Zhu Zhulin

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Life under the Zhu Family’s rules

At ten years old, Zhu Zhulin lived alone in a shabby single-story house. The clan treated her as a widow and barred her from appearing at its celebration to avoid gossip about supposed unfaithfulness. She had become estranged from her parents, needing an announced request even to see them, and received only five Silver Soul Coins each month 9 10.

Although she loved Zhu Zhuqing, clan rules had discouraged her from becoming too close to her younger sister. This changed when Zhu Zhuqing sought shelter after Zhu Zhuyun’s assassination attempt. Zhu Zhulin welcomed her inside, and the sisters spent the night sharing their troubles. She subsequently taught Zhu Zhuqing geography, the continent’s major factions, combat techniques, and basic soul-beast knowledge 9 10 11 14.

Their mother initially rejected Zhu Zhulin’s attempt to approach her, blasting her away with soul power. Zhu Zhuqing caught her and broke the fall. Before departing, however, their mother hugged Zhu Zhulin, repeatedly apologized, and left money, clothing, and a Soul Tool 12 13.

Forest hunt and the Punishment Hall

Zhu Zhulin accompanied Zhu Zhuqing into the Star Dou Great Forest for her first soul ring. She carried her sister away from a five-hundred-year Demon Cloud Giant Wolf and offered to hold off a Lightning Wind Tiger so Zhu Zhuqing could escape. The hunt became a three-way battle when Zhu Zhuyun attacked from hiding; Zhu Zhulin blocked the masked attacker while protecting her younger sister 14 15 16.

After the tiger was subdued, she supplied Zhu Zhuqing with a dagger, checked her condition, and cautioned her during soul-ring absorption. She later carried the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing out of the forest and stored the tiger’s carcass for its valuable materials 16 17 18.

The sisters were subsequently accused of stealing Zhu Zhuyun’s soul bone. Zhu Zhulin was wounded during coercive interrogation and protested that the clan had tortured their companions into confessing. Zhu Zhuqing exposed the assassination attempt, but Zhu Xinglong imposed a lenient punishment on Zhu Zhuyun and confiscated the disputed soul bone 18 19.

Escape to the Heaven Dou Empire

One year later, Zhu Zhulin used the need for a third soul ring—and the request owed to the sisters after the hearing—to secure permission to leave. The sisters intended to abandon the clan permanently, crossing the Star Dou Great Forest to bypass imperial checkpoints 20.

She helped Zhu Zhuqing ambush Feng Zailong’s party with foul-smelling blue beads and stood guard during her second soul-ring absorption. When they discovered a Right Arm Soul Bone, Zhu Zhulin refused it despite wanting one, insisting that Zhu Zhuqing’s greater talent made her the better recipient. Zhu Zhuqing ultimately absorbed it and gained an enhanced summoned tiger, which helped the sisters hunt Zhu Zhulin’s Phantom Civet 21 22 23.

Zhu Zhuyun attacked again while Zhu Zhulin was absorbing her ring. After Zhu Zhuqing repelled her, Zhu Zhulin asked to leave rather than see their eldest sister again. The sisters continued to the Heaven Dou Empire and accepted a vacant house in Douluo Village 24 25 26.

A new life in Nuoding City

In Douluo Village, Zhu Zhulin claimed to be eighteen and to have insufficient soul power, concealing her actual age and cultivation. Privately, Zhu Zhuqing revealed her second martial soul to her. The discovery renewed Zhu Zhulin’s hope that her sister could someday change their family’s future 26.

She declined further academy study because attending a senior academy would separate her from Zhu Zhuqing. Instead, she hoped to open a clothing shop near her sister’s school. She enjoyed ordinary village work and later learned fruit trading at Douluo Village’s shop in Nuoding City 26 29 33.

She continued protecting Zhu Zhuqing, secretly striking Yang Aotian during the street battle. Later, she moved into a house with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu. Receiving a property deed bearing both sisters’ names brought her to tears 40 43 44.

During Zhu Zhuqing’s third soul-ring hunt, Zhu Zhulin guarded her against approaching soul beasts. Several corpses surrounded her when the absorption ended, and she was bloodied from defending the site. As they left the forest, Zhu Zhuqing detected an ambush by more than a hundred armed men and warned her 45 46 50.

Appearance

Zhu Zhulin has a youthful face, long hair, and pale hands 9 18 26.

• Height: Nearly 1.6 meters by the sisters’ arrival in the Heaven Dou Empire 26.
• Face: Described as oval 18.
• Combat clothing: Close-fitting black outfits, including a leather bodysuit and mask 9 16.
• Travel disguise: Black robes, a bamboo hat, and a mask conceal her identity and make her gender difficult to discern 20.

