Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Just before, when the pure white light completely enveloped Luo Xiu's figure, he clearly felt that his soul was being pulled away by some great existence.

The sacred prayers taught by Fabian indeed allowed Luo Xiu to see certain scenes that only existed among "miracles".

The pure white, sacred, and eternal kingdom once again appeared in Luo Xiu's vision. This picture was even clearer than the picture he had seen before when he promoted his "divinity."

But the "eternal kingdom" he saw cracked in the next moment, and it shattered like water ripples in front of him.

The pure white world suddenly disappeared, replaced by the brilliant white light that enveloped everything, and the supreme divinity that was "injecting" into Luo Xiu's body.

This process is not easy, but is accompanied by intense pain. The holy white light is so warm that it seems to burn Luo Xiu's soul, and then replaces the "annihilated" part with a new one. Spirit and flesh.

"Uh..." Luo Xiu endured the pain and hummed, gritting his teeth to bear all this.

At this moment, he understood firsthand why Bishop Fabion said, "If you cannot bear the divinity for even a moment, your soul and body will be annihilated."

This is indeed the process of "receiving" and the pain that needs to be experienced.

As for Luo Xiu, who was trying to cross the long steps of his life and perform a higher-level "altar ceremony", the pain at this time was even more profound.

While enduring the pain caused by the process of "receiving" divinity, Luo Xiu opened the panel and paid attention to his status at all times.

His "divine" attribute glowed red, which was a signal of "danger", and at the same time, the corresponding value also began to skyrocket.

From the initial "126" points, to "145", to "163"...

As the number increases, the frequency of the red light flashes faster, and the body as the "container" will also be close to its limit.

The number of divinity finally stayed after "177" and there will be no more changes.

The flashing dazzling red light gradually extinguished and returned to its normal gray-white color.

In Luo Xiu's "Status" column, there is a new item.

——[God’s gift from the altar (Divinity: 51, Divine recovery: 1/1)]

This means that Luo Xiu has indeed withstood his "divine gift".

And the "divine" attribute he was given far exceeded the basic value required by the [Promotion Task].

At this point, you can officially declare——

The fourth-level "Altar Ceremony" has been successfully completed.

…

When the white light that shrouded the surroundings dissipated, Luo Xiu finally saw the scene in front of him clearly again.

His colleagues - Anthony, Connor, Pamier and other priests, their body outlines have also emerged with a faint golden light, and they have been given a small amount of divinity.

As the servants of this "Altar Ceremony", in addition to cooperating with Luo Xiu to "endure" the overflowing spirituality, they can also receive some "divine gifts" from it. This is an extra blessing for devout believers.

Through panel detection, Luo Xiu could see the "divine" values ​​they were given.

Anthony was given 6 points of divinity, which was one-tenth of his original divinity value; Connor was given 4 points, and Pamier was given 3 points...

After observing for a while, Luo Xiu withdrew his gaze and looked towards Leonard.

Priest Leonard was looking nervously at the altar.

And when he saw the glow dissipate and "Roseux Carlos" reappear, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief. His frown slowly relaxed.

"..."

"...My ritual is completed." Luo Xiu said in a weak voice.

At this moment, a violent feeling of discomfort surged up, sweeping over him like a tidal wave.

Luo Xiu's face turned pale and his vision became blurred. He stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Anthony next to him saw this and quickly supported him. Connor and Pamier also came over to help.

"...Send him to rest." Leonard ordered Anthony.

Leonard's tone became concerned again, but not as nervous as before.

"Well, he tried a high-level ritual. It's normal to be weak..."

Leonard said, "But he still successfully completed the ceremony and received the gift of that great existence. This is..."

"..."

Luo Xiu didn't hear the next words, so he lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep-like slumber.

He only vaguely felt that he was being helped to move around.

Not long after, someone pushed open a door, and he was helped to a soft and warm place.

After that, the physical fatigue was completely melted away by this warmth, and Luo Xiu truly fell into a deep sleep.

…

In the inner courtyard of the church, there is an altar of statues.

Shortly after the priests left, the air in the open space in front of the altar suddenly trembled like ripples for a moment.

The air immediately rippled with circles of pale gold light, accompanied by subtle distortions in the surrounding space.

