Chapter 128 God-Given Epic, New Creation and the Return of the Cat (5k8)
In the evening.
Sina City, White Antelope Hotel.
After conquering the "Werewolf" Buzzer, Luo Xiu completed the transformation of four "Triple Fate" pagans with "Crazy Piety" in two days.
Among them, in addition to the first two [Red Lotus] destiny extraordinary people, there are also believers from [Bitter Tea], [Lost] and [Nothingness].
Now, there are six first-generation "Holy Abyss Apostles" who have become Luo Xiu's "Crazy Pious Believers".
[Red Lotus] "Burner", Byrne Dunster;
[Red Lotus] "Bloodthirster", Buzzer Zagun;
[Bitter Tea] "Hunting Blade", Undertaker Tomb Shadow;
[Lost] "Nature Favored", Emera Cardwell;
[Lost] "Life Favored", Elena Cardwell;
[Nothingness] "Dream Thief", Pio Solano.
These are the original six "Holy Abyss Apostles". They belonged to different pagan organizations, and after being slaughtered by Luo Xiu and his two beasts, they were forced to change their beliefs with "crazy piety" and became Luo Xiu's "crazy believers".
After expanding the peripheral forces of "Holy Abyss" to six people, Luo Xiu had already felt that the stability of "crazy believers" maintained by "crazy piety" had been slightly loosened.
Although he could still "convert" new crazy believers, for the sake of safety, Luo Xiu still suspended the action and consolidated his control over the "crazy believers".
And around Sina City, Luo Xiu did not have any other targets to convert his beliefs.
Either the sum of the target's "divinity" and "resistance" attributes was too high, or the strength did not meet Luo Xiu's expectations... The six "crazy believers" now, except for "Burning Flame" Byrne who was the "first test subject", the other believers were all powerful combat forces carefully selected by Luo Xiu.
After converting the last four "Triple Destiny" transcendents into his "Crazy Devout Believer", the attribute value improvement brought by the "Scorching Soul" increased the "Agility" and "Perception" attributes by 2 points each.
At the same time, the "Moment of Divine Gift" obtained by the "Holy Preaching" skill has also been officially received!
First of all, the most basic reward is the "Divinity" attribute improvement!
After converting the faith of six "Triple Destiny" transcendents, each of them was given 2 points of "Divinity" attribute improvement, a total of 12 points of Divinity improvement.
In addition, there is a new [Divine Gift Expertise].
——[Get the expertise "Glorious Propagator (Epic, Divine Gift)"]!
[Glorious Propagator (Epic, Divine Gift): You are the most devout believer of Glory. You have devoted yourself to promoting the doctrine of "Moment" and let countless people see the true meaning of "Glory".
Your mana value calculation base, an additional 5 times the value of the "Divinity" attribute. And gain immunity to "spiritual" primary control effects and 50% reduction in intermediate control effects. When you use the "glory" destiny skill, you gain an additional bonus of 20% increase in the effect of the spell. 】
This is the first "epic" level expertise that Luo Xiu has obtained since crossing over!
The "God-given epic" expertise, which combines "mana enhancement", "controlled immunity and reduction" and "spell enhancement", has undoubtedly raised Luo Xiu's real combat power to a higher level!
And with the blessing of the "glory preacher" expertise, Luo Xiu's mana also soared to a terrifying 480 points!
The depth of Luo Xiu's mana slot at this time is enough to use two rounds of skills in a row. And with the expertise "Ashes of Nirvana", he can recover an endless amount of mana by exchanging blood, and then continue to raise the status with his self-healing ability.
The real mana level of Luo Xiu is much higher than what is shown on the panel.
After confirming the "Momentary Divine Gift" obtained from the "Holy Preaching", Luo Xiu closed the panel with satisfaction.
Now, he is also the leader of a secret organization... Luo Xiu thought secretly.
Luo Xiu now has two identities. As the Holy Judge of the "Holy Court" Church, and as the biggest behind-the-scenes boss of the "Holy Abyss".
As a "priest", Luo Xiu behaves relatively kind and harmless most of the time; but as the "Shura" of the "Holy Abyss", he has harvested the lives of many pagans and is personally building a secret organization with great terror and deterrence.
Luo Xiu knows that in the near future, he may fall into a situation of "fighting himself".
Moreover, the "Judgment War" is approaching, and that catastrophe will not give anyone extra time to prepare.
Luo Xiu knows that before that, he must become stronger as soon as possible, and let the "Holy Abyss" accompany him to grow rapidly.
In this way, Luo Xiu will have more room for operation and room for turning.
...
The next day, morning.