Personality

Zhu Zhulin is affectionate and protective, taking responsibility for Zhu Zhuqing’s food, clothing, instruction, and safety. Her concern sometimes becomes overprotectiveness: she suspects illness or possession when her sister begins speaking about becoming a god and changing the empire, then forcibly carries her off to seek help 9 10 11 13 32.

Bereavement and clan mistreatment leave her emotionally vulnerable and wary of grand ambitions. She initially fears defying the family and doubts that life outside it will be safer. Even after escaping, she says she wants only an ordinary life, a small business, and her sister’s happiness 9 10 20 22.

She is cautious rather than passive. She assesses stronger opponents before agreeing to an ambush, warns against exposing twin martial souls, and questions whether the sisters need help obtaining soul rings. She also worries about taking too much from Granny Ruth, showing a strong concern for repaying kindness 21 32 44 45.

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat

Her purple Hell Spirit Cat martial soul supports agility-based close combat 14 20.

• Uses Martial Soul Possession while fleeing threats and defending Zhu Zhuqing 14.
• Produces sharp claws capable of gouging a hard tabletop 11.
• Combines feline mobility with dagger attacks and rapid interception 15 16.

First Soul Skill

Her first soul-ring skill doubles her speed and supports a rapid forward attack. It is called Hell Stab in one passage and Hell Raid in another 14 15 16.

• Turns her charge into a streak of purple light 15.
• Allows her to move into an opponent’s path and attack with a dagger 16.
• Does not overcome the substantial power gap between her two-ring cultivation and Zhu Zhuyun’s three-ring Soul Elder cultivation 16.

Combat and Soul-Beast Knowledge

Her academy education supplies much of Zhu Zhuqing’s early instruction 9 11 14.

• Teaches combat techniques and basic soul-beast identification 14.
• Recognizes territorial warning signs and attempts to avoid dangerous habitats 14.
• Correctly identifies an Abyssal Scarlet Flame Tiger when Zhu Zhuqing mistakes it for a Ghost Tiger 48.
• Has read imperial records concerning twin martial souls and advises secrecy and caution with soul-ring absorption 32.

Yoga Cultivation

Zhu Zhulin learns cultivation-supporting yoga from Zhu Zhuqing, including Cat Pose 20 21.

• Initially practices only a few forms, refusing the others because she finds the poses embarrassing 21.
• Becomes interested in learning the complete set after realizing how inadequate the sisters’ strength is 21.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Daggers — Her principal weapons; initially keeps a sharp dagger beneath her pillow and later travels with two 9 15 20.
• Storage Soul Tools — Carry provisions, clothing, household supplies, and the Lightning Wind Tiger’s carcass 18 25 26.
• Blue smoke beads — Uses them in the ambush on Feng Zailong’s party and keeps some ready while guarding Zhu Zhuqing 21 22.
• Property deed — Entrusted to her by Zhu Zhuqing; records both sisters as owners of their Nuoding City home 44.

Relationships

• Zhu Zhuqing — Younger sister, pupil, and closest companion. Their bond becomes mutual protection, and Zhu Zhuqing promises to resurrect Zhu Zhulin’s deceased beloved after becoming a god 9 11 26 50.
• Deceased beloved — His death remains a source of grief; discussion of the Hell White Tiger fusion skill brings her to tears. He is referred to as her fiancé, while she is described as widowed 9 11.
• Zhu Zhuyun — Eldest sister and hostile pursuer. Her assassination attempts and false accusations ultimately drive Zhu Zhulin to reject further contact 15 18 19 25.
• Zhu Xinglong — Father and clan leader. His handling of the Punishment Hall case fails to provide the sisters with fair redress 19.
• Mother — An estranged parent whose rejection deeply hurts her; a later embrace and repeated apologies briefly restore warmth between them 12 13.
• Zhu Yang — Initially assists the sisters’ hunt, but later falsely accuses Zhu Zhulin of taking the soul bone after being pressured by his family 16 19.
• Granny Ruth — Benefactor who helps the sisters settle into their new community. Zhu Zhulin is anxious not to exploit her generosity 26 33 44.
• Xiao Wu — Housemate who shops and furnishes the sisters’ new home with them 43 44.

Notable Quotes

“As for me, my heart died long ago. Even if I escape the clan and reach the Heaven Dou Empire, I only want to be an ordinary person, run a small business, and see you happy every day. That would be enough.” 22

“Zhu Zhuqing, let’s go. I don’t want to see her again.” 25