The Thousand-Year Vajra Overlord Tiger, Tang Yin: Just Do It!

In this tranquil forest.

Tang Yin moved with extreme caution, leading Tang San forward for another stretch of distance.

Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, Tang Yin's pupils constricted sharply, and he whispered.

"Hide!"

The two of them instantly darted aside, ducking behind a massive, withered tree that would require several men to encircle, and held their breath.

Through a gap in the dead tree.

Tang Yin's Purple Demon Eye clearly saw a colossal beast lazily lying there basking in the sun in a relatively open clearing about three hundred meters away.

It was a giant tiger covered from head to toe in dark golden fur, its size comparable to an adult water buffalo, with a shoulder height of over two meters and a body length approaching three meters; its muscular contours bulged like cast steel, brimming with explosive power.

Its fur shimmered with a metallic luster under the dappled sunlight filtering through the forest canopy.

Most striking of all was the clear, crown-like dark golden marking on its forehead, which radiated a faint pressure.

It occasionally raised its massive head, revealing dagger-like fangs, and as its pair of amber vertical pupils opened and closed, they flashed with brilliance, looking down upon all directions.

(Vajra Overlord Tiger · Concept Art)

"Big Brother, it's a Vajra Overlord Tiger!"

Tang San drew a sharp breath, speaking in an extremely low voice, his tone filled with shock.

"A top-tier metal-attribute spirit beast. Judging by this size and pressure, its cultivation must definitely exceed two thousand years!"

"Its strength and defense are both terrifyingly high. It is said that its fur is as tough as refined iron, and its claws can easily tear through rock!"

A glimmer of brilliance flashed in Tang Yin's eyes.

Metal attribute?

His first spirit skill was the Mysterious Jade Divine Thunder Arm, which possessed lightning attributes.

If he could obtain the spirit ring of this Vajra Overlord Tiger, his Mysterious Jade Arm would gain the metal attribute, and he would acquire a second metal-attribute spirit skill.

Not only would his fists become even harder, but when executing the Bullet Fist, the stronger conductivity brought by the metal attribute might generate an even more powerful magnetic field, greatly enhancing the destructive power of the Bullet Fist!

"Over two thousand years... the cultivation is a bit beyond our initial estimate, but it is not impossible to attempt."

Tang Yin's brain raced, analyzing the situation.

"Its defense is extremely strong; we have no chance of winning in a direct frontal assault."

"We must use strategy!"

"Big Brother, you mean..."

Tang San looked toward Tang Yin.

"Dig a trap, use a ruse."

Tang Yin smiled slightly, concise and to the point, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding terrain.

"Although this two-thousand-year Vajra Overlord Tiger is very powerful!"

"But it's not as if we don't have things in our hands that can threaten it. Whether it's your Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb or my Fragmentation Grenade, both can injure it, or even kill it!"

"So we can absolutely set a trap, lure it over, let it fall into the pit, and then throw the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb and the Fragmentation Grenade at it!"

"Inside the trap's pit, the space is narrow."

"The Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb and the Fragmentation Grenade will definitely be able to exert their maximum power; we might just be able to kill it!"

"Even if we can't, it will be enough to severely wound it."

"After that, the two of us brothers can join forces to finish it off!"

"But Big Brother, a two-thousand-year spirit beast, and a Vajra Overlord Tiger at that, won't it still be a bit dangerous?"

Tang San was still somewhat hesitant.

To this, Tang Yin offered a confident smile.

"Don't worry! It'll be fine!"

"My martial soul, the Mysterious Jade Arm, combined with the Mysterious Jade Hand, provides decent defense, and my first spirit skill, the Mysterious Jade Divine Thunder Arm, carries the power of lightning—it comes with built-in armor penetration!"

"Furthermore, not to mention that I have the Micro-Perception Level martial soul, the Purple Demon Eye, layered with the Tang Sect's unique skill, the Purple Demon Eye; it is highly unlikely it can even touch me."

"Even if it could injure me, don't I still have your Mysterious Iron Gold-Thread Inner Armor on?"

"As long as it can't kill me in one strike, with the second spirit skill of the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone that Mother left me—'Wildfire Cannot Destroy the Grass, the Spring Wind Blows It Back to Life'—I can recover very quickly!"

In the end, Tang San was persuaded.

The two quietly retreated, moving far away from the Vajra Overlord Tiger's line of sight.

