Chapter 103 Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.
That behemoth, controlling over half the Soul Masters of the continent, with influence spanning two great empires, and possessing the deepest and most unfathomable ambitions, finally has a core member ascend to this mysterious list!
And right off the bat, it's a reward so perfectly suited to the Spirit Hall's style—ultimate control, charm, intelligence gathering, and battlefield dominance!
This isn't just an individual's advancement; it's a terrifying boost to the entire Spirit Hall's strategic capabilities!
Spirit City, behind the Papal Palace, the Trial Realm.
In a desert environment simulated by a Soul Guidance Device, yellow sand swirls, and the intense heat distorts the air.
Hu Liena, dressed in a simple light gold outfit, is drenched in sweat, her long, wine-red hair clinging to her slender neck and delicate collarbone.
She is battling three ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast phantoms generated by the Soul Guidance Device.
These phantoms possess combat instincts and power approaching those of real Soul Beasts; it's a training program personally designed for her by Bibi Dong.
Hu Liena's movements are concise, sharp, and efficient, without a single unnecessary flourish.
Her gaze was as cold as ice, a stark contrast to the alluring and seductive image of the "Fox Spirit Saintess" known to the outside world.
Only in the fleeting moments of dodging or launching a counterattack would a faint pinkish-gold glint flash in her eyes. Wherever that glint touched, the movements of the phantom soul beasts would freeze or deviate for an extremely brief moment, and she would use this fleeting opportunity to precisely pierce the energy core of the phantom with her short blade.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three soft sounds rang out, and the three phantom soul beasts almost simultaneously dissipated.
Hu Liena breathed slightly, sheathed her sword, stood up, and took a small sip of water from her water pouch.
She looked up at the simulated blazing sun, her brows furrowing 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 much. The killing intent, combined with the innate charm of the fox spirit, has never been perfectly integrated..."
She murmured to herself, a hint of resentment and determination on her beautiful face.
Just then—the strange fluctuation that swept across the continent descended.
Hu Liena's delicate body trembled violently!
She felt an unprecedented surge of emotion and longing emanating from her demonic fox spirit! It was a call and resonance originating from the depths of her bloodline!
Then, she heard her name, saw the pink-gold list, and the lines of text that made her heart stop.
"I… am on the list? The Goddess List… fourteenth?"
Hu Liena's red lips parted slightly, her exquisite face revealing an almost stunned shock for the first time.
Especially when she saw the words "a key piece in the Spirit Hall's future strategy," her pupils suddenly contracted!
Some of this information was known even to a very few within the Spirit Hall! Just how many secrets did the entity behind this list know?!
However, before she could ponder further, the reward descended from the sky.
A pure, radiant beam of pinkish-gold light gently yet irresistibly pierced the soul-guiding barrier of the trial realm, completely enveloping her.
Within the beam lay not violent energy, but an incomparably pure spiritual essence, the power of bloodline evolution, and a mysterious rhythm… seemingly capable of manipulating the threads of fate.
"Ugh…"
Hu Liena let out a suppressed moan, involuntarily levitating into the air.
She felt her blood boiling, her martial spirit rejoicing, and her sea of spirit surging with towering waves!
Her long, wine-red hair moved without wind, dancing wildly behind her, the ends gradually tinged with a dreamy pinkish-gold hue.
Her eyes, once captivating peach blossom eyes, now had a glimmer of pinkish-gold starlight deep within them, which quickly spread, transforming into a pair of eerie eyes, entirely shimmering pinkish-gold with vertical pupils!
Bewitching Fox Eyes, awakened!
Simultaneously, the phantom of a fox demon automatically appeared behind her. Originally consisting of only one fluffy fox tail, the phantom began a stunning transformation under the infusion of pinkish-gold energy—a second, a third, a fourth… fox tails grew one after another!
With each additional tail, the phantom's aura solidified, its alluring power increased, and its ancient nobility and mystery intensified.
When the ninth tail was fully formed, nine enormous, fluffy pinkish-gold fox tails swayed and danced behind Hu Liena, each seemingly possessing its own independent spirit and power.
Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, bloodline awakening complete!
Hu Liena's cultivation aura didn't surge like Zi Ji's, but her spiritual power climbed, condensed, and underwent a qualitative change at an astonishing speed!
Originally, her spiritual power was already top-tier among her peers, capable of influencing Soul Douluos of higher levels.
Now, with a threefold increase, her spiritual power and purity had approached or even reached the level of an ordinary Title Douluo!
Even more terrifying was that this spiritual power had completely merged with her charm talent and Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox bloodline, transforming into an almost instinctive domain-level influence.
Even if she completely concealed her aura and stood there quietly, all living beings within a hundred meters of her, unless their spiritual power far surpassed hers, would involuntarily feel positive emotions such as goodwill, pity, protectiveness, or admiration towards her presence, and would find it difficult to feel strong hostility.
This was a passive aura! No need to actively activate it!
"This is… the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox?"
Hu Liena slowly landed, looking down at her fair hands, feeling the vast, star-like spiritual power in her mind, the control as precise as her own limbs, and the new power flowing in her bloodline.
A thought flickered in her mind.
"Buzz—"
A faint, strange force field, somewhere between pinkish-gold and dark red, quietly unfolded around her.
This force field wasn't as oppressive and destructive as Zi Ji's "Dragon Purgatory"; it was more concealed, more eerie, and more omnipresent.
Within the force field, the light seemed to distort slightly, and Hu Liena's figure became somewhat blurry, as if she might blend into her surroundings at any moment.
A sweet yet dangerous aura permeated the air, a perfect blend of allure and killing intent.
Asura Phantom Domain!
Hu Liena could clearly sense that within this domain, which had a radius of one mile and could expand to a maximum of three miles, her speed, strength, and reaction time had all been enhanced in every way. More importantly—
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
Eight phantoms, identical in appearance and figure to hers, but with expressions and temperaments ranging from cold and aloof to alluring, innocent, and bewitching, silently appeared around her.
Phantom Clone!
Each clone possesses 30% of her original body's strength and basic intelligence, and can independently unleash charm and assassination!
Hu Liena attempted to send one clone to attack a boulder in front of her.
The clone moved like smoke, instantly covering dozens of meters, its short blade, condensed from domain energy, lightly grazing the surface of the boulder.
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