Tiger Head Cliff

Di Xin was imposing in stature and possessed extraordinary strength, making him a formidable warrior even within the army.

During the reign of the late King Di Yi, when he was still the Crown Prince of the East Palace, he personally led a large army on a distant expedition against the Eastern Yi Li tribe. His ironclad hooves were unstoppable, and within his army, taking the head of a great general was as easy as plucking something from a bag.

After inheriting the throne, although he no longer led troops into battle, he would go hunting every year. Occasionally, he would spar with weapons on the training grounds, his martial arts skills remaining sharp.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible for Di Xin to use Magic Power. However, against fierce tigers with only mortal martial arts, there were no flaws to be found.

The problem was that he needed to constantly control himself, unable to use even a sliver of Magic Power, even when facing extreme danger.

Four tigers lunged toward him. Di Xin flickered, unleashing a flash of saber light that forcefully blocked the tigers' mountain-like assault. He then retreated a few steps, hiding behind a large tree on the uphill slope.

Facing one tiger, he could fight it freely. But against four, he had to employ some strategy.

He occupied advantageous terrain, with the tree providing cover, giving him the initiative.

The threat posed by a tiger climbing uphill versus one descending is incomparable. A descending tiger is like a tiger with wings, while an ascending one faces significant constraints and limitations.

Just as he concealed himself, the four fierce tigers, as if telepathically connected, separated and surrounded Di Xin from four directions.

Before the four tigers could fully stabilize themselves, Di Xin suddenly darted out from behind the tree. The General-Slaying Saber in his hand flashed with cold light, slashing diagonally at one of the tigers.

The tiger charged towards Di Xin, meeting the saber's light. The other three tigers almost simultaneously pushed off the ground with their hind legs, their bodies coiling and then springing forward, lunging at Di Xin.

The situation was extremely perilous.

Had Di Xin been even slightly careless, he could have ended up bleeding beneath their fangs.

However, he was a veteran of many battles and remained calm in the face of danger. When his saber strike failed to land, he directly released the saber hilt with his right hand and smashed an iron fist towards the charging tiger's head.

With a boom.

The tiger was sent flying several yards by the force of the punch, tumbling down the slope.

Almost simultaneously, Di Xin turned towards the tree. The tiger behind him missed its lunge, while the tiger on his left slammed into the thick tree trunk, leaving several deep gouges in the hard wood.

Di Xin naturally seized this opportunity. His figure flickered again, and with a powerful sweep of the saber's tail to the back, the sharp tail stabbed deeply into the tiger's abdomen.

Just then, the two tigers that had missed their lunge sprang back towards him like lightning.

Di Xin's hand moved, and the General-Slaying Saber flew from his grasp, pulling out of the tiger's abdomen and flashing with cold light as it shot towards the oncoming tiger.

His right hand had already drawn his treasured sword from his waist and met the attack. He suddenly retracted his body and slashed towards the other tiger's abdomen.

The tiger did not expect Di Xin to employ such a maneuver in a hasty situation, launching multiple attacks simultaneously.

Now airborne, it was impossible to change its attack method.

Its massive body, under the powerful inertia, was ripped open by Di Xin's sword from its abdomen, creating a long bloody gash.

Blood splattered down, nearly drenching Di Xin.

The General-Slaying Saber he had thrown also struck with thunderous force into the target's chest and abdomen. The foot-long blade pierced through its back, and together with the tiger, it fell to the slope.

All of this happened in an instant. By this time, the first tiger Di Xin had knocked down had just managed to roll to its feet. Seeing how formidable Di Xin was, this creature, completely lacking in teamwork, turned and bolted into the dense forest, fleeing for its life.

The tiger whose abdomen had been wounded by the saber's tail lost the will to fight and also fled in another direction.

Of the four tigers in the field, only the two most severely injured remained. One had its abdomen almost split from head to tail by Di Xin's sword, while the other, pierced through by the General-Slaying Saber, could no longer get up, let alone escape.

At this moment, Di Xin had no intention of pursuing the two fleeing tigers. Instead, he walked to the General-Slaying Saber, gripped its hilt, pushed it in slightly, and then yanked it out forcefully. He wiped the bloodstains from the trembling body of this tiger.

He sheathed his right-hand treasured sword.

He was very satisfied with this battle; not only had he eliminated the danger, but he hadn't used a single bit of Magic Power.

However, he had to admit that after transcending mortal limits, his senses were incredibly acute. His hearing and vision had been of great help.

Otherwise, even the reborn Di Xin of before would not have been able to win so easily in this situation.

Glancing at the sky, the sun was gradually approaching noon. Di Xin, unconcerned about the fate of the two tigers, set off to continue his climb towards Tiger Head Cliff.

A distance of several miles posed no problem for Di Xin.

Nothing happened along the way. Di Xin carefully observed his surroundings and found no trace of anyone.

This vigilance was a natural human reaction, unrelated to whether one possessed Magic Power, so Di Xin paid it no mind.

If one were to be in such a dangerous and strange environment and not carefully observe their surroundings, they would either be a fool or have something to hide.

At this point, Di Xin felt very strange.

Since Crown Prince Yin Jiao was abducted, the System had not presented him with any options regarding his reactions.

Even last night, when he was drugged by Daji, the System had not responded at all.

Could the System be malfunctioning, or had it fallen asleep?

Harboring this doubt, he finally reached the summit of Tiger Head Cliff.

As the name suggested, a protruding boulder on the cliff's summit resembled a tiger's head, hence its name.

At the cliff's peak, Di Xin saw the East Palace Crown Prince Yin Jiao, bound tightly, lying on Tiger Head Cliff. His hands were tied behind his back, his legs were securely bound, and his mouth was stuffed with a rag.

He did not approach the East Palace Crown Prince directly; the situation was too bizarre.

Could the captors have brought the Crown Prince here just to have him come here and then take him away?

That was a joke; it was definitely not the case.

How could Di Xin believe it?

There must be some unimaginable test!

Di Xin looked around for a moment, still finding no sign of anyone. He even glanced up at the sky, but saw nothing there either.

"Ah... ah... ah..."

On the giant rock of Tiger Head Cliff, Yin Jiao saw his Father King arrive. He couldn't stop wriggling his body, making unclear sounds.

No one knew what he was trying to express.

Di Xin made up his mind and walked directly towards the Crown Prince.

Since the other party insisted on testing him, then let them test. No matter what happened, as long as he held onto one point and didn't use a single bit of Magic Power, he would pass perfectly.

However, what he didn't expect was that when he stepped onto the tiger-head-shaped giant rock, about two zhang away from Yin Jiao, he suddenly heard a crack sound. The giant tiger suddenly broke off from the cliff edge, making a buzzing sound as it fell towards the hundred-zhang cliff.

Along with it, his footing also lightened, and he fell off the cliff.

In his vision, Crown Prince Yin Jiao fell even before him.