Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Gender	Female
Martial Soul	Hell Spirit Cat
Affiliation	God of Love Team; Heaven Dou Royal Academy; formerly Shrek Academy 18 24 27
Occupation/Role	Agility-Attack Soul Master; student and God of Love Team member 8 27
First Appearance	Identified while fleeing assassins in the forest 1; directly appears 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 27 Soul Grandmaster	8	Registers at Shrek Academy with two yellow Soul Rings and the Hell Spirit Cat martial soul.
Level 28 Soul Grandmaster	20	Breaks through after an overnight back-to-back dual-cultivation session with Ning Ze; the advancement would normally have taken more than ten days of her own cultivation.
Level 30 Soul Grandmaster	22	Reaches the third-ring threshold after continued dual cultivation during the journey toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
Level 31 Soul Elder	23	Absorbs a suitable thousand-year soul ring during the Star Dou Great Forest hunt.

Background

Zhu Zhuqing is the Second Miss connected to the Star Luo Empire’s Nether Duke’s Mansion. Hunted by three assassins for fleeing the political fate imposed by the First Prince and First Princess, she refuses to return even when injured, exhausted, and surrounded. She would rather die than be used as a sacrifice to power. 2

Ning Ze intervenes before the assassins can cripple her, killing all three with Love Arrow: Heartpiercer. His strength and kindness leave Zhu Zhuqing visibly shaken; she introduces herself after he supports her and later departs while maintaining a deliberately cold exterior. 2 3

She enrolls at Shrek Academy as a level-27 Soul Grandmaster. There, she refuses to acknowledge Dai Mubai—her arranged fiancé—because he abandoned her in the Star Luo Empire and then indulged himself in Suotuo City. In contrast, she softens around Ning Ze and begins calling him by name. 8

After Flender attempts to punish her, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu despite Ning Ze winning the agreed challenge, Zhu Zhuqing chooses to abandon Shrek. She rejects Dai Mubai’s appeals to their marriage agreement and potential Martial Soul Fusion Skill, declaring that she will shape her own destiny and pursue revenge herself. 17 18

She travels with Ning Ze, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, rapidly advances through dual cultivation, obtains her third soul ring in the Star Dou Great Forest, and enrolls at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The four later establish the God of Love Team. 20 23 24 27

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is a black-clad girl with a cold, guarded bearing that keeps others at a distance. Her appearance changes visibly when she activates her martial soul. 2 8

• Usually wears fitted black leather or black combat clothing. 2 28
• Has neat, shoulder-length black hair; later trains with it tied in a high ponytail. 8 28
• Her Hell Spirit Cat possession produces black cat ears, one black eye and one green eye, and inch-long claws. 8
• Her initially pale, injured appearance after fleeing the assassins contrasts with her composed and intimidating public demeanor. 2

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is proud, disciplined, and fiercely resistant to control. Her refusal to return to the Nether Duke’s Mansion, as well as her rejection of Dai Mubai’s demands that she endure Shrek’s punishment for their “future,” show that she values self-determination over safety or tradition. 2 17 18

She is outwardly cold and reserved, particularly toward people she distrusts. She reacts with open disgust to Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, yet becomes shy, flustered, and markedly gentler around Ning Ze. 8 13 20

Her primary motivation is becoming strong enough to change her fate and seek revenge. This ambition drives her to meditate even after exhausting days, directly request dual cultivation from Ning Ze, and seek specialized close-combat training to correct her weaknesses. 19 20 28

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat

Zhu Zhuqing possesses the top-tier Hell Spirit Cat martial soul, an agility-attack martial soul associated with the Nether Duke’s Mansion. 8

• Specializes in speed, explosive bursts, stealthy movement, and claw-based attacks. 8 28
• Can transform her hands into cat claws; during martial-soul possession, she gains cat ears and heterochromatic eyes. 2 8
• Initially possesses two yellow hundred-year Soul Rings. 2 8
• Her martial soul is one of the two components of the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dai Mubai’s White Tiger martial soul, though she rejects reliance on their arranged bond. 8 17

