To describe this Blue-Faced Mountain Ogre as having shed its old flesh and exchanged its bones could not have been more fitting. Li Chen had replaced nearly all its bones, flesh, and internal organs, turning them into artificial creations.
In essence, this was still an application of the Head-Swapping Technique, except that a Puppet Chassis cast from metal had been replaced with one fashioned from flesh and blood.
Creating a Puppet Chassis from flesh and blood was another discipline in its own right, an engineering undertaking in biological modification.
Yet these were merely human-made divisions. In practice, Li Chen had also felt the overlap and intersections between the different fields.
As the saying went, the art of application lay in the mind. Nature had nowhere near so many boundaries as clear-cut as the Jing and Wei Rivers. Only through broad learning, diverse talents, and free command of one's knowledge could everything flow effortlessly from mind to hand.
For him, this was an even greater challenge, because broad learning and diverse talents meant encountering more and challenging a wider world.
"I still fall short in many areas."
"But after this modification, I can at least say I've pushed open the doors to the great hall of this discipline."
"Now to see whether I've passed this test."
This puppet conversion was an examination Li Chen had set for himself.
The subject of the conversion was naturally the Blue-Faced Mountain Ogre before him.
Li Chen slowly stepped back a few paces and had Heavenly Pivot stop injecting the anesthetic and awaken the ogre's brain.
"Uuh..."
The Blue-Faced Mountain Ogre soon woke within the expected time.
The ogre opened its eyes and gazed at the dazzling light from the ceiling above, bewilderment showing in its pupils.
Soon, it finally reacted and began to struggle.