The Lightning Leopard seemed to scent danger. Its swishing tail suddenly froze in midair, every hair at its tip standing on end.
It pricked up its pointed ears warily, its amber pupils contracting sharply. Just as it was about to arch its back and leap-
Several dark brown branches whipped around its hind legs like tempered iron chains, tightening until its bones and sinews gave faint creaks.
The restraint around its hind legs instantly made the Lightning Leopard bristle. The black spots covering its body lit up with crackles, as though studded with tiny sparks of lightning.
The next moment, pale blue currents burst from the spots and spread wildly along the branches.
But against Su Yu's Wood Release, this little current was no more than a cup of water thrown on a blazing cartload of firewood.
The instant the electricity touched the branches, those slender limbs seemed to have been infused with life, growing wildly and thickening at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Fresh green split through the bark, and roots burst from the earth. In the blink of an eye, they had grown into a massive tree nearly ten meters tall.
Its gnarled roots pinned the Lightning Leopard firmly to the ground like countless thick arms.
The spots on its body still flickered, small bursts of electricity hissing.
The currents were swallowed without a sound the moment they touched the trunk, leaving not even a single spark.
Pinned beneath the massive tree, the Lightning Leopard's chest heaved violently, and feeble growls rumbled in its throat.
As Wood Release steadily drained the Soul Power from its body, the Lightning Leopard's struggles grew weaker and weaker.
Its once-dazzling spots gradually dimmed, and the ferocity in its eyes gave way to exhaustion and fear.
Seeing that the Lightning Leopard