Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Ice Beauty; Fourth Princess Consort
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Cyan Lotus Sect; formerly Star Luo Royal Academy
Occupation/Role	Agility-Attack System Soul Master; Dai Yao's betrothed
First Appearance	3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 10	31	Reached the threshold for her First Soul Ring after cultivating alongside Dai Yao; her progress took twenty days rather than roughly a month.
Level 20	37	Reached Soul Grand Master threshold and departed to obtain her Second Soul Ring.
Soul Grand Master	73 74	Returned with her evolved Martial Soul and demonstrated overwhelming strength against level 26 Battle Soul Master Xue Buhui.
Three Soul Rings	119	Displayed two yellow rings and one purple ring while blocking Xiao Wu.
Fourth Soul Ring	144	Absorbed the voluntarily offered 8,000-year Netherworld Woman Soul Ring, exceeding the usual fourth-ring age limit.
Soul Emperor, Level 63	350	Introduced as a level 63 Agility-Attack System Soul Emperor of the Cyan Lotus Sect.
Level 83	481	Reached level 83; her eighth Soul Ring is a 100,000-year Soul Ring.

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing was born into the Zhu family, whose inherited Netherworld Cat Spirit tied its daughters to Star Luo's brutal imperial marriage and succession system. Her older sisters, Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuyue, bullied her, while the family environment taught her to protect herself behind a cold exterior 21 23.

After awakening the inherited Netherworld Cat Spirit, she was initially betrothed to Dai Mubai as the Third Imperial Consort 4. The arrangement later shifted to Dai Yao, making her the Fourth Princess Consort 20. Seeking escape from the Zhu family's fate, she accepted the Empress's offer of freedom in exchange for assassinating Dai Yao. She failed, confessed the Empress's order, and chose to return after Dai Yao released her 18 20.

Dai Yao convinced her that the Empress would not truly grant her freedom, and the two began relying on one another against the palace's political pressures. Cultivating at his side accelerated Zhu Zhuqing's growth, while his rescue of her from Zhu Zhuyue's attempted killing solidified her trust in him 21 22 39.

After consuming the Purple Lotus, Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Cat Spirit evolved into the Netherworld Overlord. She and Dai Yao concealed this mutation while leaving the Star Luo Empire 43 46 47. Her later victory over Zhu Zhuyun allowed her to reject the Zhu family's control and declare that she would determine her own fate 228.

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is a striking young woman with a slender yet curvaceous build, fair skin, long waterfall-like hair, and crystal-clear dark eyes. Her usual public demeanor is cold and distant, while her evolved Spirit grants her a markedly nobler, more imposing presence 20 37 46.

• Often wears black, close-fitting clothing or a black leather suit 38 119 211.
• Her Martial Soul Possession manifests cat ears, a tail, clawed hands, and vertical pupils 74.
• As the Netherworld Overlord, she manifests an Ice Crystal Crown and ice-crystal gauze or armor 74 228.
• Her Spirit's evolution enhanced both her physical constitution and her temperament 46 74 211.

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is reserved, observant, and intensely self-reliant. Years of family hostility and political coercion made her appear emotionally cold, but this detachment is primarily a defense mechanism rather than indifference 21 31.

She is resolute under pressure. Even while severely wounded and outmatched by Zhu Zhuyue, she continued fighting rather than surrendering 38. Once she placed her trust in Dai Yao, she became deeply loyal and affectionate toward him, though she remains aloof toward almost everyone else 46 74 211.

Zhu Zhuqing also values agency. She rejected the Zhu family's imposed destiny, fought her elder sister to establish her independence, and declared that she sought to change her own fate rather than that of the family as a whole 228.

Abilities & Skills

Netherworld Overlord

Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Soul evolved from the Zhu family's Netherworld Cat after she consumed the Purple Lotus. It possesses ice and dark-element attributes, an oppressive aura, and authority associated with the Netherworld 43 46.

• Suppresses weaker Martial Souls and can make opponents feel as if their Soul Power is frozen 74.
• Retains the speed and mobility expected of an Agility-Attack System Soul Master 228.
• Grants physical strength comparable to a same-level Power Attack System Soul Master 74 147 228.
• The Netherworld Woman regarded Zhu Zhuqing as the emperor of the Netherworld and voluntarily became her Soul Ring 144.

