THE 'world's most extreme' body modification addict has now taken his transformation to a new level – by getting his ears cut out like BATS.

Tattoo artist Renato De Santa, 41, already sports a "demon smile", has his tongue split in two, and implants under his skin to give him horns.

He has spent a whopping £12,000 to undergo a series of extreme procedures to achieve his daring desired look.

And Renato proved he doesn't bat around on his mission to achieve his unbelievable appearance – by having his ears shredded into points.

The shocking journey to become a real-life "Batman" has now saw him have surgery to cut his ear in a bid to replicate a bat's wing.

But he says the gruesome procedure isn't even the most painful modification he has had done.

The 41-year-old has already spent thousand of pounds on reworking his face to achieve the "demon" look he yearns for.

The rapper previously hit the headlines last year after revealing he had swathes of his flesh peeled back between the corners of his mouth and ears.

The transformation, which has been termed a Glasgow smile, is created with a scalpel.

Renato has even dyed his eyeballs black, has a bifurcated tongue and the number '666' carved into his head – but isn't worried about being gawked at in the street.

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He believes his look isn't seen as scary – in fact, he says some consider it sexy.

He told Jam Press: "[My modifications] don’t interfere negatively in my love life, because I surround myself with people who are adept to my culture.

"Nowadays, there is still prejudice and sometimes I get offensive messages on the internet. But that doesn’t worry me."

The musician traces his fascination with self-transformation back to 1996, when he worked as an apprentice in a tattoo studio.

Renato says 65 per cent of his body is now adorned in inkings and modifications – which has set him back around £11,509.

His drive to fulfill his bold look is spurned by his wish to become one with his spiritual self.

As part of this, he got the numbers '666' carved into the side of his head, which he paired with some implanted horns.

My intention is to free minds and show that we can be who we want, while respecting the space of our fellow men.

The tattoo artist explained: "I started to modify my body with the intention of externalising the art that I have in my spirit.

"So far I've spent in the range of £12,000 with all the modifications, not counting what I've already spent on tattoos and piercings that I no longer have.

"My last procedure was the cuts in my ear to leave it in the shape of a bat ear.

"The most painful modification is between the cut tongue and the scarification on my head.

"My intention is to free minds and show that we can be who we want, while respecting the space of our fellow men."

But his bold mission to become the real-life Batman isn't always applauded.

Renato added: "There's still a lot of prejudice even in the tattoo world, and people with commercial or trendy tattoos sometimes get scared by my changes, but that's no problem for me.

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"The kids like it a lot and see me as a superhero. They ask how the implants were made and also my eyes.

"The elderly show more resistance in accepting my changes because they are from another time and used to other customs."

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