Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Little Zhu; Head Maid; Senior Lackey; Loyal Orange; Lackey Celestial Immortal
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Blue Tyrant Academy; Qian Ni's followers
Occupation/Role	Agility-attack Soul Master; Qian Ni's Head Maid and Senior Lackey
First Appearance	Chapter 16

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 27 Grand Soul Master	18 27	Identifies her martial soul as the Netherworld Spirit Cat. She has not yet reached Rank 30 and possesses two hundred-year soul rings.
Rank 28	50	Reports advancing a rank before returning to the academy. Qian Ni gives her treated ten-thousand-year Whale Glue, intended to raise her future third soul ring's age by one thousand years.
Temporary Soul Power enhancement	52	Qian Ni lends her Soul Power through Entwined Branches. The excess strains her body, while its cleansing effect gradually advances her own cultivation; no new exact rank is stated.
Rank 30+ Soul Elder	95 115 118	Reaches Rank 30 before arriving in Heaven Dou City. She absorbs a pre-made six-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider third soul ring and acquires a mutated set of Eight Spider Lances.
Rank 45 Soul Elder	120 124	The six-thousand-year soul ring and multiple immortal-herb enhancements raise her to Rank 45. Despite this level, she is shown with only three soul rings when challenging Tai Long.
Soul Ancestor, exact rank unstated	156	Obtains her fourth soul ring and is subsequently identified as a Soul Ancestor.

Background & History

Zhu Zhuqing fled Star Luo City after stealing Whale Glue Pellets allocated to her elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun. She sought a means to survive outside the Zhu Clan, whose internal struggle was tied to the Dai Clan brothers' conflict. Zhu Zhuyun pursued her toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest, where Zhu Zhuqing—already exhausted and injured—was struck unconscious by Qian Ni's mount, Alien. 16

After Qian Ni defeated Zhu Zhuyun, her sister attempted to offer Zhu Zhuqing as compensation. Qian Ni fitted Zhu Zhuqing with a Rider's Bridle, declared her his lackey and temporary mount, and sent Zhu Zhuyun away to prepare ransom. 17 Unable to remove the bridle, Zhu Zhuqing was forced to carry Qian Ni to Suotuo City despite depleted soul power and exhaustion. He used a Fatigue-Removing Sticker and his Entwined Branches soul skill to keep her moving. 18

At the Rose Hotel, Zhu Zhuqing recognized Dai Mubai as her fiancé but did not reveal herself; he failed to recognize her. 19 At Shrek Academy, she openly defied Dai Mubai when he tried to intimidate her, and later identified herself as Qian Ni's subordinate to deter Ma Hongjun. 23 27

Rather than continue relying on Dai Mubai or her clan, Zhu Zhuqing chose to secure her survival by serving Qian Ni wholeheartedly. She adopted maid attire, fought alongside Ning Rongrong in spirit battles, managed Qian Ni's Universal Capsule, and increasingly treated loyalty as the price of gaining strength and protection. 30 32 50

Her performance against Dugu Yan elevated her standing. After winning the battle despite a nine-rank soul-power deficit and an extra soul ring on Dugu Yan's side, Zhu Zhuqing was promoted to Head Maid and Senior Lackey and received twenty-thousand-year Whale Glue for further body strengthening. 71 73

After reaching Rank 30, Zhu Zhuqing received the six-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring and a mutated Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone that could fuse into her leg bones. She then accepted Qian Ni's intensive enhancement program, consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot and enduring the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's tempering. 118 119

The combined effects of her third soul ring, immortal herbs, and Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Celestial Immortal Elixir Seed elevated her to Rank 45. The enhancement freed her from the limitations she associated with the Zhu and Dai Clans and gave her the confidence to defeat Tai Long, who had previously overwhelmed Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun. 120 124

Following Shrek's move to Blue Tyrant Academy, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong began cultivating separately from their former teammates because of the gap in strength. Zhu Zhuqing subsequently obtained her fourth soul ring and became a Soul Ancestor. 108 129 156

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing initially appears as a bedraggled girl in black, with torn clothing, scratches across her exposed skin, and a small pack of stolen Whale Glue Pellets. Later, she consistently wears maid outfits in different styles as part of her chosen role under Qian Ni. 16 39

• Wears black while fleeing the Zhu Clan. 16
• Later adopts long maid dresses and maid-style Mary Jane shoes. 30 57
• Uses an apron pocket to carry combat items such as beans. 67
• Her Celestial Immortal enhancement leaves several strands of her hair with platinum highlights. 124
• During Martial Soul Possession, she manifests feline ears, claws, and mismatched eyes. 124

