The immense killing intent radiating from the Heavenly Queen made Emperor Yongchang a little excited.
The Heavenly Queen rarely lost her temper in front of him, but every time she did remained fresh in his memory, because it meant he was in for another treat. At that thought, Emperor Yongchang ventured cautiously, "Shuang'er, could we not use that God-Striking Whip of yours made from ancient deadwood today?" His tastes were one thing, but the God-Striking Whip truly was a little more than he could take.
After all, it was an Immortal Artifact-grade treasure crafted with Celestial Phenomena Realm opponents in mind.
Emperor Yongchang had tried it twice with the Heavenly Queen before, and each time he had missed court for half a month.
At Emperor Yongchang's request, the Heavenly Queen glared at him. "Your Majesty, could you think about something serious?"
"I'm trying to comfort you."
Seeing that the Heavenly Queen did not seem comforted, Emperor Yongchang realized she was unusually angry this time.
He looked at the Seven Killings Manual again. The killing intent that struck him in the face sent another chill through him.
"Shuang'er, have you really reached the half-step Celestial Phenomena Realm?"
When the Heavenly Queen had practiced the Seven Killings Manual before, she had never given him this heart-pounding sense of alarm.
The Heavenly Queen nodded. "If I don't improve my cultivation, I won't be able to keep up with this storm-tossed age of great contention. Your Majesty, you need to work a little harder too."
Emperor Yongchang smiled bitterly. "My talent may be above average among Great Grandmasters, but I'm still far behind prodigies like you and Tianxia. Unless I encounter some tremendous opportunity, glimpsing the Celestial Phenomena Realm is rather unlikely. Fortunately, as long as I'm in the Imperial Palace, I'm the equivalent