After tens of thousands of cultivators burned their Origin Bloodline Power and launched their strongest attacks, they had weakened the energy barrier to some extent. Countless "clever people" were thrilled. In their minds, Ling Tian's next attack would pierce the barrier and open a passage to the Outland, allowing them to forcibly break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints.
But their hopes were soon dashed. Although Ling Tian's strongest attack pierced the energy barrier once more, leaving a hole larger than before, it was not much larger. It still could not fit a cultivator passing through. More importantly, the hole was healing at an incredibly fast rate; there simply wasn't enough time.
What left the many tribulation-transcending cultivators most desperate was Ling Tian's appearance after unleashing his second strongest attack. His face was as pale as frost, and beads of sweat covered his forehead. Clearly, the two attacks had taken a heavy toll on him, leaving him somewhat weakened. In that state, it would be difficult for him to unleash a third strongest attack.
Even if Ling Tian could somehow force out a third strongest attack, so what? The first two had failed to open a passage wide enough for cultivators to escape through. The third would be no different, especially since an attack launched while Ling Tian was weakened would naturally be much weaker.
That was right. As Po Qiong and the others had said, Ling Tian didn't need to pretend. After unleashing two of his strongest attacks, he was already greatly depleted and couldn't launch a third strongest attack again anytime soon.
Seeing Ling Tian like this, Chi Xue and the others grew anxious. Po Family's Youngest Brother immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Ling Tian, how are you holding up? Can you unleash a third attack—and can