His guess had been right. There were indeed aftereffects. The Three-Eyed Demon Ape's speed rapidly dropped as well.
Li Dalong immediately turned and charged at the Three-Eyed Demon Ape. He could kill the ape first, then deal with that good-for-nothing ahead.
After entering its weakening period, the Three-Eyed Demon Ape had hoped Li Dalong would forget it existed.
But its wish came to nothing. It was the first thing Li Dalong wanted to kill; he would finish it off first to prevent any surprises.
With the Three-Eyed Demon Ape in its weakness period, killing it was as easy for Li Dalong as slicing melons and chopping vegetables. Under its despairing gaze, his Heaven-Slaying Sword Strike took its head clean off.
Li Dalong followed through by putting the Three-Eyed Demon Ape's corpse into his Storage Ring. Ouyang Zhihua sensed the ape's death immediately. He had already pushed his speed to the limit, but now, heedless of damage to his essence, he desperately increased his output of immortal power, making his escape a little faster still.
After putting away the Three-Eyed Demon Ape's corpse, Li Dalong immediately rode his sword in pursuit of Ouyang Zhihua.
Seeing him flee faster, Li Dalong also pushed his speed to the limit, rapidly closing the distance between them.
Ouyang Zhihua deserved to meet his end here. As he fled in a blind panic, a Rock-Armored Demon Turtle suddenly appeared ahead of him. As large as a small hill, it left him no time to dodge.
Not only had Ouyang Zhihua, intent on escaping, failed to notice the Rock-Armored Demon Turtle, but even Li Dalong's divine sense had failed to detect it. The two men's auras had awakened it from hibernation.
It had slept here for hundreds of years, and its shell was covered in trees and