This crazy wizard is quite stable

Chapter 205 On the eve of promotion
The third stage of the remodeling surgery is different from the first two stages because it involves internal organs. Not only does the surgery become more difficult, but the selection of organs is also very important. After all, these are internal organs, and any problem with any of them would be a big problem!

This is also an important reason why Isaac chose to transplant the concept of the righteous faction into himself in the third phase.

After all, they are on the side of justice, representing truth, goodness, and beauty. Even if some problems arise, how big can they be?
Of these three transplant surgeries, one of them must be for the heart, because this is the organ transplant surgery that Isaac is most proficient in. He is so skilled that he wouldn't make a mistake even with his eyes closed!

Of course, there's another point, which is the heart material for the transplant. He currently has the most suitable target, even more suitable than the Heart of God he previously chose—the Angel Heart from the Treasury of Etra!
Angels, though servants of God, possess hearts that are superior to the heart of God, because the heart of God should actually be called a fragmented cultivation of the heart of a divine being!
While divine beings are also precious, their strength is not necessarily greater than that of angels.

Moreover, what Isaac truly valued was the concept of "justice" contained within the Heart of the Angel, a concept far purer than that of the Heart of God.

Because in the eyes of the world, God is divided into good and evil, and God does not necessarily represent truth, goodness and beauty. This is indeed the case. Angels, as God's servants, are also divided into good and evil.

But in the eyes of the world, angels are the embodiment of truth, goodness, and beauty, and they are justice!

Therefore, from a conceptual standpoint, Angel Heart better suits Isaac's requirements.

Not to mention that this angel heart is intact! It's only a fourth-tier angel heart, making it an extremely rare low-tier angel heart!

Besides the heart, Isaac chose the liver as the second organ, which would greatly improve his energy, making it essential for his research.

As for the third one...

Isaac decided to take a different approach, choosing bones—ribs—instead of organs!
Legend has it that the path of a wizard, though seemingly complicated, can be simply summarized in one sentence: to elevate oneself from a mortal with no magical talent to a higher magical being!
During his formal wizarding phase, he obtained a pure power seed through trade with other magical creatures and planted it in his spine, forcibly granting himself magical power and the ability to sense magical power.

During the Grand Wizard stage, the spine on the back has accumulated a large amount of magic power and has been strengthened to a certain extent. However, the spine alone is not enough, so nine modification surgeries are needed to bring oneself closer to magic power.

Of course, the nine surgeries are just a process. The final result will definitely be to combine the power of all the transplanted and modified magical organs in the body to sublimate oneself into a higher magical life form!
In this process, the spine, as the starting point of everything, is certainly very important. Therefore, in choosing the final remodeling surgery, Isaac did not choose a more traditional organ, but instead chose to remodel the ribs.

Because the ribs are connected to the spine, the transmission of magic is more efficient, which can increase the probability of advancement to a certain extent.

So, what is the price?

Naturally, their physical body is weaker than that of wizards of the same level, and their magical reserves are also relatively smaller.

However, this didn't have much of an impact on Isaac, since he was a wizard and generally didn't engage in melee combat. As for the slight lack of magic power...

There are ways to make up for it!
Compared to the benefits, it's not worth mentioning. Of course, Isaac wasn't after that success rate. The reason he chose this was because of his magical pet, Hamon.

As Isaac's magical pet, Harmon's power originates from being connected to Isaac's spine. This is why, even now, it still emerges from the back of Isaac's head, because that is its home.

Therefore, once Isaac's spine is strengthened, Hamon will naturally be strengthened as well. Moreover, this strengthening is a fundamental strengthening, unlike the strengthening that Isaac gave to his magical pet when he advanced.

Isaac had always been very concerned about Hamon, the magical pet with whom he had a close relationship.

However, Hamon belongs to the Hand of God, and most of the powerful enhancement paths of the Hand of God only officially begin at the third tier, so it is no longer Isaac's biggest helper in battle as it once was.

Unfortunately, Isaac's treasury did not contain a rib that met his requirements; he could only obtain it from the cult, specifically a small piece of a golden dragon's rib.

