Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 618 A Pilgrimage to Heaven!
When Valentina, the "Red-Clad Deacon," saw Hardy, the "Divine Forged" golden warhammer, charging towards her like a berserker, she instinctively looked up at the sky.

Behind her was another Supreme Celestial Knight gradually approaching, so the sky was her only escape route. However, in her eyes, only a deep black shadow surged forth—

Crimson blood fell from the sky.

--boom!!!!!!!

Intense dragon flames erupted from the terrifying dragon's gaping maw, engulfing Valentina completely before she could even realize what was happening.

Also engulfed by the dragon flames were two other "Pillars of Darkness" surrounding Valentina.

They were surrounded by the Sky Pillar Knights of the Supreme and eventually forced to retreat to a narrow area. In fact, they had originally prepared to sever their arms to escape, but before that, crimson enveloped them first.

"—Ughhhhh!!!"

Valentina, along with two other "Pillars of Darkness," let out a piercing scream.

Physical attacks were almost ineffective against Valentina, but the dragonfire from Quesanx was much more damaging to her as a "spirit-like" being—her newly formed body was instantly vaporized and completely destroyed. Even if she tried to form a new body, it would be burned away by the scorching dragonfire before her spiritual energy could be gathered.

That was a rather desperate feeling—

Like a human falling into the lava of a volcano, no matter how hard they try to rise, they can never escape the fate of being melted—Valentina was in such despair.

In despair, she looked to the side and saw "Blood Crown Venerable" Bogula, who was also shrouded in dragon flames.

This dark pillar of the Crimson Lotus had a twisted and ferocious expression on his face. He was wildly swinging his blood-red staff, and blood was gushing from his body, forming a thick curtain as the staff swung.

The outer blood-coagulating barrier, which withstood the scorching dragon flames, was scorched and emitted patches of dark red mist. Bogula's face grew increasingly pale—but he had indeed withstood the onslaught of Quesanx's dragon flames, and it seemed that he could hold out for quite some time.

Valentina, the "Messenger of Peace," seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope.

As her countless bodies began to coalesce, the primordial spirit of the black ash rushed towards the blood barrier—

Before the primordial spirit was burned away, it had already surged into the dark red and black blood barrier and wrapped around Bogula's body.

"What are you doing!"

Polgara roared furiously toward Valentina, the "Messenger of Peace"—

He didn't mind his colleagues hiding in their own blood barrier. What angered him was that Valentina was trying to use her abilities to control his consciousness; she wanted to completely "possess" him, thereby extracting the last bit of his life force to condense into an even larger blood barrier!
It's as if Valentina wanted to "sacrifice" herself—Bogurah was well aware of this. If he fully released his spirituality, he could indeed form a completely isolated blood barrier, allowing all the other "black pillars" and the "Red Demon King" Morsori to escape.

In such a battle, only he himself would die—Borgula was terrified of death. Although he had done the same thing to Bridget, the "Brown Demon King," he was filled with fear when it came to his own turn.

But he was powerless to resist—just resisting the intense, scorching surge from the sky nearly exhausted him. Moreover, the "Red Deacon" Hardy and another [Supreme] Sky Pillar Knight were rushing towards him, and Porgura was no longer able to deal with Valentina.

“I am… the mistress’s personal edict, Bogula.”

In Polgara's ears came Valentina's low, cold voice—

“Under these circumstances, I have the right to make you ‘sacrifice yourself’.”

"so……"

Like a condemned prisoner hearing his verdict, Bogula felt his consciousness being inexplicably pulled away, his body being filled with something else. The last thing he heard was—

"Give yourself up, Polgara."

……

—Buzz!!!!

Beside Quesanx, Luo Xiu stared at the center of the battlefield when he suddenly felt a violent tremor in the air.

He had already seen it. From the direction of "Blood Crown Venerable" Bogula, an extremely dense blood mist suddenly erupted. The deep red, surging blood mist actually caused Quesanx's [Destructive Surge] to shake a huge area around it, leaving an empty space completely untouched by the dragon flames.

The other two "Pillars of Darkness" who were originally suffering from the burning flames—Valentina, the "Envoy of Peace," and Archirad, the "Blind Shadow"—were hiding in that clearing. When the change occurred in Bogula, they quickly fled towards the edge, almost escaping the burning dragon flames and the area sealed off by the Sky Pillar Knights.

But before that,
Beside Luo Xiu, "Celestial Crown" Franya raised her scepter toward the "Black Pillars".

"—I will act on your behalf."

