Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 678 The Manifestation of Chaos (First Update)
Church of Argus, Holy See of Bishops.

--boom!!!!!

Luo Xiu gripped his scepter and slammed it into the pitch-black chaos—that was the physical form of "Fenlake," the very "Fenlake" itself!
He did indeed eventually appear in the Church of Agus, in the "Holy Seat" of Bishop Donovan!
The divine revelation of "calamity manifesting" has a deadline of tomorrow; today is the last day before the calamity arrives.

That afternoon, Luo Xiu received news from Prandell that Bishop Donovan had not left the Church of Agnes. Luo Xiu guessed that "Fenlake" must want to do something to Donovan!
Because the last place "Fenlake" appeared in the divine revelation was above the cathedral of the City of Agus.

If Finlake's goal is to first take control of Donovan—who will inevitably return—then Luo Xiu should take the initiative and wait for him here.

That evening, after sending Head Maid Caroline to a safe place, Luo Xiu sneaked into the church.

He then waited near the bishop's seat until he sensed a distinct and unusual spiritual surge emanating from it—

Finlake, the "First Cardinal" who had disappeared from the Holy See, has indeed returned to the Holy Throne!

He guessed it right!

--boom!!!!!

Once again, a holy surge of light, overflowing with dazzling golden radiance, erupted from the scepter held by Luo Xiu!

The intense surge of light slammed violently into Finlake's dark, chaotic, twisted body, creating another huge crater—black blood splattered wildly in all directions, splashing onto the ground, walls, and beams with a hissing sound and rising up wisps of black mist.

--erosion!

The blood splattering from that dark, chaotic mass was extremely corrosive, and at the same time, pain was evident on Finlake's face; its mouth was wide open, emitting heart-wrenching, piercing cries—

"Ughhhhhh!!!"

Finlake's eyes, which were streaming with dark red tears of blood, were now filled with shock and rage.

"You...you are...who are you?!"

An unexpected variable appeared that it could not understand, and Finlake had never seen this saint in its memories!
But suddenly, it remembered something—

It knew that the Holy Court had indeed recently produced a young "cardinal" and that he had been bestowed the title of "Radiant Wise King" by Emperor Augustusville—but because it had fled the Holy Court in the capital a long time ago, it had never seen him!
"Luo Xiu..."

"You are Luo Xiu... Luo Xiu Carlos!!!"

"Why...why are you here?!"

"Fenlake!" he roared, his voice sharp and piercing.

Luo Xiu gazed at it, at the constantly writhing and trembling black chaos, a faint smile appearing on his face as he raised his scepter towards it once more—

"you guessed right."

--boom!!!!!!!

While confronting "Fenlake" and uttering these words, Luo Xiu had already begun to prepare for the Holy Art of [Heavenly Torrent].

This time, the intense surge of energy that blasted at "Fenlake" shattered most of its chaotic body, and the chaos that remained in the bishop's seat was also dispersed, temporarily extinguishing the spiritual surge belonging to "Fenlake".

Now, the Holy See is clean—temporarily clean.

But Luo Xiu didn't have a real sense of penetration or dissipation. He knew that the "Fenlake" that appeared here wasn't real; it was just an avatar he used to kill Donovan and do something with him.

And he failed—Luo Xiu could sense that just before that dark chaos finally dissipated, the spirituality that surged into every corner of the bishop's throne—quickly dissipated in a predetermined direction, mostly returning to the true "Fenlake".

Donovan.

Luo Xiu put away his scepter, took a step forward, and stomped on the half-broken floor tile, making a crisp "clang" sound.

"..."

"..."

However, Bishop Donovan did not respond to Rosh's call. He just stood there blankly, letting his already disheveled hair be blown about by the raging wind. His holy robes were burned to shreds, and he looked as lost and dejected as a living corpse.

"...Donovan."

Luo Xiu raised his voice by an octave before pulling Donovan back from his reverie.

The somewhat obese and bloated old bishop raised his head, the golden light in his eyes had dimmed, and his voice had become somewhat slurred:

"……I am here."

“What you see is the current ‘Finlake,’ Bishop Donovan.”

Luo Xiu's voice turned serious as he spoke to Donovan in a deep voice:

"The Holy Court has obtained evidence that Finlake is colluding with demons and is about to unleash a terrible calamity in the city of Argus. You are the first saint Finlake is going to kill. I saved you this time, but I cannot save you forever."

"..."

When Bishop Donovan heard these words about "Fenlake" coming from Rosh, his expression turned horrified, his mouth slightly open as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a word.

"Finlake...how could this be..."

He had indeed thought of it—or rather, he had already figured out something from the fact that the twisted, dark, chaotic thing possessed the power to use Finlake's "Holy Liberation".

It was just an instinctive reluctance to believe it—after all, Finlake was his elder brother, the First Cardinal of the Holy See, and a holy Cardinal with the blood of Saint Leron, a pure and sublime saint…

Everything should have been like this.

"Now, I'll ask you questions, and you'll answer them."

Luo Xiu's gaze was fixed on Bishop Donovan, and the tip of his scepter once again burst forth with dazzling golden light as he approached Bishop Donovan step by step.

Do you know what 'Achilles' is?

