So, Zhou Tian indeed had no reservations when fighting Pan Shi, because Zhou Tian was aware that Pan Shi lacked the ability to sever his immortal ability. As long as Pan Shi didn’t have the capacity to kill him, Zhou Tian would not show weakness in front of him, even if his strength was lesser than Pan Shi’s.

However, Pan Shi’s lack of such ability did not mean that the living beings of this world were also devoid of it. After all, the connection between the world Zhou Tian was in and the Main Plane was not very tight. Thus, if there existed living beings in this world that could control the consciousness of the Divine Realm, then it might not be impossible for them to sever Zhou Tian’s connection with the Main Plane eventually.

Once Zhou Tian lost his connection with the Main Plane, one could be sure that his immortal body would essentially be decoded. Without the immortal body, even the truly top-tier warriors of that world would likely have the ability to kill him.

Therefore, although Zhou Tian valued Pan Shi greatly, he did not truly fear him. On the contrary, he was more wary of the real top-tier warriors of this world. Although Zhou Tian had always been trying to use the world rules here to enhance his strength, in his actions, he inadvertently was always considering how to avoid conflicts with the real top-tier entities of this world.

Clearly, if one were to say that the attack Pan Shi faced had nothing to do with the top-tier warriors of this world, Zhou Tian would never believe it.

According to Zhou Tian’s estimates, even if the top-tier warriors of this world were stronger than them, they could not be much stronger, for based on Pan Shi’s strength, if he wanted to ascend, he actually didn’t need to increase his strength anymore. And those who were stronger than them in this world would likely have already ascended. Thus, even if using external force gave some beings an attack power stronger than theirs, in terms of cultivation level, they would at most only be on the same standard as Pan Shi.

And now, having barely escaped from Zhou Tian’s hands, if it were possible, Pan Shi was unlikely to voluntarily stop running. Therefore, from the current performance of Pan Shi, unless he encountered an existence not weaker than him, he simply would not stop his fleeing. Not to mention, given the current situation, Pan Shi was even directly struck back. So, considering the situation at that time, whoever was intercepting Pan Shi then could not possibly be very weak!

Consequently, precisely because Zhou Tian discovered that those intercepting Pan Shi were likely the top-tier warriors of this world, at that moment, no matter how bad his relationship with Pan Shi was, Zhou Tian did not hastily take action to attack Pan Shi.

Regardless, Zhou Tian could feel the threats this world posed to him. Without necessity, he would not dare to conflict with the top-tier warriors of this world.

But from previous encounters, Zhou Tian knew that both Pan Shi and he could have been targeted by the ’Ten Divine Beasts’ of this world. Even though Zhou Tian was not very clear about their intentions, he could imagine they certainly had some plans afoot. The question now was, what exactly the Ten Divine Beasts were scheming, and what impact their plans would eventually have on him.

Because there was no way to figure out the thoughts of the Ten Divine Beasts, even if they created an opportunity for him to kill Pan Shi, Zhou Tian still dared not take such actions. For Zhou Tian was well aware that if Pan Shi were killed, then it was very likely that the Ten Divine Beasts would shift their attention from Pan Shi to him.

Although it was uncertain whether the Ten Divine Beasts would treat him as an enemy, if unnecessary, Zhou Tian knew it would be best not to give them an opportunity to attack him. Many things are not constant, and though Zhou Tian believed in his immortal body, if a conflict occurred with the Ten Divine Beasts, it was still possible that they could eventually kill him.

Thus, until the Ten Divine Beasts took action, Zhou Tian was simply considering how to kill Pan Shi. But once the Ten Divine Beasts intervened, Zhou Tian’s thoughts unavoidably changed. As for Zhou Tian at that moment, his primary concern was no longer killing Pan Shi, but rather how he could ensure his own safety under the threat of the Ten Divine Beasts.

After all, if it really came down to it, although Zhou Tian had grudges with Pan Shi, compared to the task of killing Pan Shi, Zhou Tian was definitely more concerned about his own safety. Thus, in a situation where he could not guarantee his own safety, let alone letting him give up on killing Pan Shi, even teaming up with Pan Shi was something he would likely consider.

And given the situation then, although it hadn’t reached the point where Zhou Tian needed to team up with Pan Shi, without being certain of the intentions of the Ten Divine Beasts, Zhou Tian was still trying his best to guard against them.

Only, as Zhou Tian observed, Pan Shi’s situation was not looking very good. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to recommend and vote monthly tickets on qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)