From Franya's lips began to chant a sacred prayer—

"In the name of the heavens, a sacred judgment is issued."

“I am the one who holds the yoke, I am the cage.”

"Let them fall into the abyss from which there is nowhere to hide!"

"..."

—Wow!!!

As Franya performed this holy prayer, a sacred, pure, and flawless spirituality of radiance emanated from Franya's scepter and from Franya herself!

It quickly spread across the surroundings, weaving a sacred cage around the scorching dragon flames, once again blocking the only escape route for the "Envoy of Peace" Valentina and the "Blind Shadow" Archirad!
What Franya used was a [Radiant] Level IV authority, [Cage of the Abyss].

Its authority is similar to the Level III authority [Cage of Holy Incineration] wielded by "Radiant Sacred Pivot" Efra, but is far more powerful—

In addition to the outer Holy Cage being given a fairly sturdy barrier, it will also continuously inflict negative buffs such as "Seal", "Drain" and "Silence" on all designated targets within the area, and over time, increase their vulnerability to "Holy Light" attribute and inflict periodic large amounts of "Holy Light" attribute damage.

And from the very center of the domain—Franya's body—a tremendous suction force will continue to exert on targets sealed by the [Cage of the Abyss].

That further blocked the escape route of the black pillars—

The "Pillars of Darkness" whirled around, their sinister and malevolent gazes fixed on the heavens above, where they saw Franya—

Their faces showed uncontrollable anger and undisguised terror.

Returning to the battlefield along with the terrifying dragon was the "Saintess"—in fact, the Black Pillars gathered here initially with the aim of eliminating the threat posed by the "Saintess" and the "Holy Sword" Monine, but they never imagined that they would end up in such a predicament.

……

"Blind Shadow" Archirad's pupils suddenly contracted as he looked at Franya—he had been hiding in the shadows, but now he emerged from them, the crescent-shaped dagger in his hand pointing in Franya's direction.

Black liquid spilled downwards from the blade, and evaporated and dissipated before hitting the ground. At such a great distance, Archira's limit was to drag Franya into his "blindness" domain, thus achieving a kill!

"--make……"

Archibald's lips trembled as he uttered the first syllable.

But the next moment, a crimson giant spear fell from the sky and pierced through his chest!

--boom!!!!!!!

Right where Archirad emerged from the shadows, a Supreme Celestial Knight appeared, wielding a crimson giant spear that he then used to pierce Archirad!
"--Well!!!"

Archibald's face turned pale in an instant.

He looked at the figure in front of him with disbelief—the Supreme Celestial Knight, the "Spear of Celestial Law," Asriel, who had suddenly appeared and dealt him a devastating blow!
"You're finally out..."

Archirard saw Asleil, the "Spear of Heavenly Law," speaking to him with a strangely cold smile on his face.

Previously, Archira was locked in a fierce battle with Asriel. By constantly disappearing into the shadows, dodging Asriel's attacks, and seizing opportunities to counterattack, Archira was managing to hold his own in the intense fight with Asriel.

But just as the shadows that allowed him to hide were about to be completely dispelled, Archirard had to rise to the ground, and just as his attention was drawn to "Saintess" Franya, "Spear of Heavenly Law" Asleil suddenly appeared and shot him!
Archira's mind was already in a state of chaos. At the same time, he felt a sudden, icy chill creep up his back—

boom! ! ! ! ! ! !
He saw the same intense crimson gushing out from the other side of his chest.

That was another "Spear of Heavenly Law"—and the one that pierced him from his back to his chest was the "spirit body" of "Knight of the Heavenly Pillars" Asriel!
Two crimson "Heavenly Law Spears" pierced Archirad through in a cross-shaped tower.

Like a meat rack, it rendered Archibald completely immobile.

He could no longer escape back into the shadows, nor could he flee to any visible corner—he was pinned to the midpoint of the piercing spear, while "Sky Pillar Knight" Asrell had already condensed a third giant spear bursting with crimson light in his right hand.

The third "Spear of Heavenly Law" will be aimed at the top of Archelaad's head, about to pierce him from top to bottom.

This was the final blow—if he were to be pierced by the third shot, he would surely die—Achrad knew this perfectly well.

But he could no longer resist, and his eyes trembled uncontrollably as he looked at Asleil.

At this moment, he could only hope for a miracle—for example, that the Grand Duke could unleash that shattering sword strike again, and that the chaotic sword light could engulf Asleil and kill him on the spot.

Suddenly.

A glint flashed in Archibald's eyes—

He did indeed receive a "miracle" that might save him.

