Chapter 0668 Never to Be a Slave

Chapter 0668: Never to Be Slaves

Ling Yuner was quite knowledgeable about matters concerning the sun, moon, and stars, so Qin Yun didn’t doubt her for a second.

Just as Qin Yun was rushing forward, a massive explosion suddenly erupted in the distance, sending out a powerful shockwave.

The force of the blast sent Qin Yun flying backward even though he had been charging ahead.

"Oh no, that Demon Star Overlord has finished evolving!" Ling Yuner's voice was filled with urgency. "What are we going to do? There's a barrier around this place—if we can't get out, we'll be killed!"

Qin Yun said, "Let me go check first. That guy might not be as strong as we think."

"Xiao Yun, that creature's energy comes from the core of a demon star. Do you think it's weak?" Ling Yuner retorted. "Don't go over there! Hurry and tell Yuelan and the others to hide!"

At that moment, scores of Giant Star Demons began emerging from underground caves or mountain caverns!

A massive swarm of Giant Star Demons emerged in a terrifying display. Those underground erupted upward, upheaving vast amounts of soil as they surged to the surface, while those from the mountain caverns tore entire peaks apart.

"Have those Giant Star Demons evolved as well?" Qin Yun listened to the roars coming from all directions, fear gripping his heart.

"They must have... How did they evolve so quickly?" Ling Yuner had originally estimated it would take two or three days, but now it seemed less than half a day had passed.

Qin Yun looked toward the direction where the sinister winds raged—that was where the Demon Star Overlord was.

"I'm going to check it out myself! Maybe I can find a way to deal with it. If we don’t stop that thing, we’ll be in serious trouble!" Qin Yun said as he swiftly took to the air.

Even in the sky, a powerful surge of evil energy swirled, making it hard to fly quickly.

"I wonder if that Jian Nanhu guy can handle the Demon Star Overlord," Qin Yun thought to himself.

"That Jian Nanhu guy couldn’t even defeat Liang Yuanhai, and you expect him to take down the Demon Star Overlord?" Ling Yuner scoffed. "Jian Nanhu is just an egomaniacal lunatic!"

Qin Yun agreed. Jian Nanhu was indeed strong, but he had a tendency to do stupid things.

……

Above the Demon Martial Island, several knowledgeable semi-immortals were observing the situation.

Seeing the island shrouded in demonic energy, their faces turned grim.

"One of our disciples from the Medicine Immortal Valley just died!" The semi-immortal from the Medicine Immortal Valley said grimly.

Each disciple had a life talisman stored in their sect. If they died, their talisman would burn up.

Jian Shitian gazed down at the Demon Martial Island, sensing the evil aura, and said, "We should get the disciples out immediately. Otherwise, how many more have to die?"

"Disciples are dying one after another—this can't be Qin Yun's fault!" Bao Changshou interjected. "If we don’t evacuate them now and they all perish, who'll take the blame?"

Everyone knew that the faction from the Odd Glyph Pavilion had lost three of their Immortal Disciples, so they secretly wished for all the disciples on the island to die.

"It seems a Demon Star Overlord has been born!" A gray-robed semi-immortal suddenly arrived, followed by Han Fenghu.

This semi-immortal belonged to Han Fenghu’s faction, though they only had one representative.

"A Demon Star Overlord? What kind of power level are we talking about?" Jian Shitian asked with concern.

"At least at the Martial King level! The moment it awakens, it possesses the cultivation of a Martial King!" The gray-robed demi-immortal said with a grave expression. "We must get the disciples out immediately!"

At this moment, multiple sects, including the Medicine Immortal Valley and the Long Family, urgently demanded evacuation.

"This trial is null and void. Let's select new disciples and start over, how about that?" someone from the Canghuo Immortal Mountain shouted, as all four of their disciples had died.

If judged by this trial, none of their disciples made the final sixteen.

Meanwhile, several demi-immortals from the Arcane Glyph Temple hurried down, working to pry open an exit to let the disciples escape.

"Due to the special circumstances on Demon Martial Island, all disciples must leave immediately! Ascend now for extraction!" The gray-robed demi-immortal's voice echoed across the entire island.

Many disciples on the island rejoiced and swiftly took to the skies.

Not everyone was as strong as Jian Nanhu or Qin Yun. Most couldn't handle even a single Giant Star Demon, let alone being surrounded by hordes of them.

Jian Shitian glared furiously at the Arcane Glyph Temple demi-immortal. "Didn’t you claim there were Demon Tamers? How did this happen?!"

"I don’t know!" The demi-immortal from the Arcane Glyph Temple replied coldly.

"I’ll carve you up where you stand, believe it or not!" Jian Shitian roared in rage, his grandson still stuck in that hellscape.

