With the three bloody moon disks hanging high in the sky, Zhao Xu was already holding the strange "Seraph Oil Painting" in the tower waiting for Antinoya's arrival.
After experiencing the near-death scene in the cave, Zhao Xu still did not dare to be reckless even though he had the power of the iron heart and the silver fire that could create miracles.
The abyss is still a forbidden place for him at this time.
Although Zhao Xu did not detect any residual aura of the six-armed snake demon from the mysterious oil painting, the mysterious door to another world glowing with blue light still made him wary like the call of the abyss.
Zhao Xu added a shot of "identification technique" later, but the result showed that it was an extremely ordinary oil painting.
At first glance, the "Gate to Another World" clearly floating in the frame seems like a deceptive hood.
"Dong..."
As the bell rang in the early morning, announcing the beginning of the "curfew" prohibiting loitering throughout the capital, the originally bustling capital slowly returned to its former tranquility.
A familiar sound of footsteps sounded behind Zhao Xu, and he turned his head and immediately saw Antinoya reappearing.
"It seems that you have gained something?" Antinoya asked with a strange look.
"I was just going to ask you, instructor, to identify it."
With that said, Zhao Xu handed over the painting in his hand.
"interesting."
At this time, Antinoya was wrapped in a milky white and pink wool coat, with a little rain dripping from the hem.
"It has a deeper secret?"
Zhao Xu couldn't help but ask, couldn't he be so lucky that he could find an extraordinary painting just by fishing
Antinoya revealed her smart and translucent eyes and looked straight at him.
"Actually, I'm also surprised. I just mentioned the Scroll of the Abyss to you, but I didn't expect you to talk about it so quickly."
"This makes me a little suspicious. Is it a coincidence of fate or arrangement."
This sentence almost sent chills down Zhao Xu's back, and he even had to react instinctively to trigger a "quick burst" and abandon the oil painting.
It was as if the mysterious carvings on the wooden frame carried an evil curse, exuding a ferocious roar from the abyss.
"Scroll of the Abyss?"
Zhao Xu said in surprise, but he regained consciousness in an instant.
"No, or is it an imitation of the Scroll of the Abyss you mentioned, mentor, Aham's Scroll of Darkness?"
As he spoke, he looked at the painting in his hand from several angles, but could not see the slightest trace of a divine weapon.
"It seems that you really remembered everything I said to you. Unfortunately, time was tight after we separated, and you didn't have time to go back to the Legend Library to browse materials in this area."
After saying that, Antinoya placed the oil painting on the stone table in the center of the top floor of the tower, stared at it for a moment, and then explained.
"Aham is indeed one of the most outstanding candidates for studying the abyss in Arthur's history. He is also one of the few lucky people who has read the 'Scroll of the Abyss' without being contaminated."
"In the end, after he rewrote his memory about the contents of the Abyss Scroll, it became the 'Aham's Scroll of Darkness'."
"Thousands of years later, although Aham, the sage who explored the abyss, has disappeared, the 'Black Order' that adheres to his will has been passed down. And in the hundreds of years since the leader of this organization disappeared, the disciples Constantly expanding the 'volume' recording demonology."
"So, in the end, these mysterious volumes relied on their own and even the power of the abyss to become artifacts or sub-artifacts. Therefore, the current 'Aham's Dark Scroll' generally refers to this series of books based on the 'Scroll of the Abyss'. Abyss Artifact.”
Speaking of which, Antinoya showed a confused look, "Generally speaking, most of these artifacts are hidden in branch bases of the sect or are in the hands of well-known members of the organization. There are very few leaks. It is really impressive that you can get a pair of artifacts." Accident."
Only then did Zhao Xu understand that the imitation that Antinoya and I mentioned casually at that time actually had such a deep secret.
"So the painting in my hand is at least an artifact in itself." Zhao Xu said with emotion. Neither the wanderer nor Aunt Liu would have thought that they would pass by artifacts one after another.
"That's right." Antinoya agreed, "You are indeed destined to have artifacts. You can encounter them again and again, but in the end, few of them can actually fall into your hands."
