Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 705 [The Angel of Death, Sather]

This is the complete panel content of "Pale Death Lord" Chaos Sather!
Having usurped and absorbed the true divinity and true name of the "Primordial Demon" Accipiles, Sasser, who thus completed his ascension, also received His new "true name" after becoming the "Progenitor Demon".

—【Pale Lord of Death, Chaos Sather, Descendant of the Unborn, Devourer of Evil Stars, Messenger of Death】!
This is His new name.

That symbolizes His "extreme evil deeds" as a demon—a deeds that, besides "death," devoured the "evil radiance" Accipiles!
The true name format of the five segments is indeed the standard "Progenitor Demon" true name format.

Luo Xiu thought to himself.

Like Tadia, Sather, who was promoted to "Primordial Demon" and "Pale Death Lord", not only saw a significant leap in all his attributes, but also "inherited" a portion of his demonic authority from Acciples.

If Tatia inherited the part of "true heaven," then Sasser inherited the part of "the birth of the Chaos God," the part of the "Black Tide" that swept everything.

They had each taken away all of Accipile's authority and power. And now, both the angel Tadia and the demon Sasser had completed their ascension.

"very good."

Luo Xiu smiled and nodded.

He praised Sasser, and at the same time, the "six-winged angel" Tatia behind him released her arms from his neck and flew into the air.

At this moment, his "angel" and his "devil" were both before him.

Luo Xiu gazed at them, then carefully reviewed their panels, and nodded slightly.

Now, by having Tatia and Sather complete their "Ascension," he has gained the combat power of two "Protoss" ranks. Since their power still needs to be stabilized after their Ascension, Luo Xiu has recalled them first.

Afterwards, once Tatia and Sather had stabilized their newly acquired power, Rosh planned to have Tatia work with him to upgrade the [Mad Devotion] skill to a higher level through inscription or fusion.

Furthermore, it is to allow Sather, who has been promoted to "Primordial Demon" and "Pale Death Lord," to truly obtain His angelic form on the path of [Glory].

This was all part of what Luo Xiu had planned to do, and now he watched as Tatia and Sasser left.

Tatia and Sather then returned to where they belonged—after a flash of light, they quickly left the authoritative dragon realm, leaving only Rosh and Quesanx in the dragon realm.

"I should go back too, Quesanx."

Luo Xiu turned around, looked at the colossal dragon that was as large as a mountain, and said with a smile.

"……Roar."

Go, Luo Xiu.

In Luo Xiu's mind, Quesanx's last words echoed—

Do what you think is right... Haturag the Crimson Warhead, I will protect him for you.

……

The Royal Court of Isol, in the main hall of the "Sacred Abyss".

The vortex-like gate reopened, and Luo Xiu emerged from the authoritative dragon domain, returning to this place.

Before him stood Indis, her hands clasped in the hall, her eyes, gleaming with a ghostly green light, fixed on Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu walked towards Indis, who bowed to him and said in a soft voice:

“I have made arrangements for Count Hayek. He will be escorted back to the capital by another Apostle of the Holy Abyss—Samantha of the Void.”

Samantha, the Apostle of the Void and the fifth-fold destiny "Nightmare Witch," was transformed by Luo Xiu during the first attack on Fafnir City on the battlefield of the Judgment War.

"Samantha's ability can obscure spiritual auras, deceive or even seize the consciousness and perception of third parties, and suppress her own and Count Hayek's spirituality to the greatest extent possible, thus avoiding being discovered. Until Hayek successfully arrives in the capital, no one will discover their whereabouts."

"And, as you instructed me to tell Count Hayek the rules that he, as an 'Apostle of the Holy Abyss,' should abide by, I have already given him all of them. Once he returns to the capital and to Duke Harkas, he will act according to the instructions and arrangements you gave him."

"..."

"Ah."

Luo Xiu nodded, smiling at Indis and approving of her:

“You did very well, Indis.”

“Not just this time—you’ve done very well during the time I was away from ‘Sacred Abyss’.”

In recent times, Luo Xiu has focused more of his energy on matters outside of the "Holy Abyss," such as the Judgment War, the Empire, and the Holy Court. And what keeps the Holy Abyss running smoothly is Intis.

In addition to maintaining "Sacred Abyss", Indis also maintained the operation of "Iris Merchant Guild" in Songyuan Territory - Songyuan City. She has always maintained close ties with the Golden Country Bank, especially with President Jodewen and the Florence family behind him, and this has continued to this day.

