Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 666 Transformation and Delivery (Double votes needed!)
Quesanx has successfully transformed Count Hayek's destiny into one of authoritarianism!

Luo Xiu was somewhat pleased to see that Quesanx's transformation of Hayek had been successful. This meant that one of his important plans could continue to be implemented, and that he could use Hayek's identity to influence and ultimately transform more Saints on the path to the [Supreme]!
“I want to see him, Quesanx.”

Luo Xiu smiled and nodded at the giant dragon before him, and said:
“This is a crucial step—transforming Hayek into [Authority] will allow more [Supreme] beings to be transformed. But are you alright, Quesanx? Last time you transformed the Pampas of 'Lionheart,' you were exhausted for quite some time.”

"..."

"……Roar."

"I'm fine, Luo Xiu."

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

This time, I felt... not even as exhausted as last time. Perhaps it's because the one I transformed into was already a complete 'Order Killer,' and because I already had the experience from my previous encounter.

【…】

After saying these words to Luo Xiu, Quesanx stopped roaring and instead raised his forepaw, which resembled a giant mountain pillar.

The claw tip, gleaming with a deep light, then pierced heavily into the ground—

Rumble!
Rumble! Rumble!!

A series of violent rumbling sounds erupted from beneath the ground, and Luo Xiu felt a tremor from the soles of his feet. He steadied himself and did not stumble.

Then, Quesanx retrieved a huge, clear, transparent piece of "amber" from the thick layer of dust.

Sealed within that enormous amber stone is Count Hayek—and the enormous amber stone is the masterpiece of "Amber," the "Creator of All Things" whom I had previously left in Quesanx's authoritative dragon domain to assist Quesanx in achieving stable control over Hayek!

"--amber!"

The amber held in Quesanx's giant claws emitted a "amber" sound. The layers of seals that had bound Hayek gradually dissolved, allowing Luo Xiu to see Hayek's outline through the amber walls and sense his condition.

This "Guardian King" of the capital, the "Supreme Order Killer" Earl Hayek Nolan, lay peacefully in that huge amber stone, his hands folded on his abdomen, as if the amber stone was a coffin tailor-made for him.

With his eyes closed, just as Quesanx had said, he was falling into a deep sleep of consciousness—and in Luo Xiu's panel detection of him, Count Hayek's first destiny path, [Supreme], had disappeared, replaced by [Authority], the sixth destiny path of [Authority]!
On Hayek's panel, the entry for the "Authority" sixth destiny was flashing with a dark red light—and his profession had changed to "Dragon Law Agent".

Previously, when Pampas was transformed, Pampas became the "Dragon Law Apostle"—the profession Hayek transformed into, possessing the same "Dragon Law" prefix as Pampas. This is probably the symbol of the [authoritarian] destiny of Quesanx as the "Demon God".

Hayek's original power of "domination" was weakened. However, he was granted new power by the "demon god" Quesanx, and Hayek's power of "punishment" was enhanced. His various stats were also subtly balanced and adjusted, such as his main attribute being changed from "perception" to "strength".

Hayek in his prime! .jpg
In the process of transforming the [Authority] Apostles, Quesanx also bestowed upon them his demonic blood. "Strength" is also one of Quesanx's primary attributes, which indeed reshapes the Apostles' state, making them more inclined towards the traits required for [Authority].

"……Um."

Looking through the thick, golden amber walls at Count Hayek, who was sleeping inside, Luo Xiu nodded in satisfaction.

The results of Hayek's transformation were even better than I had expected.

Even in Hayek's "State" column—the state entry for "mad piety" that he originally used for Hayek—"mad believer" changed from "unstable" to "stable"!
Perhaps it is because Quesanx's transformation of Hayek precisely made up for the shortcoming that "mad piety" could not reliably transform high-level saints, and Hayek now truly took on the form of an authoritarian apostle and an apostle of the Holy Abyss.

“Very good, Quesanx.”

Luo Xiu looked at Quesanx and said with a smile:
"The transformation of Count Hayek was completed more successfully than I expected. Hmm... In that case, you mentioned before that after attempting to complete a transformation of the [Supreme] Sixfold Fate, you can gradually figure out the upper limit of your transformation... How do you feel now?"

"..."

"……Roar."

[I did indeed feel it, gradually approaching what was once a vague bottleneck. But Luo Xiu, this is not enough. If I want to successfully transform into a true 'Supreme' seventh-level Saint, I still need to reach... an even higher bottleneck.]

【…】

"..."

Luo Xiu had actually anticipated what Quesanx had said.

