Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhu Zhuqing
Original Name	朱竹清
Alias(es)	Little Kitten
Gender	Female
Martial Soul	Hell Spirit Cat
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; inheritor of the Evil God's divine position
Status	Active
First Appearance	43

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Elder, Level 35	79	Considered herself far below Zhu Zhuyun, who had already reached Soul Ancestor rank.
Soul Elder, Level 37	108	Entered her match against Zhu Zhuyun with two yellow and one purple Soul Ring.
Soul Elder, Level 38	109	Broke through after defeating Zhu Zhuyun and completing the Evil God's 8th Trial.
Soul Elder, peak Level 39	124	The rewards for retrieving the Blue Silver Emperor's grass form raised her Soul Power to the threshold of Level 40.
Soul Ancestor, Level 40	127	Applied for a soul hunt through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Soul Ancestor, Level 42	130	Killed and absorbed the Soul Ring of a near-5,000-year Phantom Shadow Marten alone, gaining her fourth Soul Skill.
Soul Emperor, Level 62	158	Reached Soul Emperor rank through continued Evil God Trial rewards.
Level 67	175	Reached Level 67 after completing the Evil God's 46th Trial and relocating part of the Zhu Family.
Limit Douluo, Level 99	274	Reached Rank 99 alongside Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu by the age of thirty, prior to undertaking the eightieth major divine trial.
Level 100	282	Defeated the more than 500,000-year-old Myriad Demon King, completed the Evil God's 80th Trial, and received a Myriad Soul Ring.

Background & History

Zhu Zhuqing is the fourth daughter of the Star Luo Zhu Family, a clan bound to the empire's brutal succession struggle. She was betrothed to Dai Mubai, but was treated as a disposable pawn because Zhu Zhuyun was considered the more promising candidate. Zhu Zhuqing ultimately fled Star Luo for Heaven Dou, aided by her third sister Zhu Zhuling. 43 174 175

While escaping, she was pursued into Heaven Dou territory by assassins. Wounded and cornered, she encountered Lu Xian, who killed the assassins and freed her from ice spikes pinning her down. Zhu Zhuqing thanked him and continued on alone. 43 44

At Shrek Academy, she chose to improve herself rather than accept the fate imposed by her betrothal. Ning Rongrong's physical strength and force-generating methods convinced Zhu Zhuqing to undertake Super Strength training despite the risks to her body. 48 50

Zhu Zhuqing later rejected using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dai Mubai and declared that she would join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after graduation. This decision separated her future from Star Luo's succession conflict and placed her under Ning Rongrong's protection. She formally joined the sect after the Soul Master Tournament. 72 174

Although the original Zhu Family later perished in Star Luo's collapse, Zhu Zhuqing had already evacuated Zhu Zhuling and selected young descendants to Seven Treasure City, preserving a surviving branch of the family. 175 248

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is described as having a beautiful but cold face and a notably athletic, curvaceous build. During her escape from Star Luo, she was visibly disheveled and bore bleeding wounds on her shoulders and legs. 43

• During Martial Soul Possession, she manifests golden cat-like pupils and elongated black claws. 108
• Her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul gives her exceptional night vision. 124
• She trains while wearing heavy wrist and ankle weights, removing them only when she needs her full speed. 108
• By the time she negotiated with Dugu Yan at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, her Soul Ring configuration consisted of seven black rings and one red ring. 259

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is guarded, proud, and intensely determined to control her own fate. She refuses to rely on Dai Mubai or accept the idea that she should lose the Star Luo succession struggle by default. Her decision to confront Zhu Zhuyun despite the gap in their cultivation reflects her belief that facing defeat is preferable to fleeing from it. 72 108

She is cautious and practical in combat, favoring preparation, stealth, and decisive attacks. Her hunt for the Phantom Shadow Marten demonstrated her willingness to withdraw, conceal herself, and wait for a perfect opening rather than force a direct confrontation. 130

Although she inherited the Evil God's power to become stronger, Zhu Zhuqing initially struggled with the morality of trials that demanded mass killing. She remains uncomfortable with unnecessary cruelty, even when punishing people she consider wicked. 80 165

Over time, she cast off the emotional burden of Star Luo and became more content with her life at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Her composure and perception make her a stabilizing, observant presence among Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu. 248 274

Her battle with the Myriad Demon King demonstrated exceptional patience and tactical resolve. Rather than panicking after being restrained, she had deliberately allowed herself to be captured in order to place her opponent within range of her counterattack. 281 282

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul

Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul specializes in speed, stealth, agility, claws, and darkness-oriented combat.

