At that moment, under such circumstances, Zhou Tian's subordinates who persisted to that point, immediately saw many members eliminated.
Some surrendered because they couldn't withstand the severe torture, while other deities believed that since Zhou Tian, their owner, was dead, defecting to the enemies wasn't an incorrect action. As such, at that time in Zhou Tian's illusion realm, many deities naturally chose capitulation.
As a result, after several trials set by Zhou Tian, only a handful of deities could persist to that point.
Originally, Zhou Tian was prepared to continue with more trials because the deityhood he was about to release needed to go to deities loyal to him. Establishing numerous trials would ensure the selected deities wouldn't easily betray him, and Zhou Tian's actions at that time weren't unreasonable.
However...
