Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Nether Envoy
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Dragon Team; formerly Shrek Academy / Blue Tyrant Academy
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Dragon Team vice-captain
Status	Alive; Zhong Li’s wife
First Appearance	15

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 27 Soul Grand Master	21	Enrolls alongside the Shrek students.
Rank 30	55	Reaches the threshold for her third Soul Ring through persistent cultivation despite only having innate rank 7 soul power.
Third Soul Ring / Rank 38	60 61	Absorbs the Space Mouse’s ring after her martial soul reconstructs; gains Spatial Teleportation. The remaining Nether Flower energy manifests afterward, bringing her to rank 38.
Fourth Soul Ring / Rank 45	61	Absorbs two soul bones exceeding thirty thousand years and a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring. Her scythe absorbs the spirit beast’s soul, eliminating the usual soul impact.
Fifth Soul Ring / Rank 53	62	Obtains an eighteen-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring. The scythe devours the slain beast’s soul and feeds its energy back to her, raising her three further ranks.

Background

Zhu Zhuqing fled toward Suotuo City while being pursued by assassins sent by her elder sister. She recognized Zhong Li’s intimidating background from his clothing and used the route he had passed through as an opening to break the blockade with Hell Stab. The assassins only pretended to chase her; their actual mission was to make her believe her sister wanted her dead and steer her toward Dai Mubai. 15

She was initially tied to Dai Mubai, but Zhong Li’s overwhelming defeat of him made her realize she could survive without relying on that arrangement. When Zhong Li spared Dai Mubai at her request, she began to view Zhong Li as a possible path forward. 18 19

After joining Shrek, Zhu Zhuqing’s connection with Zhong Li steadily deepened. She invited him to eat grilled fish, accompanied him regularly into Suotuo City, and later left Shrek Academy with him to travel before the tournament. 33 38 48 At Peach Blossom Dock in Heaven Dou City, the two confessed their love. 53

Zhong Li brought her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to improve her potential before obtaining a third Soul Ring. There, she refined the Nether Flower, causing her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul to reconstruct into the Nether Envoy. 57 58 By the end of the story, she is one of Zhong Li’s wives and has a child with him. 147

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is associated with a cold demeanor, cat-like traits under Martial Soul Possession, and black clothing. After her martial soul mutation, her presence becomes markedly more deathly and imposing. 18 58

• Retains cat ears when activating Martial Soul Possession. 58
• Commonly wears a black dress. 62
• Her mutated martial soul manifests as a cat-eared female phantom in a black robe wielding a gray scythe. 58
• The Nether Envoy’s aura is described as icy and deathly rather than evil. 58

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is resilient, practical, and intensely determined to improve herself. While fleeing assassination, she did not resent Zhong Li for refusing to intervene because they were strangers; instead, she immediately exploited the opportunity his presence created. 15

She is blunt when dissatisfied and unwilling to indulge complaints after the Shrek assessment, pointing out that the group had passed unharmed and benefited from Zhong Li’s support. 25 Despite her reserved nature, she becomes playful and teasing around Zhong Li, particularly when other women show interest in him. 49

Her loyalty to Zhong Li is central to her later characterization. She follows him from Shrek Academy without hesitation, trusts his decisions in Sunset Forest, and is willing to defend his reputation when others insult him. 48 56 67

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat

Her inherited martial soul was the Hell Spirit Cat, an agility-attack-type Beast Martial Soul with a family cultivation system. 55

• Grants cat-like traits through Martial Soul Possession. 58
• Emphasizes speed and burst damage. 55
• Made her faster than Soul Masters of the same level before her mutation. 15

Hell Stab

Her first Spirit Skill is Hell Stab. 15

• Enables swift assassination attacks.
• Increases her movement speed.
• Was used to escape the assassins’ blockade toward Suotuo City. 15

Nether Envoy

After refining the Nether Flower, Zhu Zhuqing’s martial soul mutated and reconstructed into the Nether Envoy, a hybrid-like martial soul combining Beast Martial Soul possession with a scythe-like Tool Martial Soul. 57 58 59

