Hu Liena

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hu Liena (胡列娜)
Alias(es)	Nana; Holy Maiden; Holy Daughter; Saintess 11 89 96
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Martial Soul Hall; Martial Soul Hall Academy 10 42
Occupation/Role	Bibi Dong’s disciple; Su Wen’s junior sister; Holy Maiden of Martial Soul Hall 10 89
Martial Soul	Demon Fox → Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, also called Heavenly Fox 12 38 96
Cultivation Path	Power attack and control, readjusted after her martial soul evolved 96
Highest Documented Level	Level 48, with four spirit rings 147
First Appearance	Introduced as Su Wen’s junior sister 10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 10	16	Reaches her first spirit-ring bottleneck after refining Whale Glue. Ye Yuan’er assesses rings below 550 years as safest; a 600-year ring remains risky.
First spirit ring	17	Absorbs a 600-year Crimson Flame Fox King ring and gains Fox Fire Command, exceeding the commonly accepted first-ring limit.
Level 13	18	Reports her breakthrough after two months of cultivation.
Level 14	28	Defeats the level-11 Tian Yue using fox fire to prevent close-range attacks.
Level 18	36	Has recently reached this level when she asks to attend the academy with Su Wen; Bibi Dong requires her to obtain a second ring first.
Level 20; martial soul evolution	38	Refining the Cinnabar Red Lotus raises her to level 20 and transforms her Demon Fox into a top-tier Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
Level 26; second spirit ring	38	Absorbs a thousand-year White Fox’s purple ring. Residual herb energy raises her to level 26; her second skill provides mental charm and control.
Peak level 28	53	Reports reaching the peak of level 28 and expects to reach level 29 within another half-month.
Level 33; third spirit ring	77	Reports absorbing her third ring ten days earlier, giving her a yellow–purple–purple configuration. The ring is later identified as 5,000 years old and grants Demon Fox Transformation 147.
Level 37	96	Announces this level during the academy’s ranking competition; retains three spirit rings.
Level 48; fourth spirit ring	147 148	Possesses a yellow–purple–purple–black configuration. Her fourth skill, Love Silk Thread, controls the desires of entangled targets.

Background / History

Orphanage and Apprenticeship

Hu Liena comes from an orphanage and has only recently left it when she meets Su Wen as his junior sister. Initially shy and physically frail, she recognizes him as the kind boy who previously gave her candy. Bibi Dong brings the two together as fellow disciples 10 11 16.

Su Wen establishes two personal “sect rules” for her: loyalty to him and remembering their enemies, particularly Tang Yin. Bibi Dong overhears and approves of their opposition to the Clear Sky Sect, although she does not recognize Tang Yin’s name. Hu Liena begins copying declarations of loyalty daily; Su Wen later tells her to write only about him fifty times rather than include their teacher 11 14.

Early Training

Bibi Dong provides martial-soul instruction and practical combat training. Hu Liena also writes Su Wen’s assigned post-battle reflection while he sleeps. When questioned about the work, she becomes visibly flustered and struggles to conceal who wrote it 12 15 16.

Su Wen arranges physical conditioning with Whale Glue and helps her obtain an unusually old first ring. Although the absorption succeeds, Bibi Dong warns that risking permanent damage for a few additional hundred years of ring power is not worthwhile. Su Wen takes responsibility for the decision and intervenes on behalf of their escort, Ao Debiao 15 17 18.

Academy and Investiture

Hu Liena wants to attend the Spirit Master Academy alongside Su Wen. After her martial-soul evolution and second-ring absorption, she enters at level 26 and defends him when Ji Wuli challenges him in class. She later receives the title of Holy Daughter in an investiture ceremony conducted by Bibi Dong, alongside Su Wen’s appointment as Holy Son 36 38 42 89.

At the advanced academy, she aims to enter Golden Class One. During the ranking competition, she defeats the level-38 Tushan Niuniu by countering her mental illusion with charm and following up with flames. She completes three consecutive victories before leaving the arena 94 96 97.

Later Events

With Ye Lingling’s support, Hu Liena defeats the higher-level Tian Yue in a spar by binding her with Love Silk Thread. Tian Yue maintains that Hu Liena could not have won alone 147 148.

When Zi Ji appears in the Holy Son Hall, Hu Liena mistakes her presence for an enemy intrusion and calls for help. Her flames fail to injure Zi Ji, and her charm attack rebounds against the Beast’s stronger mental power. Su Wen intervenes, secures her release, and confirms that she has not been harmed 185 186.

Hu Liena later witnesses Su Wen’s Snow Demon contract and attends his test of contracts on other spirit-beast corpses. She insists that, as his junior sister, she should be allowed to know his secrets. The discovery that his martial soul can reject prospective contracts pleases her because she does not want more women gathering around him 226 227 228.

Appearance

• Hair and face: Short orange hair and a petite face; her early appearance is compared to a porcelain doll 11 30.
• Eyes: Naturally fox-like. After her martial-soul evolution, possession turns them crystalline amber, with ripples described as the Law of Desire 30 38.
• Fox features: Fox ears and a fluffy tail accompany her martial-soul manifestations; her evolved possession produces nine furry tails 22 38 68.
• Evolved martial soul: Its nine tails resemble burning orange flames, while the fur carries divine patterns like liquid gold 38.
• Arena clothing: Wears a pink vest, black tights, and short pink pants during the academy ranking competition 96.

Personality

Hu Liena begins as timid, obedient, and eager for reassurance. She clutches her clothing when nervous, fears Bibi Dong’s displeasure, and readily accepts Su Wen’s instructions. Praise from her senior brother is a strong motivator, whether she is completing written assignments or demonstrating cultivation progress 11 15 16 77.

