Although everyone inevitably felt some regret, the battle was still ongoing, so they could only set it aside for now.
However, once the main body of the black tentacles vanished, everyone suddenly realized that the Heavenly Demons' cultivation boosts had abruptly stopped.
The first to notice was not True Immortal Xing Tong, who was overseeing the entire grand formation, but Paranoid.
Ever since the battle began, he had been using lightning techniques the entire time—there was no helping it; metal-element techniques were very difficult to use effectively against Heavenly Demons.
When he saw a Nascent Soul Realm Heavenly Demon stiffen dramatically after being struck by a Falling Thunder Art, even he was taken aback.
He had launched many attacks before this, but their effects had truly been mediocre.
It was not that they could not paralyze the enemy, but that was all they did. The paralysis was brief, and the enemy could endure the attacks while continuing to raise its cultivation.
The more he fought, the more dispirited he became—he was already attacking with everything he had, yet it was useless! If he had not known that the team still had a series of backup plans, and that First One was trying to trace the source, Paranoid would have lost control of his emotions long ago.
But after this Falling Thunder Art struck, he suddenly discovered that the Nascent Soul Realm Heavenly Demon he had hit not only stiffened, but its demonic qi also visibly began to disperse.
"Ha, the Heavenly Demons' reinforcements have been cut off!"
"The tide has turned!" Jiang Hui shouted immediately afterward. She had discovered that the effectiveness of her sound attacks had suddenly soared.
For a time, the cultivators on the scene were greatly emboldened.
Especially the Heavenly Demon that was about to advance to