Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Xiaoqing; Xiao Zhu; Qingqing 10 18 59
Gender	Female
Age	12 upon joining Tianshui Academy; 13 during the Continental Academy Tournament 20 59
Affiliation	Formerly Shrek Academy; Tianshui (Skywater) Academy and its tournament team 17 20
Occupation/Role	Student; agility-attack-type Soul Master; key combatant of the Tianshui Team 20 59
Martial Soul	Netherworld Cat 47
First Appearance	Chapter 4, “Tie Up Your Hair” 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 27	5	Her stated level before an overnight breakthrough.
Level 32	5	Gains five levels overnight; publicly attributes the change to inspiration and training after witnessing a battle.
Level 39	10	Reaches the threshold for a third Soul Ring and enters the Star Dou Great Forest with Chen Ping'an to hunt one.
Level 46; four Soul Rings	17	Her third Soul Ring releases accumulated soul power, then she successfully absorbs a 12,000-year fourth Soul Ring. Her configuration becomes yellow, yellow, purple, black.
Level 48	18 20	Advances through further cultivation and begins 2v2 Great Soul Arena battles with Chen Ping'an.
Level 52	26	Previously sealed soul power is released, carrying her through Levels 50–52 before Soul Ring absorption.
Level 55; five Soul Rings	28	Absorbs the 23,000-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear Soul Ring and reaches Soul King level at age twelve.
Level 58; five Soul Rings	47	Listed on the Tianshui Team roster with two yellow, one purple, and two black Soul Rings.
Level 62; six Soul Rings	57 58	Recognized as a Soul Emperor; her displayed configuration is two yellow, one purple, and three black Soul Rings.
Level 80; seven Soul Rings	83	Reaches Level 80 after previously receiving a system-gifted 100,000-year seventh Soul Ring from Chen Ping'an.
Level 84	85	Successfully absorbs a 200,000-year Soul Ring and accompanying Soul Bone.
Level 88	85	Stored soul power is unsealed after the eighth-ring absorption, raising her four additional levels.

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is a young girl with long hair and a reserved bearing. She is repeatedly shown tying her hair up before accompanying Chen Ping'an, while her combat techniques manifest black, elongated claws. 10 13 18

• Long hair, frequently tied up. 10 18
• Black sharp claws emerge while using Netherworld Hundred Claws. 13
• Her aura becomes noticeably stronger after her early breakthroughs. 5

Personality

Initially aloof and difficult to approach, Zhu Zhuqing gives Dai Mubai little acknowledgement and keeps her personal circumstances private. She remains concerned about responsibilities to her team, however, worrying that leaving Shrek without notice could lead to punishment. 5 11

Her growth under Chen Ping'an makes her increasingly decisive and self-assured. She directly seeks advancement opportunities, rejects attempts to police her choices, and treats overwhelming strength as the path to freedom from restraint. 10 11 20

In battle, Zhu Zhuqing is composed, fast, and ruthless when faced with killing intent. Outside combat, she shows loyalty to her teacher and teammates, refusing Bibi Dong’s recruitment offer and surrendering her priority claim to the tournament’s Soul Bone rewards. 13 17 59

Abilities & Skills

Netherworld Cat

Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul makes her an agility-attack-type Soul Master whose defining advantages are speed, reaction time, and close-range offense. 13 20 47

• Outpaces Meng Yiran so completely that her opponent cannot track her movements. 13
• Uses her superior mobility to break through Tang San’s restraints and overwhelm Dai Mubai despite his resistance. 48
• Is assigned to immediately incapacitate Hu Liena in the tournament final because she is the Tianshui Team’s fastest member. 58

First Soul Skill — Netherworld Impaling Thrust

A close-range piercing attack whose damage is magnified at short distance. 13

• Forces Meng Yiran from offense into defense during their duel. 13
• Injures Dai Mubai after breaking through Tang San’s control. 48

Second Soul Skill — Netherworld Hundred Claws

A rapid claw assault delivered at speeds opponents struggle to perceive. 13

• Strikes Meng Yiran hundreds of times across the same area of her back. 13
• Combines Zhu Zhuqing’s speed with the Netherworld Cat’s black claws for sustained close-quarters damage. 13

Fourth Soul Skill — Netherworld Shadow Clone

A clone technique granted by her 10,000-year fourth Soul Ring. 17 19

• Initially produces six clones, each retaining 60% of Zhu Zhuqing’s original strength. 19
• Overwhelms the Kingly Overlord Duo and removes them from the Great Soul Arena match. 19
• Later manifests eight shadow clones to disrupt Spirit Hall Academy’s planned Martial Soul Fusion Skill. 58

Exceptional Soul Ring Endurance

Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly absorbs Soul Rings far beyond ordinary expectations under Chen Ping'an’s guidance and protection. 16 17 85

