The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Therefore, although the consumption is about the same, the Holy Lord's gains from one devouring ritual are not even enough to condense a single power, even the weakest one.

However, the impact is not significant; it simply means that the ritual will be held more often. The Devouring Ritual is just a bit more complicated to set up, but in reality, it is far less dangerous than the Pick-up Ritual.

Of course, for Isaac, it's the same for both. As long as he's steady and doesn't get greedy, neither ritual is dangerous. If it doesn't work the first time, he can just do it a few more times.

So while Isaac was a little disappointed that the Holy Lord hadn't managed to break through to the third tier, he wasn't too upset.

Upon hearing Isaac's question, the Holy Lord closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before saying, "At least two more Devouring Rituals are needed to advance, which means at least three different dimensional magics are required to begin constructing authority."

Isaac raised an eyebrow; he noticed the key point in the Lord's words.

The previous part stated that two more ceremonies were needed for promotion, but the following part changed to the beginning of building authority.

It's important to understand that regardless of the path or race, only those who possess authority qualify as Tier 3; those who are currently building authority do not qualify as Tier 3.

Of course, Isaac didn't believe that the Holy Lord would make such a basic mistake. So this could only mean that the Holy Lord was very confident in the matter of constructing authority, so confident that he believed that as long as he obtained the power of the dimensional demon god, he could immediately advance!

However, after thinking about it carefully, Isaac realized that although Shendu was currently the weakest of his creations, and could not even beat the rat now, it was a dragon with dragon blood, and a pure-blooded dragon at that!

It is at least evolving into a pure-blooded dragon, with a very high level of human bloodline, so advancing to the third tier is naturally not difficult.

Therefore, Isaac stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said to the Holy Lord, "In that case, let's not rush the advancement. First, absorb as much power as possible from the dimensional demons. Before you advance, strengthen your dragon bloodline first."

Upon hearing this, the Holy Lord's eyes lit up. If anyone else had said this, the Holy Lord would not have paid any attention. If dragon bloodlines were so easy to purify, this world would have been ruled by dragons long ago.

But if it's the owner, then it's different!

The Holy Lord knows that the Master possesses a high-level magic spell that can accelerate bloodline purification, and can also amplify the power of that high-level magic spell several times through a very magical means!

So it had been eyeing this curse for a long time. However, as much as it coveted it, it was also aware of the danger of the curse. When bloodlines are purified at high speed, they require a lot of energy to support them, and the higher the bloodline level, the more so.

Moreover, once the bloodline begins to evolve, it can never be stopped!

This means that if you are not prepared, then that curse will be a death warrant!

So although it looked forward to it, it never asked its master to cast that spell on it, nor did it ever have such a thought. It believed that its master would not forget it, and that the reason it didn't mention it was simply because the time was not right!

Now, it's clear that the owner believes the time is right!

After giving some instructions to the somewhat excited Holy Lord, Isaac turned and returned to the laboratory. At the same time, he instructed Liuli to start collecting some materials that could support the purification of dragon blood. He wanted to brew some magic potions for the Holy Lord and also prepare some for Smith.

He was originally worried about how to help Smith advance to the third rank, but from the Holy Lord, he remembered that he had a high-level spell that could be used to purify bloodlines. Smith, like the Holy Lord, also possessed the bloodline of a pure-blooded dragon, and in terms of purity, he was even purer than the Holy Lord.

Then the matter of promotion becomes much simpler. Just cast a few more spells on them, and once their bloodline level is raised, breaking through will naturally become easier.

However, this only applies to the third tier. Going further, bloodline alone is not enough, or rather, Isaac doesn't have enough resources to continue increasing their bloodline purity.

This made Isaac realize that it was time to organize his own power. If it weren't for the Holy Lord, he probably wouldn't have remembered that he had such a high-level spell.

Unfortunately, he had a few more ways to acquire power: from Outer Gods, through self-study, through modification surgery, and even from the legendary three fundamental wizarding spellbooks, which supposedly draw power from faith. His knowledge was indeed quite diverse...

Ugh, so annoying!

Isaac sighed, walked to the table and sat down. He casually tore off a piece of parchment and began writing line by line on it, pausing from time to time to think. There was no way around it; besides having too many abilities, some of them had already been integrated into a single whole.

For example, the Flesh Nest, a magic originating from the Lord of Billions of Flesh, has now merged with the dimensional world as it has grown.

At this point, Isaac realized that in terms of the development of the dimensional world, he should perhaps try to seize the dimensions of other dimensional demons, instead of just taking advantage of the Lord of billions of flesh and blood.

The reason, naturally, is the same as that of the arcane mage: if one has too deep a grasp of the power of a demon god in a certain dimension, it may lead to a stronger backlash, and in the end, it may even be a stepping stone for the billions of flesh and blood lords!

