Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 683 Void Rift Slash! (5k9)

—【A Pilgrimage to Heaven】!
The moment Luo Xiu emerged from the black tide, his golden eyes gazed at the air, at Accipile, who had been hurled high into the sky, and he uttered a sacred, irrefutable declaration—

"Pray to me."

“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!"

Buzz!
At the same time, right behind Luo Xiu—the ten holy wings that had suddenly condensed were now fully open, with countless rays of light appearing in his wings and then spreading outwards. The light began to outline one after another hall filled with holy radiance!

The sacred hall, radiating brilliant golden light, overlapped with the black hall of Achilles' [Birth of the Chaos God - True Heaven], which rose from the black tide. The golden light eventually covered the black light of chaos, and around Luo Xiu, there was a sacred and pure, solemn and inviolable holy domain!

The so-called "pilgrimage to heaven" is also a corner of the sacred projection of the "eternal kingdom"!
At this moment, Luo Xiu gazed ahead at Accipile, his scepter pointing at Him. Around Accipile, holy gates materialized and appeared, opening one after another, from which holy figures descended!
—Through the pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Heaven, the holy archangels descend from the true "Eternal Kingdom"!

"impossible……"

Achilles' deep gaze was fixed on Luo Xiu. He couldn't understand how Luo Xiu had broken through the black tide, and even more so, he couldn't understand why Luo Xiu was completely unaffected by the corruption!

--boom!!!!!!!

But before Accipile could figure it out, he was engulfed by the holy light blasted at him by several archangels who had descended around him. Soon, Accipile disappeared into a surging golden wave, with only increasingly violent and resonant roars coming from the center of the light!
……

Luo Xiu gazed at Accipile, in the direction where the angels were besieging him.

He couldn't imagine how he could safely cross the Black Tide—in fact, neither could Luo Xiu.

In Luo Xiu's plan, having already become a "Styx Apostle" in the [Abyss] destiny path and possessing considerably high resistance to "dark erosion" and corrosion, he shouldn't suffer too much corrosion in the black tide of Achilles.

But what Luo Xiu didn't expect was that he was completely unaffected by the Black Tide!

This was unexpected—actually, being swallowed by the black tide of Accipreus, then taking the opportunity to analyze the black tide and approach Accipreus through it, and embarking on the "pilgrimage to heaven" at a very close distance to Him was indeed Luo Xiu's original plan, but the plan went more smoothly than expected!

The moment Akpirus's black tide broke through Franya's protective barrier and engulfed him, Luo Xiu felt as if he were a fish entering the sea—

This feeling of being in one's element even gave Luo Xiu a strange sense of nourishment, as if by continuing to immerse himself in the black tide, he could regain more spirituality and power.

One theory suggests that one of the powers of Accipiles' [Birth of the Chaos God, True Heaven] is to imbue all life immersed within it with the color of the [Abyss] and infuse it with the spirituality of the [Abyss].
Then, He baptizes Him with His Radiance, concealing the nature of the Abyss beneath the spiritual appearance of Radiance, or conversely, concealing the nature of Radiance beneath the spiritual appearance of the Abyss!

This method of erosion is more effective on clergy who are "pure"—the spiritual essence of the vast majority of clergy in the Church of Agnes is like a blank sheet of paper. As long as their defenses are eroded and a trace of the spirituality of the "Abyss" is injected into their spiritual origin, it can have a very strong effect.

However, for beings who simultaneously embark on the paths of [Glory] and [Abyss], this power is ineffective, or rather, has a weak effect.

That seems to be the case—

【The Birth of the Chaos God - The True Heaven】, whose source of power is almost identical to that of himself - the same spiritual composition cannot corrupt him, just as a fish cannot drown in water!
--boom!!!!!!!

At this moment, the archangels' bombardment of Accipreus continued.

As Luo Xiu's mind raced with these thoughts, the scepter in his hand pointed towards Achilles, and a dazzling holy seal light appeared on the back of his hand. The [Radiance] Level III Authority, the [Soul-Suppressing Holy Bell], and the [Radiance] Level III Authority, the [Purifying Holy Mark], were released simultaneously!