• Successfully absorbs a 12,000-year fourth Soul Ring. 17
• Absorbs the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear’s Soul Ring, reaching Level 55. 26 28
• Receives a 100,000-year seventh Soul Ring. 83
• Absorbs a 200,000-year eighth Soul Ring and its Soul Bone. 85

Equipment / Items

• 200,000-year Soul Bone — obtained alongside her eighth Soul Ring from the Titan Snow Demon King. 85
• Tournament Soul Bone reward — receives the Brocade Plate containing three Soul Bones as Tianshui’s representative, but relinquishes her right to choose one. 59

History

Zhu Zhuqing begins as a Shrek Academy student and Dai Mubai’s fiancée. Starting from Level 27, she unexpectedly rises to Level 32 overnight, concealing the circumstances of the breakthrough by claiming that she trained after being inspired by a battle. Her changed aura immediately draws notice from Flender and the other students. 5

After reaching Level 39, she personally asks Chen Ping'an to help her obtain a Soul Ring. Although concerned that leaving Shrek without permission could cause problems, she accepts Chen Ping'an’s assurance that Shrek Academy is effectively gone and follows him into the Star Dou Great Forest. There, she rejects Tang San’s accusations of disloyalty and defeats Meng Yiran through a decisive display of speed and claw techniques. 10 11 13

Chen Ping'an later secures Soul Beasts suited to her limits, enabling Zhu Zhuqing to obtain her third and fourth Soul Rings. Her successful 12,000-year fourth-ring absorption elevates her to Level 46 and gives her an unprecedented black fourth ring. When Yu Xiaogang attempts to research her Martial Soul, Zhu Zhuqing immediately follows Chen Ping'an away from Shrek rather than remain there. 15 17

She and Chen Ping'an subsequently join Tianshui Academy. At the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena, the pair form a 2v2 team, with Zhu Zhuqing exposing her 10,000-year fourth ring and defeating the Kingly Overlord Duo using Netherworld Shadow Clone. Her growth continues in the Star Dou Great Forest, where she absorbs the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear’s Soul Ring and reaches Level 55 at age twelve. 18 19 20 26 28

As a central fighter for Tianshui, Zhu Zhuqing helps establish the team as a tournament favorite. She is listed at Level 58 before the Continental Academy Tournament, later reaches Soul Emperor level, and coldly dismisses both her sister Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Davis when they underestimate her. 47 55 57

During the tournament final against Spirit Hall Academy, Zhu Zhuqing executes the team’s opening strategy by using Netherworld Shadow Clone to disrupt Hu Liena and prevent Spirit Hall’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Tianshui wins the championship, after which Zhu Zhuqing refuses Bibi Dong’s offer to join Spirit Hall and gives up her priority claim to the three awarded Soul Bones. 58 59

After surpassing Level 70 and receiving a 100,000-year seventh Soul Ring, Zhu Zhuqing reaches Level 80 and travels with Chen Ping'an to the North Pole Land for her eighth ring. With his assistance, she absorbs a 200,000-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, then releases stored soul power to reach Level 88. She sets her sights on becoming a Titled Douluo before age fifteen. 83 85

Relationships

• Chen Ping'an — Her teacher and primary supporter in cultivation, Soul Ring acquisition, and combat development. Zhu Zhuqing follows him after leaving Shrek and trusts his protection during increasingly dangerous absorptions. 10 17 83 85
• Dai Mubai — Her fiancé from Shrek Academy. He remains attached to her, but Zhu Zhuqing gives him little attention and dismisses his challenge as unworthy. 5 17 23
• Zhu Zhuyun — Her older sister and rival. Zhu Zhuqing rejects Zhu Zhuyun’s condescension and reveals her six Soul Rings to demonstrate the gap between them. 54 55
• Tang San — A former Shrek associate who accuses her of abandoning the team; Zhu Zhuqing rejects his interference in her choices. 11
• Shui Binger and the Tianshui Team — Her teammates, who regard her as both the team’s backbone and a role model. 23 59
• Bi Tianling — A Tianshui teammate who stands with Zhu Zhuqing during the confrontation in Spirit Hall City and also relinquishes the tournament Soul Bone reward. 55 59
• Bibi Dong — The Spirit Hall Pope who attempts to recruit Zhu Zhuqing after the tournament; Zhu Zhuqing declines. 59

Notable Quotes

“You’re not worthy!” 23

“You should mind your own business.” 55

Trivia

• Zhu Zhuqing’s fourth Soul Ring is a 10,000-year ring, an achievement described as unprecedented for a fourth ring. 17
• She reaches Level 55 at age twelve, a feat described as unprecedented even compared with Tang Hao’s talent. 28
• Her seventh Soul Ring is a 100,000-year ring gifted through Chen Ping'an’s system reward rather than obtained through a conventional hunt. 83