordinary purification magic on Bishop Fabion to cleanse the [Gray Blood Curse] that is bound to him.

When Luo Xiu opened the detailed panel of the negative status of [Gray Blood Curse], the unique "splitting" attribute of this negative state had disappeared, and now it only remained on Bishop Fabion. With the continued treatment of the old bishop, there will always be a day when he can completely remove the curse from his body and fully recover.

Luo Xiu thought to himself.

However, due to the long-term suffering of the [Gray Blood Curse], Bishop Fabion's original spirituality has been almost exhausted. Even if he can fully recover, it will be difficult for him to return to his heyday.

"... Luo Xiu?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Luo Xiu heard the voice of Priest Leonard behind him.

Luo Xiu then turned his head and saw Leonard looking at him anxiously.

"Just now……"

The old priest's voice trembled a little, and he asked Luo Xiu anxiously:
"Just now...what happened to the old bishop?"

"Why did he suddenly vomit blood? Why did the erosion lines on his body suddenly darken in color? Is that a sign of deterioration? Then..."

"..."

Priest Leonard asked Luo Xiu many questions anxiously, like a string of cannonballs.

Luo Xiu just looked at him with a smile, and until the moment Priest Leonard finished speaking, he responded to him gently:

"The process of 'treatment' is complete, old priest."

"..."

"what?"

Leonard was stunned.

Luo Xiu looked at him calmly and gently, put the old bishop's porcelain cup back on the bedside table, slowly stood up, and turned to Priest Leonard.

Then he said solemnly to Priest Leonard:

"I have endowed the old bishop with radiance, and with the blessing of 'divine radiance', I let the old bishop consume the blood of the Gray Devil."

"Look at the blood and pus that the old bishop vomited just now, old priest."

Leonard looked in the direction of Luo Xiu's finger.

That was when Bishop Fabion suddenly "deteriorated" and turned his body sideways to spit out balls of black pus and blood!

It was originally a solid black blood clot, which was now emitting an extremely dark and foul smell.

Just like a group of maggots huddled together, in Leonard's eyes, the edge was wriggling, and even making a faint sour "hiss-yi" sound.

That is the entity condensed by the activated curse.

As a priest of [Glory], Leonard could clearly feel that the ominous blood clots contained a very strong and profound aura from the "curse".

That was also part of the [Gray Blood Curse] - or rather, it was originally part of it. But when Luo Xiu had Bishop Fabion consume the processed "Gray Blood of Evil", these most deeply hidden curses were "expelled" from his body.

“—hissssss!”

When Leonard and Luo Xiu were looking at the black pus and blood on the ground,
The squirming blood clots suddenly emitted a thick black gas. They quickly peeled off from each other and split into twisted black worms, which were about to quickly move around!
These "activated curses" that were expelled from their original hosts are now eager to find new hosts that can continue to absorb spiritual energy and blood.

But before they could find a new target, they turned into ashes as the hissing sound coming from them suddenly stopped - the scepter in Luo Xiu's right hand had already been pointed at them, and the holy art of annihilation immediately gushed out at them, completely burning these animated cursed insects to ashes.

There was a pit of medium depth and emitting white mist on the floor of Bishop Fabion's room.

There was still some black dust accumulated in it, which was the remnant of the annihilation of the cursed insects, but it had lost any activity.

"The things that the old bishop spewed out are the source of bad luck."

After "purifying" the animated curse that was wriggling on the ground, Luo Xiu continued to speak to Priest Leonard:

"You know, old priest, it's just like we often let people with curses or bad luck drink holy water, so that those curses or bad luck can somehow 'leave' their bodies... Now, the old bishop is safe, he is indeed out of danger."

"Now, although the old bishop still has the curse on him, it is no longer difficult to purify. We can use ordinary holy arts to purify and treat him."

"..."

After saying this, Luo Xiu looked at the dazed expression on Priest Leonard's face, so he turned to Bishop Fabion and chanted softly, performing the holy prayer of "purification".

At the same time, the palm of his left hand gently turned upwards, and a ball of light emitting pure white light gradually condensed in the palm of his hand. It was a ball of holy light that contained the spiritual power of "purification".

Leonard could recognize that it was indeed just a ball of light condensed by ordinary "purification magic".

But before that, ordinary, basic holy arts like this should not have any effect on the curse that plagued the old bishop.

However, even though he thought so, hope had already emerged in the heart of Priest Leonard - after all, it was Luo Xiu who said these things, and Leonard also longed to see the "miracle".

……

When Luo Xiu finished his soft prayer and the pure white light ball was condensed into shape,
The purifying ball of light gently floated towards the sleeping old bishop, quickly touched his outline, and merged into his body.

