After sensing that the Golden Hou in the cave was pregnant, Ling Tian finally understood why Little Shi hadn't used a Soul Attack as requested earlier, and why he had stopped Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang. Because of Shi Tian, Little Shi held all mothers in the world in the highest regard. He didn't want to harm a life like that, especially since the Golden Hou's soul was already injured.
Seeing the expectant look in the Golden Hou's eyes, Ling Tian nodded, though he remained cautious. "But I'll need to examine your soul injury. If it's too severe, I can't guarantee I'll be able to help."
Hearing that he wanted to examine it, the Golden Hou hesitated. Exposing its soul to an outsider was dangerous, after all. When it heard Ling Tian's latter words, it grew even more downcast. "That's true. Even the old man couldn't do anything about it. How could you possibly solve it?"
If Little Shi hadn't urgently told Ling Tian and the others to stop earlier, and if they hadn't promptly ceased their attacks, the Golden Hou might have thought they were trying to deceive it, then kill it while examining its soul.
"Although I can't guarantee I'll be able to cure it, I'm confident I can at least ease your pain." Ling Tian pondered for a moment, then looked at the Golden Hou. "Don't worry. I won't take the opportunity to harm you. Otherwise, we wouldn't have stopped attacking you earlier."
At that, the Golden Hou nodded and murmured, "That's true. Then go ahead and examine it. Maybe there's still hope."
"Ling Tian, there's no need to examine it. There's an Ice Soul Soul-Locking Nail in its soul, at the divine artifact level." Po Qiong's voice rang out. Sensing Ling Tian and the others'