One of the biggest reasons Luo Xiu was able to temporarily set aside his own rear and focus his energy on other things was Intis. Praising her work was well-deserved, and Luo Xiu had also opened the panel of the divine artifact [Fountain of Spirituality].

The accumulated experience points are almost full.

He extracted five million experience points, and at Luo Xiu's fingertips, the "material spirituality" extracted from the resonating [Fountain of Spirituality] transformed into pure, warm light. Luo Xiu then pointed his finger at Indis, and the light drifted towards Indis—

The light swiftly swept across Indis's silhouette, transforming back into spiritual essence and flowing into her body. A blush rose on her face, and her body began to heat up. She could clearly feel the spirituality bestowed upon her by her "Lord" gradually merging into her limbs and bones, gradually becoming her true power.

"Thank you... Your Majesty."

Indis's voice became somewhat heavy as she thanked Rosh sincerely and humbly.

"You have been on the path of destiny in [Red Lotus] as the 'Blood Witch' for some time now."

Luo Xiu smiled and said to her:

“You can try to go further, Indis. Or, on the path of the Abyss—you are now an Abyss Servant, you can try to advance to become a Gazer of the Abyss, and then a Demon Scholar.”

"What are your thoughts, Index?"

"..."

—Indis is Luo Xiu's only "fellowship" on the path of the Abyss. It was something Luo Xiu had planned long ago to help Indis take another step on the path of the Abyss.

If Indis is willing, Luo Xiu can make her a "demon scholar" or even a "demon mentor" at any time, and guide her to summon and contract her first "demon".

Indis wasn't allowed to do this before because the fate of the Abyss was still unclear, and she needed to delve deeper into the fate of the Crimson Lotus at that time.

But things are different now. Before Indis attempts to advance to the sixth level of the [Crimson Lotus] Destiny Path, letting Indis try to advance to the fourth level of the [Abyss] Destiny Path first is a way to have ample resources and avoid too much danger.

……

As Luo Xiu said these things to Indis, a glint flashed in Indis's eyes.

She has always followed Luo Xiu, from the moment he summoned and contracted the first Abyss Beast to the moment he summoned and contracted the first Demon. She has witnessed the Mourner's growth from a "High-Ranking Demon" to the "Progenitor Demon" he is today. She is the witness to everything.

And Indis had indeed longed from the very beginning to wield such extraordinary and powerful strength as her lord—

Now that she finally had the chance, as Luo Xiu spoke these words to her, a longing, an intense longing, shone in her eyes, and then she said:
"I will try to push the power of the [Abyss] destiny to even greater depths." "I want to wield this power, I want to, like you, to contract my own 'demon.' Now, I think I can do it..."

……

"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded.

He knew Intis would give that answer; in fact, she had indeed made all the preparations, just as she had said.

"After we return to Red Maple City, I will help you first become a 'Gazefinder', and then a 'Demon Scholar'."

“Now you can go back, Indis. Before I return to Red Maple City, you should also make preparations. When you return to Red Maple City, in the name of the ‘Iris Merchant Guild’ and the Florence family, there are some things that need to be handed over to you.”

“Okay.” Index nodded.

She blinked, a hint of doubt in her eyes, and looked at her lord, asking softly:
"What's going on?"

"I recruited some people in the city of Agus."

Luo Xiu smiled and said:

“A banker, and... well, a master of housekeeping. Intis, they can be great assistants to you, freeing up more of your energy to focus on more important things.”

“…I understand, Your Majesty.”

Intis nodded.

She seemed to understand, but Luo Xiu always felt that Indis's voice was slightly low, as if she was actually somewhat disappointed with her decision.

...It seems she interpreted it as her finding someone else to replace her because she hadn't done some of her work well enough?
Workplace anxiety is... (image)
But he really just wanted to lighten Indis's burden a bit. Luo Xiu thought to himself that she would understand this sooner or later. After he returned to "Saint Carlos Territory" and truly revealed his identity as "Radiant Wise King" to everyone, there were more important things to entrust to her.

Now, there's no need to say anything more to Index. Luo Xiu gazed at her and smiled, saying:

"Go, Indis."

"Do what you're supposed to do."

"..."

"As you wish, Your Majesty."

Indis bowed respectfully to Luo Xiu and responded softly.

Then, she gently raised her right hand, and a deep red mark appeared on the back of her hand. Her figure quickly dimmed and blurred, and soon she disappeared from the "Holy Abyss" and returned to the Pine Plains City—the Iris Merchant Guild—where she should have been.

