If things really came to that point, and Zhou Tian had no choice but to be ruthless to those Heavenly Eye Users, Zhou Tian would certainly not be polite to them when the time came. But for now, at least, the situation hasn't reached such a level, and Zhou Tian can still handle the threat from those Heavenly Eye Users, so as long as they do not pose a significant threat, Zhou Tian definitely won't be harsh to them if possible.
The result was like this, because Zhou Tian fundamentally could not bring himself to slaughter the Heavenly Eye Users ruthlessly, at that time, he could only utilize less than thirty percent of his full strength. In that situation, since Zhou Tian couldn't exert his full strength, how could he take down all the Heavenly Eye Users?
Thus, although Zhou Tian did not let the pursuing Heavenly Eye Users capture him, in reality, when he faced them, he didn't gain any advantage at that time either.
