During the conversation, Xiao Jin still concealed some things.
For example, he did not mention that the Soul Clan possessed the Nihility Devouring Flame.
Nor did he say that the Nihility Devouring Flame had reached the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm.
Based on his guess, the destruction of the Ling Clan should have been orchestrated by the Nihility Devouring Flame.
In the original story, when the Nihility Devouring Flame destroyed the Yao Clan, it was struck by the Emperor Yao Remnant Soul and suffered a serious injury.
At that time, Soul Heaven Emperor had not appeared. Xiao Jin guessed that, firstly, Soul Heaven Emperor's injuries had not yet healed and he might still be one final step away. Secondly, the attention focused on Soul Heaven Emperor would be no less than that on Gu Yuan.
Having the powerful Nihility Devouring Flame, hidden in the shadows, handle the operation was the best choice.
This showed just how useful a hidden Nine-Star Dou Sheng powerhouse could be.
Since Soul Heaven Emperor's injuries had not fully healed back then, how could they possibly have recovered now, more than a decade earlier than in the original story?
In other words, the only Nine-Star Dou Sheng powerhouse in the Soul Clan currently capable of acting normally was the Nihility Devouring Flame.
Unfortunately, he had been wounded by the Spirit Emperor Remnant Soul and no longer had the ability to challenge the Stone Emperor Remnant Soul.
If those Eight-Star Dou Shengs were sent out, one careless move could expose the Soul Clan's resurrection of past clan leaders.
Moreover, without the Nihility Devouring Flame's ability to devour space and conceal their movements, the possibility of news leaking out was still very high.
That was precisely why the Shi Clan had been able to avoid disaster for the time