Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Second Miss of the Zhu Household; “Big Cat”
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Spirit Hall; personal disciple of Pope Bibi Dong 64 174
Occupation/Role	Agility-attack Battle Soul Master; Spirit Hall combatant
Status	Alive 305
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 28 Great Soul Master	33	Documented baseline before receiving the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone Immortal Herb.
Level 30	43	Reached after consuming the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone; her meridians, flexibility, and explosive power were strengthened.
Level 36 Soul Elder	51	Absorbed a nearly two-thousand-year Golden-Armored Shadow Leopard Spirit Ring as her third ring and gained Invincible Golden Body.
Level 40 Soul Ancestor	106	Broke through after a month of life-or-death training in Death Grand Canyon.
Four-ring Soul Ancestor	109	Absorbed a five-thousand-year Shadow Wind Demon Tiger Spirit Ring and gained Netherworld Frost Shadow Slash.
Level 46 Soul Ancestor	184 186	Reached this level before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finals.
Level 49	227	Rose after absorbing a sixty-thousand-year left leg Soul Bone and gained Netherworld Thousand Shadows Step.
Level 53 Soul King	258	Absorbed a thirty-two-thousand-year Shadow Demon Sovereign Cat Spirit Ring as her fifth ring.
Level 56; evolved ring configuration	283	Energy shared through the Dark Nether Tiger and Lin Ye’s Devour caused her first two rings to evolve to Thousand-Year rings and her fourth ring to evolve to Ten-Thousand-Year level; configuration became purple, purple, purple, black, black.
Level 59	287	Absorbed a powerful right leg Soul Bone and gained Netherworld Five Phantom Bodies.
Level 63 Soul Emperor	299	Absorbed a nearly seventy-thousand-year Cyclone Spirit Cat Spirit Ring.
Level 69 Soul Emperor	305	Returned to Spirit Hall on the verge of becoming a Soul Sage.

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing was the Second Miss of the Zhu Household of the Star Luo Empire. Her older sister, Zhu Zhuyun, oppressed her and sent assassins after her; Zhu Zhuqing fled alone and nearly died in the Star Dou Great Forest. Lin Ye found her unconscious in a pool, gravely wounded and with disordered Soul Power, then saved her life. 2 3

She was nominally engaged to Dai Mubai, but found him indulging himself in Soto City while she had been hunted by her family. When he attempted to approach her as though she were a stranger, she rejected him with open disgust. 8 9

After Lin Ye gave her the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Zhu Zhuqing’s cultivation accelerated sharply. She entered Spirit Hall alongside him and later became Bibi Dong’s personal disciple. 43 64 174

Refusing to remain behind Lin Ye, Zhu Zhuqing volunteered for Death Grand Canyon training to close the gap between them. The experience brought her to the brink of death against a forty-thousand-year Gale Demon Leopard, but also refined her combat ability, strengthened her resolve, and led to the awakening of her Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Lin Ye. 95 97 101 106

During the tournament finals, she confronted Davis and Zhu Zhuyun herself rather than allowing Lin Ye to settle her past. Using Blood Mist Vanishing Trail to isolate and ambush them, she defeated both former tormentors and declared her independence from the Zhu Household’s control. 186 187 190

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is usually portrayed in black combat clothing with violet eyes and a cold, aloof expression. When possessing her Martial Soul, a black cat silhouette merges into her body and long claws extend from her hands. 186

• Her usual demeanor is composed, guarded, and difficult to approach.
• Her presence becomes markedly sharper and more predatory after activating the Netherworld Spirit Cat. 186
• She is recognized by her agility-focused fighting style, sudden movement, and claw-based strikes. 4 121

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing initially distrusts others and maintains an icy distance, shaped by betrayal within her family and the attempt on her life. Even while injured and frightened after Lin Ye saved her, she immediately questioned his motives. 2 3

She is fiercely proud and dislikes owing favors. Her gratitude toward Lin Ye becomes a major motivation for her cultivation, but she repeatedly insists on becoming strong enough to stand beside him rather than merely being protected by him. 17 78 106

