Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	Seventh Sister 68 140
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire; Shrek Academy; Shrek Seven Devils 49 50 57 64
Occupation/Role	Noblewoman; agility-attack soul master; prospective inheritor of the Evil-Eyed Saint King’s power 42 57 96
Martial Soul	Hell Spirit Cat 41
Highest Documented Cultivation	Four-ring soul master; reached rank forty before obtaining her fourth ring 99 109
Status	Alive; tasked alongside Dai Mubai with claiming the Star Luo Empire’s throne 96 140 141
First Appearance	Identified by name during the roadside encounter near Suotuo City 35

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level twenty-six; two soul skills	40 41	Enters Shrek’s admission tests with Hellish Traversal and Hell Stab. Tang San attributes her cultivation chiefly to sustained hard work rather than exceptional natural talent.
Soul-power increase; resulting level unstated	48	Levels up after eating the Meat Mountain Black Pig dishes prepared by Oscar and Ma Hongjun, then cultivates to refine their energy.
Netherworld Qi-Reading Art	49 50	Tang San guides her Heavenly Eye’s development, expanding her perception and substantially increasing her spiritual power.
Level twenty-nine	61	Reaches this level during Shrek’s three-month training period; practices coordination with Dai Mubai by helping root out gangs.
Hell White Tiger fusion awakened	70	A shared determination to save their companions synchronizes her aura, soul power, and will with Dai Mubai’s, enabling their first successful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Third soul skill documented	94	Uses Netherworld Slash against an illusion impersonating Dai Mubai. The acquisition of its soul ring is not shown in the supplied passages.
Sharper Heavenly Eye; Netherworld Movement	94 96 98	Uses Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and undergoes the Saint King’s illusion trial. After qualifying for his inheritance, reports enhanced eyesight and a meditation method that improves speed and spatial perception.
Rank forty	99	Reaches the fourth-ring bottleneck after another month of rigorous cultivation.
Fourth-ring power refinement underway	100 101	A-Zi gives her power that can be refined into a soul ring. She begins comprehending and absorbing it with help from her Heavenly Eye and the Hell Spirit Cat’s knowledge.
Four soul rings confirmed	109 114	Displays four rings in the tournament. Her fourth skill, Netherworld Shrouding Sky Curtain, is subsequently shown in combat.

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing grew up in the Star Luo imperial court. The Zhu and Dai families frequently intermarry, and her engagement to Dai Mubai ties her future to the empire’s succession struggle. Their childhood correspondence offered Dai Mubai comfort when he saw little hope of defeating his brother 35 49 94.

When Dai Mubai fled, he invited her to accompany him, but she refused. His departure nevertheless damaged her trust in him. As the day determining their fates approached, she traveled alone to Suotuo City, investigated his activities, and applied to Shrek Academy to judge his situation firsthand 38 40 68.

Appearance

• Hair: Black, with thick bangs concealing the slit of her third eye 35 49.
• Usual clothing: Fitted black clothes and a jacket, described as cold and conservative in style 94.
• Heavenly Eye: A forehead eye that opens during Martial Soul Possession; her cat ears rise at the same time 49.
• After the immortal herbs: Her curves become softer and her skin more delicate, adding to her youthful appearance 98.

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is reserved, disciplined, and concise. She explains her abilities without embellishment and reaches level twenty-six through persistent effort despite having only somewhat above-average natural talent. Her willingness to follow Tang San’s advice during enrollment contrasts with the applicants who dismiss his suggestion to wait for teammates 40 41 42.

Her court upbringing makes her alert to concealed motives, but she respects her companions’ privacy. She deliberately misrepresents Oscar’s and Lin Like’s auras rather than reveal their secrets, and later refrains from challenging Lin Like’s questionable explanation of her origins 49 51.

With Dai Mubai, her cool manner gives way to jealousy, teasing, and open affection. She defends him against an impostor using his face and supports his decision to preserve both his power and his companions. She is also pragmatic about their imperial future, acknowledging the possibility of concubines even though Dai Mubai rejects it 93 94 96 132 140.

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat

Her martial soul specializes in agility attacks. Its unusual ocular abilities extend her role beyond close-range offense into reconnaissance and battlefield assessment 35 41 49.

