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However, whether Zhou Tian could accept the outcome at that time or not, what had happened could not be changed at that moment. Therefore, according to the state of the Human Emperor at that time, resisting Zhou Tian’s attacks for a while was not a problem. Moreover, judging by the strength of those living beings, if they were to gather a substantial number of teams by that time, Zhou Tian would not even think about killing the Human Emperor—let alone escaping, which would probably be quite difficult for him.
Therefore, although he felt extremely unwilling at the time, upon discovering those living beings, Zhou Tian still made a choice at that moment.
If he continued to stay and fight, Zhou Tian could have further aggravated the Human Emperor’s injuries, which would likely prolong the time needed for the latter to fully recover. After all, the Human Emperor did not practice the Time Rule. Although his current rules had increased his attack power, they could not grant him very strong auxiliary abilities. As such, once injured, he would still need to rely on his own recovery abilities to heal.
Considering the Human Emperor’s recovery abilities, the injuries Zhou Tian had inflicted would probably take him several months to heal. And if Zhou Tian continued attacking, the damage inflicted on the Human Emperor would keep increasing.
Once the injuries given to the Human Emperor by Zhou Tian became severe enough to affect his actions, it would not be easy for the Human Emperor to boost his strength.
Originally, Zhou Tian did not mind worsening the Human Emperor’s injuries, but given the situation at the time, he knew he no longer had the time.
Aggravating the Human Emperor’s injuries would just prolong his recovery time, but as long as the Human Emperor’s immortal body remained effective, Zhou Tian would never be able to kill him. And if he couldn’t kill him, inflicting any amount of damage, no matter how severe, would ultimately be meaningless.
After all, the potential of the Human Emperor was evident. It was only a matter of time before he reached Zhou Tian’s level. If Zhou Tian did not want him to become an opponent, then he had to kill him. freёweɓnovel.com
However, since worsening the Human Emperor’s injuries would not have a decisive effect, and Zhou Tian risked being attacked by a large number of living beings if he did so, he made what he considered a rational decision after quietly weighing the pros and cons.
"You’re lucky today, I’ll let you off for now."
After looking at the Human Emperor with some reluctance, ultimately, Zhou Tian decided to retreat, feeling that continuing to attack, at the expense of being surrounded, was not worth it.
At the time Zhou Tian decided to leave, those living beings had not gathered in large numbers. Therefore, although their orders were to detain Zhou Tian, when he was determined to retreat, they simply lacked the ability to stop him at that moment.
So, unsurprisingly, when Zhou Tian decided to retreat, the group of living beings chose to obstruct him then. However, due to their inferior strength compared to Zhou Tian, no matter how eager they were to detain him, they were inevitably incapable of blocking his escape without adequate strength.
As a result, relying on his strength far surpassing those living beings, Zhou Tian broke out of their encirclement and disappeared from their line of sight. Both the Human Emperor and the living beings could not help but breathe a sigh of relief at that time. Clearly, despite their persistence in fighting Zhou Tian, the pressure he placed on his opponents was far greater than Zhou Tian himself had imagined.
However, regardless of anything, since Zhou Tian had already chosen to leave, he would no longer be able to inflict any harm on those living beings. And then, those living beings and the Human Emperor could naturally begin to communicate.
Zhou Tian believed that even with him as a common enemy, it would still be difficult for the Human Emperor and the living beings of this world to cooperate sincerely—especially now that the Human Emperor was grievously injured and weakened. Zhou Tian doubted even more that they would work together as equals.
Yet, even without the possibility of equal cooperation, Zhou Tian believed that the Human Emperor and the living beings of that world would still unite against him. After all, the Human Emperor wanted to survive, while the living beings sought to kill him. Fundamentally, the Human Emperor and the living beings of this world had a basis for cooperation, and joining forces for their respective goals was a perfectly normal reaction. freёweɓnovel.com
The ruler of this world had sufficient strength, and the Human Emperor knew some things about Zhou Tian. Thus, when their information and strength combined, the threat they could pose to Zhou Tian would not be small.
However, even though Zhou Tian was well aware that their alliance would pose a threat, he still could do nothing at the time. After all, despite his formidable power, he did not have the ability to confront nearly all the living beings of this world. Even if he could emerge victorious, the best he could hope for was to kill the Human Emperor in the end. Aside from that, Zhou Tian had known from the start that he did not have the power to kill all those living beings.
