Even though they were originally companions, those Deities still dared not trust other Deities anymore. Because the temptation of becoming a True God was too great, so great that they themselves had already harbored thoughts of eliminating other Deities. In such a situation, how could those Deities dare to relax their guard against their companions?
The only one at the time who had a chance to directly take action towards the Deityhood was Zhou Tian, because they were completely unaware that an outsider like Zhou Tian was following behind them. If Zhou Tian had suddenly taken action at the time, it is believed that those Deities would not have been too prepared. And given the circumstances, if everything went smoothly, it seemed not impossible for Zhou Tian to seize the Deityhood before those Deities could.
However, although that was what was said at the time, when it came to taking action, Zhou Tian dared not act in such a way.