Published: March 8, 2025
In the distance, Mo Tianji floated in with Chu Le'er.
Chu Le'er excitedly shouted, "Big Brother!" She leaped forward and tightly hugged Chu Yang. She wanted to pull Mo Qingwu away from her brother but ultimately failed and had to embrace them both. The two little lolis, adorned in delicate makeup, complemented each other beautifully, creating a stunning scene.
"Big Brother! I missed you so much! Hmph, you little girl really have some audacity, actually taking advantage of my brother..."
The first sentence was directed at Chu Yang, while the latter was aimed at Mo Qingwu.
With her past life memories resurfacing, Mo Qingwu was no longer bothered by Chu Le'er’s antics; she simply smiled gently.
"It seems we are still missing someone. Who is the last one?!" Xiao Chenyu coldly remarked.
"What? Is our group not enough to help you? Do you want to give it a try? We can take you on one-on-one! Of course, that means a collective showdown against you!" Ji Mo chuckled coldly.
Diwu Qingrou stood opposite them, looking at Chu Yang with a somewhat complex expression, and said lightly, "Brother Chu, so you are the current Nine Calamity Sword Master! The formidable Chu King of Hell is actually the Nine Calamity Sword Master! Truly shocking!"
Diwu Qingrou had already guessed Chu Yang's true identity but had never spoken of it.
Chu Yang was naturally aware and replied lightly, "Fifth Brother, it has been a while."
"And another person!" Xiao Chenyu shouted angrily, "Where are they? Come out!"
There was indeed another person.
This was common knowledge.
However, among all the brothers, even Mo Tianji didn’t know who the last person was!
In fact, it wasn't just them; even Chu Yang was uncertain about the identity of the final individual.
He clearly knew that the remaining person must be near, yet he could never pinpoint who exactly it was.
Only by obtaining the eighth segment of the Nine Calamity Sword would the identity of the last person be revealed.
Before that, even the sword master was unaware. And for the Nine Calamity Sword Master and the Nine Calamity Brothers, this last person was crucial.
Chu Yang had once wondered: Could it be Young Master Wei? Or perhaps that kid Tan Tan?
But he had no certainty and could not confirm.
The Nine Calamity legend had continued for over a hundred thousand years, with countless legends throughout history, each sensational in their own right, but still with threads of connection—
There had always been nine individuals in the Nine Calamity, which was one of the established norms; if not for the Nine Calamity, how could there have been the nine great families?
The second norm was that the Nine Calamity Sword Master was not among the Nine Calamity, being the master but not the foremost.
The third norm stated that among the Nine Calamities, there would never be individuals of the same surname. If they shared a surname, how could the nine great families be ranked?
Aside from the above three established norms, there was another that one might wonder if it counted as a norm: there had never been a woman among the Nine Calamity.
The above four points were secrets known to the upper echelons of the great families.
Throughout history, every generation of the nine great families had racked their brains to target the new Nine Calamity. Unfortunately, despite their exhaustive efforts—whether through plotting or coercion, intrigue or seductive traps—they had never succeeded and ultimately faced destruction.
Chu Yang was perplexed because he had no idea who the remaining person was.
Even the Nine Calamity Sword Master himself did not know the identity of the last individual, so others naturally could not be expected to know.
In fact, this question had troubled everyone for a long time.
So when the brothers heard Xiao Chenyu ask this question, they instinctively turned to look at Chu Yang.
Chu Yang turned innocently, gazing blankly at the brothers staring back at him.
Then, Mo Tianji, with a particularly interesting expression, turned his head first.