Against the raging purple flames, Darcel stood tall and proud. Within his hand was his shining purple rapier that created a dangerous look for him. His eyes were closed as he rummaged on time spent here.

Darcel had to approximate that it had been roughly a day and a half since he and Aniela came here.

And within this time frame, they experienced tremendous growth that would surely rock any cultivators common sense.

What would get people to question their own sanity about cultivation was Darcel and Aniela realm. In just their short time cultivating here, aided by their resources, the two sprang up to the Supreme Order level of the Qi Formation Sea realm!

For anyone else, even great geniuses, this speed is beyond freakish! Their level of comprehension, control over their Profound Qi, and latent talent are all at a level no one in this city could genuinely understand.

Moreover, there was another freakish thing about their extraordinary Supreme Order levels.

At the Perfect Order level, one's Qi Sea growth can typically expand at most up to the size of a small lake, edging along for a couple of miles.

Geniuses are known to have much larger Qi Sea, with some even going up to five or six miles! Depending on how long and deep one Qi Sea is, it tells the surface level of aptitude one would have for cultivation.

Expanding your Qi Sea requires excellent comprehension abilities.

With high comprehension abilities, one can intake the deeper complex meaning of Profound Qi. This greater Profound Qi is then permanently infused into your dantians, expanding your Qi Sea.

In a sense, the longer and deeper your Qi Sea is, the stronger your Profound Qi will be, and the greater foundation you will have for future Realms. And this concept was utterly broken by the duo.

The duo knew they were still readily advancing by the mental blocks they experienced when comprehending Profound Qi. But their growth of their Qi Sea underwent a dramatically massive expansion.

Currently, the two had just broken through to the Supreme Order level, and their Qi Sea grew to the size of a nine miles vast lake! Not even at the Perfect Order level yet, and they already far surpassed those at that level.

Furthermore, their Qi Sea grew stronger, being molded by their special, inborn powers. Darcel deep black Darkness Qi Sea constantly spewed out frantic wisps of black flames.

Aniela Qi Sea grew to an even brighter shine of light. It made for a fabulous mix wisps of her black flames that, similarly to Darcel, constantly spewed out of her Qi Sea.

All it took to reach this frightening progress was using up most of the orange crystals they received from the goblin mission.

These orange crystals provided pure essence energy that the duo absorbed to speed up intaking Profound Qi and comprehending it.

As per usual, normally, it's far tougher to absorb these crystals because it could lead to a shaky foundation for one future.

But, of course, Darcel and Aniela's soul made it possible for their bodies to still keep a stable foundation. No matter what the outside energy is, the duo could handle absorbing it.

Although having a stable foundation doesn't mean it's a perfect foundation. Darcel and Aniela still need to refine their prowess in battle and experience growth to truly have a perfect foundation.

Still having his eyes closed, Darcel clenched down on his rapier. His body warmed up to resist more heat, leading to a slight bit of warmth in these conditions.

Taking only a second to breathe, his eyes swiftly snapped back open. At speeds naked to the eyes, Darcel performed three instantaneous sword strikes that looked like it was all one movement.

The air split apart from his sheer speed and power. Darcel had no wasted movement, doing each strike with extreme precision. Quite quickly, did he and Aniela adapt to the surface level of using a sword.

Their motto was simple. As long as they can control the blade and strike fast and hard, that's all they need for now. Obviously, they lack the finesse and skill compared to any novice swordsman.

But in battle, the one who can strike faster than the other shifts the whole tide of it. Darcel had a slight smirk after performing his three sword strikes. Clenching his blade again, he knew it was time.

Turning over to his right, he spotted Aniela just getting done with her practice set of swings. When his eyes glazed over on her, it was like a switch went off in her head.

Swiftly she had turned around to meet Darcel's eyes with an excited smile. All of their training and cultivating was leading up to this moment. It was time to run wild!

"So, Darcy? Are you ready to finally see where some of our limits lie?!" While walking up to him, Aniela's tone was passionate. Clearly, she was waiting for some time for this.

"For once, I'm just as energized as you about something. I already feel my bloodline roaring to go." The battle-hungry smile on Darcel's face spoke volumes about their upcoming spar.

Witnessing this smile, Aniela had suddenly gained a cheeky thought. Might as well add on to make this spar spicier! "Before we get at it, Darcy, let's make this spar juicy~. If I win or you win, we get to request one absolute thing that we can't refuse from the loser. Deal?"

Aniela had several thoughts running in her mind while proposing this. But there was one clear goal in her mind about this deal. To take their first massive step in their unconfirmed relationship!

Just the mere thought of this got Aniela even more pumped up for battle and determined to win.

