Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 476 Terribly Strong! (5k8)

——Go to the "Holy See" and become a quasi-"Cardinal" of the "Holy See"!
"Director Deacon" Leviland, he extended such an invitation to me...

Luo Xiu stared into Leviland's eyes. There was a bright light flashing in those deep and sharp golden eyes. Leviland was waiting for a reply, and he expected to hear Luo Xiu's response of agreement.

The conditions offered by the "Deacon of the Council" Leviland were indeed generous to a newly promoted "Archbishop"...

With almost all the resource support and the most thorough protection from the "Holy See", as a "Holy Wing Envoy", under the careful training of the Holy See, he will almost certainly be promoted to the seventh level of destiny within three to five years and become a cardinal, thus truly obtaining and mastering the core authority of the "Holy See",

Normally, for an archbishop of the "Sixth Fate", this is almost an offer that cannot be refused.

But obviously, for Luo Xiu, this is not the case——

Although the conditions attached to Leviland's invitation were indeed very favorable, Luo Xiu also knew that at this point, he could not give up the "Holy Abyss" and the "Adventers" he had been working with until now.

The "Holy Abyss" and the "Adventers" were the only trump cards he could truly rely on.
That was also the real foundation for him to become stronger at an incredible speed. In comparison, going to the "Holy Court" to receive careful training and thorough protection - for most of the "Archbishops" of the sixth level of destiny, it might be wonderful, but for Luo Xiu, it was a shackle.
Once he agreed to Leviland's conditions, he would always need to give up more, and Luo Xiu was obviously unwilling to give up the foundation he had established in Red Maple City.

This isn't really something that needs to be thought about carefully.

Because before, when Luo Xiu had just been promoted to the "Fifth Destiny" and became a bishop, Archbishop Sid had asked Hubert to invite him to stay in the Archbishops' Church and join the College of Bishops. The situation at that time was almost the same as the current situation.

At that time, Luo Xiu politely rejected Hubert's invitation on behalf of the Archbishop. Now, according to the same words he said at that time, Luo Xiu looked into the eyes of "Deacon of the Board" Leviland and responded to his "invitation" and said:
"I'm sorry, Lord Levitra."

"I cannot leave the expeditionary force yet and cannot respond to your invitation."

"As you know, the 'Judgment War' has continued to this day, and the battle on the front line is now about to see the dawn of victory. Now, as the 'bishop' of the Red Maple City Expeditionary Force, my position is really not suitable for temporary replacement."

"Besides, since you have already communicated with the Archbishop, I believe the Archbishop has also told you that my path is 'Judgment' and the battlefield is the most suitable destination for me."

“I can feel that because I am doing things that are in line with my own path, I can continue to make progress and receive the power He bestows on me.”

"My ability to successfully complete the promotion to become the 'Holy Winged Envoy' of the 'Sixth Fate' is inextricably linked to my active presence on the sacred battlefield."

"That was a merciful gift from the Lord for my piously practicing the path. I think I will continue to practice on this holy path of carrying out God's punishment."

"..."

Luo Xiu looked directly into Leviland's eyes and said all this in one breath.

When Luo Xiu first expressed his refusal to the "director deacon" Leviland in front of him, Leviland's brows seemed to frown slightly.

But he soon relaxed again, a faint, calm smile appeared on his face, and he nodded slightly.

Only after Luo Xiu finished speaking did Leviland slowly speak:
"Indeed, His Excellency Archbishop Sid did tell me this."

"You were once a 'Divine Glory Apostle'. I know that the 'Divine Glory Apostles' do follow a certain... well, God-given will. Since this is your wish, I will report this to His Holiness the Pope. The 'Holy See' will respect your will."

"..."

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……call.

When Leviland said this, Luo Xiu slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt that he should not have offended this "deacon of the board" and that his attitude was quite sincere and humble. The "Holy See" did respect the wishes of every clergyman. Compared to the [Supreme], this was indeed a gentler place.

But even so, the attention paid by the Holy See to me will always increase gradually as my strength and influence grow.

He was already the archbishop of the "Sixth Path". If he did not go to the Holy See to join the "Holy Cardinal Bishops", according to the normal process, he would be like Archbishop Sid, and at that time the "Holy See" would allocate a new diocese for him.

The church he belongs to will be upgraded to the "General Church", and he will be the first "Archbishop" of the General Church.