Enhanced Combat Under Aphrodite’s Blessing

Ning Ze’s Aphrodite’s Blessing can empower Zhu Zhuqing because she harbors affection for him. The effect increases with the recipient’s feelings toward Ning Ze. 10

• Receives increased strength, speed, and Soul Power. 10
• Combines Ning Ze’s enhancement with Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda support. 10
• While enhanced, she and Xiao Wu can pressure the level-76 Zhao Wuji, inflicting injuries and repeatedly intercepting his attacks on Ning Ze. 11
• Her determination to protect Ning Ze further strengthens the blessing’s effect during the assessment. 11

Love God Dual Cultivation

Zhu Zhuqing can cultivate with Ning Ze through close physical meditation because she has feelings for him, allowing their martial souls to resonate and multiply cultivation efficiency. 19 20

• Advances from level 27 to level 28 after one overnight session. 20
• Continues the method during the journey to the Star Dou Great Forest, reaching level 30. 21 22
• Her Nether Civet martial soul displays a notably bolder, more affectionate response to Ning Ze’s God of Love martial soul than Zhu Zhuqing does openly. 20

Close-Combat Training

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Zhu Zhuqing asks Ning Ze for individual practical instruction to address her vulnerabilities against strength-oriented opponents at close range. 28

• Identifies her weakness as becoming passive when physically restrained by stronger close-range opponents. 28
• Trains without her martial soul or Soul Skills so Ning Ze can evaluate her natural habits. 28
• Learns that agility-attack fighters should exploit an opponent’s balance, momentum, and center of gravity rather than contest brute strength directly. 28
• Ning Ze identifies instability in her waist and footing during her opening attack. 28

Relationships

• Ning Ze — Her rescuer, teammate, cultivation partner, and combat instructor. His rescue begins her attachment to him; she later relies on his support to grow stronger and openly asks for his training. 2 20 28
• Ning Rongrong — Initially a jealous romantic rival who warns Zhu Zhuqing away from Ning Ze. Their relationship gradually becomes cooperative through fighting together, shared travel, cultivation arrangements, and membership in the God of Love Team. 2 12 21 27
• Xiao Wu — Teammate and fellow recipient of Ning Ze’s cultivation support. The two defend Ning Ze together against Zhao Wuji and later share a rotating dual-cultivation arrangement. 11 21
• Dai Mubai — Her arranged fiancé and the intended counterpart for the Hell White Tiger fusion. Zhu Zhuqing despises his abandonment and decadent conduct, ultimately rejects their shared future, and refuses to depend on him. 8 17 18
• Tang San — A former Shrek classmate. Zhu Zhuqing leaves Shrek alongside Ning Ze’s group after Tang San supports Flender’s punishment rather than opposing it. 17 18
• Gu Rong — A protective Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elder who escorts the group to the Star Dou Great Forest and witnesses her advancement. 22 23

Story Role

Escape from the Star Luo Empire

Zhu Zhuqing’s attempted escape from the political struggle surrounding the Nether Duke’s Mansion brings her into contact with Ning Ze. Her rescue establishes both her determination to defy her assigned fate and the beginning of her emotional connection with him. 2

Shrek Academy Withdrawal

At Shrek, Zhu Zhuqing’s rejection of Dai Mubai becomes public. She supports Ning Ze during the conflict with Flender, then abandons the academy rather than submit to an unjust punishment or Dai Mubai’s emotional pressure. 8 15 17 18

Rapid Growth Journey

After leaving Shrek, Zhu Zhuqing uses Ning Ze’s dual-cultivation method to accelerate her cultivation, reaches level 30, and acquires a thousand-year third soul ring to advance to level 31. 20 22 23

God of Love Team

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Zhu Zhuqing becomes one of the four founding members of the God of Love Team. She contributes a practical focus to the team’s preparation by requesting specialized combat training before its initial assessment. 27 28