The Handsomer You Are, the Stronger You Become

The Sword King's blade had blocked Blossom.

“Ugh… How is that possible…?”

Kang Hyunsoo got to his feet, staring at the Sword King standing beneath a rain of scattered petals.

Never before had Blossom been stopped.@@novelbin@@

A technique of ultimate refinement that erased and nullified magic, aura, and even the power of sin—it had always prevailed.

Yet it failed.
And it failed against the Sword King, whom Hyunsoo had thought to be inferior.

The truth was soon revealed.

“The Sin of Lust—it’s as powerful as you claimed. But every force has its counterforce. As it happens, I’ve honed a swordsmanship that wields a similar power.”

“A similar power…?”

“Rakshasa Swordsmanship.”

The Sword King answered as he swung his blade once more.

Trailing behind the arc of his blade was a vivid, purple aura, almost hypnotic in its allure.

It resembled the aesthetic grace of Beauty Swordsmanship but carried a darker, more captivating essence.

“The Rakshasa Swordsmanship, much like the Sin of Lust, enthralls and consumes those it touches. As it stems from a similar origin, it counters your power seamlessly. Of course, in a true contest of skill, the outcome depends on the strength of each, but it seems my training hasn’t been in vain.”

The Sword King had deflected Hyunsoo’s Beauty Swordsmanship with a technique imbued with a force akin to the Sin of Lust.

• The power of beauty flowed into the Flame Sword.
• The power of blood coursed into the Thunder Sword.