The "highest authority" of an entire diocese also requires an "archbishop" to contribute his strength in this position. And the Holy See can always pay attention to him - he still needs to be under the watchful eyes of the "Holy See" so that the archbishops and cardinals of the "Holy Cardinals" above can feel at ease.

Luo Xiu thought about this - this was the most likely development. And it was also in his best interest, and it would not conflict with the forces he had already begun to operate, either openly or secretly.

"Thank you for your understanding, Lord Levitra."

While thinking about this, Luo Xiu thanked Leviland, the "director and deacon" in front of him.

Levitra nodded in response and said nothing more.

Silence fell, but it did not last long. Archbishop Sid, who was beside Leviland, spoke up. He looked at Luo Xiu and said gently:

"In that case, Luo Xiu. Since you have no intention of going to the Holy Court and will return to the battlefield of the Holy Expedition, we will all support you and respect your decision."

"After that, you can go to the 'Holy Storage'. In addition, I have prepared three sacred skill scrolls for you in the 'Secret Scroll Hall' that you can master during the 'Sixfold Destiny'. You can study them on your way back to the war."

"If you need anything else, you can take it at will. The door of the Holy Reserve is open to you, Luo Xiu. You just need to tell Lawrence what you want to take away."

"And at noon tomorrow, Luo Xiu, you will come to the 'Lord Temple' again. I, Lord Leviland, and Ariana will jointly bestow upon you the new 'scepter' and 'crown'."

"..."

Archbishop Sid raised these issues to Luo Xiu, causing his eyes to light up.

After being promoted to the "Sixth Destiny" and becoming a new "Archbishop" in the Holy See, the Holy See will indeed grant him a new scepter and crown, giving him a new "holy power" identity symbol.

The scepter [Holy Grasp] that I was given when I was promoted to the fifth level of destiny must be replaced after I am promoted to the sixth level of destiny. The new [Holy Grasp] will be a "legendary" quality scepter, and I will have one more "legendary" quality weapon in my weapon inventory.

Luo Xiu was thinking that the Archbishop would also give him several scrolls of skills that could be studied in the "Sixth Destiny". In fact, Luo Xiu was just about to make a relevant application to the Archbishop - after being promoted to the "Sixth Destiny", the number of powerful [Glorious] skills and techniques that could be learned had indeed increased a lot. He knew that the Archbishop must have hoarded some great treasures, and the Archbishop directly proposed them to him.

"Thank you, Archbishop."

Luo Xiu turned to Archbishop Sid and nodded to express his gratitude.

After that, a low and cold voice came from under the visor of the "Sun Knight" Ariana, and finally said to Luo Xiu:

"Mr. Leviland and His Excellency the Archbishop have already told you a lot, Luo Xiu."

"Although we respect your wishes and will not bring you back to the Holy Court, your promotion to the Sixth Fate and becoming a Holy Winged Envoy is still very important and crucial to us."

"Right here - in this noble temple, we need to know the whole process of your promotion from 'Divine Glory Apostle' to 'Holy Winged Divine Envoy'. This is also an important reference for us. I hope you can tell us everything you have experienced in detail."

"..."

"…it is good."

Luo Xiu nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Afterwards, he followed the request of "Sun Knight" Ariana and told them the whole story of his promotion from "Holy Light Judge" to "God Light Apostle" and then to "Holy Winged Divine Envoy" -

Of course, some minor changes were made. For example, regarding "satisfy all promotion mission goals", Luo Xiu told Ariana and Leviland to "follow your heart and complete all the vague guidance given to you by the sun in a moment", etc.
As for the key [Glorious] skills that must be mastered, Luo Xiu was rather vague. He told Ariana and Leviland about a dozen skills that might need to be mastered, but in reality, only two or three of them were truly necessary to master.

But even though there was some exaggeration in it, what Luo Xiu told them was all true - because they would later take the news back to the two cardinals and the knight commander who were once the "Holy Wing Messengers" to verify it. They would confirm that what he said was indeed true, which would also save them some unnecessary trouble.

And what Luo Xiu actually knew was that the "Holy Court" would soon be able to master the complete and exact path to be promoted from "Holy Light Judge" to "Divine Light Apostle".

