Chu Yang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chu Yang (楚阳)
Alias(es)	Number One Silver Badge; Lord Chu
Gender	Male
Age	In his thirties 60
Affiliation	Blackwater Demon Suppressing Division
Occupation/Role	Silver Badge Agent; former Number One Silver Badge
Cultivation	Ninth-Rank Muscle-Tendon Realm Martial Master; 8,000 force 60
Status	Deceased; killed by Lin Guanhuo after his crimes were exposed 83
First Appearance	Chapter 60

Appearance

Chu Yang is a handsome man in his thirties who carries himself with the confident bearing of Blackwater Division's foremost Silver Badge. He is commonly seen in blue or dark-blue robes and wields a white sword. 60 62 66 75

• Dresses in blue-toned long robes.
• Carries a white sword / precious sword. 66 75
• Lost an arm after deliberately cutting it off to support his false account of surviving the Southern Valley beast tide. 81

Personality

Chu Yang is arrogant, status-conscious, and deeply invested in being admired as the Demon Suppressing Division's leading young genius. He enjoys instructing lesser Silver Badges, receiving praise, and presenting himself as a heroic future Gold Badge. 60 66

Behind this cultivated image, he is jealous and ruthless. Lin Guanhuo's rapid rise, the Division's support of him, and Ye Yinyue's attention toward him all provoke Chu Yang's resentment. He regards talented peers as threats to be removed rather than comrades to be protected. 62 77

He is also a practiced deceiver. After arranging Lin Guanhuo's death, Chu Yang cuts off his own arm and performs grief before the Black Armored Guards, claiming that Lin died saving him. 81

Abilities & Skills

Ninth-Rank Muscle-Tendon Cultivation

Chu Yang was the strongest Silver Badge in Blackwater before Lin Guanhuo surpassed him.

• Recorded 8,000 force during the monthly assessment, placing him at Ninth-Rank Muscle-Tendon Realm. 60
• Increased his force by 500 jin in one month. 60
• Commander Zhou Tian believed he had a chance to reach Bone Forging Realm within five years. 60
• Led the Southern Valley operation against the Mountain-Carrying Tiger King. 77

Falling Moon Swordplay

Chu Yang's principal known martial art is the Second-Rank lower-grade Falling Moon Swordplay. 66

• Can produce broad, rainbow-like sword qi with his sword. 66
• Taught only the first two layers to other Silver Badges, withholding the technique's full depth. 66
• His sword qi was completely suppressed when Lin Guanhuo emerged with the Demon Suppressing Saber. 66

Deception and Conspiracy

Chu Yang maintains a public reputation for righteousness while secretly arranging murders.

• Secretly hired the Eighth-Rank Martial Master Ghost Brothers to assassinate Lin Guanhuo. 77
• Paid for the use of a Berserk Beast Pill to lure hundreds of demonic beasts into Southern Valley. 77 80
• Mutilated himself and falsely claimed that Lin Guanhuo had sacrificed himself during the beast tide. 81
• Correspondence recovered from the Ghost Brothers revealed that more than a dozen talented Division members had died through his schemes. 82 83

Equipment / Items

• White sword — Chu Yang's usual weapon; used with Falling Moon Swordplay. 66 75
• Berserk Beast Pill — acquired through the Ghost Brothers and used to incite a beast tide against Lin Guanhuo. 77 79
• Paper Cranes and letters — correspondence with the Ghost Brothers bearing his Martial Dao imprint; later used as evidence against him. 82 83

Relationships

• Lin Guanhuo — Rival and intended victim. Chu Yang envies Lin's recognition and repeatedly plots to kill him; Lin survives, exposes his crimes, and kills him. 62 76 83
• Ye Yinyue — Fellow Silver Badge whom Chu Yang had pursued for years. Her growing attention toward Lin Guanhuo intensifies Chu Yang's jealousy. 60 62 66
• Ghost Brothers — Hired assassins and co-conspirators. They supplied the Berserk Beast Pill and retained incriminating correspondence from Chu Yang. 77 82
• Ye Nantian — Commander of the Blackwater Demon Suppressing Division. Ye Nantian scrutinizes Chu Yang's false report and, after the exposure, strips him of Division recognition even in death. 83 84
• Zhou Tian — Commander who regarded Chu Yang as a promising future Gold Badge and initially praised his apparent willingness to mentor Lin Guanhuo. 60 76

Story Role / Major Arcs

Number One Silver Badge

Chu Yang is introduced as Blackwater Division's Number One Silver Badge, a Ninth-Rank Muscle-Tendon Martial Master whose strength and reputation make him a key candidate for future Gold Badge status. He openly shows interest in Ye Yinyue. 60

Lin Guanhuo's sudden advancement to Muscle-Tendon Realm and subsequent fame destabilize Chu Yang's position. When Lin comprehends the Demon Suppressing Saber in three days, its saber qi overwhelms Chu Yang's sword qi and causes him to lose his composure in front of the other Silver Badges. 62 66

Feigned Brotherhood

After Lin's prisoner-escort mission, Chu Yang approaches him with exaggerated concern and public indignation toward the attackers. Lin immediately calls out the performance as crude acting. 75

Lin then openly implies that Chu Yang may be responsible for the unexplained disappearances of talented Silver Badges. Though Chu Yang continues to act friendly, he resolves to eliminate Lin. 76

Southern Valley Betrayal

Chu Yang invites Lin to join the hunt for the Mountain-Carrying Tiger King, earning praise from the Division for supposedly nurturing a junior. In reality, he uses the mission to isolate Lin in Southern Valley. 76 77

He hires the Ghost Brothers, uses a Berserk Beast Pill to trigger a massive beast tide, and leaves Lin trapped between the tiger demon and hundreds of frenzied demonic beasts. 77 80

Believing Lin dead, Chu Yang severs his own arm and falsely reports that Lin died saving him. The Black Armored Guards accept his story and escort him back to Blackwater. 81

Exposure and Death

Lin survives the beast tide, kills the Ghost Brothers, and obtains their letters and Paper Cranes proving Chu Yang's long-running conspiracy. 82

When Lin returns to the Demon Suppressing Division alive, Chu Yang's story collapses. He attempts to flee, but Lin throws the Blood Jade Saber through his heart, pinning him to the Division's main gate. 83

Afterward, Ye Nantian orders Chu Yang's name removed from the Demon Suppressing Division, revokes his family's privileges and rewards, and denies him burial within the organization. 84

Notable Quotes

“Lin Guanhuo! I am the number one genius below Gold Medalist in the Demon Suppressing Division! I am the one the Demon Suppressing Division will fully nurture next! You! Must die!!” 80

“He treated me like an older brother!! And I treated him like my closest brother!!” 81