Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 484 Departure and Return (5k7)

After destroying a new "Incarnation of Hastia", new content appeared on the panel, and Luo Xiu received the second "Gift of Hastia".

It can only be said that the gift from Hastia, the "Spirit of Authority", is indeed very generous... After destroying his incarnation twice, he obtained a total of more than one million experience points and more than one hundred free attribute points. Such a reward is very sweet even at the level of "Sixfold Destiny".

There is also a limited expertise that has been upgraded from "rare" to "epic" - [Wrath of Hastia]. The improvement this expertise provides is also quite generous, and it also has the effect of increasing the damage caused to [Supreme] transcendents. Luo Xiu is very satisfied with his gains this time.

It was indeed the right choice to come to the village of Cassibo and visit the former residence of Alfonso Durant.

He learned a lot about the many secrets behind his hidden surname "Durant". About [Authoritativeness], about [Apocalypse], and most importantly, about the "Spirit of Authoritativeness" Hastia - Luo Xiu now felt that he had come at the right time.

Luo Xiu thought to himself that it was the right choice to come here after he was promoted to the "Sixth Level of Destiny".

After coming here, he did encounter some dangers - the second time "Hastia's incarnation" appeared. If he had met Him at the level of the fifth destiny, although he should have been able to defeat Him, it would still be a bit troublesome.

As for now...

Luo Xiu still stood at the original position. He watched the incarnation of Hastia, the "Spirit of Authority", dissipate into fragments of light. After confirming that there was no spiritual reaction from Hastia around him, he raised his right hand, and a golden light pattern floated on the back of his hand, releasing the "Lightless Cage"——

The pitch-black prison curtain then began to ripple and dissolve from the dome.

The colors outside the deep curtain finally returned to Luo Xiu's vision.

The darkness spread by "Hestia" had also dissipated at this time. What appeared in front of Luo Xiu was still the stone table with the sacred object "Divine Prisoner's Chain" placed on it, and the corpses of the apostles of "Balance" piled up like a hill at the foot of the stone table.

The smell of blood emanating from the pile of corpses was still strong, but the abnormally strong spiritual surge around them had disappeared - the "Spirit of Authority" Hastia, the power of the divine chain that gushed out of Him, had indeed dissipated with the shattering of His incarnation.

The divine object "Divine Prisoner's Chain" placed on the stone table had lost its previous red color like a red-hot iron, and now it was silver-black like iron.

Only in the cracks that covered the surface was there a very deep and dim red color, but the spirituality emanating from it was already quite weak.

Luo Xiu stared at the scene in front of him and took a step forward.

Seven steps later, he was back in front of the stone table. At the same time, he stretched out his hand and lightly pressed the surface of the divine object "God's Prisoner's Lock".

When touching this crystal with thirty-six sides, the previous burning and pricking discomfort disappeared, and now there was only a bone-piercing coldness.

Luo Xiu gently lifted up the Divine Prisoner's Chain, and then put it into his storage bracelet.

This was the only thing he wanted to take away from the cave - after the two previous battles with the "incarnation of Hastia", he had realized that the greatest threat to him now was the "Spirit of Authority" Hastia.

And according to what was said on the panel, using "Durant's Blood" could indeed directly free the "Spirit of Authority" Hastia from the chains of the Divine Prisoner - but Luo Xiu would not do that.

The panel has let Luo Xiu know the true strength of the "Spirit of Authority" Hastia. That level 92 "Authoritative" god with the status of "Star Spirit" is impossible for even Luo Xiu to defeat Him with his current strength.

This is one of the reasons. It is not easy to get the hidden reward of the "Destroyer" difficulty task [Legacy of the Blasphemer] and the "God's Birth" quality expertise.
And since the panel of the divine object "Chains of the Divine Prisoner" also mentions that smashing the "Incarnation of Hastia" can get more "Gifts of Hastia", there is no need to rush to release Him. You can keep Him first until the "Gifts of Hastia" are fully refreshed -

By the way, the limited specialty "Wrath of Hastia" can still be continuously upgraded. If you smash the incarnation of Hastia once more, it can be upgraded to "Legend".

The improvement provided by this specialty is actually quite considerable. Later, when facing other powerful [Supreme] Order Slayers, the increased damage to the [Supreme] provided by the specialty can play a very critical role.

