Chapter 0662 The Fall of the Demon Star

Chapter 0662: Demon Star's Descent

The sect master of the Medicine Immortal Valley was a half-immortal—tall and heavyset, with a bald head and piercing, hostile eyes.

Upon arriving, he immediately questioned members of other sects.

"The life talismans of our Medicine Immortal Valley elders have turned to ash, signaling their demise! Did any of you see them before?" The sect master’s voice was filled with rage.

Most of those who hadn’t been killed by Bao Changshou and his group were unaffiliated with the Medicine Immortal Valley or similar factions.

However, they dared not remain silent, as provoking the Medicine Immortal Valley and the Canghuo Immortal Mountain—two immortal sects—would be troublesome.

As they wavered, Bao Changshou spoke up: "I killed them."

Hearing this, the people from the minor sects and families felt immediate relief, secretly admiring Bao Changshou for sparing them an awkward situation.

"You… Are you serious?" The Medicine Immortal Valley sect master was utterly dumbfounded that Bao Changshou was the culprit.

"Not just your Medicine Immortal Valley—the Canghuo Immortal Mountain, the Long Family, the Tian Family, the Yang Family… To put it plainly, all those Martial Kings and Emperor Wu who suddenly died were killed by me!" Bao Changshou stated coolly.

The half-immortals from these major factions stood frozen in shock upon hearing this.

Jian Shitian’s eyes widened in disbelief—the Bao Changshou he knew was incapable of such deeds.

"Bao Changshou, are you telling the truth?" An elder from the Canghuo Immortal Mountain bellowed in rage.

"I’ve already admitted it—how could it not be true?" Bao Changshou sneered. "Had I known, I wouldn’t have struck so hard. I should’ve kept their heads as proof so you’d believe me!"

The spectators hastily withdrew to the distant skies, hearts pounding in astonishment.

Bao Changshou’s words were the height of insolence.

The half-immortals from the Medicine Immortal Valley and other major factions couldn’t believe that the usually mild-mannered Bao Changshou was capable of such actions.

After all, the Medicine Immortal Valley and Canghuo Immortal Mountain had dared to bully the Immortal Armament City precisely because they believed Bao Changshou was gentle and easily cowed.

Yet now, Bao Changshou had killed the Martial Kings and Emperor Wu of several major factions.

This was nothing short of a declaration of war against them!

"Are you going to fight here?" Bao Changshou asked indifferently, seemingly unafraid.

"Why did you kill them?" The half-immortal from the Medicine Immortal Valley, though furious, held his fury in check.

They all knew that the Immortal Armament City had a true immortal. Bao Changshou’s current arrogance suggested he had formidable support.

"Because they ordered their disciples to kill Qin Yun!" Bao Changshou declared. "Qin Yun is an outstanding disciple of our Immortal Armament City. As the sect master, of course I must protect him!"

"You promised not to interfere in Qin Yun’s grudges with us!" The Long Family’s half-immortal thundered in outrage.

"Who exactly does Qin Yun bear enmity toward? You need to clarify! It’s true that Qin Yun has conflicts with certain individuals in your families, but those should be settled between them and him alone!"

"Yet now, your entire factions are targeting Qin Yun!" Bao Changshou snorted. "In that case, I must take a stand!"

Granny Ma angrily added, "What’s worse, that vermin of the Emblematic Arts Temple even openly sent Immortal Disciples to capture Qin Yun!"

A half-immortal from the Emblematic Arts Temple immediately shouted, "Listen here, old woman! All the Immortal Disciples we sent are dead!"

Chu Binyu let out a booming laugh. "Hah! Your just deserts! If you hadn’t sent them to capture Qin Yun, they’d still be alive! The blame rests solely on your shoulders. Now that they’re dead, are you blaming Qin Yun?"

"Who else to blame if not Qin Yun? Those were Immortal Disciples with Immortal Bodies!" the quasi-immortal from the Rune Temple roared in fury.

"Hah! Did you expect Qin Yun to sit still and let your Immortal Disciples slaughter him? Bullshit! Those disciples you sent brought death upon themselves!" Chu Binyu retorted angrily.

The short, bald quasi-immortal from the Celestial Armory City shouted, "You Rune Temple trash, if you're itching to die, just say the word! I'll kill you right now!"

"Celestial Armory City... do you truly intend to provoke all our major factions?"

The quasi-immortal from the Tian Clan spoke in a low voice. Their losses had been heavy—they had lost their Wu Emperor and Martial King.

"So what if we provoke you? Bring it on!" The short, bald quasi-immortal seemed unable to hold back any longer, swiftly drawing a white meteor hammer glowing with power.

It was a Celestial Artifact!

The moment this artifact appeared, the air grew heavy.

The quasi-immortals from the Medicine Immortal Valley and other major factions looked shaken—this artifact genuinely terrified them.

They weren’t without Celestial Artifacts—just none as powerful.

Celestial Armory City, in ancient times, was home to soldiers from the Celestial Wasteland and was known for making these artifacts.

No one knew how many artifacts other sects possessed.

