Yan Shaozhe

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yan Shaozhe (言少哲)
Alias(es)	Pie-Drawing Douluo; Bright Phoenix Douluo; Radiant Phoenix Douluo 50 97 220
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Sea God Pavilion
Occupation/Role	Dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department; later Sea God Pavilion Master 50 598
Martial Soul	Bright Phoenix, a light-attribute martial soul stated to be close in attribute quality to Mu En's Bright Holy Dragon 429
Cultivation	Super Douluo; possesses nine soul rings 38 97
Status	Under guard at the Sea God Pavilion pending investigation into possible links to Xuanzi 706
First Appearance	Chapter 37

History

Yan Shaozhe first clashes with Moyan's group after Dugu Yan intervenes against the pressure he directs at the younger students. Shocked by Dugu Yan's rapid rise from Soul Emperor to Titled Douluo, he labels her an Evil Soul Master and attempts to take Dugu Yan, Moyan, and Dugu Luo into custody. His motive includes obtaining the method behind Dugu Yan's advancement and possibly locating the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well 38 42.

Mu En reprimands him for this conduct. Once Yan learns that Moyan possesses an Extreme Fire Martial Soul, he rapidly revises his position: rather than treat her as an enemy, he seeks to bring her into Shrek's orbit and proposes using Dugu Luo as the entry point for recruiting her faction 50.

During the Continental Soul Master Competition, Yan Shaozhe oversees Shrek's strategy, becomes interested in Jin Tianming's exceptional talent, and tries to obtain information from Moyan. After leaving an auction, he is ambushed by two attackers and badly beaten despite his Super Douluo cultivation; he later claims that he merely “fell” while going out 84 88 97 99.

Months later, he visits the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ma Xiaotao to investigate the secret behind Ning Zhifeng's and Ning Tian's martial soul breakthroughs. The trip yields no immortal herb or recruitment success: Ning Zhifeng declines to send Ning Tian and Wu Feng to Shrek, while Yan realizes Lei Ze's Ultimate Martial Soul is tied to Tang Wulin's family 145 146.

Personality

Yan Shaozhe is deeply invested in Shrek Academy's prestige and future, but his judgment is often shaped by ambition and the perceived value of rare martial souls. He initially distrusts Moyan, then treats her Extreme Fire as a resource that could restore Shrek's glory; he later pursues Jin Tianming, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and other talented youths with similar urgency 50 107 146 603.

His pride makes him sensitive to humiliation and criticism. He reacts angrily to ridicule of his title and martial soul, and his poor handling of pressure contributes to confrontations with Dugu Yan, Moyan, Jing Hongchen, and others 97 99 220 612 624.

He is nevertheless capable of reflection and concern for the academy's students. He recognizes the gap between himself and Mu En, worries for Shrek's competition team when they disappear, and helps restore Xuanzi's confidence after the latter's defeat 494 559 624. As Sea God Pavilion Master, however, he repeatedly defers to Xuanzi for answers and loses the elders' confidence in his leadership 609 610.

Abilities & Skills

Bright Phoenix Martial Soul

Yan Shaozhe possesses the Bright Phoenix, a powerful light-attribute martial soul. Its title is variously rendered as the Bright Phoenix or Radiant Phoenix, though he personally insists on the latter 97 220.

• A Super Douluo with nine soul rings 38 97.
• Can release overwhelming Soul Power pressure, though this was neutralized by stronger opponents and interrupted before he could complete a seventh soul skill 37 97.
• Used his Bright Phoenix power to stabilize the critically injured Long Xiaoyao after Long Yaoyan's ambush 586.
• Despite his sensitivity to darkness as a light-attribute Soul Master, he failed to detect a covert dark force invading Dai Hao 577.

Recruitment and Political Maneuvering

Yan Shaozhe routinely attempts to secure exceptional talents and assets for Shrek Academy.

• Reframed Moyan from a perceived threat into Shrek's prospective “light of hope” after learning of her Extreme Fire 50.
• Sought intelligence on Jin Tianming's martial soul and cultivation during the Continental Soul Master Competition 88 105.
• Visited the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to investigate martial soul breakthroughs and recruit Ning Tian and Wu Feng 145 146.
• Tried to persuade Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yutong, and others to participate in Shrek's competition team, with little success 603.

