Hu Liena

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

Hu Liena has curved brows, slender eyes, and soft, bright eyes likened to peach blossoms; her features become more refined as she matures 6 84.

• Hair: Long enough to tie into a high ponytail on missions; later worn back with a leather cord during training 36 55.
• Clothing: Wears a moon-white dress and short cloak to an early sparring session, a red velvet cloak in winter, and practical fitted clothing for fieldwork 22 24 36.
• Martial Soul manifestation: Fox tails appear behind her, while her charm techniques produce pink light in her eyes and pink mist around her 22 37.

Personality

Hu Liena is playful and probing when she first meets Ning Buhui. She calls him her “little junior brother,” offers to help him whenever their teacher is occupied, and discreetly tests him with Charm. When the attempt fails, her initial surprise gives way to a more genuine smile 6.

Her affection is often expressed through practical gestures. She arranges sweets for Ning Buhui’s seventh and eighth birthdays, notices his exhaustion, and criticizes his habit of cultivating without enough rest. During his prolonged disappearance, she repeatedly seeks news from Bibi Dong while rejecting Yan’s suggestion that he might have died 18 23 25 42 71.

She balances confidence with caution. She rejects an unnecessarily dangerous first mission, and Bibi Dong describes her as steady. After difficult battles, she openly acknowledges her mistakes and shortcomings; by the later tournament selection, however, she is confident that her established four-person group can overpower the candidates 35 36 39 64 84.

Abilities & Skills

Demon Fox Martial Soul

Hu Liena specializes in mental control, using Charm, illusions, and mental attacks to disrupt opponents and create openings for her teammates 60 84.

• Her spiritual power greatly exceeds that of ordinary people, making her especially sensitive to changes in presence and Soul Power fluctuations 59.
• In the Mist Swamp Forest, she takes responsibility for tracking enemies because her perception functions better in the mist than that of her companions 35.
• Her physical resilience is the weakest among the three frontline attackers during the Jasper Flood Dragon mission, leaving her particularly vulnerable to Weak Water Binding 60.
• Repeated mental techniques can severely exhaust her. An earlier failed hunt leaves her with a headache for two days, while the dragon battle forces her to continue after her mental power is depleted 39 63.

First Soul Skill: Fox Charm

Fox Charm projects pink mental energy from her eyes to confuse or restrain a target 37 60.

• Distracts thousand-year Mist-Hidden Shadow Wolves, allowing the group to pass their patrols without fighting 37.
• Briefly stalls the wolf alpha when combined with her illusion mist 38.
• Holds the Jasper Flood Dragon under hard control for three seconds while she receives Ning Buhui’s 100% attribute enhancement 60.
• Can fail against resistant targets. Ning Buhui’s pagoda passively blocks her first probe, and his later Pupil of Illusion Breaking also grants immunity to her Charm 6 7 76.

Second Soul Skill: Fox Claw

Fox Claw lengthens her fingernails by several inches, giving them a cold silver-white gleam 38.

• Provides a close-range offensive option alongside her mental techniques.
• Cuts a two-thousand-year wolf’s foreleg and allows her to clash directly with its claws 38.

Third Soul Skill: Demon Fox Illusion Mist

Demon Fox Illusion Mist spreads faint pink mist around Hu Liena and toward her enemies 37.

• Combines with Fox Charm to interfere with the wolf alpha’s attack 38.
• Obstructs a Jasper Flood Dragon’s pursuit while she covers Yan’s retreat 61.
• Under Ning Buhui’s support skills, spreads faster and farther while allowing her to perceive minute movements within it 37.
• Much of the mist disperses when Weak Water Binding traps her and interrupts her mental assault 60.

Fourth Soul Skill: Demon Fox Phantom

Demon Fox Phantom turns Hu Liena into a fast-moving pink afterimage with a mild mental-confusion effect 62.

• Makes her position difficult to track, even for the twenty-five-thousand-year female Jasper Flood Dragon.
• Creates an opening for a follow-up Fox Charm, briefly immobilizing the dragon so Xie Yue can strike 62.

Combat Technique and Tactical Judgment

• Unarmed combat: Pressures Ning Buhui with rapid palm strikes, kicks, and attacks that cut off his retreat without initially using Soul Skills 22.
• Battle analysis: Identifies excessive purification costs, targeting problems caused by illusions, and the consequences of losing effective battlefield control while watching selection matches 88 89.
• Recognized limitation: Ning Buhui recommends obtaining an attribute-attack Soul Skill to address opponents immune to mental attacks. She considers the suggestion, but no acquisition is documented 86.

