Hu Liena

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hu Liena (胡列娜)
Alias(es)	Nana 31 45 70
Gender	Female 30
Affiliation	Spirit Hall; Golden Generation 30 42
Occupation/Role	Saintess of Spirit Hall, core disciple, and Bibi Dong’s direct disciple 30 42
Martial Soul	Demon Fox; also called Nine-Tailed Sky Fox during her sixth-ring hunt 31 44
Specialization	Mental control, charm, and mental interference 31 41
Highest Documented Level	Level 63, with six spirit rings 43 45 57
Residence	Flying Cloud Pavilion area, in the building beside Qin Chuan’s original residence 38 39
Status	Alive 70
First Appearance	Observed by Qin Chuan during a soul-beast hunt in the Star Dou Great Forest 30

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 52 — Soul King	30	First documented level. Already possesses five spirit rings and assists with control and support during Yan’s fifth-ring hunt.
Level 60 — sixth-ring bottleneck	43	Advances eight levels over three years. Her soul power is full, but she needs a sixth spirit ring to complete her promotion.
Level 63 — six spirit rings	45 57	Absorbs the 36,000-year Burning Heaven Demon Fox’s ring after Yue Guan subdues it, gaining three levels. The ring has exceptionally high compatibility with her martial soul 44.

Appearance

• Features: Exquisite facial features, arched eyebrows, slightly upturned eyes, full lips, a pointed chin, and a slender neck 30.
• Hair and eyes: Long purplish-black hair and normally black pupils. Nine-Tailed Charm changes her pupils to pale purple 30 31.
• First-seen outfit: A fitted purplish-red long dress, a thin silver waist chain, and a silver hairpin; she also wears a golden earring 30 36.
• Training clothes: A dark-purple short-sleeved martial top, matching fitted trousers, leather boots, and a silver ribbon securing her hair high behind her head 39.
• Casual clothes: A loose light-purple blouse and trousers with soft-soled cloth shoes; she leaves her hair down and wears no makeup 41.

Personality

Hu Liena is lively, straightforward, and intensely curious about unfamiliar mental abilities. After Qin Chuan saves her, she wants to investigate his twin martial souls, unusual rings, and eyes, but refrains from pressing him when he clearly does not want to discuss his past 37 70.

She is competitive about her specialty. Qin Chuan’s ability to stop Tang Hao with a white-ring skill challenges her confidence, prompting her to request a mental duel. When Charm fails, she insists on trying stronger techniques rather than conceding immediately 41.

Her affection for Qin Chuan is emotionally direct, though intimate experiences leave her embarrassed. She admits to love at first sight within their shared dream, then privately struggles with the contrast between her feelings and her dignity as Spirit Hall’s Saintess. Later, believing he has chosen Qian Renxue over her, she confronts him in tears 42 70.

Abilities & Skills

Demon Fox Martial Soul

• Specializes in charm, mental interference, and control rather than physical offense 31 41.
• Uses pink mist and mental fluctuations to interfere with an opponent’s consciousness 31 41.
• Has very weak close-quarters defense; this makes her particularly vulnerable to Tang Hao’s direct attacks 34 39.
• Is referred to as Nine-Tailed Sky Fox when Yue Guan explains its compatibility with the Burning Heaven Demon Fox’s ring 44.

First Spirit Ability: Charm

• Draws the target’s attention toward the caster, weakening cognition and judgment until the target becomes receptive to commands 41.
• Can immobilize an ordinary Soul King for several seconds, according to Qin Chuan’s assessment 41.
• Slows the eleven-thousand-year Magma Behemoth for only half a second because of its strong mental barriers 31.
• Has no effect on a wooden practice target 40.
• Briefly affects Qin Chuan, but his Six Paths Reincarnation Eye clears the interference in under two seconds 41.

Fourth Spirit Ability: Demon Fox Roar

• A purple-ring ability that releases a violent mental shockwave, several times stronger than her basic Charm 41.
• Dazes the Magma Behemoth long enough for Xie Yue to attack an injured leg 31.
• Causes Qin Chuan momentary disorientation, but his Six Paths Reincarnation Eye and Heavenly Dao Power absorb the shockwave 41.

Fifth Spirit Ability: Nine-Tailed Charm

• Her strongest control skill before obtaining her sixth ring, and a signature ability of Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation 31.
• Uses a black spirit ring; her pupils turn pale purple and her demeanor becomes markedly more dangerous 31 41.
• Bypasses rational defenses to attack the target’s emotional center, overwhelming attention with images and feelings 41.
• Forces the Magma Behemoth into immobility for three seconds, creating the opening for Xie Yue’s decisive attack 31.
• Consumes substantial mental energy and cannot maintain control indefinitely against strong mental barriers 31 32.
• Pressures Qin Chuan for three seconds before his ocular power suppresses it. He acknowledges that he would likely have succumbed without those eyes 41.