As soon as he complained, Antinoya continued to speak seriously.
"midsummer."
"Although Aham's Dark Scrolls are diverse, with hundreds of chapters. Some of them are just a scroll, and some can be bound into books. They look messy, but don't underestimate them."
"As far as current recognized research is concerned, the 'Aham's Dark Scroll', which records knowledge of the abyss, demons and other related subjects, is the only way that can point to the 'Scroll of the Abyss'."
Zhao Xu also nodded to this while carefully remembering the style of the oil painting at this time.
"Teacher, in addition to knowledge records, do these dark volumes have any special effects or costs?"
"This is natural."
Antinoya confirmed, "These artifacts can provide skill bonuses to the owners, and even have different special powers, divided into secondary and advanced."
"However, every time the power of the Dark Scroll is used, there will be a cumulative probability of summoning the purgatory creatures associated with it. The secondary level is 1%, and the high level is about 5%. Once the purgatory creatures are summoned, they will attack the user crazily until they are destroyed The other party then gets the scroll.”
"Only by destroying the purgatory creatures can the summoning probability of the scroll be reset."
At this time, Zhao Xu couldn't help but look carefully at the oil painting on the stone table - "Scroll of Darkness".
Is it possible that the "Gate to Another World" in the painting is a secondary or high-level power? Once he uses it, he might come face to face with a purgatory creature
You know, every time you use it, you re-roll the dice to compete with the probability.
Especially when the probability will reach 100% one day, not to mention that as long as it exceeds 50%, every use is equivalent to stepping on a tightrope.
However, Zhao Xu also had doubts about this, especially when there were a lot of dark scrolls.
"Teacher, I'm not too worried, but can other owners really successfully avoid these purgatory creatures? And once they die, what will happen if the scroll of darkness is taken away by the purgatory creatures?"
"This is it."
Antinoya was currently staring at the three blood moons in the night sky of Yanan. Rumor has it that these are one of the incarnations of gods.
"When creating the Scroll of Darkness, the cult took this into consideration, so each scroll was added with magic to expel demons. As long as there are any demons born in the abyss within 10 meters, it will automatically accumulate a 10% probability every round Invoke teleportation or teleportation to leave your current location."
"And if this escape ability takes effect, the probability of summoning purgatory creatures will also be reset to 0%."
"What if it's obtained by purgatory creatures?" Zhao Xu asked.
"As long as a creature in the abyss obtains ownership of the Dark Scroll, it will lose some of its teleportation capabilities and other powers. Any demon who obtains Aham's Dark Scroll will immediately carry it back to the Abyss."
Zhao Xu felt mixed with joy and sorrow.
This means that the six-armed snake demon is not possessed by this painting, otherwise the other party would have already figured out the secret.
Even the opponent did not trigger the teleportation effect of the oil painting as a scroll of darkness because he was possessed by a virtual body.
The six-armed snake demon actually passed by the dark scroll that they were also pursuing.
Antinoya also smiled at this moment and said, "Any demon who regains the Scroll of Darkness and brings it back to the abyss will honestly present it to his immediate superior, the six-armed snake demon or the Balor Balrog. If the submitter If the level is high enough, he may even be a certain demon prince."
"The Dark Scroll has always been a thorn in the devil's side because it records too many secrets of the abyss. They will persist in destroying the artifact as long as they have the opportunity."
"But no matter how fragile Aham's Dark Scroll is, it will be nearly indestructible because of the artifact." Zhao Xu said, "Is there any other way?"
"Of course, there is a method in the abyss that everyone knows will not fail. Just throw it into the dark well of the abyss. The chaotic evil juice inside will completely destroy the dark volume in an hour."
As he spoke, Antinoya's eyes fell on the painting in front of him again.
"I now have a Dark Scroll in my hand, called the Dark Scroll: Geography of the Abyss. Back then, Turcotte Noel Aham relied on the records of the Abyss Scroll, which was unprecedented and unprecedented. He explored the abyss and then created a guide to the ever-changing planes."
"That guide contains geographical information on many levels of the abyss, including dangerous places and relatively safe places."
