Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 685 The Fall of Chaos (6k6!)
As Luo Xiu's figure slowly rose upwards, supported by the divine wings behind him—

A dazzling radiance surrounded him, washing away the blood and filth from his body. At the same time, the spirituality of that radiance was elevated and sublimated—and in the sacred prayer performed by Luo Xiu, that sacred aura had already condensed to its extreme and ascended to its extreme!
At this moment, all the saints at the edge of the battlefield were watching this scene—

Everyone could feel the holy and flawless radiance of the "sun," emanating a warm glow, emanating from Luo Xiu's solemn and sacred figure.

Above Luo Xiu's head, a crown of thorns gleaming with golden light appeared; behind Luo Xiu, a halo as bright as the sun also condensed.

His scepter was already pointing to the ground, pointing to Accipitrus, who was trapped in the stagnation of the power [Chains of Time], and his lips moved, making a divine declaration—

"May all the gods bestow upon me my body."

"May all blasphemers hate me."

"..."

An authority was revealed—and the one most familiar with this authority was Franya, who was watching the scene before her with trembling eyes, and she had already recognized the authority.

That was the "divine authority" that Pope Lawrence passed down to Luo Xiu before his death—the authority called the "Seven Luminaries of Revelation"!

"I will appear here—"

"—May the First Luminary Descend Upon the World!"

……

Boom! ! !
As Luo Xiu finished reciting his prayer, a thunderous sound like an earthquake came from the sky!

In the distant, thick clouds, a bright radiance dispelled the gloom and shone through the gaps, illuminating the clouds like glass, and a huge hole slowly opened up in the clouds.

The dazzling and intense light of the sun pierced down from the cave in the sky and shone straight down on the earth, shining on "Acpilus"!

--boom!!!!!!!

In an instant, a violent, irresistible, and heavy roar erupted from where Accipiles was!
A sacred pillar of light, purifying all impurity and cleansing all sin, suddenly descended from the high heavens and rose from the solid earth—

The light was so intense that everyone could not open their eyes, and the series of explosions that followed the light silenced all other noises in the area.
Only the final, primordial white noise remained, and in a moment, as the light of the "First Radiance" faded, the land "illuminated" by that light was finally revealed—

That place was already a scorched wasteland.

The land was flowing with lava, and hard, unmelted rocks floated like islands. Among them, the targets that Luo Xiu was truly pointing to—Acpilus, which was fully illuminated by the "First Sun," and Finlake—stood on the largest "island."

Almost all of their skin was burned off, and the surging black tide had been completely dispelled. The "First Radiance" had utterly destroyed their last defense.

The wounds on Accipiles' body, which had not yet fully healed, burst open again. The wounds, amplified by the "First Sun," left even denser and deeper scars on Accipiles' body, from which blood gushed.

This time, the blood flowing from Acciple was no longer black blood, but golden blood—it was the blood of the "angels," originating from Acciple's very essence, representing the true beginning of the passing of His "life"!
"—Ughhhhhh!!"

The primordial demon Achilles, his eyes filled with resentment and dark malice, seemed to blaze with fire when he looked at Luo Xiu.

"How can it be……"

"How could this be? How could this be!"

"Why... why... why can you use his 'authority' when you are not him, even though you belong to Lorend!"

"Lorend didn't choose that saintess, he didn't choose our 'Saint Leron' saint, but he chose you! Why, why did he choose you!"

"Answer me, Luo Xiu!"

"answer me!"

"..."

He roared almost frantically, but only indifference answered him.

High above, Luo Xiu, now a saint, still pointed his scepter at Him, humming as he performed the second verse of his prayer—

"May all the gods bestow upon me my body."

"May all blasphemers hate me."

"..."

Meanwhile, he continued to gaze down at Accipiles and Finlayk. No matter how frenzied or furious the primordial demon was, Rosh simply watched him indifferently and continued to gather his power.

This was the first time Luo Xiu had truly used this X-level authority, the "divinely endowed" authority.

The Seven Luminaries of Revelation can be used a maximum of seven times, but after Luo Xiu unleashed the "First Luminary" at Achilles, he already felt noticeably weak. He probably knew that he could only leverage the power of authority a maximum of three times, releasing it up to the "Third Luminary".

After all, having just gone through such a fierce battle, he was already quite weak. If he had used the Seven Luminaries of Revelation at his peak, he might have been able to leverage the power of divine authority four or even five times... However, being able to leverage it three times now was enough.

With Luo Xiu simultaneously monitoring the panels of both Accipiles and Finlake, he could now clearly see Accipiles's health bar and the changes in Finlake's status bar!

