Gaze and you will become stronger: starting from Doupo

His expression of shock resembled that of a child who had never seen the world before, deeply captivated by the spectacle before him. In his mind, a battle of this caliber only existed in vague fantasies, but now that it was unfolding before his very eyes, his heart remained unsettled for a long time.

In the center of the battlefield, the battle between the Immortal Celestial and Jiang Han intensified. The Immortal Celestial, clad in the Supreme Battle Armor, initially possessed divine power that allowed him to fight Jiang Han to a standstill. Their attacks collided, unleashing energy waves like giant bombs exploding in the void, each explosion distorting and warping the surrounding space, even causing brief pauses in time. However, as time slowly passed, the divine power granted by the Supreme Battle Armor gradually weakened, like sand in an hourglass. The Immortal Celestial's once-fierce attacks became sluggish, and his defenses were no longer impenetrable. Conversely, Jiang Han's Tremor-Tremor Fruit spun faster and faster, like a never-ending vortex, frantically drawing upon the power of heaven and earth. His punches grew increasingly swift and domineering, each containing world-destroying power. Wherever it passed, space shattered, and the void groaned, as if the ruler of heaven and earth was determined to annihilate all who dared to defy him.

"Unfortunately, this power is ultimately not yours." Jiang Han's voice was calm and cold, echoing across the battlefield, yet striking the Immortal Venerable's heart like a heavy hammer. The Immortal Venerable's face instantly contorted into a ferocious expression, and he roared, "Ah—" This roar was filled with intense resentment and anger. He could clearly feel the divine power within his body receding like the tide, constantly diminishing. Each loss of divine power made his body weaker, as if his life was being slowly drained away.

The battle continued, but the situation was beginning to turn one-sided. The Immortal Venerable's defenses gradually crumbled under Jiang Han's domineering attacks. Finally, he was caught off guard and struck by Jiang Han's fist, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string. His face was pale, his lips tightly pressed together, and traces of blood seeped from the corners of his mouth, staining his clothes red. He endured the excruciating pain, trying not to spit out blood, but in reality, he was already severely injured. His meridians were like branches broken by a gale, most of them severed, and his internal organs had suffered serious damage.

Jiang Han, however, grew stronger with each battle. The Tremor-Tremor Fruit reached its maximum spinning speed, creating a massive energy vortex behind him. His fists shone even brighter, like two divine hammers made of spatial power, radiating a heart-stopping light as he slammed them down towards the Immortal Venerable. The force of his blows seemed to shatter the heavens and the earth, causing the entire world to tremble.

"Pfft!" The Immortal Venerable could no longer hold back, spitting out a mouthful of blood from the impact of the fist's light. His body swayed violently, nearly falling from the sky. However, Jiang Han did not stop there. "It's not over yet!" he shouted, his voice resounding like thunder throughout the battlefield. The void buzzed and rumbled as his fist shone brightly once more, attacking the Immortal Venerable. The Immortal Venerable, whose divine power was constantly waning, was now extremely weak and could no longer withstand this earth-shattering fist. He coughed up five more mouthfuls of blood, which turned into streaks of blood mist in the air, a tragic and beautiful sight that stained half the sky red.

As the aura of the Immortal Venerable plummeted back to the Escape One Realm, the Supreme Battle Armor that clung tightly to his body suddenly trembled, like a ferocious beast about to break free of its restraints. Then, the Supreme Battle Armor detached from the Immortal Venerable's body and hovered alone in a corner of the void.

"He's lost! The Immortal Celestial has finally lost!" "This Supreme Battle Armor is ultimately an external force, insufficient to sustain his continued use of this Supreme power." "If he could have killed Hongjun Ancestor earlier, this wouldn't have happened. Unfortunately, he couldn't." "Is the Supreme Battle coming to an end?"... All the giants of the Eight Domains stared in astonishment at the battlefield outside their domains, discussing amongst themselves, their eyes filled with regret for the Immortal Celestial. As the longest-lived giant in the Upper Realm, the Immortal Celestial, with his Supreme Battle Armor, was able to briefly step into the Supreme Realm. Looking across the Upper Realm, no one dared to easily provoke him. But now, he is about to meet his end in the Lower Realm, a once-powerful overlord seemingly about to take his final bow.

In the Stone Kingdom's palace, Little Dot excitedly pointed to the image projected in the sky and shouted with excitement, "We won! Did you see that? I told you Master would win!" The Venerables exchanged smiles, their faces beaming with satisfaction. This was the outcome they had been waiting for.