At a time point close to the present and the past life, several more clergymen will complete their promotion and become "Apostles of Divine Glory", and the Holy Court in the past life finally locked in the method of promotion. The path to promotion to "Holy Winged Envoy" above the Holy Court will be locked in later, but generally speaking it is not far away - the corresponding time point in the past life is after the end of the "War of Judgment" and before the arrival of the "Scarlet Tide", so Luo Xiu now tells Ariana and Levilan these things, and actually does not lose anything.

On the contrary, I can do a great favor to the "Holy See". Once the cardinals above confirm the usefulness of this information, they will give me the reward I deserve.

"..."

While Luo Xiu was telling Ariana and Leviland his true "experience", he was also thinking about this in his heart.

While he was narrating these to the three saints, Archbishop Sid, Ariana and Leviland remained silent, but just nodded and carefully took note of everything Luo Xiu said.

Until Luo Xiu finished narrating his "experience" and "feelings" to the three saints, Archbishop Sid, Ariana and Leviland remained silent, as if they were thinking carefully about something.

Until Levitra nodded solemnly and said:
"I have taken note of everything you said, Luo Xiu."

"This is of great value to us. If we can lock in the path to promotion to 'Divine Glory Apostle' or even 'Holy Winged Divine Envoy' through what you provide, the 'Holy Court' will give you the reward you deserve."

"..."

"He will bless us in a moment."

Luo Xiu nodded slightly and said devoutly: "I hope everything goes well."

……

The whole process of "audience with the emperor" and "promotion" has now been completed.

Afterwards, under the gaze of the three saints, Luo Xiu left the High Temple and headed for the "Holy Repository" that Archbishop Sid had mentioned before.

When he just walked out of the pure white door, the "Silver Knight" Hume was still guarding the door. When he saw Luo Xiu, he turned to Luo Xiu and respectfully performed the sacrament to him.

Silver Knight Hume led Luo Xiu out of the temple, and according to Archbishop Sid's instructions, he led him towards the "Holy Reserve" in the inner courtyard of the Church.

Afterwards, as Archbishop Sid had proposed before, Luo Xiu would go to the "Holy Storage Place" of the General Church to receive the three skill scrolls specially prepared for him by the Archbishop.

Archbishop Sid also said that he could take anything from the "Holy Storage" at will.

It just so happened that I, who had just been promoted to the "Sixth Fate", was in need of quite a lot of high-level materials. For example, materials of "legendary" and "epic" quality, according to what Archbishop Sid had said before, I could take as much as I could from the Holy Reserve.

Luo Xiu was thinking all this in his mind, and when he finally finished the audience and promotion, he now finally had the time and energy to open and "appreciate" the panel that had now been completely renewed after his promotion.

Now, he has been successfully promoted to "Holy Winged Messenger" - this hidden profession of [Glory] can bring real improvement to himself.

The first is myself. Compared with before the promotion, all my attributes have been improved by almost half.

This is the most basic improvement. Then - the profession "Holy Winged Messenger" that he obtained through promotion has its own unique skills and abilities, which are also powerful enough.

Its unique special skill, "Blessing of Holy Wings", is a skill that can directly summon angels from the "Eternal Kingdom". It does not require a contractual relationship, which is one of the powerful aspects of the "Holy Wings Envoy".

Its main application can be in various [Glorious] rituals, and it can also be put into various battle scenes. The current skill level is "lv.1" "Blessing of Holy Wings", and the number of angels that can be summoned is 3, ranging from "ancient spirit" to "chaos spirit", from "two-winged angel" to "four-winged angel".

This special skill can also be used for summoning with the [Glory] Level II authority "Seal of Divine Summons". The summoning can lock in and summon three "Four-Winged Angels". Together with Tatya, Luo Xiu in the [Glory] form can simultaneously command four "Four-Winged Angels" to fight with him!

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The exclusive special skill of the "Holy Wings Envoy", "Incarnation of Holy Wings", is even more important.

All attributes are increased by 100%, and a shield of 200% health + 300% mana is obtained. The damage and effect of all skills of [Glorious] Destiny are increased by 50%. The first five times [Glorious] Destiny skills are used, the cooldown time is canceled, and no mana is consumed...

This is the purest improvement, embodying the most unpretentious, numerical beauty.

The "Holy Wings Incarnation" state lasts for 600 seconds, allowing Luo Xiu to deliver a very explosive output within these 10 minutes. The most crucial point is not the extremely high intensity increase, but the fact that during the "Holy Wings Incarnation" period, he can be immune to any form of death!
Ten minutes of freedom from death, and the "highest priority" freedom from death, which once again greatly improves Luo Xiu's safety!