• Grants cat-like night vision, allowing her to navigate nearly lightless environments. 124
• Enhances her mobility and reaction speed enough to exchange rapid blows with Zhu Zhuyun. 108
• Manifests sharp claws for close-range attacks. 97 108
• Her known skills include Nether Assault, Nether Hundred Claws, and Nether Shadow Clones. 130 109
• Her Martial Soul Avatar further heightens the Hell Spirit Cat's combat perception and gives her amber eyes an especially intimidating presence. 281

Super Strength

A force-generating technique learned from Ning Rongrong's training regimen. Zhu Zhuqing initially struggled to master it but eventually used it to solve her lack of armor-piercing attack power. 50 79 80

• Allows her to concentrate immense force into strikes. 80
• Four-Way World — combines attacks from four Nether Shadow Clones into a simultaneous crushing blow. 109
• Enabled her to overwhelm Zhu Zhuyun and crater the tournament arena. 109
• Heaven-Pain Kick — a powerful descending kick capable of smashing the arena floor. 109

Shadow Stealth

A skill granted by the Ten Thousand Year Extreme Shadow Leopard right leg bone. 124 125

• Increases her speed by 100% for thirty minutes. 125
• Allows her to become invisible without activating a Soul Skill. 125
• Doubles the power of the first Soul Skill used after entering invisibility. 125
• Was used to ambush and critically wound the Phantom Shadow Marten. 130
• After the right leg bone evolved to the hundred-thousand-year level, it gained Void Space, which shifts her body into another dimension while leaving only a reflection in the original space. This allowed her to pass unharmed through the poisonous mist surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. 258

Nether Shadow Raid

Zhu Zhuqing's fourth Soul Skill, obtained from the Phantom Shadow Marten. 130

• Allows her to hide within a nearby shadow. 130
• Lets her launch attacks from any angle as long as a shadow is present. 130

Black Death Domain

A domain rewarded for completing the Evil God's 10th Trial. 124

• Covers an area roughly ten meters in diameter around Zhu Zhuqing. 125
• Reduces her Soul Power consumption by 10%, later upgraded to 60%. 125 248 282
• Increases an enemy's Soul Power consumption by 10%, later upgraded to 60%. 125 248 282
• Partially countered Myriad Demon King's time-accelerating domain by reducing the strain it imposed upon her and increasing his expenditure. 281

Shadow Stitch

A special Soul Skill gained upon completing the Evil God's 70th Trial. Zhu Zhuqing regards it as a concealed trump card because its surprise value would diminish if enemies learned to guard against it. 260

• Causes sharp black shadows to erupt from the ground and bind a target. 282
• Suppresses the bound target's Soul Power and can reverse a control-type opponent's advantage. 282
• Was the key to restraining Myriad Demon King after he trapped Zhu Zhuqing with his vines. 282

Demon Shadow and Ghost Shadow Step

High-level skills associated with Zhu Zhuqing's hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. 281

• Demon Shadow — creates a shadow duplicate that replicates Zhu Zhuqing's attacks one-for-one with comparable power. 281
• Ghost Shadow Step — renders Zhu Zhuqing intangible, allowing her to pass through physical obstructions such as Myriad Demon King's vines. 281
• Ghost Shadow Step's limitation is that Zhu Zhuqing must become corporeal again when launching an attack, a weakness Myriad Demon King identified and exploited. 281
• Sonic Burst — her eighth Soul Skill; when used together with Demon Shadow, it struck Myriad Demon King with a duplicated barrage that left him severely wounded. 282

Tenth Soul Ring Skills

After completing her eightieth trial and receiving a Myriad Soul Ring, Zhu Zhuqing gained two extraordinary Tenth Soul Ring abilities. 282 284

