CHAPTER 597: CHAPTER 355: THE BRIGADE’S NEXT MOVE / THE RETURN OF THE LITTLE NIAN BEAST

Ji Minghuan looked back at it, wishing he could immediately switch to human form and flip them off.

He manipulated the Little Nian Beast, nonchalantly shaking his head, then walked over with his hooves.

"Where’s my dad?" The Little Nian Beast walked to the front of the cushions and asked them, "Where did he go?"

He could see that twelve cushions were surrounding an even larger one, which was naturally the usual seat of the Year Beast Monarch, but it was currently vacant.

"The Great Monarch went to welcome the Seven Deadly Sins from Northern Europe." The Cyan Snake Demon hissed with its tongue, speaking hoarsely.

"Weren’t the Seven Deadly Sins all dead?" the Little Nian Beast asked casually.

"Lake Hunting took out ’Lust’, ’Greed’, ’Pride’, and ’Envy’ from the Seven Deadly Sins, but ’Gluttony’, ’Sloth’, and ’Wrath’ are still alive, so the Great Monarch went to greet them," said the Rat Demon.

"Since the Cyan Snake and the Wild Bull are here, are the others also members of the Zodiac Team?" asked the Little Nian Beast.

"What else?" The Spiritual Monkey Demon took a bite of a peach and said lazily.

The Little Nian Beast stretched out a hoof and pointed at the blue cat licking its paws on the seat, "What’s the deal with that cat? There can’t be a cat in the Twelve Zodiacs, right?"

"The Dragon Cat Demon is extinct now, so it replaces the Zodiac Dragon’s position," the Rat Demon explained.

"Cats and dragons should be two different species," said the Little Nian Beast.

"That’s why, it’s a Dragon Cat Demon," the Rat Demon said.

"Dragon Cat Demon?" The Little Nian Beast tilted its head, re-evaluating the inconspicuous little blue cat, "What is that?" It leaned over, tapping the little blue cat’s head with its hoof.

At that moment, the little blue cat suddenly stopped licking its paws. As if realizing it was being looked down upon, it slowly raised its head, angrily jumping up from its seat.

Then, its body expanded in mid-air, with the torchlight casting its shadow long on the ground.

This large shadow engulfed the Little Nian Beast, morphing gradually, forming the outline of a dragon, layered with scales of black overlapping each other.

When the Little Nian Beast looked up again, it saw a gigantic blue dragon, but not the China-style dragon, rather the Northern Europe-style kind, not knowing where the Year Beast forces had dug up this Dragon Cat.

"Roar——!" The blue dragon’s enormous wings enveloped the sky, its dark red dragon eyes standing tall. It hovered in mid-air, like a gigantic blue bat.

"Okay... I have no objections to it taking the ’Dragon’ position now," the Little Nian Beast muttered.

The next moment, the blue dragon pulled in its wings and swooped down, in an instant reverting to the little blue cat, landing on the Little Nian Beast’s back.

The blue cat licked the Little Nian Beast’s cheek, rolling on its back before standing still on the Little Nian Beast’s shoulder.

"Hey, it seems to like you..." the Spiritual Monkey Demon took a bite out of a peach.

The Little Nian Beast tried to shake it off, but the blue cat clung tightly to its back.

"Forget it, just stay here then," the Little Nian Beast said, then looked up at the Rat Demon, "Are there only eight in the Zodiac Team? Where are the other four?"

A brief silence enveloped the temple, the flames on both sides flickering, casting shadows over the demons’ faces.

"Do you want to know?" the Cyan Snake Demon asked.

"What else?" the Little Nian Beast replied.

"The Hedgehog Demon was killed by Lake Hunting’s ’Zhuge Hui’, the White Tiger Demon was harmed by Lake Hunting’s ’Zhong Wujiu’, and the Hellhound Demon along with the Bright Rabbit Demon died at the hands of Lake Hunting’s ’Zhou Jiuya’," the Cyan Snake Demon said, almost enunciating each word as it stared at the Little Nian Beast.

"This generation of Lake Hunting is indeed powerful, it’s no shame dying at their hands," the Little Nian Beast asked, "When will the Great Monarch return?"

"I don’t know... Bai Tanlang returned today as well; he has something to discuss with the Great Monarch. The Great Monarch is very busy, having an old friend return and with the Seven Deadly Sins from Northern Europe arriving, he has to run both errands," the Spiritual Monkey Demon said lazily.

"Before the Great Monarch returns, there’s one thing we have to do," the Cyan Snake Demon said, suddenly standing up from its seat.

"What is it?" the Little Nian Beast said, grabbing the bouncing blue cat off its back and throwing it aside.

"The Great Monarch said, if you can’t pass the Zodiac Team’s test, then don’t come back."

"Meaning... a fight?"

"Snake, Bull, Horse, you can choose any one," the Rat Demon sighed, fueling the fire, "You can win, alright, but if you can’t, just leave as the Great Monarch instructed, it also doesn’t want to acknowledge a child who hasn’t been home for a decade and amounts to nothing."

The Little Nian Beast silently raised an eyebrow, looking up at the Mad Bull Demon, the Cyan Snake Demon, and the Rainbow Horse Demon, estimating that the Bull and the Horse were Catastrophe Level, while the Snake was Quasi-Catastrophe Level.

"Really, choose any?" its lips slightly curved upwards.

"What else?"

"Then all of you come together." It stomped on the floor, a burst of purple flame erupting beneath its feet.

Just right to test how strong this Perfect-level Body is, Ji Minghuan thought to himself.