Gaze and you will become stronger: starting from Doupo

Bang!
The absolute defense rippled, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake. The ripples shattered, and Jiang Han was thrown back, the powerful impact causing him to crash into and shatter a star. In the light of the exploding star, Jiang Han's figure appeared utterly disheveled; his chest heaved with blood, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and several cracks appeared in his meridians.

"Don't be reckless, you're no match for him. I can briefly ascend to the highest level and possess supreme power. Only when we join forces can we fight him!" The mysterious bone tower flew to Jiang Han's side, its runes flashing, and an aged voice emanated from it. The voice was filled with anxiety and helplessness, as it knew that Jiang Han's current situation was extremely dangerous.

"Senior is truly no match for the Nine Nether Hound..."

"Will he perish?"

"Damn it! I really want to fight alongside my senior."

……

Gazing at the battlefield projected on the screen, the Venerables wore expressions of resentment, their eyes filled with hatred for the Nine Nether Hound. They understood that, given Jiang Han's current state, defeating the Nine Nether Hound was virtually impossible.

"Is the supreme being Hongjun about to take his final bow?" A group of powerful figures from the upper realms sighed, lamenting the loss of Hongjun. In their view, Jiang Han seemed to have reached a dead end, with no hope of turning things around.

On the battlefield beyond the realm, Jiang Han's inner world was complex, a mixture of emotions. These Primordial Ten Fiends were far too powerful, powerful enough to break through absolute defenses and injure his physical body. Jiang Han was frustrated; facing such a powerful enemy, why hadn't the system made a single move? In previous encounters with similar insurmountable troubles, the system would activate a marking mission, allowing him to choose whether to advance the development of his Devil Fruit. He had already planned to immediately agree to the marking once the system sounded, and then utterly crush this Nine Nether Hound. But the result was the same: after waiting so long, the system hadn't reacted at all!
"Let's see what you use to block this time!" The Nine Nether Hound's eyes flashed with disdain as it saw Jiang Han's disheveled state. Its scales shimmered, forming a black light barrier, upon which runes flowed, emanating a chilling aura. The nine dragon heads at the ends of its tails simultaneously pressed against the black light barrier. Then, its nine mouths opened wide, spewing forth jet-black orbs of light that intertwined and merged once more, compressing into a terrifying beam of light. This beam of light was even more powerful than before; wherever it passed, space was instantly annihilated, leaving only nothingness.

"Could I really be doomed here?" Jiang Han's heart skipped a beat as he sensed the terrifying energy intensifying within the dark beam of light. If the system didn't give him some kind of response at this point, he might really be going to kick the bucket.

Buzz!

However, the expected system notification still didn't arrive. Instead, the system panel in his mind trembled, and the large Prestige Value button flashed incessantly. Jiang Han immediately clicked the button, revealing the familiar Prestige Value interface. However, a circular pillar of light had appeared in the bottom right corner of the interface, containing approximately one-tenth of a blue droplet. Next to the pillar of light was a line of small, shimmering golden text: [Enhancing Faith Power].

"The power of faith?" Jiang Han was taken aback at first, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. But he didn't hesitate for a moment; at this critical juncture of life and death, he couldn't let go of any possible hope. After regaining his senses, he clicked on the line of small golden text without hesitation.

Meanwhile, in the Battle Through the Heavens world, in the Great Thousand World, in the Endless Fire Domain.

In a dreamlike fairyland, ethereal mists rise, verdant peaks and valleys abound, waterfalls cascade and springs flow, cranes soar and monkeys leap joyfully. Atop each mountain peak, magnificent palaces and pavilions stretch as far as the eye can see, shrouded in clouds and mist, resembling a celestial painting. The spiritual energy here is incredibly concentrated; if one were to perceive it closely, one would discover that the fire element within this fairyland is tens of thousands of times more concentrated than outside.

In the vast plaza, hundreds, even thousands, of figures sat cross-legged in meditation. Each of them exuded a calm and powerful aura. These were the elites of the Endless Fire Domain, cultivating in this rich spiritual energy, constantly improving their strength.

"You have passed through customs."

As a beautiful celestial melody filled the air above the square, the once bustling square suddenly fell silent. The group of people who had been sitting cross-legged opened their eyes and looked up at a magnificent palace high in the sky, where a fairy was slowly flying in.

This fairy possessed an unparalleled beauty, with clear, bright eyes like autumn water, translucent, snow-white skin, and long, glossy black hair that cascaded down her back in the wind. Her slender and graceful figure exuded captivating charm. She radiated an aura of spirituality, truly embodying the wisdom of heaven and earth; she was none other than Xiao Xun'er.

