Su Mo drew a deep breath. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he immediately turned to the Book Sage. "If the Li Clan's fortune is broken, the last strand of fortune supporting the Imperial Fortune's Spirit Consciousness will disappear. What will happen after its Spirit Consciousness dissipates?"
The Book Sage froze. "The Imperial Fortune will become ownerless. If no one can make it acknowledge them as its master, the Border Pass will fall!"
The Imperial Fortune would lose its Spirit Consciousness and become ownerless.
"What if someone can make the Imperial Fortune acknowledge them as its master?" Su Mo asked.
The Book Sage shook his head. "Then a new Emperor will be born into the world!"
"However, the possibility is vanishingly small. The conditions for making the Imperial Fortune acknowledge a master are far too demanding. Throughout the Eternal Ages, only the ancient Pei Clan lineage possessed the talent to accomplish it," the Book Sage said, shaking his head.
"Unless another peerless prodigy is born into the world!"
"So, if the Imperial Fortune's Spirit Consciousness is destroyed now, the Border Pass will inevitably collapse!"
Unbidden, Su Mo recalled Li Wudi and Wu Pangzi's warning: an incomparably terrifying prodigy might be hidden within the Ji Clan.
But this was only speculation, and Su Mo had no way to verify it!
Still, a certain suspicion took root in Su Mo's heart...
"Now isn't the time to think about this. We should be thinking about how to hold back this endless Beast Tide," the Book Sage said in a low voice, watching the endless Demon Beasts outside the pass, already poised to strike.
Su Mo drew a deep breath and nodded.
"Senior, can you hold Desolate Demon Pass?"
The Book Sage shook his head gravely. "I cannot!"
Su Mo's expression changed.