However, just when everyone thought the battle was about to end, an unexpected turn of events occurred on the outer battlefield. Jiang Han did not press his advantage. As if he had sensed something, he put his hands behind his back, gazed intently at the Immortal Venerable, and waited quietly. Suddenly, blazing flames erupted from the Immortal Venerable's body, and the power of Nirvana emerged. His wounds healed rapidly at a visible speed, and the blood he had coughed up flowed back into his body. He slowly flew towards the golden battle armor floating not far away. Although his injuries were healing, his eyes became dim and lifeless, filled with endless desolation.

"Hmm? What does he want to do!" The giants of the upper realms seemed to have noticed the Immortal Venerable's abnormality, murmuring amongst themselves, their voices filled with deep confusion. Just then, a third voice rang out from the outer battlefield, emanating from the golden Supreme Battle Armor! "Have you made up your mind?" The battle armor's voice was deep and cold, as if it came from the Nine Netherworlds. "Kill him! If you can't kill him, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!" The Immortal Venerable suddenly raised his head and roared at the Supreme Battle Armor, pointing at Jiang Han at the same time. His roar was filled with overwhelming killing intent, and his eyes seemed to want to tear Jiang Han to pieces. "Rest assured, what I promised, I will naturally do." The golden battle armor spoke again in a deep voice.

The Immortal Venerable fell silent, his hands forming a strange hand seal. The next moment, a shocking scene unfolded: his entire body began to disintegrate into specks of light and blood mist, which slowly seeped into his golden battle armor. Within these specks, one could vaguely see the Immortal Venerable's soul being gradually consumed by the armor.

"My God! That battle suit actually spoke! It's a living being!" "What on earth is the Immortal Venerable doing?!" "A complete sacrifice! He sacrificed himself to the Supreme Battle Suit!" "He's using his own life essence to resurrect the master before the Supreme Battle Suit!"... The group of upper-realm giants seemed to have realized something, exclaiming in shock, their faces filled with disbelief. Their faces were etched with shock and fear, as if they were witnessing the end of the world.

"Is the battle not over yet?" "Is an even more terrifying being about to emerge?" In the Stone Kingdom's palace, the smiles on the lips of the Venerables gradually froze, their expressions turning grave once more, their brows furrowed with deep worry. When the Immortal Celestial Venerable had just fused with the golden battle armor, he was already fighting to a standstill with Hongjun Ancestor. If an even more powerful being were to revive, wouldn't Hongjun Ancestor be defeated? Thinking of this, the hearts of the Venerables leaped into their throats, staring in horror at the golden battle armor radiating light on the outer battlefield.

With a hissing sound, a strange sound rang out, and golden waves rippled. Before the horrified eyes of the assembled giants and countless cultivators, the soul and flesh of the Immortal Celestial Venerable were completely devoured by the Supreme Battle Armor. The next moment, a figure appeared in front of the Supreme Battle Armor. It was a ferocious beast. Its head resembled a wolf's head, but it possessed a pair of enormous, ancient gray horns, and a vertical eye between its brows, its gaze revealing ferocity and bloodlust, as if it could see through the weaknesses of all life. Its body was covered in black scales, hard and cold, shimmering like ebony. Long, blood-red hairs, half a foot long, sprouted from the gaps between the scales, each hair seemingly containing boundless power. Behind it grew nine tails, each ending in a not-too-large beast head, shaped like a dragon's head, ferocious and terrifying, occasionally opening its blood-red maw to unleash roars that sent chills down the spines of all who beheld them.

"This...this is the Nine Nether Beast!" "One of the ten fierce beasts recorded in the ancient records!" "The legend is true, it actually exists!"...The giants of the upper realm were stunned at first, but after recognizing this ferocious beast, one of them cried out in shock. Their voices were filled with fear and despair, as if they had already seen the end of the world.

Roar! The Nine Nether Hound opened its ferocious maw and let out a low roar towards Jiang Han. The roar was like an invisible force, instantly spreading throughout the entire Eight Domains. This roar was so fierce that it made people tremble, so ferocious that its aura was overwhelming. The aura it exuded was too terrifying. Even powerful giants from the Upper Realm in the Eight Domains couldn't help but tremble, their bodies involuntarily bowing down in worship towards the Nine Nether Hound. That aura was like a pressure from the depths of the soul, irresistible. It was as if all life was as insignificant as ants before it. Sensing the aura emanating from the Nine Nether Hound, Jiang Han's expression became extremely solemn. He knew that the other party was also a Supreme Being, but unlike him, who was at the bottom of the Supreme Beings, it was an extremely powerful existence among all Supreme Beings. If it were to be converted into the combat power of the Shrouding the Heavens Plane, the other party was probably already infinitely close to the Lord of the Self-Severed Life Forbidden Zone, between the Ninth Revolution Quasi-Emperor and the Great Emperor. An even more thrilling and life-or-death battle is about to unfold once again on this extraterrestrial battlefield, and the fate of the eight domains will undergo a tremendous change in this battle...

