Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

——Crazy and pious!

In Koros's consciousness, he felt something extremely deep and dark, rushing into his mind crazily.

A lewd voice rang in his ears, as if a big hand was dragging his feet, pulling him down and sinking.

Koros felt that his consciousness was gradually being blinded and covered, but this process had not yet been completed.

"Get out of here!" Koros struggled and shouted with a hideous expression.

...

——Boom! With Koros as the origin, the surging air wave erupted again. He didn't know where to grab new spirituality, and the violent surge interrupted the transformation of "Crazy and Pious" for a time!

In Luo Xiu's perception, the spiritual shackles he created for Koros with "Crazy and Pious" broke with a bang during Koros's struggle. This time "Crazy and Pious" ended in failure.

"Executioner" Koros, after all, is a "saint" - he naturally has extremely strong spiritual resistance, which makes Luo Xiu's transformation of him into "mad piety" more difficult.

But this is also an experiment, so that Luo Xiu can clearly know where the upper limit of "mad piety" is - "five-fold destiny" is on the verge of the limit, and perhaps the highest transformation to "six-fold destiny" can be completed, but the success rate will be minimal.

In Luo Xiu's subtle perception of the "mad piety" transformation just now, his transformation process is roughly halfway through, and the probability of successfully transforming Koros is estimated to be around 50%.

After Koros struggled forcefully once, his spirituality was exhausted again, and he lay in the pit and stopped moving.

But he is still ready to fight back at any time, and the current silence is just accumulating strength.

But he is still a lamb to be slaughtered, and the process of slaughtering will always be accompanied by some struggles, which Luo Xiu is not surprised.

In Koros's eyes, the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" who had tried something but failed seemed to be thinking about something, and then he waved his hand--

The giant wolf with a burning demonic flame on its body came to his side with a howl, and then turned into a dark purple shadow and rushed into Koros's face.

That was the power of "nightmare"! Luo Xiu let Fenrir drill into the depths of Koros' soul and began to weave nightmares to destroy his mental defenses!

"Uh uh... ah ah ah ah ah!"

Koros' throat surged and roared, he seemed to see something extremely terrifying, and his eyeballs kept trembling in his eye sockets.

The blood on it had gradually crawled all over the surface like maggots. In Koros' eyes, the light of sobriety, anger, turbidity, and despair was flashing alternately.

He had just accumulated some strength to resist, and it collapsed in an instant.

Luo Xiu stared at Koros' eyes calmly, and his right hand was pressed on his forehead again, and the back of his hand flashed golden light patterns again.

Luo Xiu was prepared for the possible failure of "Madness and Piety" - he first summoned the field of "God's Glory", based on the effect of the field, his first two uses of the holy art of [Glory] will not consume mana, and the cooling time will be completely reduced.

In other words, there are two more attempts to transform Koros into "Madness and Piety"!

"- This is the mercy of the 'Holy Abyss', this is the mercy of 'Shura'..."

"- You are the sin of the lost path, I am the guiding light..."

Luo Xiu held Koros's head, and the captivating golden light flowed in his eyes again, and he chanted in a low voice:

"- Abandon the lost path and follow me..."

"- Convert to the 'Holy Abyss' and serve me as the Lord..."

"..."

During the chanting process, he saw that the anger and cruelty in Koros's eyes had gradually faded and dissipated, and the turbidity, despair and fear took the lead again, and the ability of "Nightmare Wolf" continued to work.

In Luo Xiu's subtle perception, the transformation of "mad piety" has been more than halfway completed, and Koros no longer has the strength to resist.

"..."

"—— Convert to the 'Holy Abyss' and serve me as the Lord..."

"..."

Gradually, Koros' pupils finally dispersed, and his already broken mental defenses finally completely dissipated.

In Koros' mind, the vague image of the pillar god of [Ku Tu] - "God of War" began to emerge inexplicably.

That was a god wearing obsidian armor and holding a heavy sword without a blade. He and countless incarnations who were also wearing armor and holding different weapons, never stopped fighting.

——He is the epitome of the will called "war".

And this vague statue of the pillar god began to shatter, peel off, and fall off like glass in front of Koros' "eyes".

In the depths of his consciousness, he saw a dark "eye" suddenly open from his mind.

Koros inexplicably felt sacred, thinking that it was a great existence, and thus had a strong sense of awe in his heart.

He inexplicably felt a sense of intimacy with this breath, and from the bottom of his heart he had the urge to "follow", "serve", and "kneel".

In addition, as the "eye" kept peeping into Koros' mind, Koros only felt that he seemed to be gradually forgetting something very important.

