Shen Yichen

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Before transmigrating, Shen Yichen was an ordinary university student. He was born into a family closely connected to Shrek Academy: his grandmother Lin Huiqun was a Sea God Pavilion elder, and both parents served in the Shrek Inspection Corps 1 9.

After receiving the Diary Recording System, he created the fictional transmigrator Xiao Yan and wrote about events supposedly set ten thousand years earlier. This let him mix revelations with invented material while concealing his identity as the recorder 1 4 47.

At age six, he awakened the Ruyi Jingu Bang under Mu En’s supervision. He became Mu En’s disciple and was later selected as heir to the Sea God Pavilion Master position 6 15 39.

Appearance

As a child, Shen Yichen is small and white-haired, with a round face that earns him descriptions such as “white-haired fluffball” and “white-haired dumpling” 23 81.

• At his awakening, his staff was approximately his height and appeared to be plain black iron with gold bands 6.
• When fully equipped for battle, he wears a purple-gold crown, golden armor, lotus-silk boots, and a long red cloak 110.

Personality

Shen Yichen enjoys teasing and showing off, particularly to Bei Bei and other Diary group members. He can present himself as an obedient child while behaving much more mischievously in the group chat 23 31.

Although he values his life and initially intends to keep a low profile, he also seeks excitement and takes calculated risks. He recognizes his limitations as a strategist and relies on trusted elders, particularly Mu En, for guidance 9 26 46.

He is ambitious and openly interested in power and romance, but grows attached to his allies over years of contact. His loyalty is personal: he rejects the idea of Soul Beasts ruling humanity while treating Di Qiu’er and other beasts close to him as companions 15 100 109 114.

Abilities and Skills

Ruyi Jingu Bang

Shen Yichen’s Martial Soul is a staff engraved with a weight of 13,500 jin 6.

• Divine Weapon: The staff has a comfortable weight in his hands but weighs 13,500 jin against enemies 6.
• Wishful Transformation: It can change size, gaining weight as its volume increases 6.
• Indestructible Diamond Body: While he holds the staff, he is immune to physical and energy damage. When the Martial Soul is unsummoned, he can retain this protection with it inside his body 6 23 112.
• The protection does not prevent him from being knocked back and does not substantially increase his physical strength. Shen Yichen initially identifies mental attacks as a weakness 6 23.
• He can disguise an Aolai Staff as the cudgel when using an attack that requires throwing it, keeping the real Martial Soul inside his body 112.

Soul Skills

His panel lists the following skills and Soul Ring ages at Level 53 100:

Aolai Staff Technique

A Diary reward derived from the Wishful Staff Technique, the Aolai Staff Technique combines staff combat with the ability to turn a small wooden stick into an Aolai Staff 23.

• Shen Yichen uses it against Bei Bei instead of the Golden Cudgel because he fears a cudgel strike could kill him 23.
• His panel credits the technique with two additional Skill points 23.

Diary Recording System

The system rewards diary entries and can share copies with selected characters. It also provides a personal status panel and a group chat 1 2 39.

• Regular diary activity increases his Mind, Constitution, and Skill attributes 62.
• Rewards include Soul Skill templates, equipment, crafting knowledge, and items that can be saved for others 13 105.
• Shen Yichen writes the Daily Essays as a mixture of information and fiction; his account of his future rebellion is not a reliable record of events that actually occurred 47 84.

Soul Engineering and Forging

Shen Yichen studies Soul Tools under Xian Lin’er and quickly demonstrates precise Core Array engraving, aided by his attributes 40 41.

• He calls himself a Level 6 Soul Engineer after returning from his years away 108.
• The Diary System also grants him Level 7 Saint Craftsman forging techniques and Battle Armor theory 105.

Equipment and Items

• Phoenix-Winged Purple-Gold Crown, Chainmail Golden Armor, and Cloud-Treading Lotus-Silk Boots — A set of equipment he wears during his confrontation with Di Tian 105 110.
• Aolai Staff — A red staff produced through the Aolai Staff Technique; he also uses a disguised version as a decoy for his Martial Soul 23 112.
• Storage Soul Tool — Used to carry belongings, including his bedding 119.
• Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow — Given to the Snow Empress and Ice Empress to aid their cultivation 105.

Relationships

• Lin Huiqun — His grandmother and a Sea God Pavilion elder. Her standing binds his family closely to Shrek 1 6.
• Mu En — His teacher and protector. Mu En helps conceal his connection to the Diary and supports him as the Pavilion’s successor 26 39.
• Zhang Lexuan — His eldest senior sister and close companion. She supervises his cultivation, travels with him, and helps deflect suspicion about his identity 39 59 101.
• Bei Bei — A childhood friend whom Shen Yichen calls “Little Blue Hair.” Their friendship remains strong after five years apart 23 107.
• Ma Xiaotao — A close companion whom he says he intends to marry alongside Zhang Lexuan. After his return, he helps resolve her Evil Fire problem 55 122.
• Di Qiu’er — The transformed Auspicious Beast entrusted to his protection. He gives her the name Di Qiu’er and considers her a companion 69 114.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress — Soul Beasts who seek refuge at his side. They later pledge the Far North’s support after accepting his gifts 69 105.
• Wang Dong’er — A Diary group acquaintance whom he repeatedly teases and tries to draw away from Tang San’s influence. They later share a dormitory 90 118.
• Jing Hongchen — An ally who agrees to provide support within his authority while waiting for Shen Yichen to gain greater strength and influence 81.
• Tang San — A god whose influence Shen Yichen opposes. Shen Yichen leaves Shrek for a time to avoid attracting his attention 46 59.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Diary and Awakening

Shen Yichen uses the Diary to expose and comment on events involving Tang San while maintaining separate identities as Shen Yichen, the recorder, and the group-chat user Great Sage Equal to Heaven. After awakening his Martial Soul, he absorbs his first ring and begins training under Mu En 4 6 15.

He later writes an exaggerated account of his supposed future rebellion against Shrek and battle with Tang San. The story wins support from readers, including Mu En and Zhang Lexuan, but Shen Yichen privately acknowledges that he made it up 46 47.

Dragon City and the Sun Moon Empire

To avoid Tang San’s attention, Shen Yichen leaves Shrek with Zhang Lexuan for the Heavenly Dragon Sect. In Dragon City, he meets the Snow Empress and Ice Empress and takes Di Qiu’er under his protection 59 65 69.

At the Soul Master Tournament in Heaven Dou City, he negotiates an exchange arrangement with Jing Hongchen. He then travels to the Sun Moon Empire, where he spends approximately five years cultivating and studying 72 81 98.

Return to Shrek

After reaching Soul King, Shen Yichen returns to Dragon City and reunites with Bei Bei. At the Lake of Life, a test by Di Tian escalates into a confrontation in which Shen Yichen displays his strength and protects Di Qiu’er 98 99 107 109 110.

He reveals that he is Great Sage Equal to Heaven, returns to Shrek, and defeats Yan Shaozhe in a spar without using his Martial Soul. He subsequently meets Wang Dong’er in the dormitory and helps arrange treatment for Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire 113 114 115 116 118 122.