As her strength grows, she becomes confident and somewhat prideful toward other students. She enjoys provoking Tian Yue, repeatedly clashes with the equally proud Dugu Yan, and adopts a sharper demeanor in the arena. Nevertheless, her rivals’ rapid breakthroughs can leave her envious and anxious about falling behind 28 50 96 100 101.

Her loyalty to Su Wen develops into openly possessive affection. She is attentive to his condition, helps him recover spirit power, and brings him meals, but also blocks his view of other women and resents Bibi Dong monopolizing his evenings. Her loyalty notebook occasionally replaces “Loyalty to Senior Brother” with “Senior Brother is mine” 94 151 185 229.

Abilities & Skills

Nine-Tailed Demon Fox

• Evolves from the Demon Fox after Hu Liena consumes the Cinnabar Red Lotus. Su Wen describes it as a top-tier beast martial soul not weaker than Bibi Dong’s 38.
• Emits an alluring influence even without an activated spirit skill; weak-willed observers can become infatuated 38 96.
• Supports both offensive combat and mental control, prompting Bibi Dong to revise Hu Liena’s training path 96.
• After consuming the herb, her cultivation speed is described as comparable to Innate Full Soul Power 77.

First Spirit Skill: Fox Fire Command

• Source: 600-year Crimson Flame Fox King 17.
• Amplification: Increases attack power and mental power by 100% each 17.
• Offense: Produces extremely hot fox fire capable of group attacks and corroding an enemy’s mental power 17.
• Battlefield control: Throws flames across an opponent’s approach route or spreads them into a sea of fire 28 147.
• Utility: Can adjust flame temperature to soften Whale Glue for consumption 22.
• Limit: Cannot injure Zi Ji at Hu Liena’s demonstrated strength 185.

Second Spirit Skill: Fox Charm

Also called Charm, this skill uses mental power to forcibly control opponents 60 96.

• Briefly dazes a Golden-Eyed Poisonous Jade Scorpion during a coordinated hunt 60.
• Cancels Tushan Niuniu’s developing Spirit Illusion through a clash of mental power 96.
• Its spillover influence affects weak-minded spectators outside the arena 96.
• Firm willpower and powerful mental strength can resist her charm. Against Zi Ji, the mental attack rebounds and leaves Hu Liena pale 38 185.

Third Spirit Skill: Demon Fox Transformation

• Source: A 5,000-year third spirit ring 147.
• Mental power: +200% 147.
• Attack power: +200% 147.
• Speed and strength: +260% each 147.
• Her strongest documented augmentation skill; combined with Fox Fire Command, it can more than quadruple her combat power 147.

Fourth Spirit Skill: Love Silk Thread

• Produces red threads that control the desires of entangled targets, turning them into puppets 148.
• An opponent cannot break free unless both mental power and spirit power are more than ten levels above hers 148.
• Combining it with Fox Charm strengthens the mental control 148.
• Enables her to subdue Tian Yue after Ye Lingling creates an opening 148.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Whale Glue / Whale Rubber — Supplied by Su Wen to strengthen her physique and increase the age of spirit rings she can withstand. Ye Yuan’er warns against excessive supplementation at once because of her initially frail body 15 16 22.
• Cinnabar Red Lotus — Immortal Herb given by Su Wen; raises her cultivation and evolves her martial soul 36 38.
• Loyalty notebook — Contains daily repetitions of Su Wen’s rules. By one inspection, its entries span three years 14 78 229.
• Headpiece — A common accessory Su Wen brings back as a gift from an outing 125.
• Dark Demon Tiger spirit bone — A ten-thousand-year bone entrusted to her by Su Wen for delivery to Xie Yue, not for her own absorption 101 102.

Relationships

• Su Wen — Senior brother, cultivation benefactor, and object of her affection. She seeks his praise and companionship; he helps her strengthen her body and martial soul, but refuses to take her on a dangerous mission involving possible Title Douluo battles 15 36 163.
• Bibi Dong — Teacher and the Pope who appoints her Holy Maiden. Hu Liena respects her authority but resents her restrictions on closeness with Su Wen 89 151 210.
• Xie Yue — Brother. He congratulates her advancement, and she arranges to deliver Su Wen’s spirit-bone gift to him 43 101 102.
• Tian Yue — Friend and persistent sparring rival. Their contests develop from Hu Liena keeping her away with flames to battles involving augmentation and mental control 28 32 147 148.
• Dugu Yan — Teammate and proud training rival. Initially outmatched by Hu Liena, her later breakthroughs intensify their competition, including rivalry over Su Wen’s attention 50 100 101.
• Ye Lingling — Teammate and healing supporter. Her defensive skills give Hu Liena the opening needed to bind Tian Yue 80 147 148.
• Ye Yuan’er — Addressed as “Aunt Ye.” Helps prepare her Whale Glue, evaluates her physical condition, and confirms the results of her early breakthroughs 15 16 38.
• Yan — His jealousy over her closeness to Su Wen leads to confrontations. Hu Liena rejects his interference and offers to fight in Su Wen’s place when Yan challenges him again 30 48.
• Ao Debiao — Escort for her first spirit-ring hunt. Witnesses the risky absorption and agrees to keep it secret; Su Wen later intervenes when Bibi Dong holds him responsible 17 18.
• Zi Ji — Initially mistaken for an intruder. Easily overpowers her flames and charm before releasing her at Su Wen’s request 185 186.