Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Late at night.

Sina City, Glory Church.

In the inner courtyard, Anthony and Luo Xiu rushed to the gate of Bishop Fabion's Holy See at the fastest speed.

On the way here, Anthony had told Luo Xiu about the plans of "Executioner" Koros, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice and the Bishop of the Ancestral Spirit.

When he learned about their conspiracy, Luo Xiu felt a sense of fear and also felt fortunate.

Luo Xiu was glad that he came at the right time and was able to learn about the enemy's malicious plan, which allowed them to prepare early instead of waiting until the incident happened and responding hastily.

"Blood of Thorns" is about to attack the Alchemy Academy. This is the result of his previous guidance - "Great Knowledge" Rocklan, who was identified by the Lord of Blood Sacrifice as a person who controls the sacred object "Double-Faced Doll", and around this point, Blood of Thorns will inevitably launch a series of hunting plans against him.

However, based on what Luo Xiu had seen before, regarding the fighting power displayed by Rockland himself, it would not be so easy if only "Shadow of Killing" Setis led the team to hunt him down.

...

Let's ignore the Alchemy Academy for the time being, and Luo Xiu began to analyze the other information told to him by Anthony.

From this, Luo Xiu was able to connect many fragments of information from his previous life, and together formed a guess about the specific details of some major events on the eve of the "Judgment War".

——Bishop Fabion, in his previous life, he died suddenly in the Judgment War, perhaps because of the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice"!

The Lord of Blood Sacrifice, he had carved the "Gray Blood Curse" for Bishop Fabion, which is the most vicious, most taboo, and most hellish curse mastered by the Lord of Blood Sacrifice!

The Lord of Blood Sacrifice can continuously transform the blood of the cursed into dead and corrupt "gray blood", which will make the cursed gradually lose control of the original spirituality, greatly increasing the risk of losing control.

At the same time, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice can also manipulate these gray bloods to a certain extent through special means, causing extremely serious damage to the inner body of the cursed.

Even this curse cannot be purified or removed by holy arts. Because this is a skill of "ancient heritage", it needs to be eliminated by the "ancient heritage" of the same origin.

And among the information currently known to the Holy Court, the only one who has mastered the method of removing the "Gray Blood Curse" is the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" himself. Luo Xiu knows that there are other forces that have mastered this method-the original sect of the "Holy Tower Kingdom"! But these two forces are currently enemies, and Luo Xiu knows that they will never take the initiative to remove the curse for Bishop Fabion.

And according to what Anthony told him about the conspiracy planned by the enemies, Luo Xiu guessed that the so-called "Dusk" ritual in the enemy's mouth was to prepare to use Fabion, who was eroded by the "Gray Blood Curse", as a container to summon some kind of ominous existence to come!

However, the time when the enemies were ready to attack the church may have been much earlier than in the previous life. This may be because I let the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" know in advance that the "two-faced puppet" was in the Alchemy Academy, so that Thorn Blood determined their target earlier, so the "Dusk" ceremony was carried out in advance.

If the plot of the previous life is followed, when the "Blood of Thorns" bloodbathed Dawn Town, it still could not find the trace of the "traitor" Intis. Intis disappeared with the sacred object "two-faced puppet", so Thorn Blood did not take action for a long time...

Because, for the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", he actually did not care about the so-called "revenge" war launched by the Dark Principality against the Empire. What he cares more about should be his sacred object. This is an important thing for the Lord of Blood Sacrifice to fight against the backlash of his flesh and blood!

"..."

Luo Xiu's thoughts flew, and he quickly analyzed many possible situations.

In the end, he concluded that helping Bishop Fabion to remove the erosion of the "Gray Blood Curse" was more beneficial to his current situation.

If a bishop of the church with the fifth-level destiny of [Glorious] dies, and he cannot quickly ascend to the realm of the saint of the "fifth-level destiny" and cannot succeed Fabion's position as bishop, it may not be a good thing for him to be transferred from the "Holy Court" to a new bishop.

Now, Bishop Fabion is eroded by the "Gray Blood Curse", which makes him unable to move freely. This, in a sense, creates more space for Luo Xiu to move freely.

And the new bishop and the clergy of the Sina City Church do not know each other well. Luo Xiu knows that a special existence like him will hardly have such a rare low-key situation in the future.

Even the most essential and most critical reason is that the Sina City Church, when Bishop Fabion dies, may not be able to hold on until the time for the new bishop to be transferred from the Holy Court. The Judgment War, the covetousness of the [Supreme], and the pagans who are eyeing it covetously, the Sina City Church may be completely destroyed before this.

This conflicted with Luo Xiu's interests, and he understood this deeply.

So, he quickly made a decision.

Then, there was only one way that was feasible - to kill the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" as soon as possible!

Even if it was just to advance the task progress of [Dusk and Night], Luo Xiu was ready to do this.

Killing the Lord of Blood Sacrifice would naturally cut off the source of the "curse". The gray blood curse in Fabian's body would also naturally dissipate. Then Bishop Fabian would still be able to survive.

...

While Luo Xiu was thinking, he looked at Captain Anthony beside him.

