Suddenly, Nuna stepped forward, placing a hand gently on his shoulder, her eyes filled with admiration.
She leaned in, brushing her lips against his in a tender, yet passionate kiss that spoke volumes about her love and respect for him.
As their lips met, Kyle felt a surge of warmth wash over him, mingling with the newfound strength and clarity of his perception.
They broke apart quickly, their gazes overflowing with love.
"Let's go back," She spoke, clinging onto him. "I want you inside me before the day ends."
Kyle hissed, 'Damn, she knows how to turn me on, that's a hard one to turn down.' He thought for a moment before speaking out.
"Uhm, can I try something before we go. I want to do a test run, to actually use an ability or something." Kyle was already imagining all the ways in which he could utilise his new strength.
For instance, since he had a larger pool of QI in his body now, what if he tried to create an energy ball of pure Qi, without using any arts or techniques?
Applying his theory, Kyle released a small burst of Qi energy towards his arm. It took him only a couple of seconds, unlike last time.
'It looks like my efficiency and speed have also improved, by ten times at least.'
He now understood why it was nearly impossible to fight against someone a realm above you.
The difference in strength and Qi quality was not just substantial, it was exponentially higher the higher up in realms you went.
That made him imagine how strong a Nascent Soul cultivator would be, or even higher, a Deity Transformation cultivator.
Would they be like gods?
Once the Qi was gathered in his palm, he slammed an open palm to the ground, releasing the energy in a pulse as soon as he made contact with the ground.
Boooom!!!
The pulse thundered, the rock fracturing, like distant drums answered by the earth itself.
"That was easy, it worked better than I thought. Let's create a ball of energy next."
Huuuuu!
He let out a loud sigh to calm himself and closed his eyes to focus.
He channelled his Qi from the Dantians once more; this time, instead of imbuing it in his arm, he focused on expelling it from his palm and gathering it in a single point.
When he felt the ball forming, he opened his eyes, and the sight brought a smile to his face.
A black, foggy sphere had formed, growing larger each second. He continued to channel energy into the sphere.
"It's getting even bigger. Let's fix that, size is not power." Using the same principle, Kyle compressed the ball of energy, making it smaller even as more energy was streaming into it.
And instead of growing bigger, the sphere became darker and darker each second. When he felt that he had supplied enough energy to the sphere, Kyle stopped channeling energy.
He studied the sphere for a few seconds. It now had a solid pitch black color to it. With no wispy fog around it. It looked more like a black hole than a sphere now.
"Hmmm... What should I do with this? Throw it away?" As soon as the thought came, Kyle decided to throw it, and so he did.
He extended his palm outwards and released the energy ball. It sort of rebounded off his hand, but then he noticed how it expanded as soon as he released it.
What came next was unexpected, but also expected.
Tsiuuu!!!
The sphere expanded in size, and then...
BOOOOM!!!
An earth-shuddering explosion followed.
Kyle and Nuna were blasted back by the shockwave. They both rose back to their feet quickly, staring at the centre of the explosion.
The sheer magnitude of the explosion that ensued, Kyle was not expecting, the visual effect, though, was beautiful.
It was like a small nuclear explosion, except the Qi was visible in rainbow wisps around the explosion, creating a beautiful sight.
"What an oddly beautiful sight," Kyle muttered.
They both watched as the dust cleared up, leaving a large basin with a radius and depth of about thirty metres around it.
"!!!"
"Try not to do something like that while indoors, okay?" Nuna advised.
"Agreed."
After that, they decided to head back immediately. They had had enough of experimenting. There were more 'important' things to tend to.
Nuna pulled out the talisman from her storage, holding it tightly as she activated it.
The air around them shimmered and distorted, and suddenly, they were standing in the middle of the dense, shadowy forest once again.
"Wow, it's so dark already," Kyle mused, glancing at the fading sky. "Guess we should get going before it gets too late."
Nuna nodded, her eyes scanning the treeline. "You're right. We don't want to run into any... unsavory characters out here after nightfall."
Kyle chuckled softly, placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, I've got you. Remember, you've got a pretty powerful guy on your side now!"