……

After Intis left.

Luo Xiu did not leave the Sacred Abyss, but turned around and walked towards his golden throne.

While explaining these things to Indis, Luo Xiu was also conceiving other things in his mind.

Within Quesanx's "Authoritative Dragon Domain," both the "angel" and the "demon" who witnessed his contract completed their ascension. Luo Xiu knew that he could try again to create a skill that would grant the "demon" Sather the [Radiant] angel form.

Luo Xiu had actually tried before. After obtaining the [Abyss] Destiny Art [Styx Reshaping], he used this art to create the corresponding skill, and the success rate was already at a normal level.

However, Luo Xiu's attempts failed several times. After returning from the capital and the city of Agus, Luo Xiu replenished the necessary materials and could now try again.

As he pondered these thoughts, he was already seated on the golden throne. The large table in front of him was tidied up quite thoroughly, so he took out a high-level blank scroll from his bracelet and unfolded it on the table.

At the same time, he took out the engraving tools from the bracelet, and the engraving technique he would use, along with the engraving patterns it symbolized, began to appear in his mind—

Driven by his spirituality, his right hand, which held the inscribed dagger, began to move across the surface of the blank scroll, leaving marks of varying depths.

……

I have experienced six failures.

—【Radiant Inscription】+【Sun-Forging Inscription: Ultimate Radiance】+【Styx Reshaping】+【High-Rank Demon Summoning】+【Holy Light Affinity】+【Angelic Contract】+【Blessing of Holy Wings】!
This is the skill configuration that Luo Xiu finally determined through continuous experimentation, which maximizes the success rate.

【…】

[The destiny has been confirmed; the destiny is "Glory"]

[Current character level: lv.80, "Radiant Engraving" skill level: lv.5, "Sun-Forging Engraving - Ultimate Radiance" skill level: lv.5]

[Self-created skills - success rate: 23% (min) ~ 52% (max)]

Please confirm the experience points required; the minimum required experience points is 3600000.

【…】

A total of seven techniques were used for inscription, including top-tier techniques such as [Sun-Forging Inscription - Ultimate Radiance] and special techniques such as [Blessing of the Holy Wings]. Although the success rate was the highest that Luo Xiu could find, the experience points consumed were also terrifyingly high.

However, Luo Xiu wasn't worried about burning experience points now. Just like when he created his own skills, he invested double the effort—

I invested 7.2 million experience points!
【…】

[Successfully created self-developed skill]

[The "Radiant" Destiny Skill has been generated...]

[Obtained: Death Angel Sather (Radiant, lv.4)]

[Sather, the Angel of Death (Radiant, lv.4): The demon who foretold death has risen from hell. He ascends to the gates of heaven, his pale face tinged with holiness.]

When using the "Angel of Death - Sather" skill, summoning "Pale Lord of Death - Sather" will be replaced by summoning "Angel of Death - Sather".

The "Angel of Death" is a special type of angel, currently ranked as: Celestial Six-Winged Angel.

【Angel of Death (Status Effect): "Angel of Death - Sather" will retain divine authority and inherent skills. Damage caused by Angel of Death - Sather will always be "Holy Light" attribute damage, and will have 35% "Holy Light" attribute penetration that ignores defense reduction.

The undead originally controlled by the "Pale Death Lord" transform into "Holy Puppet" controlled by the "Angel of Death" in the "Angel of Death" state. Damage caused by the "Holy Puppet" is always "Holy Light" attribute damage.
The "Death Curse," originally wielded by the "Pale Death Lord," transforms into the "Blessing of Rest" under the "Angel of Death" state. The "death" brought about by the Death Curse is transformed into "rest" brought about by the Blessing of Rest.

【Last Prayer (Status Effect): Each time you enter the "Angel of Death" state, you can only use it once - it will reduce the "Health" and "Mana" of all targets who have lost consciousness and the ability to act due to the "Rest" state to 1, and lock them at 1 for the duration of the "Angel of Death" state.

The sum of "health points" and "mana points" lost due to "Endless Prayer" will be used to increase the health points and mana points of "Death Angel Sather" and the "Holy Puppet" she controls.

Any amount exceeding the limit will be stored as reserve health and mana, decaying at a rate of 0.2% per second. The portion not decayed will be fully restored when the health and mana of "The Angel of Death, Sather" and his puppet decrease.

【…】

……

(End of this chapter)