It seemed that swallowing the divine status would impact Zhou Tian's strength, but if Zhou Tian could absorb the power of that divine status, granting him a part of the True God's cultivation level, then it's likely that Zhou Tian's strength would not decrease but actually increase. With this enhancement, facing opponents would become much easier for Zhou Tian.
Moreover, Zhou Tian was always aware in his heart that confronting those deities and plants with his power was quite a stretch. From a certain perspective, Zhou Tian had little hope of winning against such a group of opponents.
In this case, since Zhou Tian basically had no chance of defeating those opponents, maintaining his strength didn't really hold much significance for him.
Even in his prime state, he couldn't compete with those opponents. So even if at this moment he weakens his own strength slightly, what big deal is it really?