• Uses claws and rapid movement to attack vulnerable targets 42 50.
• Combines Hellish Traversal and Hell Stab to sever the Meat Mountain Black Pig’s tail 48.
• During the underground scorpion battle, alternates between harassing enemies and delivering support food to teammates 53.
• Initially lacks the attack strength to penetrate the mutant wolf bandits’ hides, instead drawing them together for Dai Mubai’s attacks 69.

First Soul Skill: Hellish Traversal

Increases speed and, at full activation, allows her to pass through objects by becoming illusory 42.

• Cannot pass through living people or animals 42.
• Lets Ma Hongjun’s flames pass through her during the admission trial; Lin Like also uses her illusory figure to conceal approaching crossbow bolts 42.
• Full activation consumes an enormous amount of soul power 42.
• Its underlying mechanism temporarily places the body in another plane; remaining there too long risks losing the actual body 95.
• Later carries three teammates out of Elephant Armor Academy’s Crushing Suppression, leaving her nearly exhausted 117.

Second Soul Skill: Hell Stab

Boosts speed and attack power while adding a piercing effect 42.

• Used with Hellish Traversal for rapid close-range attacks 48.
• Delivers the blow that prevents the weakened Heaven-Burning Hippogriff from sustaining flight, allowing Ma Hongjun to finish it 50.

Third Soul Skill: Netherworld Slash

Produces a long black blade when she brings her hands together, doubling her attack power 94.

• Used immediately against the lecherous illusion wearing Dai Mubai’s face 94.
• The Hell Spirit Cat blocks the attack, demonstrating that recognizing an illusion does not by itself guarantee victory over its controller 94.

Fourth Soul Skill: Netherworld Shrouding Sky Curtain

Condenses a pitch-black soul-power curtain over an area, obstructing vision and partially interfering with perception while increasing her own attributes by twenty percent 114.

• Conceals Shrek’s setup against Elephant Armor Academy when deployed from the air with Ma Hongjun’s assistance 117.
• Xu Sheng disperses it with the light of his Sun Martial Soul 114.
• Elephant Armor Academy’s coordinated Crushing Suppression also breaks the curtain 117.

Heavenly Eye and Netherworld Qi-Reading Art

Her third eye reads auras. Tang San identifies it as a probable expression of the Evil-Eyed Saint King’s bloodline and guides its development into the Netherworld Qi-Reading Art 49.

• Aura reading: Sees Ning Rongrong as a seven-colored jewel, Dai Mubai as a feigning-sleep White Tiger, Tang San as a blue-silver vortex, and Ma Hongjun as a Fire Phoenix 49.
• Concealed traits: Detects that Oscar’s and Lin Like’s auras differ from their publicly presented martial souls 41 49.
• Soul-beast selection: Helps the group search for suitable soul beasts after the art’s awakening 50 52.
• Combat anticipation: Appears to predict Osler’s movements, intercepting him before he can reach Shrek’s rear line 64.
• Relationship reading: Develops the ability to see red threads indicating bond strength. The thread between herself and Dai Mubai is the strongest she observes among the group 93.
• Illusion sensitivity: Quickly recognizes the false Suotuo City scene during the inheritance trial 94.
• Condition assessment: Examines her teammates’ energy after Blue Sunshine Academy’s attack and determines that they need rest rather than treatment for serious injuries 131.
• Limits: Blue Sunshine’s seven-colored light partially obstructs her sight; Tang San’s subsequent counterattack prevents her from seeing inside the arena altogether 131.

Netherworld Movement

A meditation method received through the inheritance trial 98.

• Increases her speed.
• Strengthens her perception of space 98.

Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Hell White Tiger

Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai fuse into a black-and-white tiger with wings, differently colored double pupils, and a forehead eye 70.

• Their early attempts fail because unresolved guilt and mistrust prevent sufficient synchronization 49 68.
• First succeeds when both resolve to defeat Tiger King, avenge Zhao Wuji, and save their companions 70.
• Uses Storm Netherworld Cleave against Tiger King’s Heaven Swallowing Earth Devouring, killing him 70.
• During the later spar with Tang San, its might is comparable to a Soul Saint’s, but its Heavenly Eye remains closed. Grandmaster attributes the stronger initial manifestation to exceptional synchronization awakening dormant bloodline power 79.
• Also uses Hell White Tiger Fierce Light Wave in that spar 79.
• Both users collapse after the Tiger King battle and after losing to Tang San 70 79.

