Ian has been troubled by a problem for a long time - the second block of restrictions.
According to his calculations, after being transformed by "Life Code", he should be able to break through two limitations in one fell swoop, but this is not the case.
After many experiments, he discovered that a force very similar to "Law of Death" was preventing this process.
The fluctuation of that power was exactly the same as the law energy he had felt in "Deathly Hallows".
This made him realize that restrictions are not purely physiological constraints, but a deeper restriction of the laws of the world.
He got some clues from Nicolas Flamel's memory.
The great Alchemy man once used Philosopher's Stone to break through First Limitation, but he was never able to break through the second level.
Flamel quickly noticed that Philosopher's Stone had abnormalities due to that use, so he no longer asked his wife Perenelle to repeat what he did.
So, he spent many years researching a safer way:
Through systematic meditation and magic training, Magic Core can be "destroyed and reshaped" like a muscle,
Thus gradually breaking the first restriction.
Perenelle finally used this method to successfully break through First Limitation, and Flamel also taught this theory to Dumbledore.
As for whether the latter really breaks through with this, Ian is not sure.
Flamel later tried to break through Second Limitation using the same method, but failed.
Until many years later, his wife violated the warning and insisted on using Philosopher's Stone to directly force a breakthrough.
She succeeded - and became one of the few wizards to break through Second Limitation.
However, a price also comes:
The resentment of the soul lingering in Philosopher's Stone eroded her magic power.
By the time she was three hundred years old, her magic power had declined to just the level it was before her breakthrough--
About twenty-five times that of an average adult wizard.
Nowadays, her strength is just that of an old wizard who is "above average".
After integrating these data, Ian began to verify in a systematic way.
He first cooperated with Snape to refine a potion that could help break restrictions.
Then, he selected a group of captured dark wizards as experimental subjects.
Use a combination of different breakthrough methods:
Some use "Practice Method" first, and then supplement it with chemicals;
Some directly perform "Body Modification Method";
There are also a very few who allow the use of dangerous methods called "Stone Method".
He kept detailed records of each set of experiments.
Since "Practice Method" takes a very long time,
Ian uses Law of Time of "World Gate",
Send these experimental bodies to different time flow rates,
Let them continue to practice for a long time until they achieve breakthrough.
In the end, he succeeded in creating a wizard who broke through the three restrictions--
The total amount of magic power is comparable to the legendary Merlin and Morgana.
However, these people did not survive for long.
Although their magic power is strong, it is extremely unstable.
As Dumbledore once warned him:
"The vastness of magic power does not mean the control of power.
If you don't understand the law, even if your magic power is a hundred times greater, it will still be swallowed by yourself."
These transformed wizards eventually collapsed,
Their bodies could not bear the surge in magic power, and their souls were torn apart.
Ian calmly ended their lives--
It is not only to prevent disasters, but also to collect data.
He drew three key conclusions from this:
First, each restriction requires an independent method to break.
You cannot break through multiple times using the same method.
**Second,**Theoretically, any method can break through the limitations of any layer,
But the difficulty and stability of the breakthrough will change accordingly.
Thirdly, and most importantly,
The higher the level of breakthrough, the more powerful the method required.
If the first layer uses "Body Modification Method",
Then the second level must use higher-level means, such as "Stone Method" or law media.
On the contrary, if the first layer breaks through with "Practice Method",
The second layer is available with "Potion Method",
The third level requires "body modification" or higher-level media to complete.
And Ian himself, precisely because he first broke through the first level with "Life Modification Method",
As a result, medicine and practice can no longer be used.
The only thing he can use is the most dangerous one - "Philosopher's Stone".
"Stone Method" is the strongest method at his disposal.
According to the plan, that will be used for the third and final limit.
Therefore, he must find something between "body modification" and "Philosopher's Stone",
A new way to break through the second level.
He once considered following the example of Grindelwald,
Using Law Force in "Deathly Hallows",
But he quickly rejected this idea.
"I don't trust death."
He murmured,
"That law itself has consciousness - who can guarantee that it will not leave a mark on my soul?"
Ian paces in the laboratory,
I thought about it for a long time.
"Then you can only use that item..."
He whispered to himself,
"Take 'Philosopher's Stone' as the end point and 'Soul Fusion Entity' as the relay..."
The key to Second Limitation may be in there."
He took a deep breath,
The theory that has been studied for three whole years has finally come to the moment of practice.
"It's really troublesome," he shook his head with a wry smile, "
If we could successfully replace Magic Core with Philosopher's Stone,
Now there is no need to go through such twists and turns."
After his thoughts calmed down a little, he added:
"But... maybe it is these obstacles that bring me closer to Truth."
He raised his head and looked at the silver Magic Core on the experimental table.
It was the culmination of countless failures and deaths.
"The third limit is the end point allowed by the world.
One hundred times the magic power is the upper limit of this universe."
Ian's mouth corners raised slightly.
"But if I could combine 'Philosopher's Stone' with my Magic Core--
Maybe I can cross this line."
He closed his notes and was about to start a new experiment,
Suddenly I remembered something Amelia mentioned a few days ago--
"I have a little trouble and I need your help to solve it."
He was obsessed with calculations at that time and ignored it.
Looking back now, I feel a little ashamed.
"Aunt... she has probably solved it on her own."
He smiled bitterly,
But I still got up, took a shower and put on clean clothes.
"Anyway, it's time to deal with some earthly matters."
As the blue flame flashes,
His figure disappeared from the laboratory,
Set foot on the road to Earth again.