Lin Yi had no choice but to step in. It was not that he was helping the tens of thousands of Tian Rank powerhouses fend off the Five Patriarchs' strike, but rather that, amidst the shockwaves of spiritual energy, he directly snapped all the Tian Rank powerhouses out of their terror.
Furthermore, he completely unsealed their attacks.
The attack from the Trickery Patriarch could have instantly killed hundreds of Tian Rank powerhouses—perhaps even a thousand—but attempting to instantly kill over ten thousand Tian Rank powerhouses linked together by the Five Elements Grand Formation was absolute daydreaming.
Chapter 840