Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor

Chapter 1216 - 43: The Terrifying Ice Fox Clan

The innkeeper mentioned Lu Yunshuang, prompting Hua Yanluo and the other onlookers to notice Fengdu’s third candidate saintess.

Compared to Liu Xueyu and Chen Qi, the candidate saintess named Lu Yunshuang was easily overlooked.

A careful observer would notice that among the major cities of the Heavenly Fox Tribe’s nation, when selecting candidate saintesses, there are always a few exceptionally outstanding ones like Liu Xueyu, and naturally, there are also those who are relatively less impressive.

The specific reason, apart from the significant number of Heavenly Fox candidate saintesses being assassinated this time affecting quality, was partly because red flowers need green leaves for contrast.

In the eyes of the people, the masked half-beast fox woman from Cangdu and Lu Yunshuang from Fengdu seemed to be the unnoticed ones.

Among the three candidate saintesses from Fengdu, Liu Xueyu undoubtedly had the strongest abilities.

The first to take the stage, Chen Qi, was able to force Hua Yanluo into using her Sky Fox Inheritance, demonstrating mid to high levels of strength.

In comparison, the third candidate saintess, Lu Yunshuang, appeared to be inferior in both appearance and strength.

She was a pale-skinned, short-statured woman, who even when vying for rooms earlier, remained silent and stood aside, exuding an aura of invisibility.

Yet somehow, Yun Sheng felt an odd sensation upon seeing this short-statured woman; her skin was unnaturally pale.

Still, neither Qin Yue nor Hua Yanluo took note of these details; Qin Yue felt more confident facing Lu Yunshuang.

"The second round of competition, Cangdu’s Qin Yue versus Fengdu’s Lu Yunshuang."

Qin Yue and Lu Yunshuang had already taken the stage, and Yun Sheng noticed Liu Xueyu and Chen Qi unconsciously smirk at the corners of their mouths.

Qin Yue was a mage specializing in Wind Magic, but previously, when up against the Thunder Demon Hermit, she intentionally held back, not showcasing her true capabilities.

Having seen Hua Yanluo win the previous match, Qin Yue naturally didn’t want to appear inferior.

"Wind Chains," Qin Yue chanted, as six Magic Soul Stones lit up on her magic wand, all of them Wind Soul Stones.

Unexpectedly, the fence-sitter Qin Yue turned out to be a Sky Mage.

Yun Sheng couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised.

Qin Yue, worthy of being a Wind Mage, after chanting for just a few seconds, a thick concentration of green Wind Magic Elements rapidly formed around her, and several green Wind Chains swirled around her like spiritual snakes.

"Seal!" Qin Yue moved as if treading on the wind, the chains dancing and slashing towards Lu Yunshuang.

At this moment, Lu Yunshuang responded in a peculiar way, drawing wide-eyed astonishment from the crowd.

She didn’t dodge; instead, she struck the Wind Chains with her bare hands.

"Courting death!" Qin Yue flicked her magic wand, and the Wind Chains swiftly transformed into several Wind Snakes as thick as a bowl’s edge.

The Wind Snakes opened their mouths wide, seemingly about to swallow Lu Yunshuang’s hand.

"What is this!!"

By the window, the Jiuluan Clan Patriarch glanced sideways.

Yun Sheng felt a sudden jolt in her brow.

Lu Yunshuang’s hand had already touched the Wind Snakes formed by the Wind Chains, yet the Wind Snakes didn’t swallow her hand.

Where Lu Yunshuang touched, the Wind Snakes’ gaping maws instantly froze.

Chilling cold filled the air.

With a delicate shout, Lu Yunshuang transformed the Wind Snakes into Ice Snakes, which then crashed to the ground, shattering into several pieces.

"What kind of bizarre combat skill is this!" cried Hua Yanluo among the onlookers, recognizing that Lu Yunshuang’s touch came without any Magic Wave, suggesting pure combat skill.

Yet even a martial artist like Hua Yanluo couldn’t discern which combat skill it was.

"That shouldn’t be a combat skill," Yun Sheng saw clearly; Lu Yunshuang merely touched the Wind Snakes, without using Magic Power or fighting spirit. The terrifying freezing power was neither magic nor a combat skill.

It seemed more like... a peculiar innate power from within her.

"Could this girl be an Ice Fox?" muttered the innkeeper acting as referee, clicking his tongue.

Ice Foxes are a tiny branch of the Fox Clan within the Heavenly Fox Tribe, small in number, reportedly wiped out many years ago.

Each Ice Fox is born with a mysterious ice-sealing power; without undergoing special cleansing, anyone touching an Ice Fox would turn to ice.

Lu Yunshuang seemed to be of Ice Fox lineage; no wonder she could freeze the Wind Snakes with just a touch.

Realization dawned on the crowd following the innkeeper’s remark.

"Unexpected, even the descendants of the Ice Fox Clan have come to participate in the candidate saintess selection. It’s been years on the Bahuang Continent since anyone saw descendants of the Ice Fox Clan," the Jiuluan Clan Patriarch mused, stroking his chin.

"Sir, though the Ice Fox Clan is rare, if the Young Clan Chief marries an Ice Fox, wouldn’t he turn into an ice spike," the Jiuluan Patriarch’s two subordinates remarked in disbelief.

The patriarch was seemingly desperate to have great-grandchildren, yet marrying a woman from the Ice Fox Clan was unthinkable.

Poor Qin Yue, still competing, heard how the seemingly inconspicuous Lu Yunshuang was actually from the Ice Fox Clan; her face turned ashen, inwardly lamenting.

Originally thought to be an easy win, only to discover she was an Ice Fox freezing at sight.

No wonder Liu Xueyu and Chen Qi felt confident letting Lu Yunshuang take the second stage; they clearly knew that with an Ice Fox body, Lu Yunshuang would win regardless of opponent.

After slaughtering the Wind Snakes with her bare hands, Lu Yunshuang turned and charged at Qin Yue.

Before long, her five fingers landed like petals on Qin Yue’s right arm. Qin Yue felt a cold aura numbing her limbs.

"Wait, I surrender," Qin Yue screamed, disregarding the contest, immediately conceding.

Her right arm had swiftly become encased in a layer of icy blue frost, freezing her blood stiff.

The contest had barely begun, forcing Qin Yue to surrender.

The match was simply unwinnable.

Qin Yue would rather face Liu Xueyu directly than compete against the deadly-cold Lu Yunshuang.

"Useless!" Hua Yanluo fumed, nearly twisting her nose in frustration, though she knew Qin Yue was compelled.

Facing such abnormal traits of the Ice Fox Clan, not just Qin Yue but even she could only concede.

Conceding was shameful but better than being frozen solid.

Though Qin Yue surrendered, her right arm remained frozen; if it stayed frozen overnight, she’d lose its function.

"Lu Yunshuang, why is the freezing still spreading," Qin Yue blanched in fear.

Yun Sheng glanced over; the icy state on Qin Yue’s right arm continued spreading.