Da Ming and Er Ming

"Mm... no, your aura, every movement you made in battle just now, even your fighting habits—they all carry Dragon Brother's shadow. And after you fought us that day, we tried every possible way to confirm many things..."

"Uh, even if you say I am, that might have something to do with the memories I lost, right?"

"What?! No, but I suppose that makes sense..."

"Besides, since you're already so certain, why ask whether I am or not? Even if I said I wasn't, wouldn't you still say that was impossible?"

"This, this... seems to be true."

"Boss, I brought him back. I brought Dragon Brother back too. Just as expected, he's lost his memories." Er Ming called gravely toward the lake.

The lake surface trembled faintly, like an ancient pulse between heaven and earth awakening. As Er Ming's calm, deep voice echoed, the ripples across the lake gradually spread, forming rings of azure-blue halos, as though some mysterious lifeform were answering the summons.

The lake suddenly churned violently, as though some colossal beast beneath the depths was about to break through the surface. An ancient aura spread above the lake, carrying a heavy feeling that seemed to transcend time and space.

"Really?"

A deep voice filled with delight came from beneath the lake, like rolling muffled thunder that shook heaven and earth.

The next instant, the lake water surged as though boiling, rising like a small waterspout into the sky as an enormous figure slowly emerged.

Rumble—

At the center of the lake, a gigantic bull's head slowly rose from beneath the water.

Its head was immense, far more ferocious than that of an ordinary Soul Beast. Unlike common bovine Soul Beasts, its facial outline was long and narrow, resembling the form of an ancient flood dragon's evolution, faintly carrying