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is driven primarily by survival. Her escape from the Zhu Clan, willingness to steal cultivation resources, and eventual decision to side fully with Qian Ni all stem from her refusal to remain powerless or depend on Dai Mubai. 16 30

She is reserved and outwardly cold, but highly pragmatic. Once she accepts Qian Ni as her best chance of survival, she becomes proactive rather than merely submissive: she offers to serve as his mount in Ning Rongrong's place, manages his possessions, recruits potential followers during battle, and seeks rewards that will improve her cultivation. 32 50 67

In combat, Zhu Zhuqing abandons conventional pride in favor of victory. She uses terrain, tools, distractions, and psychological provocation without hesitation, believing survival and winning matter more than elegance. 30 68

Her loyalty also makes her ambitious about Qian Ni's follower hierarchy. Following her promotion to Head Maid, she anticipates managing any future maids or lackeys and views advancement within his ranks as another route to power. 73

After her Celestial Immortal enhancement, Zhu Zhuqing becomes markedly more self-assured. She considers the Zhu and Dai Clans beneath her current horizons and resolves to remain beside Qian Ni as she continues pursuing strength. 124

She remains attentive to others despite her ambitions. She objects when Dai Mubai offers her sisters as bargaining pieces and recognizes Xiao Wu's anxious longing for the rapid growth Qian Ni has given his followers. 128 156

Abilities & Skills

Netherworld Spirit Cat

Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul is the Netherworld Spirit Cat, also rendered as the Hell Spirit Cat, making her an agility-attack Soul Master focused on speed, stealth, mobility, and close-range claw attacks. 27 67 124

• Possesses two hundred-year soul rings during her battle with Dugu Yan. 71
• Uses her speed to circle opponents, evade attacks, and create openings for allies. 67 69
• Combines her natural agility with strengthened legs for high-speed kicking attacks. 58 71
• Her Martial Soul Possession grants feline traits including cat ears, claws, and mismatched eyes. 124

Hell Stab and Netherworld Hundred Claws

Zhu Zhuqing can activate Hell Stab—also referred to as Netherworld Thrust—and Netherworld Hundred Claws together as a combination technique. 71 124

• Netherworld: Frenzied Clawing — combines both soul skills into a barrage of claw strikes. 71
• Used immediately after breaking Dugu Yan's defense, leaving numerous wounds before knocking her from the arena. 71
• Uses Hell Stab to exploit observed gaps in Tai Long's Ape God Aura, piercing through its defenses and crippling him in their match. 124

Third Soul Skill

After absorbing the six-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring, Zhu Zhuqing gains a third soul skill that creates energy spider silk infused with paralytic poison. 118

• Targets caught by the silk gradually lose sensation.
• The poison weakens the victim's speed, strength, reactions, and other abilities over time. 118

Eight Spider Lances

Zhu Zhuqing obtains a mutated set of Eight Spider Lances from her six-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider. 118

• The External Soul Bone can manifest as eight long, translucent purple crystal spider legs. 118
• Unlike Ning Rongrong's and Meng Yiran's sets, Zhu Zhuqing's lances can fuse into her leg bones. 118
• Leg Bone Enhancement Mode — channels the Eight Spider Lances' energy into her legs, granting extreme speed, jumping power, and erratic spider-like mobility. 118 124
• Its speed enhancement allows her to exceed Tai Long's visual tracking and rapidly reposition around him. 124

Celestial Immortal Enhancement

Zhu Zhuqing receives a Celestial Immortal Elixir Seed derived from the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. 120 124

• The enhancement gives her an adamantine-like physique, exceptional strength, and defense beyond that of the other lackeys. 124
• She develops a perception of internal energy flow or “qi,” allowing her to identify the weak points, Soul Power movements, and openings in an opponent's techniques. 124
• The combined immortal-herb tempering grants resistance to poison and substantially raises her physical limits. 118 119

Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone

Qian Ni gives Zhu Zhuqing one of five Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bones distributed to his followers. He tells them the bones grant flight and regeneration and, in combination with their Celestial Immortal enhancements, form a third immortal core. According to his explanation, they can regenerate from otherwise fatal damage as long as one of their key life-energy sources remains intact. He subsequently instructs the followers to absorb their bones. 159 160 161

Item-Assisted Endurance and Tactics

Zhu Zhuqing makes extensive use of Qian Ni's tools to compensate for differences in soul power and spirit rings. 64 67

