Chapter 0670 Clouds of Life and Death

**Chapter 0670: Shadows of Life and Death**

After Qin Yun took the star core, he immediately controlled the Demon Star Overlord and charged toward the Demon Star Beast King.

"This thing is just trash in front of the Overlord!" Qin Yun sneered, then took Xiao Yuelan's delicate hand and shared his vision with her mentally, smirking, "Just watch!"

The Demon Star Overlord stood six meters tall, yet its charge was incredibly fast.

The Demon Star Beast King had once been a Beast King, but after absorbing the power of the evil star, it evolved. While its strength had grown immensely and its size was enormous—its body stretching dozens of meters—it thundered forward, trampling many Giant Star Demons underfoot and shaking the earth violently.

Its black-red body was covered in thick scales that looked both sturdy and powerful. Its massive jaws bristled with sharp red fangs, seemingly capable of crushing anything.

With a thunderous roar, the giant wolf lunged at the Overlord.

Qin Yun guided the Overlord to strike with a palm, sending the beast flying.

Though the Demon Star Overlord was a giant, it was still much smaller than the wolf—yet it effortlessly sent the beast sprawling with one blow.

"Die now!"

Qin Yun drove the Overlord forward. Its six arms slashed like six blades, executing the Mortal Blade Style.

In just a few strikes, the wolf’s body was covered in deep wounds.

Finally, the Overlord pressed a palm against the wolf’s forehead, channeling a surge of overwhelming energy that shattered the beast’s head into pieces.

With the giant wolf dead, Qin Yun swiftly retrieved the core from its body.

At that moment, Ling Yuner spoke up, “Xiao Yun, I can use the Nether Sun Martial Soul to activate the Devouring Divine Arts and gather all the Stellar Force from the Giant Star Demons here into the star core!”

“The Stellar Force here originally came from the core, so this is just reclaiming what’s ours!”

“The Giant Star Demons and those Beast Kings must have been controlled by Demon Tamers. Those tamers probably wanted to capture the Overlord too!”

Hearing Ling Yuner’s words, Qin Yun agreed to use the devouring power. With Xiao Yuelan beside him, he felt bold enough to act.

“How about Jian Ruyan’s group?” Qin Yun asked. “Are they safe?”

“They all escaped through a small gap in the barrier above and made off with a haul of Star Dao Pills!” Xiao Yuelan said with a smile. “Xiao Yun, when are you leaving? I’ve stockpiled enough Star Dao Pills—not just for me, but for Hong Lan and the others too!”

“Time to reclaim the Stellar Force!” Qin Yun tapped the star core and grinned.

At that moment, Ling Yuner activated the Devouring Divine Arts, using the Overlord’s body to draw in the Stellar Force from the surrounding Giant Star Demons.

The area around the Overlord had already been flattened. Now, thousands of Giant Star Demons surged forward, only to be engulfed by ravenous devouring power. Beams of white light erupted from their bodies.

Countless orbs of white light surged toward the Overlord.

Inside the Demon Martial Island, shrouded in black miasma and darkness, the land was dim.

But now, as orbs of Stellar Force flew from the Giant Star Demons, the gloom gave way to light.

The star core in Qin Yun’s hand flared with white brilliance.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan were thrilled as the space inside the heart they were in suddenly began to expand gradually.

"The Demon Star Overlord is growing! It must’ve grown a whole meter taller!" Qin Yun exclaimed excitedly.

"Xiao Yun, this Demon Star Overlord can shrink, but to grow larger, it needs even more Stellar Force!" Ling Yuner also rejoiced. "This is one hell of a puppet!"

The thought alone got Qin Yun pumped, because the Demon Star Overlord's strength could wipe the floor with Xuanwu Realm fighters.

Only Xiao Yuelan knew he had such a Demon Star Overlord, so he wasn’t worried about anyone finding out.

Otherwise, knowing how the Qiweng Hall operates, they’d be clawing over each other to steal it.

The Demon Star Overlord kept absorbing the Stellar Force here, and the Giant Star Demons turned back into regular demons.

Meanwhile, the Demon Star Overlord grew to a towering twenty meters!

Without the Stellar Force boosting them, the demons got way weaker.

The Demon Star Overlord charged forward, its six arms swinging wildly, mowing down demons left and right.

Many demons started panicking and running for their lives.

"The Demon Tamers are still inside—they controlled the Giant Star Demons earlier!" Ling Yuner said. "Track ’em down and take ’em out!"

"Got it!" Qin Yun let Xiao Yuelan mess around with the stellar core.

Xiao Yuelan was having a blast, controlling the Demon Star Overlord to beat the crap out of demons with its bare fists.

Any demon hit by the Demon Star Overlord’s massive hands was instantly flattened or crushed.

The demons of Demon Martial Island finally got a taste of real demonic power!

...

Above Demon Martial Island, big shots from every faction grilled their underlings about what was happening inside.

Some disciples had died, but none were killed by Qin Yun.

The elders who had badmouthed Qin Yun before were now eating their words.

