If the war had ended as it was initially supposed to, the NPCs and the Human Emperor wouldn’t have suffered any significant loss. But now, if the war truly ends this way, those two powers absolutely wouldn’t agree to it no matter what.

What is the situation at this moment?

The Human Emperor who initiated this war did so intending to annex either Zhou Tian’s or the group of NPCs’ territories. Although the three sides are currently in a state of balance, each of the major powers secretly harbored the desire to annex the other two.

Under these circumstances, when the Human Emperor waged war, and they took action, they found that Zhou Tian, who was once roughly equal in strength to them or at most slightly stronger, had suddenly far surpassed them. Due to this, the Human Emperor and the NPCs felt extremely uneasy about Zhou Tian’s performance.

Now, since Zhou Tian can take on two opponents without falling behind, it also means that if Zhou Tian wished, he could probably launch an invasion war against them at any time. Based on the strength that Zhou Tian has displayed, if he really did so, they likely couldn’t withstand his assault.

Though they don’t know by what tactics Zhou Tian managed it, both the Human Emperor and the Deities sensed that Zhou Tian and his Beastmen have made significant advancements in strength.

Zhou Tian was previously able to secretly increase his strength by so much; if there were a ceasefire now and he was given enough time, nobody could guarantee that Zhou Tian wouldn’t further upgrade his strength in secret. Worse still, perhaps Zhou Tian could upgrade without their knowledge.

If even the current Zhou Tian is difficult for them to handle, then if Zhou Tian continues to progress, or even upgrades, the situation would undoubtedly become something neither the Human Emperor nor the Deities wish to see.

After all, their relationship is far too complex; no one would easily want to break the balance that exists between them. As such, upon realizing Zhou Tian’s formidable power, the uneasy Human Emperor and NPCs from earlier would definitely not agree to a ceasefire so readily.

Zhou Tian did not have much interest in annexing them now, as he had set foot on a different path. As Zhou Tian’s strength became even more formidable, the Human Emperor and NPCs, feeling extreme unease, only wanted to eliminate Zhou Tian or at least weaken his power. They definitely couldn’t coexist peacefully with him any longer.

Therefore, unless Zhou Tian was dead or his abilities were diminished, the Human Emperor and NPCs would not let the matter rest.

Given the strength of the Beastmen under Zhou Tian’s command, even if the Human Emperor and NPCs joined forces, they couldn’t possibly conquer Zhou Tian’s territory. However, under the circumstances where their pawns weren’t making much impact, neither the Human Emperor nor the Deities planned to remain on the sidelines watching the battle any longer.

They hadn’t taken action before only because they didn’t feel the time was right, but when needed, any of them would not mind joining the battle.

And now, with Zhou Tian displaying such immense strength, those beings capable of battling Zhou Tian naturally intended to come out and suppress him.

Those who had clashed with Zhou Tian were well aware that it was impossible to eliminate him with the effect of the Human Emperor’s immortal body combined with Zhou Tian’s tactics. However, killing Zhou Tian was not important; they only needed to hold him in place. Once they could divert some forces to attack Zhou Tian’s territory, even if Zhou Tian had numerous tricks up his sleeve, he could at most only protect himself. A certain degree of power reduction was almost a certainty.

At that time, as long as those beings could reduce Zhou Tian’s strength by a fraction, they would essentially achieve their objective for going to war. With Zhou Tian’s power diminished, it would be completely up to them whether to continue fighting or seek peace.

However, even though there was nothing wrong with the intentions of that group of beings, while they were plotting against Zhou Tian and devising ways to weaken his strength, they did not consider that if Zhou Tian prepared more than they imagined, they might not have the ability to overcome Zhou Tian at all, rendering their current plans meaningless.

In reality, after learning that his opponents had joined forces against him, Zhou Tian didn’t care much about it. Perhaps in Zhou Tian’s view, even if his opponents united against him, they would hardly pose any resistance against his strength. With absolute confidence in his own abilities, Zhou Tian didn’t mind "playing" with his old adversaries.

Thus, while his opponents were secretly plotting against him, Zhou Tian, aware of their intentions, didn’t take their threat to heart at all. It appeared as if he knew their actions were doomed to be ineffective. The attitude Zhou Tian exhibited unquestionably demonstrated his supreme confidence in his own strength; otherwise, no matter how much he prepared, it was unlikely that Zhou Tian would remain so composed when facing the assault of his two old opponents. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to support it by casting your recommendation votes and monthly votes at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)