Chapter 0665 Starry Feast

**Chapter 0665: Feast of Stars**

The Earthquake Technique unleashed by Qin Yun had awakened dozens of Giant Star Demons.

These demons, transformed into Giant Star Demons, had been possessed by Star Demon spirits and were in the process of devouring corrupt stellar energy from above to evolve and mutate—but their transformation was abruptly cut short.

After Qin Yun triggered his Earthquake Technique, countless mountains—large and small—collapsed violently, echoing with thunderous booms.

The ground heaved and bucked violently, caught in a fierce tremor.

Yuelan and the group also sensed Qin Yun’s energy and quickly rushed over.

Previously, they had only been dealing with lesser Star Demons!

Since those weaker demons primarily targeted Qin Yun, they’d had it easy.

But now, upon arriving and hearing the furious roars of the Giant Star Demons, they couldn’t help but feel inwardly shocked.

"Xiao Yun, what’s going on?" Yuelan transmitted her voice to Qin Yun.

"Yuelan, these are Giant Star Demons," Qin Yun explained. "The mystic pills in their bodies contain pure stellar force. Absorbing it can boost your spirit cultivation! Seize this chance—kill as many of them as you can!"

Yuelan possessed a spirit-type martial soul, and her spiritual cultivation was no less advanced than Qin Yun’s, making such training especially valuable for her.

"So many hulks—great sword fodder!" Jian Ruyan shouted, dashing forward.

"Ruyan, those creatures’ mystic pills boost spirit power!" Qin Yun called out.

"Really? That’s amazing!" Jian Ruyan cried out in delight.

Soon after, Long Qiaofeng and Yue Bufeng also leapt into the fray.

There were so many Giant Star Demons here that even Qin Yun alone couldn’t finish them all.

Ling Yuner had also mentioned that the mystic pills from Giant Star Demons required no refinement and could be absorbed directly, functioning like low-grade Yuanling Pills.

Even though they were lower quality, they were far easier to obtain than Yuanling Pills.

"You guys got this?" Qin Yun asked.

"We’ve got it!" Jian Ruyan declared confidently. "They’re tougher than those lesser Star Demons, but I can handle more than a dozen!"

Long Qiaofeng added, "We can manage—don’t worry about us!"

Qin Yun nodded. "Then I’ll quake other zones. This area is yours!"

"Got it!" Yuelan replied.

Soon, Yuelan and the others obtained pale mystic pills and sensed the pure stellar energy within them—they celebrated their find.

All at the Early Spiritual Martial Realm, they needed to cultivate their mental energy and form their Yuanling core to break through.

To them, these Giant Star Demons were like discount Yuanling Pills—but still handy enough.

...

Qin Yun left the area where Yuelan and the others were and headed toward a region swarming with even more tornadoes.

"The guys from the Strange Mark Palace summoned this demon star, but we’re the ones cashing in!" Qin Yun mused with a chuckle.

"Those guys always shoot themselves in the foot!" Ling Yuner chuckled. "A massive amount of Stellar Force can rapidly enhance mental energy. I wonder if Jian Nanhu and the others know about this?"

"They're not fools. Once they kill the Giant Star Demons and obtain their Dao Cores, they’ll surely sense it too!" Qin Yun said curiously. "Why do these Giant Star Demons possess such pure Dao Cores?"

"Because of the Star Demon Spirits! They are pure spirit forms, condensed from extremely refined Stellar Force!"

"The surface of that demonic star seethes with vile energy, while its interior contains Stellar Force. The innermost star core is where hordes of Star Demon Spirits are born!"

"The Star Demon Spirits bond with the demon heads, directly entering their Dao Cores, instantly purifying the energy within, then voraciously devouring the evil star’s power to transform the Giant Star Demons’ bodies!"

Ling Yuner explained. As the Dao Spirit of the Nether Yang, she was highly knowledgeable about these matters.

Qin Yun hung suspended in the air, surveying the surrounding tornadoes. "There must be a hundred, maybe two hundred in this area. Can I handle them?"

"Use the Earth-Sundering Shatterstrike Finger!" Ling Yuner suggested. "Some Giant Star Demons have fragile defenses—you can kill one with a single strike!"

Qin Yun nodded, then frowned and suddenly descended from the sky, triggering his Earthquake Art.

A surge of seismic force poured into the earth, exploding outward in all directions!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The seismic force tore through the earth, causing mountains within a ten-thousand-meter radius to collapse, sending great clouds of dust into the air.

The hidden Giant Star Demons were jolted awake!

They roared fiercely in unison.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

One after another, Giant Star Demons of monstrous, nightmare forms burst forth from the rubble or collapsed pits.

As soon as they emerged, they sensed Qin Yun’s aura and charged toward him with battle cries.

Holding his position, Qin Yun also felt multiple waves of intense demonic energy surging toward him from all directions.

Qin Yun aimed in one direction, gathering his Ninefold Primordial Chaos Power to unleash the Heaven-Piercing Finger—Earth-Sundering Shatterstrike Finger.

The terrifying finger strike he unleashed shot forth like lashing black lightning.

