Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 640 The Transformation of Authoritarianism (3k6, First Update)
Then, Indis gently placed the colorful, ring-shaped "key" on the ground.

Then, she took a blue dagger from her waist, pressed the sharp blade against her right palm, and gently made a cut—

Pfft!

With a crisp, tearing sound, it burst open from Indice's right palm. Indice's brow furrowed slightly, and the pain made her bite her lip.

She then bent down, clenched her right fist, and bright red blood squeezed out from the eye of her fist, dripping into the ring of the colorful key.

The surface of the circular key then emitted a bright, dazzling, and unusual light—

Buzz! ! ! ! !
The air vibrated and hummed due to the disturbance from an unknown source. Luo Xiu watched this scene and took a step forward.

In his eyes, he had already seen it—the circular key had risen and "shattered," with hundreds, even thousands, of firefly-like fragments swirling in the air, forming a vortex just large enough for one person to pass through around a central axis.

A "door" leading to deeper levels.

【Quisanx's Authoritarian Dragon Domain】—This is the domain of a demon god that Quisanx was able to open and maintain on his own after he ascended to become an 【Authoritarian】 "Demon God"!
Similar to the "Royal Court of Isol," the solidified [Authoritative Dragon Domain] is equivalent to another alternate dimension isolated from the real world.

That can be seen as expanding and extending the "spiritual rift" that originally only allowed Quesanx to reside, thus opening up another, larger space.

The "key" that Indis possesses is actually a dragon scale given to Rosh by Quesanx, which allows entry into that realm. The dragon scale was then forged by Balin, who had risen to become the "King of Burning Steel," to take the shape of the key it is today.

Luo Xiu stared at the vortex in front of him, which led to the [Authoritative Dragon Domain] and was gushing outwards with a howling wind.

Then he stepped into the vortex gate—and the surging winds enveloped and swallowed him.

……

My vision dimmed for a moment, then cleared again in the next instant.

What met Luo Xiu's eyes was a vast expanse of dark yellow. And where "Quisanx" was located—that colossal ancient dragon, capable of blotting out the sky, was coiled in the very center of the domain!

Within this Dragon Domain, He did not need to shrink His size. Luo Xiu could not even see His dragon head from below. At this moment, He remained still like a statue, and a surge of spiritual energy, like a tsunami, was emanating from His body in waves. That spiritual energy had enveloped the tiny human in front of Him like a cocoon!
That's "Lionheart General" Pampas!

Compared to Quesanx, Pampas was as insignificant as an ant—Quesanx's spirit was burning with crimson dragonfire, fiercely scorching him, while Pampas's continuous roars and howls shook the boundaries of this space like a hammer.

Luo Xiu could already see that from Pampas's body—the skin that had been burned by dragon flames and then quickly regenerated—the deep red spirituality had transformed into a mist.

Among them, the spirituality belonging to the "Supreme" is constantly "distilled" out, and Quesantx is giving him new spirituality and power, which belongs to the "authoritarian" spirituality and power!

"...As you can see, Your Majesty."

At the same time, Indis had already passed through the vortex gate and arrived behind Luo Xiu.

“The ceremony is almost complete… I can sense that the supreme spirituality within the Pampas is becoming increasingly diluted.”

Indis said to Luo Xiu in a soft, melodious voice:
"It should be very soon... the first truly authoritarian apostle will be born."

"..."

And just as Index's voice fell, at the very last moment...

--boom!!!!!

From the Pampas of "Lionheart", the blazing dragon flames suddenly surged!

As if some strange reaction had occurred, the power of the dragon flames increased almost threefold—and at the same time, no longer could one sense any of the [Supreme] spirituality in Pampas!

The influence of [Supreme] on him has been completely severed. Furthermore, Quesanx's dragonfire has completed its cleansing of him, allowing Pampas to truly possess the power of [Authority], giving him a sense of rebirth!

Then, the deep red dragon flames gradually calmed down and subsided.

Luo Xiu walked towards the Pampas.

With his gaze piercing through the swirling crimson mist, Luo Xiu saw on Pampas's body the clearly visible, hideous marks that resembled scars.

That was a mark from [authoritarianism], from the "demon god" Quesanx—symbolizing that Pampas had become Quesanx's first [authoritarian] servant, His first demon god apostle.

Luo Xiu immediately conducted panel detection on Pampas.

He was genuinely curious about what Pampas's interface would look like after he completed the transformation from "Supreme" to "Authoritarian."

Luo Xiu noticed at first glance that the word "Supreme" on Pampas's first destiny path had faded and was almost invisible.

In its place is [authoritarianism], which shimmers with a dark red light.

His profession has also changed—from the original "Divine Knight" to the "Dragon Law Apostle." The "Domination" power that Pampas possessed has been weakened, and in its place, he has obtained the power of "Punishment" from the "Law" symbolized by [Authority]!

However, aside from these changes brought about by the "transformation," the strength of the Pampas has not changed significantly compared to before.

It is clear that Quesanx's demonic authority, for a saint like Pampas who was originally "supreme," is more about reversing his original fate than strengthening him.

"……Um."

Luo Xiu browsed through Pampas's panel, pondering these thoughts.

At this moment, Pampas had not yet regained consciousness—having been engulfed in the scorching dragon flames that had been like a furnace, Pampas had already fainted. Unless he was forcibly awakened, it would take some time before he would wake up on his own.

