Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire (former); Shrek Academy; Shrek Seven Monsters
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Shrek Seven Monsters combatant
First Appearance	Chapter 28
Soul Power	Rank 28, two-ring Grand Soul Master 35
Martial Soul	Nether Spirit Cat; later referred to as the Hell Spirit Cat 28 53

Background

Zhu Zhuqing is the second daughter of the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire. She leaves her family amid a feud involving her older sister, Zhu Zhuyun, and is pursued near the Star Dou Great Forest by several Soul Masters, including a Soul Ancestor. Though badly outnumbered, she continues fighting alone until Yun Tian intervenes and drives the pursuers away. Yun Tian identifies Zhu Zhuyun as the hidden observer of the pursuit and states that she had not truly intended to kill Zhu Zhuqing 28 29.

After being rescued, Zhu Zhuqing accepts Yun Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu's offer to travel with them to Soto City. Her original destination is Shrek Academy, where she intends to grow stronger; the group agrees to register together 29.

At the Rose Hotel, Zhu Zhuqing encounters Dai Mubai, her fiancé. Enraged that he had fled their circumstances while living indulgently with other women, she declares their relationship over. To provoke him, she claims Yun Tian as her man, inadvertently prompting Dai Mubai to challenge Yun Tian to a duel 30 31. After Yun Tian defeats Dai Mubai, he leaves the decision of whether to address their unresolved relationship to Zhu Zhuqing herself 33.

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is a cold, beautiful young girl with a feline bearing and an athletic combat style.

• Long black hair with loose strands around her face 31 33
• Deep-blue, cat-like eyes 28 29
• Typically wears a signature black leather outfit 28
• Uses claw blades when her martial soul is active 28 36
• Her hands bear thin calluses from years of wielding claw blades 29

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is guarded, restrained, and intensely determined. When Yun Tian first approaches her during the pursuit, she keeps her claw blades raised and evaluates whether his assistance is genuine before accepting it 29. Even while injured and exhausted, she refuses Xiao Wu's offer of help and attempts to bandage herself 29.

At Shrek Academy, she follows a rigid routine of attending classes, cultivating, and eating on time. She remains polite but distant toward most of her peers, speaking somewhat more with Xiao Wu than with the others 43. Her reserve does not mean passivity: she is willing to confront Dai Mubai directly, rejects the relationship he abandoned, and fights with a notably focused, opportunistic temperament 31 36.

Abilities & Skills

Nether Spirit Cat / Hell Spirit Cat

Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul grants her feline mobility, stealth, and claw-based offense.

• Moves with lightning-like speed and can blend into shadows during combat 28 36
• Manifests claw blades carrying a ghostly-blue chill 28 36
• Is later referred to as the Hell Spirit Cat during arena battles 53 54
• Her claw attacks can exploit gaps in an opponent's soul-power defense 44 54

Stealth and Precision Strikes

Zhu Zhuqing specializes in entering from blind spots and striking when opponents are disrupted by allies.

• Attacked Zhao Wuji at the moment Xiao Wu shifted his center of gravity and Tang San restrained his leg 36
• Withdraws rather than forcing an ineffective assault against overwhelming full-body defenses 37
• Targeted an observed weak point in Yun Tian's armor during the seven-versus-one exercise 41
• Eliminated the Crimson Wolf Team's control Soul Master from behind before he could activate a soul skill 44
• Cut beneath Zhao Tuo's right arm after the opponent committed to defending against attacks from other directions 54

Soul Power Toxin

Her claw attacks can deliver dark-blue toxin through a successful cut.

• A shallow strike against Zhao Wuji allowed toxin to seep into the wound despite his overwhelming physical defense 36
• Combined with Xiao Wu to exploit a crack in Zhao Wuji's defensive barrier 38

Relationships

• Yun Tian — Rescues her from pursuers near the Star Dou Great Forest and invites her to travel with his group. She initially uses him as a shield to provoke Dai Mubai, but he protects her and later gives her space to decide how to handle Dai Mubai herself 29 31 33.
• Dai Mubai — Her fiancé and a source of unresolved anger. Zhu Zhuqing condemns his flight from their circumstances and his behavior at the Rose Hotel, declaring that their relationship ended when he ran away 30 31.
• Zhu Zhuyun — Her older sister, who sends pursuers after Zhu Zhuqing while remaining hidden nearby; Yun Tian believes she does not personally intend to kill her sister 28 29.
• Xiao Wu — A fellow traveler and Shrek teammate. Xiao Wu persistently attempts to befriend her, while Zhu Zhuqing is more open with her than with most others at the academy 29 43.
• Tang San — A Shrek teammate whose control abilities frequently create openings for Zhu Zhuqing's attacks; he credits her timing after the Crimson Wolf Team battle 36 44.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Escape from the Zhu Family

• Fights alone against seven or eight pursuers while at approximately rank 27 or 28 28.
• Is rescued by Yun Tian after he reveals four purple thousand-year soul rings and disperses the attackers with Mountain Collapse and Earth Split 29.
• Joins Yun Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu on the road to Soto City and Shrek Academy 29.

Rose Hotel Confrontation

• Recognizes Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel and calls his conduct “disgusting” 30.
• Publicly claims Yun Tian as her man to provoke Dai Mubai, then tries to prevent Yun Tian from being dragged into the resulting duel 31.
• Watches Yun Tian defeat Dai Mubai, but remains conflicted rather than satisfied by his loss 33.

Shrek Academy Enrollment

• Enrolls at Shrek Academy as a rank 28 Grand Soul Master 35 38.
• Joins Yun Tian, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong in the enrollment assessment against Zhao Wuji 36.
• Coordinates with Xiao Wu to damage Zhao Wuji's defensive barrier, striking the resulting crack with her toxin-infused claws 38.

Shrek Seven Monsters Battles

• Participates in the seven-versus-one training match against Yun Tian, using shadow-based attacks to probe weaknesses in his armor 40 41.
• Helps secure the Shrek Seven Monsters' first Grand Soul Arena team victory by eliminating the opposing control Soul Master 44.
• Continues serving as a rear-line infiltrator in later team tactics, pairing with Xiao Wu to strike when enemy formations open 53 54.

Notable Quotes

“This is my man. My affairs have nothing to do with you.” 31

Trivia

• Zhu Zhuqing agrees to share the Rose Hotel suite with Yun Tian and Tang San only because Xiao Wu, another girl, is present 30.
• During the seven-versus-one match, Yun Tian deliberately stops his Earth Tiger Claw just short of her neck, signaling that he had shown mercy 41.