Relationships

• Mu En — Teacher and Sea God Pavilion Master. Yan Shaozhe respects Mu En's authority, but his suggestion that Tang San might be a better Pavilion Master provokes Mu En's killing intent 50 265.
• Ma Xiaotao — Disciple. Yan Shaozhe places great hopes on her potential Extreme Fire evolution and frequently acts to resolve her unstable evil fire 49 70.
• Moyan — Initially an adversary and recruitment target; later his principal rival for the Sea God Pavilion Master position 38 50 562.
• Dugu Yan — Hostile acquaintance. Yan Shaozhe attempts to arrest her after accusing her of being an Evil Soul Master, and she knocks him unconscious with a punch 38 39.
• Dugu Luo — Yan Shaozhe regards her as a possible route to influencing Moyan and praises her Jade Scale Flood Dragon Martial Soul 50.
• Xuanzi — Fellow Shrek elder and later political ally. Xuanzi encourages Yan Shaozhe to challenge Moyan for the Sea God Pavilion Mastership, but Yan is subsequently implicated by his close cooperation with Xuanzi 559 562 706.
• Long Xiaoyao — Great-grandfather. Yan Shaozhe learns of their blood relation from Xuanzi and appeals to Long Xiaoyao for support in his succession bid 561 562.
• Elder Song — Senior Sea God Pavilion elder who repeatedly criticizes Yan Shaozhe's impulsiveness and ultimately orders him detained after Xuanzi's exposure 95 99 706.
• Jin Tianming — Coveted recruitment target whose strength repeatedly overturns Yan Shaozhe's expectations; Jin later orders the ambush that leaves Yan badly beaten 105 107 624.
• Jing Hongchen — Rival academy representative who kicks Yan Shaozhe into a pigsty when Yan panics over Shrek's missing competition team 624.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Conflict with Moyan's faction

Yan Shaozhe's early antagonism toward Dugu Yan and Moyan establishes his tendency to equate unusual cultivation with danger—or with a resource Shrek should control. Mu En redirects him toward recruitment, prompting Yan to seek influence through Dugu Luo instead 38 42 50.

Continental Soul Master Competition

He leads Shrek's preparations with excessive confidence in Zhang Lexuan and the academy's strength. Jin Tianming's Ultimate Power and Extreme Gold overwhelm those expectations, while Yan's attempts to gather information and recruit him fail 84 105 107.

His conflict with Moyan's side escalates when Jin Tianming's faction has him ambushed outside the imperial palace. The resulting injuries become a source of mockery during negotiations over compensation for Yan's actions against Moyan 97 99.

Search for rare talents

Yan investigates the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's breakthroughs, hoping to discover an immortal herb or comparable secret. He instead finds multiple children with extraordinary potential, including Lei Ze's Ultimate Martial Soul, but fails to recruit them 145 146.

Sea God Pavilion succession struggle

After Mu En is injured, Yan initially rejects Xuanzi's unsupported accusation that Moyan orchestrated the incident. Learning that Long Xiaoyao is his great-grandfather changes his calculation: he embraces Xuanzi's plan to contest Moyan for the Sea God Pavilion Master position and seeks Long Xiaoyao's backing 559 561 562.

The elders oppose his claim, but Long Xiaoyao uses Limit Douluo pressure to support Yan and Xuanzi. Yan later assumes the position of Sea God Pavilion Master, though the transition leaves the academy divided 569 598.

Failed leadership and investigation

As Pavilion Master, Yan struggles to address Beibei's fall into becoming an Evil Soul Master and the rumors that Shrek harbors Evil Soul Masters. He turns to Xuanzi for direction, further exposing his lack of control over the crisis 609 610.

After Xuanzi's hidden identity is exposed, Elder Song treats Yan's repeated cooperation with Xuanzi as suspicious. Yan denies being a Holy Spirit Cult spy, but is confined under armed guard while the Sea God Pavilion investigates him 706.

Trivia

• Yan Shaozhe is privately called the Pie-Drawing Douluo because of his habit of presenting students with attractive visions of the future 50.
• He is beaten unconscious by Dugu Yan early in the story, then later beaten into a “pig's head” by two ambushers 38 97.
• After the second beating, he claims he was injured because he “accidentally fell,” an excuse that even Xian Lin'er struggles not to laugh at 99.
• Bai Yu repeatedly calls him the Pie-Drawing Douluo even after he corrects her that his title is Radiant Phoenix Douluo 220.