Li Tianming fixed his eyes on the Ghost-Faced Heron's position and raced after it.
Despite all his flab, Li Tianming moved like a phantom, becoming a blur that was every bit as fast as the Ghost-Faced Heron flying overhead.
He ran after the Ghost-Faced Heron. As the distance between them steadily narrowed, he pressed his palms together and roared.
"Rise!"
The ground in the distance suddenly split open, and several vines as thick as a thigh burst out.
As the vines shot out of the ground, their tips whipped rapidly into the air, blocking the Ghost-Faced Heron's path.
The Ghost-Faced Heron hurriedly dodged, but the hounds' interference had robbed it of its usual agility, and one of the vines struck its claw.
Like a shark catching the scent of blood, the vine instantly wrapped around its claw, clinging like a suction cup.
No matter how hard the Ghost-Faced Heron struggled, it could not break free.
The other vines seemed to find their target as well. They followed, winding up its claws to bind both the Ghost-Faced Heron's legs and drag it back to the ground.
Boom!
With a tremendous crash, the Ghost-Faced Heron fell to the ground like a toppling statue.
"Aoooh!"
The Ghost-Faced Heron let out a long cry. Its green eyes suddenly blazed with terrifying cold flames against its ghostly face, and every feather on its body bristled. An even greater surge of strength erupted from it, and it looked ready to break free of the vines binding it.
By then, Li Tianming had reached a spot roughly ten meters from the Ghost-Faced Heron.
"Close enough."
Li Tianming planted both hands on the ground, instantly summoning a huge, circular crimson Array Pattern centered on himself.
It was [Earth Bind].
But it was many times stronger than the one