The imprint of "Holy Abyss" had been completely implanted in his mind, and some past memories had been completely eroded, swallowed up and assimilated, forming a new thing that was familiar and strange to Koros.

"Executioner" Koros, his consciousness gradually fell into a daze.

...

"Holy Abyss... Shura..."

"Holy Abyss..."

Koros began to spit out these words vaguely.

After that, he completely fainted, and his remaining consciousness fell into the bottomless valley.

During Luo Xiu's panel detection on him, he had confirmed that "Executioner" Koros had successfully completed the transformation.

In Koros's status bar, "Crazy Devotee (Stable, Permanent)" was already lying in front of Luo Xiu.

Fenrir also broke away from the depths of Koros's soul. Its mission had been completed, so it returned to the ruins.

Luo Xiu recalled the "Guardian of Illusion" Amber, and stood silently beside Koros, waiting for the moment when he woke up.

…

About ten minutes passed.

Koros slowly opened his eyes and saw the blurry, black figure in front of him.

"You are...'Lord of the Holy Abyss'...?"

"You are... Shura..."

Koros murmured subconsciously, and suddenly had the urge to kneel down and worship the figure in front of him. Then a low, cold voice came from his ears:

"Well, I'm 'Shura'."

Opposite Koros, the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" spoke, and he slowly said to Koros:

"Tell me your name and identity."

"..."

"Executioner" Koros looked a little dull when he heard Luo Xiu ask the question.

"Name...identity..." Koros murmured.

The answer to this question gradually became clear in Kross's mind.

"I am...Koros..."

"I was... the 'executor' of the principality, Coros Jupiter..."

"But now..."

"I am a follower of the 'Holy Abyss'..."

"..."

Koros raised his head and looked in front of him, looking at the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" wearing a black-striped mask, with a fanatical look on his face.

The figure who was still an enemy ten minutes ago, Koros no longer had any hostility toward him, only feelings of piety, admiration, and awe remained.

He struggled, enduring the bursts of pain caused by his broken body, his knees rubbed against the broken stone edges, and he knelt down in front of Luo Xiu.

"——You saved me..."

"I understand, I understand, it was you who saved me..."

Koros murmured, blood was still flowing from the corners of his mouth, but pious and fanatical fire was already in his eyes, and he said to Luo Xiu in a trembling voice:

"It was you who freed me..."

"Free me from the kingdom of darkness and stop following the endless journey..."

"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded imperceptibly.

Deep in Koros's consciousness, there is still a slight remaining will resisting, but that is no longer important. The will of the apostle of the "Holy Abyss" has taken over.

"From now on, you will do things for me, Koros."

Luo Xiu leaned down slightly and looked directly into Koros's eyes. The strong intimidation actually made Koros dodge out of fear.

"Remember your identity from now on, Koros——"

Luo Xiu said slowly: "Your master has changed, Koros. You will no longer be loyal to the 'Dark Dark Duke', but to me."

"Now, you are the apostle of the Holy Abyss. Your power will be used by me, and your life will belong to me."

"Do you understand? Koros?"

"..."

"I...understand." Koros nodded heavily.

"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded slightly, and then gave Kross the first order:

"Then, listen carefully, Koros."

"From now on, you are still the 'executor' and will still accept the orders of the Dark Duke, but all orders for actions you receive must be reported to me or to the 'Faceless One' Intis. Prepare.”

"When you leave here and return to your original military tent, I want you to retreat with the remaining remnants of the army and return to the "Fafnir City" on the border of the Dark Principality to garrison and wait."

"In addition, no matter what method you use, bring 'Hidden Elder' Babelun with you. I want him to be under your supervision at all times until I make new arrangements for you."

"Do you hear that clearly, Kross?"

"..."

"Your will be obeyed, Lord."

Koros responded with a weak voice, trembling but firmly.

…

Afterwards, Luo Xiu briefly treated Kross's injuries.

In the previous battle, he beat Koros so hard that he used two healing spells to get Koros out of his near-death state.

But this is enough. As a transcendent of [Ku Tu], the remaining injuries can be left to Koros to heal on his own, which will not take too long.

During the treatment process, just like all the other "apostles" when they first transformed, Luo Xiu asked the "Shadow Raven" to separate a fog and shadow to monitor Koros.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu gave Koros the mark of "Forgotten Royal Court" - he could teleport back to the secret realm of the Royal Court, and the subsequent handover meeting would be held within the Royal Court.

After completing this, Luo Xiu sent Koros back to the Dark Army camp.

And in the surveillance of him through the "Mist Shadow", because there was no excessive movement when Bagri brought him into this secret realm, the teleportation of Kolos did not cause any unnecessary noise. of awareness.