Equipment / Items

• Two short daggers: Carried at her waist when departing for the Mist Swamp Forest; she also holds a dagger during a later training session 36 55.
• Storage Soul Tool: Used to carry supplies, including the Phoenix Flower petals prepared for the Jasper Flood Dragon hunt 60.
• Silver bracelet: Worn on her wrist when setting out on the wolf mission 36.
• Dried Phoenix Flower petals: Obtained from Spirit Hall’s medicine hall and soaked to create a scented trail that lures the Jasper Flood Dragon toward the ambush 60.

Relationships

• Bibi Dong — Teacher. Hu Liena carries out her instructions, seeks her advice about Ning Buhui’s disappearance, and later helps manage her affairs 22 71 84.
• Ning Buhui — Junior fellow disciple, sparring partner, and trusted teammate. She remembers his birthdays, worries about his absences, and agrees to protect the secret of his pagoda’s dual support-and-control abilities after he saves the group 23 42 63 71.
• Xie Yue — Older brother and regular teammate. They train and undertake missions together; she frequently refers to him simply as her brother 24 26 76.
• Yan — Longtime training and mission companion. She teases him and restrains his reckless mission choices, but immediately covers him when he is injured during the dragon battle 24 35 61.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Meeting Ning Buhui

Hu Liena meets Ning Buhui after he becomes Bibi Dong’s disciple and introduces herself as his senior sister. Her covert charm probe fails against the Nine Hell Soul-Suppressing Pagoda’s spiritual protection, though he pretends not to notice 6 7.

Bibi Dong later chooses her to test his self-created Soul Skills. Hu Liena initially dominates through speed and physical technique, but his pagoda blocks her attack and forces her to retreat. The spinning pagoda cuts her cuff before Bibi Dong ends the spar 22.

Mist Swamp Forest Mission

When Ning Buhui asks to accompany the established trio, Hu Liena helps select a B-rank hunt intended to test their teamwork rather than expose them to needless danger. She rejects Yan’s proposed Vigorous Vajra Ape hunt and chooses the Mist-Hidden Shadow Wolf pack instead 34 35.

Her Charm lets the party bypass the outer patrols, but the battle becomes chaotic when the wolves divide their attention. During the return journey, she admits that focusing on her own opponent prevented her from watching Ning Buhui’s position closely enough 37 38 39.

Jasper Flood Dragon Mission

Hu Liena lays the Phoenix Flower trail and joins the ambush against the twenty-thousand-year Jasper Flood Dragon. Weak Water Binding traps the three attackers until Ning Buhui’s Bear Iron Wall frees and strengthens them. The appearance of a stronger female dragon turns the hunt into a fight for survival 58 60 61.

She protects Yan and continues fighting despite severe mental exhaustion. Ning Buhui reveals his hidden control techniques, enabling the team to kill both dragons. Afterward, she accepts his reasons for secrecy and promises to keep his abilities confidential 61 62 63.

The mission changes her immediate priorities: she decides against entering the upcoming Elite Tournament and favors further missions and actual combat to improve her strength 64.

Disappearance and Reunion

When Ning Buhui stops sending letters from the Star Dou Great Forest, Hu Liena repeatedly asks Bibi Dong for news. Bibi Dong eventually concludes that he is likely trapped in an ancient secret realm and tells her to wait for his return 71.

After his return, Hu Liena hears about the Supreme Sect’s trials and his new Head Soul Bone abilities. Their subsequent sparring helps him discover that Pupil of Illusion Breaking can counter Charm 76.

Later Tournament Preparation

Over the following four years, Hu Liena reaches level 53 while assisting Bibi Dong and developing seamless teamwork with Ning Buhui, Xie Yue, and Yan. Bibi Dong grants all four automatic places among Spirit Hall’s seven tournament starters 84.

Hu Liena watches the academy selection matches and evaluates prospective teammates’ control techniques and tactical weaknesses. When the selected members later challenge the preselected group’s authority, Ning Buhui and Yan win a two-on-five contest, after which group training proceeds 85 86 88 89 94 95.

Notable Quotes

“We’re going to test ourselves, not throw our lives away.” 35

“Eight years old. You’re another year older. Don’t get so caught up in cultivation that you forget your own birthday.” 42