And unknown to Aniela, Darcel was having similar thoughts. Seeing Aniela flushed cute face from cultivating amplified her attractiveness among the purple fire.

It was time to finally calm this ditzy girl and solidify their relationship. Finding this idea charming, Darcel as well grew more excited for their spar.

"Deal. Though I wonder if either one of us will be a true loser after this battle…"

"Hehehe~ looks like you're getting your own intuition Darcy~."

Simultaneously, both Darcel and Aniela jumped back to stand only ten feet apart from each other. A single second of stillness permeated between the two.

Their black eyes locked on to each other, their faces held the same battle-hungry smile as the tension rose around them. Both of them know this would be a challenging yet exciting battle to try to win.

Like a signal went off after the second, both Darcel and Aniela aura tremendously increased all at once!

'Whir!'

Instantaneously, black flames and whitish black flames burst all around, clashing with the raging purple flames. Darcel blasted out his black fire aura, and Aniela spewed out her whitish black fire aura.

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With no words or warning given, Darcel thrust out his rapier before Aniela could move. From the tip of his sword, a fiery black shine appeared, illuminating straight through the purple flames.

Before Aniela's very eyes, a vast black flaming claw blasted from the tip of Darcel's rapier as soon as the black shine formed!

Compared to using his hands, this claw looked sharper, and its speed was superior to using his hands.

Smiling widely at the incoming surge of power, Aniela's own sword sparked with a fiery black glow. Pouring Profound Qi into her legs and sword, Aniela blitzes towards Darcel, gaining insane speeds!

While rushing, a long black flaming whip shot from Aniela's rapier's tip to meet Darcel's black flaming claw. Frantic powerful surges of Profound Qi swirled in the air, causing a gust of winds around the attack.

'Bang!'

The black flaming whip and black flaming claw canceled each other out in a tremendous frontal collision. Black flames crazily spewed out into the purple fire mixing together with it.

Though when the attacks had clashed, Darcel rushed forward to intercept Aniela's mad dash. Nearing close distances, both crazed youths only had a split second to react and attack.

'Clang!'

Two violent impacts of metal clashing shook the ground. Darcel and Aniela's sheer power caused sparks of purple flames to rise around them. Their eyes locked as their rapiers entered a stalemate clash.

No words were spoken between each other as their feral smiles spoke everything they needed to say. At equal speeds, Darcel recalled his sword slightly to strike out again.

It was like they shared the same minds as Aniela recalled her sword at the exact same time and speeds. Using a split second, they both poured more Profound Qi in their arms as their eyes gained a savage glint.

'Clang, Clang, Clang!'

In just over twenty seconds, Darcel and Aniela exchanged dozens of fast, precise sword strikes. Their rapier blade was suited to this sheer intensity of clashes with neither edges showing cracks on them.

During their clashes, Aniela's mind went to overdrive as she gained a bright idea. Forcefully after another clash of blades, Aniela thrust straight towards Darcel's chest.

This strike carried a slight new speed Darcel didn't expect at first. But instinctively, he perfectly counters Aniela's blade, locking the two into another stalemate.

Something of which Aniela wanted! Her soul swirled, and her hand and rapier blade gained a faint white hue.

A hue that caused slight panic in Darcel. Immediately, Darcel felt his rapier become massively tough to move.

Darcel clicked his teeth as he also felt a suppressing weight wrapped his arms, making it tougher to just move his whole body. Of course, it was this troublesome girl power of that dangerous telekinesis.

If Darcel didn't do anything for another second, then he'll lose his weapon and already get put into a tough spot. But breaking free of Aniela's control wasn't easy at all.

Through her rapier, it seemed like her telekinesis became even more powerful! Immediately Darcel soon realized just his base form won't be enough. Thankfully, he has another huge trick up his sleeve.

His bloodline began frantically spurring while his right arm gained a dark hue.

'Whir!!'

The black glow of tremendous power crazily spewed out of Darcel! Instantly he felt his body returned to normal and a significant boost to every aspect of his prowess.

Aniela blinked, as a tremendous aura caused massive pressure on her. Darcel's majestic black glow pushed out the purple fire as his powerful bloodline aura caused fierce blows in the air.

Aniela felt a massive force pushed back her arms, forcing her to take a step back. And in the same motion did Darcel's rapier come sailing at her neck.

Finally, it was time for the real fun to start!

Aniela's bloodline began crazily roaring as her right arm gained a white hue.

'Whir!!'

The tremendous white aura of Aniela's bloodline clashed with the abyss of Darkness coming from Darcel. His once suffocating aura became negligent to Aniela as her bloodline fought with his.