Items & Consumables

• Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew — Divided into three portions; Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai consume their shares by dripping the dew into their eyes. Her later perception can distinguish Ma Hongjun’s faint remaining evil fire 94 98.
• Lovesick Heartbreak Red — Offered to her and Dai Mubai by Tang San, but both decline it 98.

Relationships

• Dai Mubai — Fiancé, childhood correspondent, and fusion partner. His flight creates a lasting rift, but their bond develops into mutual affection and shared commitment to the inheritance trial. He eventually swears on his martial soul to love only her 38 49 68 70 96 140.
• Tang San — Third sworn brother and instructor in the Netherworld Qi-Reading Art. She trusts his guidance, while he recognizes and develops the potential of her Heavenly Eye 40 49 50.
• Ning Rongrong — Fifth sworn sibling and close teammate. Rongrong appreciates her discretion, supports her against Osler, and later advises her not to permit Dai Mubai unrestricted romantic freedom 49 50 64 140.
• Lin Like / Li Ke — Sixth sworn sibling. Zhu Zhuqing notices the irregularities in her aura and background but chooses not to expose them; after Li Ke is taken away, she suggests that returning home may relieve her divided loyalties 49 50 51 115.
• Oscar — Second sworn brother. Cooperates with her in training and tries to help resolve her strained relationship with Dai Mubai 50 60 68.
• Ma Hongjun — Fourth sworn brother and combat partner. Their teamwork brings down the Heaven-Burning Hippogriff and enables the aerial deployment of her dark curtain against Elephant Armor Academy 50 117.
• Yu Xiaogang / Grandmaster — Teacher. Defeats her attempted interception during training to demonstrate the importance of escape, positioning, and tactical control 60.
• Evil-Eyed Saint King — Source of her bloodline-linked inheritance. Qualifies her and Dai Mubai as successors and makes claiming the Star Luo throne their first trial 49 96.
• Hell Spirit Cat — The Saint King’s first apostle, distinct from Zhu Zhuqing’s martial soul. Attacks her during the illusion trial; Zhu Zhuqing later benefits from knowledge and experience granted by the apostle 94 101.
• A-Zi / Zi — Gap Demon acquainted with the Hell Spirit Cat. Recognizes the successors’ connection and gives Zhu Zhuqing power suitable for soul-ring refinement 100 101.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shrek Enrollment and Team Formation

• Enrolls to investigate Dai Mubai and faces Tang San and Ma Hongjun alongside Ning Rongrong and Lin Like. Although defeated, all three applicants pass the fourth trial 40 42.
• Joins the Star Dou Great Forest expedition and reveals her concealed eye as trust develops within the group 45 49.
• Becomes the youngest of the seven sworn siblings and shifts from the formation’s flank to its center to make better use of her new perception abilities 50.

Training and Scorchrock Valley

• Seizes carriage bells during physical training, then learns through Grandmaster’s combat exercise that speed alone cannot overcome superior tactics 59 60.
• Keeps the stronger Osler away from Shrek’s support line during the victory over the Imperial Fighting Team 64.
• Joins the wolf-bandit expedition. Her first successful fusion with Dai Mubai turns the battle against Tiger King, but leaves both unconscious 68 70.

Inheritance and Sunset Forest

• Resists an illusion designed around her fears of Dai Mubai’s behavior, then witnesses his refusal to sacrifice his companions for power 94 96.
• Becomes a qualified inheritor alongside him; their first objective is the Star Luo throne, which Dai Mubai hopes to use to change the empire’s traditions 96 98.
• Detects danger at the Sunset Forest camp and receives A-Zi’s power during the ensuing encounter 99 100.

Tournament and Later Events

• Helps Shrek defeat Elephant Armor Academy by concealing its preparations and extracting the exposed feint team 117.
• While watching the Sugar Water Group’s performance, identifies Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er as likely Martial Soul Fusion Skill users 129.
• Checks the unconscious Shrek competitors after Blue Sunshine Academy’s mental attack and confirms that several days of rest should suffice 131.
• Attends the auction while navigating the political sensitivity of her Star Luo identity. Flender asks her to use the Heavenly Eye to identify valuable treasures 141.

Notable Quotes

“Hellish Traversal increases my speed. At full power, it also lets me pass through objects, but not living people or animals, and it consumes an enormous amount of soul power.” 42

“Mubai, just as I thought, you made the right decision.” 96

“A man may be romantic, but he mustn't be vulgar.” 140