Xiao Wu's voice rippled across the lake and spread into the distance, breaking the ancient silence of the Lake of Life.
Lin Yi stood behind Xiao Wu, his muscles tensing slightly as his Spiritual Power quietly spread out. He remained on the highest alert. He knew that what was about to appear was one of the most powerful beings on the continent.
They did not have to wait long.
First, enormous ripples appeared without warning in the center of the lake. Then an immense bull's head slowly emerged from the emerald waters!
The bull's head was blue-black, and the pair of curved horns atop it seemed capable of piercing the firmament. Its eyes were as large as houses, glimmering with a faint blue light and radiating profound wisdom and the weight of the ages.
The part above the water alone was already as large as a hill! It was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Sky Azure Bull Python—Da Ming!
At the same time, heavy footsteps that shook the earth came from the forest on the other side of the Lake of Life.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Each step seemed to land right on their hearts. A force of overwhelming brutality tore through the dense primeval forest, and a colossal figure like a mountain strode toward the lake.
Its entire body was covered in coarse black fur like rock, and its knotted muscles brimmed with explosive power. Its arms were extraordinarily long, hanging below its knees, and its fists were as large as millstones. It was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Titan Giant Ape—Er Ming!
The two overlords of the forest had appeared at once. Their terrifying auras intertwined, making the air around them seem to freeze.
The water in the Lake of Life rippled faintly, reflecting their enormous forms.
Da Ming's