Countless cultivators began to despair when they saw that even Ling Tian's strongest attack had failed to pierce the firmament and open a passage to the outer domain. They knew that if even his strongest attack couldn't achieve the goal, then they had no chance left. All that awaited them was to be struck down by the tribulation lightning. After all, cultivators' Divine Yuan Power and spiritual power were limited. Once they were exhausted—or even depleted by seven or eight tenths, leaving them unable to keep the Tribulation Cloud completely dispersed—it would gather again and continue condensing powerful lightning attacks.
Rather than passively await death and endure the torment, they might as well charge straight into the fray. At least that would be more satisfying. With that in mind, quite a few cultivators began considering burning their Origin Bloodline Power. And with Chi Xue and the others stirring them up, even more chose to do so. A rough estimate put the number at nearly one in ten cultivators—a sizable crowd.
It made sense. There had originally been over a million cultivators undergoing tribulation. Then large numbers of cultivators hoping to "take a shortcut" had joined them, bringing the total to several million. Even if only one in ten chose to burn their Origin Bloodline Power, that still meant tens of thousands of cultivators. With so many burning their Origin Bloodline Power at once, they formed an incredibly powerful force. After all, burning their Origin Bloodline Power would increase their strength by at least several times.
Besides, the other cultivators hadn't stopped attacking. Chi Xue, Ling Tian, and the others were still going at it, and their attacks might also weaken the energy barrier.
It was worth noting that the cultivators who burned their Origin Bloodline Power didn't charge straight into