The Nian Beast transformed into a blizzard of ice, attacking Zhou Yan in the sky. While it had some effect, the real Zhou Yan had already unleashed gravity spells upon the Nian Beast. Suddenly, the Nian Beast, suspended high in the air, plummeted to the ground.
Following this, Zhou Yan cast wood element spells, binding the Nian Beast's four limbs.
The Nian Beast struggled incessantly, but Zhou Yan used mental spells to disrupt its consciousness. The Nian Beast's mind was no match for Zhou Yan's power; it quickly fell into an illusion.
With a terrifying lightning strike hitting the Nian Beast, this level 80 Nian Beast was thus annihilated by Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan continued to search for the next Nian Beast.
He checked his points, which had already exceeded one hundred million. However, the rate of point increase would undoubtedly slow down from here on, as they would need to travel, and most of his soldiers' time would be spent on the road.
Fortunately, the monsters in this area had already been eliminated by his soldiers. Otherwise, they would have to endure attacks from monsters, and hunting Nian Beasts would be even slower.
Time ticked by, and Zhou Yan received good news from Yin Lihua: Wei Qing, leading a group of people, had found a King-level Nian Beast and was currently engaged in a fierce battle.
"A King-level Nian Beast!" Zhou Yan was surprised, not expecting to encounter such a creature.
"A King-level Nian Beast should be very strong, right?" Jin Ye asked.
"I don't know. I wonder if one will appear near us," Zhou Yan said, quite expectant.
Soon, Yin Lihua informed Zhou Yan, "Lord, about a hundred kilometers from you, there's a giant Nian Beast hidden away. It seems to be even larger than a King-level Nian Beast."
"What! Stronger than a King-level Nian Beast!" Zhou Yan's interest immediately piqued, and he quickly said, "Excellent, I'll go and see now. There's actually one larger than a King-level Nian Beast. Could it be a Divine Beast, or perhaps an Immortal Beast!"
Zhou Yan felt his luck was good. After all, with his strong luck attribute, encountering these powerful Nian Beasts was within reason.
"An Immortal Beast, an existence like mine. Its strength should be considerable," Jin Ye remarked.
"I don't know. To be safe, it's best to have An Tian and Liu Li come along as well. As for Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, let them move around on their own," Zhou Yan began making arrangements.
The two were not far away and soon arrived before Zhou Yan.
"Lord," they said.
"Let's go. Follow me, I'll take you to deal with a big one," Zhou Yan said.
"A big one!" The two were truly curious. An existence that even Zhou Yan called a "big one" must not be an ordinary Nian Beast.
They flew towards the designated location, incidentally eliminating the Nian Beasts they encountered along the way. About half an hour later, the three arrived at a canyon.
Upon reaching the sky above, they looked down into the canyon. Through the drone's feed, they discovered that the Nian Beast was actually sleeping.
If one didn't observe carefully, it would be hard to identify it as a Nian Beast. This Nian Beast was obscured by many dense forests hundreds of meters high, making it difficult to spot. If not for its massive size and snoring, it would be very hard to discover its presence.
"This Nian Beast is tens of times larger than an ordinary Nian Beast!" An Tian was somewhat surprised. The Nian Beasts they had encountered before were like toys compared to this one.
This Nian Beast's size was at least fifty meters tall and a hundred meters long.
Zhou Yan checked the Nian Beast's information.
[Monster: Nian Beast]
[Quality: Divine Beast]
[Race: Mobile Monster]
[Level: 100]
[Special: Holy Fire, Sonic Wave, Speed, Defense, Perception]
[Description: The Nian Beast only appears on January 1st each year. It is said that killing a Nian Beast brings good luck.]
"It truly is a Divine Beast, and a max-level Divine Beast at that," Zhou Yan smiled.
"I can feel the powerful energy within this Nian Beast. Lord, don't attack yet. Let us test its strength first."
Liu Li was enveloped in a jade-like glow. She was a special dragon with a very powerful Glazed Divine Fire, whose power was even greater than Jin Ye's flames.
"Alright, then you two test this monster's strength first. But be careful, this is a max-level Divine Beast, and its perception is very strong. I think it has already discovered us."
Zhou Yan nodded, hovering in the air and watching, while also cautioning the two.
An Tian and Liu Li slowly approached the Nian Beast, but the Nian Beast, which had been sleeping, suddenly spewed out flames resembling fireworks.
The two had been vigilant and immediately dodged to the side, then surrounded the Nian Beast from left and right.
The Nian Beast was very fast and immediately flew into the air, roaring at the two.
A strange fluctuation appeared in the air. Zhou Yan said, "Be careful, this is its sonic wave attack. It can affect one's mind."
The two unleashed shields to block the sonic wave. However, a Divine Beast was still a Divine Beast. While releasing sonic waves, it launched an attack, heading towards An Tian on the left.
The monster was huge. Seeing the Nian Beast charging at him, An Tian quickly dodged to the side.
The Nian Beast pursued closely, and once again unleashed peculiar holy flames to attack An Tian.
An Tian transformed into a black light and angrily declared, "I am no less than you!"
With that, An Tian had already appeared hundreds of meters away and began to transform.
At this moment, the sky condensed with dark clouds, thunder roared, lightning flashed, and a dragon's roar echoed through the heavens. A large mass of dark energy enveloped An Tian.
This was the first time Zhou Yan had seen An Tian transform, and he was very curious.
An Tian's true form was a Dark Lightning Great Dragon. After the evolution of the territory, its quality had successfully become that of a Divine Beast-quality dragon.
After transforming into its true form, An Tian's size was easily over a thousand meters long, and it looked down upon the Divine Beast Nian Beast from above.
Liu Li did not attack and retreated to Zhou Yan's side.
Zhou Yan curiously asked, "Liu Li, I've never seen you transform before either. Transform for me to see another day."
Liu Li heard this and replied, "Since the Lord wishes to see, I can transform now."
"No, no, I want to see how powerful An Tian is after transforming," Zhou Yan quickly replied.
"Dealing with this Nian Beast won't be a problem. Lord, you don't need to worry," Liu Li said with great confidence.
"I wish I could grow bigger too," Jin Ye sighed.
Liu Li quickly comforted him, "Young Master, there's no need to envy. When you awaken from your slumber this time, your true form will undergo changes."
"I hope so. I can't seem to grow no matter how much I eat, so it doesn't matter," Jin Ye replied.