However, the so-called "small piece" is only relative to Jinlong. For Isaac, this thing is quite big, taller than Isaac himself!
Naturally, such a large thing cannot be transplanted directly. It needs to be brewed into a magic potion first, just like the second stage of modification, and then slowly modified.

The difference this time is that there is not only internal use, but also external use—that is, to cut open the chest and apply the potion mixed with some bone powder to Isaac's ribs!

The risk factor for the entire surgery is quite high.

However, things are not too bad for Isaac now, since he has magical powers.

And so, Isaac once again plunged into the process of modifying himself. The first thing to be transplanted was naturally the Angel Heart, which took two months. After that, he studied the modifications for the last two surgeries while waiting for his body and heart to fuse together.

Three months later, the Angel Heart transplanted by Isaac had fully integrated with him, and with everything ready, he began his liver transplant.

Isaac's transplanted liver was from Titans, a species that currently exists only in the void. They possess eternal lifespans and near-immortal regenerative abilities. They are dedicated to maintaining world peace and preventing the world from heading towards destruction; they are a group of beings that cannot be more righteous.

Of course, because of their lofty ideals, the Titans, despite their immense power, were all, without exception, poor. They would not keep any money they had, but would instead devote it all to saving endangered worlds.

Therefore, some Titans usually rely on selling themselves to make a living, because the Titans' vitality is so strong that they dare to sell not only livers, but also hearts and brains!

Of course, whether you dare to accept it is another matter entirely.

Because the Titans have a very high life rank, almost equivalent to gods, their flesh and blood are not so useful; one careless move and they could kill themselves!
This is one of the reasons why Isaac chose to have the Angel Heart transplanted instead of the Titan Heart.

Of course, the main reason is that I can't afford it...

Isaac had already done everything he could to get his hands on the Titan's Liver, and even owed a few favors. The Titan's Heart...

I don't have that ability, you know?
Titan's liver, like the ribs of a golden dragon, was a colossal object for Isaac, but Titan's liver was even much, much larger, as big as a two-story building!
Fortunately, the interior of Isaac's mage tower is large enough to accommodate it.

However, although the Titan liver is as huge as the Golden Dragon rib, the modification method is quite different from that of the Golden Dragon rib. The Titan liver needs to be transplanted as a whole!

Of course, before the transplant, it needs to be shrunk using magic, shrinking it to the size of a human liver, before the transplant can begin.

Fortunately, this step was not difficult for Isaac, who could use his cheat code to amplify the effects of magic. Therefore, it only took Isaac a month to complete the transplant of the Titan liver and integrate his own liver into the Titan liver, just like when he transplanted his heart.

Next, Isaac waited another three months until the body's rejection reaction disappeared, and then he directly began the final modification surgery!
...In the blink of an eye, another three months have passed. Isaac has completed all the physical modifications for the Great Wizard stage. He is still three rituals away from becoming a High Wizard.

One is the ritual of the third stage of the transformation surgery, which is also Liuli's advancement ritual. Isaac will use the power of the ritual to maximize the ability of the [God Thief] and obtain more benefits for Liuli.

One is the content of the third spellbook in the Great Wizard stage. This part is to write down the knowledge obtained from the Outer Gods. Actually, the necromancy obtained from the God of the Orcs also counts, but Isaac has no interest in necromancy, at least he does not intend to learn it himself, and it is not too much trouble anyway.

The last one is the ceremony for advancing to the rank of high wizard!

After Isaac completed the nine transformation surgeries, the sect officially opened up the methods for advancing to higher wizards to him.

Legend has it that the way wizards advance to the third rank is quite different from that of knights and arcane mages.

To advance to the third rank, a knight must first condense power, and then use the power of that power to evolve their life form. Based on the method of condensing power, two knight paths are distinguished.

Arcanists, on the other hand, are different. They first evolve their life form before acquiring their powers.

This is quite similar to the legendary wizards. The difference is that arcane mages inherently possess magical talent, so they do not need to modify their bodies to increase their magical power level.

