Hu Liena

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Family and Spirit Hall upbringing

Hu Liena and Xie Yue were born to high-ranking Spirit Hall members. Each sibling inherited the surname and Martial Soul of one parent. Their mother told them that the Demon Fox lineage carried the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bloodline, though Xie Yue initially regarded the claim as little more than a story. After their parents died, Bibi Dong adopted the siblings, and Hu Liena became her personal disciple 243 259.

Raised and trained by Spirit Hall, Hu Liena felt indebted to both the organization and her teacher. As a child, she declared that she wanted to become Spirit Hall’s second female Pope 259 381.

Academy rivalry and growing affection

Hu Liena belonged to the Golden Generation alongside Xie Yue and Yan. Initially proud of her talent and position, she challenged Tian Chen after taking offense at his treatment of her. Her first Soul Skill hurt him severely, but he endured it and closed the distance before she could attack again. He stopped short of striking her, leaving her frightened but unharmed 10 15 17.

During a later forest trial, Hu Liena and Xie Yue wounded an Ice and Fire Demon Tiger with their fusion skill but exhausted themselves before killing it. Tian Chen shielded her group from its counterattack with Invincible Golden Body. Her hostility subsequently softened, and she began approaching him voluntarily 27 29 31.

Their relationship developed through academy meals, visits to the Soul Fighting Arena, and joint Mental Power cultivation. Hu Liena successfully picked Lovesick Heartbreak Red while thinking of their shared memories, demonstrating the sincerity of her feelings. Tian Chen subsequently introduced her to his companions as his girlfriend 39 46 77 117 119.

Bloodline awakening and relationship rupture

After reuniting with Tian Chen following three years apart, Hu Liena accompanied him into the Soul Hunting Forest. Her Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bloodline awakened during their intimacy, transforming her Martial Soul. She then consumed Lovesick Heartbreak Red and reached the Level 50 bottleneck 226 237 238 239.

Her happiness was disrupted when she discovered that Tian Chen was also involved with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. She demanded that he end those relationships and send both women away. When he refused, she left his estate in anger 258.

Bibi Dong subsequently announced that Hu Liena and Tian Chen would compete in four years to determine Spirit Hall’s next papal successor. Hu Liena requested permission to train in Slaughter City without a protector. She also rejected Bibi Dong’s suggestion of making Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling disappear, insisting that her ambition to train there predated the romantic dispute 259.

Slaughter City and Hell Road

Two years into her training, Hu Liena won her fiftieth Hell Slaughter Arena match. Tian Chen found her there and followed her home, where toxin-aggravated killing intent caused her to stab his palm. His blood counteracted the toxin, easing her condition and much of her resentment. She treated his wound afterward, although she did not immediately forgive him 371 372.

Their relationship gradually eased during the following months. After Hu Liena completed her hundredth arena victory, the two entered Hell Road together. Her mental reconnaissance, fox-tail attacks, and domain complemented Tian Chen’s abilities against the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King and Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent. They survived the exit and obtained Divine Slaughter’s Domain 373 377 378 379 380 381.

Return and final seclusion

Back in Spirit City, Hu Liena prepared to enter seclusion with Bibi Dong to control her killing aura and train for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. She resumed her relationship with Tian Chen, although tension with Dugu Yan remained 384 420.

By the final banquet, Hu Liena had reached rank 58. She told Tian Chen that she would cultivate toward the rank-sixty bottleneck, but concealed that Bibi Dong had ordered her to remain at the Pope’s Palace until her teacher was satisfied. Hu Liena complied rather than further aggravate the conflict between Bibi Dong and Tian Chen 440 441.

Appearance

• Normal appearance: Fair skin, pink eyes, and golden hair, usually shoulder-length or tied into a ponytail; she stands 175 cm tall 11 226 440.
• Original Martial Soul possession: Produces a large, fluffy pink fox tail with little other visible bodily transformation 77 230.
• Evolved Martial Soul possession: Turns her hair silver-white, slightly raises her ears, and produces silver-white tails with faint blue-gray tips. Four tails appear at awakening and five are shown on Hell Road 237 378.
• Killing intent: After prolonged training in Slaughter City, her normally pink eyes can turn scarlet when her killing intent surges 371.

Personality

Hu Liena begins as a proud, sheltered prodigy accustomed to success and privileged treatment. She and her Golden Generation companions alienate classmates through their superior attitude, while her early confidence in her first Soul Skill leaves her unprepared when Tian Chen withstands it 15 17 18.

Her public aloofness contrasts with the affectionate, teasing, and sometimes shy behavior she displays around Tian Chen. She is also perceptive: when he withholds an explanation, she can recognize his reservations and choose not to press him. Her jealousy nevertheless becomes pronounced when she learns that he concealed his other relationships 40 236 239 258.

Her ambition is backed by resolve rather than status alone. She insists on entering Slaughter City without protection and endures years of dangerous training to fulfill her promise to Bibi Dong. Despite her hurt over Tian Chen’s deception, she refuses to let her teacher eliminate the other women 259 381.

Hu Liena remains loyal to the teacher who raised her without abandoning Tian Chen. At the novel’s end, she accepts seclusion to avoid worsening their conflict, showing restraint despite her unhappiness 441.

