Therefore, although nothing had happened yet, once Zhou Tian felt seven to eight parts certain about the situation's occurrence and dared to affirm it, what he naturally needed to do next was to desperately consolidate his position as the Human Emperor. Otherwise, should those forces that did not wish to see him upgrade launch an attack on him when he was unprepared and caused him to fall to the status of an Emperor-level BOSS, then Zhou Tian would not only have to forget about developing his own sphere of influence, but he would likely find it extremely difficult to even ensure the safety of his own life.
Consequently, although Zhou Tian was initially keen on retaliating against those NPCs, out of concern for his own safety and given that his foundation was not very stable, he ultimately abandoned the idea of taking revenge on the NPCs and, after steadying his mind, he began to earnestly develop his territory.