In any case, it would always be a safer option not to release the "Spirit of Authoritarianism" Hastia for now.

And what He said when His incarnation was shattered before also made Luo Xiu feel a little concerned. Hastia seemed to know more, about Alfonso and even about himself.

"..."

Luo Xiu was thinking about these things in his heart.

He then looked to both sides - to the two sides of the empty stone table, where the corpses of the Balance were piled up like a hill.

At the same time, he raised his right hand, and a burning holy flame condensed in his palm, burning towards the corpses with silver outlines.

——Wow! !
The holy flame spread rapidly along the outline of Balance's corpse.

The golden light quickly enveloped the entire cave, and the bodies of the apostles of Balance were quickly burned to ashes by the holy flame.

This is a necessary step.

Luo Xiu was not sure whether there would be other "Durant" coming here in the future.

If these corpses were left here, they would always be a source of disaster that could lead to deformation. Previously, the incarnation of Hastia, the "Spirit of Authority", was able to suppress them here with spiritual power. But since he was going to take away the "Chains of Divine Prisoners", burning the corpses of those [Apocalypse] apostles could be considered as the aftermath.

……

Afterwards, Luo Xiu watched the last bit of [Balance] turn into ashes before he turned around and left the cave, returning to the starting point where he first entered.

The whirlpool-like door still appeared there. Luo Xiu took a step and stepped into it.

The scene before his eyes suddenly distorted.

All colors become dim in the mixture, and then become clear again.

In the blink of an eye, the feeling of weightlessness from being transported from one space to another came like a rising tide and dissipated like a receding tide.

The feeling of being grounded surged up from the soles of my feet again.

When Luo Xiu regained consciousness, he had returned to Durant's old house.

The light in the abandoned house was dimmer than when he first came in.

The mural that was pieced together and showed the vortex gate had now split apart again, and the fragments were scattered all around.

Luo Xiu then turned around and walked towards the main entrance of the abandoned house.

When he walked out of the abandoned house, the blue moon was already hanging high in the sky.

Although Luo Xiu felt that the time he had spent after being teleported to the cave was not too long, it was already night.

Luo Xiu then walked towards the abandoned courtyard of Durant's old residence.

When he arrived at the outskirts, Luo Xiu did see a few villagers from Kasiwo Village who had nothing to do and came to watch the fun.

The old man who had previously told Luo Xiu the information about Durant's old house was also outside. When the villagers saw Luo Xiu coming out of the abandoned building, different expressions appeared on their faces.

"Ah, you are here at last, young sir."

The old man came forward, leaning on a cane and somewhat trembling, and other villagers also gathered around.

"How are you? Did you encounter anything in there? You are really brave... Many of our fearless young people have been in there before, and when they came out, they were already covered in blood and dying..."

"..."

If an ordinary young man didn't die after entering, it was because the "Spirit of Authority" Hastia showed mercy... Luo Xiu thought.

When the old man greeted him, Luo Xiu smiled gently and calmly, and responded:

"Thank you for your concern, old man. As you can see, I am doing fine. I feel a little sorry and regretful that the home of the former Bishop Alfonso Durant has become so dilapidated."

"However, although many of the ancient objects are covered in dust, we can still get a glimpse of what they looked like when they were most exquisite. This has been a very rewarding journey. Thank you for your guidance."

“…Huh.” The wrinkles on the old man’s face trembled and he nodded.

"I'm glad you're okay, um, I'm glad you're okay."

The old man finally said.

……

Afterwards, Luo Xiu stuffed two gold coins into the old man's palm.

There were also other villagers watching, and Luo Xiu gave them a few gold coins, then left Cassiwo Village and prepared to go to the next destination.

Now, Koros, Baccard, Samanthaya and others who have met up with the "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir have brought news to Luo Xiu that Fafnir is rushing to Fafnir City at full speed.

Previously, Luo Xiu asked them to delay Fafnir as long as possible, but now they can no longer delay him - in about three days at the shortest, the "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir will arrive at the foot of Fafnir City and launch a fierce attack on the expeditionary force stationed in the city.

Luo Xiu knew that he had to rush back to Fafnir Castle before that - but there was still some time.

