Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Zhuqing; Second Young Lady of the Zhu Clan
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; contracted subordinate of Huo Yuhao
Occupation/Role	Agility Attack-type Battle Soul Master
Martial Soul	Hell Spirit Cat
First Appearance	95

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 27 Soul Grand Master	95	Arrived in Suotuo City while fleeing assassins sent by her sister; possessed the Hell Spirit Cat martial soul.
Level 29 Soul Grand Master	107	Broke through two levels after Huo Yuhao used the Heaven-Mending Pill and guided a painful meridian-cleansing process. Her cultivation efficiency increased substantially.
Level 30	118	Reached the third-ring threshold through daily training, medicinal baths, and combat experience at the Great Soul Arena.
Level 35 Soul Elder	127	Absorbed a roughly 5,000-year Ghost Shadow Cat soul ring, exceeding the usual third-ring limit. Gained her third soul skill, Etherealization.
Level 40	137	Consumed the Jade Muscle Ice Heart Pill, rising five levels and reaching the fourth-ring threshold.
Level 44 Soul Ancestor	138	Condensed and absorbed a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring under Huo Yuhao's guidance.

Background and Story Role

Zhu Zhuqing is the second young lady of the Zhu Clan of the Star Luo Empire. From childhood, she was betrothed to the empire's Third Prince, Dai Mubai, while her elder sister Zhu Zhuyun was betrothed to First Prince Dai Weisi. The arrangement left Zhuqing bound to the Zhu Clan's succession struggle despite her comparatively modest innate soul power of level seven. 98

She travelled alone to Suotuo City to find Dai Mubai after fleeing Zhu Zhuyun's assassins. During the journey, she survived on dry rations and river water while sleeping in the wilderness and remaining constantly alert for pursuers. 96 Near Suotuo City, she was badly injured by the Soul Elders Lin Dang and Yun Long, but Huo Yuhao intervened, killed Yun Long, and brought her to safety. 95

Huo Yuhao deliberately took Zhuqing through the Rose Hotel, where she witnessed Dai Mubai openly embracing two women. The encounter destroyed her remaining expectations of him and prompted her to reconsider the life imposed on her. 96 97 When Huo Yuhao asked whether she wished to break free through her own strength, she accepted his offer of aid. 98

Zhuqing later signed a master-servant contract with Huo Yuhao. In exchange for his help in changing her fate, she agreed to obey his commands for life; the contract explicitly excluded orders that would endanger her life or violate her personal integrity. 106 Huo Yuhao gave her the Heaven-Mending Pill, the Nether Yin-Underworld Art, Nether Shadow Step, Hell Ghost Claw, and his own cultivation insights. 106 107

After her initial breakthrough, Zhuqing resisted Dai Mubai's attempt to intimidate and attack her. She declared that she did not recognize their engagement and intended to annul it herself. 108 Huo Yuhao later severed the bond between Zhuqing and Dai Mubai at the level of luck, replacing it with a stronger connection between Zhuqing and himself. 109 Dai Mubai was subsequently killed by the Snow Empress after threatening Zhuqing and attempting to force her into marriage. 135

At Shrek Academy, Zhuqing trained under Huo Yuhao's strict regimen, fought in the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, and formed the two-person team Glazed Spirit Cat with Ning Rongrong. 112 116 Her rapid growth allowed her to defeat Xiao Wu despite Ning Rongrong's support, defeat Meng Yiran in two moves, and absorb soul rings beyond the conventional age limits. 110 123 127

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing has long black hair, pale skin, delicate features, and a reserved, frost-like presence. She commonly wears a fitted black leather outfit and gives off a cold aura that discourages strangers from approaching her. 96 105

• Long black hair that falls over her shoulders like a waterfall. 96
• Icy eyes and a habitually expressionless face. 96 122
• Tight black leather clothing suited to agility-based combat. 96
• Her appearance became noticeably more refined after her marrow cleansing and later the Jade Muscle Ice Heart Pill. 107 137

Personality

Zhuqing is guarded, quiet, and highly uncomfortable with unwanted attention. She initially remained wary even of Huo Yuhao after he saved her, reflecting the distrust born from being hunted by her own sister and raised in a clan where power outweighed family affection. 95 96

Her defining trait is an uncompromising desire to become stronger and control her own future. She endured Huo Yuhao's painful meridian cleansing without giving up, viewing it as her sole opportunity to escape her predetermined role. 106 107 This determination later shifts from merely escaping Dai Mubai to becoming strong enough to stand beside Huo Yuhao rather than remain someone protected behind him. 111

