Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Zhu Qing
Gender	Female
Martial Soul	Hell Spirit Cat → Netherworld Star Cat 21 36
Innate Soul Power	Rank 7 4
Affiliation	Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Imperial Dou Team 22 24
Occupation/Role	Agility Attack Battle Soul Master
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 21 Soul Grandmaster	21	Possesses a yellow First Soul Ring and a thousand-year purple Second Soul Ring; registers as an Agility Attack Battle Soul Master with the Hell Spirit Cat.
Level 32 Soul Elder	45	Her Soul Power rises rapidly after consuming the Lovesick Heartbreak Red; the herb also improves her body and elevates her talent beyond its original Rank 7. She gains Star Constellation Shadow Kill.
Level 40	89	Reaches the threshold for a Fourth Soul Ring, prompting the Imperial Dou Team’s hunt in the Xiling Mountain Range.
Fourth Soul Ring acquired	90	Successfully absorbs the nine-thousand-year Shadow Star Leopard’s Soul Ring and gains Nether Star Domain.
Level 42 Battle Soul Master	106	Her level and evolved Netherworld Star Cat Martial Soul are recorded before her duel with Tang San.

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing spent her early childhood cared for by her mother and older sister, Zhu Zhuyun. After turning four, her sister became distant and family resources were redirected away from her. At six, Zhu Zhuqing awakened the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul and was selected as Dai Mubai’s fiancée, binding her to the Dai and Zhu families’ lethal contest for Star Luo’s succession. Zhu Zhuyun subsequently threatened her life. 3

With her future determined by that conflict, Zhu Zhuqing devoted herself relentlessly to cultivation. She trained while others rested, driven by fear of death and a refusal to accept defeat. 4

She met Ling Qianyue at Martial Soul Academy and gradually placed extraordinary trust in him. He reshaped her acupoints with star power, gave her acupoint diagrams and the Seven Stars Chart, and cultivated with her through the Dual Star Cultivation Method. 3 5 7 After leaving Star Luo City with him, she visibly relaxed in the safety of his home. 10

Reconstructing her Dazhui Acupoint awakened a connection to the Big Dipper Seven Stars and initiated her Martial Soul’s evolution. Her Hell Spirit Cat later completed its transformation into the Netherworld Star Cat, developing a Starlight Tail Flame and Star Marks. 14 36

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is described as fair-skinned, with a delicate, adorable face set against a notably cold expression. Even soon after awakening her Martial Soul, her rapidly developing and unusually voluptuous figure stood out among girls her age. The Lovesick Heartbreak Red later further improved her physical appearance. 3 45

• Her usual demeanor is cool and reserved, with clear eyes that often conceal her emotions. 3
• Under Martial Soul Possession, her movements become exceptionally light and swift. 22
• Her evolved Netherworld Star Cat has dark-purple fur with a flowing stardust-like sheen, a colorful Starlight Tail Flame, and a Star Seal on its forehead. 36

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is intensely diligent, disciplined, and survival-driven. The pressure of the Star Luo succession struggle made her unwilling to slacken in cultivation despite having only Rank 7 Innate Soul Power. 4

Initially aloof and guarded, she becomes openly trusting and affectionate with Ling Qianyue. She is courageous enough to express her feelings directly, including declaring that she wishes to follow him and kissing him while he slept. 5 14 She is not passive in love, however: she remains wary of people who approach him, investigates suspicious behavior, and firmly protects her place in their relationship. 52 153 156

Her growth leaves her coldly contemptuous of Dai Mubai’s abandonment and entitlement. Rather than depend on him or their former engagement, she seeks the strength to confront the Star Luo Imperial Family on her own terms. 66 67

Abilities & Skills

Netherworld Star Cat Martial Soul

Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell Spirit Cat evolves through star-acupoint reconstruction and resonance with the White Tiger Seven Lodges Diagram, becoming the Netherworld Star Cat. 14 36

• Retains the speed, stealth, and close-range assassination traits of an Agility Attack System Martial Soul. 49 106
• Its Star Erosion effect weakens an enemy’s defenses, disrupts Soul Power channels, and is particularly effective against protective barriers. 45 49 77
• The evolution ends her and Dai Mubai’s Martial Soul Resonance, severing their potential Martial Soul Fusion Skill. 67 77

Star Acupoint Reshaping

Ling Qianyue’s star power reshapes Zhu Zhuqing’s acupoints, improves the flow of her meridians, and strengthens both her body and Martial Soul. 5

• Dual cultivation lets her resonate with the Yaoguang Star, modestly enhancing Soul Power and Martial Soul attack power. 7
• Reconstructing all seven relevant acupoints increases cultivation speed by 10% when using the Dual Star Cultivation Method. 14
• The Big Dipper Seven Stars and White Tiger constellation provide additional enhancements to strength, defense, speed, Spiritual Power, Soul Power recovery, elemental affinity, and control resistance. 47 77

First Soul Skill — Hell Stab / Netherworld Stab

A sudden high-speed dash that turns Zhu Zhuqing into a dark-blue or black streak of light, allowing her to bypass enemies and attack from their flanks. 22 106

• Used to immediately close on vulnerable back-line opponents such as Ye Lingling. 22
• Its speed can outpace Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass restraints. 106
• Opened her one-on-one battle with Dai Mubai by tearing through his chest armor before he could deploy his barrier. 77

Second Soul Skill — Netherworld Hundred Claws

Zhu Zhuqing lengthens her nails into shadowy claw blades and unleashes a continuous barrage of close-range strikes. 23

