Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Sage Lord of Fungi’s followers; Bifulong Team; Botanical Academy
Occupation/Role	Agility-attack Soul Master; Botanical Academy combatant
First Appearance	Chapter 6
Martial Soul	Netherworld Civet
Spirit Spirit	Floating Anemo Fungus
Status	Active

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 29	15	Cultivated with Ning Rongrong in Lan Yu’s Mycelium Network while in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Three-ring Soul Master	18	Absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Gale Wolf as her third spirit ring; gained Gale Claw.
Rank 40 / Four-ring Soul Ancestor	33	Received the Floating Anemo Fungus as a spirit spirit and a black ten-thousand-year fourth ring; gained Cross Gale Claw.

Background

While fleeing pursuit by her elder sister Zhu Zhuyun and two accompanying Soul Masters, Zhu Zhuqing entered Lan Yu’s Mushroom Realm. Defensive spores rendered her unconscious, after which Lan Yu bound the intruders in mycelial cocoons. When Bifulong offered her strength and a way to escape her predetermined fate, Zhu Zhuqing accepted immediately, judging this path preferable to seeking Dai Mubai. 6

Lan Yu fed her enchanted roasted mushrooms that greatly enhanced her physical strength; Zhu Zhuqing believed the blessing alone could let her defeat a Soul Zun through raw strength. Unlike Zhu Zhuyun, she was not sent back to spread the faith, instead being ordered to remain beside Lan Yu. 7

Her attachment to Dai Mubai initially conflicted with this new allegiance. After seeing him enter the Rose Hotel with twins, Zhu Zhuqing neglected Lan Yu’s instructions to watch him. Lan Yu warned her against divided loyalties, then demanded that she beat Dai Mubai whenever she encountered him in Soto City. 7 8

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is introduced as a twelve-year-old girl dressed in tight leather clothing. 6

• Uses the Netherworld Civet martial soul.
• Her altered martial soul bears a Floating Anemo Fungus.
• After receiving wind-attribute modification, her combat effects are commonly described with pale cyan wind energy. 14 46

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is calm and decisive under extreme pressure. When Bifulong offers her a chance to change her fate, she accepts without hesitation, unlike Zhu Zhuyun, who submits only after being threatened. 6

She is initially fearful of losing the Sage Lord’s favor and dependent on the power granted through Lan Yu, but grows increasingly assured in her own choices. Her repeated defeats of Dai Mubai, her rejection of the Dai and Zhu families’ authority, and her later confrontation with Dai Davis and Zhu Zhuyun mark her break from the role imposed on her. 8 19 46

Although capable of severe violence against those who harmed her, Zhu Zhuqing is not initially emotionally numb to killing. Her first killings leave her unsettled before Lan Yu reassures her about the brutality of the Soul Master world. 21

Abilities & Skills

Netherworld Civet

Zhu Zhuqing is an agility-attack Soul Master whose fighting style emphasizes speed, precision, and assassination tactics.

• Netherworld Thrust — Her first spirit ability; enhances her speed for a sudden charge. 8
• Netherworld Hundred Claws — Her second spirit ability; delivers a rapid flurry of claw strikes capable of overwhelming opponents such as Dai Mubai and Yufeng. 8 22
• Lan Yu teaches her that an agility fighter should strike, retreat, and seek another opening rather than remain in a prolonged melee. 18

Wind-Attribute Modification

Lan Yu permanently fused a Floating Anemo Fungus with Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherworld Civet through the Mycelium Network, granting her martial soul the Wind Attribute. 14

• Can sense and manipulate wind with far greater sensitivity. 14 22
• Wind Blade — An improvised wind-based claw attack that Ning Rongrong identifies as a self-created spirit skill. 14
• Netherworld Wind Thrust — An evolved form of Netherworld Thrust with improved speed and wind-enhanced penetration. 23
• Can exploit hostile wind techniques, as demonstrated by using Yufeng’s gale to launch herself into the air. 22

Gale Claw

Zhu Zhuqing’s third spirit ability, obtained from the Ten-Thousand-Year Gale Wolf. 18

• Condenses wind elemental energy into sharp claws around her hands.
• Greatly improves the lethality of her close-range attacks. 18
• Damaged the Netherworld White Tiger during Botanical Academy’s match against Star Luo Royal Academy. 46

Cross Gale Claw

Her fourth spirit ability, granted with her Floating Anemo Fungus spirit spirit. 33

• A wide-area cross-shaped wind-blade attack.
• Can carve deep fissures into the ground. 33
• Used as Cross Wind-Rifting Claw to break apart the Netherworld White Tiger Spirit Fusion Technique. 46

Sage Lord’s Blessings

Zhu Zhuqing’s physical body and mental strength are enhanced through the Sage Lord of Fungi’s mushrooms and the Mycelium/Spiritual Network. 7 17

