Those deities outside the city wouldn't be polite with Zhou Tian, but if they didn't have the ability to defeat Zhou Tian, then given their mental fortitude at the time, realizing Zhou Tian was not to be trifled with, and estimating that it was basically impossible for them to attack and break Zhou Tian's Divine City with their strength, nine out of ten of those deities would choose to retreat at that time.
No matter what, to those deities at the time, Zhou Tian as a True God was a formidable force they could only dream of reaching. Just the title of a True God like Zhou Tian was enough to intimidate those deities outside the city. It was only because the benefits were too great, and they were constantly being instigated, that they dared to seek trouble with Zhou Tian. In such a situation, once they found out that Zhou Tian was a difficult enemy, there weren't many among those deities who had the resolve for a death fight.
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