In battle, Zhu Zhuqing is calm, calculating, and ruthless. Rather than confronting Davis and Zhu Zhuyun head-on, she used Blood Mist Vanishing Trail to deny their perception and systematically wear them down through ambushes. 186 187

Around Lin Ye, her reserved exterior gives way to embarrassment, competitiveness, teasing, and open affection. She is particularly fond of candied hawthorn, despite trying to hide it. 33 66 67 305

Abilities & Skills

Netherworld Spirit Cat

Zhu Zhuqing possesses the Netherworld Spirit Cat, an agility-attack Martial Soul specializing in speed, stealth, explosive bursts, and claw attacks. 4 107 186

• Greatly increases her movement speed and attack mobility.
• Produces extended cat claws for close-range combat. 186
• Suits assassination, flanking, pursuit, and rapid battlefield repositioning.
• Its natural compatibility with Lin Ye’s Dark Demon Evil God Tiger enables the Dark Nether Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill. 101 220

Spirit Skills

• Netherworld Thrust — A high-speed, single-target assassination attack that can be delivered from unpredictable angles. 4 106
• Netherworld Hundred Claws — A rapid series of claw strikes suited for sustained damage and breaking defenses. 107
• Invincible Golden Body — Grants immunity to physical attacks for three seconds, usable three times daily. It compensates for the low defense typical of agility-attack Soul Masters. 51 97
• Netherworld Frost Shadow Slash — Fires an instant, cross-shaped long-range slash that freezes and slows targets; also grants Zhu Zhuqing a 30% speed increase for three minutes. 109
• Netherworld Light — A powerful long-range area-of-effect attack that grants her a Super Armor state for three minutes. 259

Head Soul Bone: Blood Mist Vanishing Trail

Acquired from the forty-thousand-year Gale Demon Leopard, this Head Soul Bone skill creates a dense blood-red mist over a fifty-meter area. 101 104

• Severely reduces enemies’ visibility and perception.
• Allows Zhu Zhuqing to perceive and move through the mist while opponents are effectively blinded. 187
• Creates ideal conditions for stealth attacks with Netherworld Thrust and Netherworld Hundred Claws.
• Was decisive in her victory over Davis and Zhu Zhuyun. 186 187

Left Leg Soul Bone: Netherworld Thousand Shadows Step

Granted by Bibi Dong’s sixty-thousand-year agility-type left leg Soul Bone, this movement skill teleports Zhu Zhuqing up to one thousand meters in a single step. 227 228

• Can carry another person during teleportation. 228 231
• Provides exceptional escape, pursuit, infiltration, and rapid travel utility.
• Repeated use consumes significant Soul Power. 230

Right Leg Soul Bone: Netherworld Five Phantom Bodies

This Soul Bone skill creates five Soul Power phantom clones in addition to Zhu Zhuqing’s true body. 287

• Each phantom possesses 80% of her true body’s strength.
• The clones can use her Soul Skills, including Invincible Golden Body and Netherworld Light. 287
• The clones last three minutes. 290
• Zhu Zhuqing used the technique with Netherworld Light to destroy White Tiger Pass’s gate. 290

Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Dark Nether Tiger

Zhu Zhuqing can fuse her Netherworld Spirit Cat with Lin Ye’s Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to form the Dark Nether Tiger. 101 220

• Its destructive power is comparable to that of a Soul Sage. 106
• The fusion initially occurred by accident but became controllable through Death Grand Canyon training. 106
• Each activation consumes more than half of both users’ Soul Power. 106
• The skill shocked audiences during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. 220 221