Within the golden light that enveloped Accipiles, a huge, heavy holy bell appeared. The bell fell from above and covered Accipiles. Then, the outline of its surface emitted a brilliant light and then erupted with its first violent tremor!

--clang!!!!!

A violent metallic clang resounded from the sacred bell, instantly shattering all the impurities within, including Accipiles himself—who had been twisting and struggling amidst the onslaught of several archangels—who briefly lost consciousness in an instant!
【Soul-Suppressing Holy Bell】, a highly effective control-type 【Radiance】level III authority – although Accipiles is immune to most holy spells, this does not include "authorities" – the authority of 【Radiance】 still applies to Him!
Visibly—right above the outline of Accipiles—the vibrations of the sacred bell directly blurred Accipiles' entire form, shattering his spirituality from its very core, a loss that would take some time to recover.

The suppressive power of the [Soul-Suppressing Holy Bell] was visible to the naked eye—and then, the brilliant light carrying the power of the [Purifying Holy Mark] also covered Akpiles!

In Luo Xiu's eyes, he could see that Akpiles' neck, torso, and limbs, as well as the eight mysterious and mysterious wings behind him, were all engraved with golden patterns like chains!

Buzz!
At the intersection of the golden patterns, amidst a surging buzzing sound, golden thorns pierced out from the inside out, temporarily locking His movements and suppressing the chaotic spirituality surging within Him!

"—Ugh!!!"

Achilles, the "Primordial Demon," let out a shrill, agonizing roar!

Even though the Soul-Suppressing Bell temporarily suppressed Akpirus's consciousness, the dangerous intuition already etched into his body still caused him to subconsciously begin to struggle violently.

Just as the [Soul-Suppressing Holy Bell] and the [Purifying Holy Mark] were simultaneously applied to Acciples, all the angels who were attacking Acciples received spiritual guidance from Luo Xiu and flew away from Acciples.

Luo Xiu, too, flew away from Acciples. He was prepared, ready to unleash a truly fatal blow upon Acciples in the next moment—

Boom, boom, boom!!!
From high above, thunderous booms resounded.

Above the chaotic sky, a rift suddenly appeared—a dragon claw burning with dark red flames grabbed the edge of the rift, tearing it apart, tearing it apart, and tearing it apart again!

"--roar!!!!!"

From the deep rift torn open in the sky, a deafening roar of a giant dragon erupted, and the ancient dragon that blotted out the sky descended from behind the rift!
"—Quisanx!"

Luo Xiu looked up at the sky—he had summoned Quesanx, and now that Accipiles had lost all ability to resist, he had summoned the dragon, who was also a "demon god"!

"--roar!!!!!"

Once again, Quesanx responded to Luo Xiu with a roar that shook the heavens—

Then, in the eyes of all those in the Church of Agus who were still of sound mind, all they saw was that the terrifying dragon high in the sky had emerged halfway from the rift, its body covered in blood as if it had just been through a fierce battle, the blood still burning with intense flames.

In its other enormous dragon claw, it held a small, black, broken sword compared to itself.

But the aura emanating from that black sword was so—so dense, so intense, so terrifying!
Then, all anyone saw was the colossal dragon high in the sky, gazing in Achilles' direction, its sword-wielding claw pressing down, and the broken, black sword slashing down simultaneously—

……

hum...

--boom!!!!!!!

An unprecedentedly loud roar resounded across the sky!

Darkness descended from the sky, accompanied by a deafening, thunderous roar, as it blasted towards Achilles from the [Divine Spine Black Sword] held in Quesanx's claws, unleashing a fierce slash that shattered everything in its path!

—【Divine Spine Black Sword】, Void Rift Slash!

The attack that Quesanx unleashed on Accipile was a killing move that Luo Xiu had been preparing for a long time, one that could inflict a truly fatal wound on Accipile!
He himself was not at the seventh level of the [Supreme] Destiny and could not yet wield the power of the [Divine Spine Black Sword], but Quesanx could—in fact, Quesanx could unleash several times the power he himself possessed when wielding the [Divine Spine Black Sword]!

