Free Web NovelChapter 1139: Chapter 451 Crisis Comes
When the Beastmen were pulling back from a disadvantage against the players at the last moment, Zhou Tian had completely gained the upper hand in his fight against those NPC demigods. By now, most of the NPC demigods who had come to trouble him had left their lives in his new territory. Even a few NPC demigods wielding divine weapons had died at Zhou Tian’s hands, leaving the divine weapons they were entrusted with behind within Zhou Tian’s territory. With this, Zhou Tian not only greatly weakened the strength of the NPC side by killing those NPC demigods, but also, with the acquisition of those divine weapons, Zhou Tian’s attack power was undoubtedly greatly enhanced.
Zhou Tian was very satisfied with the outcome of that battle, whether it was the high-level or the lower-level fights, he had gained the advantage. Moreover, now that he had successfully upgraded to "Human Emperor," Zhou Tian, if he wished, already had the ability to launch a counterattack against those NPCs.
And would Zhou Tian retaliate against those NPCs?
Nonsense, Zhou Tian had suffered greatly at the hands of those NPCs, and it could even be said that if it were not for his key moment upgrade, he would have died by those NPC demigods’ hands. Given Zhou Tian’s character, how could he possibly not retaliate against those NPCs? By now, Zhou Tian probably really wanted to exterminate those NPCs!
Of course, while Zhou Tian was itching with hatred towards those NPCs, he still needed to lay down a solid foundation for himself before he made up his mind to take revenge on those NPCs.
Zhou Tian would not forget that his foundation was still not very stable at this time.
After becoming "Human Emperor," Zhou Tian’s combat strength indeed increased manyfold, and given the current situation, as long as his Beastman Tribe did not perish, then no one would be able to harm him. With his current "immortal body," he believed that whoever faced him would not have the confidence to defeat him.
But Zhou Tian also would not forget that his upgrade had only happened in a brief moment. Although he still had some territory that was not yet fully integrated, even so, this did not change the fact that the territory Zhou Tian had occupied was just enough to enable his upgrade.
Though a Human Emperor is a Human Emperor, and he had widened the gap from an emperor-level BOSS, even in the early stages of being a Human Emperor, his strength was far superior to before his breakthrough. However, the strength of a Human Emperor, powerful as it is, is contingent upon being a Human Emperor. That is to say, if Zhou Tian were to lose a part of his territories, causing his realm to drop due to lack of sufficient support, then there is no doubt that he would revert to being an emperor-level BOSS again.
Moreover, given the situation at the time, Zhou Tian was fairly certain that he would likely encounter trouble, and if he couldn’t hold out till the end, his current upgrade would merely be a bubble that probably wouldn’t last long before bursting.
The NPCs would not want Zhou Tian to secure his position as Human Emperor. Due to their relationship with Zhou Tian, not to mention that he almost died at their hands, just the impact of Zhou Tian’s emergence as Human Emperor would be enough for those NPCs to either try to kill him or at least attempt to demote him back to an emperor-level BOSS. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
Therefore, Zhou Tian was almost 100% certain that, soon after, those NPCs would definitely have a reaction to his upgrade. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
Additionally, unlike the previous situation, if last time Zhou Tian represented the Monsters in their struggle against the NPCs, and the other Monsters would not attack him no matter what, then this time, it is likely that those Monsters would become Zhou Tian’s enemies.
Not all Monsters are as easy to deal with as those within the player’s sphere of influence.
When Zhou Tian was expanding his new territory, he easily took over a large new area. The main reason he could do this was that the players and NPCs had severely oppressed those Monsters, making them feel like they didn’t even want to live anymore. Thus, when Zhou Tian wanted to annex them, those Monsters naturally did not resist at all.
But the player’s sphere of influence only covers a very small part of the territory. Generally speaking, most Monsters regard their sovereignty as extremely important.
Almost like the kings of humanity, they might yield on big and small matters for various reasons. But if someone tries to seize their power, they would immediately turn hostile. Not to mention outsiders, they would not show mercy even to their own kin.
Even though Zhou Tian has not yet made a move against other Monsters, everyone is clear that with the gap he has created between himself and other Monsters and losing the other powers to contend with, as long as he’s willing, unifying the entire world would no longer pose any problem.
Thus, if Zhou Tian were allowed to develop further, it’s clear to everyone that he would surely target other Monster forces. Knowing that Zhou Tian would take action against them, those Monsters, not wanting to lose the power they currently possess, would naturally have to resist.
Other Monsters, whether they were too weak to resist or thought joining Zhou Tian wouldn’t mean losing too much power, might not react too much to Zhou Tian overtaking their territories. But those emperor-level BOSSes who were just one step away from Zhou Tian would definitely react to his upgrade.
