Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Gender	Female
Origin	Zhu family of the Star Luo Empire 20 42
Affiliation	Lin Ye and Ning Rongrong’s alliance; Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Imperial Fighting Team; formerly Shrek Academy 20 46 47
Occupation/Role	Agility-attack Battle Soul Master; Osler’s substitute on the Imperial Fighting Team 42 50
Martial Soul	Hell Spirit Cat 9 42
Latest Recorded Rank	Level 29 Soul Grandmaster 42 48
Soul Rings	Two yellow rings 46
Status	Alive and training with the Imperial Fighting Team 50
First Appearance	Mentioned in Lin Ye’s plans 8; appears at Shrek Academy’s registration 9

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 27 Soul Grandmaster	9	Qualifies for Shrek Academy with her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul.
Rank 28 Soul Grandmaster	20	Lin Ye identifies her current rank while comparing her intensive cultivation with Tang San’s progress. The breakthrough itself is not shown.
Level 29 Soul Grandmaster	42 48	Personally confirms her level to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s elders; Qin Ming later introduces her at the same level.

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing was born into the Star Luo Empire’s Zhu family, whose women were assigned marriages to princes of the imperial Dai family. Her elder sister became Crown Prince Dai Weisi’s fiancée, while Zhu Zhuqing was engaged to the second prince, Dai Mubai. The arrangement valued her as a subordinate and a potential Martial Soul Fusion partner rather than allowing her to choose her own future 12 17 20.

She fled while her family pursued her and eventually reached Shrek Academy to find Dai Mubai. She had hoped he might offer a way out of their circumstances, but his womanizing and lack of ambition destroyed that hope. Lin Ye’s offer of protection, training resources, and independence gave her an alternative to returning home or remaining dependent on her fiancé 17 20.

Appearance

• Build: Curvaceous, with a figure emphasized by her fitted black clothing 9 20.
• Clothing: Introduced wearing a black dress; later wears close-fitting black clothes 9 20.
• Expression: Usually cool and aloof, including during her introductions at both academies 9 48.
• Accessories: Receives a pearl necklace and a subtly patterned pearl hairpin from Lin Ye in Vast Sea City 38.

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is reserved and economical with words. She often answers with a nod or a brief acknowledgment, ignores unwanted attention, and keeps her distance from Dai Mubai. Her restraint does not prevent direct confrontation: she calls him filthy and hypocritical, then uses soul power to shake off his grip 9 13 16 48.

Her central ambition is to control her own life. Beneath her cold demeanor, she harbors grief and anger over being treated as a family asset. She questions the price of Lin Ye’s help before accepting it, and later agrees to repay his generosity through future service rather than simply taking his pills without obligation 17 19.

She is hardworking and realistic about her limitations. Lin Ye recognizes her determination and patience, while Qin Ming praises her combat instincts. When assigned a substitute position because of her lower cultivation level, she accepts the decision without resentment 17 20 50.

Her warmer side emerges around trusted companions. She helps care for Lin Ye during his recovery, grows fascinated by his hidden abilities, and blushes when he places a hairpin in her hair. Although she initially tells Ning Rongrong that her feelings are only gratitude and respect, her later reluctance to relinquish her place beside the unconscious Lin Ye suggests growing attachment 20 34 37 38.

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat

An agility-attack martial soul that grants swift movement and sharp claws. Its speed and control impress Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s board members 24 46 47.

• Martial Soul Possession: Activates the Hell Spirit Cat and manifests two yellow soul rings 46.
• Claws and climbing: Extends sharp claws and climbs a tree with ease to scout approaching threats 24.
• Movement control: Accelerates, changes position, and stops with clean precision during her admission demonstration 46.
• Combat strengths: Qin Ming identifies exceptional speed, explosive power, swift attacks, and excellent combat instincts 50.
• Limitation: Her level remains too low for an immediate starting position on the Imperial Fighting Team 50.

Hell Stab

A charging attack used against the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent 24.

• Attempts to intercept the serpent before it reaches the group.
• The serpent evades the strike and counters with poisonous mist; Lin Ye’s golden barrier protects her before she withdraws 24.

Reconnaissance and Surveillance

Zhu Zhuqing combines keen eyesight with agility and close observation 20 24 27.

• Reports the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s crest, tail, wing color, approximate length, flight height, and direction 24.
• Spots a Man-Faced Demon Spider from a tree and counts its fifteen markings, helping Tang San identify a suitable soul-ring target 27.
• Watches Dai Mubai at Lin Ye’s request and warns Lin Ye about the assassination plot 20 21.

