Chapter 462: The Holy Light Angel Uther

Donald’s far-sighted and precise analysis completely dispelled King Charles of the Northlands’ doubts about becoming a true god.
“By the way, my next plan is to let Xize also strive to become a demi-god and gain the chance to be enshrined as a god. What do you think of that?”
“Of course, that’s great!”
Donald smiled upon hearing this and said, “Although King Seventh may still lack some experience, his mindset and willpower far surpass those of most other legendary warriors. He definitely has the potential to become a true god. However, his identity as a Holy Spirit remains his weakness. Fortunately, I have a demi-god’s body here. Though it has lost its divine fire, it was still transformed by the laws of the universe. I’m sure King Seventh will find it useful!”
King Charles of the Northlands was overjoyed at these words. As someone born from a Holy Spirit, he knew the advantages of having a divine body before being enshrined as a god. He had asked Donald only to get some clues, as finding a suitable divine body was far more difficult than obtaining an ordinary divine relic!
He never expected Donald to offer one right away, which would save him a lot of trouble.
In fact, aside from the demi-god Axse, Donald also possessed a true god’s body—that of Ahag, the God of Force Demons who had been captured in the Land of Truth. This newly enshrined God of Force Demons hadn’t even had time to show off in the abyss before unfortunately clashing with the Duke of Bones, resulting in mutual destruction. Donald then took advantage of the situation and imprisoned him in his divine realm.
Although separated from his source of power and tormented by his old rival Amps, Ahag’s recovery ability as a true god allowed him to recover easily each time. Yet, both his identity as a demon god and the abyssal nature of his demonic body made them unsuitable for the path of an ordinary true god. Thus, even before Charles became a god, Donald hadn’t revealed this divine body, let alone now.
In comparison, Axse’s demi-god body was more suitable for King Seventh’s Holy Spirit. However, since Axse’s body still held his original soul, releasing it would immediately alert the Lord of Dawn. Therefore, it was better to wait until King Seventh’s Holy Spirit was ready to ascend to demi-godhood before giving it to him.
King Charles wasn’t in a hurry. After bidding farewell to Donald, he returned to the capital to share this good news with King Seventh.

Donald naturally strongly supported and was optimistic about having another true god powerhouse among his allies, the Celtic royal family. The strength of either him or King Charles of the North could help their alliance gain a firm footing among the forces of the gods, ensuring they wouldn’t be easily oppressed. Donald knew that before he ignited the Divine Flame, he had always been nothing more than a pawn on the gods’ chessboard, one that wasn’t even given much attention. It wasn’t until he became a Grand Mage of Gold that the true gods began to pay him slight attention. Even the Goddess of Agriculture only started to consider him as a potential partner after he suddenly rose to the status of a demi-god; before that, he had merely been a pawn made with little hope. “Now I finally become one of the many players in this game, with the right to make moves. Though I’m still no match for the true strong ones among the gods, I have advantages they can’t match. Surpassing them is just a matter of time…” With that thought, he sent someone to summon Uther, who was already a Golden Paladin and the highest combat commander in Dalaran. After nearly two years of preparation, the number of members in the Silver Hand Knights Order had surpassed fifty, making it an incredibly powerful force among secular noble forces. Candidates with the physique suitable for sensing the power of holy light were extremely rare, and even greater purity of soul was required. Anyone who successfully received Uther’s guidance and obtained a seed of holy light could immediately become a full-fledged Bronze-level knight under the blessing of holy power. With Uther’s systematic training, reaching Silver level wouldn’t be a problem. After all, they relied on the power of holy light, just like the holy warriors of the true gods, who could receive divine spell powers, allowing their strength to grow much faster than that of ordinary knights or swordsmen! Currently, the Silver Hand Knights Order had eighteen full members, all of whom were paladins who had reached the Silver level. Although they didn’t possess Uther’s four core skills, they could achieve similar abilities through simulations of holy power. Besides ultimate spells like resurrection, abilities such as holy healing, sacred shields, and protective auras had become the signature powers of Silver Hand paladins. Additionally, more specialized minor spells like light projection, detection of the undead, and detection of evil had been developed. Since these spells were cast using holy power, they were more flexible to use than similar spells cast by mages.

