Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 672 Crimson Warhead (3k5, Second Update!)
The fourth base—

According to what Franya and Monine said at the time, its location was in the rocky cave south of the city of Agus, from which a strong and profound spiritual energy emanated, and Finlake was most likely hiding there.

Now that he has arrived in the city of Argus and met up with Franya and Monigne, theoretically, as long as Finlake's true whereabouts are discovered now, he can immediately launch an operation against him.

What he, Frania, and Monigne are doing now is nothing more than the final investigation and preparation to ensure that all actions will go perfectly.

It's not enough to simply find, defeat, take away, or kill Finlake. If acting as the "Holy Court," from the perspective of Franya and Monine, it is indeed necessary to minimize the losses and impact as much as possible.

Luo Xiu also needs some time to fully understand his enemy and make corresponding arrangements in advance.

now.

Riding the "Golden Pegasus," and concealing his presence and spirituality alongside it, Luo Xiu looked down from the high heavens and indeed saw the enormous cavern that Franya and Monine had described—

Just south of the city of Agus, in the center of a hilly area, a narrow lake ravine splits the mountains on both sides, and where the ravine has dried up, it reveals a deep, dark, narrow cave leading to a deeper part.

From the sky, this landscape appears as a naturally formed, rugged passageway and staircase leading to the underground.

It's like a deep, slightly open "eye" on the earth.

Indeed, to the naked eye, there was nothing unusual, and even with extended perception, no obvious unusual spiritual activity was detected.
But as Luo Xiu gazed at the cave leading into the depths for a long time, he felt his heart rate increase significantly. Palpitations and a sense of oppression surged alternately, making Luo Xiu even feel faintly suffocated.

It's a kind of "intuition"—basically every high-level saint has a fairly keen intuition about danger.

As Luo Xiu rode Pegasus and gradually descended, getting closer and closer to the rocky cave, the sense of oppression surged from the bottom of his heart, causing cold sweat to break out on Luo Xiu's back.

Very few dangers could give me this strange feeling—

Now, Luo Xiu was even more certain that something was hidden in that rocky cave.

Finlake might be there, along with the "Primal Demon"—only they could instill such a sense of oppression in him…

When Luo Xiu rode Pegasus down to a height of about 300 meters from the cave, he stopped descending, as this was a relatively safe position.

At this altitude, even if something is hidden in the cave, you won't be able to find yourself.

Luo Xiu then gently raised his right hand, and a dark mist gradually appeared in his palm. The black mist spread out from it, splitting into streaks of mist that flew downwards.

As a "Dark Beast," the "Eye of Lunar Eclipse," Misty Night—its spirituality—would not trigger the alertness of those present in the rocky cave.

The fog shadows of the foggy night are also Luo Xiu's "eyes," and they will "see" everything in the cave in Luo Xiu's place.

……

The scattered "mist shadows" quickly flew down to a position very close to the rocky cave.

As they passed through a deep and dark "barrier"—

The scene that Luo Xiu saw through them underwent a tremendous change in just an instant!

--scarlet!
A crimson hue, like that of purgatory, filled Luo Xiu's vision.

The lake in the center of the hills was filled with blood that radiated a scarlet glow. It seemed that the blood that had been seized from the other three strongholds had all been gathered here!
No, that's not all—the source of that blood is much more; it takes the blood from thousands upon thousands of corpses to create such a massive amount, enough to form such a crimson lake!

Corpses piled up around the lake of blood, forming mountains of corpses. Fresh blood gushed from the broken and rotting bodies, flowing down like waterfalls into the lake.

The deformed monsters were "abyssal beasts" and "demons" in various forms.

They were immersed in the lake of blood, bathed in the scalding hot blood, and were emitting excited roars, with wisps of scarlet smoke rising from their bodies.

What is almost certain is that beneath this "blood lake," a complete "scar" has undoubtedly formed—

That was the source of the abyssal beasts and demons that appeared in the blood lake, and the surface of the blood lake was still bubbling up, with more abyssal beasts and demons surging out from beneath the blood lake!
And that's not all.

A tall, strong, red humanoid figure bathed in the center of the blood lake, and it was not Finlake's.

His height must have exceeded three meters, and he looked extremely strong. His arms alone were as broad and strong as three human waists.
His entire body was covered in a bright scarlet skin, engraved with rather rough, dark purple totem patterns, and the surface of those patterns was flowing with some kind of alien light.
On his back—at the spine—there was a distinct protrusion, piercing through flesh and blood, forming a row of twisted, sharp horns on his back; those were the horns of a demon.

On his forehead were two smaller horns, the tips of which spewed flames, releasing a fierce and violent spiritual aura.

Luo Xiu could see his appearance clearly—like an ancient giant, but his face was a dark reddish-copper color, as if it had been forged in a furnace; two fangs protruded from the sides of his rather ferocious-looking maw, and the fangs were still stained with blood, as if they had just eaten flesh and blood.

This appearance made it almost certain to Luo Xiu the moment he saw him—

—"The Demon Clan"!
That is the "Ghost Clan"—the rulers of the Crimson Continent, and they have now truly appeared on the continent of Fanor!

