Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

——Gray Blood Curse!

When he heard this word, a gloomy expression flashed across Bishop Fabion's face for a moment.

But this gloom was quickly hidden by Bishop Fabion, and his expression returned to a peaceful state again.

"I hope so." Fabion said, "To remove the 'Gray Blood Curse', as far as I know, there is only one way to 'kill the Lord of Blood Sacrifice'. But..."

"But the hiding place of the 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice' is not within the empire." Leonard added, "It is in the 'Principality of Thieves'..."

"Yes."

Fabion nodded slowly and said, "Because of this, we are out of reach."

"But..." Fabion suddenly smiled and said, "The 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice', his current state should not be better than mine."

" In that "holy war", the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" was sent into the empire by the executioner of the Dark Principality to try to expand the intensity of the "holy war"..."

Fabion said slowly, "For this reason, he came to Songyuan Territory and later stationed outside Sina City. He first fought with Bishop Alfonso, and after losing to Alfonso, he broke his arm and fled... Then he met me. "

At this time, Bishop Fabian had a nostalgic look on his face. When he talked about the past of the "holy war", he was like a spectator telling an epic story.

"At that time... the 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice' had been seriously injured by Bishop Alfonso, and the flesh and blood he prepared were not enough for him to fully recover from his injuries. It was also in that state that I, who was only a fourth-level destiny, could fight him back and forth."

"But, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, he finally defeated me. But he was hit by the 'Sacred Seal of Sealing Souls' and the 'Sacred Seal of Breaking Rings', and he was ultimately unable to kill me. He could only consume the last of his spiritual energy and carve the 'Gray Blood Curse' on me, and then fled again."

...

Bishop Fabion acted calm when he told these past events.

However, Leonard frowned tightly.

Because Leonard personally experienced the "Holy War" and witnessed the tragedy with his own eyes, the tragedy caused by the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice".

Leonard, he couldn't help but fall deeply into memories.

In Leonard's memory, it happened suddenly when the "holy war" between the "Sina City Church" of the Holy See and the "Original Sect" of the Holy Tower Religion had reached a fever pitch.

"Blood of Thorns", a cult organization that was not very prominent in the empire, suddenly began to carry out various blood and flesh sacrifices in the empire, especially in Songyuan Territory. The "holy war" between the [Glorious] believers of the "Holy See" and the [Lost] believers of the "Religion" broke out. The increasing number of extraordinary bodies in the war was the best raw material for "Blood of Thorns" to carry out "blood and flesh sacrifices"!

At that time, the situation was that neither the "Holy See" nor the "Original Sect" had any extra energy to deal with the actions of "Blood of Thorns". And the [Supreme] person of the Law Department, who was supposed to deal with "Blood of Thorns", also took a wait-and-see attitude towards "Blood of Thorns" for some reasons.

Therefore, "Blood of Thorns" grabbed a large amount of flesh and blood of extraordinary people in a very short time. This provided them with an endless supply of nutrients for the subsequent mass production of "Blood Disciples" and "Destroyers".

When the Sina City Church finally won a tragic victory in the regional war against the "Original Sect" under the leadership of the former Sina City Bishop "Alfonso Durant", the Sina City Church had time to deal with the various disasters caused by "Blood of Thorns".

At that time, the leader of "Blood of Thorns" - "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" was active in battlefields after the "holy war" and where corpses were scattered everywhere, presiding over the blood and flesh sacrifice ceremony in person.

Therefore, the whereabouts of "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" are relatively easy to confirm.

And Bishop Alfonso, after winning the tragic victory in the "holy war" against the "Original Sect", did not have time to rest, and rushed directly to the battlefield where "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" presided over the blood and flesh sacrifice.

Thus, a great battle broke out between the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" and Bishop Alfonso. At that time, Bishop Alfonso, who was already a sixth-level destiny, quickly crushed the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, who was a fifth-level destiny of [Red Lotus], and severely injured him.

Afterwards, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice broke his arm and fled, while Bishop Alfonso was entangled by other "Blood of Thorns" body destroyers and could not catch up for a while.

However, a moment before the Lord of Blood Sacrifice was about to flee, Bishop Alfonso, who had noticed something, quickly completed the chanting and stamped the Lord of Blood Sacrifice with the "Sacred Seal of the Soul"!

——"Sacred Seal of the Soul" is one of the ways to use "authority" in the [Glorious] destiny. Its specific effect is that it can suppress the spirituality of heretics who are not [Glorious] destiny within a certain threshold range. If this threshold is exceeded, the overflowing spirituality will turn into "violent spirituality", which will cause great damage to the inner being of the extraordinary person like a huge wave washing over a dam!

The Lord of Blood Sacrifice, who was hit by the "Sacred Seal of the Soul", decisively abandoned those "body destroyers" and finally escaped from the holy war battlefield.

When the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" fled to another wasteland outside the city of Sina, he collided with Fabian, who was still a "priest" at the time. The two sides then started a fierce battle again, and Leonard, the "Holy Judge" at that time, was beside Fabian.

