Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 682 The Birth of the Black Tide (5k6)

——Crash!

Drizzle, splash!

Black rain fell from the sky, mingling with Accipile's voice, and flooded into Luo Xiu's ears.

The black tide was still surging outside the sacred barrier, and the figure of the "Primordial Demon" Accipiles stood at the very center of the black tide, the origin to which all darkness and chaos flowed.

His demonic authority—【The Birth of the Chaos God·The True Heavenly Kingdom】—is an aberration and manifestation of the "Eternal Kingdom," the divine kingdom of the fleeting sun. Although it is only a rudimentary manifestation, it is enough to serve as the authority that Achilles can call a "demon god"!

Accipiles is the oldest archangel.

Since the Great Sun Moment elevated Saint Leran, the first apostle of [Glory], Accipile has always been with him. Accipile is the true archangel, the guiding angel of the first apostle Saint Leran, and also the agent of the Great Sun Moment.

He was originally born from a wisp of true divinity in the fleeting moment of the great sun, and was sublimated into an angel by uniting the purest faith of mankind in [glory]. Therefore, He is most familiar with the "eternal kingdom," the entirety of the so-called "heavenly kingdom."

Even after being corrupted by the Abyss, everything about the Kingdom of Heaven remained imprinted in His mind.

The "Eternal Kingdom" of the Great Sun is a sacred kingdom, a kingdom of light, and a kingdom of eternal happiness.

Within the radiance lies a steadfast faith that after death, people will ascend to heaven and become its citizens. There, there will be no more suffering or worry, but eternal bliss under the seat of the Great Sun, which is the lifelong aspiration of many saints.

Achilles knew that the [Radiant] Pillar God, the divine kingdom where the Great Sun Moment resided, was indeed like that—that "Eternal Kingdom" truly existed!
But for Accipiles, this was not enough, far from enough—

For Him now, the “true Kingdom of Heaven” that He created and manifested is the most perfect “eternal kingdom”!
Where that profound radiance surges, believers all turn to Him, living and prospering with Him—thus, Accipiles is the only God of the [True Kingdom], and thus He truly "ascends" above the [radiance], realizing His transformation from angel to demon, achieving true blasphemy!

……

—Buzz!!!!

In Luo Xiu's perception, he suddenly felt that the black tide that had already swallowed most of the Church of Agus was now surging up again, and something was being lifted up and "summoned" out from the black tide!

"--roar!!!!!!"

From beneath the dark, chaotic surface of the tide came a deep, sinister roar. Then, a huge, jet-black whale leaped out of the dark tide and soared into the sky!

It was a colossal whale, nearly a hundred meters long. The moment it leaped out of the black tide, countless scarlet eyes covering its head turned simultaneously. It opened its blood-red maw, revealing a dense array of sharp, blade-like teeth. At this moment, its attention was completely locked onto the "Saintess" Franya in mid-air!

—"The Giant Whale of the Underworld" Herlack!
Right at the center of His head, where hundreds of scarlet eyes were arranged, was a long, sharp horn. The length of that horn alone was more than twenty meters. At this moment, a solid spiritual energy of pitch black and scarlet swirled around that horn. That was His demonic horn!

He is also a demon, and a demon of extremely high rank—He is the "Primordial Demon," one of Accipile's retinue!

In addition to the earliest appearing "Devourer Dragon" Fafnir Ramziaz, "Helrak the Whale of the Underworld" is Akpiles' second "Primordial Demon" familiar!
And that's not all—

"Roar!!!!!"

Another terrifying, earth-shaking roar came from beneath the black tide!

A figure resembling Achilles—a "six-winged angel" with six wings wrapped around itself like a cocoon and in a curled-up posture—rose from the black tide!
He gradually unfolded his six turbid wings, but no head could be seen—it was a headless "angel," with only a giant eye open on his chest and a laceration torn open in his abdomen, which was opening and closing, bursting out a rather shrill and sharp roar!

"The Evil Angel" Amonto!