• Evil Demon Descent — transforms Demon Shadow into an unleashed evil demon. Whenever Zhu Zhuqing uses a Soul Skill, the evil demon can release the same skill at ten to one hundred times its original power. 284
• Evil Demon Eye — grants precognition up to three seconds into the future, allowing her to anticipate attacks and evade danger in advance. 285

Evil God Inheritance

Zhu Zhuqing accepted the Evil God's divine position after initially hesitating and losing the opportunity once. She became the participant in the Evil God 99 Trials. 79 80

• Trials grant cultivation, Soul Ring-age increases, and Soul Bone-age increases. 80 81 175
• Her first trial required the slaughter of 100,000 living beings; she completed it accidentally after destroying an anthill with a Super Strength punch. 80
• Her second and third trials required killing ants with an embroidery needle while not using Soul Power. 81
• By relocating Zhu Family survivors to Seven Treasure City, she completed the Evil God's 46th Trial. 175
• Transplanting Ah Yin to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well completed her seventieth trial and rewarded her with Shadow Stitch. 255 260
• Her eightieth major trial required her to defeat Myriad Demon King, a Demon Eye Tree ferocious beast with more than 500,000 years of cultivation. 276 281 282
• Completing the eightieth trial raised her to Level 100, granted a Myriad Soul Ring, and increased the Black Death Domain's power by 20%. 282

Equipment / Items

• Weighted wrist and ankle rings — used for daily physical conditioning; each pair was heavy enough to create loud impacts when dropped. 108
• Embroidery needles — used for the Evil God's ant-killing trials. 81 83
• Ice Needles — purchased from Lu Xian. 84
• Ten Thousand Year Extreme Shadow Leopard right leg bone — originally granted Shadow Stealth; it later evolved to the hundred-thousand-year level and gained Void Space. 124 125 258
• 50,000-year Nether Tiger right arm bone — gifted by Ning Fengzhi following her successful teamwork assessment. 250
• Soul Tool — used to transport the uprooted Blue Silver Emperor and later carry Ah Yin safely to Sunset Forest. 124 255

Relationships

• Lu Xian — Her rescuer during her escape from Star Luo and the eventual architect of the trials that provide her extraordinary rewards. Zhu Zhuqing considers him her savior. 44 84 124 275
• Ning Rongrong — Close friend, training partner, and mentor in Super Strength. Zhu Zhuqing joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and considers Ning Rongrong her “good sister.” 50 72 174
• Xiao Wu — A sisterly friend. Zhu Zhuqing accepted Xiao Wu's identity as a transformed Soul Beast and promised not to covet her Soul Rings or Soul Bones. 127 138
• Dai Mubai — Her betrothed; Zhu Zhuqing rejects dependence on him and refuses to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. 50 72
• Zhu Zhuyun — Her elder sister and long-standing rival in Star Luo's succession struggle. Zhu Zhuqing defeated her in the Soul Master Tournament. 108 109
• Gu Rong — Assisted her soul hunt and protected her while she absorbed the Phantom Shadow Marten's Soul Ring, though Zhu Zhuqing completed the kill herself. 129 130
• Ah Yin — The Blue Silver Emperor Zhu Zhuqing retrieved and later planted in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Zhu Zhuqing subsequently transplanted her to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where she could cultivate in a superior environment. 124 136 255 259
• Dugu Yan — Initially met as a potential obstacle at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. They became friendly after Zhu Zhuqing agreed to owe Dugu Yan one favor in exchange for allowing Ah Yin to remain there, and later joined forces for their major trials in the Star Dou Great Forest. 259 260 276
• Dugu Bo — Dugu Yan's grandfather and the owner of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Zhu Zhuqing advised him not to enter the Star Dou Great Forest's Core Area because he would be unable to withstand its ferocious beasts. 260 276
• Myriad Demon King — Her opponent in the Evil God's 80th Trial. Though he successfully identified the weakness of Ghost Shadow Step and trapped her, Zhu Zhuqing outmaneuvered and defeated him with Shadow Stitch, Demon Shadow, and Sonic Burst. 281 282
• Zhu Xianye — Her estranged father and the head of the Zhu Family. Zhu Zhuqing negotiated with him to evacuate selected clan members from Star Luo. 174
• Zhu Zhuling — Her third elder sister, who helped her escape Star Luo. Zhu Zhuqing later entrusted her with leading the relocated branch of the Zhu Family. 174 175

