Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing was born as the second daughter of the Zhu Clan in the Star Luo Empire. At age six, her father made clear that only one of her and her elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun, could become the clan's heir. From then on, Zhu Zhuqing endured repeated attempts on her life during training, sleep, and meals. 13

At ten, she fled the Star Luo Empire in search of Heaven Dou City and her arranged fiancé, Dai Mubai. She hoped that leaving Star Luo would give her a chance to survive outside the Zhu Clan's succession struggle. During a month on the run, she evaded four groups of assassins before Luo Li, a level 46 Soul Ancestor and poison master employed by Zhu Zhuyun, caught up to her. 13

Luo Li pursued her for three days and poisoned her with the Iron-Spine Scorpion's third soul skill. Too weak to use her soul power effectively and unable to escape, Zhu Zhuqing was saved when Bai Yi intervened. He killed Luo Li, purged the poison from her body, healed her wounds, and brought her by Somersault Cloud to the outskirts of Heaven Dou City. 13 14

After arriving in Heaven Dou City, Zhu Zhuqing learned of Bai Yi's victory over the combined God Wind and Blazing Fire Academy teams. Though shocked by the gulf between their strength, she privately admired him and resolved to suppress those feelings. 16

She later appears among Zhao Wuji's Shrek Academy group in the Star Dou Great Forest. She silently observes Xuanming's battle against the Crimson-Eyed Scale-Armored Beast, and later watches Bai Yi confront Zhao Wuji with visible yearning and melancholy. 31 33

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is a refined-looking but visibly sharp-featured girl who was ten years old during her escape from Star Luo. Even while wounded and disheveled, she retained an alert, guarded bearing. 12

• Wears a tight-fitting black combat outfit. 12 14
• Has dark brown eyes. 12
• Was described as pale, dirty, and bearing multiple wounds while fleeing; poison turned her lips purple and later her skin blue. 12 14
• When her martial soul is manifested, cat ears emerge from her hair, a cat tail extends behind her, claws appear at her fingertips, and her pupils become vertical slits. 47

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is vigilant, restrained, and deeply shaped by a childhood spent surviving assassination attempts. Even after being poisoned and cornered by Luo Li, she tried to stand and continue resisting rather than submit. Her stated desire was not power or succession, but simply to live. 13

She is also self-sacrificing toward those who help her. Believing Bai Yi could not defeat Luo Li, she urged him to leave rather than risk himself for her. 13 Later, when confronted by Bai Yi in disguise at the Soul Arena, she immediately prepared to fight despite recognizing that she was outmatched. 47

Among the Shrek group, Zhu Zhuqing remains quiet and cold in demeanor. She distances herself from Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar when they make crude remarks, rather than joining their banter. 45

Abilities & Skills

Nether Civet Martial Soul

Zhu Zhuqing possesses the Nether Civet martial soul. Its documented manifestation gives her feline physical traits suited to close combat. 12 47

• Manifests claws, cat ears, a cat tail, and vertical pupils. 47
• She readies these traits defensively when Bai Yi approaches her disguised as Wang Tiezhu. 47
• At level 20, she could not resist Luo Li, a level 46 Soul Ancestor, after his poison spread through her body. 13

Survival and Evasion

Before Luo Li captured her, Zhu Zhuqing survived independently while fleeing the Star Luo Empire. 13

• Escaped four assassination attempts over the course of a month. 13
• Continued running for three days while wounded and poisoned by Luo Li. 13
• Assesses danger carefully; while observing Xuanming's battle, she remains at the rear of Zhao Wuji's group and studies the field in silence. 31

Relationships

• Bai Yi — Her benefactor. He saves her from Luo Li, cures her poison, heals her injuries, and takes her to Heaven Dou City. Zhu Zhuqing expresses gratitude and privately develops admiration mixed with a sense of distance from him. 13 14 16
• Zhu Zhuyun — Elder sister and rival for the Zhu Clan succession. Zhu Zhuyun orders Luo Li to kill Zhu Zhuqing so that she can secure her position as sole heir. 13
• Dai Mubai — Her arranged fiancé. Zhu Zhuqing flees toward Heaven Dou City hoping to find him and escape the danger in Star Luo; he later threatens retaliation when Bai Yi approaches her during the Soul Arena battle. 13 47
• Luo Li — A level 46 assassin and poison master sent by Zhu Zhuyun. He hunts Zhu Zhuqing for three days before Bai Yi kills him. 13
• Xiao Wu — Fellow member of the Shrek group. Xiao Wu pulls Zhu Zhuqing aside during Er Ming's assault and convinces her to observe rather than immediately enter the fight. 46

Notable Quotes

“For the sake of the succession, must it really come to this? I have absolutely no interest in such things; I only want... to live.” 13