365 Not Just a Resurrection (1/2)

”Not… Not just a resurrection?”

”This wasn't all Vaughn wanted…” Although Vaughn had already died many millennia ago, Enderfa still had a hint of fear in his voice when he mentioned his name. ”I once saw the design of a Heaven Rank Puppet that Vaughn had drafted…”

”Hold on…” Lin Yun felt something amiss when he heard this. ”I didn't hear wrong, did I? You said Vaughn drafted the design of a Heaven Rank Puppet?”

Lin Yun accentuated the words Heaven Rank.

”Yes, that's correct.” But Enderfa replied in a natural tone.

”...” Lin Yun took a deep breath before forcing himself to calm down and ask, ”You are saying that an Artisan drafted the design of a Heaven Rank Puppet?”

”Haha, an Artisan…” But Lin Yun hadn't expected that these words would sound funny to Enderfa. He laughed for a while before being able to restrain himself. ”You really believe that Vaughn was only an Artisan? Do you think that the alchemist that inherited the legacy of the Dark Sage, do you think the alchemist whose power shook the Empire for over a millennium, who made all Heaven Rank powerhouses unable to raise their heads, would only be an Artisan? Think about it, Vaughn took only three years to suppress the six Overlords of Crystal Island, how could he only be an Artisan?”

”...” Lin Yun was a bit dumbstruck when he heard that. Enderfa's words completely toppled Lin Yun's understanding of Vaughn. For a long time, Vaughn had already appeared in all kinds of records, and was always referred to as an Artisan. Although he was far more powerful than an Artisan, he still remained an Artisan.

In fact, Lin Yun had always thought it was odd.

But Lin Yun straightforwardly agreed when Lys asked him to join the joint expedition.

It was because Lin Yun felt that exploring the ruins of an Artisan was within his abilities.

But now, the Magic Tool Incarnation that followed Vaughn for millennia, Enderfa, was telling him that Vaughn wasn't just an Artisan.

Not just an Artisan...

Then could he be a...

”Sai… Saint Alchemist?”

”This is something I don't know about, I'm only a Magic Tool Incarnation…” But after Lin Yun threw this question out, Enderfa once again refused to answer and avoided saying anything concrete. ”In any case, I saw him complete the design of that Heaven Rank Puppet…”

”Okay…” Lin Yun nodded but didn't press the matter, because he knew that this strange Magic Tool Incarnation was hiding as many secrets as Vaughn. He decided to focus on the matter at hand. ”Continue with the part about the Heaven Rank Puppet.”

”Yes, when I saw Vaughn's design, I noticed a very peculiar part. Vaughn left two interfaces in the Heaven Rank Puppet to be used for Soul Injection…”

”What?” Lin Yun wondered, 'Two interfaces? Was Vaughn thinking of injecting two Ancient Gods' souls?'

But then, Lin Yun thought of something.

'No… It wasn't for two Ancient Gods' souls!'

How formidable were Ancient Gods? They could casually kill an Archmage with a vestige of their power, it would already be very difficult for a Heaven Rank Puppet to host the soul of an Ancient God.

But if it wasn't for the Ancient God's soul, then what was it for?

Lin Yun suddenly was startled when he realized the answer.

He looked at Enderfa in horror. ”You mean, the other interface was put aside… put aside for…”

”Yes, it was put aside for Vaughn himself.”

”...” Although Lin Yun had guessed, hearing the answer still terrified him. He froze there for a minute before saying, ”What a madman…”

Now Lin Yun finally understood why Enderfa would say that Vaughn's goal wasn't as simple as resurrecting an Ancient God.

Two Soul Injection interfaces, one for the Ancient God's soul, and the other for Vaughn's own soul.

In other words, Vaughn wanted to fuse his soul with the soul of the Ancient God.

Vaughn wanted to take over that Ancient God's soul!

There had been many crazy alchemists in Noscent's history. The most common ones were the ones that kept saying that this world was created by alchemy.

But there had never been an alchemist as crazy as Vaughn.

He was trying to take over an Ancient God's soul!

This was simply horrifying...