Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Zhuqing; “little kitten” / “little kitty,” Yang Xiu’s affectionate nicknames 17 20 37
Gender	Female
Age	11 at her introduction and rescue 15 17
Origin	Zhu Family, Star Luo Empire 15 32
Affiliation	Flame Emperor Sect 19 35
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; inheritor of Dragon One’s legacy 21
Martial Soul	Hell Spirit Cat, evolved from advanced to top-tier 17
Soul Power	Level 37, her latest documented level 21 37
Innate Soul Power	Level 11, increased from level 8 17
Soul Ring Configuration	Yellow, purple, purple 21
First Appearance	Chapter 15: “Two and a Half Years” 15

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 25	15	Initial documented strength: two yellow Soul Rings, an advanced Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, and level-8 Innate Soul Power. She is weaker than her elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun.
Level 29; Martial Soul evolution	17	Pills supplied by Yang Xiu evolve Hell Spirit Cat to top-tier and raise her Innate Soul Power to level 11.
Level 30	17	Gains one level during a month of travel with Yang Xiu. Trains with him for another month before entering the Sect Secret Realm.
Level 32; third Soul Ring	18	Narrowly defeats a Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Secret Realm. Absorbs a 2,600-year third ring and gains Netherworld Power.
Second Soul Ring upgraded	18	Uses a Thousand-Year Soul Ring Experience Pill to turn her second ring purple. Her Soul Power increases, but she does not gain another level.
Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bone acquired	18	Defeats her mirror image in her hardest trial and absorbs the rewarded Soul Bone.
Level 37; Dragon One’s legacy	21	Gains five levels through the Flame Emperor Legacy Tower and acquires Hellish Slaughter. Her Soul Power is stated to continue strengthening gradually toward level 91; reaching that level is not documented.

Background / History

Zhu Family conflict and escape

Zhu Zhuqing is the Zhu Family’s second daughter and Zhu Zhuyun’s younger sister. A verbal marriage agreement between the Zhu Family and Star Luo’s imperial family betroths her to Dai Mubai. After he leaves for the Heaven Dou Empire, she resents being left to face her circumstances alone. She also accuses Zhu Zhuyun of repeatedly trying to harm her and says their parents refuse to believe her 15 25 32.

Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi arrange an assassination on Zhu Zhuqing’s journey to the Heaven Dou Empire, fearing that she and Dai Mubai could unite against them. Yang Xiu learns of the danger through a system mission and sends Hua Xiong to follow her. After destroying the assassins’ headquarters, he reaches her roadside battle while she has only superficial injuries and eliminates her attackers with Hua Xiong’s assistance 16 17.

Life with Yang Xiu

Zhu Zhuqing accepts Yang Xiu’s offer to escort and protect her. Completing his rescue mission adds thirty points to her system-recorded affection, bringing it to 61. After they take paired Martial Soul Fusion Pills, her intimacy reaches 68; their month-long journey later raises her affection to 95. Their companionship leaves her feeling less isolated, and she chooses him wholeheartedly 17.

At the Flame Emperor Sect, Yang Xiu becomes her sparring partner and prepares her for the Secret Realm. She subsequently earns Dragon One’s legacy through the Flame Emperor Legacy Tower. Her attachment to Yang Xiu also extends to the sect: she takes pride in its strength and asks him about its Titled Douluo 18 19 20 21.

Shrek Academy visit

Zhu Zhuqing accompanies Yang Xiu to Suotuo City and Shrek Academy. Xiao Wu befriends her after Yang Xiu introduces her as his future lifelong partner. She watches the academy’s entrance assessment with him rather than participating among the five candidates 22 23 24 39.

At Shrek’s Candlelight Party, Dai Mubai confronts her over their engagement. Zhao Wuji knocks him unconscious before the argument escalates. Zhu Zhuqing anxiously tries to explain herself, but Yang Xiu assures her that he already understands; she responds by openly kissing him 25 41.