Two mighty aura clashes caused the ground to quake beneath them as cracks splatter out from under their feet.

'Clang!'

Far fiercer than last time did Darcel and Aniela's sheer bloodline power clash through their rapiers.

Seeing that they were entering another deadlock, both Darcel and Aniela's eyes flashed as they jumped back from the clash.

While jumping back, Aniela wasn't going to let this opportunity slip. The tip of her rapier shined a violent, intense whitish black glow that pierced through the air.

Before Darcel could even land on his feet, he saw several whitish black flaming whips blitz towards him. Amazingly, the whips accurately spread out around Darcel, covering every avenue of escape.

There was no option to dodge, only defend! At least that's what Aniela thought.

Darcel, however, had different plans. Gathering his Profound Qi, Darcel exuded a suppressing aura as he called upon his Martial Skill.

Right, when Aniela's whips neared him, at the tip of Darcel's rapier was a long thin line of black flames. This single flame spewed out colossal power that caused the whips to slow in their attacking speeds.

"Fiery Slice!"

Darcel roared out as he swiped his rapier down. Instantly, that thin line of black fire turned into an enormous line of black flames that blasted towards Aniela!

The enormous line of black flames shredded Aniela's whips and neared her within a second. By the sheer aura of this attack, Aniela knew she couldn't quickly neutralize it or clash against it.

Hastily, a white glow covered her feet, making her body feel nearly weightless. In a miraculous display of movement, Aniela shifted her body to just barely avoid the line of black flames.

At the same time, while dodging, he rapier spewed out a single line of black flames.

"Fiery Slice!"

Like he did to her, the same enormous line of black flames came roaring towards Darcel. The speed of the attack equaled his, reaching him in near-instantaneous rates.

Before striking him, though, Darcel's bloodline arm gained a deeper shade of black hue. Promptly his rapier got covered in the pure Element of Darkness!

Using extreme precision, Darcel sliced straight at Aniela's martial skill.

'Chi!'

Instead of cutting through the skill, Darcel Darkness rapier managed to absorb part of the attack. From the middle did the skill get separated into two raging black flames without an end goal.

And this attack didn't stop either Darcel or Aniela's momentum. Without a second to spare, Darcel rushed towards the blitzing Aniela.

At equal speeds, the two engaged in another fierce and swift exchange of blows. With every strike, they crossed, their finesse at controlling their bloodline rapidly improved.

Waves of their mighty bloodline auras clashed, crashing throughout the whole Elemental room, shifting the purple fire in a wild storm.

Expanding this much power in their bloodline state already caused immense exhaustion in the duo. And it was then Darcel decided to finish and win this spar.

Instead of clashing against Aniela's rapier again, Darcel waited for Aniela's last strike to come right at him.

'Chi!'

Blood spilled into the air as Aniela's strike grazed Darcel's cheek. But in this exchange, he managed to get in close. Under Aniela's widening eyes, Darcel's hand was coated in pure Darkness as he simply touched her arm.

"O-Oh Damn~!"

Aniela surprisingly cursed out as she immediately felt the effects of Darcel overwhelming Darkness. Sorrow, joy, lust, rage, all mixed emotions clouded and overloaded Aniela's mind for a second.

A second that was all Darcel needed.

Helplessly, Aniela felt Darcel blade pricked on her neck. With just one push further, he could severely injure her if he really wanted to. Unlike others, the clouded mixed emotions only temporarily confused Aniela.

Her bloodline had managed to clean her up, but the results were undeniable; in a real battle, she would be on the floor right now.

"My win?" Darcel questioned her with a bit of a tease in his voice. The blood from his cheek stilled as his body worked on healing himself.

"Your win! This win and my loss... it's the start of the greatest battles we will have with each other!" Recalling his sword back in his ring, Darcel found Aniela taking this loss rather well.

He could also admit that if he was the one to lose, he wouldn't mind losing just like her. This adrenaline-pumping battle more than made up for any results.

Plus, the victory wasn't decided on who can overpower each other. Only through taking a slight risk and reacting fast could Darcel edge out a win.

Darcel was sure if the fight dragged out any longer, then Aniela would've been the one to find a way to trick and beat him.

After taking a moment to calm their bodies, Aniela gained a sly smile. She shrewdly slithered close to Darcel, taking on a seductive charm. With a tease in her voice, she asked,

"So~? Your absolute request for me, Darcy~?"

Seeing her like this, Darcel gained a more sinful smile. Immediately he hugged Aniela's soft body, causing immense warmth between them.

Gently he lifted her chin up to witness the blushing expectant smiling face of Aniela. With a hot tone, he told her,

"My request...my request is to have you…"