But it was widely acknowledged that Celestial Armory City had the most—though no one knew exactly how many.

Other sects didn't have enough Celestial Artifacts to go around, making many of their quasi-immortals angry.

Word was that in Celestial Armory City, just about every quasi-immortal had their own.

The short, bald demi-immortal looked extremely belligerent. The moment he brandished the Celestial Artifact, it was clear he meant business.

If a fight broke out, demi-immortal casualties were certain.

Demi-immortals feared death above all—they dreaded even injury.

At this stage of cultivation, their greatest goal was to ascend to true immortal status. Only by becoming immortals could they extend their lifespans and enter the Barren Immortal Realm.

Injuries that took time to heal would hinder their progress toward transcendence.

"Don't back down now!" the bald demi-immortal roared with laughter, swinging the white meteor hammer Celestial Artifact.

As the hammer swung, it released a terrifying whoosh, unleashing waves of oppressive immortal energy that weighed so heavily on the Wu Emperors and Martial Kings present that they could barely breathe.

"Does the Immortal Armory really intend to make enemies of us?" the demi-immortal from Medicine Valley asked, feeling his core tremble at the force of that immortal energy.

Though all were demi-immortals, their strengths varied—without fighting, there was no way to determine superiority.

Yet once battle began, death and injury were unavoidable.

"You're the ones picking a fight with the Immortal Armory!" Bao Changshou said coldly. "If you wish to be our enemies, then come!"

The cultivator from the Arcane Sigil Hall shouted furiously, "You from the Immortal Armory—you’re trying to use Qin Yun to pressure Yang Shiyue, aren’t you? Don’t expect us to believe you’d go to war over some insignificant nobody!"

"We're nothing like you shameless scum!" Bao Changshou snapped at the accusation. "Enough talk. If you want a fight, then strike! Though we only have two demi-immortals here, we fear you not!"

"Will a demi-immortal fall today? I wonder who it’ll be," Chu Binyu said with a calm chuckle, completely unperturbed.

"We won't deign to quarrel with you further! Let’s set this aside for now. After the Martial Emperor Tournament concludes, we will settle this debt with you!" the demi-immortal from the Arcane Sigil Hall declared.

The onlooking factions couldn't help but feel astonished. The demi-immortal from Qiwen Temple actually chickened out!

The demi-immortals from Medicine Immortal Valley, Canghuo Immortal Mountain, and the major aristocratic families also seemed unwilling to fight and stopped talking to Bao Changshou's group.

However, this matter would definitely not end so easily.

The bald demi-immortal was seriously annoyed—he had been itching for a good fight.

For these demi-immortals, finding an opportunity to battle was rare since worthy opponents were scarce.

Only in the Immortal Soldier Illusionary Realm could they truly fight, but even there the battles lacked the thrill of real combat.

At this moment, the demi-immortal from Qiwen Temple took out a pitch-black talisman brimming with dark energy and hurled it forcefully into the sky.

"What kind of talisman is that?" the demi-immortal from Medicine Immortal Valley blurted out in shock.

"A Demon Star Summoning Talisman! I will summon a demon star to crash onto Demon Martial Island!" The Qiwen Temple demi-immortal shot an icy glare at Bao Changshou and his companions.

"W-Won’t this affect our disciples?" the Medicine Immortal Valley demi-immortal asked worriedly.

"Don’t worry! It absolutely won’t!" The Qiwen Temple demi-immortal smirked darkly.

The Demon Star Summoning Talisman could call down a demon star from the sky!

A demon star was a demonic celestial body!

Those affected by its power after its descent would transform into Star Demons!

Star Demons were terrifying demonic entities capable of wielding vast amounts of evil stellar energy. Their origin lay in the residual souls of countless fallen demons gathering in the heavens—normally invisible to the naked eye.

Bao Changshou growled in disapproval, "I never expected you to resort to such despicable tricks!"

"The Demon Star Summoning Talisman is nearly impossible to craft—how is that despicable? We're just trying to ramp up the disciples' training difficulty!" the Qiwen Temple demi-immortal retorted.

Jian Shitian frowned. "The Beast Kings are bad enough already. If they absorb the demon star’s power, they’ll surely become Demon Star Beast Kings—making them even harder to deal with!"

"Qin Yun is so powerful he can even kill Immortal Disciples. Handling a mere Demon Star Beast King shouldn’t be a problem for him, right?" The Qiwen Temple demi-immortal sneered sinisterly.

The demi-immortals from Medicine Immortal Valley, Canghuo Immortal Mountain, and the aristocratic families, who had initially been concerned, suddenly stopped worrying!

Clearly, they must have received a sudden mental message revealing the Qiwen Temple demi-immortal’s scheme.

At that very moment, a black dot appeared in the sky!

Soon, the dot grew larger and larger!

It was a black demon star spanning twenty to thirty thousand meters, radiating sinister stellar energy as it plummeted violently onto Demon Martial Island!

Upon impact, the demon star exploded in a wave of dark demonic energy, engulfing the entire island!