Hu Liena

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Hu Liena and her older brother, Xie Yue, lost their parents when they were young and were taken in by Spirit Hall. The siblings lived together at the academy and could also stay at the Pope Hall under Bibi Dong’s care 27 39 82.

Because of her Demon Fox Martial Soul, Hu Liena began specialized Charm training at a young age. She, Xie Yue, and Yan were admitted to the Central Academy as exceptions while still Soul Scholars and were designated core members of a future tournament team 15 19.

Bibi Dong watched Hu Liena’s development and intended to take her as a personal disciple and successor. During a hunt for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, Bibi Dong considered its Charm ability a suitable match for Hu Liena’s future sixth or seventh Soul Ring 25 49 76.

Appearance

Hu Liena has foxlike eyes and features that can appear markedly different depending on how she presents herself. Her deliberate Charm gives her beauty an aggressive edge; without it, Zhou You observes a quieter, less striking appearance 40 82.

• Her eyes flash red when she uses Martial Soul Possession and Charm against a Ghost Baboon 43.
• She is one year older than Zhou You and is seven when they first meet 15.

Personality

Hu Liena is fiercely competitive and protective of Xie Yue. Worried that Zhou You might challenge her brother’s authority, she initially sought to make the newcomer submit. After Zhou You defeated Xie Yue, she wanted to challenge him herself but stayed to help her injured brother instead 19 23.

She is observant and sensitive to others’ emotions, using conversation to assess Zhang Ping during their journey to the Soul Hunting Forest 42. Her attitude toward Zhou You shifts from resentment and fear to a mixture of admiration and calculation. After their team’s defeat, she accepts that his strength is beyond theirs and abandons the idea of controlling him 29 40 55 105.

Abilities & Skills

Demon Fox and Charm

Hu Liena’s Demon Fox is a Beast Martial Soul that provides physical enhancement and a rare Mental Attribute ability, Charm. She relies on Charm to overcome opponents whose direct combat strength exceeds hers 19 26.

• Mental control: Charm can forcibly control targets with weaker Mental Power, regardless of their higher Soul Power level. It works on men and women and can affect Soul Beasts 19 25 40.
• Pheromones: She can exert a charm effect without Martial Soul Possession or a Soul Skill. Zhou You suppresses its influence, and her panic weakens the effect 26.
• Combat control: She stops a Ghost Baboon’s howl and later charms Xie Yue to prevent him from fighting Ah Rou 43 56.
• Team enhancement: With the combined Mental Power of six people, she immobilizes Zhou You for several seconds, but the effort strains her and he breaks free 91 92.
• Resistance: Xu Yu’s support gives Zhang Ping a mental shield that withstands Hu Liena’s Charm during a team battle 85 86.

Mental Perception

Hu Liena can release Mental Power to sense beyond the range of her ordinary senses. She uses it to scout during the Soul Hunting Forest expedition 42.

• Her mental resistance helps her recover quickly from a Ghost Baboon’s howl 43.
• She recognizes Ah Rou’s Charm-type mental art, bites her tongue to wake herself, and warns the group 56.

Relationships

• Xie Yue — Her older brother and only remaining family. She defends his leadership, worries deeply about his setbacks, and uses Charm to stop him from risking his life against Ah Rou 19 23 56.
• Zhou You — A classmate whose defeat of Xie Yue initially makes him her rival. She later secures his help for the tournament team, admires his strength, and accepts that she cannot control him 23 40 55 105.
• Bibi Dong — Hu Liena’s foster guardian and prospective teacher. Bibi Dong intends to raise her as a successor and prioritizes protecting her during the Soul Hunting Forest incident 49 76 82.
• Yan — A fellow core team member who is infatuated with her. His feelings influence his willingness to follow Xie Yue’s lead 19 23 93.
• Zhang Ping — A fellow student and teammate. Hu Liena probes her about Zhou You on their forest journey and later pulls her out of a weapon’s path during team training 42 92.
• Liu Suxin — Her teacher at the Central Academy. Liu Suxin stops Hu Liena from challenging Zhou You immediately after Xie Yue’s defeat and withholds approval for later match requests 15 23 25.

Story Role

Zhou You’s assessment

After Zhou You defeats Yan, Hu Liena urges Xie Yue to face him during the new-student assessment to protect Xie Yue’s position as team leader. Zhou You wins decisively, leaving Xie Yue shaken. Hu Liena’s later attempt to charm Zhou You also fails, and she retreats behind her brother in panic 19 23 26.

Soul Hunting Forest

Zhou You asks Hu Liena to help restrain a Sonic Bird for Zhang Ping’s Soul Ring hunt. She agrees in exchange for his joining Xie Yue’s tournament team and urges her brother to see Zhou You’s strength as an asset rather than focus on immediate wins and losses 40.

In the forest, Hu Liena scouts with Mental Power and helps the squad fight Ghost Baboons. Later, Ah Rou ambushes the students; Hu Liena warns them of her Charm and tries to lead Xie Yue to safety, but Ah Rou captures Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan 42 43 56.

Tournament team training

Hu Liena invites Zhou You to the Pope Hall to begin training with Xie Yue and the academy’s other top students 82. In a team battle, Zhou You saves her from Zhang Ping’s Golden-Waisted Flying Swallow after her Charm fails against Zhang Ping’s enhanced mental defenses 85.

The team later challenges Zhou You together. Hu Liena briefly restrains him with Xu Yu’s support, but he breaks free and defeats the formation. She subsequently questions Zhou You about missing a month of team training and joins Zhang Ping in admiring his companion Feidian 91 92 105.