Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhu Zhuqing (朱竹清)
Alias(es)	“Big Kitty”
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Shrek Team
Occupation/Role	Agility Attack System Soul Master
Martial Soul	Netherdark Spirit Cat (evolved from Netherworld Spirit Cat)
Status	Alive
First Appearance	55

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 27 Great Soul Master	55	Her level upon arriving for Shrek Academy’s assessment.
Level 28 Great Soul Master	74	Reached through several months of cultivation and special training.
Level 30 Quasi-Soul Grandmaster	74	Ye Chen used nine Soul Ring Age Upgrade Cards to raise her first two rings into thousand-year rings.
Level 33 Soul Grandmaster	79	Absorbed a 2,500-year-plus Netherworld Spirit Cat as her Third Soul Ring and gained a tail-type External Soul Bone.
Level 40 Quasi-Soul Elder	80	Consumed the Netherworld Immortal Sesame, which raised her Soul Power by seven levels and improved her Martial Soul.
Level 42 Soul Elder	81	Absorbed a ten-thousand-year Ghost Leopard Soul Ring as her Fourth Soul Ring.
Level 46 Soul Ancestor	136	Refined a ten-thousand-year Netherworld Spirit Cat Left Leg Bone.
Level 48 Soul Ancestor	142	Her second Martial Soul Upgrade Card succeeded, evolving her Martial Soul and granting a domain.
Level 55 Soul King	199	Absorbed a twenty-thousand-year Shadow Leopard as her Fifth Soul Ring.
Level 60 Quasi-Soul Emperor	269	Reached the sixth-ring threshold after her Netherworld Spirit Cat right leg bone was upgraded to 100,000 years.
Level 62 Soul Emperor	272	Refined a more than 40,000-year Netherworld Spirit Cat as her Sixth Soul Ring.
Level 65 Soul Emperor	272	Refined and upgraded a Netherworld Spirit Cat Head Soul Bone to 100,000 years.

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing is the second young lady of the Netherworld Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire. For generations, direct-line women of the Zhu Family have married into the Star Luo royal Dai Family; Zhuqing was betrothed to Dai Mubai, the empire’s third prince. The arrangement placed her within the Dai Family’s lethal succession struggle, in which all princes other than the victor are expected to die or be crippled. Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun sent assassins after her during her journey to Shrek Academy. 61 137

She arrived at Shrek seeking Dai Mubai, only to learn that he spent his time in Suotuo City pursuing women rather than cultivating. Devastated by his abandonment and the apparent futility of facing Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun alone, Zhuqing briefly fell into despair. She nevertheless refused Ning Rongrong’s offer to use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to dissolve her marriage, declaring that she would change her own fate. 60 61

Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai after confronting him over his conduct and refused to yield even when he invoked their marriage contract. 64 66 Ye Chen subsequently taught her the Creation Meditation Method, Creation Body Tempering Art, and Creation Soul Tempering Skill, forming the basis of her rapid later growth. 68 70

During their journey to obtain her Third and Fourth Soul Rings, Ye Chen provided resources suited to her dark-attribute Martial Soul, including the Netherworld Immortal Sesame. After the herb raised her to level 40 and improved her Martial Soul, Zhuqing accepted Ye Chen’s confession and became his girlfriend. 78 80 81

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing is commonly seen in tight black leather combat attire and high-heeled boots, matching her stealth-oriented fighting style. Her External Soul Bone manifests as a purple-black cat tail. 75 78 176

• Her evolved Martial Soul is a shadow-colored feline whose presence noticeably dims surrounding light. 142
• She can conceal her Soul Power, alter her figure, and disguise the colors of her Soul Rings with a purple Disguise Necklace bearing a black-cat pendant. 74 75
• Her Martial Soul Avatar grants feline claws used for high-speed slashing and piercing attacks. 58 159

Personality

Zhuqing is reserved, cool-tempered, and intensely diligent. Even after her attacks failed and both of her Soul Skills entered cooldown during her assessment battle with Ye Chen, she refused to surrender. 58 Her determination stems from growing up under the Star Luo Empire’s succession system and relying on her own cultivation to survive it. 61

Although initially guarded and distrustful after Dai Mubai’s betrayal, she becomes shy around Ye Chen and accepts his protection and guidance. 75 80 She remains unforgiving toward those who endangered her, especially Zhu Zhuyun and the Dai Family, but does not seek to kill her sister despite their history. 223

Abilities & Skills

Netherdark Spirit Cat

Zhuqing’s original Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul became top-tier after she consumed the Netherworld Immortal Sesame, then evolved into the god-grade Netherdark Spirit Cat after a successful Martial Soul Upgrade Card attempt. The evolved Martial Soul possesses the dark attribute. 80 142 143

• Greatly enhances her speed, reactions, agility, and close-range assassination ability.
• Zhuqing believed the evolved Martial Soul made her capable of defeating two versions of her former self. 143
• Its dark attribute is incorporated into her evolved Soul Skills. 143