The "First Radiance" just now simultaneously enveloped Accipiles and Finlayk in the radiant light of the sun. Finlayk, who had been locked in a state of health lock, remained in a state of health lock even after enduring such a terrifying bombardment. However, on the other side—the "Primal Demon" Accipiles—suffered double the damage!

He bore the scorching heat of the First Sun on behalf of Saint Leron.

In Finlake's already visible "Status" section, there is such a line—

【Achilles, the vessel of life】, just as Acchilles said before, Finlaek is the best vessel for Acchilles' "true divinity", and at the same time, he and Acchilles have a "symbiotic" relationship!

Now, Luo Xiu can understand why, in the previous instances when either "Fenlake" or "Actus" was seriously injured, they would be swept into the black cocoon by the black tide, causing the other to appear—Fenlake and Actus almost never appeared at the same time, and it was because of this relationship!

As long as they are not killed at the same time, either Fenrique or Accipile can survive until the other is reborn in the "black cocoon," and then they will be immortal and invincible. Perhaps this is what Accipile and Fenrique themselves thought.

Until they encountered him—now, interrupting Finlake before he entered the black cocoon and halting Accipile after the black cocoon ruptured, exposing them simultaneously, thus creating an opportunity to kill them at the same time!

Luo Xiu gripped the scepter, his entire body suddenly bursting forth with a divine and dazzling radiance. His eyes, glowing with divine golden light, gazed down upon Accipiles and Finlayc, and he uttered this sacred declaration:

"I will appear here—"

"—May the Second Sun descend upon the world!"

"..."

……

--boom!!!!!!!

Again!
From the vast celestial cavern opened in the clouds above, the intense and radiant light shone down, and in an instant, the violent and heavy roar drowned out Acciples' roar and howl. The holy light continued to burn and purify Him!
Between heaven and earth, everything seemed to have turned pale.

And under Luo Xiu's gaze, overflowing with divinity, through that dazzling pale light, he too saw the appearance of Accipiles, who had borne the "Second Sun"—

The cracks that had spread throughout His body had even caused parts of His body to lose their color. The dull color had been purified or dispelled, leaving only a colorless, glass-like emptiness.

Only when the second radiance dissipated did people truly see His appearance at this moment—His skin had been completely peeled off, or rather, "evaporated"; His right arm and His left leg had also been broken, leaving Him with only one right leg, barely able to stand.

The golden blood that had flowed from his body had evaporated, leaving only a few mottled golden traces. Now, Accipiles looked like a dried-up corpse, a dried-up corpse that still retained life.

Finlake, who lay curled up at Accipile's feet, was in no better condition—he was like a shattered statue, each scorching heat of the Sun making him more broken. Though he was still alive, he was merely alive.

"Ahem...uh..."

Under Luo Xiu's gaze, he saw the "Primordial Demon" Accipiles cough a few times, but did not spit out any blood; His face had become extremely pale.

No, that can no longer be called a complexion—that originally "sacred" face, after being burned to a bloody mess and then repaired by itself, has become even more ferocious—having lost control of its own spirituality, its recovery is only for the purpose of "living," and it can no longer pursue anything more.

"You...cough cough...cough!"

However, even though he was already severely injured, Accipiles still seemed to want to struggle!
Luo Xiu could feel the intense killing intent and malice in Akpiles's gaze—He was thinking, He must be thinking, that as long as he could withstand all of his [Seven Luminaries of Revelation], then he would have no means to destroy Him, and at that time, He could once again surge with black blood to envelop Him!
In fact, He was right—He was not the Pope of Lorend, and even if he possessed this divinely bestowed authority [the Seven Luminaries of Revelation], he could not fully unleash its power. Luo Xiu was quite aware of this.

Moreover, as the "primordial demon"—Achilles obviously has the greatest advantage, which is His "true name"!
He knew perfectly well that nothing here could destroy His true name!

As long as His true name is not taken away, He is immortal.

Or rather, it is an immortal demon protected by the "River Styx," who always has a chance. Even if it fails this time, it still has the opportunity to make a comeback, take revenge on everything, plunder everything, and destroy everything!

"—A...Amontor!"

"Uhhhhhhhh!!!"

Just as Luo Xiu's mind was racing with these thoughts, and he was preparing to unleash the "Third Sun" on Acciples, he heard Acciples let out an extremely sharp and penetrating roar!

"--roar!!!"

He was calling out—and on the other side, Amontor, the “evil angel” who was entangled with the three archangels, suddenly let out a shriek, and black flames suddenly ignited on the outline of his body. In an instant, he broke free from the entangled angels and flew towards the direction of Accipreus!

