In order to obtain the Divine Emperor Artifact, the Space God King wouldn’t risk his life. So if it becomes impossible, he would probably give up.

However, even though he wouldn’t risk his life to forcibly snatch a Divine Emperor Artifact, if the opportunity presents itself, he would create the best conditions for himself to try to grab the Divine Emperor Artifact before the other God Kings react. This is not surprising.

Thus, at the time, before he had accurate information on the Divine Emperor Artifact’s vessel, the Space God King had no reason to kill Zhou Tian.

However, even though the Space God King held back against Zhou Tian because he wanted the Divine Emperor Artifact, it did not mean that Zhou Tian would be ensured safety if the Space God King couldn’t discover the Artifact’s vessel information.

In fact, Zhou Tian didn’t have much time. If he couldn’t find a chance to escape the Treasure Space in a short time, regardless of his search results, the Space God King would likely take action to kill him.

Firstly, the fact that the Space God King didn’t use all his strength to attack Zhou Tian could be concealed from the God Kings for a short time. But those God Kings had rich combat experience. It’s estimated that no matter how well the Space God King hid it, if the battle lasted long, it would inevitably attract the attention of those God Kings.

The Space God King wouldn’t dare to let things drag on to that extent. After all, no one knows how the God Kings would react. If they saw he wasn’t using full strength and decided to intervene, even though Zhou Tian seemed doomed, if those God Kings also targeted him, it would be a significant complication.

Zhou Tian couldn’t withstand so many God Kings’ attacks, and neither could the Space God King.

Although the chance of those God Kings attacking him was slim, slim doesn’t mean impossible. Among those many God Kings, not a few held grudges against him. Considering the Space God King’s strength, the number of God Kings wishing for his demise would not be small.

Thus, if there’s no opportunity, those God Kings won’t do anything. But if there’s a chance to kill the Space God King, based on the Space God King’s relationships, at the time, a God King might want to use that opportunity to kill him. That’s undoubtedly possible.

Therefore, although Zhou Tian was the target of all the God Kings, the Space God King absolutely wouldn’t dare provoke those God Kings to take action.

Secondly, with so many people involved, if numerous God Kings attacked Zhou Tian together, it might seem they could surely kill him. But if something unexpected happened and Zhou Tian saw a chance to flee, under such massive God King-level attacks, no one would have the ability to stop him from leaving.

Clearly, with Zhou Tian almost being killed, the Space God King couldn’t afford any accidents. Given the situation, without an accident, the Space God King was bound to kill Zhou Tian soon. Even if he couldn’t get the Divine Emperor Artifact, he probably wouldn’t give Zhou Tian any vitality.

But...

At that time, even though the Space God King had calculated many things, he still hadn’t realized one thing while making preparations.

When he decided to seize the Divine Emperor Artifact and covertly plotted to see if there was a chance to get it, he had already created an opportunity for Zhou Tian to escape.

After all, the Space God King hadn’t considered all that beforehand. This meant all those thoughts occurred simultaneously with the combat against Zhou Tian. Given that situation, no matter how well the Space God King planned, he couldn’t erase the impact of his reactions at that time.

In the Space God King’s view, he had already forced Zhou Tian into a desolate place. Under Zhou Tian’s weaker strength and severe consumption, nothing could change whatever he thought he would do even if he were conscious to act.

But in reality!

If Zhou Tian had truly reached that point, the Space God King’s thinking wouldn’t have been incorrect. Zhou Tian, being unable to ensure his own safety, means that despite his original plans, he couldn’t achieve anything under those circumstances.

However, the problem now is, Zhou Tian hadn’t truly lost the ability to resist. The reason the Space God King could suppress him to that degree was that Zhou Tian was hiding part of his strength.

In other God Kings’ views, Zhou Tian didn’t need to hide his strength. In the presence of Space God King’s threat, Zhou Tian would naturally use his full tenfold power. There would be no reason to withhold and let the Space God King kill him.

And precisely because they hadn’t considered this point, after successfully suppressing Zhou Tian, none of the God Kings, including the Space God King, had thought the situation arose because Zhou Tian had hidden his strength.