"Brother Xiao Yan, are you still trying?" Xiao Xun'er looked up at the west and murmured. Her voice was gentle and melodious, with a hint of worry.

As soon as her gentle voice fell, a ripple spread across the western sky.

It was a figure standing with his hands behind his back, giving off a very contradictory feeling at first glance. He was clearly standing not far to the west, yet it felt as if he were thousands of miles away. He was a young man who appeared to be around twenty years old, surrounded by swirling mist. With a step, he appeared before the stunningly beautiful woman.

He emanated no spiritual energy whatsoever, yet hovered silently in the air, seemingly one with heaven and earth. He appeared as an ordinary person, yet seemed like the master of a realm. As his gaze swept across the world, an aura of dominance and long-held superiority emanated from him, inspiring awe and a desire to kneel in worship. He was none other than Xiao Yan.

"Ancestor!" As soon as this figure appeared, thousands of men in the square immediately knelt down, their voices ringing out in unison and loudly, filled with respect.

"Brother Xiao Yan, did you succeed?" Xiao Xun'er stepped forward and gently stroked Xiao Yan's cheek, her eyes full of concern.

"Still can't break through." Xiao Yan shook his head, a hint of helplessness on his face. He had tried countless times to break through that mysterious barrier, but had never succeeded. Just as Xiao Xun'er was about to speak to comfort him, a metallic hum resounded from the sky above this fairyland, and an enormous golden bowl appeared. The golden bowl emitted a dazzling light, containing a mysterious power.

Almost simultaneously, Xiao Xun'er's body underwent an unusual change. Tiny specks of blue-green light shot out from her body, surging towards the enormous golden bowl. Not only her, but Xiao Yan's body did the same, with specks of blue-green light emanating from his body and flying into the golden bowl. In the vast plaza, at this moment, nearly 80% of the people exhibited the same phenomenon. Those releasing green light were all people who had been brought from the Dou Qi Continent later, and even Queen Medusa, who was still in seclusion, experienced the same thing.

Everyone was stunned. They didn't know what was happening, but they could feel their power constantly draining away, yet a strange connection was forming within them. The enormous golden bowl seemed like a bottomless pit, continuously devouring their power. At the moment Jiang Han clicked on "Amplify Faith Power," an invisible bridge seemed to be being built between the Doupo Cangqiong world and Jiang Han's world. Faith Power surged towards Jiang Han along this bridge…

"What...what is this! How did these things suddenly fly out of my body?!" On the plaza in front of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, an elder pointed in horror at the blue specks of light floating in the air, his trembling voice filled with disbelief. His battle qi robe fluttered without wind, and the specks of light seemed to be pulled by invisible threads, passing through the gaps in his robe and flying into the sky.

"Don't be nervous, didn't you see that even our ancestor is just like us!" Another old man dressed in ancient clothes tried to remain calm, but his gaze couldn't help but frequently sweep towards the illusory figure of Xiao Xuan floating above the square. This Dou Sheng powerhouse, who was once famous throughout the Dou Qi Continent, was also surrounded by specks of blue light, but he did not make a move to stop them. Instead, he stared solemnly at the sky.

"It seems the departure of these points of light doesn't affect us at all." Some people in the crowd tentatively circulated their Dou Qi and found that the power in their meridians had not weakened. On the contrary, they felt a strange sense of clarity, which made them slightly relieved. But most people still looked wary, and their eyes were all turned to Xiao Yan in the sky—the legendary figure who had single-handedly changed the landscape of the Dou Qi Continent.

"Where did that golden bowl come from?!" someone suddenly shouted, drawing everyone's attention to the enormous golden bowl suspended ten thousand meters in the air. Ancient and mysterious runes flowed across the bowl's surface, each line seemingly writhing slightly as if alive, radiating a chilling pressure. A pillar of light, like liquid gold, descended from beneath the bowl, enveloping the entire Canaan Academy, and at the center of this pillar of light, Xiao Yan floated silently.

"Brother Xiao Yan, this... what is this?" Xiao Xun'er's jade-like hand trembled slightly as she pointed to the light slowly rising from her heart. As a noblewoman of an ancient clan, she had cultivated top-tier techniques since childhood, yet she had never encountered such a bizarre situation. Her beautiful emerald eyes were filled with confusion as she subconsciously moved closer to Xiao Yan, seeking a familiar sense of security.