He planned to return to Red Maple City for the last few days of his free time - to find the dwarf master craftsman Mil who stayed in Red Maple City, and use the several "legendary" quality materials he had brought from the Grand Church to upgrade the two ancient dragon weapons.

But before that, Luo Xiu actually had one thing to do.

After completely leaving the territory of Kasiwo Village, Luo Xiu summoned Pegasus in the form of "Hell Pegasus", then rode on it and flew quickly in the other direction -

He had already sensed that he was being targeted ever since he came out of Durant's old house and saw the villagers of Cassiwo Village!

That is the sight of the Supreme!

That was also a rather hostile look, and Luo Xiu had already been on guard against it.

How could the Supreme not send anyone to monitor the former residence of the legendary bishop Alfonso Durant, who was tainted with authority? Luo Xiu had been on high alert before entering the village of Cassivo, including hiding his breath, changing his body shape and appearance, all in order to avoid being monitored!
And now——the "Mist Shadow" that had been placed outside the cave before Luo Xiu entered it had tracked back and monitored the real-time location of the [Supreme] person in Kasiwo Village!

Riding on the Abyss form of Pegasus, Luo Xiu quickly saw from his spiritual perspective a dark red figure running at the edge of Kasiwo Village.

The Supreme Being was actually dressed as a farmer.

He was a Knight of the Throne of the Quadruple Destiny.

When Luo Xiu entered the cave, the Throne Knight sneaked into the courtyard of Durant's abandoned house, but did not enter the abandoned building because he was afraid of something.

It was also at that time that Luo Xiu locked onto him using the "Mist Shadow" that he had set up in advance.

When he left the abandoned house and talked to the villagers, the throne knight left quickly, heading towards the direction of Sina City!
He should go to the "Law Court" of Sina City, find the younger brother of Marquis Vizia Bakar, and the "King of the Domain" Count Farron Bakar to report the matter.

But it was obvious that he was still quite a distance away from actually arriving in Sina City!
When Luo Xiu could see the back of the throne knight clearly with his naked eyes, he closed his spiritual vision and immediately controlled Pegasus to descend at a very fast speed.

The throne knight seemed to sense something, and he looked back. He only saw a man and a horse shrouded in a dark light in the air, and then his vision was completely covered by a dark and scarlet light!

"——Uhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Luo Xiu raised his arm and blasted a whistling undercurrent behind the throne knight!

——“Howling from the Abyss”!
The surge of dark erosion knocked the throne knight to the ground, but he quickly turned over and stood up, holding a long sword that burst into crimson in his hand!

"You just now..."

When the throne knight turned over and saw the appearance of the man who appeared in the air behind him, his pupils shrank slightly.

But he couldn't say the next words.

Because in the next moment, he saw the dark figure approaching rapidly, and Luo Xiu's right hand had clenched into a fist at the same time, and at the moment when the Throne Knight was stunned, he hit him heavily in the stomach!
--boom!!!!!

"A merciful punch"! But it was a merciful punch that was packed with power!
"puff!"

The Knight on the Throne turned pale, and he flew backwards like a spinning top!

He fell heavily to the ground again and again, and bounced up again and again, until half of his body was embedded in the ridge of a field beside him.

The huge gap in strength left the Throne Knight with no room to resist. By the time he realized what kind of opponent he had been monitoring, it was already too late!
The last thing he saw was that the dark figure had come in front of him and raised his right hand toward him.

The palm of Luo Xiu's right hand was already pressed on the forehead of the throne knight.

"——Follow me..."

"——Convert to the Holy Abyss and serve me as your master..."

"..."

The transformation into "mad piety" began after Luo Xiu blasted the throne knight to the brink of death!

At first, the throne knight's eyes were trembling, but soon they became dim and confused.

The huge difference in levels makes the "transformation" process go very quickly.

At the same time, Luo Xiu was monitoring the panel of the throne knight on the opposite side. The entry of "Crazy Believer" soon appeared in the status panel of the throne knight named "Gotor".

The transformation was complete. Luo Xiu released his hand from the forehead of Throne Knight Gothor, stared at him, and asked in a low voice:
"What did you see in Kasiwo Village?"

"..."