Abilities & Skills

Mental Power and Charm

Hu Liena is a Mental Attribute Control System Soul Master whose mental control exceeds what her Soul Power rank alone suggests 17 76.

• At rank 27, her Mental Power rivals an ordinary Soul Emperor’s; her control is superior to Tian Chen’s even though he possesses a larger total reserve 76.
• Guides Tian Chen in coordinating Mental Power with Soul Power 77 78.
• Her first Soul Skill inflicts severe mental pain without requiring eye contact or reliance on the target’s five senses 17.
• Reusing that skill requires a windup, leaving her vulnerable when an opponent withstands the first attack and closes in 17.
• Uses Charm to affect nearby targets, though Tian Chen’s golden forehead crystal can dispel its influence on him 230.
• Maintains mental surveillance over an area fifty meters in diameter on Hell Road 378.

Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox

Her awakened bloodline evolves Demon Fox into a highest-tier Beast Martial Soul associated with both attack and control 237.

• Produces multiple powerful tails that can slash opponents, pierce bodies, and assist movement or balance 371 378.
• Her five tails extend beyond fifteen meters during the battle with the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King 378.
• The evolution breaks her fusion compatibility with Xie Yue because the quality of his Moon Blade no longer matches her Martial Soul 243.
• Despite its name, the evolved Martial Soul initially manifests four tails, later increasing to five 237 378.

Demon Charm

Demon Charm is the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Hu Liena originally performs with Xie Yue 27.

• Creates a vaguely humanoid fusion wielding semicircular blades 27.
• Suppresses and badly wounds the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger 27.
• Lasts only thirty seconds while both siblings possess one Soul Ring, leaving them exhausted afterward 27.
• Becomes unavailable after Hu Liena’s Martial Soul evolution removes their fusion resonance 239 243.

Innate Domain and Elemental Decomposition

Her evolved Martial Soul possesses a domain associated with Elemental Decomposition 374 379.

• Manifests as a nine-colored domain that weakens the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent 380.
• Operates alongside Tian Chen’s Evil God Domain during their battle on Hell Road 379 380.

Divine Slaughter’s Domain

Hu Liena acquires Divine Slaughter’s Domain after surviving Hell Road 381.

• Its acquisition fulfills the goal of her three years in Slaughter City 381.
• After returning, she plans secluded training with Bibi Dong to rein in her accumulated killing aura 384.

Survival and Wound Care

• Wins one hundred Hell Slaughter Arena matches, using her tails as lethal close-combat weapons 371 377.
• Becomes practiced at cleaning, medicating, and bandaging wounds during her time in Slaughter City 372.
• Requires assistance against Slaughter City’s toxin; her Head Soul Bone helps suppress the resulting killing intent, while Tian Chen’s blood neutralizes the toxin 371 373.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ten-thousand-year Thorn Dragon left leg bone — A gift from Tian Chen that grants Instant Movement and raises her Soul Power to rank 34 upon absorption 117 118 120.
• Mental Attribute Wisdom Skull — Given by Bibi Dong before her departure for Slaughter City. Helps prevent her accumulated killing intent from overwhelming her 259 371 373.
• External Soul Bone — Obtained while acquiring her fifth Soul Ring; its abilities work particularly well with her awakened fox tails. Their extended, spiked form is displayed on Hell Road 378 379.
• Lovesick Heartbreak Red — Picked through her sincere love for Tian Chen, initially kept rather than consumed. Later raises her Soul Power to the Level 50 bottleneck and strengthens her Mental Power and vitality 117 237 238 239.
• Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew — Refined to substantially improve her Mental Power 117.
• Shortsword — Used during the toxin-induced confrontation in which she pierces Tian Chen’s palm 371.

Relationships

• Tian Chen — Childhood rival turned lover. His rescue helps transform her hostility into affection; his concealed relationships cause a major rupture, followed by a gradual reconciliation in Slaughter City 17 27 119 258 371 381.
• Bibi Dong — Adoptive guardian, teacher, and political patron. Hu Liena aspires to succeed her as Pope and remains deeply conscious of the care and resources Bibi Dong has invested in her 259 381 441.
• Xie Yue — Elder brother and former fusion partner. Protects and comforts her after her early defeat; later recognizes why her Martial Soul evolution has ended their fusion compatibility 17 243.
• Yan — Golden Generation companion and unsuccessful suitor. Hu Liena does not return his romantic feelings, and his persistence eventually increases her disgust 226 243.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling — Tian Chen’s other partners. Hu Liena initially demands their removal from his life; later tolerates their continued relationships with him, though her rivalry with Dugu Yan remains evident 258 384 420.
• Tian E / Golden Crocodile Douluo — Welcomes her relationship with his grandson and promises to help obtain a hundred-thousand-year Mental Attribute Soul Ring when she reaches Level 90. This remains a future promise 120.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo — Spirit Hall elders who accompany her on the hunt for her fifth Soul Ring and receive her upon her return from Slaughter City 258 382.

Notable Quotes

“I said I wanted to become Spirit Hall’s second female Pope. If I lose to him in four years, how could I live up to your teachings?” 259

“Fifty wins. Teacher, I’ll definitely make it back alive.” 371

“Starting tomorrow, I’ll go into seclusion for a while to break through the rank-sixty bottleneck. I don’t want you leaving me even further behind in cultivation.” 441