Several thousand meters away from the Vajra Overlord Tiger, Tang Yin and Tang San chose a patch of relatively soft ground.

The fallen leaves were thick here, and the soil was loose, making it suitable for digging.

They got straight to work.

The brothers took out the simple entrenching tools made of refined iron they had prepared in advance and began to dig in turns.

(PS: Tang Yin designed it based on memories from his past life, and Tang San forged it.)

To avoid making too much noise, their movements were light, and their progress was slow.

It took them nearly two full hours to dig an irregular pit about six meters deep and five meters in diameter.

Next, they went nearby to cut down many iron bamboos as thick as a bowl with hard textures. After sharpening one end and hardening them slightly over a fire, they planted them densely at the bottom and along the four walls of the trap, with the sharp points facing upward.

Then, they cut many thinner branches, laid them in a crisscross pattern over the mouth of the trap, covered them with a thick layer of fallen leaves and loose soil, smoothed it out carefully, and scattered some surrounding dead branches and leaves for camouflage.

After finishing all this, from the surface, the area looked almost indistinguishable from the surrounding woodland.

"The trap is ready; next is the bait."

Tang Yin wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Digging the pit and setting the trap was physically demanding work; even with their physical fitness, they were quite exhausted.

Tang San nodded, and the two hid their figures once again to search the vicinity.

Soon, they discovered a small group of ten-year-old Green Wood Deer grazing on tender leaves.

This was a gentle, wood-attribute herbivorous spirit beast.

Its flesh and blood held a significant attraction for carnivorous spirit beasts, especially those of the metal attribute.

Because the life energy contained in the flesh and blood of wood-attribute spirit beasts could, to a certain extent, neutralize the sharp, baleful aura of the metal attribute, it was more easily absorbed.

Tang Yin and Tang San coordinated tacitly, easily subduing a lone Green Wood Deer with hidden weapons without making much noise.

They dragged the still-struggling Green Wood Deer behind the trap, which happened to be downwind.

Tang Yin used a dagger to slice a deep wound into the Green Wood Deer's hind leg; blood immediately gushed out, and the rich scent of blood slowly drifted with the wind toward the direction of the Vajra Overlord Tiger.

Then, the two quickly retreated with the Green Wood Deer, tethering it to a tree not far behind the trap, ensuring it could not break free and would continue to emit the scent of blood.

After finishing this, the brothers quickly withdrew to a dense tree canopy about thirty meters to the side and above the trap, hiding their figures with the help of the branches and leaves.

The view here was excellent, allowing them to observe the trap area while remaining relatively safe.

It took less than five minutes.

A low, majestic tiger roar echoed from the distance, shaking the leaves until they rustled down.

That Vajra Overlord Tiger had been lured over by the scent of blood!

It walked with steady, powerful strides, moving unhurriedly toward the source of the bloody scent.

Its amber vertical pupils held a hint of vigilance and scrutiny, but even more of the arrogance belonging to an apex predator.

To it, nothing in this territory could threaten it.

It saw the Green Wood Deer tethered to the tree, struggling and bleating incessantly, and a bloodthirsty light flashed in its eyes.

Delicious prey, and one that contained the wood-attribute life energy that made it feel comfortable.

It quickened its pace, walking toward the Green Wood Deer.

And the path it chose happened to pass right over that carefully camouflaged trap!

Tang Yin and Tang San held their breath, their hearts nearly leaping out of their chests.

Tang Yin's Purple Demon Eye locked firmly onto every step the Vajra Overlord Tiger took.

Thirty meters... twenty meters... ten meters...

The Vajra Overlord Tiger's massive paws stepped onto the camouflage layer above the trap!

"Crack... crash!"

The fragile branches could not support such weight and snapped instantly!

The loose soil and fallen leaves collapsed!

"ROAR--!!"

The Vajra Overlord Tiger let out a roar of shock and anger, its massive body suddenly losing balance as it plummeted into the depths of the trap!

It instinctively tried to twist its body to leap out, but the downward momentum was too fast, and the mouth of the trap was relatively narrow!

"BOOM!"

Dust flew into the air, accompanied by the dull thud of a heavy object hitting the ground, the teeth-grinding "squelch" of bamboo spears piercing flesh, and the painful, furious roars of the Vajra Overlord Tiger!