Luo Xiu woke up early and got up from the bed.
He quickly changed into the formal attire for the church, and took with him two "scarlet crystals" that he had restocked from "Tisitia", and went to the Glory Church.
When he arrived at the church gate, the novice priest on duty bowed to Luo Xiu.
"May the holy light be forever bathed in you, Lord Altar," the novice priest said respectfully, "You came very early today, Xu Yu will bless every diligent believer."
What a coincidence, how do you know that I have just been "given" by Xu Yu... Luo Xiu complained in his heart, but kept his usual calm expression on his face, and responded gently:
"May you be blessed with eternal light, Smurt. May you be promoted as soon as possible and become a 'holy light priest', so that you can listen to Xuyou's teachings with us as soon as possible."
After saying that, Luo Xiu passed by "Smurt" and went to the inner courtyard of the church.
Leaving "apprentice priest" Smurt alone.
Smurt was stunned for a long time, and after a while, he came back to his senses from his dull expression.
Smurt's expression gradually became excited, and he murmured:
"The new deacon... the young high priest Luo Xiu Carlos, he actually remembered my name!"
"He also knew that I was a 'apprentice priest'! Oh, this is really, really..."
...
Luo Xiu did not see the reaction of "apprentice priest" Smurt, whom he had greeted as usual.
He just "peeked" at his panel out of interest and created a "friendly" external image as much as possible.
Luo Xiu walked to the inner courtyard of the church and followed the path to the "Holy Court".
Passing through two huge statues of guardian knights, Luo Xiu entered the "Holy Court" and came to the door of Priest Leonard's room with ease.
——Dongdong, Dong.
Luo Xiu knocked on the door three times, then stepped aside and waited, crushing two "scarlet crystals" in his pocket.
"——Come in."
Priest Leonard's old and powerful voice came from the other side of the door.
Luo Xiu pushed the door open.
This time, only the old priest was in Priest Leonard's room. His daughter, the little Marilyn of [Intellectual], was not there.
"...Oh, it's you."
Leonard looked up, glanced at the visitor, and continued to bury his head in the piles of files.
As the priest in charge of the "Holy Court", Leonard had a lot of work to deal with every day.
The reporting and approval of all "supernatural events" within the jurisdiction of the "Sina City Church", the handling of emergency events, and the "judgment of pagans" tasks that should be issued when pagans appear, all keep Priest Leonard busy.
This makes Luo Xiu worried. If he really takes over the position of this priest in the future, will he become like this?
——Reject the dog roll, start with me! After Luo Xiu declared this in his heart, he heard Priest Leonard suddenly speak:
"Luo Xiu, I received a message from the 'Alchemy Institute'."
"Their 'Great Knowledge' Rockland praised you to me. You also cooperated with the warlocks of the 'Alchemy Institute' to clear a medium-sized base of 'Blood of Thorns'? Well done."
The Alchemy Institute finally reported this to the church... Luo Xiu nodded slightly and said, "I was just passing by and fulfilled my obligations as a 'Holy Judge'."
"At this time, there is no need to be humble."
Leonard shook his head and said, "This is your achievement. And the holy reward for your 'Judgment of Heresy' will be distributed to you together with your holy salary."
"Praise your generosity." Luo Xiu nodded to Leonard and thanked him.
"...So."
Leonard stopped the work at hand and looked at Luo Xiu with a calm expression and deep eyes.
"What do you want to report to me this time?"
Leonard still remembered that Luo Xiu reported to him about the "Contracted Holy Beast" and "Promotion to the Third Level" the last two times he came here.
Each of these would be a very explosive news in the "church". This could not help but make Leonard pay considerable attention to Luo Xiu's coming again.
Seeing the expression on the face of the priest Leonard, he looked as if he was facing a great enemy. Luo Xiu shook his head secretly, organized his words, and said to the priest Leonard:
"Priest, I'm here to report the recent results of "Judgment of Heresy."
"...Hmm?"
Priest Leonard stopped the work at hand, he raised his head and glanced at Luo Xiu.
"You have been promoted to "Judgment of Sin" for less than a week."
Priest Leonard's tone was a little puzzled: "Have you already started to carry out the "Judgment of Heresy" mission alone?"
"Yes." Luo Xiu nodded, "and it should be... completed quite well."
Leonard did not answer anything, but looked at Luo Xiu with a suspicious expression.
Then, Leonard saw that Luo Xiu took out six "certificates" from the "storage bracelet" worn on his right arm.
"Master priest, in four days, I have executed judgments on six medium-sized bases of "pagan organizations". They belong to the "Torch Party", "Beast God Cult", "Assassin's Alliance", "Original Sect" and "Funeral Mask" respectively..."