• Uses Fatigue-Removing Stickers to remove accumulated physical and mental fatigue, allowing sustained high-speed movement. 68
• Uses milk barrels to clear poison and other status effects, neutralizing Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Serpent venom during their battle. 67 71
• Scatters beans across the arena to disrupt Dugu Yan's snake-tail movement. 67 68
• Uses Gatling Fireworks to pressure and frighten Ye Lingling. 67
• Provokes opponents into wasting stamina and making mistakes while exploiting obstructed vision and terrain. 68

Maid Kick

Zhu Zhuqing's signature finishing attack is an explosive kick enhanced by her physical training, Whale Glue strengthening, Netherworld Spirit Cat physique, and Foot-Strengthening Shoes. 58 71

• The Foot-Strengthening Shoes stimulate acupoints and enhance leg strength without changing their maid-style appearance. 57
• Her kick shattered Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Serpent tail and broke through its defensive net. 71
• The technique enabled her to defeat a Spirit Elder despite being nine soul-power ranks and one soul ring behind. 71
• Following her Celestial Immortal and Eight Spider Lances enhancements, a whip kick is powerful enough to numb and disable Tai Long's body despite his physical strength and Ape God Aura. 124

Equipment / Items

• Rider's Bridle — Soul Tool Qian Ni used to bind and control her after her capture; she was initially forced to serve as his mount. 17 18
• Fatigue-Removing Stickers — Remove accumulated fatigue from body and mind. 18 32
• Foot-Strengthening Shoes — Maid-style shoes that enhance foot and leg strength. 57 58
• Whale Glue — Receives treated ten-thousand-year Whale Glue to strengthen her physique and future soul-ring capacity, then twenty-thousand-year Whale Glue following her victory over Dugu Yan. 50 73
• Storage ring and magical tools — Qian Ni entrusts her with tools including milk barrels, Frog Stickers, fireworks, and other battle aids. 64 73
• Bamboo Copters and Gourmet's Tablecloth — Given by Qian Ni during the Star Dou Forest crisis; the copters permit slow flight when worn on the head. 42
• Eight Spider Lances — A mutated Man Faced Demon Spider External Soul Bone that can manifest normally or merge into her legs to enhance mobility. 118 124
• Immortal herbs and Celestial Immortal Elixir Seed — The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum-based seed temper her body, improve poison resistance, and grant her Celestial Immortal traits. 118 119 124
• Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone — One of five matching bones Qian Ni distributes to his followers, with flight and regenerative properties. 159 160

Relationships

• Qian Ni — Her captor turned master and benefactor. Zhu Zhuqing initially resists his control but later commits herself to serving him in exchange for protection, cultivation resources, and a path to surpass the Zhu and Dai Clans. He promotes her to Head Maid and Senior Lackey, provides her with Whale Glue, a high-grade soul ring, an External Soul Bone, and Celestial Immortal enhancement. He later gives her a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone. 17 30 73 118 124 159
• Zhu Zhuyun — Elder sister and pursuer. Zhu Zhuyun chased Zhu Zhuqing for the stolen Whale Glue Pellets, then attempted to hand her over to Qian Ni to save herself. Zhu Zhuqing retains resentment toward her sister but objects when Dai Mubai tries to treat the Zhu sisters as bargaining pieces. 16 17 128
• Dai Mubai — Her fiancé. Zhu Zhuqing recognizes him at the Rose Hotel, but he initially does not recognize her; she ultimately decides he is no longer someone she can rely on. Her rise to Rank 45 leaves him desperate for Qian Ni's aid, while she warns him against dragging her sisters into the Dai Clan's schemes. She and Ning Rongrong are later disgusted by his political scheming and cultivate separately from their former teammates. 19 30 125 128 129
• Ning Rongrong — Teammate in the “Lackey Duo.” They fight together at the spirit arena, though Zhu Zhuqing is far more willing to embrace Qian Ni's demands. Both later advance beyond their former Shrek teammates and compete for Qian Ni's approval. 30 67 129 160
• Meng Yiran — Fellow follower of Qian Ni. The two share maid attire, work together around Qian Ni's villa, and bond over their loyalty to him. Zhu Zhuqing also considers Meng Yiran a potential ally among Qian Ni's growing number of followers. 39 58 118
• Dugu Yan — Spirit-battle rival turned fellow follower of Qian Ni. Zhu Zhuqing counters Dugu Yan's poison with items, repeatedly attempts to recruit her for Qian Ni, and defeats her in a one-on-one finish. 67 71 118
• Ye Lingling — Opponent in the Jade Begonia Duo battle and later one of Qian Ni's five lackeys. Zhu Zhuqing pressures her with fireworks, later restrains her to force a negotiation with Dugu Yan, and subsequently undergoes enhancement alongside her. 67 70 118
• Xiao Wu — Fellow Shrek member. Zhu Zhuqing helps protect her during the group's travels and later notices Xiao Wu's longing for the rapid cultivation progress enjoyed by Qian Ni's followers. 108 156