A group of pale flames slowly emerged from the sky, and the figure of an "angel" descended from the shadows.

"...People of 'Sacrificing Fire', you are wrong."

Herage murmured, and the scorching golden light in his eyes began to beat, emitting bursts of sacred and blazing light.

"Roseux Carlos, he doesn't need my protection."

"It's just that on him..."

"I don't know why, but I don't like the smell of him."

"That aura that is like an old enemy, dark and dangerous, seductive and deadly..."

"..."

"Winged Angel" Herage shook his head.

"Forget it, that's impossible."

"How could the demons of 'Xuyuan' complete the 'Holy Glory' ritual..."

After denying such an idea, Herage restrained the flickering pale flame.

Then, His figure disappeared again.

He turned into a wisp of indifferent light and floated away towards the seat of the bishop.

…

…

Luo Xiu had a very, very long dream.

He dreamed of a circle so huge that it could cover the sky.

It was a colorless and flawless ring, sometimes dark and sometimes bright white.

Until a certain moment.

The ring suddenly shattered from within.

"..."

When he dreamed of this, Luo Xiu woke up with a start.

"It's a dream..." Luo Xiu murmured softly.

The moment he woke up, he was faced with a pair of watery eyes.

"——Yeah!" A bird-like exclamation, accompanied by a staggering sound.

When Luo Xiu woke up, he saw little Marilyn, who was holding a bulky medicine box that did not fit her petite body.

"...Ah, Mr. Luo Xiu, you, you are awake."

Little Marilyn said hello with a slight stumble.

Luo Xiu nodded slightly and responded: "Hello, little Marilyn."

In Luo Xiu's memory, he had completed the "Altar Ceremony" at that time, but after that, he lost consciousness...

He could probably guess the reason for his sudden coma.

After crossing the level of a transcendent person and forcibly performing a higher-level "altar ceremony", it is still a bit reluctant...

While Luo Xiu was thinking, he opened the panel in his mind to check his own status.

Sure enough, Luo Xiu soon noticed that his "mana value" was only a quarter left.

At the same time, "weak", "tired" and other bad states appeared in his status bar.

"Ah..." Luo Xiu held his forehead, with a complicated expression on his face.

When he held the ceremony before, he still overestimated his endurance and the loss of "mana", which represented the exhaustion of his spirituality.

However, fortunately for me, I finally successfully completed the fourth-level "Altar Ceremony"!

After returning, you can settle the promotion mission, go to the "Spiritual Sea" again, and advance to the "fourth level of destiny".

"Mr. Luo Xiu..."

"Are you okay, Mr. Luo Xiu?"

While Luo Xiu was thinking, a timid voice came from the side, and little Marilyn said softly, "You, you have been sleeping for a whole day..."

"Do you feel any discomfort in your body? Oh, by the way! Please drink this..."

Little Marilyn, she fumbled around in the medicine cabinet and found out a conical medicine bottle filled with azure liquid.

"This is a 'vital potion', it should give you some relief..."

Luo Xiu took the potion bottle, and his panel detected its item information at the same time. It was indeed a "vitality potion."

It has the effect of restoring a small amount of health and mana, and relieving mild abnormal conditions such as "weakness" and "fatigue".

"Thank you." Luo Xiu nodded, then uncorked the potion bottle and drank it in one gulp.

As he drank the potion, the "weakness" and "fatigue" status in Luo Xiu's "Status" column quickly disappeared, replaced by a label of "full of energy".

[Gain status: full of vitality (primary gain)]

[Benefit: Physical attack +10%, restore 5 health points per minute]

[Duration: 5 hours and 59 minutes]

【Ah ah ah! I'm going to burn! 】

【……】

"...Pfft." Luo Xiu didn't hold back.

"Mr. Luo Xiu, what are you laughing at?" Little Marilyn tilted her head and asked with some confusion.

"I think of happy things."

While talking casually, Luo Xiu turned around and prepared to get out of bed, but at the same time, he also heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside the door of the room.

The next moment, the door to the room was opened, and several people entered the room one after another.

Those were Luo Xiu's good teammates, Anthony, Connor and Pamier, who happened to come to visit.

Hearing the movement in the room, they all walked in.

The first was Anthony. When he saw Luo Xiu waking up, the worry on his face dissipated and turned into an expression of relief.

