Lin Jin had participated in the Battle of Uther and thus knew much about Uther.
His sense of regret wasn't just because of Uther's death, but because after Uther's death, the Silver Hand had been forced to disband. It was said that his wife had committed suicide in grief, leading to a tragic end for the entire family.
At that time, Lin Jin had specifically looked into Uther's wife, Erica, and had seen portraits of her.
At first, he hadn't recognized the statue. But when the statue transformed into an angel, and her name turned out to be Erica, Lin Jin immediately recalled everything.
This only deepened his belief that Uther must be hiding some secret.
Humans could not become angels, they were two completely different species.
Moreover, Uther's body hadn't been returned to the imperial capital after his death, instead, it was buried in the Withered Forest. This added more layers of mystery.
"Such deep resentment, but it is being suppressed by some force."
Litia looked at Uther, who lay dormant in front of her, her brows furrowed.
Lin Jin glanced over and noticed a cross necklace around Uther's neck. It was this necklace, radiating holy energy, that suppressed the resentment within Uther's body.
"Erica, do you know this man?"
Lin Jin turned and asked the weak Erica.
"Dirty undead, the Holy Light will purify you."
Erica glared at Lin Jin with hatred, her voice cold and void of any emotion.
"The filthy Holy Light, how can it purify me, the dirty undead?"
Lin Jin sneered and walked over, removing the cross necklace from Uther's neck.
As soon as the necklace was removed, a wave of dark, decaying energy exploded from Uther, and the terrifying negative energy almost became tangible.
In an instant, Uther's beautiful armor turned black, and his once radiant face became gray.
A new line of text appeared on Uther's information: "Can be awakened!"
There were two ways for undead heroes to appear.
One was voluntary corruption, where the hero gave themselves to the darkness.
The other was through awakening. By using necromantic magic, with the sacrifice of specific offerings, a fallen hero could be turned into an undead hero.
The undead manipulate both body and soul, and this is exactly why they are so despised by the living.
Normally, after a Sanctuary hero dies, they are either purified or taken to a large graveyard for safekeeping.
It was rare for a hero like Uther, whose body was left outside, to be found in such a place.
Additionally, not all heroes were suitable for awakening.
Generally, a body filled with strong Holy Light and unwavering faith was difficult to awaken. Even if forced, their quality would greatly diminish.
It was only heroes who carried deep resentment that were the easiest to awaken.
Heroes who fell from grace, abandoning the Holy Light and embracing the darkness, were the most powerful once awakened.
Therefore, from any angle, Uther was nearly a perfect candidate for awakening.
Lin Jin had chosen to awaken Uther because he knew that, later in the story, Uther would be resurrected by the undead power and transformed into an undead hero.
This indicated that Uther was naturally capable of being awakened!
"God-tier Soul Summoning!"
Lin Jin placed his hand gently above Uther's head, and dark, necrotic energy began to engulf Uther.
Soul Summoning was a basic necromantic spell, but it was also the foundation for awakening heroes.
The dark energy soaked into Uther, and he began absorbing it. A stronger death aura spread out, sweeping through the entire room.
At this moment, Lin Jin opened his soul bottle with his other hand.
In an instant, countless soul fragments shot out, and the air was filled with the eerie images of these souls.
These were the souls Lin Jin had gathered on his journey.
One by one, the souls danced around the room, howling and wailing.
But then, as if attracted by an invisible force, the souls began to pour into Uther's eyes.
Suddenly, Uther's eyes shot open, and his hollow eyes emitted a jet-black glow.
Beside him, Litia also opened her soul bottle, releasing a large number of souls.
These souls too were drawn into Uther's body. After the third soul bottle emptied, Uther's body was finally saturated.
At this point, his eyes were wide open, and his pupils had turned a pale gray.
He slowly pushed himself up, his body now appearing pale and ghostly.
"Why... why did you abandon us?"
Uther muttered, his mind seemingly in conflict and turmoil.
Despite the immense resentment he carried, he was still the Paladin of the Sanctuary, the highest-ranking of their kind. His soul hadn't fully embraced the darkness.
"Uther, what happened?"
Lin Jin asked, gazing at Uther.
"The Holy Light… The Holy Light betrayed me."
Uther looked at Lin Jin, his soul trembling as if seeing a god high above him.
Since Lin Jin had awakened Uther, his soul was naturally influenced by Lin Jin.
If the awakening was fully successful, there would be no more Uther—only Lin Jin's most loyal subordinate.
"How did the Holy Light betray you? Why did it betray you?"
Lin Jin pressed further.
"The Empire ordered us to attack the Hell Fortress, to ambush the main force of the Hell Legion. They promised to send support… they said they would send an Angel Legion, but no one came… not a single reinforcement."
"The entire Silver Hand fought to the last moment."
Uther's words were filled with deep pain, and scenes of fallen comrades seemed to replay in his mind.
"They wanted to destroy the Silver Hand, to destroy you. What did you do that hindered the Empire's plans?"
Lin Jin's eyes narrowed as he asked firmly.
The Empire would never sacrifice such a talented Paladin without reason. It was clear that Uther's existence had obstructed something in the Empire's plans.
Having spent three years in the Sanctuary, Lin Jin knew it well.
Beneath the so-called sunny facade, there was darkness and corruption.
"I hindered the Empire's plan."
Uther's mind seemed to tremble, his voice halting as he pondered deeply.
"The Empire's God-Making Project... The Empire wanted to use pure bodies to attract the souls of ancient angels, to create angels."
"God-Making Project!"
A flash of lightning struck Lin Jin's mind, as if shattering all the fog and darkness around him.
"To use pure bodies to attract the souls of angels? How could they do that? Once the body attracts the soul of an angel, the original soul disappears. How could they do something so terrible?"
Uther's murky eyes fluttered, and he mumbled incoherently.
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