Shrek Academy

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shrek Academy (史莱克学院)
Affiliation	Independent; pledges allegiance to no external power and governs Shrek City with absolute autonomy 16
Occupation/Role	Soul Master academy; cultivator of Soul Masters and Soul Engineers; supervisor and eliminator of Evil Soul Masters 108
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 16

Background / History

Shrek Academy stands on the Lima Plain near the Star Dou Great Forest, with its eastern district directly facing the forest. It is considered a first line of defense against the forest. Over ten thousand years, it expanded from its former scale into a major institution surrounded by Shrek City. 16

Shrek City is a commercial center at the intersection of the Three Empires, with a permanent population exceeding two million. The academy controls the city, collects no taxes for any empire, and provides the public order that makes it a preferred site for cross-border trade. Its eastern gate is reserved exclusively for academy use. 16

The academy’s founders are commemorated as the Golden Iron Triangle, whose statues stand in the Outer Court’s Shrek Plaza. 17

Sea God Pavilion and institutional leadership

Sea God Pavilion is Shrek Academy’s highest deliberative body and its central restricted area. Its council includes elders, deans, and other senior figures; academy-wide decisions are made there. 205

The pavilion also safeguards the academy’s treasures and secrets, including rare Soul Tools, Soul Bones, ancient cultivation manuals, and other confidential resources. Entry is ordinarily limited to pavilion elders and the four great deans. 204

By Chapter 361, the Sea God Pavilion Master Heir held a designated seat opposite Mu En during council meetings. 361

Reassessment of its legacy

After Zhou Sichen presented evidence concerning events from ten thousand years earlier, Shrek’s upper ranks investigated ancient records and found signs that major historical accounts had been embellished. The academy provisionally accepted that Sea God Tang San and the God Realm elders might be connected to the continent’s instability, and resolved to support Zhou Sichen’s ascension to godhood as a means of verification. 333

Mu En later declared that, as Tang San had become a heretic in the academy’s view, he was Shrek Academy’s enemy rather than an untouchable object of worship. 356

Campus and Facilities

• Shrek City — A city under academy jurisdiction, with gates in all four cardinal directions; only the eastern gate is exclusive to Shrek Academy. 16
• Outer Court — Contains Shrek Plaza, the founders’ statues, and color-coded teaching buildings. 17
• Inner Court — Provides superior teachers and cultivation resources, while imposing the responsibility of monitoring Evil Soul Masters. 108
• Sea God Island — The academy’s Inner Court area, containing ancient buildings, rare plants, dense spiritual energy, cultivation facilities, and student residences. 217
• Sea God Pavilion — The academy’s highest decision-making center, treasure vault, and restricted core. 204 205
• Library Pavilion — A restricted Sea God Island library containing unique texts lost ten thousand years ago. Inner Court students normally access only its first floor; the second requires authorization, while the third is open to only a few people. 51
• Golden Tree — Its power was used to carve one of the academy’s most central restricted locations. 31

Admissions and Training

Enrollment

Shrek Academy’s annual registration period lasts fifteen days and attracts outstanding young Soul Masters from across the continent. Standard applicants must be under twelve years old, possess at least Level 15 Soul Power, and provide a recommendation letter from a main city. 16

The Tang Sect holds designated recommendation slots, allowing candidates such as Huo Yuhao to enroll without the standard entrance examination. However, all freshmen face a strict assessment after three months and may be expelled if they fail. 16

Inner Court

The Inner Court’s curriculum is not fundamentally different from the Outer Court’s, but it offers better instructors and resources. Its defining distinction is the responsibility imposed on students who choose to enter. 108

Fewer than one in ten candidates pass the Inner Court assessment and persist to the end, keeping the number of Inner Court disciples below one hundred. 17

Shrek Monitoring Group

The Shrek Monitoring Group was established to counter the growing threat of Evil Soul Masters following the collision of the Sun Moon and Douluo Continents. 108

Every Inner Court student is a member of the group and must complete at least thirty monitoring missions before graduation. These missions involve supervising and eliminating Evil Soul Masters, and can be fatal if undertaken carelessly. 108

Organization and Honors

• Main Team — The academy’s strongest student combat force. Its members wear blood-red Inner Court uniforms embroidered with the Shrek emblem. 145
• Preliminary Team — Reserve representatives evaluated over five years for the right to compete for the academy and potentially become a future generation of Shrek Seven Devils. Entrance into the Inner Court is a prerequisite. 142
• Shrek Seven Devils — A title carrying the academy’s greatest prestige, associated with glory, strength, inheritance, and responsibility. 206
• Lifelong Shrek Seven Devils — Granted only twice previously in academy history before Zhou Sichen’s team received it. The honor permanently binds its holders’ reputation to Shrek and preserves the title so later teams no longer use it. 206

Tournament Record

Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Arena Battle Tournament

Shrek Academy entered as the defending champion and was described as the unshakable champion of every prior tournament. 155

Stage	Result	Notes
Elimination round	Defeated Heaven Spirit Academy	The Preliminary Team won in five seconds through Cao Jinxuan’s Time Stop and He Caitou’s Soul Tool barrage. 156
Round-robin stage	First in its group, 7–0	The Preliminary Team alone won all seven matches and advanced to the Round of Sixteen. 169
Round of Sixteen	Defeated Dou Ling Academy	The Main Team won in under three minutes; Dou Ling later conceded its individual matches. 175 177
Semifinal	Defeated Star Luo National Academy	Shrek reversed an apparent disadvantage after Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao broke free. 184 185
Final	Defeated Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy	Sun Moon conceded the second one-on-one match, giving Shrek two wins out of three and another championship. 200

Shrek’s tournament team received special treatment in Star Luo City as the continent’s number-one Soul Master academy, including the top floor of the Star Emperor Hotel and the largest rest area at Star Luo Plaza. 150 158

Following the championship, the academy’s deans and vice deans personally received the team at the main gate, and the Sea God Pavilion Council summoned them to receive their rewards. 204

Relationships

• Shrek City — The academy exercises absolute jurisdiction over the city, which functions as a major trade hub among the Three Empires. 16
• Sea God Pavilion Council — Shrek Academy’s highest decision-making body, composed of elders, deans, and senior leadership. 205
• Star Luo Empire — Developed increasingly close cooperation with Shrek Academy; Princess Xu Jiujiu was accommodated in the Inner Court as trust deepened. 217
• Tang Sect — Holds designated recommendation slots for academy enrollment. 16
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy / Mingde Hall — A major competitive counterpart in Soul Tool development and the academy’s tournament rival; later hosted Shrek exchange students. 202 279
• Body Sect — Considered cooperation with Shrek Academy amid concerns over the changing balance created by Soul Tool development. 252