Mental Perception and Aura Tracking

• Recognizes that Qin Chuan’s Illusion Bell emits unusually pure mental fluctuations despite its low-age rings 34.
• Shows exceptional mental perception during Yue Guan’s group training 40.
• Can track auras through a basic Demon Fox ability. She locates Snow-Listening Tower by sensing Qin Chuan’s Heavenly Dao Power aura within three miles 70.

Hypnotic Dream Counter-Control

• During Qin Chuan’s first hypnosis test, her mental power resonates with his technique instead of allowing her consciousness to be completely suppressed 42.
• Her subconscious generates the shared dream, and she takes control of its events. Their intertwined mental energies prevent Qin Chuan from ending it unilaterally 42.
• This resistance is not absolute: after Qin Chuan reaches level 81 and evolves his martial soul, he hypnotizes her and Qian Renxue simultaneously without resistance 70.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Yan’s Fifth-Ring Hunt and Tang Hao’s Attack

Hu Liena first appears alongside Xie Yue and Yan, fighting an eleven-thousand-year Magma Behemoth under Yue Guan’s supervision. She supplies mental control, warns Yan against trading blows head-on, and follows Xie Yue’s instructions to create a three-second opening for the finishing sequence 30 31.

Tang Hao attacks while Yan absorbs the ring. During their escape, Xie Yue is badly injured trying to shield the others, and Tang Hao turns his hammer toward Hu Liena. Qin Chuan blocks the strike with the Zhu Xian Sword, then uses Memory Kill to halt Tang Hao and carries her to safety 32 33 34 35.

Training with Qin Chuan

After Qin Chuan joins Spirit Hall, Hu Liena welcomes his placement near her residence and trains with him under Yue Guan. She regularly waits for him after practice so they can return to Flying Cloud Pavilion together 38 39 40.

Her request to compare mental techniques leads first to a duel and then to Qin Chuan’s Shadow Hypnosis test. The hypnosis unexpectedly becomes a shared dream controlled by her subconscious, revealing that she already loves him. Both awaken embarrassed after roughly an hour 41 42.

Sixth Spirit Ring

Three years later, Hu Liena returns to the Star Dou Great Forest at level 60. Qin Chuan discreetly guides the group toward a Burning Heaven Demon Fox, whose ring closely matches her martial soul. Yue Guan subdues the 36,000-year beast, and the others guard her during absorption 43 44 45.

She reaches level 63 and initially celebrates her three-level gain. Qin Chuan’s simultaneous rise to level 81 leaves her both proud of him and conscious of their widening power gap 57.

Conflict at Snow-Listening Tower

Hu Liena becomes distressed after finding Qin Chuan with Qian Renxue at Snow-Listening Tower. She asks whether he still has feelings for her and protests the suggestion that the Pope’s arrangements should decide their relationship 70.

Rather than resolving the dispute through discussion, Qin Chuan hypnotizes both women. He implants commands that they are closest friends, should feel no jealousy, and should remain united with him. Afterward, Hu Liena’s sorrow disappears and she accepts Qian Renxue warmly 70.

During their subsequent walk, Qin Chuan promises not to favor either woman. Hu Liena proposes moving into Snow-Listening Tower’s empty first-floor space; Qian Renxue agrees, but Qin Chuan objects on the grounds that the Pope would disapprove 70.

Relationships

• Qin Chuan — Rescuer, training partner, neighbor, and romantic partner. Her affection predates his first hypnosis test, but her later acceptance of sharing him with Qian Renxue is induced through hypnosis 34 39 42 57 70.
• Bibi Dong — Teacher and Pope. Hu Liena identifies her teacher as the person she loves most before Qin Chuan clarifies that he means romantic affection toward a man 30 42.
• Xie Yue — Brother and fellow Golden Generation member. He directs their coordinated attacks and suffers severe injuries trying to protect her and Yan from Tang Hao 31 34.
• Yan — Teammate and fellow core disciple. She helps obtain his fifth ring and warns him when his aggressive fighting exceeds his limits 30 31.
• Yue Guan — Elder, combat instructor, and soul-hunt protector. He supervises her training and secures the beast for her sixth spirit ring 39 40 45.
• Qian Renxue — Romantic rival turned close companion through Qin Chuan’s hypnosis. After the intervention, they accept each other’s place beside him 59 70.
• Tang Hao — Enemy who nearly kills her during the attack on Yue Guan’s hunting party 33 34.

Notable Quotes

“Ever heard of love at first sight?” 42

“If you weren't going to choose me, then why did you steal my heart in the first place?” 70

“I can track auras. It's a basic ability of the Demon Fox martial soul.” 70