"This is Qin Yun’s fault!" the demi-immortal sneered.

"Qin Yun wasn’t the one who summoned the Demon Star—it was you, you old dog!"

Unable to suppress his fury, Jian Shitian’s sword intent erupted like a storm, shaking the entire island. The sea below churned violently, waves towering hundreds of feet high.

"Jian Shitian, are you really attacking me?"

The Arcane Glyph Temple elder seethed, having already lost three Immortal Disciples.

"Not just attacking—I’ll kill you!" Thinking of his grandson’s likely demise, Jian Shitian lunged with his blade.

*Schlick!*

With a single slash, Jian Shitian severed the demi-immortal’s arm.

"You’ll pay for this!" the demi-immortal bellowed in fury as his arm fell into the sea below.

"Enough!" The gray-robed demi-immortal snapped coldly. "Focus on bringing down the barrier around Demon Martial Island and search for the disciples!"

His command brooked no argument—even Jian Shitian calmed down.

"This barrier won’t be easy to break. Even with brute force, it’d take an hour at best," Han Fenghu said.

"We’ll split up and dismantle it together," the gray-robed demi-immortal commanded.

By then, a handful of disciples had escaped.

They spilled tales of the rampaging Giant Star Demons inside, deepening the Arcane Glyph Temple elder’s scowl—the Demon Tamers had lost all control.

...

As Qin Yun plunged toward ground zero of the demonic eruption, he saw a hulking silhouette wreathed in churning darkness.

When the miasma dispersed, he found Jian Nanhu struggling on the ground, a colossal being’s foot crushing his chest—his ribs shattered.

Qin Yun finally saw the Demon Star Overlord—a three-headed, six-armed giant, standing five to six meters tall. Its bald, obsidian-skinned heads sat atop a frame of corded muscle, each of its six arms grotesquely elongated.

This is what that tentacle-covered monster evolved into!

Jian Nanhu arrived a moment too late and ultimately couldn't destroy the Demon Star Overlord before his evolution completed.

"Weakling humans!" the Demon Star Overlord sneered, his voice icy and dripping with arrogance.

Boom!

He lashed out with a crushing kick at Jian Nanhu's body, sending him flying toward Qin Yun.

Qin Yun rushed to catch him.

"Xiao Yun? Run! We can't take this thing—he's at the Martial King level!" Jian Nanhu urged frantically.

"Run? Anything I lay eyes on has no chance of escape. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and try!"

The Demon Star Overlord spoke simultaneously through his three heads, then bellowed with arrogant laughter.

Standing six meters tall, his massive strides made the ground quake with each step.

"Yun'er, get the hell out of here!" Ling Yuner cried.

"Yun'er, his body is so huge—if I use the Piercing Mystic Art, maybe I can enter him, right?" Qin Yun thought.

"Yes, but... fine, it could work... but it's crazy dangerous!" Ling Yuner replied.

At that moment, Qin Yun suddenly sensed Jian Ruyan's presence!

"Ruyan, catch this asshole!" Qin Yun shouted, hurling Jian Nanhu straight at her.

Jian Nanhu shot through the air, cursing as he flew, "You bastard... Don’t you die before I beat you!"

Jian Ruyan caught him, puzzled about what was going on with Qin Yun.

Meanwhile, the Demon Star Overlord unleashed a blast of dark power toward Jian Ruyan—a streak of black light slicing through the air.

Qin Yun sprang into motion, unleashing a surge of lightning energy that tore through the dark projectile.

"Ruyan, fall back!" Qin Yun shouted.

Seeing how badly injured Jian Nanhu was, Jian Ruyan knew the enemy was formidable and wisely decided not to charge in recklessly.

The Demon Star Overlord, sensing Qin Yun's potential, boomed, "I can feel your immense potential. Become my loyal servant, and I’ll make you ten times stronger—immediately!"

"Not interested!" Qin Yun stared down the towering beast, searching for an opening.

"You'd turn down power? In your current weakness, my gift would elevate you far beyond what you are now!" The Demon Star Overlord’s voice rolled like thunder.

"It's not about how much power I gain—it's that I'll never bow to you!" Qin Yun sneered. "I will never be a slave!"

"You worthless humans should consider it an honor to serve me, yet you dare scorn it?" The Demon Star Overlord thundered in rage. "My very existence is meant to enslave your kind!"

Furious, he slammed all four palms down at Qin Yun with earth-shattering force.

The impact was devastating—the ground shattered beneath them, splitting apart violently.

The spot where Qin Yun had stood caved into a yawning pit.

The Demon Star Overlord crushed Qin Yun in his grip, eyes widening in shock. "You actually have the Nether—"

Before he could finish, Qin Yun activated the Piercing Mystic Art and phased straight into the behemoth's flesh.