Chapter 45: Sparring

"Are you serious?" Miya might have seemed eager to have the sword, but she was still hesitant to take it from Enzo.

"Yes..." Enzo nodded repeatedly.

"If this is how things are, aren’t I the one benefiting more from you?" Miya said.

"What’s wrong with that? Isn’t it natural for a man to provide more benefits to a woman?" Enzo replied with a smile.

"But I’m stronger," Miya replied.

Enzo smiled bitterly. From the very beginning, their marriage had always operated on reversed logic.

"No matter what, I’m still a man. I’ll make sure I’m the one providing more benefits, not the other way around," he said.

Because he kept insisting, Miya finally nodded.

"Alright..." She stored the sword in her ring, her expression somewhat complicated.

"Since you’re such a good husband, I’ll try to be a good wife too. Starting tomorrow, I’ll cook breakfast for you every day," she said afterward.

Enzo couldn’t help but be surprised, then gave her a strange look.

"You don’t have to do that. After all, you’re extremely busy," he said.

Who was Miya? Even though she was now a wife, that didn’t mean she had to cook. Besides, there were plenty of servants who could prepare meals for them.

"That won’t interfere with my schedule. I’ve already rested in the morning, so there’s no difference between simply resting and cooking," Miya replied.

Of course, Enzo couldn’t say no when she was the one insisting.

He maintained his smile and nodded in understanding.

"I need to conduct some experiments with these stuffed animals," Miya said, gathering the stuffed animals with a wave of her hand.

They were all absorbed into her ring.

"I want to practice too," Enzo said.

"If you have trouble with your training, just find Mr. Joe. He’ll help you overcome it," Miya replied before leaving.

Enzo was finally alone in the living room.

After receiving the reward for giving Miya the sword, it seemed there was nothing else he had gained.

He hadn’t truly received it yet.

He had to add a second technique to himself first.

But what technique should he choose?

Although there were two other powerful techniques here, he didn’t think either suited his interests.

’I’ll look for one later. It’s more important to reach Level 3 first,’ he thought.

He was only one step away, yet this one step was the most difficult obstacle.

At this stage, relying solely on meditation could easily become futile.

Fortunately, he had learned an effective training method, and he was going to try it.

He stepped outside the house.

Without him having to call her, Eva approached him with an expression ready to receive an order.

"Train with me. I need some pressure to break through my limit," Enzo said, naturally surprising Eva.

"Are you serious, Master?" she asked.

"Do I look like I’m joking? Don’t tell me you’re afraid to fight me, are you?"

"I might lose if I fight you directly considering your technique, but if I choose to evade, I’m quite confident your attacks won’t be able to hit me. Once you run out of Spiritual Energy, you might be the one who loses." Eva smiled slightly as she said this, and it seemed to be her genuine assessment after witnessing Enzo’s strength.

Enzo hadn’t expected her to be this confident.

"You can fight however you want," he said.

"If you don’t mind, then certainly."

"Let’s go..." Enzo led the way toward the rear gate, where there was a vast courtyard outside. It was even three times larger than a soccer field, and would be five times larger if the huge swimming pool beside it were included.

This was indeed a place for sparring, and the guards who needed combat training would practice here.

Even when Enzo and Eva arrived, two young guards were already fighting, exchanging punches that generated shockwaves strong enough to be felt from the edges of the courtyard.

Their captain ordered them to stop when Enzo arrived.

"Master, would you like to spar?" the captain asked after approaching him.

"That’s right. I’ll be sparring with Eva," Enzo replied.

"Alright... If you need another opponent, just let me know." The captain said before leaving and taking the guards with him.

At that moment, Emma walked in front of Enzo and stopped ten meters away from him.

She stood upright, completely calm.

"Master, please begin," she said.

"You need to be careful because my flames aren’t ordinary flames," Enzo warned.

Indeed, they looked like ordinary flames, but that was only because they were still incomplete. They were an early version of the Golden Heaven Flame.

Whoosh!

Enzo simply threw a punch into the air, immediately releasing a massive flaming fist toward Eva.

It should have been enough to burn her entire body, but the woman casually leaped backward to evade it.

The speed of her jump made Enzo furrow his brows.

Her confidence wasn’t without reason.

Even her casual leap was much faster than Alex’s attacking movements.

She might already be at the peak of Level 3.

Whoosh!

Enzo knew he couldn’t simply stand in one place.

He advanced while kicking into the air, his leg releasing a massive wave of flames toward Eva.

This time, it was twice as fast.

However, the woman only needed to run backward to evade it.

Enzo continued sending flames toward her.

At his current level, he couldn’t release flames without physical movements such as punching or kicking. Even if his comprehension reached 10%, he still wouldn’t be able to release flames using only his thoughts. That required comprehension of at least 15%. In other words, Level 4.

However, once he reached 10%, the flames he released would possess a savage instinct, giving them the ability to pursue enemies on their own.

After evading several attacks, Eva landed on top of a five-meter-tall stone pillar.

She smiled slightly, seemingly unable to control her satisfaction at being able to toy with Enzo.

Enzo furrowed his brows, slightly displeased that he had allowed his emotions to affect him. Yet he couldn’t deny that seeing his own shortcomings gave him an opportunity to understand how he could improve.

Whoosh!

He sent a flaming fist toward the top of the pillar.

Eva immediately jumped straight upward to evade it, apparently still wanting to remain on top of the stone pillar.

However, she was quickly caught off guard.

As she jumped and the flaming fist reached the top of the pillar, it suddenly surged upward.

With her momentum exhausted and her body beginning to fall, she practically had no way to dodge anymore.