Story Role / Major Arcs

Escape from Star Luo

Zhu Zhuqing fled the Star Luo succession struggle and was hunted by assassins in Heaven Dou territory. Lu Xian intervened, killed the pursuers, and allowed her to continue her journey. 43 44

Shrek Training and Independence

At Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing trained with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu. She pursued Super Strength to overcome her perceived weakness and chose the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as an alternative to being trapped in Star Luo politics. 50 62 72

Evil God Trials

After doubting herself for failing to master Super Strength quickly, Zhu Zhuqing encountered the Evil God and accepted his inheritance. Her trials rapidly advanced her cultivation but repeatedly tested her morality and willingness to act alone. 79 80 81

Soul Master Tournament

Zhu Zhuqing insisted on personally facing Zhu Zhuyun despite being a Soul Elder against a high-level Soul Ancestor. She used Nether Shadow Clones and Super Strength: Four-Way World to defeat her sister, earning a breakthrough to Level 38. 108 109

Blue Silver Emperor Retrieval

For the Evil God's 10th Trial, Zhu Zhuqing infiltrated Holy Soul Village, uprooted the unusual Blue Silver Grass hidden behind a waterfall, and escaped Tang Hao's pursuit. The plant was later revealed to be Ah Yin, the former Blue Silver Emperor. 124 136 137

Phantom Shadow Marten Hunt

After reaching Level 40, Zhu Zhuqing requested the chance to defeat a suitable Soul Beast alone. She used Shadow Stealth to ambush a near-5,000-year Phantom Shadow Marten and gained the fourth Soul Skill, Nether Shadow Raid. 129 130

Protecting the Zhu Family

When an Evil God Trial warned that the Zhu Family faced destruction, Zhu Zhuqing returned to Star Luo and persuaded Zhu Xianye to let her relocate promising children and Zhu Zhuling to Seven Treasure City. She then appointed Zhu Zhuling as head of the surviving branch. 172 174 175

Team Trials and Seclusion

Zhu Zhuqing teamed up with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu to successfully overcome the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's three giants in high-level assessments, earning substantial divine rewards and preparing for her breakthrough to Title Douluo. 248 250

Transplanting Ah Yin

For her seventieth Evil God Trial, Zhu Zhuqing carried Ah Yin to Sunset Forest and used the Blue Silver Emperor's connection to local Blue Silver Grass to locate the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. She used Void Space to bypass its poisonous mist, then negotiated with Dugu Yan to let Ah Yin remain there in return for one future favor. 255 258 259 260

Evil God's Eightieth Trial

After attaining Level 99, Zhu Zhuqing entered the Star Dou Great Forest's Core Area with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan. Her designated opponent was the more than 500,000-year-old Demon Eye Tree known as Myriad Demon King. 274 276

Zhu Zhuqing countered Myriad Demon King's A Moment, a Millennium domain with Black Death Domain and used Demon Shadow and Ghost Shadow Step to penetrate his vine-covered battlefield. Although Myriad Demon King captured her after discovering Ghost Shadow Step's weakness, she had intentionally accepted the trap. She restrained him with Shadow Stitch, freed herself through her intangible shadow, and won through a duplicated Sonic Burst assault. 281 282

Her victory completed the Evil God's 80th Trial, advanced her to Level 100, granted a Myriad Soul Ring, and strengthened Black Death Domain. 282

Notable Quotes

“If I lose, I lose. At least I have the courage to face it.” 108

“As long as I can become stronger, I can endure any hardship.” 50

Trivia

• Zhu Zhuqing completed her first Evil God Trial accidentally by killing enough ants after shattering a boulder. 80
• She once wondered what grudge the Evil God had against ants after receiving multiple ant-killing trials. 81
• Her Soul Ring configuration had progressed to two yellow and two purple rings by the time she spoke openly with Xiao Wu. 138
• By the time she confronted Zhu Xianye, she could manifest six black Soul Rings. 174
• She made a permanent oath upon her martial soul to fulfill one request from Dugu Yan, provided it does not place her in an impossible position. 259
• Her Tenth Soul Ring's precognition makes opponents reliant on overwhelming speed, such as Ning Rongrong, substantially easier for her to anticipate. 285