Although He has most of the appearance of an "angel", there is no doubt that He is also a demon - from the tips of each of His wings and His back, twisted and hideous demon horns emerged one after another, and He, like the "giant whale of the underworld" that appeared, is a "primordial demon"!
They are all followers of the "Primordial Demon" Accipile—thus, three "Primordial Demons" have emerged from the "Birth of Chaos God - True Heaven" created by Accipile!
……

Gazing intently at everything he saw.

At this moment, Luo Xiu felt excited about Accipile, because he saw in Accipile what he himself was "lacking"—

The Demonic Authority of Accipiles, [Birth of the Chaos God - The True Kingdom]!
Its domain—everything that the surging black tide spreads through—will corrode and transform the will of all life within it, turning the clergy's faith in the [Radiance] into faith in the [Abyss], from faith in the fleeting Great Sun to faith in "Acpilus"!

This kind of demonic authority made Luo Xiu immediately realize—

This is the higher and more perfect absolute authority, the "mad and devout" authority!

As Luo Xiu gazed at Achilles, at His unrestrained laughter amidst the black tide, exuding an aura of chaos and blasphemy, an even stronger excitement welled up within him.

From the very beginning, when he suspected that "Achilles" might be the earliest angel, Luo Xiu wondered what kind of power and authority Achilles, who had fallen from "angel" to "demon," possessed.

After all, in a sense, Accipiles is also a chaos formed by the fusion of [glory] and [abyss].

The inherent qualities of a deity allow Him to better accommodate the conflicts inherent in destiny itself, and Achilles, who has survived to this day despite these conflicts, must possess something worth exploring!
Because, in the very fact that he walks between the "glory" and the "abyss," Accipiles is practically another version of himself!
Luo Xiu stared at Accipile, his mind racing with these thoughts. Accipile coveted him, but the reverse was also true—

How could I not want to kill Him, usurp His demonic authority, seize His true name and divinity, so as to achieve a further advancement in both the Radiance and the Abyss!
Whether it's Accipile or the three "primordial demons" he has summoned here, truly dominating them or truly killing them is the only thing Luo Xiu is thinking about now and is prepared to put into practice!

……

--boom!!!!!!!

Just as "Helrac, the Giant Whale of the Underworld" and "Amonto, the Evil Angel" were summoned from the Black Tide by Acpilus, the twisted primordial demon seemed to have no more fear. The Black Tide gushing and flowing from its body became increasingly rampant, and the spiritual shockwaves like a tsunami were crashing towards Luo Xiu's direction!
The protective barrier that Franya had placed on Luo Xiu had reached its limit, and finally, at the last moment—

It shattered with a deafening roar under the final impact of the surging black tide!

The black tide poured into the barrier, instantly engulfing Luo Xiu's tiny figure.

Amidst the surging waves and cries of praise, came Achilles' maniacal laughter as he watched Rosh being submerged by the black tide, and the terrified cry of the "Saintess" Frania high above—

“Luo Xiu!!!”

Franya watched as the black tide shattered the barrier and engulfed Luo Xiu within it—

The moment the barrier shattered, Franya herself suffered a backlash; her face turned pale instantly, and a mouthful of blood surged from her chest.

She couldn't believe that Luo Xiu had been completely swallowed up by the Black Tide—she had seen Luo Xiu fall into similar crises too many times, but each time he had shown new strength from the crisis and thus resolved it—but no matter how many times she saw such a scene, it always made Franya's heart clench deeply.

Since the start of the battle, she has also discovered that the demon "Achilles" who colluded with the "First Cardinal" Finlake... His power is far beyond that of the "Primordial Demon"; He has even reached... the strength of the "Primordial Demon"!

Franya herself, along with Monine and the Templar Knights of the "Godhunter" Knights, had hunted many demons. But this time—only this time—Franya truly felt that death was just around the corner.

Now a "Primal Demon" has appeared, along with His three "Progenitor Demon" retinues... As Franya knows, the initial plan for the three "Sevenfold Fate" Saints to quickly defeat and control Finlake has failed.