Fabian, the "priest" of the fourth-level destiny of [Glory], and the seriously injured "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" of the fifth-level destiny of [Red Lotus] barely tied.

And at the last moment, when Fabian was gradually declining, he still successfully stamped the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" with the "Seal of Broken Rings"!

——"Seal of Broken Rings" is also one of the ways to use the authority of [Glory]. However, this authority is not as high as the "Seal of Sealing Spirits", and the effect is also worse. It is a seal that has miraculous effects at specific times.

And the "Seal of Broken Rings" is very effective against the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice". Because, that is the holy art that has a miraculous effect on monsters created by evil forbidden arts such as "flesh suture" or "soul fusion".

The specific effect of "severing ring holy seal" is to cut off or hinder the connection between non-homogeneous flesh and soul fragments, so that the evil monsters produced by "flesh suture" and "soul fusion" cannot freely transmit spirituality, thus achieving a strong internal weakening effect.

Fabian successfully put the "severing ring holy seal" on the "blood sacrifice master", but he was also found by the "blood sacrifice master" and effectively counterattacked.

At that time, the "blood sacrifice master", whose spirituality was almost completely exhausted, exhausted the last spirituality and gray flesh and blood, and engraved the curse of "gray blood evil curse" into Fabian's body.

Then, taking advantage of the gap when Fabian was cursed and unable to move, the blood sacrifice master fled again.

This time, the blood sacrifice master finally escaped from the empire and returned to his "blood of thorns" in the dark principality-Fafnir City.

Failure to kill the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" is a common knot in the hearts of Alfonso and Fabian, two bishops of the Church of Sina City.

After the "Holy War" ended, the "Holy See" was caught in the turmoil between the Supreme and the "Pure Faction". Bishop Alfonso was used as a bargaining chip by the "Holy See" and taken away by the Supreme. Fabian, who was newly promoted to the "Fivefold Destiny" and entered the realm of "Saint", was promoted from "Priest" to "Bishop" by the "Holy See", replacing Bishop Alfonso Durant's original position.

This is what Leonard knows about the past of "Blood of Thorns" during the Holy War.

And it was because of that war that "Blood of Thorns" quickly gained a foothold in the empire. Although the enemy leader, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, fled, the remaining forces of "Blood of Thorns" in the empire have been growing and expanding in secret due to the negligence of the three parties before. From a small evil society, it has become a huge cancer that harms the entire empire.

And Songyuan Territory is the largest area where "Blood of Thorns" is secretly entrenched. Although the "Holy Court" has sent "Holy Judges" to execute the task of ruling and eliminating them countless times, because their bases are too hidden and scattered, and their number is too large, and the speed of mass-producing "Blood Disciples" and "Destroyers" is too fast, so the "Holy Court" has never had a good way to deal with them.

...

"But, Bishop."

Leonard said slowly: "There is no doubt that this is a very rare opportunity to completely wipe out the strongholds of the 'Blood of Thorns' forces in Songyuan Territory."

"I think... there is a chance to find a solution to the 'Gray Blood Curse' you are in from those strongholds..."

"Even if not, we can still cause a devastating blow to the 'Blood of Thorns' and prevent them from continuing to make trouble in Songyuan Territory."

Leonard said.

"..."

"Well... Leonard. I agree with you."

Bishop Fabian nodded slightly and said:

"But, to be honest. I don't have any hope of lifting the 'Gray Blood Curse'."

"Because, I have already felt it. The blood flowing in my body, which is gradually graying, has almost burned out the source of my life that they can eat away."

"If, nothing unexpected happens."

A faint smile appeared on Fabian's face. He said calmly:

"I should have the last six months."

"..."

This is a heavy topic. But Fabian acted very calm. When he stated these things frankly, it was as if he was telling someone else's story.

Leonard's expression, however, was in deep sorrow. The look he gave Fabian was full of sadness and a sense of powerlessness that he could not change the status quo.

However, Priest Leonard quickly hid all his emotions to avoid unnecessary worries for Bishop Fabian.

"The only thing I am worried about now is my successor..."

Bishop Fabian said slowly:

"I don't know who will inherit my position after I die..."

"Leonard, you know. The nature of the Church in Sina City is special, and it is difficult for the Holy See to transfer people who fully understand the situation of the church."

"Moreover, I have recently contacted the 'Holy See' and learned that the familiar archbishops and cardinals are not doing very well. A terrible plague has swept across the southwest of the empire, but the Holy See has not found out the source of the plague and can only control its spread as much as possible..."

"The uncontrollable plague, the Holy Court inferred that there must be extraordinary power at work, but there is no direct evidence to prove it. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the Holy Court to take into account our Sina City Church. of."

"Everything, if something happens to me... Oh, it's such a headache."

"Leonard, you were originally my first choice. It's a pity... you are a Templar. You should be the guardian who wields the holy sword for the Forging Sun, but because of this, you cannot master all the [ Brilliance] authority.”

