A small number of deities catching up would have little effect, and if the main force moved together, they would certainly not be able to surpass Zhou Tian in speed. According to the circumstances at the time, looking from any angle, it seemed that the group of deities would not have been able to close the distance between them and Zhou Tian.
Yet now, even though they clearly didn't have the ability to close the distance with Zhou Tian, they suddenly shortened the gap between them. This situation naturally surprised those deities at the time.
"Forget it, as long as we can take him down!"
Although Zhou Tian's performance was somewhat strange at the time, those deities were solely focused on how to capture Zhou Tian, without considering what intentions might be hidden behind Zhou Tian's reactions. Even knowing they didn't possess that ability, they were still greatly motivated upon seeing they had closed the distance with Zhou Tian, and hurriedly chased after Zhou Tian's position.