Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor Chapter 1226 - 53: Yama Fox Claw vs. Yama Fox Claw

It’s not that I haven’t fought before, but I’ve never encountered someone who fights with a hostage in hand. Are hostages really that worthless these days?

Though Elder Liu was shocked, his age and experience ultimately prevailed. A violent fighting spirit erupted from him.

“Yama Fox Claw!” Elder Liu roared, instantly unleashing the Liu Family’s inherited Sky Fox technique. Although both utilized Yama Fox Claw, Liu Xueyu’s and Elder Liu’s methods were entirely different. Elder Liu’s hands flickered with a bloody shadow, and the fox claws, rooted like ancient trees, tore through the air, striking towards Yun Sheng.

Their figures became entangled, and then swiftly separated. In the moment they crossed paths, Elder Liu caught a glimpse of a silver streak flashing before his eyes.

Boom— A powerful force wave erupted upon collision, and both figures were simultaneously sent back over ten steps. Elder Liu had initially been certain of victory, but upon clashing with Yun Sheng, he was astonished to find that Bo Bo, whom he had grabbed in his hand, had vanished.

Glancing over, Yun Sheng’s right hand had transformed into a fox claw, also emanating strong force waves. However, compared to Elder Liu’s blood-stained, menacing fox claw, Yun Sheng’s Yama Fox Claw was distinct. Yun Sheng’s fox claw shimmered like jade, resembling a delicate jade sculpture.

Due to a shorter cultivation period, Yun Sheng’s Yama Fox Claw was slightly less potent than Elder Liu’s. At this moment, her jade-like sharp claw faintly showed a scar, with blood seeping out. Though Yun Sheng was slightly inferior in strength, she held the advantage in speed; she had cleverly retrieved Bo Bo while enduring Elder Liu’s claw attack moments before.

Granddaughter Liu Xueyu trained for years to achieve the Yama Fox Claw, and yet this half-beast… Elder Liu’s heart was filled with disbelief, nothing else remaining. She was faster than him!

Elder Liu immediately recognized that Yun Sheng was using the Yama Fox Claw. She really learned the Yama Fox Claw! Elder Liu’s heart was incredibly shaken, realizing that what Qin Yue had said was not false; this young person from Cangdu had truly mastered the Yama Fox Claw in merely three days.

He would never have guessed that Yun Sheng’s rapid mastery of the Yama Ghost Claw had its reasons, as Yun Sheng had previously practiced Yanling’s Hand. The Yanling’s Hand, passed down by the Yan Family’s ancestor, was originally intended to enhance hand speed during acupuncture and surgery. However, Yun Sheng discovered during her Yama Fox Claw cultivation that combining Yanling’s Hand with Yama Fox Claw yielded unexpected results.

This explained why she could cultivate the Yama Fox Claw so quickly and possess superior hand speed compared to Elder Liu. It seemed like just three days of learning, but in reality, it was the culmination of decades from Yun Sheng’s experiences in both her lives practicing Yanling’s Hand. Therefore, when it came to hand speed, throughout the Wuji Continent and Bahuang Continent, there were hardly any who could match Yun Sheng.

After snatching Bo Bo back, Yun Sheng worriedly glanced at it a few times. Seeing it unharmed brought relief to her heart.

“Little brat, you do have some skill. Even if you rescued your demonic beast, so what? Don’t forget, I still have your Medicine Gathering Boy,” Elder Liu stated calmly after losing his hostage. “Oh? Are you certain the person is still in your grasp?” Yun Sheng flicked her hair with disdain.

“What is the meaning of this!” Elder Liu startled, could it be… “Don’t worry, I said I came alone, and I definitely came as one ’person’. I did not bring any Cangdu aides,” Yun Sheng’s dark eyes flashed.

“Even if you brought aides, so what? Let me tell you, that Medicine Gathering Boy is locked in a secret room. Without my presence, no one can rescue them,” Elder Liu sneered. A sound of bodies hitting the ground was heard behind him, as several guards from the Liu Residence were unceremoniously thrown out.

Earlier, Liu Xueyu had rushed outside, her face now pale, and was now held in the hands of “Yun Sheng”. “What? You!” Elder Liu’s smile froze as he looked at Yun Sheng in front of him and then at the masked woman who was identical to “Yun Sheng”.

“Grandfather, that is a Sky Fox Avatar; this brat must have learned the Hua Family’s Fox Shadow Traceless technique,” Liu Xueyu angrily shouted after running out earlier. But just after she exited the courtyard, her vision went dark, and a ghostly shadow appeared before her. That figure was indeed “Yun Sheng”.

Only then did Elder Liu and Liu Xueyu realize that while Yun Sheng was engaging Elder Liu with one hand, another “Yun Sheng” had infiltrated the Liu Residence to locate Yingying’s whereabouts. Yun Sheng had come alone to the Liu Residence, already anticipating Elder Liu’s tricks. However, her “Yun Sheng” avatar searched the entire Liu Residence without finding Little Yingying, just as Liu Xueyu happened to rush out, being caught right on time.

"Elder Liu, we are both holding hostages now. However, Liu Xueyu’s life is far more valuable to you than my Medicine Gathering Boy," Yun Sheng declared with a smile, stepping aside.

Elder Liu’s body trembled with fury. After so many years within the Sky Fox Tribe Country, no one had ever dared to defy him in such a manner.

This accursed heavenly fox brat.

Yet, despite the overwhelming rage, Elder Liu recognized the grim reality: with Yun Sheng simultaneously wielding the Yama Fox Claw and Fox Shadow Traceless, coupled with a Sky Fox “avatar,” his chances of rescuing his granddaughter unharmed in a direct confrontation were slim.

Resigned to the situation, Elder Liu turned back, entered the secret room, and brought out Little Yingying.

"Master," Little Yingying whimpered, her eyes wide with terror. She had been petrified by her confinement within the secret room.

However, to spare Yun Sheng undue worry, she suppressed her tears.

"She is here. On the count of three, we release the hostages simultaneously," Elder Liu stated, his expression rigid.

He lifted Little Yingying, while the Sky Fox avatar, impersonating “Yun Sheng,” simultaneously lifted Liu Xueyu. Both walked forward.

Yun Sheng remained utterly vigilant, feeling a sense of relief that Elder Liu hadn't resorted to any treacherous schemes.

"Elder Liu, this debt of enmity today, I, Yun Sheng, shall never forget," Yun Sheng avowed, her eyes narrowing as she held both Little Yingying and Bo Bo, preparing to make her withdrawal.

But at that precise moment, a thunderous explosion echoed from outside the Liu Residence, and a colossal Magic Array materialized, engulfing the entire estate.

"Hahaha, little brat, did you truly believe the Liu Residence was a place you could enter and exit at your leisure? Today, you will either agree to my terms or perish here!" Elder Liu cackled sinisterly, revealing the trap he had meticulously laid.

"If I desire to depart, no one can impede me," Yun Sheng retorted, as a terrifying Divine Lotus Karma Fire began to unfurl beside her.

The Divine Lotus Karma Fire fiercely scorched the emanating waves of the Magic Array, instantly carving out gaping voids within its expanse.

"Tch, quite a display, but will you not concern yourself with the lives of the person and the beast by your side!" Elder Liu taunted, and instantly, both Bo Bo and Little Yingying let out pained cries.