But this is not difficult to achieve—afterwards, let Count Hayek go back and have him regularly and quantitatively "send" [Supreme] talents to the Holy Abyss—Hayek's status makes it easy to do this. Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, and it's only a matter of time before Quesanx can complete the transformation of a [Supreme] Sevenfold Destiny.

Quesanx then buried the amber stone containing Count Hayek back into the dust.

Quesanx needs to recover his power, and Hayek, who has just completed his transformation, needs to recover even more. In about a day or two, once Hayek's power has mostly recovered, he can be released.

……

After Luo Xiu finished looking at Count Hayek's current condition...

He did not leave the authoritarian dragon domain, and Quesanx had already sensed something. He lowered his massive, long dragon neck and let out a low roar towards Luo Xiu—

"……roar?"

"...You came here for something else, Luo Xiu?"

"Yes." Luo Xiu nodded.

He then rubbed the surface of the storage bracelet on his left wrist with his right hand, and extracted the newly "divinely forged" weapon he had obtained from the Imperial Treasury—the broken half of the "Divine Spine Black Sword".

The moment Luo Xiu drew the black, broken sword, an extremely intense and ear-piercing buzzing sound erupted across the entire sky of the Powerful Dragon Domain—

—Buzz!!!!

In an instant, the once gradually calming Dragon Domain was stirred up into raging waves again. Quesanx was in the center of such waves, and his three-colored dragon eyes inevitably flashed with surprise as he looked at Luo Xiu!

"……roar?!"

What did you bring?!

"A half-broken sword of the weapon [Divine Spine Black Sword - Void Rift], originally belonging to the 'Black Grand Duke', obtained from the treasury of the [Supreme] Emperor."

Luo Xiu smiled at Quesanx as he spoke, but even before he had fully grasped the hilt of the Black Sword of the Divine Spine—mere contact—the edges of his vision began to darken faintly. The corrosion emanating from the sword had begun again.

Although the current corrosive effect is not strong and is still very weak, Luo Xiu does not need to enter the "Holy Wing Avatar" state to resist it—but the intense aura that bursts out from its sword body, the spiritual aura of "Slaying Order" that once belonged to the Dark Duke, is enough to shock Quesanx!

"……roar!"

You spoke of the 'Black Grand Duke's' weapon, and you've brought the 'Divine Spine Black Sword'!

It was clear to the naked eye that Quesanx was deeply shocked—He couldn't imagine why Luo Xiu had obtained this sword, but He also knew why Luo Xiu had brought the "divinely forged" weapon of the "Supreme," a broken sword that had once been the "creation" artifact of the "Supreme," to see him.

Amidst the raging storm and howling winds, Quesanx then saw Luo Xiu grasp the broken black sword with one hand and put it back into his storage bracelet.

Then, the raging storm and howling winds disappeared in an instant, and the authoritative Dragon Domain returned to peace. Luo Xiu and Quesanx stood facing each other on the now calm ground.

“As you can see, Quesanx,” Rosh said to the dragon before him, “I have obtained it, but this sword… I can only fully wield it when I enter the form of ‘Holy Wing Avatar’.”

“You are the demon god of [authoritarianism], the source of [supreme]. So, give me some... uh, your dragon blood, Quesanx. I think it can suppress the remaining [supreme], 'order of slaying' spirit in this sword, making it more stable so that I can try to reforge it.”

Upon arriving in Quesanx's authoritative dragon domain, Luo Xiu wanted to check on Count Hayek's condition and then show Quesanx the broken sword of the [Divine Spine Black Sword - Void Rift], and obtain some dragon blood from Quesanx.

Quesanx is already an authoritarian demon god, equivalent to the only pillar god on his destiny path—his demon god blood is poured into the blade of the God Spine Black Sword, which will make the rampant and surging murderous spirituality more stable. This is inevitable and a necessary prerequisite for Luo Xiu to hand it over to Balin or Mir for reforging.

Because both "Ancient Dragon Forger" Mil and "King of Burning Steel" Balin are currently only at the fifth level of the [Intelligence] or [Bitterness] destiny path. If the Divine Spine Black Sword were directly handed over to them forging, they would most likely not be able to withstand the intense corrosiveness within the sword. Therefore, it needs to be forged with Quesanx's dragon blood—this process can be considered as "annealing" the Divine Spine Black Sword.

However, this requires consulting Quesanx's opinion—after all, He has just completed the transformation for Hayek and is currently in a rather weak state, and extracting a trace of the Demon God's blood in such a state would make Him even weaker.

