Xia Changming said, "Then I'll provide support from the air. Signal me when you need to leave."
Hu Xiaotian nodded. "Don't worry. We'll settle this quickly." He guided the Flying Owl beneath Yan Tianlu and had him jump down onto it. The Flying Owl's powerful body could easily bear their combined weight. The Snow Eagle's plumage was too conspicuous; flying too low would expose them. The Flying Owl, however, had feathers that almost blended into the night, making it difficult for their enemies to spot.
Xia Changming added, "Then may you both seize victory the moment your banners rise!"
After taking Yan Tianlu aboard, the Flying Owl swiftly dove. The buildings of Heavenly Star Court grew rapidly larger. When they were about a hundred feet above the ground, Hu Xiaotian said softly, "Jump!"
Yan Tianlu nodded, and he and Hu Xiaotian leaped off the Flying Owl together. The moment they left its back, the Flying Owl climbed like lightning into the black velvet night, pursuing the two streaks of white light that resembled shooting stars high above.
Hu Xiaotian used the Aerial Gliding Art, diving at an angle toward the unlit northwestern corner of Heavenly Star Court. His arms spread wide, he resembled a falcon gliding through the dark. Yan Tianlu descended in an entirely different fashion, tumbling continuously through the air like a spinning black ball. Just before reaching the ground, he punched through the air toward a weed-covered slope. The rebounding blast cushioned his fall, lifting him more than ten feet before he slowly settled onto the ground.
Looking up, he saw Hu Xiaotian glide directly overhead like a bird, then land as lightly as a dead leaf. Yan Tianlu silently admired him. In lightness skill alone, Hu Xiaotian undoubtedly surpassed him by a considerable margin.
After landing,