Chapter 1441: The Dao of the Broken Void

After finishing his account of the Four Great Books and resolving Song Que's doubts, Su Xuan continued: "Lang Fanyun did not read the Four Great Books, yet relying solely on the sword in his hand, he successfully shattered the void. Although you have not read the Four Great Books either, you have seen my sword strike. That strike contained the Dao of the Shattered Void; it was equivalent to a perfect demonstration of shattering the void. I hope that one day, you will be able to comprehend its profound mysteries and, in turn, swing a blade that belongs to you."

These words ignited Song Que's fighting spirit; Song Que was, by nature, an incredibly confident man.

It was only because of Su Xuan's overwhelming power that he had become humble in Su Xuan's presence. Now, hearing Su Xuan's words, he immediately said in a deep voice: "I will definitely swing that blade."

"I hope you can do it!"

Su Xuan did not say he would wait and see; after all, by the time Song Que swung that blade, he might very well have already left this world.

Having finished discussing the realms above the Grandmaster level and the Dao of the Shattered Void, Su Xuan then asked Song Que: "The battle between you and me has ended; can we talk about other matters now?"

"Ever since you met me, you seemed to have something you wanted to say. You invited me here not simply to have a battle with me."

Song Que's eyes flickered; he had not expected that Su Xuan had guessed everything from the very beginning.

One could only say, he was truly worthy of being the Evil Emperor.

After exchanging blows with Su Xuan, how could Song Que not know that Su Xuan's strength had reached a terrifying level? From the fact that Su Xuan could nonchalantly demonstrate the shattering of the void, Su Xuan was very likely an existence whose strength had already reached the realm of the Shattered Void.

Although he did not know why the other party had not drifted away and still remained in this world, such an existence was already invincible in this world.

One could only say that Fan Qinghui had chosen the wrong opponent to deal with this person.

Thinking of that past relationship with Fan Qinghui, Song Que sighed inwardly, then swung the blade of his heart to cut away his various distracting thoughts one by one.

Facing Su Xuan, Song Que asked a question: "I wonder what the Evil Emperor thinks of the world's chess game?"

From Fan Qinghui's words, Song Que knew some of the things Su Xuan had done. It could be said that Kou Zhong's seizure of the Bashu region was related to Su Xuan. Su Xuan had unified the Demonic Sect, and now the Demonic Sect had all gone to Chengdu to serve under Kou Zhong, which showed that Su Xuan intended to seize the world.

That was why Song Que asked for Su Xuan's opinion on the world's chess game.

Moreover, someone of Su Xuan's level was indeed qualified to be a chess player who took the world as a chessboard.

His every move could sway the situation of the world.

Song Que's challenge to Su Xuan was less about wanting to fight him and more about wanting to probe certain things from Su Xuan, the mastermind behind the scenes, after learning that Kou Zhong had occupied Bashu and that his momentum was already established, so as to determine the Song Clan's choice.

"Since the death of Yang Guang, there have been eighteen rebel kings and seventy-two factions of dust in the world. It seems like there are many rebel armies, but in reality, most are just chickens and dogs. Among the eighteen rebel kings, the one most likely to seize the world is none other than the Li Clan. The Cihang Jingzhai also saw this, which is why they chose to support the Li Clan."

"But that was the past. Now, with my support, Kou Zhong has already seized Bashu, and with the help of many experts from the Daoist and Demonic sects, he is already enough to contend with the Li Clan."

Su Xuan had no intention of hiding it and told Song Que directly that Kou Zhong had only occupied Bashu with his help.

To Song Que, this might not have been a secret at all.

After all, when Su Xuan was in Bashu, he had a traitor named Shi Feixuan by his side.

Shi Feixuan followed him, met many people, and learned many things, then secretly passed this information to Fan Qinghui through letters. It could be said that Shi Feixuan had sold Su Xuan out almost completely.

Of course, this so-called "betrayal" was also something Su Xuan had deliberately orchestrated.

Song Que nodded, not denying what Su Xuan had said. He continued: "Since the Han Dynasty, the world has constantly seen a situation of North-South confrontation, and basically, the North has held the advantage in every generation."

"Whether it was the Three Kingdoms period when Wu and Shu resisted Cao Wei together, or the Battle of Feishui in the Eastern Jin Dynasty where Xie Xuan defeated Fu Jian, or the later resistance of the Southern Han dynasties against the Northern barbarian dynasties, all relied on the Yangtze River to defend with difficulty, never giving anyone hope of the South unifying the North."

"Even historically, in North-South confrontations, the South mostly relied on the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to defend. Before Kou Zhong's rise, the Li Tang's momentum was already established, and they had the help of the Cihang Jingzhai. As far as I know, the Cihang Jingzhai had already persuaded the Bashu heroes; as long as the Li Tang conquered Luoyang, Bashu, led by Xie Hui, would surrender to the Li family. At that time, the South would have no Yangtze barrier to defend because the Li family would have Bashu. With enough boats and warships, the Li family's army would flow downstream, and no one would be able to resist."

"However, even the Li Tang did not expect that a Kou Zhong would suddenly emerge. Before the Li Tang conquered Luoyang, Kou Zhong had already occupied Bashu. The so-called Bashu heroes collapsed one after another under the attack of Kou Zhong and his Shaoshuai Army. Even if the Li Tang really conquered Luoyang, it had already become an impossible task to occupy Bashu."

"It was also because Kou Zhong occupied Bashu that the brand-new pattern of North-South confrontation in this world was finally completely formed."

Although Song Que had once wanted to carve Kou Zhong's name on his whetstone, at this moment, he did not hide his evaluation of Kou Zhong.

In his view, Kou Zhong's occupation of Bashu was like a stroke of genius.

Su Xuan, listening to Song Que's words, also said with some surprise: "If I remember correctly, Xie Hui is the in-law of the head of the Song Clan, and your eldest daughter married his daughter. I didn't expect you to evaluate Xie Hui this way."

"It is precisely because Xie Hui and I are in-laws that I know all the more what kind of person he is."

Song Que said this in a calm tone.

Although he felt some pity for his eldest daughter, Song Yuhua, for the sake of the world, he had to abandon these personal feelings; this was a necessary sacrifice.

At this moment, Song Que's heart was like iron and stone.

He looked at Su Xuan and asked him another question: "I wonder what the Evil Emperor thinks of the world's chess game?"

Speaking of Northern forces, in fact, he was referring to the Li Tang.