Even Finlake was still shrouded in that dark cocoon, unaware of what Accipiles intended to do to him... Finlake hadn't even joined the battle yet, and the Holy Court was already at a huge disadvantage in terms of combat strength! Meanwhile, Teacher Monine was still outside the city of Argus, locked in a fierce battle with the "Crimson Warhead" Haturag, while the situation within the Church of Argus was increasingly on the verge of collapse, causing Franya to gradually feel an intense unease.

But she still didn't give up—

When Franya felt her spirituality finally calm down after several cycles, the celestial crown she wore on her head emitted a dazzling light.

The bright and holy light shone down, purifying and repelling the black tide of Acciple, ensuring that Acciple's domain could never encroach upon the entire Church of Agus!
But no matter how hard she tried, Frania couldn't dispel the black tide that was engulfing Luo Xiu with her own radiance—

Achilles is also spreading more of the black tide to that area. He wants to submerge Luo Xiu in the deeper and more mysterious black tide, so that the [Born of Chaos God - True Heaven] can completely and thoroughly corrupt him and make Luo Xiu His believer!
"Very good...very good, very good!"

At the very center of that black tide, the "Primordial Demon" Accipiles watched the spot where Luo Xiu was being swallowed by the black tide. A increasingly ferocious, gleeful laugh spread across his face, his dark, chaotic eyes fixed on the surging waves, and a sharp, piercing roar erupted from his mouth—

"So be it, bathe in the glory of heaven, feel it deeply, feel my grace—understand me, join me, and then become us!"

"We are ten thousand, we are one—the true Kingdom of Heaven will grant you happiness, eternal happiness, Luo Xiu!"

—Boom!! Boom boom boom!!
As Accipiles laughed wildly and unrestrainedly, wave after wave of holy magical light, flowing with brilliance, continued to bombard Him from the heavens.
Franya bombarded Him with holy magic, trying to stop Him from mobilizing the black tide and drowning Luo Xiu, but around Akpiles there was always a thick barrier that Franya could not overcome or break through.

Accipiles raised his head, looked at the "saint" Flandre high in the sky, and smiled at her, letting out a sharp laugh:
"Don't rush, don't rush, lovely saint. You will also have a place in the true kingdom of heaven. And now, you have other friends with you..."

"--roar!!!!!"

High in the sky, in the sky above where Franya was, came a violent roar!
The sound didn't come from a specific location or even a specific direction, but rather seemed to come from all directions—from any direction and any location that Franya could perceive!

Next, Franya first smelled a strong stench of sea and blood. Then, she saw the surrounding air erupt in waves of obvious turbulence and tremors. After hearing the terrifying roar, her ears were instantly filled with only a faint, sharp whistling sound; nothing else could be heard.

The sound, exceeding Franya's hearing limits, temporarily silenced her—and then, the chaotic space tore open before her eyes, revealing a gigantic maw large enough to swallow her whole—

It was a gaping maw, tens of meters wide and long, capable of swallowing Franya herself like a whale devouring a shrimp!
—"The Giant Whale of the Underworld" Herlack!
Eee-woo—! ! !
A sharp, whistling sound appeared out of nowhere in the sky, accompanied by surging waves. The giant whale had rushed towards Franya, its gaping maw right in front of her, as if it would swallow her whole at any moment!
"..."

Franya stared at what was in front of her.

She could see nothing—the world seemed to turn pitch black in an instant, stained black by the black tide of Accipreus.

She could feel it; the edge of the giant, dark whale, etched with crimson, had already swallowed her whole.

Unless he hands over power to the “Dark Sea Whale” Herlak right now, he might not be able to escape from the whale’s mouth and would be “swallowed” by it and exiled elsewhere.

Then there's absolutely no hope.

The city of Agus will surely be destroyed, and Luo Xiu... he might, no, he definitely will be able to escape from the Black Tide, but when he returns, there will be no one to help him, and Luo Xiu alone will find it difficult to fight against Akpiles...

Franya was thinking about these things.

Now, all she could see was darkness, and her severely deafened ears could only hear the shrill roar of "Helak, the Giant Whale of the Underworld." Finally, she made up her mind, pointed her scepter into the deepest darkness, and began to chant a sacred prayer—

"Because I am pure, I am free from the defilement of this world,"

"Because I am conscious, I rise from this world of depravity!"

