This physique, once fully awakened, possesses endless divine power, an immortal golden body, and is invincible across all realms.

Moreover, the innate Sacred Body is likely even more terrifying than the acquired Battle Saint Body achieved through cultivation, with even greater potential.

This filled him with immense joy. He had originally thought he would need to start cultivating all over again, reach the Martial God realm, and then spend much effort to condense the Battle Saint Body. Now, it seemed none of that was necessary.

Because it was an innate Sacred Body, as long as the Sacred Body bloodline was awakened, he could directly become a Battle Saint Body.

Furthermore, he was confident he could return to the peak state of his previous life in an even shorter time.

He suspected that the birth of his innate Sacred Body might be related to his parents or even his entire family.

Because throughout history, aside from the speculated ancient ancestor of the Battle Saint lineage, no one had ever truly possessed an innate Sacred Body.

Yet, in his memory, it seemed that no one in the entire family had ever become a supreme figure of great glory and prosperity. He would need to ask his father, the family head, about this later.

Taking a deep breath, after all, having lived two lives, Ethan Brooks forcefully suppressed the boiling blood and excitement in his heart and calmed himself down.

Because he understood deeply that even with an innate Sacred Body, if the bloodline’s potential could not be awakened, it was as good as useless.

If an ordinary person possessed an innate Sacred Body, it would still be useless, because without a specialized cultivation method, it would be very difficult to awaken the Sacred Body bloodline, let alone become powerful and embark on a path defying the heavens.

Only by obtaining the Battle Saint Art could the Sacred Body bloodline be awakened and strengthened. For this was a supreme method created specifically for the Battle Saint Body.

Ethan Brooks felt very fortunate that in his previous life, he had been a Battle Saint and had obtained the inheritance of this lineage. Even though he had fallen in his past life, he had never lost the memories of the inheritance—they were deeply engraved in the depths of his soul.

With boundless excitement, Ethan Brooks sought out a particularly secluded courtyard within the mansion. This was a courtyard with red brick and green tiles, artificial hills, small bridges, and flowing water. It was originally a luxurious place, reserved only for especially important members of the family. However, it had become overgrown with weeds, neglected and untended for many years, and was now abandoned.

Because someone had died there and it was rumored to be haunted, the entire City Lord’s residence had once been thrown into panic. As a result, this courtyard was especially eerie and quiet. Normally, no one ever entered, and even the servants and maids would avoid it by at least three feet, which says it all.

However, it was precisely this quiet courtyard that suited Ethan Brooks’s needs perfectly.

He went straight into the quiet room, sat cross-legged in meditation, closed his eyes slightly, took a gentle breath, and began to try circulating the profound cultivation method of the Battle Saint lineage.

The Battle Saint Art, since it was created for the Battle Saint Body, should naturally be able to activate the Sacred Body bloodline.

However, because the Battle Saint Art was too domineering, Ethan Brooks did not dare to circulate it fully and could only attempt to start from the very beginning.

The instant the profound art began to circulate, Ethan Brooks felt all the blood in his body boil at once, with an indescribably powerful force surging forth, as if a terrifying primordial beast was slumbering within him and was now awakening.

Boom—

A terrifying roar sounded, and blinding golden light burst from his body, then exploded completely, dazzling and radiant, shining brilliantly in an instant.

An extremely terrifying force erupted in an instant, and within a radius of ten meters centered on Ethan Brooks, everything was destroyed. The entire room collapsed with a thunderous crash.

Almost at the same time, Ethan Brooks was sent flying, crashing to the ground more than ten meters away, with fresh blood seeping continuously from his pores, staining his clothes red.

It was only after a long while that Ethan Brooks slowly climbed up from the ground, his whole body wracked with intense pain. Even he couldn’t help but gasp slightly, his face pale and his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Because just now, thirty-one of his bones had been broken, and countless muscles had been torn apart.

Now, even the slightest movement brought pain so intense that any ordinary person would have fainted.

This was the price of forcibly circulating the Battle Saint Art, leaving him severely injured.

“No wonder it’s known as the most domineering Battle Saint Art. Even with an innate Sacred Body, if the conditions aren’t met, you’ll still be torn apart.”

Ethan Brooks gave a bitter smile. The Battle Saint Art was known as the supreme battle technique, and only a true Battle Saint Body could cultivate it.

Because it was a supreme method created specifically to forge the strongest physique—the Battle Saint Body—only a truly powerful body could cultivate it. Otherwise, if the body’s strength was insufficient and one forcibly circulated the Battle Saint Art, the technique would no longer be a cultivation method, but a murderous demon. The domineering cultivation method would instantly tear the practitioner’s body apart, shattering bones and destroying both body and soul.

Even though he possessed an innate Sacred Body in this life, since the bloodline had not yet awakened and his body was not strong enough, it was still difficult to withstand the circulation of the Battle Saint Art.

Fortunately, he had only circulated the very initial part of the scripture, and perhaps because he had an innate Sacred Body, otherwise the domineering force of the profound art would have torn him apart instantly.

But even so, he had paid the price of being gravely injured and on the verge of death.