Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Second Miss of the Zhu Family
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Zhu Family (formerly); Spirit Hall Academy; Qin Xuan's tournament team 36 59
Occupation/Role	Agility-Attack System Spirit Master; tournament combatant 40 59
Martial Soul	Nether Spirit Cat, also rendered as Hell Spirit Cat 29 59
Status	Active 59
First Appearance	Chapter 27

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Soul Master bottleneck (Level 30)	29	Refined the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone for nine hours; her soul power rose three levels and her martial soul's quality improved.
Spirit Venerable / Spirit Elder (Level 32)	30 34	Absorbed a thousand-year Nether Cat spirit ring as her third ring, gaining two levels and the third soul skill Nether Slash.
Spirit Ancestor (Level 42)	40	Advanced through two years of cultivation at Spirit Hall Academy.
Spirit Ancestor (Level 42)	59	Recorded with two yellow and two purple spirit rings during the tournament.

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing was the Second Miss of the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire. Her family was bound to the Star Luo imperial succession struggle and its cruel inheritance rules through a longstanding marriage pact with the Dai Family. As the conflict escalated, she fled Star Luo City intending to find Dai Mubai in Soto City and compel him to honor their engagement. 27 28

Before their separation years earlier, Zhu Zhuqing had given the destitute Qin Xuan ten Gold Soul Coins. Qin later regarded this act as the reason he had survived long enough to meet Qian Renxue. 23 28

While fleeing, Zhu Zhuqing was pursued for five days by six soul masters, including a Soul Ancestor and five Soul Elders. Qin Xuan intervened, defeated the Soul Ancestor, and drove away the other pursuers. 27

After recognizing Qin Xuan eight years after their earlier acquaintance, Zhu Zhuqing explained that Dai Mubai had abandoned her in Star Luo City out of fear of Dai Davis. Qin offered Spirit Hall's protection and cultivation resources, as well as the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, without making her acceptance conditional on joining him. She chose to return to Spirit City with him rather than continue to Soto City. 28

At the Emerald Spring Villas, Zhu Zhuqing refined the immortal herb. It healed her injuries, raised her soul power to the Great Soul Master bottleneck, and enhanced the speed, explosive power, flexibility, resilience, recovery, and soul-power flow of her Nether Spirit Cat. 29

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing has long black hair usually tied high behind her shoulders and purple eyes. She is commonly associated with dark clothing, including a tight black leather combat outfit. 28 34

• Her appearance after refining the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone was described as having luminous, jade-like skin and a more ethereal bearing. 29
• Her martial soul manifests as the Nether Spirit Cat, emphasizing feline speed and explosive movement. 29 35

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing initially presents herself as cold, proud, and difficult to approach. Her experiences with her family and Dai Mubai leave her cautious about relying on others, even after accepting Qin Xuan's help. She recognizes that a martial soul fusion requires absolute trust and admits that she cannot grant Qin Xuan that trust immediately. 29

She is also resilient and disciplined. After entering Spirit Hall Academy, she trains in the Mimicry Training Hall from dawn until dusk and works consistently with Qin Xuan to improve their martial soul fusion. 39 46

Though initially dismissive toward Song Qingling, Zhu Zhuqing adapts quickly when confronted with a disadvantageous matchup. After their duel, she takes responsibility for having called Song a beggar in the past and apologizes directly. 34 35

Abilities & Skills

Nether Spirit Cat

Zhu Zhuqing's Nether Spirit Cat is an agility-attack martial soul built around high speed and explosive close-quarters attacks.

• The Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone substantially increased its speed and explosive power. 29
• Its fighting style favors rapid movement and melee pressure rather than long-range attacks. 35
• The martial soul is especially vulnerable to opponents whose attacks impose slowing effects, as shown in her fight against Song Qingling's Ice Soul Dragon Abyss Spear. 34 35

Nether Thrust

Zhu Zhuqing's first soul skill is a direct claw-based thrust used to counterattack in close combat. 34

• She employed it after using Nether Slash to break Song Qingling's Ice Scale Spear Shadows. 34
• Its effectiveness was reduced when Song's ice attribute slowed her movement. 34

Nether Hundred Claws

Zhu Zhuqing's second soul skill unleashes a rapid barrage of claw strikes.

