After sensing the terrifying tribulation clouds overhead, along with the formidable power displayed by the Pseudo Small World and God-Devouring Demon Domain, many Outer Realm Cultivators realized something was wrong. Some immediately prepared to flee, but the power of the God-Devouring Demon Domain and the Pseudo Small World suppressed them, severely hampering their movements. The weaker cultivators couldn't move at all, and the closer they were to Ling Tian and the others, the stronger the suppression.
The cultivators at the edge of the formation were under less pressure. Those among them who were strong enough could still move, but they ran into the energy barrier. This was the very outermost edge of the grand formation Ling Tian had laid out. Because it covered such a vast area and incorporated an immense amount of power, its defenses were formidable—far beyond those of the small formation from before. Ling Tian was confident that even a cultivator at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint, attacking with all his might, might not be able to break through in a short time.
If even a cultivator at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint couldn't break through quickly, then the cultivators at the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Heavens of Near-Saint had even less chance. What was more, they were suppressed by the God-Devouring Demon Domain, the Pseudo Small World, and the entire grand formation, leaving them able to unleash only a fraction of their strength.
Once they realized this, many Outer Realm Cultivators knew they were in trouble and panicked. Even the cultivators at the peak of the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint were alarmed, because they could feel that the energy radiating from the Tribulation Cloud overhead had already far surpassed their limits.
The grand formation and Tribulation Cloud could exert such terrifying pressure because Ling Tian and the