When Luo Xiu saw that figure, his pupils shrank sharply.

Although he had anticipated seeing such a scene sooner or later, Luo Xiu was still shocked when he actually witnessed a living "ghost." And it wasn't even an ordinary ghost—

The spiritual energy emanating from him indicated that his level was clearly not low—he was also a Saint who had entered the "Sevenfold Destiny Path," and specifically the Sevenfold Destiny Path of the Abyss!
His identity was already clear from Luo Xiu's panel detection.

—Haturrag, a “Crimson War Chief” and “Great War Chief” under the command of the Crimson King Azagus!
The "Crimson War Chief" is the most powerful "commander" under the Crimson King, besides the "demigods" in the Crimson King's camp.

Their appearance, if on the front lines of the "Crimson Tide," would basically mean the emergence of at least a Crimson Warband of one million people—and the "Crimson War Leaders" appearing here now also basically represent that the Ghost Clan has begun a large-scale infiltration of the Fanor Continent.

There must be more than one "Crimson Warrior" who has set foot on the land of Fanor. The one appearing here now is just one of the warriors under the command of "Crimson King" Azagus.

As Luo Xiu watched this scene, suddenly, "Great War Leader" Hatulag moved.

The temperature around him rose sharply, causing the blood pool to boil violently—starting from Zhan Shou's body, it gradually sank and formed a huge vortex, and a scarlet blade forged from ancient iron was vertically inserted into the bottom of the lake.

Hatulrag, the "Great War Leader," gripped the heavy hilt of the crimson battle blade with his right hand, pulling him up from the lakebed. Then he turned around, his gaze fixed on the other "avatar" that had appeared there—

A figure, imbued with holiness, pure white, and radiant gold, appeared, resembling an angel. However, behind it spread four pairs of eight dark and chaotic black wings, a "demon." This was not the demon's true form, but merely its illusion. And on its seemingly holy and sacred face, it was now smiling as it gazed at the scarlet war head.

—That is the hidden "Primal Demon" behind Finlake!
“...Acpilus”.

Haturag, the "Great War Chief," stared intently at Accipiles, the "Primal Demon," the massive crimson sword in his hand emitting a buzzing, vibrating boom.

Between them, there seemed to be an intense tension – in the "Shadow of the Mist"'s vision, Luo Xiu then saw that "Great War Chief" Hatula had raised his scarlet battle blade and slashed fiercely towards the "Primordial Demon"!

--boom!!!!!

A surging, scarlet heat wave was unleashed, shattering the phantom of "Actus." But then, two, three, and more phantoms of "Actus" appeared around "Great War Chief" Hatulag like a jungle.

"You're too hasty, Hatulrag leader—"

"Acpilus" smiled and spoke softly to the scarlet war head:
“You can’t kill me, because I’m not even here. And I’m not an angel—I’m no longer an angel. I’m a demon, and you should worship me, believe in me, and obey my commands.”

"I bring you such abundant blood, such nourishment, yet you turn your blade against me, rejecting my kindness time and time again... Oh, it's so heartbreaking..."

"..."

"...I am loyal only to the Great Khan, and I will only obey the Great Khan's orders."

Hatulrag's voice was deep and explosive as he spoke angrily:

“You… unless you kill that saint and then establish a new pact with me… otherwise, I will definitely kill you and have the Great Khan resurrect you…”

"For...the Khan's great cause!"

"..."

"That's a real shame, Chief."

"Achilles" chuckled, "But I will not die... I have lived for millions of years and have forgotten the taste of 'death'..."

"You don't know, do you? I have never died, and I have never been reborn from the River Styx using my 'true name'. And you... you think you can kill me? Hahaha... Hahahaha!"

"Actus" laughed for a while, but the crimson warhead did not respond to him. It just looked at him with hostility and slowly dragged the huge crimson war blade in its hand.

Meanwhile, the expression on the face of Accipiles, the "primordial demon," gradually became sinister and ferocious.

“I’ve been waiting for you all, and you’re the first one I’ve met, so I’m giving you a chance…”

“But you’re not the only one. There are other War Chiefs I can cooperate with… I’ve already found two more War Chiefs…”

"I have given you so much... Even if the 'Crimson King' were here, he wouldn't say anything... But you accepted my gifts, yet you rejected my kindness time and time again, showing me such intense malice. War Chief, even though we share the same Styx blood, my patience has its limits..."

"..."

--boom!!!!!

The "Crimson War Chief"—"Great War Chief" Haturag—clearly lacked the patience to listen to the "Primal Demon" Accipiles finish speaking.

He thrust the massive battle blade into the lake of blood, and the lake then erupted like a raging volcano!
A crimson column of blood, accompanied by scalding and blazing flames, shot into the sky, instantly engulfing all of "Acpilus," leaving only a crimson expanse in the entire rocky ravine!

The crimson color swallowed up all the mist and shadows, making it impossible for Luo Xiu to see anything beyond.

……

(End of this chapter)