The next moment, a faint white light emanated from Fabien's body, and gray mist emanated from his body in waves, quickly dissipating in the air.

This was a rather gentle "purification", much lighter than the violent reaction that occurred when the old bishop took the "Gray Evil Source Blood" before. This could be seen from the peaceful expression on the old bishop's face as he slept.

In the panel detection that Luo Xiu maintained on Bishop Fabion, in his "Status" column, there were two negative anomalies of [Gray Blood Nightmare Curse], which were removed from Fabion under the care of the pure white glow just now.

This was just a demonstration for Priest Leonard.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu stood up again and looked at Priest Leonard, whose expression was still stunned, and said:
"That's it, old priest."

"We can now use gentle means to 'purify' the old bishop of the Gray Blood Curse. I think if we use 20 minutes for each round of 'purification', it will only take about a week for the old bishop to recover."

Twenty minutes at a time - this is also to allow the "purification" process to be carried out gently.

If we are too impatient, there might be a drastic reaction like when the old bishop took the "Gray Nightmare Blood" before.

……

And when Leonard watched the scene completely.

He saw that Luo Xiu had indeed used the ordinary "purification" holy art to make the old bishop emit a gray mist, effectively purifying the gray-blood curse that even the archbishop of the diocese felt helpless against.
There was a bright light in Leonard's eyes.

Being stunned by the scene he saw was only a short-lived reaction. Soon, Leonard came back to his senses, and an unprecedented joy and excitement finally appeared on his face. He almost shouted to Luo Xiu:

"Indeed...indeed...using ordinary purification techniques, we can cure the old bishop!"

"We...we've never done anything like this...!"

"Thank you, Luo Xiu."

"..."

"It is also true that the old bishop still needs to rest for a while."

Looking at the excited old priest in front of him, Luo Xiu responded with a smile and said:
"Let's go out first, old priest."

"Now, what the old bishop needs most is to get enough rest. And I should stay in Sina City for another day. Later, when the old bishop really wakes up, I will come to visit him again with you."

……

Afterwards, Rossio and Priest Leonard left Bishop Fabion's room and left the "Holy See" of the Church.

The old priest arranged a place for Luo Xiu to live in the "Holy Court" of the church, a room that originally belonged to Anthony.

Long before Luo Xiu joined the Church of Sina City and became a Holy Inquisitor, Anthony was already the Chief Holy Inquisitor. The news that Anthony had been promoted to the "Fourfold Destiny" had already spread back to the Church of Sina City. His original holy room was not allocated yet, but was retained, just enough for Luo Xiu to stay.

After leaving the "Holy See" of the Sina City Church, Luo Xiu talked a lot with Priest Leonard, such as the situation on the front line of the Judgment War, some major events that have happened in the rear of the empire in recent times, and a group of pagans that the Sina City Church is currently hunting down.

They chatted about this for almost half a day, and then a servant clergyman came to the place where they were talking, saluted to Luo Xiu and Priest Leonard, and said:
"Excuse me, my lords."

"I came here at the order of Bishop Fabion, who has already woken up."

——Bishop Fabion has woken up!

Almost half a day had passed since he left the Holy See. Bishop Fabion had already woken up from his deep sleep, which was faster than Luo Xiu had expected.

It seems that he has recovered well, Luo Xiu thought.

When Priest Leonard heard the news, his reaction was even more intense. His face showed obvious excitement and he said in a trembling voice:
"The old bishop is awake?!"

"Yes, the bishop has awakened."

The attendant clergyman responded to Priest Leonard, then he looked at Luo Xiu, performed the sacrament to him again, and said:
"Bishop Luo Xiu, Bishop Fabion specifically asked me to come to you. The Bishop wants to see you."

"..."

"How is the old bishop doing?"

Luo Xiu asked with a smile on his face.

"Bishop Fabion is still a little weak. However, compared to before, the Bishop's condition has improved a lot."

The clergy responded.

……

Afterwards, Rossouw and Leonard left the Inquisition and followed the attendant clergyman to the "Holy See" and came to Bishop Fabion's room.

The priest waited outside, and Leonard knocked on the door of the room. A weak and old voice came from the other side of the door:

"Is it Leonard? Is there Luo Xiu? Ahem..."

"come in."

"..."

That was indeed the voice of Bishop Fabion.

Just as the clergyman said before, the old bishop has awakened.

When Leonard heard Bishop Fabian's voice, he hadn't heard the old bishop's voice for a long time. The muscles on his face trembled noticeably, and his hands also trembled slightly, and he turned the handle with trembling.

