Chapter 3022: 991: [Part 2]

Just like if Zhou Tian had been prepared, even with the Divine Realm consciousness’s capabilities, it would be very difficult to send its forces into the Abyss World. Given the strength of the Divine Realm consciousness at that time, even if its abilities were above the Abyssal Consciousness, or even if its advantages in strength were not significant, as long as it was prepared, leaving a Zhou Tian in the Divine Realm wouldn’t be a difficult matter from any perspective. In fact, Zhou Tian hadn’t attempted to leave the Divine Realm without trying; however, when he made such attempts, resistance always appeared. Every time Zhou Tian had made contact with the Abyss World without having time to open the Spatial Passage, the contact would be forcibly isolated.

Thus, given the situation at the time, with Zhou Tian unable to open the Spatial Passage, it was undeniably difficult for him to have any chance of leaving the Divine Realm. Having conducted an experiment and discovering that he had no method of leaving, Zhou Tian then abandoned the idea of retreating altogether.

At the moment, his desire to easily withdraw seemed impossible. Since that was the case, even though Zhou Tian did not originally have such intentions, as matters progressed to that point, Zhou Tian felt it necessary to battle those Divine Kings. Given the situation at that time, though it was certain he could not be the opponent of the group of Divine Kings, Zhou Tian was convinced that he would ultimately return safely.

After all, Zhou Tian could have a showdown with that group of Divine Kings within the Divine Realm. But even if that group were willing to fight to the death with Zhou Tian, would the Divine Realm consciousness allow such a thing to happen?

Clearly, from every angle, Zhou Tian considered the possibility that the Divine Realm consciousness would allow such an event to be nearly zero. Or it could be said directly, under normal circumstances, the Divine Realm consciousness would undoubtedly let Zhou Tian go in the end.

If the Divine Realm consciousness did not care about sustaining losses in the Divine Realm and was willing to pay the price to deal with Zhou Tian, considering the situation at the time, it certainly could have killed Zhou Tian then. But the fact that it chose to recall the group of Divine Kings instead of killing Zhou Tian demonstrated that, while killing Zhou Tian was tempting, it prioritized the security of the Divine Realm.

Thus, under normal circumstances, the Divine Realm consciousness would surely hope to eliminate Zhou Tian, taking into account the significant losses he caused it. If it lacked the ability, the Divine Realm consciousness would naturally not say much, but now that it possessed such an ability, it certainly would take some corresponding action.

At that time, having just released the group of Divine Kings, knowing none of them were weak, the situation suggested that the Divine Realm consciousness might think its powers could kill Zhou Tian. Even if it initially wanted to drive Zhou Tian away, given that situation, it would likely change its mind.

However, even though the intent to destroy Zhou Tian was present, the Divine Realm consciousness did keep Zhou Tian in the Divine Realm. But that did not mean the Divine Realm consciousness would willingly endure all losses for the sake of killing Zhou Tian. Given that situation, if no significant trouble occurred, but considerable destruction was inflicted upon the Divine Realm due to actions targeting Zhou Tian, even if the Divine Kings refused to give up the idea of killing Zhou Tian, the Divine Realm consciousness would likely choose to let him go.

Hence, with Zhou Tian’s abilities, if the Divine Realm consciousness did not intervene, it would have been difficult for those stronger Divine Kings to prevent his departure.

Given such a scenario, Zhou Tian believed he would be safe in the upcoming battle. This belief influenced how strangely Zhou Tian reacted to the attacks from that group of Divine Kings.

Under normal circumstances, when facing such formidable opponents, Zhou Tian would either choose to not battle or, if he decided to fight, he would have used all of his strength against them. After all, the Divine Kings weren’t weak, and without exerting some power to combat them, defeating that group of Divine Kings would be no easy task, even for Zhou Tian.

But, during the actual confrontation with the Divine Kings, when facing their attacks, Zhou Tian chose to dodge immediately. It seemed as though he didn’t intend to fight the Divine Kings at all, and as he dodged their attacks, when he did retaliate, his attacks were often aimed at empty spaces.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Waves of attacks continued to fall; even though neither Zhou Tian nor the Divine Kings were serious yet, the commotion from their exchanges was still significant. During the exchanges, Zhou Tian was made somewhat chaotic by the attacks from the Divine Kings, but even as he launched many counterattacks, none posed a real threat to the Divine Kings.

Since Zhou Tian was not serious in fighting the Divine Kings, and given his strength was not superior to theirs, even if he could contend with them evenly, with him not intending to actually engage, and his attacks not aimed at them, it was unlikely he could pose a threat to them!

Under such circumstances, if Zhou Tian didn’t change his approach, the Divine Kings’ safety was certainly guaranteed.

Though Zhou Tian’s actions seemingly posed no threat to the Divine Kings overall, once he revealed his tactics, some Divine Kings’ expressions changed immediately.

For most Divine Kings, they merely wanted to vent the anger from being humiliated by Zhou Tian; if they could eliminate Zhou Tian, it would be best, but if they lacked the ability to deal with Zhou Tian, it was not a great concern to them.

With the situation as it was, most of the Divine Kings did not have the determination to fight Zhou Tian to the death. Only a small portion felt certain they could keep Zhou Tian from leaving.

No matter the intention among the Divine Kings, they generally shared the awareness that Zhou Tian was a tremendous threat. As evident from his performance, given time, no one could guarantee what heights Zhou Tian might reach.

As they realized their capabilities were unlikely to threaten Zhou Tian, they hoped to use the Divine Realm and other Divine Kings’ Strengths to retain him. But just as they planned to deal with Zhou Tian, his actions caused concern among those Divine Kings.

Unlike those not keen on fighting Zhou Tian, those wishing to eliminate him had a keen eye. From their observations, it was clear what Zhou Tian was planning. Given the nature of the Divine Realm consciousness, even if it was against their wishes, they had to admit the likelihood of Zhou Tian’s plan succeeding was considerable.

Though some Divine Kings had realized the problem and understood Zhou Tian’s intentions by then, it was too late, for their thoughts were no longer relevant. The effectiveness of Zhou Tian’s plan was entirely dependent on the Divine Realm consciousness. Unless its response differed completely from Zhou Tian’s plan, Zhou Tian’s success was a real possibility. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation tickets or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)