Mu Tingying was actually a "puppet" too; the one truly calling the shots from behind the scenes was Sky City.
As for the Mu Clan's mages, aside from Mu Rong, all the others were already under Qin Yuan's control. A single word from him could decide whether they lived or died.
Only the Ice Emperor Mu Rong was someone Qin Yuan had not acted against.
After all, with Sky City's foundation and influence back then, it had indeed not been suitable to make a move against Mu Rong.
As for now, he could absolutely act.
But Qin Yuan planned to solve the root of the problem directly.
Once he dealt with the Far South Emperor, whether Mu Rong lived or died in the end had nothing to do with him.
"Mm. To be safe, after dealing with the Far South Emperor, I'll deal with Mu Rong as well," Qin Yuan thought to himself.
With a shift of his will, he issued an order to a Forbidden Mage far away in the Mu Clan.
After that, Qin Yuan focused his attention on the Far South Ancient Continent once more.
Crack, crack—
The sharp prow of the ship split the sea open, smashing the scattered ice floes drifting on the surface to pieces and sending up great sheets of spray.
Gradually, the seawater grew clearer and clearer. The region located in the far south seemed not to have suffered humanity's pollution yet.
The ship docked at the shore. Qin Yuan descended from the deck and stepped onto this continent of ice.
Snow Empress and Flame Belle had both already returned to the Space-Time Plane.
Qin Yuan casually reached back and stored the ship behind him into the Space-Time Plane as well, then walked toward the depths of the Far South Ancient