Douluo Continent: A Review of the Top Ten Martial Souls, Qian Renxue Breaks Through Defenses

Chapter 103 Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox
That behemoth that controls more than half of the Soul Masters on the continent, whose influence extends across two empires, and whose ambitions are unfathomable, has finally had a core member make it onto this mysterious list!

Moreover, right from the start, the reward is perfectly in line with the Spirit Hall's style of doing things—the ultimate control, charm, intelligence control and battlefield dominance!

This is not just an improvement for one person, but a terrifying boost to the strategic capabilities of the entire Spirit Hall!
Martial Soul City, behind the Papal Palace, the Trial Realm.

In a desert environment simulated by a soul tool, yellow sand fills the sky, and the high temperature distorts the air.

Hu Liena wore a simple light gold outfit, her body glistening with sweat. Her long, wine-red hair was soaked with sweat and clung to her slender neck and delicate collarbone.

She was fighting against three phantom soul beasts that were ten thousand years old and generated by a soul guidance device.

These phantoms possess combat instincts and power close to those of real soul beasts; they were part of a training program personally designed for her by Bibi Dong.

Hu Liena's movements were concise, sharp, and efficient, without any unnecessary frills.

Her eyes were as calm as ice, completely different from the charming and alluring image of the "Demon Fox Saintess" known to the outside world.

Only when she occasionally dodges or launches a counterattack will a faint pinkish-gold glint flash in her eyes. Wherever that glint falls, the movements of the soul beast phantom will freeze or deviate for an extremely brief moment. She will take advantage of this fleeting opportunity to precisely pierce the phantom's energy core with the short blade in her hand.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With three soft sounds, the three phantom images of the soul beasts dissipated almost simultaneously.

Hu Liena breathed slightly, sheathed her knife, stood up, took out her water pouch, and drank water in small sips.

She looked up at the simulated blazing sun and frowned slightly.

"The mental energy consumption is still too great... The charm's effect on energy bodies is only one-third that of normal living beings, but the consumption is more than twice as high. The killing intent and the fox spirit's innate charm have never been perfectly integrated..."

She murmured to herself, a hint of resentment and determination on her beautiful face.

At this moment——

That strange fluctuation that swept across the continent has arrived.

Hu Liena's delicate body trembled violently!
She felt an unprecedented throbbing and yearning emanating from the fox spirit within her! It was a call and resonance originating from the depths of her bloodline!
Then, she heard her own name, saw the pink and gold list, and the lines of text that made her heart stop.

"I... made the list? The Goddess Ranking... fourteenth?"

Hu Liena's red lips parted slightly, and for the first time, her stunningly beautiful face revealed an almost stunned shock.

Especially when she saw the words "a key piece in the future strategy of the Spirit Hall", her pupils suddenly contracted!
Some of this information is known only to a very few people within the Spirit Hall! Just how many secrets does the entity behind this list know?!

However, before she could think it through, the reward from the sky had already arrived.

A pure, pink-gold beam of light, gentle yet irresistible, pierced through the soul-guiding barrier of the trial realm, completely enveloping her.

The pillar of light contained not violent energy, but an incomparably pure spiritual essence, the power of bloodline evolution, and a mysterious rhythm that seemed to be able to manipulate the threads of fate.

"Ugh..."

Hu Liena let out a suppressed moan and involuntarily floated up.

She felt her blood boiling, her martial spirit cheering, and her spiritual sea surging with towering waves!

Her long, wine-red hair moved without wind, dancing wildly behind her, the ends gradually taking on a dreamy pinkish-gold hue. Her eyes, originally captivating peach blossom eyes, now had a pinkish-gold starlight shining deep within their pupils, which quickly spread, eventually transforming into a pair of eerie eyes that were entirely a magnificent pinkish-gold, with vertical pupils!

Bewitching Fox Eyes, Awaken!
At the same time, the phantom of a fox spirit automatically appeared behind her. Originally just a fluffy fox tail, the phantom began to undergo an astonishing transformation under the infusion of pinkish-gold energy—

A second, a third, a fourth... one fox tail after another grew out!

With each additional tail, the phantom's aura solidified, its alluring power increased, and its ancient sense of nobility and mystery intensified.

When the ninth tail was fully formed, nine huge, fluffy pink-gold fox tails swayed and danced behind Hu Liena, each seemingly containing its own independent spirituality and power.

Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, bloodline awakening complete!
Hu Liena's cultivation aura did not surge like Zi Ji's, but her spiritual power rose, condensed, and underwent a qualitative change at an alarming speed!
Originally, her mental strength was already outstanding among those of the same level, but she could influence Soul Douluo even though she was of a higher level.

At this moment, with her spiritual power and purity increasing threefold, her spiritual strength has approached or even reached the level of an ordinary Title Douluo!

Even more terrifying is that this spiritual power has completely merged with her alluring talent and the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, transforming into a near-instinctive domain-level influence.

Even if she completely conceals her aura and stands there quietly, all living beings within a hundred meters of her, unless their spiritual power far surpasses hers, will involuntarily feel positive emotions such as goodwill, pity, protectiveness, or admiration for her presence, and will find it difficult to feel strong hostility.

This is a passive aura! No need to actively cast it!

"Is this... the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox?"

Hu Liena landed slowly, looking down at her fair hands, feeling the vast, star-like spiritual power in her mind, the control she had over her limbs, and the new power flowing in her blood.

A thought flickered in her mind.

"Om-"

A faint, strange force field, somewhere between pinkish-gold and dark red, quietly unfolded around her.

This force field is not as oppressive and destructive as Murasaki's "Dragon Purgatory"; it is more hidden, more eerie, and more omnipresent.

Within the force field, the light seemed to be slightly distorted, and Hu Liena's figure became somewhat blurry, as if she might blend into the surrounding environment at any moment.

A sweet yet dangerous scent filled the air, a perfect blend of allure and murderous intent.

Asura's Phantom Domain!

Hu Liena could clearly sense that within this area of ​​one mile in radius, which could expand to a maximum of three miles, her speed, strength, and reaction time had all been enhanced in every way. More importantly—

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"...

Eight illusory figures, identical to her in appearance and figure but with expressions and temperaments ranging from cold and aloof to alluring, innocent, and eerie, silently appeared around her.

Phantom clone!

Each one possesses 30% of her original strength and basic intelligence, and can independently use charm and assassination!

Hu Liena tried to send a clone of herself to attack a boulder in front of her.

The clone moved like smoke, instantly covering dozens of meters, its short blade, formed from domain energy, gently slicing across the surface of the boulder.

(End of this chapter)