The moment he killed the Hundred-Faced Devil Emperor on the Plain of Ten Thousand Gods, Zhang Tie had already obtained the Battle Talisman Scripture. But from the end of that battle until now, Zhang Tie's condition had meant that even with the Battle Talisman Scripture, he could only recuperate obediently. In truth, his condition was far worse than it appeared to others.
To a certain extent, everything in this world existed according to the laws of karma, or the principle of equivalent exchange.
The exchange of energy was like this. So were personal achievements, the changes and development of nations and societies. Buying things with money was like this; paying for murder with one's life was like this. Naturally, gaining immense power within an extremely short time also required paying an immense price.
Awakening the God of War's ancestral bloodline and gaining tenfold combat power had felt incredible—slaughtering two Devil Emperors and countless devil generals on the Plain of Ten Thousand Gods and in the Nine Heavens Grand Domain, shaking the Sky-Piercing Realm with his might. Yet the price behind it was no less immense. Without exaggeration, if anyone other than Zhang Tie had awakened their ancestral bloodline to such a degree, the final outcome would surely have been to bury both themselves and their enemy together. Just as when the Lu Family elder, grievously wounded within the Celestial Sphere Orb during the struggle for the post of You Province Governor, had awakened the God of War bloodline and instantly killed six opponents—only to explode and die himself.
If Zhang Tie had not possessed the powerful, monstrous "Manjusaka Narayana Fearless Roc King Vajra Divine Body," if Zhang Tie's Advanced Recovery Body had not evolved to an advanced level, if his spiritual energy and Battle Qi had not recovered at a