He flew faster and faster, and the black flames that ignited from His whole body grew more and more intense. He was burning Himself to gain power through this burning, even though this burning would bring Him annihilation!

But that seems to be the will of "Achilles"—

Achilles is a being who can take whatever he wants from his "primordial demon" retinue. His will is absolute and cannot be disobeyed. Even though the "evil angel" Amontor kept emitting painful, wailing roars, he still came to Achilles before the "Third Sun" descended!

--puff!

In an instant, a demonic horn formed from Accipile's accumulated spirituality pierced through Amontor, the "Evil Angel," from behind and out of His chest!

That caused Amontor's body to rapidly deform and twist, quickly losing its original "headless angel" form. His spirituality and power were taken back by Accipile, while his remains rapidly expanded, soon increasing in size by tens or even hundreds of times!
Like a mountain of flesh dripping with blood, it appeared out of nowhere in front of Acciples, blocking the way between Luo Xiu and Acciples!

The mangled flesh and blood of the wicked angel continued to swell, and at the same time, Luo Xiu recited a prayer—

"I will appear here—"

"—May the Third Luminary descend upon the world!" "..."

……

--boom!!!!!!!

the third time!
The brilliant light that fell from the heavens shone upon Amontor's flesh and blood, and upon Accipiles, who was separated from him thereafter!

A dazzling golden light descended, and a pale radiance rose—engulfing Accipiles and Finlayc in the surging light, while Amontor's mutated flesh was also enveloped within it, gradually beginning to burn, turning into gas and ashes in the explosion, and finally dissipating completely!
The demise of one of the "Primordial Demon's" minions did not completely prevent the descent of the "Third Sun"—its light still scorched Achilles, causing him to feel the immense pain of his chaotic essence being disintegrated and purified!

"—Ughhhhh!!!"

Achilles, with an unprecedentedly mournful howl, until the radiance of the "Third Sun" vanished once more.

At this moment, at this moment.

What was revealed to the people was Accipile, whose black skeleton was completely exposed, and half of his flesh and blood had been burned to ashes.

Everyone could sense His weakness; His profound spiritual essence had become extremely dim, as if it might dissipate at any moment.

But He is still alive—and new flesh and blood are visibly growing from His black bones!
Just now, before the "evil angel" Amontor perished, He finally seized and reclaimed the power He had given Amontor. A spiritual essence of the same origin as Accipile preserved Him, leaving Him with one last bit of power!
Amontor, the "evil angel," was an angel personally killed by Acciple and transformed into a servant of the "Primordial Demon." In fact, besides Finlayc, Amontor was the "substitute" that Acciple had always prepared for himself. Until now, Amontor took Acciple's place and bore the brunt of death.

"You... Luo Xiu... you..."

On Accipile's face, a face that was indistinguishable from a skull, Luo Xiu saw a mocking, utterly sarcastic expression appear on His face—

"You didn't kill me... Luo Xiu! You can't kill me!"

"And you—your spirituality has withered away, hasn't it, Luo Xiu! What Pope Lorend gave you, you simply cannot control! Hahaha! You cannot control it!"

"..."

……

Achilles looked up at Rosh high in the sky; the light emanating from the divine wings behind him had indeed become quite dim.
The scepter pointing at Accipreus could no longer spew forth its brilliant light; instead, it occasionally emitted dappled fragments of light.

This was a sign of spiritual "exhaustion"—Acpilus knew that Luo Xiu in his current state could never use the [Seven Luminaries of Revelation] or summon the "Fourth Luminary" again!

Accipile was laughing maniacally; he knew he had won—even though he was now utterly ravaged, his demonic nature allowed him to recover quickly.

But for Luo Xiu—as a "saint"—the exhaustion of his spirituality means losing all means; his spirituality will fall into silence, and he will no longer be able to do anything to himself!

Achilles laughed maniacally, and the dark, profane blood welled up again from the depths of His bones; though thin, it still symbolized the return of His power—

Just wait, and He will heal His injuries and return to His peak condition!
"..."

But the next moment, Accipiles's maniacal laughter was abruptly cut off.

His attention had been focused on Luo Xiu until a ray of light swept down from above Luo Xiu's head. It was the "Saintess" Franya who bestowed upon Luo Xiu the pure spiritual light of [Radiance]!

Accipiles' smile vanished instantly.

He overlooked the fact that "Celestial Crown" Franya truly possessed such power; she could replenish the depleted source and nourish the exhausted spirit!
But that wasn't enough. Accipile then saw that, at the very moment Luo Xiu's exhausted spirituality was rekindled by Franya's radiant light, a bright light simultaneously shone on the back of Luo Xiu's hand—

The [Solid Spirit Seal] and the [Redemption Mark] are two holy seals of [Radiant] authority!