—Buzz!!!!

On Franya, her body outline was like a lamp in the long night—the spirituality of [Radiance] gathered towards her, and also emanated outward and upward from the depths of her origin. The light she emitted became brighter and brighter, and the darkness and chaos around her were gradually dispelled by the light she emitted!
—[Radiance] Level IV Authority, [Awakening Radiance]!
This is the authority to illuminate oneself with brilliant light, allowing oneself to radiate the most sacred and pure light. Under this authority, the saint is able to break through all obstacles and purify all defilement!
When she truly uses this authority, Franya's own radiant spirituality will surge to an alarming degree, ignoring any erosion. From this moment on, she will be the embodiment of radiance that breaks through all chaos—she will unleash the true form of the most powerful radiant saint!
This state will last for ten minutes. After that, the spirituality ignited by the [Radiance] will be exhausted, and she will inevitably fall into a state of weakness and exhaustion. However, ten minutes is enough.

As Franya envisioned, she would burst forth from the body of "Dark Sea Giant Whale" Hellak, and then, while the [Awakening Radiance] authority was still active, delve into the Black Tide, sense Luo Xiu's spiritual surge, and pull Luo Xiu out of the Black Tide!

During the duration of the [Awakening Radiance] authority, even the surging black tide of the "Primal Demon" Achilles could not erode her—Franya knew that using this authority now might be premature and hasty, but there was no more time for her to carefully consider other countermeasures!
In an instant, the radiant spiritual energy that had been accumulating and rising from Franya's body reached its peak!

Then, Franya rushed towards the most chaotic and darkest direction in front of her like a shooting star!
--boom!!!!!

A violent, deafening explosion resounded. Franya could feel herself smashing into something, but her ears were still ringing, and she couldn't hear the terrifying roar—

—BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!
But Franya could still feel the violent tremors coming from in front of her, and the sharp explosions that echoed in her ears gradually became clearer and more agitated.

--boom!!!!!!!

Finally, as Franya broke through the last vestiges of darkness and chaos, her vision cleared—

She saw the scene belonging to the Church of Agus again, but something seemed to have changed.

The moment Franya rushed out, she didn't turn back to look at the "Dark Sea Giant Whale" Hellak, whose body was riddled with huge holes and was writhing and struggling, emitting sharp screams. Instead, she looked directly at the spot where Luo Xiu had been submerged, at the most turbulent part of the black tide—

As a result, Franya saw that in the midst of that black tide, there was also a huge, deep pit!

It was like a whirlpool emerging from the surface of a turbulent sea, constantly pulling everything around it into the giant hole. However, Franya did not see any trace of Luo Xiu in it!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Only the fierce, tearing storm gathered above the vortex, and Franya's pupils trembled. She then looked further into the distance, towards the very center of the black tide—the direction of the "Primal Demon" Achilles.

now.

Accipile's expression was frozen, as if constipated. His body seemed stiff, his mouth slightly open as if trying to say something, but no words came out. His neck mechanically twisted downwards, and his deep, dark eyes gradually looked down at his lower body—

--boom!!!!!!!

The next moment, from directly below Accipiles, the black tide that He had gathered, yet which was beyond His control, rose and surged up, hurling Him high into the sky!
Then, also within that surging black tide, another figure burst forth. The radiance emanating from his body instantly illuminated, burned, and purified the surrounding chaos. He then flew towards Accipreus in mid-air!

That was Luo Xiu!

—He himself—he escaped from the black tide of Acciple by himself alone, and even rushed toward Acciple!

Franya's pupils trembled, and an excited flush rose on her face. That sense of hope and relief surged up in her heart once again.

Then she saw that as Luo Xiu rushed toward Achilles, ten holy wings suddenly unfurled behind him, flowing with a brilliant and holy light, as if a real ten-winged angel had descended!

What Franya knew was that he had seen Luo Xiu, such a sacred incarnation—

The pilgrimage to heaven has begun!
……

(End of this chapter)