And it was very clear that, no matter from which angle, at the time, those forces did not want Zhou Tian to grow to that level.
Although Zhou Tian had a Divine King as his backing, his own strength was not particularly strong. At least in the eyes of those forces at the time, if it weren't for the consideration of that Divine King, dealing with Zhou Tian would have been a matter of minutes given their strength.
And given the situation then, even if those forces couldn't do anything to Zhou Tian at the moment, they might have considered the possibility of dealing with Zhou Tian in the future.
After all, Zhou Tian was only safe at the time because he had a Divine King backing him. If something happened to that Divine King or he stopped sheltering Zhou Tian, those forces would have thought of taking revenge on Zhou Tian if they had the opportunity.