A "creaking" sound rubbed against the ground. Luo Xiu and Leonard then walked into the room, and what entered their sight was Bishop Fabion, who had sat up from the bed and leaned his upper body against the headboard.

There was no color on his face, and the old bishop, who had just woken up from a coma, was still a little weak.

A faint smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Leonard calmly with his slightly closed eyes, and then looked at Luo Xiu. "You are here... ahem."

The old bishop slowly spoke to Luo Xiu and Leonard.

His voice was still hoarse, and the old bishop didn't seem to be in a good position to talk much at this moment. He coughed twice, and then his thin right hand reached to the bedside and took a handkerchief from it.

Covering his mouth with the handkerchief, the old bishop coughed twice again. His throat rolled a few times. When he took away the handkerchief, there were two lumps of black pus and blood inside.

"How do you feel?"

Leonard walked forward first, came to the old bishop's side, and held him up with his hand.

Luo Xiu also came to the old bishop. He saw that the old bishop was still coughing up blood and was still a little weak, but his physical condition was indeed improving.

"I'm…fine, Leonard."

The old bishop responded to Priest Leonard, his eyes still on Luo Xiu, his eyes showing kindness and gentleness.

Luo Xiu felt the old bishop's gaze.

It was a gentle, warm look.

The old bishop looked Luo Xiu up and down without missing a thing.

It was like looking at a child returning home, observing the various obvious or subtle changes that had taken place in him. To the old bishop, Luo Xiu was indeed his "child".

"You're back... Luo Xiu."

After a while, the old bishop nodded slowly, the smile on his face grew wider, and he looked very happy.

He said in a hoarse voice:

"I haven't seen you for a long time..."

"..."

"So I came to see you, old bishop."

Luo Xiu responded to him with a smile.

Bishop Fabion nodded with a smile and motioned for Luo Xiu to sit down anywhere in the room.

Luo Xiu followed Fabien's instructions and found a place to sit down.

……

"I heard about you, Luo Xiu."

After Luo Xiu sat down as he had said, Fabian nodded and said gently:
"Fafnir City... That's a place I've never been to."

"I have heard that you and your companions have captured the city."

"And you... you personally ended the 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice'. You did what I always wanted to do but couldn't do on my own..."

"You have surpassed me, Luo Xiu. I know... it was you who saved me. Although my old bones are actually half buried in the ground... after removing the 'Gray Blood Curse', I also deeply know that I don't have much time left."

"It may be three years, or it may be two years. One day I will ascend to the eternal heaven and follow the sun forever."

"But thank you, Luo Xiu."

"I am proud of you, and all my fellow believers in the Sina City Church will be proud of you too."

"..."

Bishop Fabien said this with a smile and a hoarse voice.

"I just did what I had to do."

Luo Xiu responded to him with a smile.

Bishop Fabion nodded calmly, looking at Luo Xiu with gentle and kind eyes, and continued:
"And along the way, you have already judged several executioners, and conquered several fortresses and cities with the expeditionary force... ahem."

"I know you won't stop here."

When he said this, Fabien's eyes brightened.

He slowly raised his right hand and turned his palm upwards.

"Luo Xiu, there are some things...I want to give them to you."

Bishop Fabian said clearly, word for word:

“You’ll rise higher.”

"And I... I will witness you rise higher. These are the gifts and... hopes from an old 'bishop' to another young 'bishop'."

——Wow!

The sound like flowing water came to Luo Xiu's ears.

And in front of Luo Xiu, in Bishop Fabion's upturned palm, three seals emitting brilliant golden light had condensed!

——That is the [Glorious] authority!
Emitting brilliant golden light, that is the holy seal that carries "authority"!

"I will hand them over... to you, Luo Xiu."

Bishop Fabion smiled, looked gently at Luo Xiu's somewhat stunned eyes, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Accept them."

"I can sense that your spirituality is approaching fullness."

"You are about to... step into a deeper destiny and ascend to a higher level, Luo Xiu. You need these."

"..."

……

Luo Xiu looked at Bishop Fabion.

And under Luo Xiu's gaze, the three rays of [Glorious] authority emitting brilliant golden light from Bishop Fabion's palm were floating, waiting for Luo Xiu to accept them.

That is a Level II authority, and there are two Level I authorities.

In the middle is the seal text representing the folded angel wings, which carries the Level II authority of [Glory], [Seal of Divine Calling],
It is a holy seal for "Angel Summoning" with a special divine prayer. The strength of the angel summoned by this authority will be greatly improved. At the same time, according to the strength of the contracted angel itself, the ability of the contracted clergy can also be strengthened.

The other two [Glory] Level I authorities are [Seal of Punishment] and [Seal of Protection].