The arcanist's approach is to first transform and elevate the soul by studying and learning a great arcane art, and then, in turn, promote the evolution of the physical body—a very safe method.

This is natural, since the path of the arcane mage itself evolved from the path of the legendary wizard. In a sense, the arcane mage is indeed more advanced than the legendary wizard.

Arcanists need to possess magical talent, which is why the legendary wizards have been able to continue to exist. Otherwise, Isaac would also like to become an arcanist if he could.

Unfortunately, no if...

Lacking magical talent, he could only choose the path of a legendary wizard.

In contrast to the simple and safe path to advancement for knights and arcane mages, the path to advancement for legendary wizards is not only diverse but also extremely risky!
There are three traditional methods of advancement. One is the potion method, which involves constantly taking magic potions to deeply integrate oneself with those foreign magical organs, ultimately promoting the evolution of life.

The advantage of the potion-based method is its stability. Although the entire process takes a very long time, this gives the wizard enough time to adjust the potion ratio according to their own situation.

However, there are many drawbacks. One is that it takes a long time; the fastest promotion record to date has taken a full three years!
Secondly, there is a high probability of going insane because it requires taking a large amount of magic potions. Although magic potions do not have the concept of poison, they contain concepts. If the process of taking the potion is not handled properly, a large number of useless concepts will be left behind. In severe cases, one may even completely lose oneself and become a madman!
The second traditional method of advancement is the "life-or-death" approach, which involves constant fighting, constantly challenging limits, walking on the edge of death, and completely merging with the modified organs at the extremes, thereby sublimating one's life form.

The advantage of this method is that it is perfect; once successful, there will be no side effects. Of course, the disadvantage is also obvious: if it fails, it's game over.

The noble mage must hone his skills through bloody battles...

Well, that's a bit abstract.

Fortunately, there are even more abstract mad wizards among the legendary wizards. They draw inspiration from the second method, the so-called walking between life and death, which is essentially nothing more than seeking thrills. And what thrill in this world can compare to facing the Outer Gods?

Of course, this is the Mad Witch's promotion method, not the traditional promotion method, but it is an optimization of the Mad Witch's promotion method.

That is, through the power of ritual, the concept that does not belong to oneself in the modified organs is forcibly crushed and completely integrated into the body.

Compared to the previous two methods, this promotion method is much safer and purer.

However, the drawbacks are also obvious. First, the setup of such a promotion ceremony is extremely difficult. The understanding of the ceremony and the mastery of the concept are beyond the reach of ordinary wizards.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad, because those who can advance to the level of advanced wizards are not mediocre; at most, they may have some specializations.

The biggest problem with this method of advancement is that it requires the power of a true god during the process...

Moreover, it's not just any ordinary righteous god; it has to be a relatively powerful one.

If the former can be achieved simply through talent, then the latter relies purely on background; ordinary nobodys don't have the qualifications to use this method.

This is one of the reasons why, even in this day and age, there are still many strange and unusual ways to get promoted.

However, as a member of the Cult of Flesh and Blood and a highly anticipated genius wizard, Isaac, though a mad wizard with a somewhat abnormal mind, possessed undeniable talent.

Therefore, he naturally has the right to use this method.

The only downside to this method for Isaac is that since everyone involved is a righteous god, there's no way to earn extra money...

But there was no other way; he really didn't dare let the Outer Gods interfere with such a major matter as advancing to the higher level, as that would be tantamount to courting death.

Getting back to the point, these three rituals were all quite simple for Isaac; the only difficulty was choosing the right ones and the time it took.

The first thing Isaac did was naturally the ascension ceremony for Liuli. Liuli's ascension was very simple: she just needed to continue stealing the divine power of the Outer God and then merge with her.

As for the target...

Yes, it's still my old friend, the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood!
Unfortunately, Isaac also wanted to target some slumbering demons, but the conditions simply didn't allow it; the mats were too difficult to collect...

It's nowhere near as convenient as collecting the essence of flesh and blood...

(End of this chapter)