Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 704 Ascension! "Pale Death Lord" Chaos Sather
In Luo Xiu's eyes, he could see a huge "cocoon" formed from the dense, dark spiritual energy in front of him. It was emitting a series of tremors like the chirping of cicadas from its center.

The dark light began to contract and expand intermittently, and Luo Xiu could hear a series of cracking sounds, "crack, crack—".
Along with this, cracks began to appear on the enormous cocoon. Starting with the first crack, they quickly spread to ten, then hundreds, then several hundred cracks. Then, they shattered and peeled away like an eggshell.

—Buzz!!!!

A violent buzzing sound, accompanied by an equally violent wind noise, surged forth in waves. All the deep, murky light contracted and sank as the outer shell of the giant black cocoon peeled away. Then, a pale gray hand emerged first from the cocoon—

It was a grayish-white palm, and the flesh looked quite delicate, as if it had just been born.

Just as a new life breaks out of its cocoon, the hand leads the long, slender arm behind it, trembling as it stretches outward from the cocoon.

Then, Luo Xiu saw a new hand—a gray hand with long, slender fingertips grasping the black cocoon, tearing open the cocoon shell, and completely emerging from the cocoon with the "demon" inside!

"The complete self..."

"Death... grants me complete self..."

In Luo Xiu's ears, he heard it—a deep, almost dreamlike voice coming from the mouth of that newly born "demon"!
That was the demon he had contracted, Sather. The aura emanating from him was completely different from before. He had also completed his "ascension"!
Even after He completely left the pitch-black cocoon, the black spiritual blood still enveloped Him, flowing, rising, and sinking rapidly, solidifying in the right place to form His new body.

In Luo Xiu's eyes.

He had seen it—the demon who wielded the power of "death," Sather, whose form had become taller and more slender, and whose six arms had become transparent, revealing the dark spiritual energy flowing within them, as well as the incessantly burning pale fire that completely enveloped all of his arms.

On His body, the various colors were no longer as murky as before. The gray parts had completely faded, forming pale and pitch black at the edges. The current Sasser was the color of "pale" and "pitch black." "Pale" represented deprivation, while "pitch black" represented death.

The two colors on His body were not clearly defined. It was as if two intertwined black and white flames were swirling around each other, trying to devour one another, but it was precisely this that created a wonderful coexistence, which is what made Sasser who he is today.

"Depriving" the living and "granting" the dead is the essence of the current Sather, the current "Primordial Demon" Sather.

On that oval face, six slender eye sockets overflowed with the blackness of death. It looked at Luo Xiu, yet it seemed to see even further and deeper, drifting towards Luo Xiu like a ghost. Its six pale hands clasped together in a gesture of worship—

"...Your Excellency."

He bowed down to Rosh.

Even though He successfully completed His ascension within that dark and chaotic cocoon, the contract between Sasser and Rosh remained unchanged.
Sather also knew that even though He had become the "Primordial Demon," everything He possessed was still bestowed upon Him by His "Lord," and that the power of His "Lord," Luo Xiu, the holder of the Abyss Codex, was far greater than His own.

"I have returned, my lord..."

Sasser once again bowed down to Luo Xiu in worship.

"……Um."

Luo Xiu nodded slightly.

As Luo Xiu's senses expanded, he gazed at Sasser before him, but what he perceived was a dense, profound spiritual aggregate called "death."

It was as if what lay before him was not the demon he had contracted, but a fog, a black fog that would lead one astray and gradually strip him of all life.

The aura emanating from Sasser was indeed completely different from when He was the "True Ancestor Demon." It was a more profound, richer, and deeper spiritual surge, and He was indeed the "Primordial Demon."

Sasser is now a "pale, dead lord".

—"Pale Death Lord" Chaos Sather!

【"Pale Death Lord" Chaos Sather (lv.82)】 【Race: Demon/Primal Demon】

[Rank: Celestial Spirit (Contracted)]

Health: 1627723/1982232, Mana: 5632239/6030022

Physical Attack: 16213, Magical Attack: 102572, Defense Reduction: 23280

[Attributes: Strength 1422, Constitution 1928, Agility 1852, Intelligence 4323, Divinity 6226, Perception 6032, Resistance 1782, Luck 2421]

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[Skills and Traits Overview]

[The Progenitor of Death (Progenitor Demon - True Name): "Pale Lord of Death, Chaos Sather, Descendant of the Unborn, Devourer of Evil Stars, Messenger of Death," this is his true name. The demon's power resides in his true name, which is engraved upon the River Styx—as long as the River Styx exists, so too does the demon exist (visible only to contractors; this entry cannot be detected by regular "detection").]

