Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 319: Your Path is No Longer the Same!
Chu Yang felt an immense force pulling him forward, almost making it impossible for him to stand firm. The severed bodies of the monstrous snakes before him surged into the mouth of a giant snake as if caught in a hurricane, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Then, Chu Yang felt a lightness in his arms as Ink Steel wobbled out, falling with a thud into the mouth of that monstrous snake. Without the Demon Steel, his body suddenly felt lighter, and he floated upward, being drawn into the mouth of the monster by the overwhelming suction!
In a panic, Chu Yang quickly gathered his energy, and the edge and tip of the Nine Calamity Sword appeared on the long sword in his hand before he struck down fiercely!
With a splash, the Nine Calamity Sword plunged into the head of the monstrous snake, causing a spurt of blood to erupt, plunging everything into chaos. The snake let out a roar of pain, rearing its head back, and suddenly, Chu Yang felt a dizzying wave wash over his mind, lifting him into the air. By the time he opened his eyes, he found himself out of the deep water and in a vast expanse of azure water, with the sky faintly visible through the surface!
He was surprisingly close to the water's surface.
Chu Yang felt a lingering fear; this monstrous snake was truly too powerful! He calmed down and turned his focus inward, seeing the Nine Calamity Sword still in his dantian, but the long sword in his hand was already lost in the water.
With a splash, he broke the surface and took a deep breath. If it weren't for having the Nine Calamity Space, he might have suffocated in there.
But what was happening? In his previous life, there had clearly been no such monstrous snake. Why had it appeared in this life?
Moreover… this monstrous snake seemed only to be trying to prevent him from obtaining the third segment of the Nine Calamity Sword, but it didn’t seem to harbor much hostility towards him…
What did this mean?
He had already sensed the call of the third segment of the Nine Calamity Sword; could it be that he did not yet meet the conditions to obtain it?
Chu Yang chuckled bitterly. If the condition to obtain the third segment of the Nine Calamity Sword was to slay that giant snake, then even the sword king would find it hard to achieve that!
Within his dantian, the tip of the Nine Calamity Sword was stirring restlessly.
“If you want the third segment of the Nine Calamity Sword, when the time is ripe, you will obtain it without danger; the Poison Dragon Serpent will not appear. But if you recklessly attempt it when the time is not ripe, it will attract the Poison Dragon Serpent’s attention... and at that moment, you must kill the Poison Dragon Serpent to obtain the third segment of the Nine Calamity Sword!”
In his mind, the Sword Spirit said slowly, dripping with malice.
“……” Chu Yang furiously entered the Nine Calamity Sword Space, shouting, “Why didn’t you say so earlier? Bastard, what should I do now? That huge snake has the cultivation level of a seventh-rank spirit beast… I’m only at sovereign level now; how can I kill it?”
“That’s your problem,” the Sword Spirit replied indifferently. “Who told you to be so impatient?”
“……” Chu Yang nearly spat out a mouthful of blood in anger.
“However, the appearance of this spirit beast has a great deal to do with you!” Seeing him anxious, the Sword Spirit continued slowly, “It was you who caused its appearance.”
“Related to me?” Chu Yang was puzzled. He scratched his head, unable to grasp how such a powerful monster could be related to him.
“Did I want it to appear? That’s nonsense!” Chu Yang spat. He scoffed at such a statement.
“It’s your fault,” the Sword Spirit said slowly. “Because since the third segment of the Nine Calamity Sword, you have finally embarked on a path that is entirely different from past Nine Calamity Sword Masters. And the appearance of this Poison Dragon Serpent is due to your… different path.”