Story Role / Major Arcs

Escape from the Zhu Clan

• Steals Whale Glue Pellets and flees Star Luo City to escape the Zhu Clan's struggle. 16
• Is pursued by Zhu Zhuyun, struck unconscious by Alien, and claimed by Qian Ni after her sister's defeat. 16 17
• Becomes bound by the Rider's Bridle and is forced to travel to Suotuo City as Qian Ni's mount. 18

Shrek Academy and the Decision to Serve

• Enters Shrek Academy's orbit, reunites with Dai Mubai, and refuses to submit to him. 21 23
• Publicly identifies herself as Qian Ni's subordinate to gain access to Whale Glue Pellets and deter challengers. 27
• Chooses to become Qian Ni's maid and follower rather than rely on her fiancé or clan. 30
• Volunteers to act as Qian Ni's mount so Ning Rongrong will not be subjected to the Rider's Bridle. 32

Cultivation Rewards

• Is promised a Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring and Eight Spider Lances upon reaching Rank 30; this reward is later fulfilled with a six-thousand-year pre-made Man Faced Demon Spider. 50 95 118
• Consumes treated ten-thousand-year Whale Glue to increase the age potential of her third soul ring. 50
• Receives Foot-Strengthening Shoes, substantially improving her kicking power and confidence. 57 58
• Is promoted to Head Maid and Senior Lackey after defeating Dugu Yan and begins using twenty-thousand-year Whale Glue to strengthen her body. 73

Spirit Battle Against the Jade Begonia Duo

• Forms the “Lackey Duo” with Ning Rongrong against Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. 67
• Uses beans, milk barrels, Fatigue-Removing Stickers, fireworks, speed, and taunts to neutralize Dugu Yan's poison and separate the opposing pair. 67 68
• Prioritizes Ning Rongrong's safety when Ye Lingling takes her hostage. 70
• Defeats Dugu Yan with a strengthened maid kick followed by Netherworld: Frenzied Clawing. 71
• Is promoted to Head Maid and Senior Lackey for her victory. 73

Soul Elder Breakthrough and Celestial Immortal Enhancement

• Absorbs a six-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider third soul ring prepared by Dugu Bo. 118
• Obtains a mutated Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone, whose energy can fuse into her legs and enhance her speed beyond ordinary limits. 118
• Gains a third soul skill that produces paralytic, energy-based spider silk. 118
• Endures the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well body-tempering process to improve her physical strength and poison resistance. 118 119
• Receives the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Celestial Immortal Elixir Seed and reaches Rank 45. 120 124

Battle Against Tai Long

• Voluntarily takes the field after Tai Long defeats Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, despite Dai Mubai believing she could not win. 124
• Reveals her Rank 45 cultivation and Celestial Immortal-enhanced Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul. 124
• Uses her perception of qi to identify gaps in Tai Long's Ape God Aura. 124
• Activates Eight Spider Lances Leg Bone Enhancement Mode, pierces Tai Long's defenses with Hell Stab, and cripples him with a kick. 124
• Forces Tai Long to surrender, securing Shrek's remaining positions in the challenge. 124

Fourth Soul Ring and Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone

• Cultivates separately from most of her former Shrek teammates after her rise to Rank 45; she later obtains her fourth soul ring and becomes a Soul Ancestor. 129 156
• Receives a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone alongside Qian Ni's other four followers and is instructed to absorb it. 159 160
• Continues competing with Ning Rongrong to demonstrate her service and win Qian Ni's approval. 160

Notable Quotes

“Sorry, Rongrong. I have to survive!” 32

“As a maid, I can't just be a pretty decoration!” 71

“Zhu Zhuqing, Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, level forty-five agility-attack Soul Elder. Please enlighten me.” 124

Trivia

• Zhu Zhuqing's willingness to use maid attire is partly strategic: she believes clearly committing to Qian Ni's side is safer than being half-hearted. 30
• She views the ability to defeat or eventually stand against the Zhu Clan and Dai Clan as the ultimate purpose of her growing strength. 30 71
• Her victory over Dugu Yan is described as a victory across an entire major rank. 71
• Her platinum hair highlights are a visible trait of her Celestial Immortal enhancement. 124
• Although she has reached Rank 45, she is still presented with only three soul rings during her battle with Tai Long; she obtains a fourth ring later. 120 124 156