Lin Jialu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Jialu (林佳璐)
Gender	Female
Age	21 during the Demon Hunter Squad selection 38
Affiliation	Haoyue City Magic Branch Hall; Ye Tian's Demon Hunter Squad 38 78
Occupation / Role	Water-and-Ice Mage; Ye Tian's Magic Attendant
Status	Active 319
First Appearance	Chapter 22
Known Title	Haoyue City's number one mage prodigy 22

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Third-Rank, Second-Tier Mage	22	Introduced as a gifted Water-and-Ice Mage.
Fourth-Order, Level Ten Great Mage	36	Reaches this stage after forming the Magic Retainer Contract with Ye Tian and receiving Talent Suppression Sharing.
Fifth-Order Mage	38	Represents the Haoyue City Magic Branch Hall in the Demon Hunter Squad selection; specializes in Ice Magic.
Fifth-Order, Level Four Mage	69	Recorded as one of Ye Tian's retainers.
Sixth-Order, Level One Grand Mage	160	Advances alongside Ye Tian's other retainers.
Sixth-Order, Level Four Great Magister	194	Continues to provide cultivation feedback to Ye Tian.
Sixth-Order, Level Five Grand Mage	236	Recorded during the squad's later missions.
Sixth-Order, Level Six Grand Mage	295	Continues advancing with Ye Tian's retainer group.
Sixth-Order, Level Seven Grand Mage	319	Reaches this level after prolonged training and medicinal-bath cultivation.

Background

Lin Jialu entered the story as Li Xin's longstanding rival. Though the two had once been close friends, a past deception drove them apart and turned their meetings into frequent arguments and duels. Their conflict begins to ease after they compare what they had been told and realize that both had been manipulated 23 26.

During a demon incursion, Lin Jialu fought alongside Ye Tian, Li Xin, Long Haochen, and the Chen brothers. She supplied reconnaissance with the Eagle Eye Technique and used Ice Cone Technique against the Rook Race, but was later nearly killed by a Dike Race Infiltrator before Ye Tian intervened 41 42. She later invited him to dinner to repay the life-saving favor 32.

After deducing that Li Xin's sudden growth came from becoming Ye Tian's retainer, Lin Jialu requested the same opportunity. The standard Retainer Knight Contract rejected her Water-and-Ice attributes, so she sought a Magic Retainer Contract instead. She and Ye Tian successfully activated the contract using an array diagram obtained through the Magic Holy Temple's resources 32 35.

The contract dramatically enhanced her talent: her innate Internal Spiritual Energy rose to 131, while her affinity for Water and Ice Elements and her cultivation speed both increased 35. She later competed as Haoyue City's mage representative and joined Ye Tian's Demon Hunter Squad as one of his subordinates and retainers 38 78.

Appearance

Lin Jialu is presented as a refined, elegant young woman with beautiful eyes and a soft, delicate voice. Her graceful bearing contrasts with her openly stubborn reactions whenever Li Xin provokes her 22 25.

• Often carries a mage's staff in combat.
• Uses blue-white ice crystals and water-elemental spells as her signature visual motif 35.
• Has a poised public demeanor but visibly loses composure when outdone by Li Xin 24 25.

Personality

Lin Jialu is proud, competitive, and especially unwilling to accept defeat at Li Xin's hands. Li Xin's rapid growth initially frustrates her deeply, pushing Lin Jialu to train relentlessly and investigate the source of her rival's advancement 24 25 32.

She is also perceptive and determined. From a few details about Li Xin's change in cultivation, she correctly deduces the existence of Ye Tian's Retainer Knight Contract. Once she learns its benefits, she decisively accepts the risks of becoming Ye Tian's retainer rather than allowing her lack of a Light attribute to stop her 32 34.

Despite her pride, Lin Jialu is grateful and capable of cooperation. She treats Ye Tian's rescue as a debt worth repaying, gives him the Shield of Radiance, gradually reconciles with Li Xin, and works effectively with the squad's other mages during missions 32 34 207.

Abilities & Skills

Water and Ice Magic

Lin Jialu specializes in Water and Ice Element magic, combining wide-area suppression with crowd-control effects.

• Mastered the Ice Ball Technique to Major Accomplishment, prompting Ye Tian to receive feedback of a Perfect Ice Ball and Water/Ice Attribute Spiritual Energy 24.
• Uses Ice Cone Technique to bombard enemy positions and eliminate large numbers of demons 27 42.
• Casts Ice Storm, a Seventh-Order Water Mage skill given to her by Ye Tian, to freeze Gold-Patterned Twin-Blade Demons into immobile ice sculptures 134.
• Learned Magic: Water Flowing Whip after absorbing a skill orb obtained from a Necromancer 207.
• Uses Frost Shield, Ice Arrow, Ice Blade, and Water Guardian among her documented spell repertoire 36 69.

Reconnaissance and Battlefield Support

Lin Jialu is capable of taking a tactical support role rather than only attacking.

• Casts Eagle Eye Technique, creating a bird-like phantom to scout from the air and search for nearby demon forces 41.
• Directs allies to maintain formations and reposition during dangerous incursions 41 42.
• Suppresses enemies alongside fellow mage Shui Juqing while the squad's melee members engage at close range 207.

Magic Retainer Contract

Lin Jialu formed a Magic Retainer Contract with Ye Tian after the Light-exclusive Retainer Knight Contract rejected her.

• Receives Talent Suppression Sharing, which raised her innate Internal Spiritual Energy to 131 points 34 35.
• Gains stronger sensitivity to Water and Ice Elements, accelerating her cultivation 35.
• Her breakthroughs provide cultivation feedback to Ye Tian 194 312.

Equipment & Companions

• Ice and Snow Staff — Glorious Grade magic staff that increases Spiritual Energy power by 70% and contains two Sixth-Order offensive Water spells 158.
• Magic Robe — Increases Water Element condensation speed by 80% and contains the Sixth-Order defensive spell Ice Crystal Guardian 158.
• Ice Silkworm Robe — Legendary Grade equipment acquired after an agreement with Shui Juqing over the squad's rewards 301.
• Alolan Vulpix — Stays near Lin Jialu in battle and gathers elemental energy to support her casting 228.

Relationships

• Ye Tian — Savior, squad leader, and contract holder. Lin Jialu seeks to repay him after he saves her from a Dike Race Infiltrator, then voluntarily becomes his Magic Attendant; she later refers to him as her brother 32 35 157.
• Li Xin — Childhood friend and principal rival. Their relationship deteriorates into repeated confrontations before they discover they were both deceived; they eventually reconcile while retaining their competitive banter 23 26 33.
• Cai'er — Teammate and friend. Lin Jialu warmly welcomes Cai'er into the group and helps guide her through the Holy City with Li Xin 78.
• Shui Juqing — Fellow Water Mage and squadmate. Shui Juqing defers a Water Flowing Whip skill drop to Lin Jialu because Lin Jialu can provide stronger magical firepower 207.

Notable Quotes

“To you, it was just a small gesture, but to me, it was a life-saving favor. It would be too ungrateful of me if I did nothing.” 32

“I know very well that after becoming a retainer, life and death will be in your hands, but I am prepared!” 33

Trivia

• Lin Jialu gave Ye Tian the Shield of Radiance while seeking a compatible Magic Retainer Contract. The Spirit-Demon Grade shield can resist impacts below 300 Spiritual Energy, resist most magic's negative effects, and self-repair unless severely damaged 34.
• Her inability to accept defeat to Li Xin was the immediate reason she pursued Ye Tian's retainer contract 24 32.