"Luo Xiu, you finally woke up..." Anthony asked eagerly, "How do you feel?"

"It feels... not bad." Luo Xiu replied vaguely.

He immediately asked Anthony: "By the way, Leonard... where is the priest?"

"Master Priest, he is still dealing with things."

Anthony said: "Well, by the way, Luo Xiu."

"The priest said that when you wake up, he will let me tell you..."

"The priest asked me to tell you: your 'Altar Ceremony' was completed very smoothly. So, if this is your path, then I congratulate you. This is the test you passed. The one who set the test for a moment proof.”

"..."

"Thank you." Luo Xiu nodded and expressed his thanks in brief words.

After a brief exchange of greetings, little Marilyn left the room first. She was going to take care of the "patients" who were injured by the invasion of the original sect.

After a while, Luo Xiu and his Holy Judge teammates walked out of the room.

They did not look for Priest Leonard again to avoid disturbing his work, but said goodbye in the inner courtyard of the church.

Luo Xiu then went to the "Holy Storage Hall" to pick up the golden key.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu left the church and showed his identity to the soldiers guarding the street corner, and was allowed to pass.

After leaving the block where the church was located, Luo Xiu returned to the White Antelope Hotel and his room.

Luo Xiu habitually locked the doors and windows, and the room suddenly fell into darkness, which made Luo Xiu suddenly feel like returning home.

Now, he can really carefully examine what he has gained from completing the "altar ceremony".

He has completed the fourth-level "Altar Ceremony" and received the "God's Gift" from Xuyou, which is reflected in the "Altar God's Gift" in his status bar.

With this "Altar God's Gift", Luo Xiu obtained up to 51 points of divinity, and at the same time obtained another God's gift ability.

——"God's Glory Resurrection"!

This is an ability that can only be used once.

"God's Glory Resurrection" does not occupy the skill and skill slots, but is bound to the status of his "Altar God's Gift".

When "God's Glory Resurrection" takes effect, the status of "Altar God's Gift" will also disappear.

The effect of "God's Glory Resurrection" is also very simple and crude.

——[Resurrect from the Dead Sea and exempt from real death once].

This is the "Golden Medal of Immunity from Death" that "Xuyou of the Casting Sun" personally gave to Luo Xiu!

This is the biggest surprise and an unexpected gain.

This may be the "special gift" that Luo Xiu obtained by "crossing the level" to complete the ceremony.

Previously, in order to complete the "fourth-level" altar ceremony as safely as possible, Luo Xiu allocated all his free attributes to "divinity".

This also made his total attributes exceed the minimum requirement of the [promotion task].

Luo Xiu then took out the "golden key" from his arms and opened his character panel.

[Promotion task: Sacred Ceremony Blesser (difficult difficulty)], which is now in the "completed" state and can be settled at any time.

"——Task completed."

Luo Xiu gave a clear instruction in his mind.

Right in front of Luo Xiu, the text describing the content of the task suddenly glowed with golden light.

The light became brighter and brighter, and the original text was constantly changing, generating new text content.

[Completed promotion task: Sacred Ceremony Blesser (difficult difficulty)]

[You have completed a fourth-level "altar ceremony" and obtained enough "moment" divinity from the ceremony. You have proved that you are qualified to go further. 】

【Task settlement in progress...】

【Completion rewards: Basic experience +30,000, skill slots +5, skill slots +5, free attribute points +20】

【You will meet the 'Golden Gate'】

【...】

The text content changes in the panel stopped here.

When Luo Xiu quickly browsed to the last line of text, the shining golden light suddenly bloomed, covering the text itself and completely engulfing Luo Xiu's figure.

Luo Xiu lost consciousness instantly.

In a trance, he felt that he was wandering and sinking in an endless "sea".

...

When Luo Xiu opened his eyes again and saw the scene in front of him clearly.

The deep void, the star-like scenery in the distance, and the long stairs that led to nowhere, all came into his eyes.

Luo Xiu understood that he had once again come to the "spiritual sea" belonging to [Glorious].

The golden palace that holds the power of promotion is at the end of the long steps.

The ancient "golden door" is waiting for him to open it with the key.

…

Finish writing early today, and get promoted tomorrow!

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