The giant tiger glanced back in panic. He dug in with all four feet, trying to leap forward.
However, when his body traced a parabola and he had only just reached the midpoint of his jump, he seemed to pass through an invisible wall. The True Qi within him began rapidly leaking away, and his speed unconsciously slowed.
Sun Wukong's cudgel slammed into his buttocks, making him grimace in pain.
Seeing that Sun Wukong behind him still refused to let up, fury filled his eyes. He opened his enormous maw and lunged at Sun Wukong.
However, restrictions had been laid throughout the air by Fahai, while the Purple Gold Alms Bowl continued siphoning away the power sustaining his techniques. He no longer had that kind of speed—or that kind of physical strength.
Sun Wukong swung his cudgel backhandedly into his mouth. Several cracking sounds rang out, and several of his teeth were knocked loose.
The giant tiger hurriedly turned and leaped dozens of meters away. When he looked back at Sun Wukong, Sun Wukong saw that his mouth was already full of blood.
"Today, I'll show you all what it means to beat a drowning dog!"
Sun Wukong gripped his cudgel and shot after him, shouting as he flew.
Fahai had been flying through the air the entire time, and with his Moon Gazing Finger, he continuously pointed out restrictions that blocked the giant tiger's path.
Every time the giant tiger broke through a restriction, his physical strength weakened, and his speed slowed.
In less than a few breaths, Sun Wukong had caught up. He raised the As-You-Will Golden-Bound Cudgel high above his head, looking like a heavenly god descending to earth.
The giant tiger had long since been panting heavily. The power sustaining his techniques had been almost completely