"The Year Beasts are the same every year, and this event is fixed, unlike the Mid-Autumn Festival event, which changes every year." Zhou Yan replied.
"Then the Year Beasts should also have different levels and qualities, right?" Da Qiao also asked with a pair of curious, big eyes.
Unlike Xiao Qiao, Da Qiao was well-educated and sensible, possessing an "older sister's demeanor" that kept Xiao Qiao in check. A single look from Da Qiao was enough to make Xiao Qiao obedient and attentive.
Zhou Yan nodded and replied, "The Year Beasts have only ten levels, starting from level 1, then level 10, level 20, and so on, up to the maximum level of 100."
"As for quality, it's the same as the qualities we usually encounter. However, I previously investigated information about Year Beasts and found that the highest quality Year Beast ever encountered was Immortal Beast." Zhou Yan replied.
"Immortal Beast!" The two sisters were very surprised and said, "The highest quality monsters our territory has encountered should only be King-tier. So, Immortal Beast would be above King-tier, right?"
Zhou Yan shook his head and then replied, "No, above King-tier, there is Divine Beast, and above Divine Beast is Immortal Beast."
Pointing to Jin Ye, Zhou Yan said, "Jin Ye's quality is that of an Immortal Beast."
"I am an Immortal Beast, which is the highest quality," Jin Ye said, standing on Zhou Yan's shoulder.
"After all, your father used so many resources to build your foundation, and with the territory's evolution, your quality is naturally not bad."
"It is precisely because of this that your foundation is very solid. The energy required for breakthroughs is tens of times more than that of ordinary dragons."
"This has both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that a lot of energy is required, and the advantage is that your combat power is also tens of times that of dragons of the same level. However, it is not easy for you to grow quickly."
Zhou Yan gently stroked Jin Ye's head and then asked, "Can you sense approximately when you will enter hibernation?"
"It should be around a month from now," Jin Ye replied.
"One month's time, then eat more and see if you can grow taller after you wake up," Zhou Yan suggested.
Jin Ye was speechless. It already ate a lot, but its current digestive capacity was limited. Only by becoming stronger could it improve its digestive capacity.
Not long after, auspicious rays of light descended from the sky. This was the start of an event on the Lord Continent and a sign that the Year Beasts were about to appear.
"The Year Beasts are about to appear, everyone get ready." Zhou Yan stopped and looked around, waiting for the Year Beasts to appear.
At exactly eight o'clock.
Year Beasts suddenly appeared all over the Lord Continent. The lords of the Lord Continent had long been prepared and began to attack the Year Beasts the moment they saw them.
Zhou Yan's points began to increase rapidly, possibly because some Year Beasts appeared outside the territory and were eliminated by the defensive towers.
But the increase of over ten thousand points at once, was this speed a bit too fast?
"My Lord, several hundred Year Beasts have appeared outside the territory, and they have all been eliminated by the defensive towers," Guo Jia said to Zhou Yan.
"I know, no wonder the points increased so much. So that's why." Zhou Yan thought about it and concluded that this should be related to the territory's luck.
Zhou Yan looked around and said, "We're lucky. There are many Year Beasts around, let's go kill them!"
"Alright!" Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao rode their mounts and charged towards the nearest Year Beast.
[Monster: Year Beast]
[Quality: Leader]
[Race: Event Monster]
[Level: 10]
[Special: None]
[Description: The Year Beast that only appears on January 1st each year. It is said that killing Year Beasts can bring good luck.]
The level 10 Year Beast was not strong. Xiao Qiao eliminated it with a single spell.
[Killed Level 10 Leader·Year Beast, Points +7]
After killing a Year Beast, only points are awarded; nothing else drops. Therefore, do not expect Year Beasts to drop any good items.
They split up and began hunting Year Beasts.
Zhou Yan found his points were constantly surging, increasing by a significant amount every second.
Zhou Yan unfolded his Yin-Yang Dual Wings and flew towards a distant Year Beast, casting a fireball the size of a basketball.
"Boom!"
The Year Beast on the ground was instantly killed by Zhou Yan.
[Killed Level 20 Year Beast, Points +10]
Zhou Yan then flew towards the next Year Beast. There were many Year Beasts around. After eliminating them one by one, Zhou Yan did not encounter any Year Beasts above level 50.
The higher the level of the Year Beast, the larger its size. The reconnaissance aircraft also conducted reconnaissance, marking each Year Beast they discovered and transmitting the information to the nearest general's communicator.
Zhou Yan's points quickly reached over ten million. Even Zhou Yan himself was very surprised, but after thinking about it, with over 800,000 people from his territory hunting Year Beasts, such rapid point accumulation seemed normal.
Many hands make light work.
Initially, the points would be abundant, but later, when the nearby Year Beasts were almost all hunted, obtaining so many points would not be so easy.
Zhou Yan saw a large one. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was an 80th-level Diamond-quality Year Beast.
When this Year Beast saw Zhou Yan approaching, it also flew up. Zhou Yan was not too surprised. Year Beasts above level 60 could fly.
However, these Year Beasts above level 60 only flew when they encountered enemies; they did not fly normally.
Year Beasts also had many elemental attacks. This Year Beast was of the Ice element, emitting cold air all over its body. It flew into the air and spat out a stream of cold air, which transformed into several ice spikes.
Zhou Yan conjured a flame. The terrifying temperature caused the Year Beast to let out a burst of "Hahaha!"
Don't misunderstand, this was the Year Beast's angry roar. They made laughing sounds, whether they were angry or happy, they made such laughing sounds.
The Ice-element Year Beast clearly disliked flames.
After all, water and fire were incompatible.
Zhou Yan's spells were too powerful, making the Year Beast feel threatened. The ice it formed had been merged by Zhou Yan's flames and was attacking it.
The 80th-level Year Beast was very strong. It dodged Zhou Yan's flames and unleashed a stronger ice storm, turning the surrounding few kilometers into an ocean of ice.
But Zhou Yan was a master of all elemental spells, and no environment could pose any threat to him.
As a blizzard attacked Zhou Yan, he cast Shadow magic, creating hundreds of himself. The Year Beast roared at the surrounding copies, clearly not knowing how so many enemies had suddenly appeared.