Pale and dark light flashed and spread alternately in Luo Xiu's eyes at the same time—this time, the Void Rift Slash of the [Divine Spine Black Sword] completely struck Akpiles, and a terrifying explosion erupted again at Akpiles's location!

--boom!!!!!!!

A violent explosion erupted from the location of Accipiles!

The jet-black and pale light surged up by the "Void Rift Slash" also converged upwards like an eruption, and after a burst of turbulence, it finally dissipated towards a certain extreme point.

This revealed Akpiles at this moment, as well as the battlefield around him, which had been completely destroyed and altered by the "Void Rift Slash".

……

In Luo Xiu's eyes, he already saw it—the "Primordial Demon" Accipiles, starting from His head and running down to His waist, a straight cut had left a clear mark on Accipiles' body.

In front of and behind Accipiles, there was a straight slash extending from his body—it stretched to the far distance. And starting from Accipiles' feet, the slash suddenly widened, forming a deep and long ravine whose depth and length were unknown!
That was the power of the [Divine Spine Black Sword] Void Rift Slash—Luo Xiu stared at the scene before him. Although what he saw was not as powerful as the "Void Rift Slash" that the Dark Duke had unleashed, it was still a terrifying and incredibly powerful strike!

“Uh uh… uh…”

Accipiles, on His grotesque face which displayed astonishment, confusion, anger, and fear, His expression was constantly changing with His inner state.

Black blood flowed from the exaggerated and horrifying slash on Accipreus's body. Tiny pieces of flesh grew and wriggled from the edge of the wound, seemingly trying to connect and merge together to heal Accipreus's fatal injury, but they could not.

No matter how much those tiny pieces of flesh wriggled and twisted, they could never merge together, like two ends that could never touch.

Achilles' body, the half of his body that had been severed from head to waist, slowly slid down along the straight cut.
Pat, pat, pat!
The remaining half of the body fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, black smoke began to rise from the surface of that half of the body with a hissing sound, and the outline of the remains gradually melted away, turning into black water that flowed into the ravine.

"impossible……"

Accipile, with only half of his body remaining, still murmured from half of his face, from half of his grotesque split mouth—

"Impossible... How could this be, how could this be..."

His only remaining eye was also watching Luo Xiu, and his eyes were filled with doubt and inquiry, as if he wanted to get answers from Luo Xiu.

But Luo Xiu still did not respond to Him.

He simply stared intently at Him, his scepter pointing directly at Him—

boom! ! ! ! ! ! !
In an instant, more than a dozen holy magical lights, shimmering with brilliant golden light, once again blasted towards Acciples!
The archangels who had made way for Quetzalcoatl returned to the battlefield—they flew once more toward Accipiles, filled with boundless rage at such blasphemy against him, vowing to purify him!

—BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!
The roar and explosions echoed throughout the entire battlefield!

As for the "Saintess" Franya, Luo Xiu felt her gaze upon him. She was currently in the sky, and her eyes, as she looked at him, revealed doubt and complexity, but more than anything, relief—relief that he had not truly been swallowed by the black tide.

……

Franya didn't go to Luo Xiu's side. At this moment, she was also under the influence of a [Radiance] Level IV authority. She didn't have much time left. Then, she pointed her scepter at Achilles—

"I will make the ruling."

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

"This is the worst of the worst."

"..."

Simultaneously, a sacred declaration began from Franya's mouth—

"..."

"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!"

"..."

Buzz! ! ! ! !
Franya, holding the scepter, finished her prayer and opened up her new sacred realm!

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 "Primordial Demon" Accipiles to the central axis!
That was the [Radiance] Level IV authority that Luo Xiu had seen many times before, "The Manifestation of Unforgivable Holy Power" that Franya possessed!
There has been no more opportune moment than now to exercise this authority over Acciple!

"—Ughhhhh!"

Achilles let out a shrill scream, but countless ribbons of light, like silk, had already gathered and floated within the sacred ring, and then solidified into golden shackles. Hundreds of holy shackles, overflowing with golden light, bound Achilles tightly!
Thorns shimmering with a dim golden light began to grow and spread on Accipiles's body.

