Bai Heng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Bai Heng (白珩)
Alias(es)	Thousand-Tailed Vixen; Foxian's First Flyer; Luofu's Number One Drunkard 147
Species/Race	Foxian 146
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Sky-Faring Commission; formerly associated with the Five Kasas of the Cloud 130 157
Occupation/Role	Sea of Stars Skiff pilot; former leading Foxian flyer 147 157
Status	Alive; awakened after seven centuries in Six-Phased Ice and transformed into the Thousand-Tailed Vixen 146 147
First Appearance	Chapter 22

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Renowned Foxian pilot	147	Known as the Foxian's First Flyer before her imprisonment; she yearned to travel the Sea of Stars as a Nameless.
Thousand-Tailed Vixen / Emanator of Abundance	147	Awakens with Shuhuo-altered memories, a thousand-tailed manifestation, a bow of Imaginary energy, and power comparable to Shuhuo at its prime.
Abundance authority beyond the Path	149	Through seven centuries of resisting Shuhuo, she acquires a means to disrupt its attempted fusion and cause its Abundance Path concept to peel away.

Background / History

Bai Heng was a Foxian traveler and exceptional pilot remembered as the Foxian's First Flyer. Although she later rejoined the Sky-Faring Commission, she refused Yukong's offer to make her helmsman; she preferred flying and hoped to become a Nameless traveling the Sea of Stars rather than managing official duties. 147 157

During the Shuhuo crisis seven centuries earlier, Bai Heng came into direct contact with Shuhuo's flesh and blood. Uncertain whether she could retain herself, she voluntarily sealed herself in Six-Phased Ice within the Prison of Confinement. While imprisoned, she continually fought Shuhuo's influence in a long and painful dream that replayed her life and the lives destroyed by the calamity. 111 147

When Jing Yuan and Bai Heng thawed her, she initially appeared as her former self: disheveled but optimistic, and confused enough to believe their reunion was taking place in the underworld. 146 Her awakening soon revealed the extent of Shuhuo's influence. Though she remained the real Bai Heng rather than a puppet, her memories had been tainted and reshaped around belief in the Benevolence of the Medicine King. 147

During Shuhuo's return, Bai Heng resisted its attempt to merge their powers. This resistance caused Shuhuo's Abundance concept to begin separating, creating the opening needed to destroy it. 149 Bai Heng's counterpart later used an emerald blood bead to draw Shuhuo's consciousness and Imaginary Energy out of her body. 151

Appearance

Before her transformation, Bai Heng had pale-purple fur, well-kept fox ears and tail, mercury-like eyes, and a snow-white fur coat. Her posture was somewhat untidy immediately after thawing from the Six-Phased Ice. 146

As the Thousand-Tailed Vixen, her appearance becomes markedly more imposing:

• Light-purple hair gains a cyan sheen and falls to her waist. 147
• Her fox tail manifests cyan-purple phantoms resembling a thousand tails. 147
• Her eyes take on an intense crimson hue, with downturned corners resembling red makeup. 147
• She carries a sky-blue longbow patterned with golden vines and surrounded by Imaginary arrows. 147

Personality

Bai Heng was originally lively, optimistic, and drawn to bustling places. She openly admits that she is unsuited to complicated administration, preferring the sky and the freedom of travel. 146 157

Her seven-century confinement leaves her altered by pain, isolation, and Shuhuo's interference. As the Thousand-Tailed Vixen, she is notably colder and more distant, yet she retains fragments of her former self and initially states that she does not intend to harm Jing Yuan or the others. 147

Her endurance is central to her identity: she spent centuries resisting Shuhuo's influence, eventually turning the Abundance power forced upon her into a means of opposing it. 147 149

Abilities & Skills

Abundance Emanation

As the Thousand-Tailed Vixen, Bai Heng possesses Emanator-level power from the Path of Abundance. Her presence carries the aura of a Scourge comparable to Shuhuo in its prime. 147

• Wields Imaginary Energy through her longbow. 147
• Can create a protective sanctuary by vibrating the air with her bowstring. 149
• Projects numerous spectral tails capable of restraining and tearing at opponents. 149
• Her power and memories were initially compromised by Shuhuo's influence. 147

Path-Concept Separation

Bai Heng learns, through prolonged contact with Abundance, how to undermine Shuhuo's attempted fusion of Path powers. 149

• Allows Shuhuo's Abundance concept to begin peeling away when she resists their fusion. 149
• Requires immense strain and leaves her vulnerable during the confrontation. 150
• Her counterpart's emerald blood bead ultimately absorbs Shuhuo's consciousness and Imaginary Energy from her body. 151

Piloting

Bai Heng is an elite Sea of Stars Skiff pilot, once known as the Luofu's foremost Foxian flyer. 147

• Previously served within the Sky-Faring Commission. 157
• Declined succession as helmsman because she preferred flying to administrative work. 157
• Piloted a Sea of Stars Skiff during the battle against Shuhuo, transporting the injured Jingliu and Dan Feng. 22

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sky-blue longbow — A bow decorated with golden vine-like patterns and used to launch Imaginary arrows. 147
• Six-Phased Ice — Her self-imposed prison for seven centuries, used to contain the danger posed by Shuhuo's corruption. 111 146

Relationships

• Bai Heng — Her old friend and counterpart, who worries over her awakening, helps free her from the Six-Phased Ice, and assists in removing Shuhuo's consciousness from her body. 111 146 151
• Jingliu — A close companion from the era of the Five Kasas of the Cloud; Jingliu remains deeply affected by Bai Heng's fate and the possibility of her awakening. 130 142
• Jing Yuan — An old associate who helps thaw her and confronts her transformation with caution. 146 147
• Dan Feng — A companion from the Five Kasas of the Cloud; Bai Heng transported him after his dragon frenzy during the original Shuhuo crisis. 22 130
• Yukong — A Sky-Faring Commission associate who once considered making Bai Heng helmsman; Bai Heng declined the position. 157
• Shuhuo — The Abundance Emanator whose flesh corrupted Bai Heng and reshaped her memories; Bai Heng spent seven centuries resisting it and ultimately helped separate its Path concept. 147 149

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shuhuo Calamity and Imprisonment

After being tainted by Shuhuo's flesh, Bai Heng seals herself in the Prison of Confinement rather than risk losing control. Her confinement lasts more than seven centuries. 111 147

Awakening from Six-Phased Ice

Jing Yuan and Bai Heng melt the Six-Phased Ice using azure spirit fire. Bai Heng awakens confused but recognizably herself before her Thousand-Tailed Vixen transformation becomes apparent. 146 147

Thousand-Tailed Vixen

Bai Heng reveals herself as an Emanator of Abundance rather than a Shuhuo-controlled puppet. Though Jing Yuan initially attacks, she deflects him and insists she does not intend to hurt them. 147

Battle Against Shuhuo

Bai Heng confronts Shuhuo's attempt to fuse with her, uses Abundance power to resist the process, and causes its Path concept to begin separating. Her counterpart then intervenes to extract Shuhuo's consciousness and Imaginary Energy from her body. 149 151

Trivia

• Bai Heng's Heng is written with the character 珩, associated with jade; her male counterpart's homophonous name uses the character for “balance.” 164
• Despite her status as a famed pilot, Bai Heng considers herself unfit for administrative leadership. 157
• She was frozen for over seven centuries without her fox ears, tail, or fur falling into disrepair. 146