Equipment / Items

• Bottle of pills: Supplied by Lin Ye after she asks for two but cannot afford them. She promises to help him with future tasks in return; the pills’ specific effects are not stated in the provided passages 19.
• Pearl necklace: Bought by Lin Ye after Ning Rongrong suggests it would suit her 38.
• Pearl hairpin: A subtly patterned accessory she admires at a Vast Sea City stall. Lin Ye buys it and places it in her hair 38.

Relationships

• Lin Ye — Ally, benefactor, and traveling companion. She accepts his offer to pursue independence, reports Dai Mubai’s plot to him, and later protects and cares for him while his powers are unavailable. Their closeness develops hints of attraction, but no romantic relationship is confirmed 17 21 34 36 38.
• Ning Rongrong — Fellow ally and companion. Initially suspicious of Zhu Zhuqing’s closeness to Lin Ye, Rongrong accepts her after hearing her history and request for help. They subsequently travel, care for Lin Ye, and join the Imperial Fighting Team together 20 36 38 46.
• Dai Mubai — Arranged fiancé from the Star Luo imperial family. His conduct alienates her, and his possessiveness escalates into hostility toward Lin Ye. Zhu Zhuqing chooses independence from him; a formal dissolution of their engagement is not documented 12 16 17 20 21.
• Elder sister — Also bound by the Zhu family’s marriage arrangements; engaged to Crown Prince Dai Weisi. Her name is not given in the provided passages 20.
• Tang San — Former Shrek classmate and arena opponent. After losing to him, Zhu Zhuqing describes him as meticulous and skilled at concealing his nature, supporting Lin Ye’s caution toward him 15 20.
• Qin Ming — Supervising teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Evaluates her combat ability and assigns her a substitute role suited to her current cultivation 47 50.
• Osler — Imperial Fighting Team teammate whose position she serves as a substitute for 50.
• Xue Qinghe — Sponsor who arranges her admission alongside Lin Ye and Ning Rongrong and recommends all three for the Imperial Fighting Team 43 46.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shrek Academy and Rejection of Her Assigned Fate

• Passes registration at rank 27, pointedly ignores Dai Mubai, and begins watching Lin Ye with interest 9.
• Passes Zhao Wuji’s shortened entrance assessment with the other applicants and shares a dormitory with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong 12.
• Loses a one-on-one arena match to Tang San 15.
• Confronts Dai Mubai over his conduct and shakes off his attempt to seize her wrist 16.
• Visits Lin Ye to apologize for the confrontation. Their discussion leads her to accept his offer of support in exchange for trust, loyalty, and dedication to becoming stronger 17.
• Secures Ning Rongrong’s acceptance into their alliance and takes on surveillance of Dai Mubai as her first task 20.

Star Dou Great Forest Expedition

• Warns Lin Ye that Dai Mubai has hired an assassin, allowing him to prepare without revealing his knowledge 21.
• Stays apart from the Canghui Academy confrontation with Lin Ye and Ning Rongrong rather than joining Dai Mubai’s group 22.
• Scouts and attempts to intercept the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, then withdraws after Lin Ye shields her from its counterattack 24.
• Locates the Man-Faced Demon Spider that becomes Tang San’s third soul ring. Later learns that Lin Ye deliberately arranged the encounter to weaken Tang San’s future gains 27 28.

Shrek’s Destruction and Coastal Journey

• Catches Lin Ye when he collapses after destroying Shrek Academy and defeating his attackers. Lets him sleep on her lap and remains beside him until night 34.
• Promises to protect him during the half-month period in which the Divine Seal leaves his powers unavailable 36.
• Travels with him and Ning Rongrong toward Vast Sea City, accompanying the detour to Holy Soul Village and witnessing the recovery of Ah Yin and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone 37 38.
• Shares sightseeing and shopping with her companions in Vast Sea City before returning with them to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 38 42.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy

• Is introduced at the sect as Lin Ye’s companion, explicitly not as a new sect recruit 42.
• Travels to Heaven Dou Royal Academy under Xue Qinghe’s sponsorship and earns admission to the Imperial Fighting Team 45 46 47.
• Moves into comfortable accommodation with Lin Ye and Ning Rongrong 48.
• Impresses Qin Ming during her combat assessment but becomes Osler’s substitute until her cultivation increases 50.

Notable Quotes

“Then what's the price? What do I need to... give in return?” 17

“I need your help. Help me become stronger!” 20