Soul Power-Up? Lightning Strikes the Spectator Too!

If you weren't standing across from Ren,

you couldn't begin to grasp the terrifying pressure radiating from him.

The sheer weight of it

made even a powerhouse like First Firmament, who had roamed the universe unchecked, struggle to breathe.

The sorcerer before him

was absurdly powerful!

Blinding golden light flared again.

Vast divine power poured through First Firmament's body, forcibly knitting his battered armor back together.

That last Spatial Dimensional Slash

had shattered the armor into scraps scattered everywhere,

leaving First Firmament looking like an old beggar who had crawled out of a garbage heap.

Inside the armor,

a strange energy churned like sludge.

"Huff... huff..."

First Firmament gasped for air, his chest heaving.

This deadly fight had brought back memories of the distant past.

Long ago,

before he had acquired this divine body,

he had looked just as wretched while being hunted across the universe!

He stared at Ren, every nerve taut, terrified that Ren might suddenly strike to kill.

Ren merely tilted his head, amusement written all over his face.

"No wonder you're the top dog among the Celestials."

"You really can take a beating."

Ren clicked his tongue.

If it had been that fused Celestial monster from earlier,

this savage barrage would probably have left nothing but dust.

Yet this old bastard had endured it and come away with little more than a few scrapes.

Talk about hard to kill!

"Heh."

"These old bones of mine haven't gone soft yet."

"If you want to swallow me whole, it won't be that easy!"

"Did you really think you could do whatever you pleased in front of me?"

First Firmament wiped his mouth fiercely. Divine power surged, and his armor rapidly healed.

Only,

the newly grown sections were somewhat translucent and looked terribly fragile.

If anything, the sight made