• Her initial roasted-mushroom blessing gave her strength she believed sufficient to defeat a Soul Zun physically. 7
• The enhancements enabled her to safely absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year spirit ring as her third ring. 17 18
• Detoxifying Mushrooms allowed her to ignore Dugu Yan’s poisonous mist. 23
• Mycelial Carpet improves her recovery during battles as part of Lan Yu’s team. 22

Spirit Spirit

At Rank 40, Zhu Zhuqing received the Floating Anemo Fungus as a Fungus Spirit Spirit. 33

• Provides a black ten-thousand-year spirit ring without requiring her to hunt a spirit beast.
• Functions as an independent, living companion connected to her martial soul.
• Further develops her wind-element potential. 33

Equipment / Items

• Gale Left Leg Spirit Bone — Awarded by Lan Yu from the Soul Master Tournament championship rewards; Zhu Zhuqing begins absorbing it afterward. 49
• Detoxifying Mushroom — Used during the Imperial Team battle to resist Dugu Yan’s poison. 23
• Full-Buff Mushroom and other prepared mushroom provisions — Available through Lan Yu’s battlefield support. 22 23

Relationships

• Lan Yu — Her leader, mentor, and the Sage Lord’s spokesperson. He recruits her, strengthens her body and martial soul, directs her combat training, and protects her from Dai Mubai’s harassment. 6 14 18
• Bifulong — The Sage Lord of Fungi whom Zhu Zhuqing willingly accepts as her god in exchange for power and a chance to escape her fate. 6
• Ning Rongrong — Her frequent partner in training, arena fights, and Botanical Academy battles. Ning’s support abilities repeatedly enhance Zhu Zhuqing’s combat performance. 12 19 45 46
• Zhu Zhuyun — Her elder sister and former pursuer. Zhu Zhuyun attempts to offer Zhu Zhuqing to Lan Yu to save herself; Zhu Zhuqing later defeats her during the tournament as repayment for years of bullying. 6 46
• Dai Mubai — Her former fiancé and an unresolved early attachment. Zhu Zhuqing ultimately rejects him, repeatedly defeats him, and declares her separation from the Dai family’s control. 8 19 20
• Dai Davis — Dai Mubai’s brother, who attempts to drag Zhu Zhuqing back into the Star Luo succession conflict. She defeats him after breaking the Netherworld White Tiger fusion. 43 46
• Botanical Academy team — Her tournament teammates and fellow followers of the Sage Lord of Fungi; they assist her in binding the Netherworld White Tiger with vines. 46

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment and Soto City

Zhu Zhuqing becomes Bifulong’s follower after being captured in the Mushroom Realm, then accompanies Lan Yu to Soto City rather than returning with Zhu Zhuyun. 6 7

There, she defeats Dai Mubai despite his higher rank, breaking his White Tiger Barrier and leaving him unconscious. The victory releases much of her resentment and demonstrates the practical impact of the Sage Lord’s physical blessing. 8

Arena Training and Third Ring

At Lan Yu’s direction, Zhu Zhuqing enters solo and two-person Soul Fighting with Ning Rongrong to gain combat control and real battle experience. 12

After criticism for slower cultivation progress than Ning Rongrong, she hunts and absorbs a Ten-Thousand-Year Gale Wolf as her third spirit ring, obtaining Gale Claw. 17 18

She and Ning Rongrong later defeat Dai Mubai and Oscar in the Great Soul Arena. Zhu Zhuqing prioritizes Oscar as the opposing support master, displaying sharper tactical judgment and openly severing her remaining ties to Dai Mubai. 19 20

Imperial Team Battle

As part of the Bifulong Team, Zhu Zhuqing defeats Yufeng by exploiting his wind technique, then overcomes the Shi brothers’ Basalt Tortoise defenses through agility and Netherworld Hundred Claws. 22 23

She also bypasses Dugu Yan’s poison through a Detoxifying Mushroom and holds her claws at Dugu Yan’s throat, forcing the Imperial Team’s surrender. 23

First Killings and Botanical Academy

Zhu Zhuqing kills Bu Le and E Kao after Lan Yu’s Fungus Beasts incapacitate the three criminals stalking the group. Though shaken by taking lives for the first time, she accepts Lan Yu’s explanation that violence is unavoidable in their world. 20 21

After joining Botanical Academy, she continues training under Lan Yu, reaches Rank 40, and gains a Floating Anemo Fungus spirit spirit along with Cross Gale Claw. 33

Soul Master Tournament

Zhu Zhuqing competes for Botanical Academy during the tournament. She supports the team’s victories and quickly incapacitates Huo Wushuang during the New Gale Academy semifinal. 47

Against Star Luo Royal Academy, Ning Rongrong’s buffs and Botanical Academy’s vines create an opening for Zhu Zhuqing to shatter Dai Davis and Zhu Zhuyun’s Netherworld White Tiger fusion. She then defeats both personally, openly refusing their former authority over her. 45 46

Following Botanical Academy’s championship, Lan Yu awards her the Gale Left Leg Spirit Bone. 49

Notable Quotes

“She never showed any mercy when she bullied me either.” 46