Though outwardly cold, Zhuqing shows gratitude, loyalty, and growing warmth toward those she accepts. She aided Ning Rongrong's recovery, accepted her apology, and developed close trust with both Rongrong and Huo Yuhao. 113 117

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul

Zhuqing's Hell Spirit Cat is a high-tier beast martial soul focused on extreme speed, agility, short-range burst attacks, and claw-based combat. 71 97

• Sharp claws emerge from all ten fingers during Martial Soul Possession. 123
• Her combat style emphasizes flanking, ambushes, evasive movement, and lethal strikes. 121
• Her martial soul is less physically powerful and durable than Dai Mubai's White Tiger, making speed and technique essential to her fighting style. 97

Nether Yin-Underworld Art

A cultivation method tailored by Huo Yuhao to Zhuqing's martial soul and constitution. It imbues her soul power with yin-evil energy capable of corroding and breaking defensive soul skills. 106

• Enhances the penetrative power of her claw attacks. 106 121
• Allowed her to contend with Dai Mubai despite the gap in their soul power after only initial mastery. 108
• Its effectiveness depends on her continued cultivation and physical conditioning. 106

Nether Shadow Step

A self-created movement technique given to Zhuqing by Huo Yuhao. It produces ghostlike movement and afterimages that make her position difficult to track. 106 110

• Lets her evade attacks at close range with abrupt changes of direction. 117
• Allowed her to defeat the level 29 Iron-Armored Rhino Soul Master Niu Dali without being struck. 117
• Combined with Ning Rongrong's speed boost, it made her faster than many agility-focused Soul Elders. 117
• Her Storm Training Room practice eventually enabled her to dodge twelve wind-blade machines simultaneously without injury. 123

Hell Ghost Claw

A self-created claw technique refined by Huo Yuhao for Zhuqing. It combines her claws with the yin-evil aura of the Nether Yin-Underworld Art. 106 121

• Can damage and penetrate defensive opponents. 106 117
• Helped her block Dai Mubai's attack despite his superior soul power. 108
• Used to strike the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's weak point during the Star Dou expedition. 121

Soul Skills

• Hell Hundred Claws — First soul skill used during the Shrek assessment battle. 100
• Hell Stab — A first soul skill that significantly increases her speed in combat. 117
• Etherealization — Third soul skill gained from a roughly 5,000-year Ghost Shadow Cat. It places Zhuqing in an ethereal state for three seconds, during which physical and energy attacks cannot harm her. 127
  • Enables her to cross danger zones or approach an opponent before striking as the effect ends. 127

Combat Training

Huo Yuhao designed Zhuqing's training around the three attributes most important to an agility attacker: speed, explosive power, and evasion. 112

• Trained from noon to evening in Huo Yuhao's Level 5 Storm Training Room, which contains forty-eight wind-blade machines. 112
• Used medicinal baths and gravity training to improve her physique and endurance. 118 123
• Gained practical experience through one-on-one and two-on-two Soul Arena matches. 116 118

Equipment / Items

• Soul Guidance Ring — Received from Huo Yuhao alongside his cultivation resources and stored insights. 107
• Cat mask — Worn during Soul Arena matches to conceal her identity as a member of Glazed Spirit Cat. 116 117
• Crimson Blood Heart-Protecting Silk — Life-saving Soul Tool provided by Huo Yuhao before her Soul Arena matches. 116

Relationships

• Huo Yuhao — Savior, master under a lifelong contract, mentor, and love interest. He gave her the means to change her fate, protected her from Dai Mubai, and guided each of her major breakthroughs. 95 106 107 137
• Dai Mubai — Former fiancé. Zhuqing rejected their arranged engagement after witnessing his conduct and facing his possessiveness; their bond was severed at the level of luck before his death. 96 108 109 135
• Zhu Zhuyun — Elder sister and political rival who sent Lin Dang and Yun Long to kill Zhuqing before she could return and challenge her. 95 96
• Ning Rongrong — Friend, roommate, and Glazed Spirit Cat teammate. The two trained, fought, and advanced together; Zhuqing accepted Rongrong's apology and helped care for her after she collapsed. 113 116 118
• Xue Lingshuang / Snow Empress — Huo Yuhao's powerful companion who intervened against Dai Mubai and later killed him after he threatened Zhuqing. 108 135
• Oscar — Shrek peer who expressed gratitude after Zhuqing defeated Meng Yiran, securing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for his third soul ring. 123

Notable Quotes

“Yes, I want to become stronger. I want to possess the power to master my own fate.” 106

“I do not acknowledge this engagement. When the time comes, I will personally go and annul it.” 108