Leonard: "..."
The expression of the master priest froze again.
Leonard was stunned for a while, and his eyes fell on the "certificates" presented by Luo Xiu.
——"Divine Fire Token", "Werewolf Mane" and "Hunting Shadow Dagger", "Natural Spiritual Transmutation"...
As an old priest, Leonard can almost recognize at a glance that these props or materials with unique styles are indeed "certificates" that can point to the organization behind them.
"You said that you... executed six "pagan judgment" tasks in four days?" Leonard's tone was full of disbelief.
"Yes." Luo Xiu nodded, "It is indeed quite energy-consuming. In fact, in organizations like the 'Adventurer's Association', there are more clues about those dangerous pagans."
"I don't want to ask this..." Leonard opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all.
After a while of thinking, Leonard told Luo Xiu:
"...Be careful."
"Even if I give you the power to perform the "Judgment of Heretics" missions below the "Triple Fate" alone, it is easy to get into danger if you deal with those heretics too high-profile."
"I understand."
Luo Xiu knew Leonard would say this, so he nodded in agreement and said, "I will pay attention."
"But..." Leonard then slowly said, "This is undoubtedly your personal achievement. You have independently completed six "Judgment of Heretics" missions, plus the previous resolution of the Red Maple City incident and the merits of assisting the Alchemy Institute in destroying the cult strongholds..."
"Luo Xiu, your contribution to the church is already quite high."
Leonard said solemnly: "I can apply for two "holy treasures" from the "church" and the "holy court" on your behalf."
Here it comes... Luo Xiu is waiting for Leonard's words.
"Well, Master Priest." Luo Xiu said to Priest Leonard with a serious expression, "I hope to apply for two skills of the Holy Court's 'Holy Treasure' - [Holy Confinement] and [Holy Judgment]."
With these two skills, combined with other existing "Glorious" skills, you can create new skills with high output and strong control. And from a long-term perspective, obtaining these two skills is also a prerequisite for unlocking a hidden profession when unlocking the "Fourfold Destiny".
Hearing this, Priest Leonard thought for a while and nodded slowly.
"Okay, your contribution to the church is enough to exchange for these."
Leonard then added: "In addition, do you have anything else that needs subsidies?"
"Then please help me apply for a few second-level spiritual crystals from the 'Church'." Luo Xiu said, "And, I also want to apply for some blank scrolls..."
...
Leonard agreed to all of Luo Xiu's applications.
The priest then wrote a signature and asked Luo Xiu to go to the Holy Storage Hall to pick up the props or materials he applied for.
This time, Leonard was particularly generous. He approved five second-level crystals for Luo Xiu at one time, and also approved twenty "blank scrolls" for Luo Xiu, which was enough for Luo Xiu to squander for a long time.
…
Luo Xiu then went to the "Holy Storage Hall" of the church and received the crystals and scrolls specially approved on the signature from the priest on duty.
These were materials that could be directly obtained from the church, while the two [Glorious] Holy Treasure Skills "Holy Confinement" and "Holy Judgment" that he had applied to Priest Leonard before would require some time and wait for the approval of the "Holy Court".
Luo Xiu was not in a hurry about this. After he put the crystals and scrolls he took from the "Holy Storage Hall" into the "Storage Bracelet", he left the church and returned to the White Antelope Hotel.
…
Sina City, White Antelope Hotel.
The first thing Luo Xiu did when he returned to the hotel room was to take out the five newly acquired "Second Order Spiritual Crystals" from the storage bracelet.
Luo Xiu began to meditate, imagining that the spirituality sealed in it merged into himself, and the spirituality contained in the "Spiritual Crystal" in his hand was also constantly dispersing with meditation, and the size of the crystal was gradually shrinking.
[Use "Second Order Spiritual Crystal"——]
[Skill Slot +1, Skill Slot +1]
["Second Order Spiritual Crystal", usage limit (1/5)]
[……]
[Use "Second Order Spiritual Crystal"——]
[Skill Slot +1, Skill Slot +1]
["Second Order Spiritual Crystal", usage limit (5/5)]!
Luo Xiu quickly knocked out five crystals, and the slot limit of the "Skill" and "Skill" columns on his panel had expanded from 21 slots to 26 slots.
The skill slots became abundant again, allowing Luo Xiu to boldly create new skills.
However, this time, Luo Xiu plans to focus on the skills of [Abyss] destiny.
As the leader of the quasi-secret organization "Holy Abyss", he needs some more symbolic "Abyss" skills.
