It was well-known that breaking through from Earth Ninja to Heaven Ninja was a monumental task. Almost ninety percent of Earth Ninjas could not achieve the Heaven Ninja level in their lifetime. This made Heaven Ninjas incredibly precious and highly respected among the great families of Orientia.
“Quick, go pick all those Mystic Spiritfruits!” Yota said excitedly.
Byron, filled with excitement, rushed towards the Mystic Spiritfruit trees.
Eleanor, standing beside Yota, suppressed her excitement and reminded him, “Master Yota, don’t forget our agreement before we came here. Everything obtained in the Seven Stars Sword Sect must be shared equally.”
After speaking, Eleanor signaled to an Earth Ninja beside her. The Earth Ninja understood and nodded, then rushed towards the Mystic Spiritfruit trees. However, halfway there, he stopped abruptly as something unexpected happened.
Just as Byron got within a meter of the Mystic Spiritfruit trees, a Lightning Shield suddenly appeared, protecting the trees. The Mystic Spiritfruits were right in front of him, and Byron couldn’t let a Lightning Shield stop him. He attacked it directly. The Lightning Shield countered Byron’s attack with a burst of lightning, striking him. Although Byron reacted quickly and used a Ninja Power shield to protect himself, he was still pushed back five or six meters, with a burnt smell emanating from his hair.
Byron cursed and didn’t dare approach the Mystic Spiritfruit trees again for the moment.
This unexpected turn of events caught both Yota and Eleanor’s attention.
“I didn’t expect there to be an array here,” Yota muttered thoughtfully.
Feeling humiliated, Byron looked at Yota angrily and said, “Master Yota, I can break this array!”
Yota nodded, “Then break it!”
Byron approached the Lightning Shield again. When he was a meter away, his hands quickly formed seals. As the seals were completed, Ninja Power surged from Byron’s body, forming a giant stone above the Mystic Spiritfruit trees.
“Break!”
With a cold shout from Byron, the giant stone smashed down on the Lightning Shield. A piercing sound echoed as the stone hit the top of the shield. After two or three seconds of stalemate, the stone shattered into countless pieces that scattered like bullets.
Byron stepped back three paces, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
After successive failures, Byron was furious. He drew his samurai sword and prepared to attack the Lightning Shield again.
“Lord Byron, that’s enough,” Yota intervened.
Reluctantly, Byron lowered his sword.
Yota walked towards the Mystic Spiritfruit trees and squinted his eyes. “This protective array is quite powerful. I’ll break it myself.”
Seeing their Heaven Ninja master about to take action, the Koken family members were filled with anticipation. They rarely had the chance to witness the powerful techniques of a Heaven Ninja. Naturally, the Mason family members also focused their attention on Yota.
After a few steps, Yota leaped into the air and hovered above the Lightning Shield protecting the Mystic Spiritfruit trees. His hands quickly formed complex seals. As Yota’s seals changed, circles of light blue ripples spread from his body.
The light blue ripples quickly converged into a blue cloud in front of Yota. The cloud expanded rapidly, casting a shadow over the Lightning Shield below.
“Ultimate Ninja Art: Raging Torrent!” Yota shouted coldly.
With his shout, a muffled explosion sounded from within the blue cloud, followed by a massive blue water column shooting out from it. The blue water column struck the Lightning Shield like a steel pillar.
Sensing great danger, the Lightning Shield emitted a thick lightning serpent that charged at the blue water column. The serpent and water column collided mid-air. After a muffled sound, the lightning serpent was shattered by the blue water column, which then struck the Lightning Shield heavily.
After the blue water column disappeared, the Lightning Shield remained but was significantly dimmer.
Yota’s eyes flashed coldly as he muttered to himself, “Even my ultimate ninja art couldn’t break it. Its defense is indeed strong.”
Yota’s hands formed seals again, sending another blue water column crashing down. This time, after the blue water column disappeared, the Lightning Shield finally shattered and vanished.
“The Lightning Shield is broken!” Byron’s frustration turned into greed and excitement.
In an instant, Byron rushed towards the Mystic Spiritfruit trees. Eleanor’s face changed, and she quickly led her Ninjas towards the trees as well.
The nearly ripe Mystic Spiritfruits on the trees were quickly snatched up by both Koken and Mason family Ninjas. Since Koken family Ninjas acted faster, they ended up with most of the Mystic Spiritfruits.
This outcome made Eleanor’s heart sink.
After picking all the Mystic Spiritfruits, both groups of Ninjas started grabbing Spirit Medicine planted in the fields. During this looting process, conflict finally erupted between Koken and Mason families.
When one of her Earth Ninjas was injured by Byron, Eleanor lost her temper and directly attacked Byron with Ninja Art. Poor Byron was sent flying and spat out blood upon landing.
“Eleanor, what are you doing!?” Yota’s face darkened as he shouted coldly.
Eleanor glared at Yota and said grimly, “We agreed to share everything equally. Now your Koken family has taken more than my Mason family and even attacked my people. What are you trying to do?”
Yota frowned. Although the Mason family had been severely weakened due to recent events in Enchanted Realm, they were still formidable with Eleanor in charge. He couldn’t easily take them down at this moment. Moreover, Yota wasn’t confident he could kill Eleanor outright, which was why he had teamed up with her to attack Seven Stars Sword Sect.
After a moment of changing expressions, Yota calmly said, “I will honor our agreement. Earlier, it was your Earth Ninja who attacked Lord Byron first.”
“Hmph! It was Byron who tried to steal the Spirit Medicine my Earth Ninja was about to pick!” Eleanor snorted coldly, her face still grim. “If you want peace, bring out all the Mystic Spiritfruits now and split them equally between our families!”