[Seal of Punishment]——It is a seal that can designate a single enemy target, causing it to be marked with the "Punishment" mark, and the amount of damage caused by all [Glory] sacred arts received by it will be greatly increased. It is a practical authority that weakens the enemy.

The [Seal of Protection] is the authority to work with the contracted angel, which can make the "angel" teleport directly in front of oneself and grant the "angel" a "divine protection" state that makes it immune to all attacks for a very short period of time.

In fact, Luo Xiu had thought that after successfully purifying the [Gray Blood Curse] for the old bishop, he would receive a precious gift such as authority.

This was originally a way for Luo Xiu to complete the promotion task and master the required number of authorities, but he did not expect that there would be three pieces of authority...

He knew the old bishop would definitely give...but he really gave too much!
And Bishop Fabion only possesses the authority of five rays of light - the authority he and I share is the "Seal of Severing Precepts" and the "Cage of Lightlessness". In other words, the old bishop...he intends to hand over all the authority he holds to himself!
"..."

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

For a moment, even Luo Xiu felt shocked and stunned.

The old bishop just looked at him quietly, with a kind and gentle expression on his face, and waited for a reply with a smile.

For Luo Xiu, he knew that what the old bishop said was right.

Promotion is imminent, and greater dangers are looming. I really need these.

"……I see."

Luo Xiu nodded and slowly stood up.

At the same time, he stretched out his hand to touch the three pieces of light in the old bishop's palm.

When Luo Xiu's fingers actually touched them and quickly "merged" into them, the three brilliant golden rays bloomed and turned into swirling golden light, flowing from Fabien's palm to Luo Xiu's palm!
The light lingered around him and soon turned into a bright and warm light that poured into his body!

And on Luo Xiu's panel, the three powers he was granted also appeared in real time -

[Obtain the skill "Divine Seal (Glory, Level II Authority, lv.3)"]

[Seal of Divine Calling (Glory, Level II Authority, lv.3): With the holy prayer of Divine Calling, please invite the angel to come.

The "Angel" summoned with this authority gains the "God-summoned Angel" status. During the duration of the "God-summoned Angel" status, the angel's all attributes increase by 30%, the total damage caused increases by 30%, the total damage received is reduced by 30%, and the angel initially gains a "God-summoned Shield" of 33000 + 100% of the contracted angel's upper limit of health, which lasts for 300 seconds.

If the duration ends and the "God's Summoning Shield" has not been broken, the duration of the "God's Summoning Angel" status will be reset.

After summoning an angel with the "Divine Summoning Seal", the contractor gains 30% of the basic attributes of the summoned angel, and gains a "Divine Grace Shield" with the same shield value as the angel's "Divine Summoning Shield". After the "Divine Summoning Shield" is broken, it will continue to consume the "Divine Grace Shield"; after the "Divine Grace Shield" is broken, it will continue to consume the "Divine Summoning Shield", and the "Divine Grace Shield" does not trigger the "Divine Summoning Shield" to reset the status effect of the "Divine Summoning Angel". (This authority can only be used once every 24 hours)]

【…】

[Obtain the skill "Seal of Punishment (Glory, Level I Authority, lv.2)"]

[Seal of Punishment (Glory, Level I Authority, lv.2): Use the Sun-Forging Flame to burn away the sin of blaspheming the Sun.

Designate a single enemy target and mark it with the "Holy Flame Punishment" mark for 30 seconds.

During the duration of "Holy Flame Punishment", the damage caused by all [Glorious] holy spells to the marked person is increased by 30%, and at the end of the duration of "Holy Flame Punishment", a "Source Trauma" of 10% of the "Holy Light" attribute damage received during the duration of "Holy Flame Punishment" is calculated and erupted. (This authority can only be used once every 24 hours)]

【…】

[Obtain the skill "Sacred Seal of Protection (Glory, Level I Authority, lv.4)"]

[Sacred Seal of Protection (Glory, Level I Authority, lv.4): Use this as an anchor to grant divine protection.

If the contractor has summoned an "Angel", using this authority will cause the "Angel" to teleport to a range of 5 meters around itself, resist one attack, and inherit all damage suffered by the contractor within 1.8 seconds.

After using the "Seal of Protection" once, the "Angel" gains the "Divine Protection" state which lasts for 1.8 seconds, becoming immune to all attacks received, but not immune to damage inherited from the contractor.

This authority has no time limit for use. The first use within 24 hours does not consume mana, the second use consumes 2% of mana, the third use consumes 10% of mana, the fourth use consumes 3% of mana, and each subsequent use consumes 30% of mana. 】

【…】

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(End of this chapter)