【The Dark Tide of Chaos (True Name Usurpation - Protoss Authority): The Pale Death Lord, Chaos Sather, whose true name is superimposed on the true name of the "Primal Demon" Acciples, has usurped and merged with his true name, forming a new true name, authority, and power.

When the Pale Death Lord, Chaos Sather, consumes enough souls, he can break down a certain number of souls to form a chaotic black tide.

Within the range of the chaotic black tide, all targets entering the black tide will continuously receive random negative status effects, and will be greatly amplified by "Soul Burial Tomb", "Deathly Curse", and "Burst of Deathly Words".

During the duration of the Chaotic Dark Tide, soulless undead, whose forms are purely shaped by the spirit of death, will be continuously generated. The process of undead being born from the Chaotic Dark Tide will not cease until the spirits supplied by the Pale Lord of Chaos, Sarther, are exhausted, or until the Pale Lord of Chaos, Sarther, dies.

All undead share the maximum health gained through Soul Split and the primordial spirit of the Pale Undead Lord, Chaos Sather. Whenever a new undead dies, all other undead will either regain health or a new undead will be spawned from the surrounding area.

【Mourning Sacrifice (Deathrattle Demon - Divine Authority): Pale Death Lord - Chaos Sather is immune to physical damage and will not truly perish.

Souls consumed by the Pale Lord of Chaos, Sather, can be imbued with his power into soulless corpses. These corpses will then transform into "undead," spiritless beings under the absolute control of the Pale Lord of Chaos.

[Soul Burial Tomb (First Upgrade, Inherent Skill): Pale Lord Chaos Sather can create a Soul Burial Tomb using targets with a "Divinity" attribute lower than His as a vessel. Within a large area, up to 20 targets designated by Pale Lord Chaos Sather (depending on the target's specific strength) will have their "souls" marked with "Soul Burial Tomb" for 3 minutes.]

If the "Soul Tomb" is not removed within 3 minutes, the marked target will suffer the "Deep Soul Stealing" effect, which cannot be cleansed or prevented, and will enter a state of suspended animation for 20 seconds. While in this state, damage taken from Pale Undead Lord Chaos Sather is increased by 100%, the curse's burst speed is increased by 50%, and the final burst effect of the curse is also increased by 50%.

【Death Curse (Unique Skill): Pale Undead Lord Chaos Sather, possesses a series of death curses. Death curses cast by Pale Undead Lord Chaos Sather will stack the number of "Death Curse" layers. A successful "curse" will stack 3 layers, while a failed "curse" will stack 1 layer.

When "Deathly Evil" stacks to 5, it can detonate "Death Curse," dealing "Primal" damage equal to 30% of the target's maximum health.

【Deathrattle Burst (Unique Skill): Pale Deathlord Chaos Sather can apply stacks of "Deathrattle" to the targets he attacks, and these stacks can stack indefinitely.

When a target affected by "Deathrattle" loses a certain amount of health, a random "Death" type curse with a random effect and strength will be triggered based on the number of "Deathrattle" stacks, and the curse's effects will spread to the surrounding area.

If the target affected by "Deathrattle" dies, all stacks of "Deathrattle" are detonated at once, dealing widespread "Dark Erosion" damage and inflicting a deep "Death" curse.

【Devouring Without Life (Passive Trait): Pale Undead Lord Chaos Sather wields the power to devour souls. Creatures that approach Pale Undead Lord Chaos Sather (excluding contractors), or those attacked by Pale Undead Lord Chaos Sather, will have their souls devoured until their entire souls are completely consumed…】

[Contracted Deity (Contract Trait): This deity is summoned by contract and is restricted by the contractor—in the current state, its level with the contractor cannot exceed 5 levels. If the level exceeds the threshold, it will be dynamically adjusted to the threshold.]

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(End of this chapter)