Xiao Yan's Xuan Heavy Ruler hovered beside him, trembling slightly. He didn't answer immediately; his two eyes, imbued with the power of the Burning Technique's strange fire, pierced through the endless flame domain, looking down at the Dou Qi Continent. When he saw that people in eighty percent of the regions, including the Central Continent, the Northwest Region, and the Black Corner Region, were experiencing the same situation, his pupils contracted slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "This should be related to Senior. He seems to be mobilizing a very mysterious power, but it's perceptible that it doesn't harm us."

"Senior? Such heaven-defying methods are truly terrifying! I wonder when I will be able to meet him." Xiao Xun'er raised her eyes to look at the golden bowl, her gaze filled with both awe and curiosity. As one of the most outstanding young members of the ancient clan, she had come into contact with many secrets of the clan, but she had never heard of any method that could affect the entire continent at the same time.

Meanwhile, a story is quietly unfolding in another dimension.

In the Douluo Continent world, Seagod Island is shrouded in an eerie blue light.

"Poseidon, what has happened that requires me to awaken from my seclusion?" A majestic voice suddenly rang out, its sound waves rippling across the sea, causing the entire Poseidon Island to boil. The voice seemed to come from the depths of the void, yet it clearly reached the ears of every Sea Soul Master, inspiring awe in them.

Before the words were finished, a colossal golden phantom slowly emerged from the towering pillar of light on the Sea God's Platform. The phantom was both ethereal and undeniably real; it was a handsome young man clad in golden armor, the patterns on which shimmered with a mysterious luster, seemingly containing the ultimate truths of the universe. Behind him, a fruit covered in spirals slowly rotated, each rotation creating ripples in space and faintly emanating vast energy fluctuations.

Most striking of all was the golden trident in his hand, covered in intricate patterns. The trident shimmered with the light of the sea god; simply holding it in one's hand exuded a power capable of cleaving the heavens and earth and suppressing the four seas. This was Tang San, who had passed the Nine Trials of the Sea God and become a true sea god.

“Lord Poseidon, I had no intention of waking you from your seclusion, but strange and inexplicable things have happened to your people.” Poseidon knelt on one knee, her forehead almost touching the ground, her voice filled with trepidation. As the high priestess of Poseidon Island, she had guarded this sea for hundreds of years, yet she had never witnessed such a bizarre sight.

Beneath the Sea God's Platform, hundreds, even thousands, of Sea Soul Masters knelt in unison, their devout gazes burning with fervor. Simultaneously, specks of blue-green light shot from within them, drawn towards the heavens as if by a magnet. Among these lights were faint points of light from ordinary Sea Soul Masters, and dazzling clusters of light from Title Douluo-level powerhouses, converging to form a magnificent galaxy.

"Lord Sea God, this blue light... it's also coming from you!" Poseidon suddenly exclaimed, her eyes wide with horror as she looked at the light emanating from the gaps in Tang San's armor. As the person who knew the Sea God best, she had never imagined that even a divine body could be affected.

Tang San tightened his grip on the trident slightly, his brows furrowed, and he murmured, "Could it be related to my master?" He thought of the founder of the Tang Sect, that unfathomable being who had displayed many extraordinary abilities.

"You mean, the Master of the Tang Sect!" Poseidon trembled violently, her face filled with shock. In the legends of Douluo Continent, the Master of the Tang Sect is an existence on par with the Creator God. If it really was him who made the move, then there must be a shocking secret behind this anomaly.

Almost simultaneously, similar miraculous scenes occurred in the God's Tomb, Shrouding the Heavens, and One Piece worlds.

In the God's Tomb plane, Chen Nan awoke from a slumber ten thousand years ago. Looking at the crimson light spots flying from his body, the veins on his hand gripping the battle blade left behind by Dugu Baitian bulged: "Whose methods are these? They can actually touch the ancient soul sealed within me!"

In the world of "Covering the Sky," the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin trembled violently in the starry sky. Ye Fan circulated the Taiji Ancient Emperor Scripture, only to find that the Daoist energy within his body was uncontrollably dissipating, transforming into golden specks of light that merged into the void: "Could it be the return of the Great Emperor? Or..."

In the One Piece world, before the smoke of the Marineford War had even cleared, the Whitebeard Pirates were horrified to discover that their Haki was transforming into streaks of blue light and soaring into the sky. Marco spread his Phoenix Wings, attempting to stop them, but to no avail: "This power... is even more terrifying than Akainu's during the Marineford War!" (End of Chapter)