"I saw you... enter Alfonso's old house... and come out safely..."

"Almost no one has ever been able to come out safely before..."

"..."

"So what are you going to do after that?"

"..."

"I will go to... the Law Office of Sina City... and tell Lord Rude about this..."

"After that... I will report to Lord Faroun... too..."

"..."

It was indeed Faroun Bakar.

Luo Xiu thought to himself, he looked at the "Throne Knight" Gothor in front of him with cold eyes, and said clearly word by word:

"Listen carefully, Supreme Gothor—"

"You saw nothing."

“Nothing happened in Kasiwo Village.”

"You can continue to monitor all movements in Alfonso's old residence and act according to the instructions given to you by Faron and that Rude."

"This is an order from 'Holy Abyss'."

"..."

"……Yes."

"Throne Knight" Gothor nodded hesitantly.

His consciousness is still confused, but under the influence of "mad piety", he will indeed act according to his own orders.

Removing the Supreme's spy was a necessary step. However, due to the special nature of Gotor's mission, Luo Xiu could not kill him, as that would easily cause more unnecessary vigilance.

It would be enough to transform "Throne Knight" Gothor into "Apostle of the Holy Abyss". After the sensitive period was over, there would be no problem if "Nightmare Witch" Samanthaya erased his memory.

Luo Xiu was thinking all these at the same time.

He looked at the "Throne Knight" Gothor in front of him, who had fainted again, so he prepared the holy healing technique and gave him a simple treatment to prevent him from really dying.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu left Gotor on the ridge of the field, turned around and rode on the "Underworld Pegasus" Pegasus again, and galloped towards the direction of Red Maple City.

Only after they had galloped a long distance out of the territory of Cassivo Village did Luo Xiu let Pegasus return to the form of a "Golden Pegasus".

……

And half a day later——

Luo Xiu could already see the vague outline of Red Maple City. He had arrived at the last stop of this journey.

……

Early morning hours.

Red Maple City, [Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop].

In front of the dwarf Mir's forging room, Luo Xiu, wearing a gray cloak, gently knocked on the wooden door in front of him when no one had arrived at the forging manor yet.

A series of ping-pong sounds soon came from the other side of the door, followed by the rustling sound of jogging.

"Who?"

The voice of the long-unseen dwarf, the Rune Forger Mir, came out somewhat rudely from the other side of the door.

"it's me."

Luo Xiu lowered his voice and said:

"I have returned temporarily, and have brought back some things, my friend—"

"..."

"The wooden door creaked and swung slightly inward.

Luo Xiu walked in, and the door then closed with a soft "bang".

The light in the forging room was a little dim, and Luo Xiu smelled a strong smell of dust as soon as he came in. When he looked at the dwarf in front of him and at Mir, he saw that his face, head and body were also covered with dust.

He was still holding a forging hammer in his left hand, and a piece of armor that was gleaming with mottled colorful light in his right hand. He must have been forging something just now.

The bags under his eyes had turned a deep black, and he looked quite weak and tired - he must have stayed up all night again.

...Since he was tricked by himself into coming to Red Maple City, it seemed like he had to work all night nine out of ten days, and it was rare for him to have a day off.

Luo Xiu was thinking, while Mir in front of him widened his eyes, looked up and down at Luo Xiu who had taken off his hood, and said in surprise:

"Are you really back?"

"I don't think I received any notification from the church... Did you come back secretly? Also, why are you pretending like this... Never mind."

"I often hear about your affairs at the Battle End. You are really famous, Luo Xiu."

"So, you came back to me, what do you want me to do?"

"..."

After seeing and confirming that the uninvited guest in front of him was "Luo Xiu", Mil said a lot.

"...I did not tell the church about my return."

Luo Xiu said with a smile.

Then, he took out two ancient dragon weapons from his bracelet.

Luo Xiu placed the [Dragon Flame Demon Sword] and [Dragon Breath Scepter] in front of Mir and said:
"This time I came back mainly to ask you for a favor, my friend."

"Please strengthen these two ancient dragon secrets - I can now control them better."

"Just like before, I have brought some necessary materials. Also, this is the most urgent request. I will give you the reward you deserve, three times the usual commission."

"..."

……

(End of this chapter)