Shrek

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shrek Academy (史莱克)
Affiliation	Sea God Pavilion; deep partner of the Spirit Pagoda 344 416
Occupation/Role	Independent soul master academy; educator, tournament competitor, and continental force opposing Evil Soul Masters
Status	Active
First Appearance	Mentioned 2

Background / History

Shrek is an independent institution based in Shrek City. Its position at the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest and crossroads of the original Three Douluo Kingdoms gives it strategic importance; it also possesses immense fame, deep foundations, and a reputation as the continent’s foremost Martial Soul academy 143 175.

The academy was founded ten thousand years earlier by the Golden Iron Triangle and the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils, commemorated by ten ten-meter granite statues on its grounds 14. It is associated with a long-standing undefeated legend in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament and is widely treated as the tournament’s benchmark team 172 173.

Shrek traditionally remained orderly neutral rather than belonging to any country, while maintaining enough influence that nations treated it with exceptional respect 175 301. Its Continental Monitoring Group historically suppressed Evil Soul Masters across the Three Douluo Kingdoms, contributing to many Evil Soul Masters relocating to the Sun Moon Empire 403.

After Huo Yuhao’s rise, Shrek entered a period of reform. His Soul Tool research accelerated the Soul Tool Department, while the academy’s cooperation with the Spirit Pagoda made Soul Spirits central to its future development 300 301 344. Huo Yuhao later succeeded Mu En as Sea God Pavilion Master, becoming the academy’s youngest holder of that position 344 412.

Campus and Resources

• Shrek City’s annual tax revenue belongs to Shrek Academy, providing substantial financial resources 153.
• The academy maintains a Soul Beast Zone, divided into concealed beast enclosures and a Beast Fighting Arena for student training and assessments. The enclosures hold even ten-thousand-year soul beasts under Soul Tool restraint 153.
• Its extensive Martial Soul research materials are a major attraction for students and researchers 6.
• The Sea God Pavilion library preserves Huo Yuhao’s Soul Tool blueprints, including approximately 1,500 reproduced designs from his exchange period 301.
• Shrek has its own merchant association, including networks extending into the Sun Moon Empire; this supports its acquisition of scarce rare metals 301.

Golden Tree

The Golden Tree is Shrek’s greatest strategic asset and final line of defense. Past Sea God Pavilion Masters have merged with it at the ends of their lives, allowing the academy to mobilize its stored power to defend Sea God Pavilion, Shrek Academy, and Shrek City 269 270.

• Its power is reserved for existential danger because its energy replenishes very slowly; recovery after use may take years or more than a decade 270.
• An unknown powerhouse believed to be a Limit Douluo used Shrek’s deterrent strength to force Poison Undying and the Body Sect to withdraw from Shrek City 207.

Education and Training

Shrek trains both Martial Soul cultivators and Soul Tool users. Under Mu En’s direction, every Martial Soul Department student is required to study practical Soul Tool operation, including mandatory Flying Soul Tool combat training 409.

Its Inner Court is known for harsh life-and-death tempering. Inner Court students are expected to survive dangerous practical experiences rather than receive the comparatively protective treatment common in other factions 57.

The academy’s approach toward Evil Soul Masters is notably uncompromising. Because their methods can be lethal and difficult to counter, Shrek often employs broad suppression measures despite acknowledging that some people may be forced onto that path 351.

Soul Tool Development

Huo Yuhao’s work transformed Shrek’s Soul Tool Department. During his exchange studies, he sent more than 1,000 Soul Tool blueprints back to the academy, later raising the total to roughly 1,500; the designs were considered capable of closing nearly a millennium of technological distance 300 301.

• Xuan Ziwen chose to join Shrek after witnessing Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Machine and the potential of his Soul Tool ideas 279.
• Xian Lin’er, Qian Duoduo, Fan Yu, and Xuan Ziwen were among the high-level Soul Tool Masters studying Huo Yuhao’s Sentient Forging methods 345.
• The department’s primary constraints are experienced Soul Tool Masters and high-grade rare metals rather than funding 301.
• Shrek’s later modernization efforts include a dedicated Spirit Net application for internal communication, image sharing, emojis, and novel adaptations 345.