“Uther, this is the divine essence of a demi-god. It belongs to the light faction, just like your holy light power. Do you have the confidence to merge it with yours and take control of the source of this world’s holy light power ahead of time, thereby breaking through to become a powerful demi-god?”
Faced with Donald’s choice, Uther knelt down on one knee without even frowning and accepted it. “I have the confidence to fulfill the mission given by my master. It is my honor!”
Donald nodded and said, “Very good!”
With that, he placed the floating demi-god divine essence in front of Uther, who was clad in silver armor.
Uther immediately unleashed the holy light power within him to envelop the divine essence.
If Uther’s already formidable holy light power was like a campfire, then that brilliant demi-god divine essence was like the bright moon in the sky—relatively small from afar, yet capable of emitting boundless light that illuminated everything around it.
This was why the holy light power was relatively peaceful and inclusive, and its nature was very similar to that of the divine essence crystal formed from divine fire, which prevented a violent reaction from the divine essence. However, for Uther, with the strength of a Golden Holy Knight, it would likely take some time to refine this divine essence.
In response, Donald simply stripped away a trace of his own divine essence related to light and bestowed it directly upon Uther, who was trying to merge with the divine essence, through the Book of Truth.
Even before igniting the divine fire, Donald had already obtained divine power related to the realm of light. Now, whether it was the god of faith or the hidden god of laws, he was already a true god with a complete divine essence. Stripping away a trace of divine essence had no impact on him, but it meant a lot to Uther, who was still learning to master the application of basic laws.
With Uther’s firm will, he quickly subdued this trace of divine essence bestowed by Donald. Within just a few hours, it was transformed into a divine life form.
After acquiring this divine lineage, his originally gentle holy light power surged dramatically, like a campfire doused with hot oil. This indicated that his control over holy light power had improved by at least one level. Although Uther had not yet reached the legendary realm, he could now utilize the power of divinity to unleash holy light power on par with that of a legendary being.
With his holy light power greatly enhanced, Uther’s process of communicating with that radiant divine essence accelerated by more than ten times. The demi-god divine essence, which had previously remained indifferent to the holy light power, finally began to show some reaction.

Although merely the radiant power of the Godhead Lord yielded a slight response to the holy light, Donald was pleased for Uther. This sign indicated that Uther had over 70% chances of successfully integrating this Godhead. Even if he couldn’t communicate with it to harness the holy light and become a demigod, he could still rely on the Godhead to gradually transform his physique and eventually ignite divine fire. Seeing that Uther’s recovery would take at least ten days to half a month, Donald ordered guards to protect the manor while he went to attend to other matters.

Currently, Kelthas led a group to the New World to take on contracts, honing the warriors’ strength and willpower. Yet the defenses of the territory remained strong—the influx of elves had increased Dalaran’s military power rather than diminished it. Even ordinary elves who hadn’t undergone class transformations generally possessed skills at the bronze level or above, making it possible to have nearly everyone serve as a warrior. Moreover, the original elf inhabitants were all powerful professionals who had undergone transformations; there were many at the silver level, and dozens at the gold level. Such strength would scare even a major noble!

Donald understood that aside from Uther, no one else in the territory currently met the conditions for rapid advancement without any risks—even Ampthos, the demigod demon, was an exception. As for a bronze dragon like Nozdormu, its ability to reach the legendary realm so quickly stemmed from its immense potential. But after obtaining the title of Sea Lord, it had tapped into most of that potential. To progress further, it would need to rely on time, just like other dragons. Unless it took another path—acquiring more territory to enhance its divine power!

Thus, if he wanted to rapidly boost his own strength, he had to focus on external means! The first thing that came to Donald’s mind was forging artifacts. The appearance of Wrath of Nature previously had nearly doubled his combat effectiveness, and using artifacts for attacks didn’t incur the costs associated with abilities like Great Prophecy or Great Law. If the opponent was too strong, even as a true god, using such abilities would drain his divine power due to the harsh rules. With artifacts, as long as there were sufficient materials and legal authority, they could be reused repeatedly without pollution or harm—undoubtedly a more cost-effective option!

For most true gods, forging an artifact was extremely difficult; just collecting materials required considerable effort. It often took decades or even centuries to complete.

But for Donald, with the Gods’ Codex allowing him to delegate divine powers, as long as he had the right materials, he could create artifacts with any desired attributes and functions. As for materials for divine artifacts, his adventures in the main world had enabled him to accumulate quite a bit over time—two trips to the Totem Continent and his hunts for the Ocean Lord had resulted in a supply of divine artifact materials that surpassed that of most lower and mid-tier gods. Although these weren’t high-tier materials sufficient for creating supreme artifacts, they still included several relatively rare types that could be used as materials for artifacts right now.