Netherworld Domain

Zhu Zhuqing awakened her innate domain after absorbing the Netherworld Woman's Soul Ring 146.

• Compresses enemies and impedes their Soul Power circulation 147 228.
• Reduces enemy attack power by 10% while increasing her own attack power by 10% 147.
• Creates a freezing battlefield environment that weakens fire-element attacks 163.
• Its substantial area-of-effect control makes her especially dangerous when targeting enemy back-line support Soul Masters 147.

Netherworld Realm

Her Fourth Soul Skill is a group attack that works in concert with the Netherworld Domain 147.

• Releases a pale wave of icy Netherworld energy capable of forming a large ice-crystal zone 162 228.
• Blocked Chihuo Academy's combined Huo Wu Yaoyang attack by combining the domain's elemental suppression with the skill's power 163.
• Its 8,000-year Soul Ring gives it power beyond ordinary Fourth Soul Skills 163.
• Consumes most of her Soul Power when used at full strength 163.

Hell Stab

Zhu Zhuqing's First Soul Skill is a close-range claw attack 74.

• Used to defeat Xue Buhui after overwhelming his Snow Leopard Spirit in speed and strength 74.
• Functions effectively in direct exchanges despite her Agility-Attack classification 74.

Spirit Fusion Skill

Zhu Zhuqing can perform a Spirit Fusion Skill with Dai Yao, forming the Sacred White Tiger with Twin Wings 230.

• The fusion dominated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun's Netherworld White Tiger during their confrontation 230.

Relationships

• Dai Yao — Her betrothed and closest companion. Their relationship began with an attempted assassination but developed through mutual dependence, protection, and affection 20 21 46 233.
• Zhu Zhuyun — Elder sister and longtime rival. Zhu Zhuqing defeated her, then renounced her connection to the Zhu family 21 228.
• Zhu Zhuyue — Elder sister who bullied her and later attempted to kill her in a duel; Dai Yao intervened to save Zhu Zhuqing 23 38 39.
• Ghost Douluo — Her master. He was deeply moved by the significance of the Netherworld Overlord and sought to take her as a disciple 228 267.
• Feng Wutong — Companion and fellow combatant. They cooperate in high-level battles and train under Spirit Hall's arrangements 253 289.
• Dugu Yan — Ally and fellow partner of Dai Yao. Their relationship is complicated by Dai Yao's growing circle of partners, but Zhu Zhuqing continues to support him 233 258.
• Netherworld Woman — An 8,000-year Soul Beast who voluntarily became Zhu Zhuqing's Fourth Soul Ring out of reverence for the Netherworld Overlord 144.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Star Luo engagement and assassination — Is reassigned as Dai Yao's fiancée, attempts to kill him under the Empress's coercion, then becomes his ally 20 21.
• Royal Academy crisis — Reaches level 20, is ambushed by Zhu Zhuyue before obtaining her Second Soul Ring, and is rescued by Dai Yao 37 38 39.
• Purple Lotus evolution — Consumes the Purple Lotus, recovers from her injuries, and evolves from the Netherworld Cat into the Netherworld Overlord 43 46.
• Heaven Dou Academy duel — Publicly reveals her evolved Spirit and instantly defeats Xue Buhui after he propositions her 73 74.
• Netherworld Woman and domain awakening — Gains an 8,000-year Fourth Soul Ring and awakens the Netherworld Domain 144 146 147.
• Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament — Uses Netherworld Realm and her domain to block Chihuo Academy's strongest combined attack 162 163.
• Break with the Zhu family — Defeats Zhu Zhuyun and declares herself independent from the Zhu family 228.
• Cyan Lotus Sect — Becomes a level 63 Soul Emperor and one of Dai Yao's principal companions in the sect's formation 350.
• Later cultivation — Advances to level 83 and obtains a 100,000-year eighth Soul Ring 481.

Trivia

• Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation speed increased significantly when she cultivated beside Dai Yao 22 31.
• Her academy nickname was Ice Beauty due to her cold demeanor 37.
• She is notably warm and openly affectionate only around Dai Yao, while maintaining an aloof public persona 74 211.