Chapter 243
[Guardian of the Silent Forest]
[Sword King, Sungmuk]
Standing at 190 centimeters, Sungmuk was considered tall even by human standards, let alone among other orcs. Moreover, he had a robust physique and impressive agility, so he gave off a drastically different impression than other ordinary orcs.
After brushing away the users, Sungmuk closed his eyes and meditated.
He obtained the title of Sword King after mastering Plum Blossom Swordsmanship, reaching the 12th stage in the technique; however, since then, he had entered a period of stagnation and was unable to develop further.
Relatively speaking, reaching the 12th stage after a mere ten years of training was already an outstanding achievement. Most practitioners of Plum Blossom Swordsmanship never even made it to the 10th stage, no matter how much they trained. However, Sungmuk didn’t consider this feat anything special because, for the past ten years, he had devoted every waking hour to developing this technique, even meditating in his sleep.
“… Hmm?”
Sungmuk was just about to fall into a deep state of meditation when he suddenly opened his eyes.
Then, Sungmuk grabbed his Divine Red Sparrow Sword and circulated internal energy throughout his entire body, and simultaneously, the space before him shuddered and opened as if it had been waiting for this moment.