……

As Franya unleashed her Level IV Authority Domain, both Luo Xiu and Franya were on guard against the arrival of another "Pillar of Darkness".

Then they followed closely behind the "Pillar of Darkness," the "Skull Incarnation" Batel, who had torn apart the surging thunderclouds that were blocking his way, and was getting closer and closer to them.

Luo Xiu knew that Batel would intervene in this battlefield sooner or later, so he and Franya were both preparing—

A dense, scarlet wave surged forth from about a hundred meters behind them!

"Skull Incarnation" Bartel has approached Quesanx's sky-covering dragon body and cut down the crimson sword in his hand. The terrifying light surges and rushes towards Quesanx's dragon spine!

But at the same time, Quesanx spread his giant wings and soared into the sky, perfectly avoiding Bartel's crimson sword strike—

--boom!!!!!!!

The crimson sword strike landed almost vertically on the barrier of Franya's [Cage of the Abyss] domain, creating a huge gap in the barrier's surface. The aftershock of the strike slammed heavily into the ground within the domain, creating a long, deep crater.

However, Franya was not injured as a result—almost a moment before the crimson sword strike was about to hit the barrier of the [Cage of the Abyss] domain, she severed her connection with the domain and began preparing the authority she would use later.

This time, the Crimson Sword's strike did indeed blast open the domain, but Bartel was not satisfied with that—because the other black pillars were still trapped within the domain, and he had not been able to seriously injure any of his enemies.

One, two, three, several mistakes had pushed Battulga's patience to its limit.

His gaze, fixed on Franya and Luo Xiu in the distance, was filled with boundless hatred. He flew swiftly toward his enemies, a crimson sword beginning to materialize in his right hand.

But along the path that Battul flew through—

A "door" suddenly appeared and opened directly in front of Batel.

That is the sacred gate to audience!
The angel who summoned this sacred gate, Tatia, appeared not far away—Bartel flew straight into the sacred gate, and then, the [Sacred Gate of Audience] slammed shut.

Batel's figure disappeared from that spot.

What appeared next was a new [Holy Gate of Audience] opened at the very center of this local battlefield, from which emerged the figure of "Skull Incarnation" Batel!
He didn't have time to observe his surroundings or reflect on his own situation.

"I will make the ruling."

"Through this sacred revelation, I declare the crime of blasphemy—"

"This is the worst of the worst."

"Skull Incarnation" Batel felt his actions being suppressed by some absolute superiority, and at the same time he vaguely heard a sacred chant coming from directly above him—from "Saintess" Franya!
"I will act on your behalf—"

"In the name of casting the sun, they stole its light."

"To subject them to eternal darkness;"

"To lead them into depravity and loss."

"This is the price of blasphemy,"

"Let it break or perish!"

"..."

Holding the divinely forged scepter, the Holy Silver Grip, Franya completed her prayer and opened up a new sacred realm for herself!

Several rings, each hundreds of meters in diameter and overflowing with shimmering gold,—these seven sacred rings, overlapping and rotating from top to bottom, firmly anchored the "Skull Incarnation" Batel to the central axis!
That was the manifestation of the Unforgivable Holy Light!
It was precisely the most suppressive [Radiance] Level IV authority that Franya possessed!
All her preparations and seductions with Luo Xiu were waiting for the moment when "Skull Incarnation" Batel would truly intervene, suppressing him in the center of the battlefield where the seventh-level Saints of the Empire were gathered, eliminating his threat, and completing the killing of him!

"you……"

"Skull Incarnation" Batel struggled to raise his head, his gaze filled with boundless rage, as he looked up at Franya, who shone like a pure white sun high in the sky.

And at the same time, he saw—

Not far from Franya, the "archbishop" Rosh Carlos had also raised his scepter, and ten holy wings that Bartel had never seen before had spread out behind him.

The incomparably sacred Hall of Radiance, intertwined with the radiance emanating from the sun, cleared the entire sky of any gloom.

"Pray to me."

Bartel had already heard the "archbishop" look at him mercifully and issue a declaration that was almost divine and irresistible to him—

“I have come to declare the sin of blasphemy.”

"Prostrate yourself before me and confess to me."

"I will forgive."

"I am the end of my pilgrimage."

"—I am the embodiment of the eternal Kingdom."

"..."

In this sacred blessing, Batel saw countless holy doors appearing in the holy light.

Luo Xiu—the "Lord of Light Wings"—has offered the highest level of treatment to "Skull Incarnation" Batel.

—Offering them a pilgrimage to heaven!
……

(End of this chapter)