"..." "That is... the guardian of the Saint Leron generation. An angel who has existed since the primordial age of gods, Finlake's contracted angel..."

After calming down a bit, Donovan answered Rosius.

really.

Luo Xiu had previously thought that Accipiles should be the guardian angel of the "Saint Lelangen" family, passed down through generations, and now he has truly confirmed this from Bishop Donovan's words.

In other words, the process by which the "primordial demon" Accipiles became a demon was indeed a transformation from an "angel" to a "demon".

With his mind racing, Luo Xiu then asked Donovan:

"Do you know Finlake's true purpose in coming to Agus City?"

"...I don't know. When my brother came, he told me that he hoped to stay in the city of Agus temporarily in order to try to break through his bottleneck...I know nothing else."

"So,"

When he was three steps away from Donovan, Luo Xiu raised his scepter, pointing it at Bishop Donovan's heart, and said to him, word by word—

“I have already told you, your brother, Finlake Saint-Larren, the former ‘First Cardinal’ of the Holy See, has betrayed the [Radiance] and betrayed us.”

"If he appeared in front of you again, what would you do?"

"..."

"I……"

Although Donovan knew he would ask such a question, he hesitated when it came to actually giving an answer.

The reason he was able to unleash a surge of holy magic against that dark chaos was because he was convinced that it wasn't the real Finlake, not his true "brother." But now...

"Okay, I see."

Before Donovan could answer—but Rothschild already understood that Donovan's hesitation was the best answer he could give.

He truly didn't know about Finlake, nor did he know that "Acpilus" was actually a demon—although he was not suspected of colluding with Finlake, his hesitation meant that he couldn't bring himself to kill the current "Finlake," which meant that he might defect or stand on "Finlake's" side!
Because of the bond of blood, Luo Xiu could understand Donovan's feelings, but similarly, those feelings represented danger to him.

boom! ! ! ! !
Just as Donovan was still pondering how to answer, a dense and intense golden light burst forth from the tip of the scepter in Luo Xiu's hand!
A surge of golden light, radiating purification and annihilation of spirituality, pierced through Donovan's left chest and blasted straight behind him, creating a huge crater in the back wall of the bishop's seat!

The dim moonlight shone in through the window, illuminating the silhouette of Bishop Donovan, whose face was filled with shock, bewilderment, doubt, and fear, and whose body was covered in blood.

Blood gushed from his body—from the hole as big as a bowl—and Bishop Donovan collapsed to his knees with a thud.

Luo Xiu's attack did not kill him.

But it did indeed "severely injure" Bishop Donovan—along with the [Heavenly Torrent] that was unleashed head-on, several other holy spells also struck Bishop Donovan, plunging him into a negative state of being sealed and drained.

At the same time, in Bishop Donovan's eyes, he saw a dazzling, blinding light flashing in Rosh's eyes, and looking directly at that light caused Bishop Donovan's consciousness to gradually sink into a daze.

Under the combined influence of his "severe injury" and several abnormal conditions, Bishop Donovan's body gradually went limp.

"I……"

"No……"

"..."

Bishop Donovan murmured, still trying to say something before he truly lost consciousness.

But he can no longer produce a new voice.

He temporarily lost consciousness and fell into a coma.

"..."

Luo Xiu stared at Bishop Donovan, who was now lying on the ground. He knew that the reason why Donovan, who was also a "sevenfold destiny", was seriously injured was because the bishop was completely unprepared when he was in front of him.

He rarely did something so close to a "sneak attack" against someone who wasn't yet an enemy—but now it was a last resort. Luo Xiu knew he had to do it, so that Donovan wouldn't become a pawn that "Fenlake" and the primordial demon could use, and for everyone's safety.

If Donovan cannot stand firm in his will and stand on the opposite side of "Finlake"—then, as a ready-to-fight force, Donovan is unqualified.

In that case, it would be better to temporarily deprive Donovan of his powers and eliminate his potential threat—this would also be a way to protect Donovan, even if it is not his wish.

Looking at Donovan lying on the ground, Luo Xiu gently raised his scepter and used a [Radiant] technique—[Grace of the Holy Wings]—to summon a "six-winged angel" from the Eternal Kingdom.

The sacred door swung open in mid-air before Luo Xiu, and the holy angel descended—a pure white angel whose power and authority were "protection," exactly the angel Luo Xiu needed.

“Take this… ‘Cardinal’ Donovan Saint-Lerran to a safe place.”

"Get away from the city of Agus, the farther the better—don't let him fall into anyone's hands, hide him away."

Luo Xiu gave the angel a low but clear instruction.

"..."

The pure white six-winged angel nodded gently. Then, He looked at Bishop Donovan lying on the ground. His four pure white wings enveloped Bishop Donovan and lifted him up.

Then, He spread His other two holy wings and carried Bishop Donovan away from the crater that Rosh had just created—

Soon, Bishop Donovan and the pure white angel disappeared into the distance and could no longer be seen.

Luo Xiu then turned back. He no longer needed to pay attention to Bishop Donovan, and could concentrate fully on the battle with "Fenlake" and behind him, with the "Primal Demon" Acciples!

……

(End of this chapter)