With the grand formation under his control, and Chi Xue and the many Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures assisting him, Ling Tian's attacks were terrifying. The lightning he unleashed could almost instantly shatter any cultivator's protective aura. Then the bone-deep Ice Sha Power and other forces began to invade the targets, leaving many cultivators frozen solid or struggling desperately to resist the strange energies, unable to move. Even cultivators at the peak of the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint were affected. Those who possessed Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures like the Ice Cicada Flower or White Tiger Sacred Medicine were probably the only ones faring somewhat better.
Ling Tian's second wave of attacks was weaker, since he gathered more lightning and covered a wider area. Even so, it was more than enough to deal with cultivators in the middle and late stages of the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint. Even those at its peak were greatly affected, their movements slowed considerably.
The sheer power of the attacks left Chi Xue and the others dumbfounded. They had known that Ling Tian's attacks would be terrifying with the grand formation and so many Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures aiding him, especially after seeing him fuse the Phantom Combo secret technique with the formation. But even after witnessing his attacks firsthand, they realized they had underestimated him. Naturally, this gave them even more confidence in the operation.
Shi Yi had been watching the situation closely. Though he was just as shocked by Ling Tian's strength, he didn't stop moving. He unleashed the Talent Devouring Secret Art, drawing many frozen, immobile cultivators into his Small World. He also took in some Outer Realm Cultivators who were still struggling desperately. In just a few breaths, he had captured tens of thousands.
Of course, some cultivators could still struggle as they were being devoured.