Ancient Sea Secret Realm's Logical Loop! Handing Out Pei Xuan Armies to the Trial Participants!

If Jiang Lin had to face Pei Xuan—here referring to Hei Pei Xuan—alone, then without a doubt, no one would survive.

At this moment, Hei Pei Xuan was both a contestant and a judge. He had utterly no shame.

The Artifact Spirit of the Ancient Sea Secret Realm was Hei Pei Xuan, and the Source Qi Embryo suppressed by the Artifact Spirit was also Hei Pei Xuan. Truly, he was suppressing himself.

However, judging from some of Hei Pei Xuan's actions, there seemed to be a slight contradiction.

If Hei Pei Xuan's goal was to free himself, then he should have done so long ago. Why wait until now?

Or perhaps Hei Pei Xuan feared the Ancient Sea Secret Realm's true owner? That was also possible.

Yet after thinking it over and recalling every detail of his past interactions with Pei Xuan, Jiang Lin suddenly seemed to realize something. Hei Pei Xuan's goal should not have been to rescue his original body.

Because Pei Xuan had always seemed to harbor thoughts of independence.

And if Pei Xuan wanted independence, that would also explain why his soul had reincarnated endlessly throughout the Dou Qi Plane. At the very least, one thing was certain: deep down, Pei Xuan had never believed he could take away the Source Qi Embryo.

Someone ruthless enough to capture the Source Qi Embryo had existed in the past. That proved that person was far stronger than Pei Xuan at his peak. If the Ancient Sea Secret Realm collapsed, it would surely draw the attention of that legendary, terrifying figure.

Pei Xuan did not dare take that risk, which was why he had always wanted to sneak away by himself. Even after Jiang Lin accidentally sent him back, Hei Pei Xuan had plainly said they would go their