Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Zhuqing
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Exotic Beast Academy; Exotic Beast Academy Team; bound to Yu Yan through a God's Oath
Occupation/Role	Agility-Attack System soul master; tournament competitor
First Appearance	Chapter 183
Martial Soul	Hell Spirit Cat
Soul Power	Six-ring Soul Sage after obtaining her sixth soul ring 281

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 27 Soul Grand Master	184	Reached by age twelve through relentless cultivation under the pressure of the Star Luo succession struggle.
Level 28 Soul Grand Master	187	Breaks through after consuming one of Yu Yan's pills, aided by her prior accumulation.
Level 30	195	Reaches the threshold for a third soul ring after twenty-one days of medicinal baths.
Level 34, three rings	199	Absorbs a 9,900-year Space-Rending Shadow Leopard soul ring and gains Hell Rift Flash.
Four-ring Soul Ancestor	228	Faces Dai Mubai as a Soul Ancestor; her fourth ring is later identified as a ten-thousand-year feline-beast ring.
Level 50	259	Leaves with Wu Xue to obtain her fifth soul ring because she cannot safely accompany Yu Yan and Xiao Wu into the Capital of Slaughter.
Level 58, near level 59	280	Absorbs Tang Hao's seventy-thousand-year soul bone and gains a Strength Amplification soul skill.
Level 60	280	Reaches level 60 during six months of cultivation.
Six-ring Soul Sage	281	Obtains her sixth soul ring in the Star Dou Forest and gains Instant Prison Annihilation Claw.

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing was raised in the Star Luo Zhu Family and became Dai Mubai's betrothed through the compatibility of the Hell Spirit Cat and White Tiger martial souls. The Star Luo succession struggle forced her to cultivate obsessively; by age twelve, she had reached level 27, surpassing Dai Weisi, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuyun at the same age. Her restrained, icy demeanor developed as a means of surviving the family’s brutal rules. 183 184

She travelled to Suotuo City hoping to join Dai Mubai against Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun. Yu Yan instead presented evidence that Dai Mubai had neglected cultivation and repeatedly pursued other women. After confirming the intelligence herself, Zhu Zhuqing abandoned her expectations of Dai Mubai and chose to seek a future on her own terms. 183 184 185

Yu Yan recruited her into Exotic Beast Academy, where she initially entered as a level 28 Hell Spirit Cat Soul Grand Master. After experiencing a week of safety and freedom at the academy, she chose Yu Yan’s second offer: an unbreakable God's Oath in exchange for his full cultivation support. 193 194

His regimen included medicinal baths, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. The process elevated her from level 28 to level 30, dramatically reinforced her physique, and altered the qualities of her Hell Spirit Cat rather than simply changing it into a new martial soul. 195 196

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing has long black hair, fair skin, and an exceptionally mature, voluptuous figure for her age. Her cold expression, lifeless-looking eyes, and deathly chill sharply contrast with her appearance. 183

• Long black hair falling over her shoulders. 183
• Fair complexion. 183
• An outwardly cold, distant expression. 183
• Following her immortal-herb transformation, she carries an aura combining strength, grace, toughness, agility, and confidence. 195
• Her possessed Hell Spirit Cat has deep black fur, dark-golden light around its ears and tail, a stronger frame, and elongated dark-golden claws. 196

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is guarded, disciplined, and exceptionally determined. Years of pressure from the Star Luo succession system taught her to conceal her emotions and rely on constant cultivation rather than hope. 183 184

Although initially wary of Yu Yan and Xiao Wu, she demonstrates independence by voluntarily enrolling at Exotic Beast Academy and later choosing the God's Oath after considering its terms. Her pursuit of strength is rooted in freedom: she refuses to remain bound by Dai Mubai, her family’s expectations, or the fate assigned to her. 193 194

Combat experience at the academy makes her more confident without making her arrogant. She accepts defeats as lessons, values strong opponents, and acknowledges when her current strength is insufficient. 197 198 259 280

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul

Zhu Zhuqing’s martial soul is a feline agility-attack martial soul associated with the Star Luo Zhu Family. Following her use of two immortal herbs, it gains a more balanced combination of explosive strength, speed, resilience, and sharper claws. 193 196

• Her transformed physique is described as Golden Body Jade Bone and a God-Sculpted Body. 196
• Her physical power and speed are assessed as “Double A-Rank,” with strength considered overwhelming among opponents of the same rank. 196 197
• Her enhanced defense can absorb most of an attack from Dugu Yan’s Blood Jade Dragon Bind, leaving a bruise rather than a piercing wound. 197
• Her agility and footwork later rival the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track through intensive training and repeated combat practice. 229

Hell Stab

Her first soul skill sharply increases her movement speed for a high-speed claw strike. 197

• Provides a seventy-percent speed increase during her spar with Dugu Yan. 197
• Is used repeatedly to overwhelm Dai Mubai and to cut through stray projectiles from his White Tiger Meteor Shower. 228 229
• Combines effectively with Hell Hundred Claws and Hell Rift Flash for rapid offensive pressure. 218 242

Hell Hundred Claws

A rapid claw-based follow-up technique used after Hell Stab. 218

• Allows Zhu Zhuqing to exploit her superior attack speed against physically stronger opponents. 218
• Used in conjunction with Hell Stab against Wu Li. 218

Hell Rift Flash

Zhu Zhuqing’s third soul skill, obtained from a 9,900-year Space-Rending Shadow Leopard. 199

• Increases her speed, lets her instantly traverse space, and delivers a full-power claw strike to the first enemy in her path. 199
• Ignores part of the target’s defense. 199
• Combines traits of the Space-Rending Shadow Leopard’s Space-Rending Flash and Void Blade Claw Strike. 199
• Can cut through a massive tree and split a boulder after passing through it. 199
• At level 34, she can use it approximately ten times before exhausting her soul power. 199