As he spoke, Antinoya took out the dimensional bag from his arms, "Because it automatically teleports when encountering a demon, I usually have to seal it."
I saw that this abyssal geography was completely a large and bulky book, and it looked like a navigator's rudder.
As Antinoya unfolded it, Zhao Xu noticed that the page alone was 2 meters long and over 1 meter wide, and it also exuded an extremely strong musty smell.
"Just reading this abyssal geography is also a difficult task. The reading process will be urgently suppressing the ritual. If the will cannot survive, it is likely to become paranoid and no longer willing to contact this dark volume. , even if you come into contact with it, you will be in a state of panic."
"But if you get through it, you'll gain a detailed understanding of the Abyss."
"There is a +10 circumstance bonus on knowledge (plane) checks and survival checks in the abyss regarding the abyss and demons. This effect lasts for a full year after reading."
Zhao Xu understood that this was the typical skill bonus of the Dark Scroll, and continued to ask, "What about that level and advanced power?"
"One secondary power can carry out limited teleportation to another world and will return at a designated time. The other is a high-level teleportation once a day. The last high-level power is to summon demons through the gate to another world once a week."
After hearing this, Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "I feel that the effect is average."
Antinoya couldn't help but smile and said, "This is because your standards have been raised so high. But I really don't recommend using it, because every time you use power, you will definitely attract 2-5 soul-killing demons. Once the probability is reached, then It will also cause the summoned demon to rebel, and it will also summon an additional six-armed snake demon and 1-4 mad war demons to recover the artifact."
"At the same time, these demons are summoned and have entities, so they can continue to summon, allowing you to face an army of demon reinforcements."
Hearing this, Zhao Xu shook his head secretly, "It makes my head hurt just listening to it."
"I feel that these so-called artifacts are not worthy of their name. They are more about wanting the indestructible characteristics of artifacts."
At this time, his inner evaluation of "oil painting" had already dropped a lot.
Immediately, Antinoya took back her "Abyss Geography". From the perspective that she mentioned it easily, the power contained in Antinoya's seemingly weak body was also shocking and terrifying.
"As for your oil painting, I really can't guess which Aham Scroll of Darkness it is. After all, I have only joined that order for a few years and have not been exposed to much."
As she spoke, Antinoya frowned and thought deeply.
"But from my perspective, this oil painting looks more like a teleportation key."
"key?"
Zhao Xu couldn't help but recall that when he was going to the demiplane of death, the "giant scythe" in his hand was the key, and what he was looking for was the hidden "portal".
"Generally speaking, mages can easily lose their specific coordinates in the star realm due to plane storms if they don't pay attention to the demiplane they operate."
"So most mages who can use the legendary spell 'Creation' to create a 'demiplane' will fix the coordinates of the entrance to the demiplane in the painting, and then apply the power of a 'teleportation' spell to the oil painting. Can."
"So, the painting in my hand is probably pointing to a certain level of the abyss?" Zhao Xu said to himself.
"That's right, when we reach the abyss, we usually choose the fourth level of the Abyss Plain. It is well-known for the presence of many portals leading to the abyss, and it has therefore become one of the most frequent passages to the bottomless abyss. A popular destination for most travelers wishing to travel to the Infinite Dimensions.”
"If I were you, I would also suggest you choose this level for teleportation. At least when you land, it will be safer than other levels."
As he spoke, Antinoya raised the painting in his hand, "But since we have this painting now, let's take this opportunity to enter it. By the way, we can let you experience the aura of the 'Scroll of Darkness' so that you can recognize it in the future."
In an instant, Antinoya activated the power of this oil painting.
The vivid door to another world in the painting directly inspired a strong light, drawing her into it.
When the light fell on Zhao Xu, the blue light suddenly turned into darkness.
Zhao Xu also disappeared directly.
After experiencing an indescribable feeling of turbulence and vomiting.
Zhao Xu was surprised to find that he appeared on a rough sea surface, and he instantly used the "flying technique" to control his body.
There was no trace of Antinoya beside him.
At the same time, a mysterious call suddenly came from behind him—
"R'lyeh."
(End of chapter)