Luo Xiu then summoned the "Eye of Lunar Eclipse," Mist Night, causing it to split into two misty shadows that surged into Pampas's body. This would form a "membrane" that would block detection—unless Pampas actively exposed himself, those at the level of Saints below the Seventh Destiny would not be able to tell that Pampas was no longer the "Supreme," and neither would the players' detection.

Finished with this.

"Intis".

Without turning around, Luo Xiu spoke to Intis, who had been standing behind him:

"Take him out, and before he wakes up, don't let him leave the Holy Abyss or have contact with anyone else." "Once he wakes up, tell him to return to Fafnir City. After that, let him stabilize his strength and wait for my next order."

"..."

"As you wish, Your Majesty."

Indis nodded respectfully to Rosius in response.

Then, she gently raised her arm, and a thick crimson mist of blood began to rise around where Pampas was.

The red mist lifted Pampas, moving along with Index towards the exiting vortex gate. Index's figure had already passed through the vortex, and then Pampas followed.

The red mist was Indis's power as the "Blood Witch".

Luo Xiu could sense that after Indis ascended to the fifth level of the [Crimson Lotus] destiny and became the "Blood Witch," her mastery of her new power had become increasingly refined.

This is good—Indis has not slacked off in improving herself, and Luo Xiu is fairly confident in Indis.

……

Then, Luo Xiu turned his gaze to Quesanx.

His transformation of the "Lionheart" Pampas was indeed successful.

That allowed Luo Xiu to conduct further experiments—the most fundamental purpose of which was that "Sacred Abyss" needed a more powerful and higher-ranking "Sacred Abyss Apostle".

The strength of the Holy Abyss Apostles that can be transformed by "mad piety" is always limited. Luo Xiu now knows clearly that the level of the "mad believers" that can be transformed by "mad piety" is close to the limit at the fifth level of destiny, and will not exceed the sixth level of destiny at most.

However, Luo Xiu hopes that the demonic authority of "transformation" possessed by Quesanx can break through this limit and achieve the transformation of the "Sevenfold Fate"—

at this time.

The dragon Quesanx, who had just released almost all of his spirituality and enveloped "Lionheart" Pampas, now seemed to be in a weakened state.

But He has indeed become stronger—

His "Demonic Authority" allows him to gain new power from those who have transformed and been transformed into saints with the destiny of [Authority]. Combined with Quesanx's recent recovery, all of his attributes have increased by almost half compared to when he first ascended to the status of "Demonic God."

However, to be honest, although Quesanx's ritual conversion of the Pampas was successful, Quesanx's actual application of this authority was not yet proficient—it felt like putting three large steamers in the oven but only steaming one bun...

Logically speaking, completing the transformation of a [Supreme] "Fivefold Destiny" Saint in the Pampas shouldn't have required Quesanx to expend so much spiritual energy and effort; it was mostly due to inexperience. Luo Xiu then offered Quesanx words of comfort.

"How are you feeling, Quesanx?"

"..."

"……Roar."

"...I'm a little tired, Luo Xiu."

In Luo Xiu's mind, Quesanx's deep voice echoed—

[I can sense the power of this demon god... I'm not yet proficient in wielding it. However, if I were to perform the transformation on another [Supreme] Saint of the same level again, I should only need to expend half my spiritual energy.]

There are actually quite a lot... Luo Xiu thought to himself.

However, this can be done slowly—perhaps the apostles of the "Holy Abyss" can capture a few more transcendent beings with the [Supreme] third or fourth level of destiny to give to Quesanx for practice.

The "Duke of Darkness" is dead, and the "Order Killers" within the empire are now lying in wait because of the death of the Order Killer at its source.

That divine essence of "Slaying Order" has even been seized by Emperor Augustusville.

Although the Emperor cannot expose the Order Killers through the twists and turns left in this divine essence, without the true core of "Order Killing" such as the "Duke of Darkness," it will be difficult for those Order Killers to do anything for the time being.

To be honest, there couldn't be a better time to target those "order killers".

Capturing those Order Killers and bringing them back to the Holy Abyss to be converted by Quesanx, as long as the aftermath is handled well, will generally not arouse the suspicion of the orthodox [Supreme]... Luo Xiu was indeed considering such a matter, and then he asked Quesanx:
"You feel... Quesanx, where is the 'limit' that this authority can be transformed?"

"..."

"……roar?"

【……limit?】

As if he had calmed down and thought things through, Quesanx's body gradually shrank, until it was only about two stories tall.

He lowered his long, slender dragon neck, and his enormous, ferocious dragon head drooped before Luo Xiu. He opened his jaws and breathed softly, and after a long while, he uttered a new sound—

[The current limit should be... at the sixth level of destiny.]

However, if one could truly transform a supreme being of the 'Sixfold Destiny' once, this limit should be able to be increased further. That should be related to the number of Saints with 'authority' that I can control.

"..."

After hearing what Quesanx said, Luo Xiu already had a general idea.

If Quesanx needs to have successfully transformed a Saint who has reached the sixth level of the [Supreme] Destiny before he can "unlock" the authority to transform the seventh level of the [Supreme] Destiny, then Luo Xiu does indeed have a very suitable test subject.

—Earl Hayek Nolan, son of the Duke of Austin
There is no one more suitable than him.

……

(End of this chapter)