Are the Huli Jings mentioned in JTTW shown to have any power or fight? or are they killed too quickly? Do you know any articles that talk about Huli Jings or do your know more about them ? I don't trust Google files very much since they are more copy and paste of information that doesn't seem very verified.
I have made a large post now with links to The Nine-Tailed Fox so I would recommend looking at those. There are some more since Baidu is more delighted than Wiki when it comes to these subjects.
But there are a new Fox Demon that the crew faced. The Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, Great King Fox Number Seven, and Jade-Faced Fox Princess, Spring Grace, and White-Faced Vixen Spirit.
And yeah sadly they are killed pretty easily or even just killed off-screen cause they weren’t that big a deal. I’ll share their Baidu articles too.
Chapter 33 - Nine-Tailed Vixen (九尾狐狸) killed by Wukong
Chapter 35 - Hu A'qi Great King Fox Number Seven (狐阿七) killed by Bajie
Chapter 60 - Jade-Faced Princess (玉面公主) killed by Bajie off-screen
Chapter 71 - Spring Grace (春娇) killed by Wukong
Chapter 79 - White-Faced Vixen Spirit (白面狐狸精) killed by Bajie
These all the foxes that I found in Xiyouji during my read of it. But if you are familiar with these then it is clear that about 4/5 of these yaguai were killed without a real fight. Nine-Tails was killed by Wukong with a single hit and he took her place to trick Silver and Gold Horn the REAL threats in the arc. Fox Number Seven was just Nine Tails’ brother who tried to avenge her but even in battle he was barely worth mentioning that he died in the fight. He was the only one that died in battle and it was hard to pinpoint where it happened.
Spring Grace was a servant for the Jupiter Rivals Arc and thus died with a single hit and Wukong took her place to sneak into a demon cave and Jade Face isn't a fighter and thus died off-screen. And yes, she does have a father that died and left her all her money, she used that money to lure DBK to marry her and yes she is very rich that is from the book and also a place of disconnect to why Wukong doesn't seem to respect Jade Face but respects his sister in law Iron Fan.
And White Face was killed when she was an accomplice in trying to kill about 10,000 babies with her adopted father White Deer Spirit. White Deer got to live and watch his adopted daughter die as he was arrested for his crimes. She didn't put up a fight either, simply trying to use espionage to run away but was still caught. The only reason that White Deer didn’t die was because he had an owner to vouch for him when he would turn back to his animal form.
I would say that in Xiyouji these fox demons, at least three of them, are more noted for their beauty and how they used that to their advantage to take over land and use people. They are considered more cunning and clever than like all-powerful or particularly difficult in a fight. Rather their strength is more in how they are able to deceive their enemies and use their magic to trick and exploit.