Yu Yan’s arrival

When Yang Xiu becomes troubled by his feelings for Yu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing senses his unease through their connection. She tells him that knowing she remains in his heart is enough, and he affirms that she is the person he loves most. She does not stop his subsequent departure, but gives Yu Yan a cold reception when the latter comes looking for him 51.

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is reserved, economical with words, and initially distrustful. Her sister’s hostility and Dai Mubai’s abandonment leave her angry and defensive, but she directly challenges Zhu Zhuyun rather than accepting her taunts 15 17.

Her reserve softens around people she trusts. She smiles more freely with Yang Xiu, proudly shares her trial achievements with him, and becomes more relaxed through Xiao Wu’s friendship. Dragon One’s inheritance makes her outwardly colder, yet she remains visibly affectionate toward Yang Xiu 18 21 39.

She combines strong romantic commitment with emotional restraint. Although she reassures Yang Xiu about his conflicted feelings, her curt treatment of Yu Yan shows that this understanding does not make her welcoming toward a romantic rival 51.

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat

Her Martial Soul begins at advanced quality and becomes top-tier after she takes Yang Xiu’s Martial Soul Evolution Pill 17.

• Its Netherworld Power later combines with Dragon One’s legacy to form Hellish Slaughter 21.
• Her documented three-ring configuration is yellow, purple, purple 21.

Netherworld Power

Her third Soul Skill comes from the 2,600-year Soul Ring obtained in the Sect Secret Realm 18.

• Condenses Netherworld Power into a lethal strike.
• Deals devastating damage while ignoring 10% of the target’s defense.
• Helps her complete the subsequent Soul Ring Experience Pill trial 18.

Hellish Slaughter

A combat trait formed by fusing Dragon One’s legacy with her Martial Soul’s Netherworld Power 21.

• Reduces pain perception to 10%.
• Preserves absolute rationality and purges negative effects.
• Allows every attack to be delivered at full strength.
• Reduces damage taken by 50%.
• Continuously restores her condition through killing 21 37.

Yang Xiu assesses that the activated trait could allow her to fight a hundred same-level opponents alone; this is his evaluation, not a demonstrated battle 37.

Connection with Yang Xiu

Paired Martial Soul Fusion Pills establish an unspoken connection between Zhu Zhuqing and Yang Xiu 17.

• Allows them to sense one another’s feelings without verbal explanation 17 51.
• Enables Yang Xiu to anticipate her return from the Legacy Tower 21.
• Permits Martial Soul fusion when intimacy or affection exceeds 75. Their recorded affection reaches 95, but no fusion form or fusion attack is shown in the supplied events 17.

Equipment / Items

• Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bone — Earned by defeating her mirror image in the Sect Secret Realm and absorbed before she returns to Yang Xiu. Its location and specific ability are not identified 18 34.

Relationships

• Yang Xiu — Rescuer, cultivation mentor, and romantic partner. She calls him “Brother Xiu”; they share an emotional connection created by paired pills 17 39 51.
• Zhu Zhuyun — Elder sister, seven years her senior, and hostile rival. Collaborates with Dai Weisi to arrange her assassination 15 16.
• Dai Mubai — Arranged fiancé. Zhu Zhuqing resents his abandonment and chooses Yang Xiu despite Dai Mubai’s later objections 15 25.
• Dai Weisi — Co-conspirator in the assassination attempt; hires the organization targeting her 16 17.
• Hua Xiong — Protector during her escape and roadside ambush; prevents fleeing attackers from escaping 17.
• Dragon One — Source of her inherited legacy, which produces Hellish Slaughter when combined with Netherworld Power 20 21.
• Xiao Wu — Friend who welcomes her as a sister and playfully calls her “sister-in-law” 23 39.
• Yu Yan — Romantic rival whose interest in Yang Xiu creates tension. Zhu Zhuqing dismisses her questions and resumes cultivating during their first conversation 51.

Notable Quotes

“And how many times have you tried to hurt me? It's bad enough that our parents don't believe me, but I'm not blind.” 15

“Xiu, I can sense some things. You don't need to explain, and you don't need to worry about this. Knowing that I'm in your heart is enough.” 51