Boom!

The Earth-Sundering Shatterstrike Finger pierced through over a dozen Giant Star Demons in an instant.

That was Qin Yun’s most potent concentrated finger strike!

"They’re coming—and in huge numbers!"

Qin Yun suddenly felt immense pressure. He swiftly sprinted forth to collect the Dao Cores from the slain Giant Star Demons.

As he weaved through the chaos, he pressed two fingers together on both hands, continuously firing concentrated finger strikes in all directions, piercing through the skulls of the Giant Star Demons.

Qin Yun moved with incredible speed, leaping back and forth, gathering Dao Cores while using the Heaven-Piercing Finger to kill the Giant Star Demons.

If he found himself surrounded and unable to escape, Ling Yuner would release a crushing gravitational force to pin the Giant Star Demons down.

With his superb movement techniques, Qin Yun closed in on the Giant Star Demons, driving his fingers into their skulls to shatter them!

This way, he could conserve his strength!

Long-range attacks would require even more energy.

"Xiao Yun, hurry up and wipe out those Giant Star Demons absorbing the evil star's power. Once they fully transform, they won't be so easy to deal with!" Ling Yuner said with concern.

"How long until they fully transform?" Qin Yun asked.

"Probably three days!" Ling Yuner replied.

"Three days? That ought to be enough!" Qin Yun wasn’t entirely sure if they could really eliminate all those Giant Star Demons in time.

Ling Yuner had calculated that roughly twenty Dao Cores from Giant Star Demons would equal the effect of one Yuanling Mystic Pill.

The quality’s a bit lower, but at least they’re much easier to get.

Yuanling Mystic Pills were rare as hell, and Qin Yun needed two to three hundred of them to possibly condense his mental energy into lunar essence and cultivate his Yuanling.

Now, by going ham on these Giant Star Demons here, he could make up for the lack of Yuanling Mystic Pills.

Qin Yun wasn’t the only one fighting desperately.

Jian Ruyan, Yue Bufeng, Xiao Yuelan, and Long Qiaofeng, once they learned how useful those Giant Star Demons were, also went all out.

For them, killing twenty Giant Star Demons was equivalent to getting one Yuanling Mystic Pill—a damn good deal.

They were desperate for mental energy boosts too, since they weren’t ordinary disciples.

It wasn’t just Qin Yun’s group slaughtering them; Jian Nanhu and his companions were hunting them down like mad as well.

Seeing those snow-white Dao Cores, they knew the energy inside was extremely pure. After trying some absorption, they realized it boosted their mental energy.

"Though I don’t know who made these things, I thank his lucky stars!" Jian Nanhu laughed heartily.

...

A demigod from the Strange Mark Temple hovering above Demon Martial Island frowned. "The number of high-tier demons below is gradually decreasing. What’s going on?"

At that moment, a middle-aged man flew up from below and whispered, "Elder, bringing this demon star down was a mistake!"

"Why? Did the Demon Tamers fail to control the Beast Kings?" The demigod elder from the Strange Mark Temple frowned.

"No... somehow, the high-tier demons on Demon Martial Island—those Demon Cultivators at the late-stage Lingwu Realm—are all in retreat, gorging on the evil star’s power!"

The middle-aged man, responsible for gathering intelligence, hadn’t landed on the island but had been communicating with the Demon Tamers inside.

"Why is this happening?"

The Strange Mark Temple elder had assumed that after the demon star descended, the Demon Tamers would use their arts to mobilize a horde of demons to hunt down Qin Yun.

"Worse still, those high-tier demons were interrupted during their retreat, leaving them too weak to fight back, so they're being slaughtered!"

"After the demon star fell, the Dao Cores within those high-tier demons somehow became extremely refined, containing energy that boosts mental cultivation."

"So the disciples on the island are acting like kids in a candy store, excitedly looting those Dao Cores to enhance their mental energy!"

The middle-aged man’s expression darkened as he glanced at Bao Changshou nearby and added, "Qin Yun and his group are going wild, racking up the most kills… It looks like they might actually power up using those Dao Cores!"

Hearing this, Bao Changshou and the others couldn’t help but break into grins.

Jian Shitian, who had been stone-faced all along, finally smiled. "Looks like we all wronged that Strange Mark Temple elder. He did us a solid! For the disciples on the island, this is a golden opportunity!"

"Well, well! Never expected something this good to come along!" Bao Changshou laughed as well.

Elders from other sects were equally delighted; this development would save them a significant amount of Yuanling Mystic Pills.

In fact, an elder from a minor sect even approached the elder of the Arcane Sigil Hall to express gratitude, only to be harshly reprimanded.

The Arcane Sigil Hall elder who had summoned the demonic star grew livid with anger.

While the disciples on Infernal Battle Island acquired substantial advantages, they also faced immense dangers.

After all, the most terrifying threats were the Beast Kings lurking in the shadows.

Qin Yun also wished to track down those Beast Kings but couldn't figure out how to locate them.

The Infernal Battle Island was still vast, and the surroundings were in utter turmoil, leaving him no clue where to begin searching.