• She used it to kill the thousand-year Nether Cat after Qin Xuan incapacitated the beast. 30
• During her duel with Song Qingling, she released hundreds of purple claw marks to create space and retreat from close range. 35

Nether Slash

Zhu Zhuqing gained Nether Slash from her third spirit ring, obtained from a thousand-year Nether Cat. 30

• The skill merges the claw blades on her fingers into a black blade. 34
• It shattered three overlapping Ice Scale Spear Shadows in a single exchange. 34

Chaos Evil Demon Tiger

Zhu Zhuqing and Qin Xuan possess an increasingly refined martial soul fusion skill born from the compatibility of the Nether Spirit Cat and the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger. 39 40

• Their martial souls are stated to be more compatible than the Nether Spirit Cat and the ordinary White Tiger. 39
• A successful fusion requires compatible martial souls, both users to be Spirit Ancestors above level 40 with no excessive power gap, a shared mindset, and absolute trust. 29
• After two years of practice, their Chaos Evil Demon Tiger fusion was near perfection and could challenge Spirit Douluos above their combined rank. 40

Relationships

• Qin Xuan — Childhood acquaintance and protector. Zhu Zhuqing once gave him ten Gold Soul Coins; he later saved her from pursuers, brought her to Spirit City, and gave her the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. They train their martial soul fusion together. 23 28 29 39
• Dai Mubai — Former fiancé under the Zhu and Dai families' marriage pact. She rejects him after he abandoned her in Star Luo City and later publicly claims Qin Xuan as her fiancé to prevent Dai from taking her away. 28 37 38
• Song Qingling — Initially hostile due to Zhu Zhuqing's past mistreatment of Song. Their Spirit Hall Academy duel ends with Zhu Zhuqing apologizing, after which they reconcile. 34 35
• Xia Hui — Fellow Spirit Hall Academy student and member of Qin Xuan's group. The two become acquainted through Song Qingling and discuss the Purple Heaven Sect's future. 36
• Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Davis — Senior members of the rival side in the Zhu-Dai succession struggle; Zhu Zhuqing considers herself unable to face them alone. 28

Story Role / Major Arcs

Flight from Star Luo

Zhu Zhuqing flees the Zhu Family's succession conflict and travels toward the Heaven Dou Empire, hoping to locate Dai Mubai. She is pursued by soul masters before Qin Xuan rescues her and offers an alternative path under Spirit Hall's protection. 27 28

Joining Spirit Hall

After returning to Spirit City, she accepts Qin Xuan's support and refines the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. Qin then assists her in hunting a thousand-year Nether Cat, allowing her to obtain her third spirit ring and become a Spirit Venerable. 29 30

Reconciliation with Song Qingling

Her past rejection of a homeless Song Qingling resurfaces at Spirit Hall Academy. Despite holding higher soul power, Zhu Zhuqing struggles against Song's ice-attribute spear techniques, acknowledges her past wrongdoing, and reconciles with her after the duel. 34 35

Tournament Preparation

Zhu Zhuqing agrees to join Qin Xuan's group for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. Over the following two years, she reaches level 42 and helps develop the Chaos Evil Demon Tiger fusion skill with Qin Xuan. 36 40

Tournament Team

Zhu Zhuqing serves as an agility-attack combatant in Qin Xuan's team. During the tournament, she forms a defensive triangle with the Xia brothers to protect the team's support spirit masters. 59

Notable Quotes

“Coward, I will never believe you again!” 37

“Qingling, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have called you a beggar back then.” 35

Trivia

• Qin Xuan considers the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone repayment for the ten Gold Soul Coins Zhu Zhuqing once gave him. 23 28
• Zhu Zhuqing initially used Qin Xuan as a shield against Dai Mubai by declaring him her fiancé. 38
• Her Spirit Hall Academy duel demonstrated that a martial soul's elemental matchup can outweigh a soul-power advantage. 35