The black tide of blood that was still gushing from Acciple's body was finally stopped flowing and ignited by the light emitted by those golden thorns, thus revealing Acciple's "heart"!
His divine heart—in Luo Xiu's eyes, was finally dissected from that chaotic and blasphemous body and presented outside of it!

That was a perfectly round "heart" that emanated an extremely profound spiritual aura from the inside out. It was not the heart of an angel, but the heart of a demon!

This heart is the source of Akpiles's fall into the Abyss. Luo Xiu can feel that it emanates an extremely dense and profound malice, as if the malice has been solidified into a physical form, and that malice has formed Akpiles himself!

The reason He is immune to the vast majority of holy spells and the vast majority of "holy light" attribute damage is because He has hidden the part that is to be "purified," which is the heart—the heart of the "demon"!

——Swish!
When that dark and chaotic heart was dissected, it was placed under the pure light of [Radiance], and the "purification" of it began. A bright flame was already burning on the surface of that heart!
……

"—Ughhhhhh!!"

Accipile was still howling in agony, yet change had already begun—

From this moment on, according to Luo Xiu's panel detection, ordinary holy spells could now harm Achilles!
--boom!!!!!

—Boom! Boom!! Boom!!
One after another, holy magical light, flowing with brilliant golden light, blasted towards Achilles, leaving obvious burn marks on his body. At the same time, the seven-fold overturned holy ring of [Unforgivable Holy Manifestation], which anchored Franya to him, was also gradually tightening!

The black tides have been purified and dispelled by the light of [Radiance], and many clergy who were not yet deeply corrupted by the black tide have regained their consciousness and sanity. They have consciously thrown themselves into the battle and are engaged in fierce fighting against the abyssal beasts and demons that have invaded the church.

Now, everyone can see that the complete purification and dissipation of the black tide of Accipreus is an inevitable trend.

……

until--

"Finlake!!!"

Accipiles roared, and at a certain moment, the surging black tide contracted entirely inward. One of Accipiles's hands was already pressed against the black cocoon that had long enveloped Finlaek behind him!

The giant cocoon was exceptionally resilient. Even though it wasn't the primary target of the "Void Rift Slash," it was still affected at close range. Yet, there were no marks on its surface, or rather, all traces of damage had been erased!

Although Luo Xiu could guess that Accipiles must be doing something to Finlake, the spiritual surge emanating from the cocoon had not been intense, even subdued, until just now—the spiritual surge was as if Accipiles was simply protecting Finlake, nothing more.

Finlake was the target of Franya and Monine, so Luo Xiu didn't prioritize destroying the cocoon. The cocoon's unusual toughness was one consideration, and killing Finlake would bring him no benefit. Ultimately, the only person he wanted to kill was Accipiles—

But now,
Buzz!
The giant cocoon that was "protecting" Finlake suddenly cracked open in the next moment, and the cracks began to spread from the root to the top, spreading and spreading!
puff!
A hand pierced through the cocoon and emerged!

A chilling aura surged forth as "Fenlake" emerged from his cocoon. He had recovered from the fatal wounds inflicted by the [Sun of Annihilation]. Luo Xiu could see that the scorched and pierced wounds had disappeared, and new flesh had grown on their surface.

Meanwhile, on the other side—on Accipile's side—black blood gushed from the countless wounds on His body. The muddy black tide began to surge again, clinging to Accipile's body, just as He had initially enveloped Finlake, enveloping Him!
He also "protected" Himself!

However, the [Unforgivable Holy Manifestation] that Franya unleashed on Him lost its target the moment He was enveloped in the black tide.

The existence of "Actualis" was no longer perceptible—Franya shifted the anchor point, intending to change the target to Finlayk.
However, at the same time, no, even earlier and faster—

Finlake, who had just been "reborn" from the black cocoon, had a bright and dazzling holy seal pattern flashing on the back of his hand, and the scepter he held in his hand was already pointing at Franya!
……

(End of this chapter)