Currently, in Luo Xiu's skill column, only "Eye of the Abyss" is a skill of [Abyss] destiny, and this is a "control" skill, which is usually not used as the main means of casting.
As Luo Xiu is about to become the boss behind the scenes, he has a very clear understanding of himself.
After thinking for a while, Luo Xiu took out a blank scroll from the "storage bracelet" and spread it in front of him.
At this time, including the six waves of clearing the pagan strongholds before, Luo Xiu's experience value savings at this time have exceeded 20,000 again!
Luo Xiu, who has obtained the power to judge the pagans alone, now has a stable "experience value" harvesting channel, and he is no longer as stingy with experience as he was at the beginning.
He then meditated on the skills that he was about to invest in the creation of skills.
——【Abyss Inscription】+【Dark Eclipse Affinity】!
【……】
【Obtain: Dark Eclipse Magic Arrow (Abyss, lv.1)】!
【Dark Eclipse Magic Arrow (Abyss, lv.1): Dark magic arrow that penetrates the soul. 】
[Use the power of "Dark Eclipse" to gather spirituality and launch a "Dark Eclipse Arrow" at the enemy, causing 80% spell attack + 70% physical attack "Dark Eclipse" attribute damage. The maximum number of "Dark Eclipse Arrows" that can be launched is equivalent to the current skill proficiency level...]
"Dark Eclipse Arrow", like "Holy Light Annihilation", is the most basic skill in the attack technique of [Abyss] Destiny.
However, because it is "primary", the rotation speed is quite fast. With Luo Xiu's current spell output strength, it can almost ignore the cooling and mana consumption, and release it in conjunction with "Holy Light Annihilation".
After creating this most "primary" [Abyss] skill, Luo Xiu began to try and create more "high-level" skills.
——[Abyss Inscription] + [Soul Manipulator] + [Scorching Soul]!
[...]
[Obtain: Soul Blast (Abyss, lv.1)]!
[Soul Blast (Abyss, lv.1): Transform the power of the Abyss into a shocking magic explosion, enough to tear apart any weak soul. ]
[Specify a target and cause a single 300% magic attack "Dark Eclipse" attribute damage. Then, with the target as the origin, a large-scale shock magic explosion will periodically erupt outward. Each magic explosion causes 100% magic attack "Dark Eclipse" attribute damage, and applies "Moderate Soul Reaping" and "Moderate Lost" effects to all targets within the explosion range...]
[...]
——[Abyss Inscription] + [Gaze into the Abyss] + [Dark Eclipse Affinity]!
[...]
[Obtain: Abyss Howl (Abyss, lv.1)]!
[Abyss Howl (Abyss, lv.1): A terrifying echo from the bottomless abyss. ]
[Release "Abyss Howl" in a large area forward, causing 300% magic attack + 300% physical attack "Dark Eclipse" attribute damage to enemies on the path at one time. At the same time, for the target damaged by "Abyss Howl", it causes "Deep Fear" and "Deep Soul Stealing" effects...】
[...]
——[Abyss Inscription] + [Dark Corrosion Affinity] + [Abyss Beast Summoning]!
[...]
[Obtain: Demon Incarnation (Abyss, lv.1)]!
[Demon Incarnation (Abyss, lv.1): Abandon the mortal body and embrace the devil. ]
[Merge with a "Contracted Abyss Beast" and temporarily transform yourself into a "half-demon" form. Obtain 30% of the full attribute of the contracted Abyss Beast and obtain a demon shield with 100% of the upper limit of health. At the same time, all damage caused is converted into "Dark Corrosion" attribute damage, and obtains the "Abyss" skill damage increase of 30%, cooldown reduction of 30%, mana consumption reduction of 30% and other buff effects. ]
[...]
For the time being, Luo Xiu first created four regular [Abyss] destiny skills to enrich his own skill combination.
Among them, the fourth skill "Demon Incarnation" is the most critical, and it is the most important trump card skill among all the self-created skills this time.
After completing these self-created skills, Luo Xiu temporarily put away the remaining blank scrolls.
The next self-creation of the [Abyss] destiny skill should be after the [Abyss] destiny is also promoted to the triple destiny. At that time, Luo Xiu can continue to read the "Abyss Holy Book" and learn new [Abyss] skills from it.
At the same time when Luo Xiu completed the last [Abyss] skill self-creation, a familiar figure suddenly flashed outside the window.
Luo Xiu looked out of the window.
A white cat was lying on the windowsill of the room at this time.
——That was the spirit cat incarnated by Intis Fugne. She had successfully completed the task assigned by Luo Xiu and had just returned from the main city of Songyuan.
Thanks to Yiyi Lingmo for feeding 100 coins!