"……Roar."

"...Okay, Luo Xiu."

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

I know this is a necessary step for you. However, I need you to promise me one thing.

"What?" Luo Xiu asked.

【You are a 'Radiant' Saint, Luo Xiu. Even though you are far more powerful than the other seven levels of Destiny Saints, the Divine Spine Black Sword you have obtained is still a 'Supreme' weapon…】

[You've also felt the spiritual energy emanating from this sword; it constantly tries to break free from your grasp, and even tries to 'dominate' you. This is dangerous for you, and I don't want you to keep this danger by your side, Luo Xiu.]

A bright light appeared in Quesanx's eyes, and his gaze towards Luo Xiu became quite serious and earnest. He then continued speaking to Luo Xiu—

Therefore, leave the Divine Spine Black Sword here, in the Dragon Realm, Luo Xiu. I will nourish this sword with my blood until it is fully stabilized.

Until then, you should not carry it with you—unless you encounter a situation where you absolutely must use it; otherwise, let me keep it safe.

【…】

"..."

What Quesanx said... is indeed true.

Luo Xiu also knew that if he did not grasp the Divine Spine Black Sword in the form of "Holy Wing Avatar", he would have experienced the consequences in the Imperial Treasury - although he could resist the domination and erosion of the Divine Spine Black Sword, he could only barely resist its domination and erosion, and could not do anything else.

If you were in that state, you wouldn't be able to fight—and carrying the Divine Spine Black Sword would also be quite dangerous. The storage bracelet isn't completely sturdy, and if it were damaged in battle, it could easily lead to your defeat.

However, Luo Xiu knew that Quesanx's words meant he only wanted to take blood from Quesanx once to temporarily stabilize the Divine Spine Black Sword. But Quesanx seemed to want to take blood multiple times until the Divine Spine Black Sword was completely stable.

"Uh……"

Luo Xiu hesitated for a moment.

You don't need to worry about anything else, Luo Xiu.

As if sensing what Luo Xiu was thinking, Quesanx's voice then echoed in Luo Xiu's mind—

[Even the most supreme 'divinely forged' artifacts, though imbued with the power of slaying, still originated from the 'authoritarian' aspect of us. This sword... its power is nourishing to me, and can help me reclaim more of the power of 'authoritarian'.]

"..."

"Ok."

Luo Xiu nodded.

Since Quesanx had said so, there was nothing more he could do to stop him. And just as Quesanx had said, harmonizing the power of "killing order" within the [Supreme] might be nourishing for Him—

and.

Luo Xiu also thought that before reforging the Divine Spine Black Sword to suit the [Radiant] destiny, perhaps Quesanx was the best user of the Divine Spine Black Sword. Letting Quesanx use the Divine Spine Black Sword would allow him to unleash its full power!

Thinking of this, Luo Xiu's right hand once again touched the bracelet on his left wrist.

—Boom! Boom!

The violent roar, mixed with the howling wind and the shock of lightning, erupted when Luo Xiu took the Divine Spine Black Sword out of his bracelet again!

Quesanx also raised his dragon claws. Luo Xiu took out the Divine Spine Black Sword and handed it to Quesanx. Quesanx then pressed down heavily with his dragon claws, "suppressing" the Divine Spine Black Sword!
"..."

In an instant, the raging storm and the flashing lightning vanished from the Dragon Authority Domain.

"……Roar."

"...You should go back now, Luo Xiu."

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

"After this, give me this sword... I know you have other things to do. Don't waste any more time here."

"..."

"it is good."

Luo Xiu nodded.

Then he turned around.

As Quesanx watched him go, he passed through the vortex gate that connected the authoritative dragon realm with the "Holy Abyss".

His figure had already disappeared from Quesanx's sight.

……

In the Nolan Empire, outside the capital city of Augustus, in a dark and gloomy forest on the outskirts.

A figure draped in a jet-black cloak, with deep and sinister eyes beneath it, was gazing towards the capital of the Nolan Empire, towards the city of Augustus.

His lips were clenched tightly, and his already pale face trembled slightly, revealing a moment of astonishment and confusion.

"Disappeared……"

he murmured.

In his hand, he held a broken sword that shimmered with a dark light.

His hands gripped the broken sword tightly, the sharp blade having already cut his palms, causing crimson blood to flow down the blade, drop by drop, onto his feet.

"It's really...gone..."

"..."

He murmured again in a low voice.

He glanced one last time in the direction of Augustus City, then turned and left.

His figure quickly disappeared into the shadows of the dark forest.

……

(End of this chapter)