Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹青)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Zhu family; Shrek Academy 17 29
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Shrek Academy student 29
Martial Soul	Hell Spirit Cat 29
Status	Alive; recovering from injuries sustained in the Abyssal Valley 118 121
First Appearance	Chapter 17 17

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Two-ring Soul Master	17	Already possessed two Soul Rings while fleeing three Soul Kings sent by her family.
Level 32	29	At age twelve, passed Shrek Academy registration with the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul and a rare thousand-year Soul Ring.
Level 35	38	Rose three levels after she and Yang Que consumed the Twin Life Flower and cultivated together.
Level 39	115 118	Demonstrated this level while fighting pursuers in the Ruins; later confirmed it to Yang Que.

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing was engaged to Dai Mubai through an arrangement between their families. After Dai left, her elder sister sent three family Soul Kings—Ming Yi, Ming Er, and Ming San—to kill her. They pursued her from the Star Luo Empire into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Yang Que intervened and carried her to safety 17 29.

Zhu later found Yang Que’s cave and cared for him after his fight with the pursuers. She left following an intimate encounter brought about by their shared consumption of the Heavenly Soul White Lotus. About a year later, she sought him out at Shrek Academy. They reunited, and Yang Que promised to help end her engagement; Zhu urged him not to abandon his ambitions for her sake 22 28.

At Shrek, Zhu confronted Dai over leaving her exposed to her family’s pursuit. She then asked Yang Que to trust her with the burdens he had kept to himself, insisting that she wanted to share his fate rather than merely remain at his side 29 38.

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is tall, fair-skinned, and has long black hair. She is first seen wearing a fitted black outfit, with cat ears visible while using her Martial Soul 17.

• Hair: Long and black 17.
• Martial Soul features: Cat ears; a large Spirit Cat appears behind her during Martial Soul Possession 17 116.
• Clothing: Usually depicted in close-fitting outfits, including black clothing in the forest and at the Blood Palace 17 121.

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is blunt and easily embarrassed by Yang Que’s teasing, but she shows affection through practical care: she tends his injuries, cooks for him, and worries about the risks he takes. She wants his trust as well as his companionship 22 35 38.

She is determined to grow strong enough to stand beside him. That resolve also extends to her Shrek companions: in the Ruins, she draws pursuers away from Dan Moyou and Ning Rongrong rather than let them all be captured 38 113 118.

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat

Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul is the Hell Spirit Cat. She uses Martial Soul Possession in combat 29 116.

• First Soul Skill: Hell Stab — Her attack against Yu Tianxin produces dark Light Blades and forces him back despite his defense 116.
• Third Soul Skill: Netherworld Slash — Releases a large dark Light Blade. It weakens the combined attacks of Yu Tianxin and Lin Chong, but does not fully stop them while Zhu is exhausted 116.

Evasion and Survival

• Uses speed and forest terrain to evade a larger pursuit group, drawing on tactics learned while fleeing her family’s assassins 114.
• Kills a careless pursuer, then survives an attempt to burn her out by sheltering in a fireproof Gravity Suit until her enemies expend their Soul Power 114 115.

Equipment / Items

• Gravity Suit — Given to her by Yang Que for gradual weighted training; its maximum setting is 50,000 jin. Its fireproof material later protects her during a forest fire 39 115.
• Marked disc or wheel — A mysterious treasure she keeps despite pursuit, believing it may help someone important to her 113 116.
• Disguise Mask — Given to her by Yang Que before they intervene in a fight inside the Blood Palace; it changes her appearance and cannot be seen through by anyone below Soul King 125.

Relationships

• Yang Que — Rescuer and romantic partner. They cultivate together, and Zhu insists on sharing his burdens; he later catches her fall into the Abyssal Valley and nurses her through severe injuries 17 28 38 118.
• Dai Mubai — Formerly her arranged fiancé. She holds him responsible for abandoning her while her family hunted her; he accepts her relationship with Yang Que and does not oppose ending the engagement 28 29.
• Her elder sister — Zhu identifies her as the person behind the three Soul Kings sent to kill her 17.
• Dan Moyou and Ning Rongrong — Shrek companions. Zhu draws pursuers away to give them a chance to escape 113.
• Tang San and the Shrek students — Teammates who attempt to rescue her after her fall and regard her as family 116 117.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shrek Academy

Zhu enters Shrek as a level-32 Soul Master. During Zhao Wuji’s entrance test, she endures his Soul Power pressure until she reaches her limit. Afterward, her wish to support Yang Que leads her to accept his training, though she stays at the academy when he leaves to obtain his fourth Soul Ring 29 31 38 39.

The Ruins and Abyssal Valley

While exploring the Ruins with Dan Moyou and Ning Rongrong, Zhu takes three Spirit Medicines and a marked disc. She separates from her friends to divert pursuers, defeats that group, and is then attacked by Yu Tianxin and Lin Chong. Their combined assault sends her into the Abyssal Valley 113 115 116.

Yang Que catches her fall, but sword energy in the abyss injures both her body and soul. She wakes after several days of treatment. Later, she appears with Yang Que before the Blood Palace, revealing to her attackers and the Shrek group that she survived 117 118 121.

Notable Quotes

“I don't just want you by my side. I want your heart, too!” 38

“That isn't just your fate. It's mine too!” 38