Hu Liena

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hu Liena (胡列娜)
Alias(es)	Nana 15 20
Gender	Female 7
Age at First Appearance	Approximately fifteen or sixteen 7
Affiliation	Spirit Hall; its Golden Generation 18 22
Occupation/Role	Pope Bibi Dong’s personal disciple; control-type soul master; leader of the Sunset Forest training team 7 20 56
Martial Soul	A fox-variety martial soul with spiritual and charm abilities; its exact name is not provided 15 28 56
Highest Confirmed Realm	Soul Ancestor 53 56
Status	Alive following her rescue from Slaughter City 60
First Appearance	Observes Lin Ze’an’s arrival near the Pope Palace with Xie Yue 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 40 bottleneck	20	Her breakthrough is celebrated before the team leaves Spirit City. She still needs a fourth soul ring to advance beyond the bottleneck.
Fourth soul ring obtained	28 29	Absorbs a seven-thousand-year Three-Tailed Spirit Fox ring after several hours of extreme pain. Lin Ze’an continuously repairs and protects her meridians, preventing fatal bodily rupture.
Soul Ancestor confirmed	53	Bibi Dong explicitly states that Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan have all reached the Soul Ancestor realm. No exact post-absorption level is given.

Appearance

• Complexion and features: Snow-white skin, charming features, and eyes with a natural, compelling allure 7.
• Bearing: Her gestures retain an innate charm even after she suffers mental backlash 16.
• Hair: Long hair, described as disheveled and stuck to her blood-smeared face during the Slaughter City ordeal 57.
• Clothing: Wears a light-colored, form-fitting outfit when meeting the team before their Sunset Forest expedition 22.

Personality

Hu Liena is curious and initially overconfident in her charm. On meeting Lin Ze’an, she attempts to draw out information about his martial soul through mental influence, despite having no malicious intent. The resulting backlash exposes how badly she has underestimated him; afterward, she thanks him for treating her and offers to help inscribe his courtyard plaque 15 16.

Her competitiveness becomes increasingly important as Lin Ze’an overtakes the Golden Generation. She resents being left behind by someone she still calls her little junior and refuses to abandon the effort to catch up. Bibi Dong recognizes this frustration but believes the difference in their talents cannot be overcome through effort alone 48 53 54.

She also shows concern for her companions and accepts responsibility when her decisions endanger them. She helps protect Lin Ze’an during an ambush, tries to comfort him after his father’s death, and later blames herself for the disaster in Slaughter City. Upon returning, she tearfully admits to Bibi Dong that she was too full of herself 23 31 57 60.

Abilities & Skills

Charm and Mental Control

Hu Liena uses charm to influence others and specializes in control rather than direct damage 15 28 56.

• Attempts to make Lin Ze’an answer honestly about his martial soul through her gaze 15.
• Suffers severe mental backlash when Mo Ruier’s resistance prevents her from suppressing him; she collapses and requires treatment 15.
• Her control is ineffective against the Three-Tailed Spirit Fox’s strong mental resistance, greatly reducing her contribution to that battle 28.

Demon Charm

Hu Liena and Xie Yue combine through Demon Charm, a fusion ability used against the assassins near Sunset Forest 23 24.

• Creates red mist that suppresses and disorients enemies 23.
• The fused form attacks with massive, rapidly spinning moon blades 23.
• At their strength during the expedition, activation requires preparation time; Yan holds off the attackers while they build up power 23.
• Lin Ze’an’s Everlasting Fragrance substantially strengthens the fused form 23.
• The Three-Tailed Spirit Fox repeatedly interrupts the fusion through mental suppression 28.

Calligraphy

• Offers to inscribe Lin Ze’an’s courtyard plaque, stating that her calligraphy is good. The passage does not confirm the completed inscription 16.

Equipment / Items

• Immortal herb: Receives an unnamed suitable herb through Lin Ze’an at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. She decides to obtain her fourth soul ring before consuming it, fearing that the level bottleneck would waste its medicinal efficacy 27 28 35.
• Spirit-beast reference book: Consults a book documenting spirit beasts during the carriage journey to Sunset Forest 22.
• Dagger: Carries a dagger at her waist; it is already broken when she reaches for it while cornered in Slaughter City 57.