Hell Field

Her fourth soul skill, granted by a ten-thousand-year feline soul beast with Dark Demon Evil God Tiger bloodline. 241

• Establishes a thirty-meter field that greatly weakens the perception of enemies Zhu Zhuqing identifies. 241
• Creates more than a dozen realistic phantoms. 241
• Lets her rapidly switch positions between adjacent phantoms, making her true attack angle difficult to determine. 241
• Used to confront the Hell White Tiger formed by Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun. 241

Strength Amplification

A soul skill gained from Tang Hao’s seventy-thousand-year soul bone. 280

• Increases Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power Level to the limit of level 58 after absorption. 280
• The exact operating conditions of the amplification are not specified. 280

Instant Prison Annihilation Claw

Her sixth soul skill. 281

• Locks onto a target and ignores distance and obstacles to appear directly behind it. 281
• Condenses Nether energy into a single claw strike that ignores defense. 281
• Inflicts soul-shaking damage upon impact. 281
• Provides the decisive finishing move previously missing from her combat kit. 281

Equipment / Items

• God's Oath document — Used to bind Zhu Zhuqing to Yu Yan while prohibiting betrayal and disclosure of sensitive information. 194
• Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum — An immortal herb that clears meridians and strengthens her body. 195
• Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone — An immortal herb that nourishes and toughens her body and meridians. 195
• Seventy-thousand-year soul bone — Recovered from Tang Hao’s severed arm and absorbed by Zhu Zhuqing. 280
• Wu Xue — A powerful Hell Spirit Cat that accompanies and protects her during her journey to obtain a fifth soul ring. 259

Relationships

• Yu Yan — Recruiter, benefactor, mentor, and oath-bound ally. He provides her a route away from the Star Luo succession struggle, manages much of her cultivation, and encourages her to recognize her own effort rather than credit him alone. 185 194 199 242
• Xiao Wu — Teammate and supportive companion. Xiao Wu assists in locating Zhu Zhuqing’s third-ring soul beast and shares cultivation goals with her. 183 199
• Dai Mubai — Former fiancé. Zhu Zhuqing severs her expectations of him after discovering his neglect and infidelity, then decisively refuses his proposal to use Hell White Tiger together. 184 185 229
• Zhu Zhuyun — Elder sister and Star Luo succession rival. Their conflict culminates in Zhu Zhuqing confronting her and Dai Weisi during the Elite Advanced Soul Master Competition. 239 240
• Dai Weisi — Dai Mubai’s elder brother and rival in the Star Luo succession struggle. He and Zhu Zhuyun oppose Zhu Zhuqing with the Hell White Tiger. 183 241
• Dugu Yan — Teammate and friendly rival. Their sparring reveals Zhu Zhuqing’s initial shortcomings in soul power and combat experience, motivating further improvement. 197 198
• Ye Lingling — Teammate whose healing supports Zhu Zhuqing’s recovery after combat. Her experience with the God's Oath helps Zhu Zhuqing trust its conditions. 194 198 242
• Wu Xue — Spirit-cat companion and protector. Wu Xue helps lead the group to the Space-Rending Shadow Leopard and later travels with Zhu Zhuqing for her fifth-ring hunt. 199 259

Story Role / Major Arcs

Defying the Star Luo Succession Struggle

Zhu Zhuqing arrives in Suotuo City seeking Dai Mubai, only to learn that he has abandoned both their shared goal and his cultivation. Rather than accept the resulting hopeless future, she follows Yu Yan to Exotic Beast Academy and chooses the path of self-determined strength. 183 184 185

Exotic Beast Academy Cultivation

At the academy, Zhu Zhuqing gains her freedom from Star Luo’s immediate control, takes the God's Oath, and undergoes Yu Yan’s intensive cultivation program. Her medicinal baths and immortal herbs propel her to level 30 and create her unusually powerful physical foundation. 194 195 196

Third Soul Ring Hunt

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu escort Zhu Zhuqing to the Sunset Forest, where she chooses and absorbs the Space-Rending Shadow Leopard’s 9,900-year soul ring. She becomes level 34 and gains Hell Rift Flash. 198 199

Elite Advanced Soul Master Competition

Zhu Zhuqing fights as part of the Exotic Beast Academy Team. She defeats Dai Mubai without relying on their former martial soul compatibility, rejects his offer to form Hell White Tiger, and later confronts Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun alongside her teammates. 228 229 239 240

She uses Hell Field against Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger, helping secure Exotic Beast Academy’s advancement. She then faces Martial Soul Hall Academy’s Yan to a spirit-power-exhaustion draw. 241 242 245 246

Capital of Slaughter and Later Growth

After reaching level 50, Zhu Zhuqing recognizes that she cannot aid Yu Yan and Xiao Wu in the Capital of Slaughter and leaves with Wu Xue to obtain her fifth ring. Subsequent cultivation, sparring, and the absorption of a seventy-thousand-year soul bone bring her to level 60. 259 274 280

In the Star Dou Forest, she gains her sixth soul ring and Instant Prison Annihilation Claw, becoming a six-ring Soul Sage. 281

Notable Quotes

“I don't need a coward like you who runs away to defeat Dai Weisi and Zhu Qiaoyun.” 229

“I will cultivate diligently and strive to be of help to you in the future.” 259

Trivia

• Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell Spirit Cat originally had a notable compatibility with Dai Mubai’s White Tiger, but he later feels no connection between their martial souls during their tournament match. 228
• Her third soul ring is just below the ten-thousand-year threshold because her physique could endure a stronger ring, but her soul strength could not yet withstand the corresponding soul shock. 198
• Her speed after the immortal-herb transformation is assessed as faster than the two-ring Bai Chenxiang. 197