When Duan Ling Tian and the veiled young woman made a move, Hou Dong, Qiu Ping, and the two imminent Supreme Gods had already begun to fight the other five gatekeepers of the level.
Since the imminent Supreme God from the Sanction Land was hiding his strength, Hou Dong bellowed, "There's no imminent Supreme God among them! Kill them!"
Hou Dong's energy surged, and he became much stronger. The last trace of worry in his heart disappeared completely when he discovered their opponents were only almost as strong as imminent Supreme Gods. Since there were no imminent Supreme God among their opponents, what was there to worry about?
Earlier, Hou Dong was still worried that there would be imminent Supreme Gods among their opponents. As such, he had held back and stayed close to the imminent Supreme God he brought with him. Now that his worries were dispelled, he no longer had any scruples and let loose completely.