Relationships

• Bibi Dong — Master and Pope. Places high hopes in Hu Liena, directs her training, and explicitly forbids her from entering Slaughter City. After that order is disobeyed, she authorizes Lin Ze’an’s rescue mission and reprimands the returning trio 7 18 53 56 60.
• Xie Yue — Older brother and Demon Charm partner. Catches her when she collapses from mental backlash, worries during her fourth-ring absorption, and shields her despite his own injuries in Slaughter City 7 15 23 29 57.
• Yan — Golden Generation teammate. Helps defend the group during their fusion preparation, anxiously watches her ring absorption, and tries to reassure her when she blames herself in Slaughter City 23 29 57.
• Lin Ze’an — Junior colleague, teammate, and repeated rescuer. Their relationship develops from her failed attempt to probe him into sincere gratitude for his healing and protection. His rapid growth also becomes a source of competitive pressure 15 29 53 58.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei — Spirit Hall elders whom she treats respectfully. Secretly safeguard the Sunset Forest expedition, with intervention reserved for life-threatening danger 7 22.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Meeting Lin Ze’an

Hu Liena first notices Lin Ze’an as Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo escort him toward the Pope Palace. Recognizing him as the gifted child mentioned by her teacher, she becomes curious about him 7.

Their first proper meeting ends with her charm rebounding against her. Lin Ze’an treats her in Yan’s room and deliberately avoids embarrassing her by raising the incident himself. She initially wonders whether a treasure from Elder Chrysanthemum allowed him to resist her 15.

Sunset Forest and the Fourth Soul Ring

After reaching level 40, Hu Liena leads Xie Yue, Yan, and Lin Ze’an on a training expedition intended to secure her fourth soul ring through their own teamwork. During an assassin ambush, she and Xie Yue pull Lin Ze’an out of the carriage before vines destroy it. They use Demon Charm to fight back, although both later apologize for becoming distracted by his unusual soul rings 20 22 23 24.

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, she witnesses Lin Ze’an’s domain and receives an immortal herb. Continuing the hunt, the team defeats a Three-Tailed Spirit Fox with Little Sprout’s help. The beast proves to be seven thousand years old rather than the six thousand initially estimated 26 27 28.

Hu Liena insists on absorbing its ring despite the danger. Xie Yue suspects that seeing Lin Ze’an’s two thousand-year rings has put her under pressure. She ultimately succeeds through her own endurance and his uninterrupted healing, explicitly acknowledging that she could not have survived without his support 28 29.

Lin Ze’an’s Bereavement and Growing Strength

Hu Liena accompanies Lin Ze’an to his village, where he discovers that his father has died. On the return journey, she and Yan keep talking to him in an effort to lift his spirits, but he remains withdrawn 30 31.

More than two years later, Lin Ze’an has surpassed the Golden Generation. Hu Liena witnesses his hundred-thousand-year fifth ring and informs him of Bibi Dong’s assignment to suppress renewed evil-spirit-master activity. When he volunteers to take over the mission, she agrees to report his decision to her teacher 48 49.

Slaughter City

Bibi Dong sends the three Soul Ancestors to train in towns outside Slaughter City and expressly forbids entry into the city itself. Hu Liena remains frustrated by the widening gap between herself and Lin Ze’an; the trio nevertheless enters in an impatient attempt to improve 53 54 56.

Inside, they are badly wounded and cornered by Fallen Ones. Hu Liena blames her own insistence for their predicament, while Xie Yue and Yan continue protecting her. Lin Ze’an arrives before they are overwhelmed, defeats the attackers, and treats their injuries 57 58.

Back at the Pope Palace, Hu Liena apologizes for her overconfidence. Lin Ze’an asks Bibi Dong to forgive the trio, arguing that they wanted to become capable enough to share her burdens, and they are spared further punishment 60.

Notable Quotes

“Little Junior Brother, I really owe this to you.” 29

“Yes, we are clearly his seniors, yet we have been left so far behind by him.” 53

“Teacher... I’m sorry. I was too full of myself.” 60