Relationship with the Spirit Pagoda

Shrek and the Spirit Pagoda maintain deep cooperation, though the two are distinct organizations 313 344. The partnership allows Shrek students to access Soul Spirit Contracts and makes the academy a major public platform for demonstrating Soul Spirits 305 416.

• Shrek’s tournament teams deliberately displayed Soul Spirits to promote the system; one team publicly fielded seven members with seven Soul Spirits 416.
• The academy recognizes that it needs the Spirit Pagoda more than the Spirit Pagoda needs Shrek, since the Spirit Pagoda can work with talented soul masters from other institutions 344.
• Some outside observers view the Spirit Pagoda as synonymous with Shrek or as an organization Shrek uses for matters it cannot openly handle, but this is presented as perception rather than confirmed organizational identity 310.
• By the later tournament period, Shrek’s purpose in competing had shifted from preserving its championship record to promoting Soul Spirits and bringing the Spirit Pagoda into public view 412.

Tournament Record and Reputation

Shrek’s name is synonymous with dominance in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament. Spectators commonly regard its presence as reducing other teams to competing for second place 172.

All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament

Shrek entered the tournament with only nine registered members after injuries to several principal competitors, relying heavily on its reserve team 172. Despite this, its young lineup overwhelmed Tianling Academy, and Huo Yuhao’s team later won the championship against the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Master Academy 173 199 200.

• Huo Yuhao served as the team’s captain during the tournament despite his age 172.
• Shrek used the round-robin stage to train reserve members while concealing its primary lineup’s abilities 175.
• Its final strategy against Sun Moon relied on coordinated battlefield separation, Darknether Displacement, Star’s Protection, spiritual interference with Soul Tools, and Soul Tool Armor 196 197 199.
• Ma Xiaotao’s breakthrough to Soul Sage and Huo Yuhao’s Ice Soul Blade were decisive in securing the championship 199.

Later Youth Tournament

As the defending champion, Shrek received a first-round bye in the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament 411. The team’s captain was Beibei, who had reached Soul Sage level 411.

During the group stage, Shrek faced the Holy Spirit Sect amid public demands that it punish former Shrek members Tang Yin and Dai Huabin for their betrayal 418. Beibei, wielding the Radiant Holy Dragon Martial Soul, defeated Holy Spirit Sect member Jili in under a minute 419.

Key Personnel

• Huo Yuhao — Sea God Pavilion Master; led Shrek to a tournament championship, drove its Soul Tool modernization, and is regarded by Sea God Pavilion as the academy’s true hero 200 300 345.
• Mu En — Former Sea God Pavilion Master; entrusted Shrek’s future to Huo Yuhao and identified the Golden Tree as the academy’s greatest trump card 269 270.
• Elder Xuan — Senior Shrek figure and former deputy head of the Monitoring Group; his protection and experience are considered indispensable to the academy 170 412.
• Yan Shaozhe — Former Dean of the Martial Soul Department; later became a Sea God Pavilion Elder and received delegated responsibilities from Huo Yuhao 375.
• Xian Lin’er — Senior Soul Tool Department figure involved in Shrek’s technological development and Sea God Pavilion affairs 301 345.
• Beibei — Shrek tournament captain in the later youth tournament; possesses the Radiant Holy Dragon Martial Soul 411 418.
• Ma Xiaotao — A major tournament combatant who broke through to Soul Sage during Shrek’s championship final 199.

Trivia

• Shrek’s campus landscaping includes at least ten visibly distinct, carefully maintained plant types along its main avenue 14.
• The academy’s tournament popularity was strong enough that neutral spectators and supporters of rival academies became Shrek fans after witnessing Huo Yuhao’s performance 182.
• Although Shrek’s historic honor remains influential, its leadership later acknowledged that excessive attachment to being the continent’s number-one academy had fostered arrogance and prejudice 412.