It would be ridiculous if it really came to that.

Although the power obtained through the transaction ritual is normally unrelated to that god, and is protected by the legendary gate, a point proven throughout the long history of mad witches, theoretically there is nothing to worry about.

However, a great man once said in Isaac's previous life, "Science does not believe in authority, science only believes in truth!"

So, at least in this matter, it's perfectly fine to take precautions.

And it would be too pitiful to always catch the same god to exploit.

Besides, the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood doesn't only have dimensional worlds; He has many other good things and wouldn't waste the fact that His offerings are easy to collect!

After meditating at his desk for a while, Isaac successfully wrote down all the abilities he possessed, filling... half a parchment...

Yes, the quantity is much less than I expected.

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[Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood: Dimensional Worlds, Dimensional Fruits, Infinite Magic, Creation of Flesh and Blood, Flesh and Blood Nests]

[The Black Orc God: Fel Energy Refining Technology, Necromancer Magic]

[White Whale: White Whale Doppelganger, Devouring and Evolution (Sage Lord)]

Lord of R'lyeh: Technology for stealing dimensional magic, Dream Essence (already used to enhance dimensional worlds), Creation of Dimensional Familiars - Nightmare (requires Dimensional Essence)

Void Worm: Void Wormhole (Combines storage, movement, and defense)

【Eternal Lord of the Mystic Star: Heart of the Mystic Star (Construct Activation), Analysis Authority】

Cinderella: Transformation Magic, Fairies and Elves

[The Ugly Duckling: A High-Level Spell - Transform from an Ugly Duckling into a Noble Swan]

【The God Thief (My Own Legend): The God Thief (Creator of Familia - Ruri)】

The Third Eye of Evil: God's Chosen - The Authority of Reality and Illusion

[Spell: Omitted]

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After roughly summarizing his current abilities, Isaac had some new ideas for future development, but the most urgent task at present was to solve the problem of the magic book.

Now that the second phase of the modification surgery is completely completed, the second magic book can be officially written.

Currently, of the three magic books for the Grand Wizard stage, one has already been filled with "Snow White," and the remaining two are "Self-Tales" and "Knowledge of Outer Gods." The order of these two is not important.

However, Isaac prefers to tell his own story. Firstly, it's the most convenient, and secondly, the things he did in Etra should have spread widely enough after this period of fermentation, making it the perfect time to strike!

Leaning over his desk, Isaac opened his magic book, pretended to meditate for a moment, and then quickly began to write down one eerie and terrifying character after another.

Isaac wrote very quickly because it was actually plagiarism...

Yes, although it is a self-told story, it was not written by Isaac himself. There's no way around it; in the eyes of the world, his story, while exciting and thrilling, is ultimately written for others to read. The writer's writing style will directly determine how exciting the story is!

This is unlike those fairy tales that not only have an outline but also have many adapted versions to add details; Isaac had to fill in many parts himself.

Fortunately, Caesar had already considered this, so he specifically instructed the territory's intelligence personnel to secretly follow Isaac and record his words and actions. Then, he handed over the recorded information to a well-known writer who specialized in writing autobiographies for legendary wizards, "polished" it slightly, and finally gave it to Isaac.

That's why Isaac was writing so furiously at that moment, his pen moving as if guided by a divine hand!

Soon, Isaac copied... no, wrote his latest autobiography into the magic book, and after a simple anchoring ritual, this step was officially completed.

This also means that he can proceed with the third stage of the modification surgery!

Before undergoing the third stage of the transformation surgery, Isaac's original plan was to first apply for the research project on stealing the power of the God of Credit, at least to get the research materials through the process. This way, once he completed all the rituals and officially advanced to the rank of High Wizard, he could immediately begin researching the project.

It’s a pity that ideals are full of hope, but reality is very skinny.

Even with the Fruit of Dimension paving the way, progress was extremely slow. Isaac had overestimated the courage of the sect's wizards. Upon hearing that Isaac wanted to steal the divine power of a true god, they rejected him without even asking which god it was...

This has resulted in him not even having used the Dimensional Fruit yet...

Without the joint signature of high-ranking wizards, he couldn't have applied for such a major project on his own, even though his authority within the sect had increased considerably. There were still some rules that couldn't be broken.

So for now, he can only continue researching the third-stage modification surgery while continuing to recruit people. If he really can't find anyone, he can only wait until he advances to the third stage before applying.

This was a last resort, after all, they were righteous gods. Isaac was actually quite timid; without the support of a cult, he really wouldn't dare to conduct such blatant research on such treasonous matters.

The first stage of transformation mainly involves the external limbs, the second stage involves some systems of the body, and this third stage is about the real inside of the body, that is, the internal organs!

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.