• Eliminated Ye Lingling from the Soul Fighting Arena. 23
• Combined with Star Constellation Shadow Kill to defeat Tang San in under a minute and break one of his Eight Spider Lances. 107

Third Soul Skill — Star Constellation Shadow Kill

Zhu Zhuqing creates three starlight Phantom Clones identical to herself. Each possesses 60% of her original attack power and speed, can act independently or under her control, and can use Soul Skills. 45

• Creates four indistinguishable targets when Zhu Zhuqing and all three clones are active, confusing even Tang San’s Purple Demon Eyes. 107
• Clone attacks carry Star Erosion, weakening enemies as they inflict wounds. 45
• Lasts for twenty seconds; Zhu Zhuqing may reclaim the clones for a small Soul Power recovery or detonate them for damage when the skill ends. 45
• Grants her true body 10% resistance to dark- and poison-attribute damage while active. 45

Fourth Soul Skill — Nether Star Domain

Acquired from the nine-thousand-year Shadow Star Leopard, this skill creates a moving Shadow Curtain approximately forty meters wide, blending darkness and starlight to obscure Zhu Zhuqing’s presence. 90 107

• Raises her attack power by 80% and grants three teleportations. 107
• Phantom Clones can also deploy the domain, expanding its effective coverage and trapping opponents inside overlapping darkness and starlight. 107
• Tang San could neither see through nor outrun the domain, leaving him unable to effectively use his hidden weapons. 107

Four-in-One Star Array

Zhu Zhuqing can form a star array with Ling Qianyue, Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong. The group formation combines their respective star powers. 153

• Zhu Zhuqing’s Star Erosion gains Taiyin Frost Chill, adding slowing and soul-freezing effects to her attacks. 154
• The array can enhance yin-aspect abilities, convert negative energy, suppress the mind, and unleash a group mental assault on the soul. 154

Equipment / Items

• Purple butterfly hairpin — gifted to Zhu Zhuqing by Ling Qianyue in Heaven Dou City. 19
• Black Stone — remnant associated with the Lovesick Heartbreak Red; shown to Chrysanthemum Douluo when he asks about the immortal herb she absorbed. 128
• Storage Soul Tool ring — gift from Chrysanthemum Douluo containing several hundred million Gold Soul Coins, Martial Soul and soul-skill insights, beneficial herbs, and Soul Tools. 129
• Engraved bronze mirror — included in Chrysanthemum Douluo’s ring as a grooming item. 129

Relationships

• Ling Qianyue / Qianyao — romantic partner and cultivation companion. His star power reshapes her acupoints and evolves her Martial Soul; Zhu Zhuqing declares that she wants to follow him, regardless of whether it means leaving Star Luo. 5 14 56
• Zhu Zhuyun — older sister. Their relationship was damaged by the Star Luo succession struggle, but Zhu Zhuyun secretly manipulates events to protect Zhu Zhuqing and supports her escape from the empire. 3 12 45
• Dai Mubai — former fiancé. Zhu Zhuqing holds him in contempt for abandoning her and decisively defeats him after their Martial Soul Resonance disappears. 66 77
• Qian Renxue — Ling Qianyue’s close companion and Zhu Zhuqing’s rival in affection, though the two reach an understanding and form a shared star array. 52 53 153
• Chrysanthemum Douluo — master. He accepts Zhu Zhuqing as his disciple after learning she absorbed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and provides extensive cultivation resources. 128 129
• Bibi Dong — romantic rival whom Zhu Zhuqing regards with suspicion. Their tension intensifies as Zhu Zhuqing investigates Bibi Dong’s interest in Ling Qianyue. 153 156

Story Role / Major Arcs

Escape from Star Luo

Zhu Zhuqing meets Ling Qianyue, begins relying on him, and leaves Star Luo City to escape the danger created by her arranged engagement and family conflict. Her acupoints and Martial Soul begin changing through his star-power cultivation methods. 3 5 10 14

Heaven Dou Royal Academy

After reaching Level 21, Zhu Zhuqing joins Ling Qianyue in Heaven Dou. She fights alongside him in the Soul Fighting Arena, using Netherworld Stab to pressure Dugu Yan and eliminating Ye Lingling with Netherworld Hundred Claws. 21 22 23

Martial Soul Evolution and Tournament Growth

Her Martial Soul fully evolves into the Netherworld Star Cat. Following the Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s enhancement, she reaches Level 32 and develops Star Constellation Shadow Kill, reshaping her fighting style into a stealth-focused assassin who exploits Star Erosion for decisive kills. 36 45 49

Break from Dai Mubai

Zhu Zhuqing rejects the expectations tied to her engagement with Dai Mubai. She reveals her thousand-year Second Soul Ring, shows no Martial Soul Resonance with him, and later defeats him in a one-on-one soul fight through superior speed, clones, and Star Erosion. 66 77

Fourth Ring and Tang San Duel

After reaching Level 40, Zhu Zhuqing successfully absorbs the Shadow Star Leopard’s nine-thousand-year Soul Ring and gains Nether Star Domain. She uses the domain, clones, and Netherworld Hundred Claws to overwhelmingly defeat Tang San. 89 90 107

Chrysanthemum Douluo’s Disciple

Chrysanthemum Douluo recognizes the significance of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and accepts Zhu Zhuqing as his disciple, granting her wealth, knowledge, herbs, and Soul Tools. 128 129

Notable Quotes

“You talk too much.” 77

“Though I'd like to keep you all to myself, I don't want to become a burden that restrains you.” 56