Chapter 3196 - 1078:

Chapter 3196: Chapter 1078:

Even if Zhou Tian made a final decision, just based on the strength he displayed at the time, it’s estimated that other forces wouldn’t dare to challenge him. Ultimately, as long as Zhou Tian was willing to, with his ability to help any faction expand its power, it wouldn’t be a problem.

However...

Although at that time the leaders of those factions didn’t think anything was wrong, if Zhou Tian really intended to help someone, leaving aside the help of the Abyssal Rules, solely relying on the strength Zhou Tian displayed, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to help a faction unify that area. After all, Zhou Tian’s performance was laid out there, and based on his demonstrated strength, there was no one in that area at the time who could match him in combat.

Thus, relying on his own strong power, if Zhou Tian really planned to help someone, he would likely only need to use his strength to force those factions to capitulate, and while it’s unlikely to make all factions surrender, forcing a majority of the small forces to capitulate wouldn’t be a problem. Thereafter, with his overwhelming power, and with the help of some Heavenly Eye Users under his command, even if he forcibly defeated and annexed those factions, it wouldn’t pose any difficulty for Zhou Tian.

Even so, though the leaders of those factions at the time didn’t think there was anything wrong with their plans, if they managed to obtain Zhou Tian’s help, they would indeed have the ability to annex that area. But the problem at hand was that even if they got Zhou Tian’s help, those factions would indeed have the ability to unify that area. Yet, the issue was, at that time, Zhou Tian had that kind of ability, but he had no intention of helping anyone.

As such, no matter what plans those leaders had at the time, or whether their ideas were correct, since Zhou Tian had no intention whatsoever of helping them, it was predetermined that no matter what those Heavenly Eye Users planned, their ideas could only end up as delusions, without any possibility of realization in reality.

Moreover, since Zhou Tian wanted to achieve his own goals, having the help of a faction would be more beneficial for him. Eventually, Zhou Tian wasn’t just unlikely to help them unify that area; if those faction members didn’t defect to Zhou Tian in the future, they were destined to be wiped out by him.

Of course, those Heavenly Eye Users weren’t aware of Zhou Tian’s thoughts at the time, so they still considered Zhou Tian a combat power they had to recruit. As a result of that mindset, not only did the leaders of those factions not unite against Zhou Tian, but because they all wanted to recruit Zhou Tian, those factions were even extremely hostile towards each other.

Therefore, even though Zhou Tian’s decision made peaceful coexistence with those factions impossible, at least in the short term, even if the leaders of those factions realized Zhou Tian’s thoughts, it would be extremely difficult for them to unite in the short term. Thus, when those factions couldn’t unite at the time, and Zhou Tian had the idea of unifying that area, those Heavenly Eye Users who came to recruit Zhou Tian were fated not only to fail in their initial mission but also to face Zhou Tian’s threat at present.

As a result...

"Sir, we are from the XXX Family. As long as you are willing to join our family, our patriarch said, you can directly become the vice patriarch, not only having power second only to the Elders’ Council and the patriarch, but we will also give you one hundred thousand gold coins and ten beauties."

"So stingy. Sir, if you join our XX Family, we’ll not only make you an elder but also guarantee all your living expenses, and you can take home any suitable female from our family you fancy."

"..."

It must be said, at that time, those factions really did go all out to recruit Zhou Tian, offering one seemingly irresistible condition after another, believing that if it were a local Heavenly Eye User without much ambition, they wouldn’t find it strange to immediately accept any invitation from those factions.

It’s just a pity that at the moment, Zhou Tian had his own ideas, and although the conditions those factions offered might be somewhat attractive to an average Heavenly Eye User, given Zhou Tian’s status and power, those conditions were destined to fail to entice him. Thus, when Zhou Tian had no desire whatsoever for those factions’ offers at the time, the efforts of those factions were bound to result in nothing.

Moreover, Zhou Tian had no desire to communicate with those factions either. When he found those factions before him, and he possessed the ability to take them down, it was certain he wouldn’t kindly discuss joining with them but rather would directly take some unfriendly actions against them.

"Joining you is impossible, but if you’re willing to defect to me, I don’t mind giving you some benefits!"

"What did you say?"

The possibility of Zhou Tian creating his own faction wasn’t something those factions hadn’t considered at the time. So, upon hearing Zhou Tian’s words, those factions weren’t surprised. However, while those Heavenly Eye Users had thought about Zhou Tian refusing their invitations, the factions never considered that Zhou Tian, while rejecting their invitations, would directly target the Heavenly Eye Users they sent.