Anthony's expression was very serious at this time. He walked to the tower-shaped building on one side in front of the door of the bishop's seat and stood in front of a suspended sphere surrounded by golden light.

Anthony slowly raised his arm, touched the surface of the golden sphere with his hand, and slowly poured his spirituality into it.

Under Luo Xiu's gaze, the light on the surface of the golden sphere in front of Anthony soon became brighter, and countless golden light bands like semi-transparent silk began to flow rapidly around the sphere.

——Buzz buzz buzz...

Several low humming sounds came from the inside of the sphere. When Anthony heard this sound, he retracted his arm and took a step back.

The golden light ball in front of him, the golden light mist lingering on the surface, had become more dense at this time. And in the next moment, a "——boom" sound came from under the main door of the bishop's seat, and two platinum doors slowly opened to both sides.

"… Bishop, we are allowed to meet."

Anthony said in a low voice: "Luo Xiu, come with me."

…

…

Bishop Fabian's Holy See, the third-floor residence.

Anthony led Luo Xiu to the door of Bishop Fabian's bedroom.

Earlier, before Luo Xiu came to the Church of Sina City and became a Holy Judge, Priest Leonard had led Anthony to meet Bishop Fabian once.

Now, it was he who led Luo Xiu to meet the Bishop...Anthony felt a little emotional, but he soon stopped thinking about these old things, and a serious expression appeared on his face.

Anthony then gently knocked on the door of the Bishop's bedroom.

"…"

"…Come in."

An old and gentle voice came from the other side of the door.

Anthony then pushed the door open.

Lu Xiu followed behind Anthony, and he saw the old figure lying on the bed.

The current bishop of the Sina City Church, Fabion Novellan, is the most familiar person to Luo Xiu in the Sina City Church.

In the previous life, when the players descended on this land, Fabion was the bishop of the church at that time. At that time, Fabion was not dead, but he was deeply eroded by the "Gray Blood Curse". At that time, he was completely unable to leave the bishop's seat and rarely met with clergy.

"It's Anthony, cough, cough..."

Bishop Fabion glanced at Anthony and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

However, the "Gray Blood Curse" that had been entangled with Fabion for a long time made him unable to control his physical discomfort, and then he coughed violently several times.

Gray blood coughed out of Bishop Fabion's throat, and then he wiped the corners of his mouth, and his face turned extremely pale.

In the dim environment, Fabion noticed that there was another clergy beside Anthony. But he subconsciously thought that it was the clergy who was guided by the attendant, so he didn't pay too much attention to him.

Bishop Fabian said with a gentle smile on his face: "Little Anthony... I heard from Leonard that you went on a mission. To carry out the mission of scouting the map and confirming whether it is true or not."

"Leonard said just this afternoon that when you come back with good news, he will bring you to see me. Ahem... I didn't expect that you would come directly to me."

"Since, ahem... Since you are back and come to me, I think you should have brought back good news for us."

"..."

"...Yes, Bishop." Anthony nodded.

"I did... bring back good news, huh."

"The location of the 'Blood of Thorns' base marked on that map is likely to be correct."

"We randomly selected the five bases marked on it, and these locations do have the presence of 'Blood of Thorns' pagans, which is enough to prove a lot of things."

"..."

"... Yeah."

Fabion nodded, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes. He looked at Anthony and asked slowly:

"But, Anthony."

"I didn't feel the excitement or joy I should have from you..."

"Did anything else happen?"

Fabion's eyes suddenly became much deeper. When he looked at Anthony, it was as if he could see through his heart.

After Anthony pondered for a while, he nodded heavily and said:

"... Yes. We found that they were planning a huge conspiracy."

"..."

Then, Anthony told Fabion everything he had heard beside the last "Blood of Thorns" base.

As Anthony spoke, the gentle expression on Fabian's face gradually began to converge, becoming more and more serious and solemn.

When Anthony finished speaking, Fabian nodded silently.

"It turned out to be like this..."

Fabian said slowly: "I, who was cursed by the gray blood of the 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice', was actually the vessel they chose to start the 'Dusk' ceremony. Ahem... This is really... hard to describe."

"Over at the Sage Tower of [Wisdom], their Alchemy Academy will indeed hold a grand ceremony in the near future. Their dean also invited me, but my current state, ahem..."

"But, but... we still have time."

"Since they said they would attack the Alchemy Institute and us in three days, we should be well prepared before that... No, that's not right. We don't need to wait for them to come. With the map of their base, we can take the initiative to attack."

Fabion's pale face, his eyes flashed with bright light of pale gold. He said excitedly: "Waiting, waiting is meaningless... It is right to nip the enemy's actions in the bud."

"..."

"My Lord Bishop, I think so too."

When Anthony heard Fabion say this, a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

"I also think that we should be one step ahead of them and take the initiative! In this way, we can seize the initiative..."

"Haha, good boy... cough cough."

Fabion coughed a few more times and said: "Well, in this case, Anthony. You go to Leonard and tell him what you heard. I will contact the surrounding churches and ask them to send people as soon as possible. In addition, you find another reliable clergyman and ask him to notify the great knowledgeable people at the "Alchemy Institute" to prepare for the response."