Two holy seals were simultaneously applied to Luo Xiu, and then the holy angels that had been patrolling around him flew towards Luo Xiu's direction.

They flew behind Luo Xiu, into the six dimmed sacred wings, and rekindled that [glory]. They transformed into the new power of Luo Xiu, the "Lord of the Wings of Light"!
A new light ignited within Luo Xiu, and the rich, surging spiritual energy, almost divine, returned. The scepter he held shone brilliantly once more!
"you--"

Finally, an overwhelming fear welled up from the depths of Accipreus's heart.

Although He was pushing and squeezing out what little strength He had left to recover as quickly as possible, the speed of His spiritual recovery was far slower than that of Luo Xiu's recovery.

The black blood gushing from His body could only barely fill the cracks at the soles of His feet; it was not yet able to re-coil into a black cocoon, much less gather into the initial surging black tide—

Now, there is no second "evil angel" Amontor who can take the "fourth radiance" for Him and become His new power!

"May all the gods bestow upon me my body."

"..."

Right in Accipire's ears, He heard, from the mouth of Rhodes, the fourth sacred and solemn declaration—

"May all blasphemers hate me."

"I will appear here—"

"—May the Fourth Luminary Descend Upon the World!"

"..."

……

--boom!!!!!!!

the fourth time!
From the heavens above—deep within the layers of thick, overlapping clouds, from the celestial cave that leads straight to the eternal kingdom—a brilliant light shines down, purifying and illuminating all that is profaned!

The light enveloped Accipiles from both above and below.

This time, however, no more roars and wails of Accipiles came from the surging pale light. All that was profaned was gradually and thoroughly annihilated in the surging, intense light.

Including Accipiles.

……

Until the surging light calmed down, until the pale afterglow dissipated.

Behind Luo Xiu, the six divine wings carried him to the spot where Akpiles had been.

There, only half a skeleton remained—that was Accipiles.

Although He had been shattered into such a fragmented state by four blasts of sunlight, that extremely faint, profound spiritual energy still remained, allowing Luo Xiu to clearly recognize that it was Achilles—

But this time, unlike before, He cannot survive.

Such a meager spirituality could no longer sustain His existence. Now, only His last vestige of consciousness, from before His "death," resides within Him—

That transformed into His voice, which flowed into Luo Xiu's ears; it was Accipiles's mocking voice.

"I will not... truly perish... Luo Xiu..."

“I am the eternal, immortal demon. Styx, you will grant me new life… I am merely returning to your embrace, returning to your cradle…”

"You will...regret it...Luo Xiu..."

"You will regret... killing me... this time..."

"..."

……

Then, no more sounds from Accipiles could be heard.

Throughout the entire process, no one, not even an angel, ever attempted to "destroy" Accipile's true name.

Accipiles was so convinced that He would rise from the River Styx.

But only Luo Xiu knew that He was wrong—

I am the "Apostle of the Styx" from the Abyss.

The skills one possesses, the "Feast on the Blood-Hunting Path," allow one to slay demons that cannot be resurrected from the River Styx. Only one can grant them the right to be "resurrected" from the River Styx.

Although that generally only applies to "True Ancestor Demons," primordial demons killed by "Divine Authority" are also considered to have been killed by the demon rulers of the "Sevenfold Fate" on the [Abyss] Fate Path.

The different methods of killing determined Akpirus's fate—Actualis could not survive.

He would drown in the River Styx, only to be "fished out" by himself and become nourishment for Tatia and Sasser.

In fact, before Accipiles truly "perished," the Styx, which was already connected to its origin, had already captured him, and now, the Abyssal Codex has also anchored itself to him.

The moment Luo Xiu was submerged by Achilles' black tide was the same moment he retrieved the Abyss Scripture and anchored himself to it. Even if Achilles fled to the abyss, he couldn't go far. His essence had already been inscribed on the Abyss Scripture.

As Luo Xiu thought of this, a subtle smile appeared on his lips.

The one who will regret it will never be himself, but Accipile—

He would regret dying by his own hand, dying in the realm of the "Pilgrimage to Heaven," dying in the state of "Holy Wing Incarnation," dying in the all-purifying divine light of the "Seven Luminaries of Revelation"—rather than committing suicide, or dying as an ordinary saint, or through ordinary holy magic.

All of this has deprived Accipiles of the possibility of autonomously resurrecting himself from the River Styx.

He is no longer the darling of the Styx; he himself is the Abyss, and the Styx is on his side.

The "Primordial Demon," Accipiles...

He will soon see the real hell that He has never seen before.

……

(End of this chapter)