Steadfast Wizard: From Heart-Swapping Rat to Dimensional Demon God

Isaac only bought two types of Hamon's enhancement rituals. Although theoretically there is no limit to the types of rituals that a pet can perform at each stage, as long as you have the money, you can add any types you want.

However, such rituals have a diminishing effect; the more they are used, the less effective they become.

Although using all the rituals currently won't render them ineffective, the cost-effectiveness is very low, and the improvement later on is negligible.

Isaac didn't rush into action, but first carefully studied the two rituals, and he had a conjecture.

According to the brief introduction in the purchase catalog, Hamon can use these two rituals three times and once respectively at the current stage. The three-times ritual is the Hand of the Demon, which can acquire some of the magical talents of monsters, while the one-time ritual is the Hand of the Demon God, which can enhance the mysterious attribute at the current stage.

Isaac wanted to see if he could overcome the limit with his own cheat system. The Magic Hand was fine, but a few more low-level spells wouldn't make much difference, since he could learn them himself. There was no need to waste money on them; every little bit helps!

The removal of the upper limit has a significant impact on the Demon God's Hand. If Hamon's mystical attributes can be enhanced an unlimited number of times, how powerful would Hamon be when he becomes a high wizard?

The reason for purchasing this ritual was also because of this little ulterior motive.

Of course, even if it's not possible, this ritual is still very practical.

Isaac is no longer the newbie who just became a legendary wizard; he has been a wizard for almost three months now!

He already had some understanding of legendary wizards and arcane sorcerers.

Although arcane wizards seem to have evolved from legendary wizards, and there is a connection between them, they have actually embarked on a different path. While they still pursue knowledge and transform it into power, compared to legendary wizards, they have abandoned something—mysticism!

They would publish the knowledge they had researched, so that more people would know about it. Then, with the help of geniuses gathered together, they would develop more advanced knowledge through discussion and exchange. Then, they would repeat this process step by step, getting closer to the truth.

In this process, although they lost the power bestowed by the "mystery," they also gained the gift of "truth"!

Their power, which originates from the truth, will not be weakened in the slightest by the dissipation of mystery.

But legendary wizards are different. Although the source of a legendary wizard's power is faith, not mystery, they are still influenced by mystery. Long ago, wizards mostly studied on their own, maintaining their unparalleled mystery.

But as time has passed, times have changed. Today, most witchcraft is no longer mysterious, nor is it held by any one person alone, except for high-level spells.

Therefore, since the mystery of magic itself is unreliable, legend has it that wizards have developed another way to be amplified by [mystery], namely, transferring [mystery] to themselves!

The more [mystery] one possesses, the stronger the amplification of some spells will be.

Nowadays, many high-level spells even require a certain degree of mysticism to learn.

Therefore, for legendary wizards, increasing their mystical attributes is definitely not a loss.

……

"Sigh~"

After a long pause, Isaac sighed heavily. It was hopeless…

For these two rituals, his "golden touch" can only affect the success rate.

Through research, Isaac discovered that the essence of these two rituals is actually to tap into the potential of the Hand of God, only in different directions. This is why the more types there are, the lower the effect, because the potential has already been largely developed in the previous stages.

There was only so much left to begin with, so naturally not much could be developed.

But because potential is something that you can always squeeze out if you try, even if you use all the current rituals, it will still have a slight effect.

However, even the richest people can't afford this kind of thing, let alone someone as poor as Isaac.

"Ugh, time to get to work!"

Shaking his head, Isaac stood up and walked to another area in the laboratory specifically for setting up ceremonies, where Hamon had already arranged the ceremonial materials.

Even the mats to increase the success rate have been prepared.

The first thing to do is the Hand of Magic. Isaac has prepared two targets for Hamon: one is the Wind Blade of the Gale Wolf, to increase his currently lacking attack methods, and the other is the Illusionary Butterfly's Illusionary Runes, to increase his control methods.

Moreover, the Illusionary Rune can benefit from the [Mysterious] amplification, so it has great potential.

Isaac chose to put the third target aside for now, as the spells he could acquire were definitely more than what he had so far. In any case, the ritual setup was relatively simple, and he only needed to make a choice before he became a Grand Wizard.

The cushion made from the Gale Wolf is very simple; it comes from the wolf's own resources. It requires the essence of the Gale Wolf's flesh and blood, which increases the yield by one percent per serving. It's very cheap, and the fortress has no shortage of this stuff.

So Isaac didn't hold back and directly pushed it to 200%!

With everything ready, Isaac stood in the center of the wave-shaped magic circle. Around him were various bizarre magical materials, including bloody intestines, dried-up monster fingers, broken scales, and black hand-shaped wooden carvings.

In the center of the magic circle, before Isaac, was the heart of a Gale Wolf, and beneath the heart were square pieces of flesh and blood essence.

A mysterious incantation emanated from Isaac's mouth, and a mysterious magical wave rippled outwards from Isaac. The materials on the magic circle all emitted a faint glow, and wisps of magical light converged into the heart of the demonic wolf in front of Isaac. Under the influence of this special magical power, some mysterious blue patterns began to appear on the surface of the demonic wolf's heart.

"Rip~"

Hamon emerged from behind Isaac's head and pounced on the wolf's heart. Its serrated jaws opened wide and swallowed the heart whole. It chewed twice, and crimson blood flowed from the corner of its lips.

"Slurp~"

Its long, purplish-black tongue suddenly shot out, licking away all the blood flowing from the corner of its mouth, and then its palm returned to normal.

However, it was only the shape that was restored. In reality, after Hamon swallowed the wolf's heart, streams of blood-red magic began to spread from his palm to his entire arm, and wherever it passed, it visibly grew stronger.

Soon, the magical fluctuations in the laboratory gradually subsided, and Isaac stopped chanting, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Another ritual was completed, and I became even stronger.

"Hamon!"

After the ceremony, Isaac pointed at the target that had been prepared in the spell training area, gave a soft shout, and then Hamon lightly flicked his index finger, and a wind blade shot out instantly, accurately cutting it in two!

Wind Blade, got it!