"Okay." Anthony nodded and said: "I will go to Priest Leonard and tell him this. Bishop, please pay more attention to your safety in the next few days."

"Of course, I will pay attention."

Fabion's face finally showed a gentle smile, and he finally said to Anthony:

"Our time is precious, Anthony. So, go quickly."

"..."

When Fabion said this last sentence, Anthony nodded, stood up with Luo Xiu, and walked to the door of Bishop Fabion's bedroom.

They walked out of the bedroom and then left the "Bishop's Seat", each going to their post.

In Bishop Fabian's bedroom, only Fabian was left soon.

"...Alas."

Fabian was silent for a long time, and finally sighed deeply.

"I didn't expect that the 'holy war' a hundred years ago, the 'gray blood curse' engraved on me by the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, would end in this way."

"But, it's good. Let's put an end to all this, 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice', hehe..."

"As long as I'm not dead, your 'dusk' will never come. And if Leonard and the others fail... I will pray to 'Xu Yu' for the gift of martyrdom, and this body will never fall into your hands!"

"..."

Bishop Fabian murmured, and at the same time he raised his withered arm and rubbed a ring with golden patterns on his finger for a while.

"My name is Fabion Novellan, I am the holder of the power of the wings. I hereby declare--"

As Bishop Fabion spoke, the lines on the golden ring suddenly emerged with a layer of bright golden light.

Bishop Fabion then continued to speak loudly:

"Listen to my decree-all the 'holy judges' in Sina City, Trier City, Red Maple City and Salin City."

"-- Come to Sina City as soon as possible within two days, the time of 'judgment' has come!"

...

...

The Church of Sina City, the place of the Holy Judgement.

Anthony and Luo Xiu soon returned to the Holy Judgement House and met with Connor and Pamier who returned before them.

"I have already told the priest about the confirmation of the map information."

Seeing Luo Xiu and Anthony coming back, Pamier, who had been waiting here for a long time, said: "The priest asked me to wait for you here and told you to go see him as soon as you return to the Holy Inquisition."

"We are going to see him." Anthony nodded and said, "Pamier, Connor, you also come with me."

"......?"

Connor raised his head and looked at Anthony with a dazed look, realizing that the captain was...his face seemed to be more serious than ever before.

"......Okay." Connor responded, and followed Anthony closely with Pamier.

The group went straight to Leonard's room, and Anthony pushed the door open without knocking.

It was late at night, but Leonard was still behind the desk, busy dealing with the piled files.

"......You are here."

Leonard raised his head and took a look when he noticed that the door of the room was pushed open.

"Rosius, Anthony. Pamier has told me that your reconnaissance went quite smoothly."

"It's just that you seem to have encountered some troubles in the end... What happened specifically?"

"..."

Anthony then told Leonard again about the enemy's conspiracy that he had told Bishop Fabion about.

"... There is such a thing?!"

Leonard's eyes widened, he propped his hands on the table and stood up.

"So, you have already met Bishop Fabion, um, um..."

Then, Leonard's face, like Anthony's at this time, showed an unprecedented serious expression.

"I know. Anthony, you go and inform the captains of the other Holy Judges of this matter. I will contact several other priests, and the Church of Sina City will be ready to enter a state of preparation from now on."

"It's just that the Alchemy Institute, the Alchemy Institute..."

"I can go to the Alchemy Institute and tell them about this."

Luo Xiu suddenly said from the side: "I know one of them, the 'Great Knowledgeer'."

"Do you know the Great Master?" A surprised expression appeared on Leonard's face, "That, that would be best, I originally wanted little Marilyn... Then, Luo Xiu, I'll trouble you. "

"This is within my responsibility." Luo Xiu nodded and said.

When the matter became urgent, Leonard then discussed the details of preparations for the war with Anthony, Luo Xiu and other Holy Judges.

…

It wasn't until dawn that the discussion about war preparations came to an end, and everyone immediately dispersed and returned to their respective responsibilities and positions.

Luo Xiu returned to the Bailing Hotel and took his final sleep.

After two hours of light sleep, Luo Xiu got up from the bed, went to the "Room of True Knowledge" in the Alchemy Institute, found the "Great Knowledgeer" Lockland, and told him about it.

Lockland was quite surprised when he heard the news. After repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the information with Luo Xiu, Lockland quickly contacted other "Great Knowledgeers" to discuss a response plan.

The information obtained by Anthony's snooping quickly reached the ears of the church and the Alchemy Institute's senior officials. But the organizers and creators of all these conspiracies - "Executioner" Koros and the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", had no idea about this.

Although the intelligence department of the Dark Principality does have spies in the church and the Alchemy Institute, they do not have the ability to quickly obtain information that is only circulated among special groups of people. This makes the preparations carried out by the Church and the Alchemy Institute in advance relatively safe.

…

…

Time passed quickly and it was three days later.

Rockland and the other "Great Knowledgeers" from the Alchemy Institute set out from the Alchemy Institute and set foot on the road to the main city of Songyuan according to the established schedule to participate in the [Intellectual] Ceremony.

And just on the road they must pass, countless lurking shadows are ready to move.