Equipment / Soul Bones

• Head Soul Bone — Forty-thousand-year Gale Demon Leopard Soul Bone; grants Blood Mist Vanishing Trail. 101 104
• Left Leg Soul Bone — Sixty-thousand-year agility-type Soul Bone gifted by Bibi Dong; grants Netherworld Thousand Shadows Step. 227 228
• Right Leg Soul Bone — A powerful Soul Bone once nurtured by Dai Tianfeng; grants Netherworld Five Phantom Bodies. 287
• Dagger — Used to deliver the finishing blow to the Shadow Demon Sovereign Cat before absorbing its Spirit Ring. 258
• Storage Soul Tool — Carries items such as her right leg Soul Bone and changes of clothing. 287 288

Relationships

• Lin Ye — Rescuer, cultivation partner, Martial Soul Fusion partner, and romantic partner. His gifts, protection, and training transformed Zhu Zhuqing’s prospects; she is equally driven to become strong enough to stand beside him. 2 43 101 149
• Bibi Dong — Pope of Spirit Hall and Zhu Zhuqing’s teacher. Bibi Dong accepted her into Spirit Hall, later naming her a personal disciple and gifting her a sixty-thousand-year Soul Bone. 64 174 227
• Zhu Zhuyun — Biological older sister and former oppressor who sent assassins after Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing defeated her during the tournament finals and crippled her legs in revenge. 3 184 189 190
• Dai Mubai — Her nominal fiancé. Zhu Zhuqing despises him for abandoning their obligations and attempting to court her without recognizing her. 8 9 149
• Davis — Dai Mubai’s older brother and Zhu Zhuyun’s ally. Zhu Zhuqing defeated him alongside Zhu Zhuyun using Blood Mist Vanishing Trail. 184 186 190
• Yue Guan — Chrysanthemum Douluo and a supportive Spirit Hall elder who helped guard her Spirit Ring absorption and warned Lin Ye about her dangerous training expedition. 95 108 109
• Hu Liena — Fellow Spirit Hall disciple and Golden Generation member. Zhu Zhuqing initially regarded her warily, while Hu Liena questioned Lin Ye’s worthiness as Bibi Dong’s disciple. 68 178

Story Role / Major Arcs

Escape from Star Luo

Zhu Zhuqing fled the Zhu Household after Zhu Zhuyun’s assassins pursued her. Lin Ye rescued her from near death in the Star Dou Great Forest, beginning their partnership. 2 3

Growth with Lin Ye

She fought alongside Lin Ye, rejected Dai Mubai, received the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and rapidly advanced from Level 28 to Soul Elder. 4 9 43 51

Spirit Hall and Death Grand Canyon

Zhu Zhuqing joined Spirit Hall, became close to Lin Ye, and entered Death Grand Canyon to catch up to his growth. There, she obtained her Head Soul Bone, refined her combat skills, and became a Soul Ancestor. 64 95 101 106

Tournament Finals and Revenge

As a Level 46 Soul Ancestor, she fought Davis and Zhu Zhuyun alone to sever her ties to Star Luo’s Zhu Household. Her victory established that she was no longer the powerless girl forced to flee her family. 184 186 190

Soul Bone and Soul King Advancement

Bibi Dong gave Zhu Zhuqing a sixty-thousand-year Soul Bone, enabling her signature teleportation skill. She later risked absorption of a thirty-two-thousand-year Spirit Ring and reached Level 53. 227 228 258

Star Luo Campaign

During the invasion of Star Luo, Zhu Zhuqing used Netherworld Five Phantom Bodies and six simultaneous Netherworld Lights to destroy White Tiger Pass’s gate. She also carried out covert military operations for Lin Ye, including moving Xiao Zhan’s corpse to support his political scheme. 290 301

Notable Quotes

“I’ll definitely surpass you someday.” 78

“Some debts must be settled by me, Zhu Zhuqing, personally!” 186

“I... I finally broke through!” 106

Trivia

• Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly tries to conceal her fondness for candied hawthorn, but Lin Ye regularly teases her about it. 33 66 104
• Her Soul Ring configuration evolved from yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black to purple, purple, purple, black, black through energy shared from Lin Ye’s Devour during their fusion. 283
• She is capable of silently transporting a corpse through a guarded military camp due to her speed, stealth, and agility-type abilities. 301