Above the eight domains, the clouds churned like ink, and in the void of the outer battlefield, the figure of a colossal being slowly materialized. It was no ordinary demonic beast, but a being imbued with an ancient, ferocious aura that caused even the laws of heaven and earth to tremble. When the outline of its wolf head, grey ox horns, and body covered in jet-black scales fully materialized, the pupils of all the cultivators in the eight domains suddenly contracted. The crisp sound of magical artifacts falling to the ground and the gasps of astonishment coalesced into a suppressed wave of shock.

"So the owner of this Supreme Battle Armor... was actually one of the Ten Ancient Fiends, the Nine Nether Hound!"

A low, trembling roar erupted from the mouth of an elder from the upper realm, but was swallowed up by an even greater uproar before it could finish speaking. The thought that the Immortal Celestial Venerable had resurrected a legendary being struck the heart of every cultivator like a thunderbolt. That was the Nine Nether Beast, a ferocious creature that, according to legend, had fought against the supreme beings of all heavens and made even the ancient divine court tremble with fear. Its fearsome reputation had long been etched into the cracks of time, becoming a totem of fear in the subconscious of all living beings.

"Ow—!"

A deafening roar tore through the void, the ferocious light shooting from its vertical eyes more scorching than the most intense lava, more deathly silent than the deepest abyss. The Nine Nether Hound's body began to merge with the battle armor flowing with supreme Daoist charm. Its black-gold scales and the runes on the armor complemented each other, its red fur stood on end like burning flames, and its nine strange tails stretched out behind it, each seemingly containing a law capable of destroying the world.

The wolf's head turned slightly, and its eyes, filled with bloodlust and indifference, finally locked onto Jiang Han in the center of the battlefield.

"I agreed to his request, so you must die!"

The sound wasn't transmitted through sound waves, but rather exploded directly in the consciousness of all living beings, carrying an undeniable domineering and murderous intent. The being referred to behind the word "he" sent shivers down the spines of the eight domain giants. Could it be that the Immortal Celestial Venerable had truly reached a pact with this ancient ferocious creature through some forbidden means?
Jiang Han stood amidst the shattered starry sky, his dark yellow Daoist robe fluttering in the energy storm. His expression was more solemn than ever before, his internal energy surging like a volcano, every cell sounding the battle alarm. His opponent was the Nine Nether Hound, the formidable figure among the Ten Ancient Fiends, a being even the ancient Holy Emperors treated with caution. He took a deep breath, a resolute glint in his eyes, all his power of law rising to its peak, ready to face the war of annihilation.

"kill!"

A chilling command was forced from the Nine Netherhound's throat, and in the next instant, its figure pounced on Jiang Han like a black lightning bolt. Its speed was so fast that it tore through space, leaving behind distorted afterimages. Even before the azure ripples from its mouth reached him, they caused the surrounding stars to crack, and spiderweb-like fissures to appear in the space.

"Come and fight!"

Jiang Han roared, his eyes flashing with golden light. He spread his five fingers wide, the lines on his palm flowing, drawing upon the five elements of heaven and earth. In an instant, the sky changed color, as five distinct divine lightnings—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—converged in his palm: azure Yi wood lightning, golden Geng metal lightning, crimson Bing fire lightning, black Ren water lightning, and yellow Wu earth lightning. The five divine lightnings intertwined and formed a dazzling pillar of lightning, carrying a world-destroying power, crashing down upon the Nine Nether Hound.

This is one of the signature techniques of the Hongjun Ancestor. The Five Elements Divine Thunder combines the power of the five elements of heaven and earth. Each of the five thunderbolts is enough to shatter mountains, and the combination of the five is comparable to divine punishment from heaven. The giants of the upper realm held their breath and watched this attack. If it were them, they would probably have already used all their magical treasures to defend themselves. If they were not careful, they would be annihilated.

However, the Nine Nether Hound's reaction caused everyone's pupils to shrink. (End of Chapter)