The queen lay on her throne and stretched.

In response to Xia Tianqiong's question, he replied calmly, "I don't know either, but legend has it that if one possesses both of these weapons, one can become the master of this world."

This is also one of the reasons why our Holy Maiden Kingdom and the Desire Demon Clan kill each other; we both want the other's weapons.

Xia Tianqiong's eyes lit up, and she immediately felt more confident.

Tell me how the Holy Maiden Sword recognizes its master!

"The method is simple: insert it into the heart and absorb a drop of the heart's essence. But if you accidentally die, that would be great, then I won't have to die."

The Queen spoke lightly, even cracking a joke.

She knew very well that with Xia Tianqiong's self-healing ability, she wouldn't die even if her heart was pierced.

Xia Tianqiong didn't rush to try; he still had two questions.

"The King of Desire told me that you ordered him to kill the previous King of Desire and promised him the throne, but later went back on your word. Is that true?"

The Empress pursed her lips, revealing a hint of a demure, womanly expression.

"He's lying to you. The previous empress sent him, and she even lent him the Holy Maiden's Sword. Killing the Desire King with the Holy Maiden's Sword won't make you the Desire King."

He coveted the King of Desire's ability to achieve immortality and, without using the Holy Maiden's Sword, willingly became the King of Desire. The previous empress originally intended to marry him and then abdicate. However, having become the King of Desire, he was no longer considered a man, and naturally, the empress would not marry him.

He ambushed and killed the Empress, attempting to seize the throne. I led my forces to drive him away, retrieved the Holy Maiden's Sword, and thus became Empress.

Xia Tianqiong guessed that the King of Desire wasn't telling the truth, but she didn't expect it to be this outrageous.

That lustful king deserves to die!

Then he asked, "If I had killed the King of Lust back then and brought 23,000 men back to you, would you have kept your promise?"

"Heh, does this answer matter?"

The empress suddenly laughed, a somewhat playful laugh, completely unlike her former self.

Xia Tianqiong didn't laugh, and calmly said, "It's very important to you."

The Empress, mistaking this for a threat, nonchalantly curled her lip. "Lending you the Holy Maiden's Sword is tantamount to handing my life over to you, which would plunge the entire Holy Maiden Kingdom into crisis. Do you think a qualified emperor would keep his promise?"

The answer ends with a question, but it already provides the answer.

Xia Tianqiong nodded slightly and said nothing more.

He drew the Saintess Sword, glanced at the faint runes on its blade, then gripped the middle of the blade and pressed the tip against the gap between his left ribs.

Then I tried to stab it hard, but it didn't go in on the first try.

The physical body was too strong, and it only pierced the surface of the skin and flesh.

He was stunned for a moment, finally understanding the helplessness the Empress felt when fighting him; her physical body was simply too tough.

He then gripped the sword with both hands and unleashed his full power.

The sword tip finally pierced his chest and penetrated his heart.

People often say that pain is heart-wrenching, and Xia Tianqiong has now experienced it firsthand.

Every heartbeat is excruciatingly painful.

Fortunately, when I was burned by flames in the eerie scene last time, I had already raised my pain tolerance to the limit.

This level of pain can be completely ignored without flinching.

The Queen turned her head and looked over, her eyes blinking with curiosity and surprise.

She muttered to herself, "Such a powerful man, it's a pity I can't have him!"

At the same time, wisps of power of rules appeared around her and began to tear at her body.

In an instant, his skin was torn open, his flesh was shattered, and he was clearly not going to survive.

She gritted her teeth, her eyes misting over, but she stared intently at Xia Tianqiong.

He was in so much pain that his whole body trembled, but he didn't utter a sound.

It seemed like he was secretly competing with Xia Tianqiong; he didn't make a sound, and neither could I.

The moment the longsword pierced her heart, Xia Tianqiong suddenly felt a loss, and then instantly formed a strange connection with the Holy Maiden Sword.

It felt as if it had become a part of my body, and I was in sync with its thoughts.

With just a thought, one can control the Holy Maiden Sword.

It was at this moment that he felt a connection with this world, a connection that seemed to exist in the dark.

It's as if they've gained the approval of heaven and earth, and can wield a small amount of the power of the rules.

But upon closer examination, it becomes clear that this recognition is subtle and unstable.

Xia Tianqiong is now very much looking forward to the day when the Desire King Blade also recognizes its master, and it is very likely that it will gain clear and complete recognition from heaven and earth.

The Holy Maiden Sword completed the recognition of its master in just over ten seconds.

He drew his longsword, and the wound healed rapidly.

He looked at the Empress again; she was staring intently at him, not blinking.

"I……"

Just as he was about to speak, he discovered that the Empress was already dead.

His body was mangled beyond recognition, covering the throne, and blood flowed down like water.

Seeing the other person's miserable, unseeing face, Xia Tianqiong felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

From an emperor's perspective, the empress did nothing wrong; he forced her to her death simply because he wanted to use the Holy Maiden's Sword.

"If I could use the power of the underworld right now, I would definitely revive you, but alas... there are no ifs."

Xia Tianqiong sighed softly, then put down the Saintess Sword and picked up the Desire King Blade.

Without hesitation, it plunged into his chest cavity.

This time, the tube was inserted into the right chest, not the heart.

The moment it was inserted, his entire body seemed to deflate, and a large amount of his vital energy was absorbed by the Desire King Blade.

First, the skin loses its luster and the hair falls out. Then, the eye sockets become sunken, the muscles atrophy, and the teeth loosen.

The attack lasted for nearly five minutes before the King of Desire's Blade finally stopped.

At this moment, Xia Tianqiong looked emaciated, like an old man in his seventies or eighties.

It's only because he has a strong physique; anyone else would have been drained of energy and turned into a skeleton long ago.

After the Desire King Blade stopped absorbing blood and qi, the body began to slowly recover and regain its vitality, albeit at a slow pace.

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