Soul Skills

Soul Skill	Effect
First Soul Skill: Netherdark Thrust	Raises her speed by 150% and adds dark-attribute damage to her claw attack. 143
Second Soul Skill: Netherdark Claw	A single-target claw strike with 20% piercing effect. 143
Third Soul Skill: Netherdark Slash	Forms a dark claw blade for a powerful slashing attack with 20% piercing effect. 143
Fourth Soul Skill: Netherdark Shadow Clone	Creates combat-capable clones equal to her number of Soul Rings. The clones can use her other Soul Skills but cannot create further clones. 143 199
Fifth Soul Skill: Netherdark Shadow Connection	Links her Shadow Clones so that they can coordinate their attacks with her true body instead of acting as simple independent units. 199
Sixth Soul Skill: Netherdark Power	A self-buff that increases all attributes by 120%. 272

Netherdark Domain

Zhuqing gained the Netherdark Domain when her Martial Soul evolved. 142 143

• Increases her strength by 20%. 143
• Suppresses the strength of opponents within the domain by 20%. 142 143
• Grants Shadow Escape, allowing her to teleport and evade attacks. 143 236
• She used the domain and Shadow Escape to get behind the Hell White Tiger before nearly cleaving it apart with Netherdark Slash. 235 236

Soul Bone Skills

• Netherworld Raid — Tail-type External Soul Bone Skill; increases all forms of speed by 100%. The tail itself also possesses offensive power. 79
• Netherworld Piercing — Left Leg Bone Skill; grants an additional 30% piercing effect for half an hour, improving her ability to break defensive Soul Masters’ defenses. 136
• Netherworld Possession — Right Leg Bone Skill; after the bone reached 100,000 years, it increased her evasion chance and resistance by 80%. 269
• Netherworld Concealment — Head Soul Bone Skill; makes her invisible and completely silent for a number of seconds equal to her Soul Power level. The effect ends immediately when she attacks. 272
  • At level 65, its maximum duration is 65 seconds. 272
  • Ordinary Eight-Ring Soul Douluo are expected to struggle to detect it unless they specialize in Spiritual Power, while Titled Douluo may still perceive her. 272

Soul Bones & Items

• Netherworld Spirit Cat Tail External Soul Bone — Obtained alongside her Third Soul Ring; carries Netherworld Raid. 78 79
• Netherworld Spirit Cat Left Leg Bone — Ten-thousand-year Soul Bone carrying Netherworld Piercing. 136
• Netherworld Spirit Cat Right Leg Bone — Upgraded to 100,000 years; carries Netherworld Possession. 269
• Netherworld Spirit Cat Head Soul Bone — Upgraded to 100,000 years; carries Netherworld Concealment. 272
• Disguise Necklace — Conceals Soul Power, changes her figure, and alters visible Soul Ring colors. 75

Relationships

• Ye Chen — Her teacher, protector, and boyfriend. He trained her with advanced cultivation methods, supplied her with Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and immortal herbs, and confessed to her after her Martial Soul improved. 68 70 80
• Xiao Wu — Friend and Shrek teammate. Xiao Wu defended Zhuqing against Dai Mubai and accepted Zhuqing’s relationship with Ye Chen. 61 81
• Ning Rongrong — Close friend and Shrek teammate. Rongrong offered sect protection to help Zhuqing escape her arranged marriage, and later supports her in battle. 61 177
• Dai Mubai — Former betrothed. Zhuqing despises him for abandoning their shared struggle and indulging in debauchery instead. 60 61 66
• Zhu Zhuyun — Elder sister and former rival in the Star Luo succession conflict. Zhuqing rejects her attempts at reconciliation but does not intend to kill her. 223 235
• Dai Weisi — Dai Mubai’s elder brother and a former political threat. Zhuqing remains hostile toward him and the Dai Family’s succession system. 223
• Oscar — Shrek teammate whose Flying Mushroom Sausage allowed Zhuqing to pursue and defeat airborne opponents during the Blazing Academy match. 177

Story Role / Major Arcs

Soul Master Competition

• Against Canghui Academy, Zhuqing defeated two opponents in rapid succession, holding back enough to avoid lethal injuries. 159
• Against Elephant Armor Academy, she combined Netherworld Raid and Netherworld Piercing to bypass the defense-oriented team’s durability, then incapacitated Hu Yanshan with Netherdark Slash. 173 174
• Against Blazing Academy, she defeated higher-ranked opponents Huo Lie and Huo Wushuang, then used Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausage to eliminate the airborne Huo Yun. 177
• Against Tianshui Battle Team, she swiftly eliminated Yu Hairou while Xiao Wu dismantled the rest of the opposing formation. 186
• In the tournament final, she faced Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi without Ning Rongrong’s support buffs. Using her Netherdark Domain, Shadow Clones, Shadow Connection, and Shadow Escape, she defeated their Hell White Tiger fusion and helped Shrek claim the championship. 235 236

Later Growth

• Zhuqing obtained her Fifth Soul Ring from a twenty-thousand-year Shadow Leopard after Ye Chen immobilized it, gaining Netherdark Shadow Connection. 198 199
• She later acquired her Sixth Soul Ring and a Netherworld Spirit Cat Head Soul Bone, completing a major step toward a specialized stealth-assassin fighting style. 271 272
• She continued to reject attempts by Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi to repair their relationship, viewing her ties to the Star Luo family as effectively severed. 223 273

Notable Quotes

“I believe I can change my own fate!” 61

“At worst, I’ll die!” 66