It is equivalent to that once he enters the state of "Incarnation of Holy Wings", he will be invincible within ten minutes - if his "Incarnation of Holy Wings" state is not forcibly released, even a "demigod" will not be able to truly kill him during this ten minutes of invincibility!

For Luo Xiu, "Incarnation of Holy Wings" is the most critical exclusive skill.

This exclusive skill will also gain new skill effects after its skill level is upgraded.

Luo Xiu then took out more than 1 million of the more than 5 million experience points accumulated in his personal panel and invested them in upgrading the skill level of "Incarnation of Holy Wings", directly raising it from lv. to lv.. A burst of light and shadows floated in the panel, and soon the content of this exclusive skill after the upgrade was revealed -

[Skill: Incarnation of Holy Wings, skill level increased to lv.5]

[Incarnation of Holy Wings (Glory, lv.5): You are the messenger of Holy Wings. The blood of the great god of the Sun-casting flows in you, and you will be with the glory.

After releasing the skill, you will enter the state of "Holy Wing Incarnation", which will make your received Holy Wings appear, increase all your attributes by 150%, and gain "Holy Wing Shield" with 300% HP + 500% mana, which lasts for 600 seconds and has a cooldown of 1 day. (When "Holy Wing Incarnation" enters the cooldown period, this skill is not affected by the effect of shortening the cooldown period)

After entering the state of "Incarnation of Holy Wings", all the skills of [Glory] Destiny you cast will have their damage and effects increased by 80%. The first five times you use [Glory] Destiny skills, their cooldown will be canceled and they will not consume strength.

During the duration of "Holy Wing Incarnation", you are immune to any form of death. (When overlapping with a death that is not immune to death, the immunity to death effect of "Holy Wing Incarnation" takes the highest priority)]

[Skill level increased to lv.3, gaining effect——]

[When in the "Holy Wings Incarnation" state, the spread sacred wings will condense the glow of heavenly thunder, and release holy thunder once every 20 seconds to 1~3 designated targets around, causing a total of 65%*35 "Spell Attack" "Holy Light" attribute damage. ]

[Skill level increased to lv.5, gaining effect——]

[When in the "Holy Wing Incarnation" state, the "Holy Wing Field" is deployed, so that all extraordinary people, gods, creatures or creations with the "Glorious" destiny within a large range have all their attributes increased by 50%, and gain the "Holy Wings Protection" state, which can offset one fatal injury. ]

【…】

This is all the effects shown on the panel after raising the "Incarnation of Holy Wings" skill to the highest level 5!
The basic effects are first greatly improved, and it is able to continuously deal high damage and greatly increase the damage to all [Glorious] targets within a large range. This is the complete form of the "Incarnation of the Holy Wings"!

It can be said that as the strongest hidden profession in the "Priest" path of the [Glory] destiny, almost half of the strength of the "Holy Winged Messenger" lies in this exclusive skill.

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Luo Xiu closed the panel of this exclusive skill with satisfaction. He then opened several other detailed items. After being promoted to "Holy Winged Envoy", there were some other key improvements.

For example, the level of "Glorious Authority" was raised to lv.2, which expanded a lot of authority slots and gave me a level III authority slot.
The level of "Divine Revelation" has also been upgraded to lv.2. At that time, the rewards for completing "Divine Revelation" will be more, and you can receive two "Divine Revelation" tasks at the same time.

There were improvements in many other aspects. Luo Xiu carefully checked all the new data on the panel and finally closed the panel with satisfaction.

He now feels that he is so powerful that it is terrifying!
If it was the day before, if he had run into the "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir, he might have taken a detour. But now - he felt that he could twist Fafnir's head off.

While thinking about this, Luo Xiu followed the Silver Knight Hume to the main entrance of the "Holy Reserve".

Opposite Luo Xiu, a "Bishop Qihui" had been waiting there for a long time - Lawrence of "Qihui". When Luo Xiu came to the Church before, he was also responsible for guiding him.

Silver Knight Hume came before "Bishop Qihui" Lawrence, saluted him respectfully, and then completed the handover of the guidance task with him.

Lawrence then came to Luo Xiu, bowed respectfully to him, and said:

"I have received instructions from Archbishop Sid. Please follow me."

"The sacred scroll that the Archbishop reserved for you is placed in the Secret Scroll Hall."

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(End of this chapter)