"According to doctrine, those who can ascend to the position of 'Bishop' and wield the authority of [Glory] are only 'Ordained Ones' who have been promoted to 'priests'. You are a Templar Knight, and Markis is the Patriarch, neither of you can be Lord Bishop, take over the authority..."

"..."

When Fabian said this, deep worry appeared on his face.

Compared to his own life, what he cared more about was the fact that he had no successors.

"About this matter..."

While Fabian showed worry, Leonard's tone seemed much more relaxed.

"You have nothing to worry about, Bishop."

Priest Leonard said: "During the period when you handed over the affairs of the church to me, I discovered a priest with a promising future."

"If, I mean if, you really have a problem, I will recommend him to become the bishop of the church in Sina City."

"..."

"You never told me about this."

A trace of surprise flashed in Fabian's eyes, but this surprise was quickly replaced by a calm bleakness, "Leonard, in the past you would not have told me such a thing until now. What are you worried about?" ?”

"..."

"I'm worried about the Holy Court."

Leonard said bluntly, "Bishop, you have not seen him with your own eyes, so you cannot imagine how special that child is."

"Special..." Fabian chewed the word and frowned slightly.

"Leonard, I don't understand what you mean by 'special'. I want to know why you didn't hesitate to hide it from me and the Holy Court?"

"That child's past is very similar to that of several 'legends' in [Glorious] history."

Leonard said slowly: "He is now the Judgment Master of the 'Triple Destiny', but he has already made a contract with the holy beast."

"..."

Hearing this, Fabian's expression instantly became serious.

"You said that he made a contract with the holy beast before the fourth level of destiny?"

"Yes, Bishop."

Leonard nodded, "You know what this means... He is still just an 'aide' and a 'Holy Inquisitor'. If he is allowed to enter the sight of the Holy Court, , He has no right to speak or free will in the Holy Court."

"So, you know, Bishop. In a sense, this is protecting him, and it is also protecting our church in Sina City."

"If the Holy Court learns of the existence of such a person, the archbishops and cardinals at the top will definitely let him leave Sina City and transfer him to the Imperial Capital and the Holy Court Temple as the 'Chosen Son of God' To cultivate.”

"We are too late to wait for the day when he truly becomes the 'Holy Son' and feeds our church. By then, our Sina City Church will have no hope at all..."

"..."

silence.

There was a long silence.

For Bishop Fabion, this is actually a simple "selfishness".

He already understood what Priest Leonard meant.

If we compare the relationship between "Holy Court" and "Church" to that of a country and a vassal. Then, if there are talents with considerable cultivation value among the "vassals", the "state" will definitely recruit them and let them serve the "country" instead of leaving them to the vassals.

In a sense, this is equivalent to realizing the value of talents as much as possible and controlling power to the greatest extent. In the eyes of the "Holy Court", they can also provide more resources to allow this special talent to grow faster and better.

The price is to stifle the hopes of the "vassals" to rise and the free will of those "talents".

…

"...I understand what you are thinking."

Finally, Bishop Fabian said slowly, "Although this does violate the precepts of the Holy Court, it is not a commendable approach."

"For that priest, staying in Sina City is not a good thing for his development. He should have the power to know the full situation."

"It's just that the 'Sina City Church' needs him. Alas...Leonard, does he know this?"

"I asked about his wishes."

Leonard said, "He agrees with staying in the church in Sina City. Moreover, it seems that he...does not want to be transferred to the Holy Court. In this regard, we have the same opinion."

"So that's it...then there's no problem."

After Bishop Fabian was silent for a while, he said, "Leonard, please find a suitable time. I want to see him."

"Okay, Bishop." Leonard nodded.

"He is now preparing to carry out the task of confirming the 'Blood of Thorns' map and intelligence with Anthony."

"When they successfully complete their mission, I will ask them to come to you with good news."

…

…

night.

Sina City, Holy Court Church, the main entrance of the Glorious Church.

Anthony, Connor and Pamier had been waiting here long ago.

Anthony reached into his arms and took out a silver-plated pocket watch. He opened the cover and took a look at the approximate time.

Just as the pointer on the pocket watch was about to point to ten o'clock, they finally saw a vague and familiar figure appear in the distance.

"Inquisitor Ross Carlos" arrived at the agreed location on time.

Anthony then put away his pocket watch, and when Luo Xiu came closer, he smiled and said to him:

"You are very punctual, Luo Xiu."

"Because this is the agreed time." Luo Xiu responded with a smile, "I am always punctual."

"Well."

Anthony finished his greetings, paused, looked at the end of the street shrouded in shadows, and said:

"I have selected several strongholds. Tonight, we will conduct focused reconnaissance on them."

"Everyone, please pay attention. This mission is not to fight, but only to confirm the correctness of the intelligence. Therefore, give priority to your own safety, and retreat immediately when you encounter something wrong."

Anthony paused, his expression became serious and serious, and ordered the Holy Judges:

"Everyone check your equipment and status, we will set off immediately."