• Manifests a gray, long-handled scythe alongside her cat-like transformation. 58
• Shifts her combat style from pure agility attack toward both agility and strength attack. 59
• Carries dense death energy, making dark- and death-attributed spirit beasts suitable future targets. 59
• Absorbs slain spirit-beast souls, increasing her spirit power and mental strength. 60
• Can consume the soul impact of absorbed Spirit Rings, allowing her to bear high-level rings without the normal spiritual backlash. 61

Spatial Teleportation

Her third Spirit Skill, gained from a Space Mouse, is Spatial Teleportation. 60

• Allows instantaneous spatial movement.
• Greatly expands her assassination, pursuit, and escape options. 60
• Zhong Li judges that below rank 50, few Soul Masters could withstand her sudden assassination using this skill. 60
• Zhu Zhuqing intends to keep its effective use within fifty meters, following Zhong Daoming’s advice. 61

Martial Arts Training

Zhong Daoming offers to teach Zhu Zhuqing martial arts and the application of Tool Martial Souls. 59

• She accepts his instruction with gratitude and commits to diligent training. 59
• His experience with self-created skills and weapon martial souls is intended to support her use of the Nether Envoy’s scythe. 59

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Gray scythe — The weapon manifested by the Nether Envoy martial soul. 58
• Thirty-thousand-year right arm Soul Bone — A wind-attributed meeting gift from Zhong Daoming. 57
• You Meng’s Gift — A soul bone Zhong Li gives her after defeating You Ying and You Meng. 35
• Additional soul bone — By the time she reaches rank 45, she has absorbed two soul bones over thirty thousand years old. 61
• Nether Flower — Immortal Herb refined to reconstruct her martial soul and enhance her spirit power. 57

Relationships

• Zhong Li — Lover, traveling companion, and later husband. He supports her cultivation, gives her soul bones, helps secure her Spirit Rings, and names her mutated martial soul the Nether Envoy. 35 53 57 59 147
• Dai Mubai — Former fiancé. She begs Zhong Li to spare his life, but later chooses a future with Zhong Li instead. 18 19
• Zhong Daoming — Zhong Li’s Second Grandfather and her mentor figure. He calls her his granddaughter-in-law, gives her a right arm soul bone, and offers to teach her martial arts. 57 59
• Zhu Zhuyun — Elder sister. Her assassins pursue Zhu Zhuqing as part of a scheme meant to force her toward Suotuo City. They later share a moment of sisterly affection. 15 81
• Shui Bing’er — Feels jealous of Zhu Zhuqing’s intimacy with Zhong Li. 71

Story Role / Major Arcs

Escape to Suotuo City

Zhu Zhuqing escapes an assassination attempt by using Zhong Li’s passage through the blockade and her Hell Stab skill. 15

Shrek Academy

She enrolls as a rank 27 Soul Grand Master, witnesses Zhong Li’s strength against Dai Mubai, and develops a growing attachment to him. 18 21 33

Journey with Zhong Li

She leaves Shrek Academy with Zhong Li, travels through Heaven Dou City, and openly confesses her love for him at Peach Blossom Dock. 48 49 53

Sunset Forest and Martial Soul Reconstruction

Zhong Li takes her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where she consumes the Nether Flower, receives soul bones, and gains the Nether Envoy martial soul. 56 57 58

Spatial Teleportation and Rapid Advancement

She absorbs the Space Mouse’s Spirit Ring for Spatial Teleportation, reaches rank 45 after gaining her fourth ring and soul bones, and later advances to rank 53 with her fifth ring. 60 61 62

Dragon Team

Zhu Zhuqing becomes the Dragon Team’s vice-captain alongside Zhong Li as captain and participates in the Continental Youth Soul Master Elite Tournament. 72

Trivia

• Zhu Zhuqing’s innate soul power was rank 7, yet she reached rank 30 at age twelve through relentless effort. 55
• Zhong Li chooses the name Nether Envoy because it suits her cat-eared, scythe-wielding martial soul without calling her a “Grim Reaper.” 59
• Her mutated martial soul is considered comparable in nature to high-level martial souls such as the Six-Winged Angel and Sea God, combining traits of Beast and Tool Martial Souls. 59