Hu Liena

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

• General appearance: An attractive girl with a striking figure and foxlike features 10.
• Martial Soul possession: Develops furry, pointed fox ears and a fluffy fox tail 14 44.
• Manifestation: Her Demon Fox releases pink demonic Qi and an alluring presence 14 44.

Personality

Hu Liena is curious, playful, and accustomed to receiving attention. After witnessing Gu Wuchen’s unusual First Soul Ring, she questions the academy dean, waits for Gu Wuchen after class, and follows him to the Gu Clan’s store. His refusal to indulge her questions leaves her visibly frustrated 10.

She takes pride in her charm and cultivation, making her defeats particularly difficult to accept. Nevertheless, she actively seeks improvement: after her first loss, she approaches Gu Wuchen for advice, and she later uses Bibi Dong’s reprimands as motivation for sustained training 15 16 44.

Her confidence can turn quickly into embarrassment, but she repeatedly regains her determination. By their later reunion, her earlier insistence on defeating Gu Wuchen has given way to deference toward him as Holy Son and acceptance of his instruction 44 49 97.

Abilities & Skills

Demon Fox Martial Soul

Her Martial Soul supports charm-based mental interference alongside offensive fire and clone techniques 15 44.

• Martial Soul possession produces fox ears and a tail 14.
• Her later fighting style combines all three Soul Skills to restrict an opponent’s movement and overwhelm their senses 44.

Fox Charm

Fox Charm subjects its target to an alluring illusion. Its initial demonstrated form transforms the perceived surroundings into a chamber in which Hu Liena approaches the target 14.

• Early strength: Can make a level-thirty Soul Elder lose focus for several seconds 14.
• Improved strength: Adds a powerful mental impact to its illusion and can bring Soul Ancestors under her control 44 45.
• Limitations: Gu Wuchen’s Dustless Ice Heart dispels it in both of their matches. He later warns that strong-willed opponents can resist her charm and advises combining it with teammates’ attacks 14 44 97.

Fox Fire

Fox Fire creates eerie crimson flames that Hu Liena shapes into attacking fire snakes 44.

• The snakes surround opponents and block escape routes.
• She coordinates their attacks with her charm and clones.
• Gu Wuchen destroys the snakes with cold sword Qi during their rematch 44.

Fox Shadow Clone

Her Third Soul Skill uses her purple ring to split her figure into three 44.

• The three figures apply charm while coordinating with Fox Fire.
• Their combined attack forms a net intended to seal every escape route.
• Gu Wuchen’s sword strike tears apart the clones and shatters the accompanying illusion 44.

History

Meeting Gu Wuchen

Hu Liena first notices Gu Wuchen while passing the academy arena, where he reveals a Thousand-Year First Soul Ring and defeats successive challengers. Intrigued, she investigates his background and follows him to the Gu Clan’s main store, discovering that he is its young master 10.

She reports his talent to Bibi Dong but deliberately omits his insulting remarks about the Pope. At her teacher’s request, she escorts him to the Pope’s Palace. Hu Liena welcomes the prospect of gaining him as a junior fellow disciple, but he rejects Bibi Dong’s offer and her subsequent attempt to persuade him 11 12.

First Defeat and Training

Qian Daoliu arranges a spar so Gu Wuchen can test his new technique against her charm. Hu Liena expects her higher cultivation realm to give her the advantage, but he breaks Fox Charm in less than a breath. Bibi Dong witnesses the outcome, reprimands her, and orders her to return to cultivation 13 14 15.

That night, Hu Liena seeks Gu Wuchen’s help identifying weaknesses in her charm. He explains that his resistance comes from his spiritual strength and specialized technique, rather than proving her charm inadequate. He also tells her that Bibi Dong is using the defeat to spur her cultivation 16 17.

Over the following year and a half, she frequently spends time bickering with him. She is disappointed when he leaves Spirit Hall and wishes to accompany him, but Bibi Dong does not permit it 18.

Succession Prospects

Hu Liena becomes a Holy Maiden candidate with Bibi Dong’s tacit approval, though she has not formally received the title. Without a Holy Son, she is positioned as Spirit Hall’s future successor. Qian Daoliu’s proposal to appoint Gu Wuchen Holy Son introduces a counterweight to Bibi Dong’s ambitions 40.

Rematch and the Golden Generation’s Defeat

After improving her abilities, Hu Liena returns to challenge Gu Wuchen. She combines all three Soul Skills, but he neutralizes her charm, destroys her clones and fire snakes, and ends the match with his sword at her neck. She leaves determined to train harder 43 44.

Bibi Dong reprimands her for arranging the match without permission and forbids further unauthorized challenges. Hu Liena reports Gu Wuchen’s intention to fight Xie Yue and Yan; although she recognizes his strength, she holds back from defending him when her teacher dismisses his chances 45.

When Gu Wuchen defeats both men, they urge Hu Liena to fight next, unaware of her earlier losses. His teasing finally prompts her to admit publicly that he has already beaten her twice. Embarrassed and angry, she leaves without issuing another challenge 47 48 49.

Training Under Gu Wuchen

At their later reunion, Hu Liena is shocked that Gu Wuchen has reached Soul Emperor while she remains below Soul King. She addresses him respectfully as Holy Son and apologizes for her earlier behavior. He identifies her reliance on charm against strong-willed opponents as a weakness and instructs her to coordinate it with her teammates’ attacks 97.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan subsequently pledge to follow him. In return, he promises them access to new Gu Clan products 98.

Relationships

• Bibi Dong — Teacher and political patron. Supports Hu Liena’s Holy Maiden candidacy, closely supervises her cultivation, and restricts her contact with the Elder Hall 15 18 40 45.
• Gu Wuchen — Initially an object of curiosity and a rival she hopes to defeat. After two losses, she eventually accepts his leadership and training 10 44 49 97 98.
• Xie Yue — Brother and fellow Golden Generation member. She helps him off the field after his defeat by Gu Wuchen, having previously concealed her own losses from him 47 49.
• Yan — Fellow Golden Generation member who hopes to impress her by defeating Gu Wuchen. His insistence that she fight afterward forces her to reveal her earlier defeats 49.
• Qian Daoliu — Arranges and witnesses her first spar with Gu Wuchen, asking her to use her charm at full strength to test his disciple’s technique 13 14.

Notable Quotes

“I refuse to believe you can keep winning forever.” 44

Trivia

• Soul Skill numbering inconsistency: Fox Charm is identified as her Second Soul Skill during the first spar, but as her First Soul Skill during the rematch, where Fox Fire occupies the second slot 14 44.