This is the result Luo Xiu wants to achieve - everything will be carried out quietly, and when the sky breaks, the Dark Army will not realize that a huge change has occurred in their leader.

After Kross left, the "apostles" who had previously surrounded and warned them gathered around. The leader, "Faceless Man" Intis, lifted up his skirt to Luo Xiu and bowed in salute.

"Lord."

Intis asked Luo Xiu softly, "What are our future arrangements?"

Her expression was as usual, she had seen too many similar scenes with the "Lord".

"You have one day." Luo Xiu glanced at Intis and said, "Intis, you are responsible for completely repairing the damage caused by the battle to the 'forecourt' of the royal court within one day."

"You can use the resources in the royal court at will. Then, all the extraordinary beings above the 'second level destiny' can prepare to implement my previous plan."

"Understood." Intis nodded and responded softly, "I will obey your will, Lord."

…

After that, Luo Xiu exited the "Forgotten Royal Court" and returned to the real world.

The scene of the Bishop's Holy Bedroom reappeared in front of him. Luo Xiu removed the "Yujin Barrier" covering the Holy See and felt a sense of physical and mental comfort.

The transformation of "Executioner" Koros has been completed - this means that "Sacred Abyss" finally has the first high-end combat power of "Fifth Fate"!

When it was learned that [Supreme] "Thunder General" Albert was about to arrive, in order for "Holy Abyss" to maintain its deterrent intervention in the situation, the combat power of a "holy" was crucial.

The transformation of an "Executioner" will also give Luo Xiu a higher and deeper intelligence advantage. This is a key breakthrough.

It is foreseeable that the situation in Red Maple City will continue to escalate in the future, and Luo Xiu also needs to make more preparations for this.

In addition, Luo Xiu was also thinking about other things.

After completing the transformation of "Executioner" Koros, Luo Xiu almost understood that with his current "Fifth Fate" strength and the total number of apostles in "Holy Abyss", he could probably carry out the transformation again. Twice, the transformation of those who have become saints on the "Fivefold Destiny Path".

——Maintaining three "crazy believers" with "fivefold destiny" is probably the limit of the current level.

"Executor" Koroth's "Shadow Strategist" is a "hidden profession" in [Ku Tu], which meets Luo Xiu's needs for strength or functionality.

As for the remaining two candidates, Luo Xiu is ready to take one step at a time.

He was thinking about this in his mind. After sorting out his plans for the "Holy Abyss", he cleared his mind and prepared for the next arrangement.

Luo Xiu stood up, walked out of the bedroom, left the courtyard of the "Bishop's Holy See", went to the "Sacramental Hall", and lit the holy brazier cast on the dome of the Holy Sacrament Hall.

The flame ignited from the basin and lit up the night sky within the range. This was a signal that the "Holy Office" was still working at night.

After that, Luo Xiu took out the heart of "Dragon Hunter" Lockland that was hidden in the bracelet, and squeezed it twice with slight force.

The red color lit up on it, and then gradually faded away.

After completing all of this, Luo Xiu took back his heart and walked into the courtyard of the Holy Office, walked into the "Between the Bishops", sat on the main seat and waited patiently.

…

Twenty minutes later.

Someone knocked gently on the door of the "Bishop's Room".

After receiving instructions from Luo Xiu for admission, the visitor gently opened the door.

That was "Guiding Pastor" Colen.

"I saw the holy fire lit in the holy basin. Sure enough, you haven't rested yet, Lord Luo Xiu."

Kelun bowed to Luo Xiu and said:

"Someone wants to see you. He is waiting outside the church door. Let me inform you."

"Someone wants to see me? Who is it?" Luo Xiu followed Coren's words and asked with an interested expression.

"He was wearing a faded cloak and I couldn't see what he looked like."

Coren said, a look of memories appeared on his face, "His exposed parts outside the cloak are covered with weird armor, but that is not the standard of the empire's armor, but I don't know where it comes from."

"Did he say anything else?" Luo Xiu then asked.

"Of course, Lord Luo Xiu."

Coren immediately answered, "He calls himself 'Los' and says he is a knight who has lost his homeland. He wants to see you because he has an agreement with you."

The knight who calls himself "Los" is definitely Lockland... Luo Xiu nodded and said to Column:

"Well, I understand, let him in."

"Bring him here directly and don't disturb other people in the church."

After thinking about it, Luo Xiu added:

"After you bring him here, you go to Lord Hubert and tell him that there is something important. About the 'Hidden Elder' Babelun."

"..."

"Understood." Coren nodded, "I'll go now."

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