Any powerful existence that appeared in the deep valley at this moment was, in all likelihood, a Mahayana Nether Soul ghostly creature.
Facing a Mahayana Nether Soul ghostly creature, He Xuan knew that he had no chance of resisting it with his own strength. What he relied on was Jin Shi, who had reached the Blood Soul stage. Back when they faced the Moon Concealing Demonic Ape Essence Soul, Jin Shi had only been at the Soul Infant Three Realms, yet it had still been able to fight it. Now that it had entered the Blood Soul stage, Jin Shi's restraining effect against essence souls would naturally increase greatly.
Although Jin Shi was by his side, He Xuan's heart was not at ease.
Jin Shi had an innate restraining effect against essence souls, but no one—not even Jin Shi itself—knew exactly how much of a threat it could pose to a Mahayana Nether Soul.
If it were a Mahayana essence soul with high intelligence, the might of Jin Shi's displayed pressure would inevitably be greatly reduced. The Mahayana Nether Soul might even directly launch a killing blow at Jin Shi. He Xuan simply did not dare place absolute confidence in what would happen then.
Fortunately, the records in the ancient texts stated that the Nether Souls in the Nether Soul Mountain Range found it difficult to awaken their intelligence. This eased He Xuan's mind somewhat.
However, seeing Jin Shi looking as if it were facing a great enemy, He Xuan still felt uneasy. As Jin Shi's intelligence gradually awakened, it naturally understood more and more clearly just how powerful a Mahayana essence soul would be.
Earlier, it had been able to attack the Moon Concealing Demonic Ape Essence Soul without fear for two reasons. First, that essence soul could only