Chapter 235: Weightlessness

Feeling this sudden weightlessness, Dong Shilang had no panic at all.

"Ninja Art: Spirit Summoning Technique"

He had never used the Mountain Eagle as a mount for himself and his companions; a very important reason was so that he could use it for emergency rescue at times like this.

To that end, he specially notified Ming Hong, asking him to halt material transport for these two days.

"Grab them, Mountain Eagle!"

As a large cloud of summoning smoke dispersed, a huge white-headed sea eagle appeared in the sky.

As soon as Dong Shilang summoned it, the prepared creature stretched its claws toward Yan and the others, who were in free fall.

At that moment, having lost the flying beasts beneath them, they were in extreme danger; being caught by the Mountain Eagle, they all felt great relief.

However, before he could catch his breath, how could the rock ninja above possibly watch them escape unharmed?

Each of them used every means they could muster.

Looking at the rocks and explosive clay hurtling toward him and the Mountain Eagle, Dong Shilang really began to feel a headache.

The rocks were manageable, but the explosive clay mixed in was troublesome.

Although I could use Lightning Release Ninjutsu to turn those explosive clays into duds, those rocks are not easy to deal with.

Conversely, if I dealt with the clay, those rocks could not be ignored.

"I can only try this!"

"Mountain Eagle!"

"No problem!"

While thinking that, Dong Shilang shouted at the Mountain Eagle beneath him, and even before receiving its response he had already begun forming hand seals.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Chain Wave"

As his hand seals completed, blade after blade of colorless, transparent cutting edges sliced toward the falling objects from high above.

Moreover, the power of these ninjutsu when he used them differed vastly from that of an ordinary ninja.

In the view of the Sharingan, the clearly visible chakra wind blades were astonishingly large—each as wide as a person's waist.

It was precisely Dong Shilang, using the Mountain Eagle's chakra to perform wind-release ninjutsu; although the Eagle itself could not perform advanced wind techniques, Dong Shilang, having contracted with it, could make excellent use of its chakra.

He performed the ninjutsu in its stead.

As this ninjutsu was executed, it continually shattered the rocks and explosive clay in the sky into fragments, while Dong Shilang's hand seals did not cease.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough"

Again using the Mountain Eagle's chakra, he unleashed this enhanced wind release, and only then did Dong Shilang let out a sigh of relief.

With these two ninjutsu as a buffer, it seemed they could safely survive this calamity.

The reason for using wind release was that the Mountain Eagle, being a flying creature, inherently possesses wind-attributed chakra.

And Dong Shilang's own chakra, after being expended all night, was now scarce~

"Hurry up and leave! Don't linger here!"

Having just dealt with the trouble above, Dong Shilang had no thought of staying to take revenge, nor did he insist on continuing the mission.

If he didn't slip away now, would he be waiting for them to invite him as a guest to their camp?

"Received!"

Upon Dong Shilang's signal, the Mountain Eagle immediately spread its broad wings, kicking up a tremendous wind pressure, preparing to shoot forth like lightning.

Although it lacked arms to form seals, it could still burst chakra from its wings to greatly increase its flight speed without problem.

As long as it flaps those wings, its silhouette will vanish from the spot at a speed incomprehensible to ordinary people, like a gale and lightning.

But the world is unpredictable, and things always seem to head toward the direction one does not wish to see.

A presence-less figure in the air appeared at this moment in Dong Shilang's blind spot above.

Moreover, due to gravity, it was rapidly approaching him and the Mountain Eagle, which was flying in the air and about to depart.

"Earth Release: Rock Fist"

Without yet revealing its form, the opponent had already secretly sealed and unleashed this ninjutsu developed by the Rock Ninja Village.

Moreover, he did not charge straight at Dong Shilang, but locked his attack target onto this giant flying creature.

When the opponent's right arm was completely covered in a layer of stone and, using gravity, he dove toward the Mountain Eagle, Dong Shilang also sensed something.

But this feeling came far too late!

By the time he looked up, the opponent had already closed to within less than ten meters; at this point, clearly there was no time to cast a ninjutsu.

He could only shoot out a barrage of throwing swords and kunai toward the opponent, hoping to make him wary and abandon his plan.

However, this attacker hidden in the air, having bypassed Dong Shilang's Sharingan field of vision, obviously had no intention of giving up the assault.

It bore the brunt of Dong Shilang's attacks and fell down.

From the faint clinking sounds in the air, one could tell that while the opponent employed invisibility ninjutsu, he also clad himself in a layer of stone armor.

Consequently, Dong Shilang's emergency attacks seemed to the opponent to be neither painful nor itchy,

"Ga!"

As this figure, whose entire body glowed with blue chakra in Dong Shilang's sight, swung its fist and struck the Mountain Eagle's body,

the great bird let out a painful cry at that moment.

At the same time it lost balance completely and began to fall toward the ground.

The opponent's Rock Fist was aimed with remarkable precision; a single punch struck the base of the Mountain Eagle's wing,

completely depriving it of flight ability,

Before Dong Shilang could avenge the Mountain Eagle, the already off-balance creature forced him to halt his actions, struggle to maintain his own balance, and simultaneously try to see if a safe landing could be attempted.

After landing that blow, the opponent had no intention of lingering; he leapt straight off the Mountain Eagle's spine and fell freely toward the ground.

He certainly wouldn't fall to his death, for he had a flying companion beside him, making him quite composed.

He also, facing Dong Shilang, showed a stiff smile, as if saying: Kid, enjoy this last moment!

After succeeding, the attacker no longer maintained that invisibility technique, allowing Dong Shilang to recognize the other's identity.

He was a short-statured rock ninja.

However, Dong Shilang at this moment had no time to lament the other's identity; he was then considering whether there was any good way to let them make a rough landing~