He gave her a playful wink. She only smiled at his shenanigans.
Kyle had brought a flying treasure, expecting to come back late. It flashed in front of them, out of his storage space.
Unlike Jasmine's flying treasure, which looked like a carpet, Kyle's looked more like a motif of grey, fluffy clouds.
"Let's go." They both settled on top before activating it.
The treasure levitated above the ground for a bit before zooming off into the distance with terrifying speed.
...
They got back to the city quite quickly and proceeded to the Ravenshade Manor without taking any detours.
After a quick meal, the duo was back in bed for their bedroom activities. Their clothes were already thrown off to the side.
Nuna settled into a cowgirl position, her hips straddling Kyle's groin. Kyle's hardened cock grazed her folds as she straddled him back and forth in a teasing motion.
She leaned forward, her hands bracing against his chest as she looked down at him with a sultry gaze.
Kyle's eyes lock onto hers, drinking in the sight of her poised above him.
He reached up to cup her modest breasts, his thumbs teasing her nipples as she raised her waist, using one of her hands, she held his dick up straight, guiding it towards her entrance, and she began to lower herself onto his length.
"Ahhhh...Take me!"
As he filled her insides with his length, Nuna let out a soft sigh, her body naturally adjusting to accommodate his girth.
She lay still like that for a moment, while Kyle groaned in pleasure.
"You are so tight, your insides are wrapping around me." His voice was barely a whisper.
Nuna starts to ride him in slow, deliberate circles, her inner walls clenching around him in rhythmic contractions.
With each stroke, Kyle feels himself being drawn deeper into her depths, the sensation sending waves of pleasure through his entire body.
His hands move from her breasts to her waist, guiding her movements and urging her on.
Nuna's breathing grew more labored, her eyes fluttering closed as she became lost in the sensations coursing through her.
Kyle's fingers dug into her hips, pulling her closer as he sought to bury himself deeper within her once more.
The room was filled with the sounds of their ragged breathing and the erotic sounds of slapping of skin against skin for the rest of the night.
....
It was early morning the following day. Kyle was going to see his father, who had called for him.
While they lost themselves to pleasure, Nuna had advanced to the late Foundation establishment realm.
It looks like Kyle's Yang Qi had also improved in Quality, which helped Nuna, who was already on the cusp of a breakthrough, to advance.
They both only noticed in the morning, and so Kyle had to explain to her once again how his Dual cultivation technique worked.
Nuna had jokingly called him a walking cultivation treasure, and then she mentioned how women would kill to have him if any strong female cultivators found out about him.
Kyle didn't advance any further, but his body had passively absorbed some Yin Qi from Nuna's essence while they had sex, and he felt a bit of progress in his cultivation when he woke up.
Regardless, Kyle was happy to see that she had become stronger.
Regarding his sister, Minerva, she had left yet again for her early education. It was a system put in place by the royal family for young noble children to earn basic skills and knowledge before going off into the world to do their own thing.
Not everyone got the privilege of joining a prestigious sect, even if you were a noble. And some chose other paths, even if they had the talent to be a powerful cultivator.
But rarely, if ever, did any noble children choose not to join a sect.
Even Kyle had to attend this preliminary study programme. It had been hell for him. You put a bunch of proud noble children to live together under the same roof? You get chaos.
He was continuously harassed day after day. It was one of the worst periods of his life.
The programme lasted for two years, with breaks in between to go back home or to attend family gatherings like Minerva had done on his birthday.
Minerva was a decent talent. Nothing too crazy, she has been at the early stage of the Qi condensation realm for years now, like normal people.
She fit in well with her peers. And like him, she was smart.
Most nobles believed that the system was more like a power play by the Royal family to foster a seed of loyalty to them within their heirs.
After all, the sects got to do the same, so why not?
Kyle knocked on the door to his father's study.
"Enter." His father's voice echoed from within.
Kyle opened the door, stepping in with a calm smile on his face.
"Fa..." He stopped his greeting midway, the smile on his face faltering. There was someone else in the room.
A lanky man dressed in fancy blue robes. He was in a seat, across from the Marquis. They both turned to look at him.