Bao Changshou was freaking out, staring at the hole in the barrier. "Why hasn’t Qin Yun come back yet?"

"Qin Yun ain’t coming back—he’s toast!" Jian Nanhu, badly injured, sighed. "That Demon Star Overlord is a total beast, probably as strong as someone in the Martial King Realm. I got hurt in just a few hits!"

Everyone there knew exactly how powerful Jian Nanhu was.

"Good riddance to Qin Yun!" a Qiweng Hall elder crowed triumphantly.

"You called down a Demon Star just to kill him—you’re damn glad he’s dead!" Granny Ma snapped furiously.

Bao Changshou’s rage boiled over, his killer vibe so intense it overwhelmed the younger disciples, nearly making them spit blood.

"Bao Changshou, that’s enough! Qin Yun killed three of our Immortal Disciples—this makes us even!" the Qiweng Hall’s demi-immortal snarled. "And you lot even killed our Elder Wen!"

Jian Ruyan and others also learned that the sect master of Immortal Soldier City and other high-ups had gone on a killing spree here, taking out big-shot elders from rival factions.

Even just hearing the story got her totally fired up!

"You scum from the Odd Glyph Temple, you caused this Demon Star's descent just to kill Qin Yun? We were almost killed by you, you old bastard!" Jian Ruyan shouted. "Luckily, we still managed to gather some Star Dao Pills, otherwise I’d definitely have my family’s demigods finish you off!"

"You little brat... How dare you insult me?" The demigod from the Odd Glyph Temple was furious, his aged face twitching with rage.

"So what if I insult you, you old tortoise bastard!" Jian Ruyan was a hot-tempered woman, and the thought that Qin Yun might be dead only fueled her fury.

"You... you..."

Jian Ruyan roared again, "Those Immortal Disciples deserved to die... One of them, named Lv Lingtian, almost assaulted me and Long Qiaofeng—what a beast! The absurd part is, when that guy fought Qin Yun, there was another invisible Immortal Disciple hiding in the shadows, refusing to help!"

"Only after Lv Lingtian was killed by Qin Yun did that coward come out to ambush him! Hahaha... The Immortal Disciples you trained are really united, aren’t they?"

"I was almost killed by Lv Lingtian..." Yue Bufeng said. "Qin Yun saved us!"

The crowd burst into uproar. They knew Qin Yun had killed those Immortal Disciples, but not the details.

"Hmph, but Qin Yun is dead now—serves him right!" The demigod from the Odd Glyph Temple jeered. "This is what happens to those who kill our disciples!"

At this moment, Jian Nanhu spoke slowly, "I also killed an Immortal Disciple. I wonder what fate awaits me?"

As he spoke, he hurled a severed head of an Immortal Disciple toward the demigod from the Odd Glyph Temple and said coldly, "Call that an Immortal Disciple? Pathetic! Mistook me for Qin Yun and attacked without asking questions. I sliced him apart in seconds!"

"Nanhu, impressive!" Jian Shitian laughed heartily.

The demigod from the Odd Glyph Temple trembled as he held the head, glaring with rage at Jian Nanhu.

If it came to reasoning, those Immortal Disciples were clearly in the wrong.

The gray-robed demigod let out a heavy sigh. "This trial has culled many so-called geniuses... Though they were talented, this was their fate."

"Is Qin Yun really dead?" Chu Binyu couldn’t accept it.

"He really is!" Jian Nanhu sighed. "That fool was too reckless. He saw how badly I lost but still plunged in headfirst! I even warned him!"

Granny Ma let out a long sigh. "We mustn’t let Jingmeng know about this. She’d be heartbroken."

Bao Changshou shook his head. "Let’s wait a little longer. That guy’s a survivor—he shouldn’t die so easily!"

Aside from the people from Immortal Weapon City, those from Demonmoon Island also waited, as their disciple Xiao Yuelan, who had great potential, was still inside.

Originally, the demigods had planned to break through the barrier and enter.

But now that disciples were emerging one after another from the small hole in the barrier, they stayed guard to prevent any demons or that Demon Star Overlord from escaping.

"Sis Yan, I’m heading back. That guy Qin Yun won’t make it." Jian Nanhu shook his head, fully aware of the Demon Star Overlord’s strength.

Jian Ruyan couldn’t quite believe it. Though she often sparred with Qin Yun, she considered him a good friend. Then she remembered Xiao Yuelan had gone after him—maybe there was still hope.

After all, Xiao Yuelan was strong too!

Above Demon Martial Island, the people from Immortal Weapon City and Demonmoon Island waited with heavy hearts.

Meanwhile, inside Demon Martial Island, Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan were living it up while controlling the Demon Star Overlord.

They had no idea how many people above were mourning them.

"Found a Demon Tamer! Let’s go kill him!" Xiao Yuelan giggled, immediately guiding the Demon Star Overlord forward. "He’s dead meat!"

The Demon Star Overlord shrank down, making it easier to move as it chased down the fleeing Demon Tamer.

The Demon Tamer was an elder, not fast enough to escape. Once caught, the Demon Star Overlord smashed him flat with one slap.