Zhu Lu

Biodata

Appearance

Zhu Lu is a tall, slender girl with long black hair and a sharp gaze. In battle, she displays cat ears and fights with clawed hands and rapid, shadow-like movement. 26 28

• Long black hair that drifts in the wind.
• Sharp, predatory demeanor likened to a cat ready to strike. 26
• Wears black stockings during the freshman-assessment final. 29

Personality

Zhu Lu is a focused and aggressive fighter who follows her team’s strategy without hesitation. During the freshman-assessment final, she immediately targets Xiao Xiao’s flank, repeatedly exploiting gaps in the latter’s defense. 26 27

After she and Dai Huabin's Martial Soul Fusion Skill is broken, she seizes what she believes is an opening in Jiang Ziming’s defenses and attacks again rather than retreating. 28

Abilities & Skills

Netherworld Spirit Cat

Zhu Lu's martial soul grants her exceptional speed, stealth, and close-range claw attacks.

• Moves like a black shadow and can rapidly circle an opponent’s flank. 26
• Uses ghostly-green cat claws to strike at openings in an opponent’s defenses. 26 28
• Her speed forces Xiao Xiao into sustained defense during their match. 27

Netherworld Thrust

Zhu Lu’s first soul skill turns her into an afterimage as she launches a direct piercing attack.

• Used to target Xiao Xiao from behind at the start of the final. 26
• Designed to exploit an opponent’s blind spots and defensive gaps. 26

Netherworld White Tiger

A Martial Soul Fusion Skill jointly performed with Dai Huabin.

• Combines Dai Huabin’s Evil-Eyed White Tiger with Zhu Lu’s Netherworld Spirit Cat. 28
• Produces an enormous white tiger with power described as potentially nearing that of a four-ring Soul Ancestor. 28
• Was neutralized by Jiang Ziming’s Imperial Sword Breaks All Techniques before it could affect him. 28

Relationships

• Dai Huabin — Her fiancé, childhood sweetheart, teammate, and Martial Soul Fusion partner. They jointly use the Netherworld White Tiger during the freshman-assessment final. 28 29
• Cui Yajie — Teammate in New Student Class Two alongside Dai Huabin. 26
• Jiang Ziming — Opponent during the freshman-assessment final. After attacking him following the collapse of the Netherworld White Tiger, Zhu Lu is caught and forcibly made to kneel and call him “Daddy” through a talisman. 28 29
• Xiao Xiao — Opposing finalist whom Zhu Lu pressures with repeated high-speed attacks, though Xiao Xiao’s Three Lives Soul-Calming Cauldron prevents Zhu Lu from landing a decisive strike. 26 27
• Wang Donger — Opposing finalist; Zhu Lu and Dai Huabin initially attempt to eliminate her and Xiao Xiao before confronting Jiang Ziming. 26

Story Role / Major Arcs

Freshman Assessment Final

Zhu Lu enters the final as part of Dai Huabin’s team, declaring herself a Rank 26 Agility-Type Battle Soul Grandmaster. Following the team’s plan, she attacks Xiao Xiao while Dai Huabin engages Wang Donger and Cui Yajie attempts to delay Jiang Ziming. 26

Her speed and Netherworld Spirit Cat movement technique keep Xiao Xiao on the defensive, but Xiao Xiao’s cauldron maintains an airtight defense. When Jiang Ziming moves to intervene, Zhu Lu reunites with Dai Huabin to unleash the Netherworld White Tiger. 27 28

Jiang Ziming breaks their fusion skill with a single use of Imperial Sword Breaks All Techniques. Zhu Lu immediately attempts a follow-up attack, assuming he has entered a weakened period, but Jiang Ziming catches her by the neck and forces her to kneel through a Strict Father Talisman Paper. 28 29

Core-Disciple Selection

Despite the final’s humiliating outcome, Zhu Lu is named among Shrek Academy’s selected core disciples following the freshman assessment. 30