When Jiang Che received the letter, he was in the villa at Moonlight Community.
He leaned back on the sofa, holding a teacup in one hand and pinching the fire-sealed letter in the other.
Mu Ningxue sat beside him, her ice-blue eyes fixed on his face.
"Is it from the great clans?"
Jiang Che did not answer.
He unfolded the letter and glanced over it twice, the corner of his lips curving slightly upward.
The smile was faint, cold.
"They asked me to meet them in the outer sea beyond Magic City. They said they wanted to settle things once and for all."
"Don't go."
Mu Ningxue's voice was calm, but there was a rare urgency in her tone.
"They know what you did at Parthenon, yet they still dared to challenge you openly. They must have prepared a trap. Even if you go, you should first find out what they have arranged."
Jiang Che casually set the letter on the coffee table and took a sip of tea.
"A setup?"
He smiled, his expression filled with undisguised mockery.
"What new tricks could they possibly come up with? At most, they'll gather those remaining old fossils together and set up some formation."
He paused.
"Perfect. I was too lazy to hunt them down one by one. Settling it all at once will save time and effort."
Mu Ningxue looked at him, her lips parting as though she wanted to say something.
But in the end, she merely nodded softly.
"Be careful."
Jiang Che set down his teacup and looked toward his right wrist.
A dim, exceedingly thin line of light slowly flowed there.
It was the mark of the Shattered Abyss.
Those great clans had guessed correctly.
During the battle at Parthenon, he had kept the Evil Emperor Armor activated